In a world where only a handful of survivors ek out a cramped existence after life on Earth's surface is destroyed, this man doesn't expect much: he certainly doesn't expect to see his children, his wife, or any others of his family alive again. He doesn't even expect to keep all his limbs as the Toxin slowly eats away at him. But he does have one last hope: to create a sanctuary on the surface before his time runs out...
Nicholas dreamed of mountains; Elvin remembered the plains, and Krystal, Serena, and Eric saw the stars above. As this team of explorers go deeper into the night in search of the land they dreamed, time grows short and the view more and more beautiful.
Swing Sets and Stormclouds by Kurt Kirchmeier (fantasy)
Every child has secret dreams of magic: flying horses, magic rings, other worlds. Justin is a boy who dreams of such things - and then disappears. When his sister, Madison, sees a boy disappear on the exact same swing her brother used to play in, she begins to wonder if there might be answers, after all.
How to Torture a Vampire by Mathilde Madden (erotica/horror)
Killing a vampire isn't easy - but keeping it interesting when you're dating a masochistic vampire without killing him is even less so. A woman struggles to walk the line between pleasure and pain with excruciatingly nice results.
Ganymede of the Thames by JoSelle Vanderhooft (fantasy)
Muses are handy things - if you can get them to talk to you. A river god reveals too much to a mortal man searching for stories and begins to consider darker actions to keep him bound forever.
A Man Needs a Reason by Melissa Douglas (faery tale)
Some men are born to do heroic things: defend the world, change it, even save it. Others are just born to bloody it. A dark twist on a Scottish faery tale.
Four Rivers by H. S. Roison (horror)
Some people measure time by seasons; others, by the growth of children. One woman measures it by her rivers, her trees - and her murders.
, the third in the trilogy by Elizabeth Bear, Cambell award-winning author of Hammered and Scardown.
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David Morrell, former literature professor and creator of John Rambo in First Blood, joins RE to talk about Creepers, his new novel about urban spelunking; his time on a Mennonite farm; and why yellow alert is a useful thing.
Verisimilitude and the Competent Con: Research for Fiction by Hanne Blank
Where's the line between telling a tale and talking nonsense? Hanne Blank breaks down the process of research, the writing of story logic, and the blending of fact and fantasy.
Writing Negative Space by M. Thomas
Writing is hard enough - and knowing when to stop writing can be even harder. M. Thomas takes the reader through scene cutting, sentence pruning, careful selection of dialogue, and the idea that what you leave out can be as important as what you put in.
In addition, we've continued to update our Research section, this time with an emphasis on fashion from gemstones to gabardine.
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