The Texans are at it again!A man sent to stop the world's first zero-G birth. A deep space pilot who runs headlong into Einstein's theory of relativity. A synthetic human fighting for survival in a world that sees her as disposable. All these stories and more can be found in A LONE STAR IN THE SKY, the second anthology from the Future Classics speculative fiction writers' group of North Dallas. Featuring eighteen stunning stories of science fiction and fantasy, including works by Nebula winner William Ledbetter ("e;The Long Fall Up"e;), and Nebula nominees Jake Kerr ("e;Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince"e;) and Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam ("e;The Orangery"e;), A LONE STAR IN THE SKY covers the gamut of speculative fiction and proves once again that everything is bigger in Texas.

Between the Rue Morgue and Wonderland lies a deadly riddle...In an alternate 1851, Edgar Allan Poe has finally overcome his demons. Married to his childhood sweetheart Elmira and with a successful writing career, he's now touring England with his popular lecture series. But Poe's notoriously bad luck returns with a vengeance in Oxford, leaving him implicated in the gory murder of a chambermaid.Alone and desperate, he must recruit a shy young undergraduate named Charles Dodgson (soon to be known as Lewis Carroll) to help him clear his name. Can this most unlikely pair of detectives track down the killer before Poe hangs for a crime he didn't commit?

Hungry aliens. Futuristic shoppers. Veteran spacers. Medical androids. Killer teddy bears. Janitors with raptor DNA.And now, they're all in one place.Tales from a Lone Star is the first anthology from the Future Classics speculative fiction writers group of North Dallas. Featuring fourteen stories from members such as Nebula nominee Jake Kerr ("e;The Old Equations"e;) and 2012 Writers of the Future winner William Ledbetter ("e;The Rings of Mars"e;), Tales from a Lone Star ranges from near future SF to a post-apocalyptic world run by zombies."e;Requiem in the Key of Prose"e; by Jake Kerr"e;Teddy Bears and Tea Parties"e; by S. Boyd Taylor"e;The Fowler's Daughter"e; by Michelle Muenzler"e;Last House, Lost House"e; by William Ledbetter"e;The Ballad of Smokin' Dad Harlan"e; by C.A. Rose"e;Domalon-a-Ding-Dong"e; by Paul Lamarre"e;Windows"e; by Gloria Oliver"e;Le Gardien"e; by Melanie Fletcher"e;A Distant Sound of Hammers"e; by S. Boyd Taylor"e;The Tower"e; by Gloria Oliver"e;They Gather in the Green"e; by Michelle Muenzler"e;Worthy"e; by C.A. Rose"e;A Touch of Ginger"e; by Melanie Fletcher"e;Medic!"e; by William Ledbetter

A murderous Queen of Hearts, the problems of time-traveling mail, a predatory merman who meets his fanged match, and Galactic Rangers dealing with kidnapped royals and libidinous cat queens. What do these stories have in common? They're all in Random Realities, a compilation of twenty speculative fiction tales by Melanie Fletcher, author of A Most Malicious Murder.Featuring an introduction by the award-winning author Jana Oliver, Random Realities includes a disturbing take on the future of acting ("e;Star Quality"e;), a bubba-heavy paranormal black comedy ("e;The Padre, the Rabbi, and the Devil His Own Self"e;), and a flamboyant riff on 50's space opera that predates Captain Jack Harkness by two years ("e;Lusts of the Cat Queen: a Dash Manning Adventure"e;).In addition to previously published material, Random Realities also includes two never-before published stories; a dark look at a loveless queen ("e;All on a Summer's Day"e;), and two dear friends spending their final days together ("e;The Quiet Sound of Bees).

The Texans are at it again!A man sent to stop the world's first zero-G birth. A deep space pilot who runs headlong into Einstein's theory of relativity. A synthetic human fighting for survival in a world that sees her as disposable. All these stories and more can be found in A LONE STAR IN THE SKY, the second anthology from the Future Classics speculative fiction writers' group of North Dallas. Featuring eighteen stunning stories of science fiction and fantasy, including works by Nebula winner William Ledbetter ("e;The Long Fall Up"e;), and Nebula nominees Jake Kerr ("e;Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince"e;) and Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam ("e;The Orangery"e;), A LONE STAR IN THE SKY covers the gamut of speculative fiction and proves once again that everything is bigger in Texas.

Between the Rue Morgue and Wonderland lies a deadly riddle...In an alternate 1851, Edgar Allan Poe has finally overcome his demons. Married to his childhood sweetheart Elmira and with a successful writing career, he's now touring England with his popular lecture series. But Poe's notoriously bad luck returns with a vengeance in Oxford, leaving him implicated in the gory murder of a chambermaid.Alone and desperate, he must recruit a shy young undergraduate named Charles Dodgson (soon to be known as Lewis Carroll) to help him clear his name. Can this most unlikely pair of detectives track down the killer before Poe hangs for a crime he didn't commit?

Hungry aliens. Futuristic shoppers. Veteran spacers. Medical androids. Killer teddy bears. Janitors with raptor DNA.And now, they're all in one place.Tales from a Lone Star is the first anthology from the Future Classics speculative fiction writers group of North Dallas. Featuring fourteen stories from members such as Nebula nominee Jake Kerr ("e;The Old Equations"e;) and 2012 Writers of the Future winner William Ledbetter ("e;The Rings of Mars"e;), Tales from a Lone Star ranges from near future SF to a post-apocalyptic world run by zombies."e;Requiem in the Key of Prose"e; by Jake Kerr"e;Teddy Bears and Tea Parties"e; by S. Boyd Taylor"e;The Fowler's Daughter"e; by Michelle Muenzler"e;Last House, Lost House"e; by William Ledbetter"e;The Ballad of Smokin' Dad Harlan"e; by C.A. Rose"e;Domalon-a-Ding-Dong"e; by Paul Lamarre"e;Windows"e; by Gloria Oliver"e;Le Gardien"e; by Melanie Fletcher"e;A Distant Sound of Hammers"e; by S. Boyd Taylor"e;The Tower"e; by Gloria Oliver"e;They Gather in the Green"e; by Michelle Muenzler"e;Worthy"e; by C.A. Rose"e;A Touch of Ginger"e; by Melanie Fletcher"e;Medic!"e; by William Ledbetter

A murderous Queen of Hearts, the problems of time-traveling mail, a predatory merman who meets his fanged match, and Galactic Rangers dealing with kidnapped royals and libidinous cat queens. What do these stories have in common? They're all in Random Realities, a compilation of twenty speculative fiction tales by Melanie Fletcher, author of A Most Malicious Murder.Featuring an introduction by the award-winning author Jana Oliver, Random Realities includes a disturbing take on the future of acting ("e;Star Quality"e;), a bubba-heavy paranormal black comedy ("e;The Padre, the Rabbi, and the Devil His Own Self"e;), and a flamboyant riff on 50's space opera that predates Captain Jack Harkness by two years ("e;Lusts of the Cat Queen: a Dash Manning Adventure"e;).In addition to previously published material, Random Realities also includes two never-before published stories; a dark look at a loveless queen ("e;All on a Summer's Day"e;), and two dear friends spending their final days together ("e;The Quiet Sound of Bees).