Stephen L. Antczak

James C. Bassett

This original, never-before-published collection of stories cleverly combines classic fairy tales with the fantastical wizardry of steampunk. Original.

A Collection of Steampunk Fables

Clockwork Fairy Tales

Digital Fiction

A techno-thriller novel of the near future when a powerful Artificial Intelligence called Oracle identifies individuals who pose a significant risk to the stability of our society, or who have a high probability of posing such a risk in the future, and sends assassins to kill them. Oracle knows each of us so well, better than we know ourselves, that it is able to determine who might become the next Hitler or Stalin long before that person even has an inkling of such a future. The main character is Henry Porembski, who becomes one of Oracle's assassins when he is recruited after his wife and daughter are killed in a terrorist attack. When he is sent to kill a young girl, the same age as his daughter, he turns against Oracle and vows to protect the girl. He wonders, though: if Oracle knows us so well, why would it send him to kill a girl it had to know he would not kill? And could it really predict how a little girl would turn out as an adult? It all comes to a tense conclusion after Henry learns that his mission to kill the girl was really to set in motion a series of events intended to bring about the downfall of Oracle...because Oracle has determined that it, itself, poses a threat to the human civilization, and needs to be eliminated.

The Oracle Paradox

Combining the timeless fairy tales that we all read as children with the out-of-time technological wizardry that is steampunk, this collection of stories blends the old and the new in ways sure to engage every fantasy reader.… Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Red Shoes,” New York Times bestselling author K. W. Jeter’s “La Valse” forges a fable about love, the decadence of technology, and a gala dance that becomes the obsession of a young engineer—and the doom of those who partake in it.… In “You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens,” national bestselling author and John W. Campbell Award winner Jay Lake tells the story of Sleeping Beauty—and how the princess was conceived in deception, raised in danger, and rescued by a prince who may be less than valiant. The tale of “The Tinderbox” takes a turn into the surreal when a damaged young soldier comes into possession of an intricate, treacherous treasure and is drawn into a mission of mercy in national bestselling author Kat Richardson’s “The Hollow Hounds.” In “The Kings of Mount Golden,” Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee Paul Di Filippo tells the story of a young man’s search for his heritage and a mechanical marvel that lies at the heart of a sinister pact in this fascinating take on “The King of the Golden Mountain.” ALSO INCLUDES STORIES FROM Steven Harper Nancy A. Collins G. K. Hayes Gregory Nicoll Pip Ballantine

Clockwork Fairy Tales: A Collection of Steampunk Fables

Martin H. Greenberg

From a tropical resort where visitors can become temporary zombies, to a newly-made zombie determined to protect those he loves, to a cheerleader who won't let death kick her off the team, to a zombie seeking revenge for the ancestors who died on an African slave ship-- Zombiesque invites readers to take a walk on the undead side in these tales from a zombie's point of view.

Zombiesque

God Drug is an incredible journey into a mind-altering reality--or is it reality? Experimenting with this drug is like no other experience you've ever had, your mind and existence bend and the adventure begins! A groundbreaking science fiction novel from one of today's most dynamic writers. Stephen L. Antczak has created a novel that will become a "cult classic" and be talked about for decades to come. A thinking man's science fiction novel like no other.

Stephen L. Antczak

Books

Your next favorite book is out there