One of my favorite SF authors is Michael Flynn and I have read his whole catalog. The fact that he is a faithful Catholic certainly adds to my esteem of the author – but foremost he is a great SF author. I write this because his new book of short stories “Captive Dreams” which is coming out in August is available now on the publishers site for $7.99 and it will be $9.99 when it is released.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPrometheus Award\u2013winner Flynn (In the Lion\u2019s Mouth) assembles six tales delving into deep melancholy and moral ambiguity. Each story builds from scientific what-ifs to a reality of human fragility and despair. In \u201cMelodies of the Heart,\u201d genetic conditions have a young girl aging too quickly and an old woman too slowly. In the title story, ideological differences hinder a young boy\u2019s ability to make sense of afterimages and echoes floating in his brain. \u201cHopeful Monsters\u201d pulls back the curtain on the world of designing babies. In \u201cPlaces Where the Roads Don\u2019t Go,\u201d a lifelong friendship is strained when a heated debate over the nature of mind becomes more than talk. \u201cRemember\u2019d Kisses\u201d explores science that offers to absolve emotional pain. In \u201cBuried Hopes,\u201d buried objects keep hope alive. While great writing, vivid scenarios, and thoughtful commentary outshine the scientific concepts, the stories will linger after the last page is turned.\u201d\u2014Publishers Weekly\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Phoenix Pick<\/a> is a publisher I have been aware of for awhile. For one each month they offer a free book if you signup. While not every book they had free was of interest to me, many were. So if you like SF and Fantasy it is quite worthwhile to signup. What is also nice is that they offer all their books in multiple formats with no Digital Rights Management (DRM) so you can easily read them on any device.<\/p>\n
The only problem with Phoenix Pick is that there site seems to have been created in the 90’s and never updated format-wise. Thus making it look rather amateurish and wonky, but it is a real publishers site.<\/p>\n
Mr. Flynn blogs at Mike Flynn’s Journal<\/a> and The TOF Spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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