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| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2013-11-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Picasso's Cat and Other Stories showcases the broad talents of one of science fiction's more versatile writers. This collection contains 15 tales of humor, hard science, cyberpunk, near-future SF, and space opera--including the three-story "Stealing the Sun" series that first appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. The collection is introduced by multi-award-winning author Mike Resnick, and each story is accompanied by short commentary by the author. Whether you're new to Ron Collins's work or already an established fan, Picasso's Cat and Other Stories provides, for the first time ever, the very best of his science fiction in one complete volume. ------------------------ What will happen when ... - A military man is given an order that will destroy an entire species of intelligent life? - Three members of a close-knit software company develop a technology worth billions? - A hit man gets caught in a war between his boss and the dead don of a rival family? - A corporate web developer takes on a rogue virus with a personality? - A group of space-faring chickenmen land in a farmer's corn patch?
| Author | : P. I. Maltbie |
| Publisher | : Charlesbridge Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 44 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1570916209 |
The artist Pablo Picasso's cat Minou influences him to discontinue his Blue Period style of painting to begin creating works that will sell more quickly.
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 2014-10-20 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
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Fraud, deceit, and greed. They have already changed the face of baseball in Japan, and are threatening to engulf the sport across the world. Six seasons have passed since Casey Neal and his friend Don-o saved the game in the United States. Now Don-o is gone, and Casey is a baseball reporter who is alone and trying once again to find himself, all while immersed in a culture he doesn't understand. While he chases the story, he discovers fellow baseball fans in Japan's chief inspector Yuni Ichihara, and Diaki Matsui (a metal worker from Tokyo's industrial complex). Together they deal with such strangeness as international organized crime rings, Yōkai spirits, quantum physics, and ... well ... pickled everything. This time the stakes are global. Can Casey's team manage to save baseball once again?
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2016-03-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
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What would happen if the DNA of Roy Hobbs, Casey at the Bat, and Henry Skrimshander got mixed up with Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, then the whole concoction was thrown into a blender and set on "comic book?" Welcome to baseball, PEBA style. Where the game is global and growing, and where you'll find scandal, love, mystical powers, ghosts, and even perhaps a Russian spy and a Japanese inspector or two. In other words, anything can and does happen. LET'S PLAY THREE! is a boxed set of all three volumes in the PEBA Chronicles (two novels and a short story). It includes: - See the PEBA on $25 a Day - The Mysterious Case of Shojiro Sano's Bats - Chasing the Setting Sun. These stories are like Robert Coover's Universal Baseball Association would be if everything in it was real. Or in an alternate history line. Or a comic book. Or not not. Who can tell? "If you love baseball, you're going to love See the PEBA on $25 a Day." - John Rodriquez, Commissioner of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance
| Author | : Mercedes Lackey |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2012-12-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0756407877 |
Seventeen all-original stories of the Elemental Magicians of Edwardian Britain originally created by Mercedes Lackey in the book The serpent's shadow.
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2015-04-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
A mage's apprentice... Unnatural magic of devastating power... A clash that will change the world. SAGA OF THE GOD-TOUCHED MAGE: Volume 1-Volume 4: Herein lies the first four novellas of an eight-part sword and sorcery serial that follows a mage apprentice, Garrick, as he's provided power that is much greater than he can understand. Written in a dark, gritty style that is part Michael Moorcock, part Indiana Jones, the true depth of Garrick's situation unfolds into a fast-paced adventure full of heart, plot twists, and political intrigue between magical orders, governments, and god-like powers that cross the Thousand Worlds of All Existence. “A riveting tale of magic, death, destiny, and power.” - David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson Author of the Thieftaker Chronicles "Fast-paced, elegant, and brutal. Impossible to put down." – Amy Sterling Casil Nebula Nominated Author of Female Science Fiction Writer The works contained in this set are: Volume 1: GLAMOUR OF THE GOD-TOUCHED Garrick receives his terrifying gift and discovers the forces behind it. The lessons he learns and how he deals with them threaten the very nature of who he is. Volume 2: TRAIL OF THE TOREAN While learning to live with his treacherous new magic, Garrick faces ancient and powerful forces, encounters the beautiful leader of a sect of freedom-minded mages, and finds himself in the crossfire of a magewar. He discovers exactly how deep his connection to the god-like planewalkers might be, and finds that the future of magic across Adruin hangs in the balance. Volume 3: TARGET OF THE ORDERS The orders have begun their war, and Garrick may be the only mage who can keep them from victory. To survive, he will have to control the dark magic inside him and suffer the twisted politics of the god-like planewalker using him for his own purpose. When Garrick discovers the depths of the planewalker’s designs, he realizes there is more at stake than simply controlling the plane. Volume 4: GATHERING OF THE GOD-TOUCHED Tired of running, Garrick faces his destiny in a direct contest with the orders’ god-touched mages. Darien, the son of Dorfort’s commander, and Sunathri, the leader of a faction of independent mages, lend their blades in support. Along the way, Garrick discovers the plane’s ultimate destiny may well lie in places far more exotic than anyone could expect.
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 948 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
A dedicated officer. A dismissive command. Rebel factions breaking away. And—on a harsh, desolate planet—a sentient species, struggling to build a civilization. Stealing the Sun, a space-based Science Fiction series from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Science Fiction author Ron Collins --- STARFLIGHT Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence Everguard’s mission: Establish a multidimensional gate inside Alpha Centauri A for Interstellar Command to fuel their new faster-than-light spaceships. Lieutenant Commander Torrance Black, career already on shaky grounds, finds himself facing questions. Did they just contact sentient life in the Centauri system? Will humankind sacrifice an entire alien species in their quest for the stars? What price is he willing to pay to see that they don’t? --- STARBURST Faster-than-light travel changes everything Casmir Francis commands Universe Three agents hidden across the Solar System. Together they stay a step ahead of the United Government. The game changes when the UG achieves faster-than-light travel and the ability to control the galaxy. To remain free Casmir’s web of operatives must pull off the most audacious operation ever undertaken. Failure means Universe Three will be destroyed and Casmir will lose his family, his life, and the world of his dreams. Success could be worse. --- STARFALL A streak of light across a clouded sky A distant planet. A harsh and desolate surface shrouded in layers of poisonous clouds. A sentient species formed by generations fighting both themselves and the planet they live on. A blinding light burns through the sky before crashing into the farthest reaches of the desert lands. Families want to own it. Priests want to turn it to their favor. But Jafred E'Lar, his clan’s representative to the Council, holds a terrible secret and another agenda altogether. --- “Ron Collins is one of our best hard science fiction writers—a novel from him is a major event. Enjoy!” Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-Winning Author of Quantum Night "Great characters I cared about, a kick-ass plot with surprising twists, great techie details, and a powerful story. Pick up Starburst. I guarantee you won't set it down until you’ve read every last word." Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo Award–winning author of the Diving Universe “Ron Collins covers the spectrum with clear prose, compelling characters and settings, and a bright imagination.” Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of ETERNITY’S MIND
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2020-02-29 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1946176206 |
Yesterday is death. Today is decay. Tomorrow is discovery. Boundary Shock Quarterly: On edge, with weird! A collection of eight wild, wicked, pulpy short stories from the mind of one of science fiction’s more versatile writers, all from the pages of Boundary Shock Quarterly (on edge, with weird!). - The Ambassador Mission - Drinks on a Beach - Tomorrow in All the Worlds - Fighting the Realms - Space Tyrants from the Void - Eyes Flashing Blue and Brown and Green - Goliath’s Sling - Bugs “Once you see how amazing this project can be, go back and pick up the whole Boundary Shock Quarterly series so you can get introduced to a dozen other lunatics and their adventures. I promise you will not be bored.” Blaze Ward, Editor, Boundary Shock Quarterly
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2023-06-30 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1946176575 |
Let’s talk about what makes people real. That’s what my favorite characters are to me. Real. If you’re reading this, I suspect that’s what they are to you, too. Characters I love often feel as real to me as people I know in the physical world. Whether from books, movies, comics, or television shows, the characters I love mean something to me. They give me hope. They teach me lessons that become ingrained into the fabric that makes me who I am. If you get me spun up, I can talk about my favorite characters in the same way I talk about best friends. So, yes. The characters I love are real to me, and there isn’t anything you can do or say to convince me otherwise. --- So begins award-winning SF author Ron Collins’s celebration of characters that matter. From Katniss Everdeen to Tyrion Lannister, from James Bond to Lieutenant Dan (and maybe a few more!), Collins brings his unique perspective built through thirty years of experience to examining some of the most iconic characters ever presented on the page. Along the way, helping writers build toolboxes that they can use to create their own dazzling and memorable characters. All done with a personal touch illuminated by a life spent searching for characters that matter. If you’re trying to write great characters, or simply want to celebrate them, too, this book is for you.
| Author | : Ron Collins |
| Publisher | : Skyfox Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2020-03-31 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1946176222 |
When the singularity comes, will we know? It’s the year 2372, and life is good. Autonomic intelligences do all the work. Then long-dead multibillionaire Bexie Montgomery has his personality revived, and Kinji Hall, an ultra-creative designer, and Maine Parker, a love-struck, world class track star discover that all is not exactly as it seems. Then there’s Tania, who just wants to have fun. Life, Liberty, Justice, and Love: Can the four of them save the core of humanity? Wakers is a new Science Fiction novel from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Dark Fantasy author Ron Collins. “Ron Collins is one of our best hard science fiction writers—a novel from him is a major event. Enjoy!” Robert J. Sawyer Hugo Award-Winning Author of Quantum Night
