Fantastic Books has just published Scott William Carter‘s first print collection, The Dinosaur Diaries and Other Tales Across Space and Time. Introduced by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who calls Carter “one of those rare writers who can and does cross genres, and do it well. You never know what kind of story you’ll get from him, but you do know that it’ll be good.”
Editor Douglas Cohen says the stories “take readers on thrilling journeys that stretch the imagination and expand the laws of what is possible. In these eighteen tales of wonder and magic, readers will experience a gamut of emotions, as Carter plumbs the depths of love and fear and the rest of the umbrella of the human psyche, always with one eye toward spinning yarns that will leave readers well satisfied and more than a little thoughtful. Whether his words lead to the edges of known space, to the fringes of understood time, or the wholesomeness of an American farm, time and again readers will find themselves encountering places and experiences that transcend the mere expected and delight the soul.”
Contents:
Introduction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
“The Dinosaur Diaries”
“Road Gamble”
“A Dark Planetarium”
“The Liberators”
“Tommy Top Hat”
“Shatterboy”
“Heart of Stone”
“The Tiger in the Garden”
“Directions to Mourning’s Deep”
“Motivational Speaker”
“The Time Traveler’s Wife”
“Epic, The”
“Happy Time”
“The Grand Mal Reaper”
“The World in Primary Colors”
“Father Hagerman’s Dog”
“With Dignity”
“A Christmas in Amber”
Carter’s first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, will be published by Simon and Schuster Children’s next month.
SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock is the publisher of Fantastic Books.