The Dinosaur Diaries and Other Tales Across Space and Time
In this impressive collection, rising talent Scott William Carter showcases his considerable storytelling skills, taking readers on thrilling journeys that stretch the imagination and expand the laws of what is possible. Within 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.
"THE DINOSAUR DIARIES marks a collection not to be missed. Scott is 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." – Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo-award winning author and editor
Contents:
- Foreword by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Introduction
- 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
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Scott William Carter
Scott William Carter has been a storyteller since the age of seven, when his second grade teacher published Sucked Into Zaxxon, the riveting, six-page adventure novel that recounted the exploits of a couple of kids transported into an arcade game. Although nothing he has written since has quite given him the same level of satisfaction as that single edition book made of cardboard, orange fabric, and clear tape, he has never stopped writing. He has sold over three dozen stories, to such places as Analog, Asimov's, Ellery Queen, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales, as well as to anthologies by Pocket Books and DAW. Recently he has turned his attention to novels – even ones longer than six pages. His first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, is due out from Simon and Schuster in April 2010.
