The First

by Scott Nicholson

Overview

A collection of 14 dark fantasy, dystopian, and science fiction stories from award-winning author Scott Nicholson. These stories visit undiscovered countries and shadowy avenues of the heart, lands and times where night never ends and matter doesn't matter. Features the six-story Aeropagan cycle where time is literally money. Science, fantasy, mystery, and post-apocalyptic adventure and action fiction. Includes an afterword and Nicholson's first-ever published story.

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940011870149
Publisher:	Haunted Computer Books
Publication date:	11/21/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	676 KB

About the Author

Scott Nicholson is the bestselling author of the thrillers Disintegration, The Red Church, Speed Dating with the Dead, and more. With J.R. Rain, he’s written the urban fantasy Cursed! and, as L.C. Glazebrook, he’s created the October Girls paranormal romance series. His other fantasy and mystery novels include Drummer Boy, Forever Never Ends, As I Die Lying, and They Hunger.

His collections include Ashes, Flowers, Curtains: Mystery Stories, Murdermouth: Zombie Bits, and Gateway Drug. Other screenplays include Creative Spirit: The Movie, The Gorge: The Movie, the crime comedy Playin’ Possum, the crime caper Moving Pictures, and the horror thriller Meat Camp. Learn more about him at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

Editorial Reviews

"There are stories of the weird and fantastic and stories of how the mind can play tricks on us—or how maybe the mind knows more than we think it does. There are stories of a future dystopian world, where the universe is controlled from afar by a totalitarian committee that has banished religion in the name of science. All of the stories are well-written and will leave you wanting more, so check out Scott Nicholson’s other two collections."

Monster Librarian magazine - Monster Librarian

"I generally don't give short stories five stars. They always leave me wanting. But most of the stories in this collection are brilliant. And many are very disturbing. Scott Nicholson has quite an imagination! A great read."

Book reviewer - Lauralynn Elliott

"Scott Nicholson’s stories have their own passion and heart (sometimes a warm, fuzzy heart, sometimes a twisted, black, and rotten heart). He has a fresh and true voice that will affect you, disturb you, enrage you, or make you laugh. He will not, however, leave you cold."

Bestselling author - Kevin J. Anderson

"Scott Nicholson is a very entertaining writer."

Bestselling author - Tim Powers

"Scott Nicholson has a gift for quirky, twisted, finely crafted tales that carry a powerful emotional impact. You can’t do much better than that."

Bestselling author - Dave Wolverton