Cover art by Shauna O’Meara
Winds of Change is an anthology of short stories published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild and it’s awesome – and not just because it’s got one of my sci-fi stories in it!!
For the first time since its publication in 2011, it’s now available online (in most formats from Smashwords, Kobo Books, iTunes and Barnes & Noble). At the bargain price of US$4.99, it’s easy to purchase and offers you a superb opportunity to support both writers and small press publishers.
It’s worth it too! I’ve read many short story anthologies over the last few years and, so far, this has been my favourite. I love short stories that chronicle change, whether it’s personal change or shifts in global or galactic balance. Starting with the lyrical writing of Jason Nahrung in his restless story “Wraiths”, Winds of Change took me on a journey through time and space to visit diverse worlds, experience the universe through very different eyes, and shudder at the changes these twenty-four amazing authors envisaged.
My favourite stories were:
- “Time Capsule” by Tsana Dolichva, about an historian with nothing to loose
- “Babel” by Robin Shortt, which hummed a unspoken truth to me
- “Time Spent” by David Coleman, whose incarcerated utility android has one last card to play
- “Children of the Ashes” by Greg Mellor, whose love story reached supernova proportions
I hope that readers will enjoy reading “Trigger” too, on page 39, written by me… One captain’s love obsession leads to intergalactic changes that endanger more than just his reputation… if only he knew what he was doing. Ooooo!
You’re just a few clicks away of discovering these twenty-four incredible tales: start here. Good luck!
