In this story, two young freedom fighters seeking refuge behind the lines, arrive upon a space station now in enemy hands. In a true satire for our times, Bill describes a brother and sister's struggle to escape from the shadow of their terrorist past.
"Another Man's Terrorist" is cultural Science Fiction. It uses a fictional setting on a far away planet to strip away the political, cultural, and religious dogma surrounding the issue of Terrorism, leaving it's evil standing there naked for the world to see.
Filled with issues ripped from the headlines, the newly released "Satirica" takes no prisoners. It contains numerous satirical fiction stories by new artists, with over 400 pages addressing, with shocking frankness, the troubles of our time.
Bill invites join him on November 7th, as he introduces this brave new work.
What the authors have to say about Satirica:
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"This anthology is an irreverent look in the mirror for Mankind."
Roger Haller -- author of "Visitation" and "Return to Oz"
"In Satirica, the authors capture some of the problems in our culture--then take turns beating them with a blunt instrument."
Bill Housley - author of "Another Man's Terrorist"
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"This project has turned up some of the most professional and promising stars of speculative fiction today...more than 110,000 words and 24 stories set in futuristic societies, post-apocalyptic dystopias, and featuring dozens of speculative characters."
Lawrence Dagstine - author of "Human Transfer"
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"Each story is interesting, unique, and will hopefully go a long way toward making you think about society in general, the human condition, and the world around us."
John Parke Davis - author of " The Babies at Nae-long"
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CONTENTS:
1. Imagine -- by Edward Morris. Previously published in Interzone.
2. Some Things Never Change -- Tomas L. Martin
3. Perfection (convenient, chewable, indispensable) -- by David Thorpe
4. Aliens Attack! -- by RJ Astruc
5. Thank You, Death Robot -- by Victor Giannini. Previously published in Silverthought: Ignition, Silverthought Press.
6. The Babies at Nae-long -- by John Parke Davis
7. Another Man's Terrorist -- by Bill Housley
8. All For One -- by Steven J. Dines. Previously published in Darker Matter.
9. Miss Gohrman's Trip -- Joshua Allen
10. The Book of New Man -- Roy Dudgeon. Previously published in Silverthought On-line.
11. Printed Matter -- Gary Cuba
12. In Your Box -- by Mike Philbin
13. Kubla Khan -- Kevin Spiess
14. Visitation -- Roger Haller. Originally published by silverthought on-line.
15. Strings Attached -- by Jason K. Chapman
16. Brain Takes A Sick Day -- by Dan Kopcow
17. Doc Chaos: The Last Laugh -- by David Thorpe
18. The Ambassador of Hate -- by Paul Mannering
19. Human Transfer -- by Lawrence Dagstine. Previously published in Escape Velocity.
20. The Shark Engine Enigma -- by Victor Giannini
21. A War Beyond War, and I Am the Only Soldier -- by Anden Sharp
22. Foray -- by Dan Marcus
23. Return to Oz -- Roger Haller. Previously appeared in silverthought on-line.
24. The Pembina Valley Mushroom Massacre -- Roy Dudgeon
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