SMFS list members are published in Black Cat Weekly #166. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format. The list members that reported being in the issue are:
Tom Andes with "Didn't Want to Say I Told You So.”
Jay Kinney with “The Ghost of Poe.”
Robert Lopresti with “Shanks Has Reservations.”
Gary Earl Ross with “Split Wit.”
Publisher Description:
This issue, we begin a 6-week
experiment, as we serialize all three volumes of an epic fantasy trilogy by
Edmund Glasby. This week, we have the first half of Book 1, The
Pale Galilean. As soon as this novel finishes, we’ll start the
sequel. Let me know what you think of the idea.
Of
course, we also have our usual gourmet assortment of stories long and stories
short. Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has an original Shanks tale from modern
master Robert Lopresti, and Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken has an original ghostly
mystery about Edgar Allan Poe from new author Jay Kinney. More mysteries from
Tom Andes, Gary Earl Ross, and Kris Neville (best known as a science fiction
writer) complete the sleuthing.
On
the more fantastic side of things, Holly Schofield has an assassin (posing as a
midwife) rethinking her profession as she goes up against an alien and her
newborn baby. Chad Gayle proves that monsters can give up their taste for eating
humans. (Or can they?) And we have another Nelson Bond classic—a crossover
story with space-opera hero Lancelot Biggs and 20th century genius, Horse-Sense
Hank (both of whom have been featured in BCW in recent issues).
Here’s
the complete lineup—
Cover
Art: Ron Miller
NOVEL
SERIAL
The Pale Galilean, by
Edmund Glasby [Part 1 of 2]
Brother
Santiago finds himself in a strange fantasy world plagued by demonic creatures.
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF
MYSTERY
“The Case of the Purloined
Pavilion,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
In
the quiet town of Great Falls, a newly built pavilion vanishes overnight,
sparking mystery and suspicion. Can you solve it before the detective? All the
clues are there!
SHORT
STORIES
“The Ghost of Poe,” by Jay
Kinney [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
On
the eve of his graduation, Caleb Johnson discovers he’s the last student to
reside in a room rumored to be haunted by Edgar Allan Poe’s ghost…
“Shanks Has Reservations,” by
Robert Lopresti [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
A
canceled conference registration and a stolen credit card tip Shanks off to a
hidden crime—but can he stop it?
“Didn’t Want To Say I Told You
So,” by Tom Andes
Marla
learns her estranged daughter and her baby may be in danger. She tries a
rescue—only to uncover dark secrets…
“Split Wit,” by Gary Earl Ross
Detective
Maxine Travis investigates the brutal murder of a woman with a complex private
life. Does her developmentally delayed brother hold the key?
“Big Talk,” by Kris Neville
Reporter
Alf Sweeney navigates a tense night shift with photographer Gil Bratcher, whose
bravado and bigotry clash with the grim realities they encounter.
“A Better Question,” by Holly
Schofield
On
an assignment to kill a Skrite leader, a top assassin for Queen Napir finds
herself questioning her loyalties.
“The Hidden Hunger of Grylock the
Grotesque,” by Chad Gayle
In
a world where ancient appetites clash with new treaties, Bakshurr tries to save
his old friend Grylock from his now-forbidden craving for human flesh…
“The Scientific Pioneer Returns,”
by Nelson S. Bond
Spaceman
Lancelot Biggs meets eccentric genius Horse-Sense Hank in this crossover story
linking two vastly different series!
Until
next time, happy reading!
—John
Betancourt
Editor, Black Cat Weekly