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A Post-WW2 Anthology
THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!
The end of World War II brought with it a renewed chance for peace, hope, and prosperity to the strife-ridden nations across the globe, but for some people treachery, intrigue, and conflict was in their blood…whether they liked it or not.
You’re enlisted to join forces with six stalwart pulp writers as they march into occupied territory in post-war Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Axis Powers have been vanquished, though in some camps the news either falls on deaf ears, or is a signal to work even harder to bring about the downfall of freedom-loving people everywhere.
OCCUPIED PULP offers all the two-fisted, slam-bang action and adventure that are hallmarks of the pulp tradition. Along the way, you’ll encounter fascinating heroes and villains who wage a mighty struggle to either protect the fragile peace or set the wheels of conflict and destruction back in motion.
Stay vigilant! Some enemies have not yet laid down their arms!
Featuring stories by Will (DOC SAVAGE) Murray, William Patrick (FU MANCHU)Maynard, Patricia (HANNARIA) Gilliam, Bobby (SNOW) Nash, Justin (STORM’S FURY) Bell, and John C. (MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN) Bruening.
OCCUPIED PULP created by Jim Beard and John C. Bruening.
Cover art by Adam Benet Shaw. Cover design and logo by Maggie Ryel.
The Heroes of Corvus
After a former opponent dies during a rigged match against another villain, Icarus investigates the cause—a superpower-enhancing drug called Relanta, a.k.a. Roulette. Its distributor is targeting vulnerable young heroes and even civilians in major cities, and all the evidence begins to lead to a superhero the police and feds can’t touch.
Icarus can put an end to it—if he doesn’t get framed in the process.
This is a short story prequel to The Heroes of Corvus: A Superhero’s Duty and takes place five years earlier.
A Science Fiction Exploration
The universe waits for no one…
When you discover you’re not alone, will you be ready?
Adventures start within and expand beyond. From a world of shadows to one of light. Fantastic races vying for dominance. A microcosm of the greater good. Battles fought for higher ideals. Battles fought just to survive.
War doesn’t care about human or alien. They fight, and they fight hard, as if the lives of their soldiers depend on it.
Because they do.
More than 600 action-packed pages of never-a-dull-moment entertainment! Seize your copy of The Expanding Universe Volume 6 and immerse yourself in new worlds, with new friends.
Beyond the Stars
“A blisteringly good collection.”
“Will read everything in this series I can get my hands on.”
“These stories are full of great, complex characters (not all of them human), twists and turns, and fantastic world-building.”
Beyond The Stars: Rocking Space includes these short stories:
- One Last Gig (Cain V. Hopwood)
- Camp Kids (Patrice Fitzgerald)
- First Contract (Julia Huni)
- Destroy Is My Favorite Part (David Bruns)
- Chocolate (Andy McKell)
- Unfair Advantage (Misty Zaugg)
- The Switcheroo (Christopher J. Valin)
- Juno Triumphant (Patty Jansen)
- I Said Flamenco (J.M. Thomas)
- Curiosity (R.J. Howell)
- Imperatrix (Nemma Wollenfang)
- The Original Sacrifice (A.K. DuBoff)
- Wily and Tate (Patricia Gilliam)
Thirteen brand new tales from fantastic writers–both bestselling and freshly discovered–in this seventh collection from the BEYOND THE STARS series of space opera anthologies.
Join these authors who are deep into… Rocking Space!
Don’t miss the earlier volumes:
Dark Beyond The Stars
Beyond The Stars: A Planet Too Far
Beyond The Stars: At Galaxy’s Edge
Beyond The Stars: New Worlds, New Suns
Best Of Beyond The Stars
Beyond The Stars: Unimagined Realms
Beyond The Stars: Rocking Space
Beyond The Stars: Infinite Expanse
The Future is now! Torn from the headlines of next year’s news, Keystroke Medium brings you ten stories, not from the distant past or centuries in the future, but close enough to change your life… very soon.This anthology will take you on a journey you won’t soon forget.
Included:
Ozymandias by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
The Big Box Store by Patricia Gilliam
I Am Christopher by K. R. McClellan
Clean Sweep by C. C. Ekeke
C-481 by Kalene Williams
Salvation of the Seas by Andrew Gates
X-Roads by Walt Robillard
Spark Joy by I.Q. Malcolm
The God in the Details by Rick Partlow
Randall Duchamp and the Strip Club of Tomorrow by James S. Aaron
The Heroes of Corvus
Villain by Nature.
Hero by Choice.
A fight between a second-generation superhero named Red Bolt and a villain-for-hire named Icarus goes terribly wrong, resulting in the drowning deaths of three innocent civilians and orphaning a six-year-old boy.
Racked with guilt, Red Bolt visits Cameron Wilson at the hospital every night and won’t leave the boy’s side until he falls asleep.
Befriended by a night-shift nurse, the man in costume begins to disclose what really happened after the fight—and why he feels the deaths of Cameron’s parents and sister fall on his actions.
A superhero didn’t survive that night, and Cameron and the rest of the city aren’t out of danger.
A Silo Saga Short Story
Some Secrets are Necessary.
Hal discovers secrets in Silo 1 that lead to him being deep-frozen. Carlton’s role in Operation Fifty is revealed.
Author’s Note: Republished with permission from Hugh Howey. It is recommended that you read WOOL and SHIFT prior to this story to avoid potential spoilers. While I tried to remain within the current series canon of WOOL, SHIFT, and DUST, characters and other story elements may be developed differently in the future.
Seriescraft 101
This condensed version contains templates from the Seriescraft 101: Fictional Character Creator Workbook and Setting & World-Building Workbooks and is an alternative for writers organizing their novel series in Word or Scrivener.
There are several approaches to creating a series bible. If you have an existing series, rereading your own books and filling in existing information can help with continuity and developing potential sequels.
If you’re starting a series from scratch, you can begin with what you know about your world and use the prompts to flesh out specific details. Don’t feel obligated to fill in every category to start on your actual books. Over time, a dynamic exchange will form between your books and reference material—resulting in an overall richer story.
Seriescraft 101
Like character creation, developing a believable fictional world is a process that becomes more defined with experience. If you’re just starting out, however, planning your foundation will make the overall writing process a lot easier.This workbook contains twenty location templates, ten group templates, a series glossary, a timeline and history index, a section for series rules to maintain continuity, and prompts to help with brainstorming. For visual authors or stories that may require sets, there is space for sketches, maps, and layouts.