One of these friends has a daughter with Cystic Fibrosis. In the time since my fiction has been on the market, I've found a lot of friends online. I welcome the reader to be the judge as to whether I've accomplished this.Īll net proceeds from sales of this anthology will go to The Cystic Fibrosis Trust. I saw the chance to show the evolution of the vampire story and the vampire itself. I initially set out to show the cutting edge of the genre, and I do believe many of the stories I've selected for Blood Type do in fact demonstrate this, but my vision changed somewhat during the selection process. This book also contains examples of science fantasy as well as some classic vampire stories including an updated reprint from William F. It is not just an anthology of hard science fiction, however. Dark Vampire SF that goes where the genre hasn't before. Think SF-based vampire fiction like I Am Legend and Necroscope and how they affected the vampire genre when they were first released. Now captain of her own ship, Tahlia leads her crew to face the horror that awaits, both aboard Zazel's haunted metal shell and within the ever-watching eye of the storm itself.: The Hex.Īnd in the vortex of that storm where she's searched her entire life, something will find Tahlia.Blood Type: An Anthology of Vampire SF on the Cutting Edge is predominately a collection of stories that represent the most cutting edge science fiction-based vampire fiction. And Tahlia's dream is suddenly back on the table. The only hope of discovering the truth and possibly saving Zazel's crew is to send a team in Zazel's predecessor, the USS Perseus to investigate. But after she was cut from the crew of the USS Zazel by the man she thought was the love of her life, she was sure she would never realize her life's dream.īut just six months after arriving in orbit of the ringed planet, Zazel goes silent and no one knows why. Especially the mysterious Earth-sized hexagonal storm at its north pole. To devote her life to studying the planet's bizarre and amazing weather patterns up close. Gifune, author, THE BLEEDING SEASONĪll her life, Tahlia has wanted to go to Saturn.

Wilson's fiction is highly original, deftly written, and shows a refreshing commitment to (and respect for) craft and depth.'-Greg F. Wilson proves himself a master of the dark fantastic.'-Tim Waggoner, author of LIKE DEATH and THE HARMONY SOCIETY Part 1 of 6 of the new serial cosmic horror novel by the author of THE QUIET and SHINING IN CRIMSON. Interior artwork by Luke Spooner of Carrion House Illustration

The Quiet by Robert S. Wilson