Drastic Measures Anthology Volume 1
GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON (Ocean’s Eleven, Logan’s Run) joins the print edition of Drastic Measures anthology of short fiction, volume I, to help spin tales of where the human mind goes when its cornered. New discovery MELISSA LYONS is the most powerful new voice in suspense since Dean Koontz with her story, “Snow.” Editor BEN PARRIS adds two stories of his own edited by Fantasy & Science Fiction contributor KEN ALTABEF. In “Murder in Songjiang”: All Brian wanted to do was teach English in China. All the U.S. State Department wanted of the CIA was a quiet investigation of how Brian got killed there. Espionage trainee Mike Spoto stood in the middle and cared about his training case too much for his own good. ROBERT HORSEMAN presents “Déjà vu”: There are two kinds of déjà vu: The kind where you remember things that never happened, and the kind Daniel has; BRAD POST gives us “The Trees”: Sharon had second thoughts about her new husband Johnny. Her father detested the man, and the trees didn’t like either of them Those tales and more by new discoveries SUSAN DAVID, CATHY DOUGLAS, KATE LARKINDALE, MICHELLE D KEYES, and GERALD VINCENT.
DAVID MACK (The 4400), who wrote the foreword for this volume, says, “You’re in for a wild ride.”
Wash the Spider Out: Drastic Measures Volume Two
Sarah gasped. She picked up the only thing close at hand, a large wooden stirring spoon, and braced herself for his entrance.Hearing footsteps. One, two, three…Jo Jo discovered Sarah shivering and cornered in the kitchen. He took in the situation with aplomb, dropping a handful of wet mail on the counter next to her keys. “Wull ain’t you the dutiful housewife an’ such?” He hefted a metal digging shovel from somewhere, possibly their own garage.Sarah didn’t glance back at the swinging door or shout for help. No matter what, she was determined not to reveal that Brenda was in the house. No need for both of them to become Jo Jo’s victims…Wash the Spider Out: Drastic Measures Volume Two is the continuing pursuit of all the places the human mind goes when it’s cornered. A collection of short stories ranging from humor to horror by 13 extraordinary authors featuring Tommy B. Smith, Larry Lefkowitz, Carl MacKenzie, Anibal Reyes, and more.
“The most notable aspect of Wash The Spider Out: Drastic Measures Volume Two is the wide variety of topics and emotions it manages cover in just a little over 250 pages.”
–Sara
Universal Enigma:
Drastic Measures Vol. Three
Drastic Measures Anthology Volume Three. Science Fiction Mysteries involving celestial bodies and Artificial Intelligence; Contraptions, Creations and Inventions; Earth and Natural Disasters; and Time Travel. Jack McDevitt and Stanley Schmidt lead off this startling collection in which: •A group of xenoarcheology enthusiasts face a challenge that upends their moral reasoning. •When an expose writer visits the new Curilab and falls over the railing, all hands hunt high and low to discover where he has gone. •An American spy chases a quantum bomb long hidden by the Nazis in the world’s smallest desert. •A team of wildlife researchers track a herd of stampeding elephants in Africa, encountering some strange and perplexing behaviour from the mammals. •A time-traveling millionaire in roaring 20’s L.A. picks up a stunning, intellectual woman and takes a lonely ride nevertheless. •And more
“Fantastic and intriguing reading. Sci-fi enthusiasts will love it.”
–Lawrence Korn