Wildest Skies Kickstarter coming in March

Back in 2024, my novella “Wildest Skies” appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction. It was a fun story to write. So much fun, in fact, that I found myself writing a whole lot of other stories. Some of these have been published and are available from the website: www.wildestskies.com.

But there are others, and the original novella, and it seemed appropriate to bring all of them together in a collection.

First up, the collection, with a bunch of other rewards, will be released on Kickstarter late in March – check out the prelaunch page here. You can follow it to be notified on launch. That will be around about March 25th.

They’ll be out on general release from the usual retailers later in the year.

Eleven adventures, a mix of short stories and novellas. Something for everyone. Well, if you like your science fiction nail-biting and with high stakes.

And in the Kickstarter, they’re available both as standalone ebooks, or all together in the complete collection volume.

I’ll update here closer to the time, but feel free to check out the pre-launch page.

Cheers

Sean


Oh, and as thanks for reading, and to encourage you to enjoy these stories, here’s a discount to get the story “Landing Protocols” for free on the website:

Enter the code LandingProt26 at checkout and the we’ll send you the ebook for free.

A blistering sci-fi tale of rockets gone wrong and pilots driven to their limits.

And beyond

When astronauts Ed and Giselle embark on a routine lunar training mission, glitches and worse demand quick thinking and brazen improvisation.

Because in lunar orbit, things happen fast and hesitation costs vital seconds.

A Wildest Skies story that gives new meaning to breathless.


 

 

3rd and Starlight – new anthology coming, with a Kickstarter

third and starlight
Following two anthologies from the Future Finalists collective – 1st and Starlight (edited by Sky McKinnon), and 2nd and Starlight (edited by Dustin Adams), the esteemed Dr. Robert Finegold has rounded up a gaggle of us Future Finalists to produce a third volume.

THE STARLIGHT ANTHOLOGIES seek to provide readers edgy new voices in science fiction and fantasy. Stories to amaze, delight, and touch the heart.

In 3rd and Starlight you’ll find stories by Hugo and Campbell award nominee Kary English, Aurealis award winner Nick T. Chan, and Jim Baen Short Story award winner Sean Monaghan, and more. All our authors are also winners, finalists, or semifinalists in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest – the tourney field where most of our bards and storytellers first met…”

There’s a kickstarter campaign to promote the anthology, with rewards that include some of my ebook novels – Arlchip Burnout, Athena Setting and Asteroid Jumpers.

There’s also a mini interview with me on the kickstarter page where I spout probably little more than nonsense. Still, thanks for the interview Dr Finegold.

 

The Future Finalists group is a bunch of us who’ve made headway in the Writers of the Future contest – a mix of finalists and semi-finalists. Some have been in the Writers of the Future anthology as published finalist, and some (myself included) are no longer eligible for the contest having “pro-ed out”, by selling several stories to professional publishers.