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Slow Motion Wars by Allen Ashley & Andrew Hook
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A collection of collaborative stories ...
The perfect introduction to the wonders of science-fiction
slipstream and ideal for dedicated fans too. You can't go wrong!

— Book Description
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Cover artwork (in progress) by Ben Baldwin

ISBN : 978-1-906652-06-7
Paperback : 216x138mm : ? pages

£ price to be confirmed

Due to be published 2008

Two heads are better than one! This collection brings together two of the brightest stars in the science fiction slipstream short story firmament. The combined talents of Allen Ashley and Andrew Hook have produced eleven delicious yet subtly seamless stories full of wit, imagination, invention and emotion.

What is the secret behind the gated community of Xanadu Springs? Will the online pharmaceutical Vitamin X really guarantee you fifteen minutes of fame? What is the best strategy to ensure victory at Air Hockey 3000? And can Lynsey the lowly Abattoir Girl successfully lead the resistance against the alien invasion?

  • Vitamin X
  • Mermaids In A Snowstorm
  • Abattoir Girl
  • Air Hockey 3000
  • Struck By the Unusual
  • Xanadu Springs
  • Knights on the Tiles
  • Miss Treat
  • The Marvels of Monoworld
  • Thesaurus Rex
  • Like A Slow Motion War

Extract from the book :

Philip caught the girl’s eye again. It was single and blue. The colour the Earth’s seas used to be before they became frozen wastes. He had seen pictures on his grandparents Viewfinders at home. She couldn’t have been far removed from his ancestors, many of her facial features were startlingly similar. Her hair was cut in a Louise Brooks bob, and her cheeks were rouged like polished cricket balls. Her nostrils flared expansively and her ears were shamelessly erotic.

Download sample story (7 pages) : SlowMotionWars.pdf : 106kb

— About The Authors
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Allen Ashley is the author of the novel The Planet Suite and the collections Somnambulists, Urban Fantastic, and The Days of the Dodo; Andrew Hook’s previous publications include the novel Moon Beaver and the collections The Virtual Menagerie, Beyond Each Blue Horizon, and Residue. Forget Pohl and Kornbluth; move over Maynard and Sims; Ashley and Hook are the new noises on the block!

Don't forget to check out their websites at : www.allenashley.com and www.andrew-hook.com