Pendulum Heroes(1st Edition) (Volume 1) by JamesBeamon, Micaela Dawn Paperback, 342 Pages, Published 2018 by Nadi Cat Press ISBN-13: 978-1-73238-620-4, ISBN: 1-73238-620-X
"Melvin Morrow has become a barbarian warrior maiden. Will he be able to escape this new, dangerous world and the chainmail bikini he foolishly chose as his armor or will he and his friends be stuck living their lives as their game avatars?Melvin's a teenage boy not used to being ogled or the real world consequences of wearing a steel bikini. But the real world has shifted... him, his friends Jason and Rich, and his big brother Mike are ..."
"Coffee plays a major role in each of the stories collected in this book. Brewed from such fine ingredients as magic, wonder, humor, and romance, -Coffee- serves up a unique blend of the fantastic you won t be able to put down."
Pendulum Shift (Pendulum Heroes) by JamesBeamon Paperback, 306 Pages, Published 2019 by JamesBeamon ISBN-13: 978-1-73238-622-8, ISBN: 1-73238-622-6
"Rich is a rock between two hard places. He's currently a marble statue, the cost for casting a spell reserved for the clearly insane or truly desperate. His friends refuse to leave this fantasy world without him. They may be badasses, but getting Rich less statuesque will involve witches, vamp-beasts and cutthroat discounts for marble art.Even if his friends manage to free Rich without serious injury or an associated death or two, well, ..."
"The Christian faith is filled with mystery, from the Trinity and the Incarnation to the smaller mysteries found in some of the strange and unexplained passages of the Bible: Behemoth and Leviathan, nephilim and seraphim, heroes and giants and more. There is no reason for fiction engaging with Christianity to be more tidy and theologically precise than the faith itself. Here you will find challenging fantasy, science fiction, and horror ..."
"Would your characters try to swindle a dragon out of his treasure? Perhaps they’d try to steal the fastest spaceship in the galaxy? Or are they after something a little more sinister that’s in need of taking? Where ever and when ever they take place, the stories of these Thieves and Scoundrels will take hold of your imagination and ransom it back to you.“Thieves and Scoundrels” holds 20 stories from 18 established and break out authors ..."
"There are other beings out there. Demons, fae, aliens, robots and more. Creatures that have been watching us for a long time. They know us. For this challenge, write from the point of view of something “Inhuman”; an exterior point of view that is able to see what it really means to be Human.This was a hard challenge, no doubt about it, but 18 authors rose to occasion. Within these pages are twenty stories from 18 established and break o ..."
"What does the future hold for us? This anthology of nineteen diverse stories from authors around the world show us a future full of adventure, intrigue, fun, heart-ache, and wonder. A imprisoned space pirate from Phobos is given a last chance for freedom, but only if he’s willing to kill his younger brother. Again. A divorced London mother is forced to wear an implant that dictates her every action with the goal of making her a ‘ ..."
"Third Flatiron Anthologies presents "Cat's Breakfast," a double issue containing 30 new science fiction and fantasy short stories inspired by the wit and wisdom of Kurt Vonnegut. While satire and humor have long been standard tools of the trade for fiction writers, the authors have channeled the uniquely Vonnegutian attitude into all-original stories that probe and instruct us on themes such as free will, mental illness, social cruelty ..."
The Pendulum War by JamesBeamon Softcover, Published 2021 by JamesBeamon ISBN-13: 978-1-73238-624-2, ISBN: 1-73238-624-2
"Is there a better way to start a story than "No shit, there I was..."? If you hear that phrase, perk up, because you know you're in for a heck of a tale. That's how all the craziest - and most interesting - stories start. And then we told a bunch of authors to make sure their stories started with that very phrase. Edited by Alex Acks, and featuring stories by Matt Dovey,Stewart Baker, William Ledbetter, James Beamon, Rachael K Jones ..."
"Seventeen of the funniest science fiction stories published in the past decade (2005-2015), featuring alien invasions, global conspiracies, time travel, and animal uprisings. Fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winners and nominees as well as talented newcomers. Stories were selected by the Unidentified Funny Objects series curator Alex Shvartsman."
"Unidentified Funny Objects is a collection of humorous science fiction and fantasy. Packed with laughs, it has 29 stories ranging from lighthearted whimsy to the wild and zany. Inside you will find a zombear, tweeting aliens, down-on-their-luck vampires, time twisting belly dancers, moon Nazis, stoned computers, omnivorous sex-maniac pandas, and a spell-casting Albert Einstein."
"Transitions and Awakenings delights readers with 10 tales spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror with the unifying theme of No Regrets. Explore the depths of space, frost-filled forests, desert wastelands and the busy thrum of city streets with characters that are memorable and engaging throughout. With stories by: Laura Hardgrave R. J. Joseph David Rheinhart Sierra July Jason Kimble Anton Rose James Beamon K.B. Spangler Robin M Black Car ..."
"Is there a better way to start a story than "No sh!t, there I was..."? If you hear that phrase, perk up, because you know you're in for a heck of a tale. That's how all the craziest - and most interesting - stories start. And then we told a bunch of authors to make sure their stories started with that very phrase Grab a pint of your favorite beverage and gather round. We've got two dozen stories here to horrify, amuse, and mystify, e ..."
"But over a chimichanga and a pint of Shiner Bock—a dinner at ArmadilloCon—I
said to Bill Ledbetter, “But what if there was an scifi anthology where all the
stories started out Noshit, there I was?” Six months later and minus the
chimichanga, I said the same thing to my new friend Steven Saus at PenguiCon.
He immediately rolled over to publisher mode and went down a list of facts that,
to in-for-three-beers me, sounded like Reasons ..."
"Aaron. Polson. I. am no storyteller, but I photograph my wife every day. One of
myfavorite photos of Anne shows her sitting on our bed, face stretched and
beaming, with the little white pregnancy test stick in her hand. Her freckles glow
in the picture. Her eyes jump at will between green and brown. Most indoor
photos give them a darker tint, but not this snapshot. Her single dimple, left side,
is deep and at its facecheering best. ..."
"This year we honor Leap Year, that phenomenon that comes around every four years allowing us to regain lost time. We dedicate this year?s LocoThology to the Leap. Join a hitch-hiking vampire, space traveling religious alien, and a brain jumping philosopher on this rollercoaster ride through fantasy, space, and time. Whether jumping from the mouth of a dragon or leaping across dimensions to an alternate earth, this year?s anthology has ..."
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories Anthology of New & Classic Tales by Temi Oh, Flame Tree Studio Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2021 by Flame Tree Publishing, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-83964-480-1, ISBN: 1-83964-480-X