Robert B. Finegold

"Like trying strange and unusual foods, finding new writers to love and follow can be a chaotic, hit and miss experience. This anthology offers delicious and exotic creations by some of the best new writers in the speculative fiction field." -- William Ledbetter, 2016 Nebula award-winning author of "The Long Fall Up."

"An enchanting mix of tales from up-and-coming authors from Birch's gentle story of passage to English and Finegold's saga of love and honor among immortals. Every piece has its own delights!" -- J. Kathleen Cheney, Locus award-winning author of "The Golden City."

"Fresh new discoveries and recent favorites from vibrant new voices in SF and fantasy. Remember these names!" -- Martin L. Shoemaker, WSFA award-winning author of "Today I am Paul."

"Blends can be a wonderful thing. A Meritage of red wine varietals. A kaleidoscope of colors. A fusion of culinary delights. How about a collage of fantasy and science fiction?

Third & Starlight is just that—a familiar yet sumptuous melting pot of unique speculative fiction flavors to entice all the literary senses.

In one of my favorite stories—and there are many—Jennifer Campbell-Hicks and Nick Tchan’s collaboration (Another blend!) fuses religion with artificial intelligence in a post-American future in “The Temptation of Father Francis.” The wild west-slanted personal assistant AI and the young ex-military priest in search of faith make a unique pair (yet another blend!) in this uncertain future, where food is scarce and oppression is rampant.

Magic and mayhem flavor other stories in this anthology, and another pleasing yarn, “Shattered Vessels,” by Kary English and Robert Finegold, deliver in a big way. Their tale is steeped in Jewish mysticism, combining elements of the Kabbalah and fantasy in a rich tapestry fraught with love and loss.

So stop salivating! Pick up a copy of Third & Starlight and commence on a journey that combines the familiar with the new into a most wondrous prism of spec fiction on the market today, written by a host of award-winning authors." -- Steve Pantazis, 2015 Writers of the Future Contest winner… (altro)