You’ve heard all the quippy reasons, I’m sure. The glib, hyperbolic, hollow, or snarky answers that people give when they are asked why they write.Because I’ve got a story burning inside, they might say. Or because I might be good at it someday.Because I want to change the world. Because I can’t not write.These things are all over the place. And as long as we’re not really paying attention, those answers are fun. They’re lofty. Or trut...

A mage's apprentice.Sorcerers on the hunt.Unnatural magic of devastating power.Garrick is a mage’s apprentice, soon to be a full-fledged sorcerer. The course of his life is clear—he will be an apprentice, a mage, and then a superior. But a tragic accident finds him wielding a god-like power over life and death, and as rumors of mage war grow stronger around him, he learns his future is not fated to be as simple as he dreamed. Glamour of the God-Touched follow...

Yesterday is death. Today is decay. Tomorrow is discovery.The Ambassador MissionDrinks on a BeachTomorrow in All the WorldsFighting the RealmsSpace Tyrants from the VoidEyes Flashing Blue and Brown and GreenGoliath’s SlingBugsOn edge, with weird!A collection of eight wild, wicked, pulpy short stories from the mind of one of science fiction’s more versatile writers, a...

Stowaways, happy family fun, and intergalactic crime rings!Desperate for a gig, James and Lyn Moore, the talented but befuddled twin brothers that make up the Intergalactic Band of Brilliance, audition for a slot on the “Happiest Place in Space” cruise ship. Good news! They get a gig. Bad news! Not the one they expected.Lyn pulls his usual shenanigans, though, and before you know it the boys are in the middle of cruise line hijinks, double-identity...

A mage’s apprenticeHunted by sorcerersAwakens unnatural magic of devastating powerGarrick, apprentice to an independent Torean mage, nears the point of gaining his full power. All he wants is to cast magic and pursue Ariana, the love of his dreams. But a terrifying accident thrusts him into the crossfire of a devastating magewar, the pursuit of the beautiful leader of freedom-minded mages,...

Ten Stories: Together for the First TimeJump in, the water’s fine!In Collins Creek, Volume 1, you’ll find a remarkable 10-pack of contemporary short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins, all of which first appeared in Fiction River original anthology magazines. Bookended by the Derringer award-nominated “The White Game” and the spy-game thriller “The Spy Who Walked into the Cold,” the currents of Collins Creek are filled with mystery a...

Talented, but impetuous, Lyn Moore is an artist at heart. He’s a musician who finds himself kicked out of the group he founded with his twin brother, James, and working a grungy service job on the moon. Enter the Feral Sisters, an enchanting pair of shapeshifting sisters with an act for the stars. Turns out they need a guitar player. Or at least that’s what Lyn thinks.How far will he go to get the gig?And will it be far enough to break up the brothers forever?----

Twelve stories from the pages of Analog Science Fiction and Science FactJoin bestselling and award-winning author Ron Collins as he takes you on a spectacular exploration of everything science fiction. A ride that covers everything from true time travel to quantum drive race cars, with pit stops in between that dabble in nanotechnology, the digital divide, and survival across the galactic spans of space and time. Might there be aliens among us? Will comput...

Alban Arthan. Winterfest. The end of the old year, the birth of the next.Katazarra, once the Lord’s favorite, has been locked in Fae Realm for longer than memory recalls.Then comes James, a human new to the Realm. A prize, not yet bound. A toy given to Katazarra such that she will bind him.If she fails, the Lord’s penalty will be severe.If she succeeds, it could be worse.FIRST RAYS OF NEW SUN is a short story by bes...

War across the systems.A lifelong quest to find intelligent life.And—on a harsh, desolate planet—a sentient species, struggling to build a civilization.Stealing the Sun, a space-based Science Fiction series from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Science Fiction author Ron Collins---STARGAMESIntergalactic War Is ChaosDeidra Francis: Director of the U...

Alex is graduating the Academy. His father takes him on a star cruise. But when your father is a high-ranking member of the United Government, nothing is as it first appears.STARCRUISE, a short story in the STEALING THE SUN universe of bestselling Science Fiction author and frequent Analog contributor Ron Collins.

Two arts, synchronousin waves of speculation.Together as One.¬¬When Ron proposed this book of science fictional haiku, I was amused but skeptical. Haiku? Does he know what a haiku is? Can he even write poetry?Turns out he does know what a haiku is and he can write poetry. As I read along I was increasingly fascinated and delighted. The pairing of haiku and AI artwork is ingenious, truly more than the sum of its parts. And that’s before you read Ron’s...