Monday, November 11, 2024

SMFS Member Publishing News: Shanks Gets Lost by Robert Lopresti


SMFS list member Robert Lopresti reported that his short story, Shanks Gets Lost, is published in Black Cat Weekly #167. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format.

 

Website Description:

This issue, things lean a bit heavier into science fiction and fantasy than usual. The action starts with the return of Sir Lancelot (only 1,500 years late!) as he encounters the modern world. We also have a pair of very different time-travel tales from Philip E. High and Nelson S. Bond. E.C. Tubb’s story hasn’t been reprinted since its first publication, so we’re delighted to reintroduce it to the world. And topping things off is the conclusion of our book serial by Edmund Glasby. But don’t despair—Glasby’s novel is the first of a trilogy, and we begin serializing Book 2 in the next issue.

   There’s a lot happening on the mystery end of things, too. First, Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman have lined up great tales from Eve Fisher and R.T. Lawton. Plus we have originals from Robert Lopresti and Ron Miller (another in his Velda P.I. series). And, of course, we have a brand new solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles. Great fun!

   Here’s the complete lineup—

 

Cover Art: Ron Miller

 

NOVELS

Gods of the Jungle, by Nelson S. Bond [complete in this issue]

   Two American pilots discover the jungles of Cambodia hold the secrets of a lost civilization—including time travel!

The Pale Galilean, by Edmund Glasby [Part 2 of 2]

   Brother Santiago finds himself in a strange fantasy world plagued by demonic creatures.

 

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“A Pickleball Perplex,” by Hal Charles

   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

 

SHORT STORIES

“Lady With a Past,” by Eve Fisher [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

   A chance meeting leads to romance for Officer Tripp and a woman with a past…

 

“Vet’s Day,” by R.T. Lawton [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

   When a veteran asks his old partner to help break a dog out of an upscale vet’s office, things go hilariously awry!

 

“Shanks Gets Lost,” by Robert Lopresti [Shanks series]

   Mystery writer Leopold Longshanks’s search has a bizarre misadventure involving a cash-strapped stranger, cryptic family feuds, and unexpected run-ins with the police…

 

“Velda and the Thirteen Feathers,” by Ron Miller [Velda series]

   Velda investigates arson—uncovering sinister secrets, ruthless suspects, and deadly clues—including thirteen feathers!

 

“Galahad Returns,” by Larry Hodges

   After centuries seeking the Holy Grail, Sir Galahad returns, ready for Camelot but landing in modern-day America instead…

 

“Routine Exercise,” by Philip E. High

   During a routine drill, the nuclear submarine Taurus takes an impossible journey through time…

 

“The Robbers,” by E.C. Tubb

   Tony defies his parents and joins the Service, a mysterious force recruiting Earth’s disaffected youth. But why are they teaching such primitive skills?

 

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