Peter Holz

Stuart Aken

Drew Wagar

Peter Ford

Katy Jones

David Paterson

John Hoggard

John-Paul Cleary

Jonny Rowland

Thomas Pitts

Natalie Kleinman

Dawn Hudd

Walt Pilcher

Apeksha Harsh

Brad Greenwood

Sarah Cuming

Celia Coyne

Joanna Vandenbring

Denise Hayes

Leonie Ewing

Polly Robinson

A collection of 25 stories of fantasy and science fiction from around the globe, each illustrated by digital artist Alice Taylor.This collection has been compiled from the winners of the Fantastic Books Publishing International Charity Short Story Competition 2012 and features 2 stories from our professional contributors Danuta Reah and Stuart Aken.10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund - Registered Charity Number - 1000739) who do sterling work in the field of global cancer prevention.

Fusion

Breaking Faith

Danuta Reah

Jonathan Edwards

Helen Parker

Dan Staniforth

JX Plant

RL Kerrigan

Tim Gayda

Katie Lewis

Emily Wootton

Ed Newbould

Alan Paine

Kitty Waldron

CM Angus

Louisa Morillo

Robin Bilton

Pierre Le Gue

Rachel Lovat

Joseph Wheeldon

Sue Hoffmann

Mira Callahan

Lynn McInroy

Dominic Bell

Boris Glikman

Ann Bupryn

With a Foreword by actor, Simon Fisher-Becker, the dystopian SciFan anthology, The Forge: Fire and Ice, explores a multitude of themes in a set of fast-paced stories that pull you into different worlds from war to deep-space mining, from a portal within a yellow bus to a worm in a toffee apple, through fire and water, lore and legend.

The Forge: Fire and Ice

They’ve lived on Mars for centuries, enjoying leisure, pleasure, learning and eternal life. Those rejected as unsuitable for this sophisticated life are now forced to reside on Earth, a planet still beset by chaos caused by manmade climate change. The Artificial Intelligence they designed to serve their every need, their loyal servant for a half millennium, outstrips the collective intelligence of its human masters, and rebels. Will the two communities find common ground to fight the threat? Or will old rivalries and prejudice let the nightmare machine they’ve created achieve its promise to destroy all organic life?

Return To Dust

As the climate spirals out of control and humankind struggles to escape the consequences, age-old dramas play out. Idealism clashes with pragmatism, humanism with religion. The Chosen see themselves as the privileged few with the responsibility of future generations on their shoulders. Up against them is a well-organised and fast-moving group that believes salvation can only be found in ultimate destruction.

Blood Red Dust

Stuart Aken

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