Where Are We Going?
Edited by Allen Ashley.
Where Are We Going?
Allen Ashley (The Elastic Book of Numbers, Subtle Edens, Catastrophia) returns to the anthology format with an ambitious themed collection of stories based on the idea that the world we live in is still something of an unknown planet, with spectacular encounters, adventures and mysteries still very much possible.
The result is a collection of tales of urban decay and angst – jaunts to unexpected and unexplained kingdoms – holidays and excursions to strange and unnerving destinations. A familiar earth that’s slightly skewed – or maybe never was. This is a collection of journeys of the imagination from some of the best authors in modern Slipstream, SF, Fantasy and Horror.
Contents:
- Are We Nearly There Yet - Introduction by Allen Ashley
- Dead Countries - Gary Budgen
- A Faraway City - Joel Lane
- The Way the World Works - Ian Sales
- A Guide to Surviving Malabar - Ian Shoebridge
- The Human Map - Andrew Hook
- Journey to the Engine of the Earth - Terry Grimwood
- The Discord of Being - Alison J. Littlewood
- Xana-La - Stephen Palmer
- At the Rail - Andrew Coburn
- The Bridge - A. J. Kirby
- The Chain - Frank Roger
- Our Island - Ralph Robert Moore
- Underpass - Daniella Geary
- Overnight Bus - Marion Pitman
- Wake with the Light - Jet McDonald
- Future Prospects (Poem) - Geoff Stevens
- Entanglement - Douglas Thompson
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Allen Ashley
One of the most distinctive voices in modern literature, Allen Ashley has been published in dozens of books and magazines in the UK, USA, Canada and Spain and has now passed his first century of short story publications. Allen is a highly respected author equally adept at novels, short stories, poetry and lyrics. He is also well known for a wealth of critical commentary and non-fiction articles and, more recently, as an acclaimed and award winning editor.
Allen has run successful writing workshops in Newham and Tower Hamlets libraries. In October 2005 he gave two readings at the Norwich Fringe Festival. In November 2005 he was the special guest of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. In May 2006 he ran a writing workshop in Derby as part of the very first "Alt. Fiction Day". On 2nd June 2006 he was the Guest of Honour at The British Fantasy Society (BFS) Open Night at The Devereux Arms, London WC2. On 7th July 2006 he compered the annual BFS "Showcase" evening, also at The Devereux.. At Fantasycon 2006 he moderated a panel on "Independent Versus Mainstream Editing" and was also thrilled to receive the BFS Best Anthology award as editor of "The Elastic Book Of Numbers". At Fantasycon 2007 he moderated a panel entitled "The Small Press - Building and Maintaining an Audience".
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