The Dinosaur Chronicles

Aliens, creatures, time travel, and alternate dimensions mix with mystery and fantasy in this collection of fourteen tales by a dinosaur of a writer who still prefers old-style SF and fantasy that is carefully crafted, contains a twist or two, and pr... Read more

Aliens, creatures, time travel, and alternate dimensions mix with mystery and fantasy in this collection of fourteen tales by a dinosaur of a writer who still prefers old-style SF and fantasy that is carefully crafted, contains a twist or two, and provides satisfaction to the reader. For the hectic modern life, a short story is the ideal speculative fiction nibble between getting the kids serviced and dropping the car off at the day-care.60,000 words of genre guilty pleasure. Stories include:Edges of MemoryA man kills and forgets—utterly—that his victims ever existed; a nurse investigates and uncovers a decades-long secret. Old forces regroup to make sure the secret remains a secret.Crawl IceA couple is stranded in their Colorado cottage by an antagonized creature that they can't see, and it's getting bolder and smarter as the hours go by.The Blue Smoke TestA scientist creates a time machine and precipitates the Ultimate Disaster. No, not that disaster. The ultimate disaster!The Great AriboTwo boys enter a county fair and encounter the world's greatest juggler, who holds a secret that's both wonderful and razor-edged. Less