Seven to the Stars
(2025)An anthology of stories edited by M Christian
This series of science fiction anthologies began with Five to the Future in 2017, continued two years later with Nine to Eternity - and now in this extremely futuristic year of 2025 is joined by Seven to the Stars. So what is Seven To The Stars up to, thematically? The answer is deceptively simple: i.e., give this selection of new and veteran anthology authors a blank slate.Their response? Even more visionary stories than the previous volume.
You find the following by these authors:
Stephen Dedman, whose ‘Desiree,’ a magnificently poignant tale of real as well as digital love, is sure to bring bright, blissful tears to your eyes:
Don Webb, whose ‘The Collector,’ a wickedly sharp exploration of temporal obsessiveness, will make you rethink your fondest hobbies:
Emily Devenport, whose riotously wild ‘Alternate Universe Ernies’ will simultaneously generate guffaws and whole-body shivers, outdid herself:
Cynthia Ward, whose ‘Body Drift,’ I’m sure you’ll agree is worthy of the same respect and admiration as the genre classics she lovingly pays tribute to:
Ralph Greco, Jr. whose ‘The Jumper,’ a rollicking, sprawling adventure that’ll leave you gazing out the nearest window and dreaming of times past:
Ernest Hogan, whose ‘Radiation Is Groovy, Kill The Pigs,’ a hysterically bonkers, surreally insane, and three thousand percent unforgettable literary roller coaster ride, proves he’s more than earned his title as the Father of Chicano Science Fiction:
"The writing in [these anthologies] is of uniformly excellent and pleasing quality, and although the editor put no thematic constraints upon the contributors, this seems a thematically cohesive collection to me. With the exception of Hogan's story there is a certain nostalgia to the pieces, a wistfulness; and in all the stories humor is an element, sometimes crucially so. And Strange Particle Press has produced excellent covers for the anthologies." -MW Amazon Verified Review
Genre: Science Fiction
You find the following by these authors:
Stephen Dedman, whose ‘Desiree,’ a magnificently poignant tale of real as well as digital love, is sure to bring bright, blissful tears to your eyes:
Don Webb, whose ‘The Collector,’ a wickedly sharp exploration of temporal obsessiveness, will make you rethink your fondest hobbies:
Emily Devenport, whose riotously wild ‘Alternate Universe Ernies’ will simultaneously generate guffaws and whole-body shivers, outdid herself:
Cynthia Ward, whose ‘Body Drift,’ I’m sure you’ll agree is worthy of the same respect and admiration as the genre classics she lovingly pays tribute to:
Ralph Greco, Jr. whose ‘The Jumper,’ a rollicking, sprawling adventure that’ll leave you gazing out the nearest window and dreaming of times past:
Ernest Hogan, whose ‘Radiation Is Groovy, Kill The Pigs,’ a hysterically bonkers, surreally insane, and three thousand percent unforgettable literary roller coaster ride, proves he’s more than earned his title as the Father of Chicano Science Fiction:
"The writing in [these anthologies] is of uniformly excellent and pleasing quality, and although the editor put no thematic constraints upon the contributors, this seems a thematically cohesive collection to me. With the exception of Hogan's story there is a certain nostalgia to the pieces, a wistfulness; and in all the stories humor is an element, sometimes crucially so. And Strange Particle Press has produced excellent covers for the anthologies." -MW Amazon Verified Review
Genre: Science Fiction
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