naked truth
Mar. 4th, 2009 06:27 pmD.F. Lewis has just now released the "denemonizations" of the stories in his anthology Cone Zero (Nemonymous 8), and here they are:
"The Fathomless World" by Colleen Anderson
"The Point of Oswald Masters" by Neil James Hudson
"Cone Zero" (page 23) by Sean Parker
"Cone Zero" (page 33) by Kek-W
"Cone Zero, Sphere Zero" by David M. Fitzpatrick
"An Oddly Quiet Street" by Scott Tullis
"Always More Than You Know" by John Grant
"Cone Zero" (page 129) by Grant Wamack
"Going Back For What Got Left Behind" by Eric Schaller
"Cone Zero" (page 147) by Stephen Bacon
"The Cone Zero Ultimatum" by Bob Lock
"Angel Zero" by Dominy Clements
"How To Kill An Hour" by A.J. Kirby
"To Let" by Jeff Holland
I can now reveal some of the reviews my own humble story in the anthology has been getting:
Saying any more about this one would be to give to much away, but it’s another story which bridges the SF/horror genres, written in the style of a hard-boiled detective thriller. As well as technical knowledge of film history, there’s a nod to Raymond Chandler with a description of a house “about the size of the Capitol but with a few extra domes”. Likeable and highly readable, this one’s a real page-turner. (Calenture, The Workshop of Filthy Creation)
"Always More Than You Know" . . . has a little bit of everything: humor, strong characterization, a solid sci-fi concept, and touches of horror. (Charles A. Tan, Bibliophile Stalker)
"Always More Than You Know" is narrated by a Hollywood stuntman who bears a striking resemblance to the actor for whom he stands in. Though set in a subtly different sideways/future world, the story is relatively mundane for most of its length; only towards the end does reality start to slip, and the author offers a clear explanation for why this might be so. It's a fascinating idea to chew over; and the run-up to it is also highly engaging. (David Hebblethwaite, Serendipity)
"Always More Than You Know" is a captivating story . . . extraordinary storytelling ability. (Mario Guslandi, Horror World)
Identity and the dream that is the Hollywood Dream are up for grabs in 'Always More Than You Know' when a stunt man tries to find out just who the star he doubles for actually is. This is a corker; I loved it. (Terry Grimwood, The Future Fire)