Swords & Rockets: Tales of Futures Past to be published in November

 

In place of the 13th volume of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, Parallel Universe Publications will publish volume 1 of Swords & Rockets: Tales of Futures Past, an anthology of sword and planet stories.

Volume 13 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy will now be published in May 2027.

Submissions for Swords & Rockets: Tales of Futures Past will open on the 1st October till midnight GMT on the 31st of that month. Acceptancves and rejections will be emailed out by the end of the first week in November and it is intended to publish before the end of the month. 

All submissions should be sent to paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Please send only one submission  at a time - the one you consider the best fit for us. 

Although we like original stories we are always more than happy to consider reprints. Just let us know where and when it was previously published. 

You can send in simultaneous submissions, but let us know if your story is accepted elsewhere as soon as possible. Bear in mind you will receive either an acception or rejection by the end of the first week in November.

There is no limit on the size of submissions.  

There is absolutely no need to tell us anything about yourself as the only thing that matters is the story. Everything else is irrelevant. We will ask for details about yourself if your story is accepted. 

All rejections and acceptances will be sent by email by the end of the first week in November. Please don't enquire about your submission before then.

And good luck!

The Collected SF, Fantasy and Horror Stories of David A. Riley Volume 1, 1970-2010

 

The first of the two-volumes of The Collected SF, Fantasy & Horror Stories of David A. Riley has now been published.

Coming shortly before Mr Riley's 75th birthday in May, Volume One includes all of his stories published between 1970 and 2010. 

Measuring 9.5 inches x 6.3 inches (24 cm x 16 cm), this 500-page collection of over 200,000 words includes 32 stories. Published in hardcover for £25.00. A kindle ebook is also available for £5.00.

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Stories included are:

The Lurkers in the Abyss was first published in The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories, 1970

The Farmhouse was first published in New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural, 1971

Corpse-Maker was first published in Weird Window 2, 1971

After Nightfall was first published in Year’s Best Horror 1, 1971

The Urn was first published in Whispers #1, 1972

A Bottle of Spirits was first published in New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural 2, 1972

A Sense of Movement was first published in From Beyond the Dark Gateway, 1972

Terror on the Moors was first published in World of Horror, 1974

The Shade of Apollyon was first published in World of Horror, 1974

The Satyr’s Head was first published in The Satyr’s Head & Other Tales of Terror, 1975

Prickly was first published was first published in Death, 1982

Writer’s Cramp was first published in Fantasy Tales, 1988

Winter on Aubarch 6 was first published in Fear Magazine, 1989

Retribution was first published in Peeping Tom, 1991

The Shadow by the Altar was first published in Peeping Tom, 1992

Out of Corruption was first published in The Mammoth Book of Zombies, 1993

A New Lease was first published in The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural, 1994

Gwargens was first published in Beyond Magazine, 1995

No Reason in Being Hungry, She Thought was first published in Peeping Tom, 1996

Help-Plants was first published in Aboriginal Science Fiction, 1998 

Inside the Labyrinth was first published in Alone on the Darkside, Roc Books, 2006

Hoody was first published in When Graveyards Yawn, 2006

Lock-In was first published in The Black Book of Horror, 2007

The Bequest was first published in Dark Horizons, 2008

Now and Forever More was first published in The Second Black Book of Horror, 2008

Soft Little Fingers was first published in Shades of Darkness, Ash Tree Press, 2008

The Worst of All Possible Places was first published in Houses on the Borderland, BFS, 2008

The Fragile Mask on His Face was first published in Dark Discoveries Magazine, 2009

Their Own Mad Demons was first published in The Fifth Black Book of Horror, 2009

Their Cramped Dark World was first published in The Sixth Black Book of Horror, 2010

The True Spirit was first published in Back From The Dead, 2010

Romero’s Children was first published in The Seventh Black Book of Horror, 2010

The Collected SF, Fantasy & Horror Stories of David A. Riley Volume 1 - 1970-2010

 

The first of the two-volumes of The Collected SF, Fantasy & Horror Stories of David A. Riley has now been published.

Coming shortly before Mr Riley's 75th birthday in May, Volume One includes all of his stories published between 1970 and 2010. 

Measuring 9.5 inches x 6.3 inches (24 cm x 16 cm), this 500-page collection of over 200,000 words includes 32 stories. Published in hardcover for £25.00. A kindle ebook is also available for £5.00.

amazon.com

amazon.co.uk 

Stories included are:

The Lurkers in the Abyss was first published in The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories, 1970

The Farmhouse was first published in New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural, 1971

Corpse-Maker was first published in Weird Window 2, 1971

After Nightfall was first published in Year’s Best Horror 1, 1971

The Urn was first published in Whispers #1, 1972

A Bottle of Spirits was first published in New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural 2, 1972

A Sense of Movement was first published in From Beyond the Dark Gateway, 1972

Terror on the Moors was first published in World of Horror, 1974

The Shade of Apollyon was first published in World of Horror, 1974

The Satyr’s Head was first published in The Satyr’s Head & Other Tales of Terror, 1975

Prickly was first published was first published in Death, 1982

Writer’s Cramp was first published in Fantasy Tales, 1988

Winter on Aubarch 6 was first published in Fear Magazine, 1989

Retribution was first published in Peeping Tom, 1991

The Shadow by the Altar was first published in Peeping Tom, 1992

Out of Corruption was first published in The Mammoth Book of Zombies, 1993

A New Lease was first published in The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural, 1994

Gwargens was first published in Beyond Magazine, 1995

No Reason in Being Hungry, She Thought was first published in Peeping Tom, 1996

Help-Plants was first published in Aboriginal Science Fiction, 1998 

Inside the Labyrinth was first published in Alone on the Darkside, Roc Books, 2006

Hoody was first published in When Graveyards Yawn, 2006

Lock-In was first published in The Black Book of Horror, 2007

The Bequest was first published in Dark Horizons, 2008

Now and Forever More was first published in The Second Black Book of Horror, 2008

Soft Little Fingers was first published in Shades of Darkness, Ash Tree Press, 2008

The Worst of All Possible Places was first published in Houses on the Borderland, BFS, 2008

The Fragile Mask on His Face was first published in Dark Discoveries Magazine, 2009

Their Own Mad Demons was first published in The Fifth Black Book of Horror, 2009

Their Cramped Dark World was first published in The Sixth Black Book of Horror, 2010

The True Spirit was first published in Back From The Dead, 2010

Romero’s Children was first published in The Seventh Black Book of Horror, 2010

 

Volume Two, covering the period 2011-2026, will also be a mammoth 500-pages long, containing 200,000 words and 34 stories.  This will be published later this year, along with an e-book.

Introduction to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 12

As a taster of what to expect in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 12 below are jpeg copies of the Introduction, which includes details of all the writers in it.