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About Eric Del Carlo

Eric Del Carlo's short science fiction has appeared in Analog, Asimov's, Strange Horizons, and many other magazines and anthologies. He has written several solo novels, as well as collaborations with his father (The Golden Gate Is Empty) and with the late fantasy stalwart Robert Asprin (Wartorn). He lives in his native California. Find him on Facebook for questions or comments, which are always welcome.

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Far Orbit Apogee (Far Orbit Anthology Series Book 2) Oct 13, 2015

by Dave Creek , Eric Del Carlo , Milo James Fowler , Julie Frost , Keven R. Pittsinger , Wendy Sparrow , Anna Salonen , James Van Pelt , Jay Werkheiser , Jennifer Campbell , Dominic Dulley , Bascomb James

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Looking for science fiction stories like they used to write? Far Orbit Apogee takes all of the fun-to-read adventure, ingenuity, and heroism of mid-century pulp fiction and reshapes it into modern space adventures crafted by a new generation of writers for today’s reader. Follow the adventures of heroic scientists, lunar detectives, space dragons, robots, interstellar pirates, gun slingers, and other memorable and diverse characters as they wrestle with adversity beyond the borders of our small blue marble.

Featuring stories from Jennnifer Campbell-Hicks, Dave Creek, Eric Del Carlo, Dominic Dulley, Nestor Delfino, Milo James Fowler, Julie Frost, Sam S. Kepfield, Keven R. Pittsinger, Wendy Sparrow, Anna Salonen, James Van Pelt, and Jay Werkheiser.

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Ultimate Wired Hard Mar 20, 2017

by Cecilia Tan , Gary Bowen , Mason Powell , David Laurents , Leo Scott , M. Christian , Eric Del Carlo , Tom Dickson , H. E. Phaiston , Ralph Greco

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In 1994, Circlet published Wired Hard: Stories for a Gay Universe, a ground-breaking anthology of M/M SF erotica. Over the decades that followed, we published four more hot and innovative collections in the series. And now, for the very first time, all five volumes are available in one massive omnibus ebook! Forty-three short stories by writers such as David Laurents, M. Christian, Shanna Germain, Zachary Jernigan, Gary Bowen, and Eric Del Carlo, as well as a preface and bonus story by editor Cecilia Tan.

The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 3 (The Year’s Best of Military and Adventure Science Fiction Stories) Jun 6, 2017

by David Afsharirad

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The Year's Best Military and Adventure SF series continues! Selected from the top print and online markets, these stories represent the best in modern military sf, space opera, and adventure sf.

Tales of brave military men and women, thrilling derring-do, and edge-of-your-seat suspense. Selected from the top markets, both print and digital, The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF Volume 3 offers up the cream of the crop in short science fiction today. Stories to get your blood racing, your heart pounding, and your fingers turning the pages. Stories to challenge, provoke, thrill, and entertain. Stories that prove the new Golden Age is now!

Plus, you be the judge! INTERACTIVE READER VOTING. One story from this anthology will be chosen via proctored online voting for The Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction Reader's Choice Award, presented at DragonCon in Summer 2017. For more information, go to Baen.com.

At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

About The Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction 2015:
“Baen’s fan-guided anthology series roars into its second year with a collection of stories just as eclectic as the first. . . . Afsharirad has put together a refreshing military and SF anthology that will be enjoyed by a wide range of readers.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera Volume 1:
“This intriguing anthology explores the human race’s violent potential [but] also bends toward exploration and the triumph of the human spirit, with brave tales [that] take the reader on a fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable journey . . . ”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[A] nice eclectic mix of magazines—hardcopy and digital—and original anthologies. Afsharirad seems to have cast his nets admirably wide. . . . The variety of styles and topics and themes, and the high level of craft in this assemblage, prove that this subgenre is flourishing. . . . [The collection] should be welcome by raw recruits and veterans alike.”—Locus

David Afsharirad is a writer and editor living in Austin, TX.

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The Golden Gate Is Empty Feb 23, 2015

by Eric Del Carlo , Victor Del Carlo , Charles P. Zaglanis

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Ward Pentecost was the most dangerous man on the planet.
As a child, Nathaniel Pentecost was emotionally scarred when his father, Ward, revealed to him that magic was a real force in the universe. Ever since, he’s done his best to alienate his father. Now, seven years after his father disappeared along with the Golden Gate Bridge, Nathaniel begins to piece together the mystery of what happened. The truth will change him in ways he never imagined possible.

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MakerSex: Erotic Stories of Geeks, Hackers, and DIY Culture Mar 15, 2016

by Lillian Marguerite , Renata Piper , Moxie Marcus , TS Porter , Eric Del Carlo , Kelly Rose Pflug-Back , Annabeth Leong

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Warning: May void the warranty on a stale sex life.

The punks and rebels of Maker culture have arrived to take sex apart and rewire it into thrilling new forms. They know that skill is sexy. They know the heady power of taking things apart just to see the insides. They know how to get what they want.

Whether building makeshift spacecrafts to fly into unknown astronomical phenomena or staying closer to home and breaking orgasm into programmable parts, these characters tamper when they’re not supposed to, kiss plastic, and involve soldering irons in their foreplay. In the process, they fight corruption, choose who and how to love, and create erotic possibilities both playful and profound.

Featuring stories by Lillian Marguerite, Renata Piper, Moxie Marcus, TS Porter, Eric Del Carlo, and Kelly Rose Pflug-Back.

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Splatterlands: Reawakening the Splatterpunk Revolution Oct 2, 2013

by Michael Laimo , Ray Garton , Gregory L. Norris , J. Michael Major , Eric Del Carlo , James S. Dorr , Christine Morgan , Anthony Rivera , Sharon Lawson , Grey Matter Press

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WARNING! THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART OR WEAK OF STOMACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO READ THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO CHALLENGE YOUR CONCEPT OF TERROR OR IF YOU'RE UNWILLING TO QUESTION WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS THE DEFINITION OF HORROR.

Almost three decades ago, a literary movement forever changed the landscape of the horror industry. SPLATTERLANDS is a collection of personal, intelligent and subversive horror with a point. This illustrated volume of dark fiction honors the truly revolutionary efforts of some of the most brilliant writers of all time with an all-new collection of visceral, disturbing and thought-provoking work from a diverse group of modern minds.

Exploring concepts that include serial murder, betrayal, religious fanaticism, physical abuse, societal corruption, greed, mental instability, sexual assault and more, SPLATTERLANDS delivers on the promise of the original Splatterpunk movement with this collection of honest, intelligent, ground-breaking and hyper-intensive horror.

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HEIRLOOM by Michael Laimo
After the death of her mother, Father is all Lucienne’s got. But she’s in competition for his affection with an antique rifle. Soon her admiration for the weapon becomes far greater than she imagined.

VIOLENCE FOR FUN AND PROFIT by Gregory L. Norris
Economic collapse hurts everyone, except the greedy. For one newly-homeless it’s a time to discover all-new talents. And they open doors to vicious and profitable opportunities.

EMPTY by A.A. Garrison
Navigating the streets of a tortured, future city, a devoted wife will stop at nothing to help her husband regain his faith in religion. But, from the faithless, questionable gods require a dire payment.

AMPUTATIONS IN THE KEY OF D by Jack Maddox
Danny is a rock star and charlatan. After a routine surgery changes his life, he discovers there’s far more painful methods of finding one’s true talent.

HOUSESITTING by Ray Garton
A suburban housewife agrees to housesit for her neighbors when a routine visit to feed the pets changes her world forever. She soon realizes the definition of a horrifying secret.

DIS by Michele Garber
Things aren’t going well for Dr. Tony Weiss. He can’t deal with his patients or his quadriplegic wife. Then there is the demon that escapes from his nightmares and enters his waking world.

DWELLERS by Paul M. Collrin
During a fateful trip into the desert to evangelize to a congregation of drug-addicted souls, a would-be prophet opens the schism between Heaven and Hell. He and his atheist partner soon become participants in terrifying battle over religion.

PARTY GUESTS by Chad Stroup
On the outside, Geoffrey seems like most young men. Some might say he’s the life of the party. But on the inside he’s very different. And he’ll take you on a horrifying journey into mania that you won’t soon forget.

THE VISCERA OF WORSHIP by Allen Griffin
Inherent in all of us is the desire to belong. Searching for his place in the world, one man takes steps down a path into true darkness to find his ultimate purpose.

THE DEFILED by Christine Morgan
On the run from their enemies, a group of vicious thieves and rapists seek refuge within a community of swamp dwellers. It isn’t long before they realize their safety is anything but certain.

THE ARTIST by James S. Dorr
There are countless mediums for an artist to choose in which to ply their trade. Vince is drawn to the unusual--creating masterpieces from slabs of meat.

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Best Erotic Fantasy Sep 19, 2010

by Allison Lonsdale , Jason Rubis , Vylar Kaftan , Deb Atwood , Connie Wilkins , Kal Cobalt , Jean Roberta , Eric Del Carlo , Cecilia Tan , Bethany Zaiatz

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The editors at Circlet Press present a cherry-picked collection of only the best of erotic fantasy and science fiction. From over 300 entries, they have chosen the top 16, including the stunning winner by Allison Lonsdale "Vaster Than Empires." Vylar Kaftan's "Fulgurite" and Jason Rubis's "Now I Live On The Street of Women" were the runner-ups. The stories in the anthology span many genres and sexualities, at times defying such categories. Entries were judged on writing quality, originality, and eroticism, the three virtues Circlet Press values most in all publications.

“Circlet Press publisher Tan (Best Fantastic Erotica) and debut editor Zaiatz present a variety of erotic tales both sensual and brutal. ... The relationships are as varied as the settings, and the best stories are those with a strong emotional core.”
—Publishers Weekly on Best Erotic Fantasy

Including stories by:
Allison Lonsdale
Vylar Kaftan
Jason Rubis
Pete Peters
Deb Atwood
Connie Wilkins
Grant Carrington
Bryn Allen
Kal Cobalt
Jean Roberta
Beth Bernobich
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Eric Del Carlo
D.L. Keith
Paige E. Roberts
Diane Kepler

Rise Reviews calls Best Erotic Fantasy "a wonderful sampling of exactly what [Circlet Press is] about, demonstrating the extraordinary outcomes possible when writers push the boundaries of genre to create works defying convention."

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2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide Dec 5, 2017

by Nancy Kress , Marilag Angway , Stephen Blake , Morgan Bliss , Eric de Carlo , Kristy Evangelista , Jameyanne Fuller , anne m. gibson , Bruce Golden , Blake Jessop , Anne Johnson , L.G. Keltner , Wendy Lambert , Rati Mehrotra , Wendy Nikel , J. P. Linnartz , Abigail Putnam , Sherry D. Ramsey , Dianna Sanchez , Holly Schofield , Barbara Webb Sinopoli , Dawn Vogel , Deborah Walker , William Wolfe

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Girls, Boys, Robots -
Everyone is Welcome here!

This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds. ~Kirkus Starred Review

What’s it like to be a space station detective? To be homesick for Mars? What do you say when your robot
gets you in trouble?

Join the adventures of a diverse cast of characters in this year’s Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, featuring award-winning writers alongside great new voices. If you’re lucky, you might even learn how to raise a dragon from a chicken egg or where to find the best space treasure.

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Ominous Realities: The Anthology of Dark Speculative Horrors Dec 7, 2013

by William Meikle , John F.D. Taff , Gregory L. Norris , Hugh A.D. Spencer , Bracken MacLeod , T. Fox Dunham , Edward Morris , Ken Altabef , Anthony Rivera , Sharon Lawson , Grey Matter Press

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We don’t know what the future might hold. Until now.

Offering a collection of terrifying stories of science fiction and speculative fiction horrors, OMINOUS REALITIES is a dark thrill ride to explore what might be in store for mankind.

This wicked journey isn’t limited by time or gravity. It takes you on an exploration of futuristic and post-Apocalyptic worlds, to experience societies where dark corporations rule, where humanity must consider terrifying alternatives, and to the dangerous realities that may be in store, dragging you through horrifying speculative scenarios that pose dire consequences for the existence of mankind.

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HOW TO MAKE A HUMAN by Martin Rose
A scientist creates a race of robots giving them the ability to resurrect humanity after the apocalypse. But with dire consequences.

ANGIE by John F.D. Taff
A divorced couple tries to ensure their survival after society collapses. Navigating the treacherous back roads of America, they realize the horror of true devotion.

ON THE THRESHOLD by William Meikle
Just how far is science willing to go to prove we are not alone and possibly find the terrifying dangers that exist beyond the threshold?

DOYOSHOTA by Ken Altabef
One by one the residents of a Nevada town are succumbing to the debilitating effects of a strange hum. Many believe it’s a black ops program others are convinced of its far darker origins.

THIRD OFFENSE by Gregory L. Norris
In an oppressive society where creativity is banned and advertising is all-pervasive, a factory worker attempts to escape enslavement with horrifying results.

METAMORPHOSIS by J. Daniel Stone
Together, a brother and sister discover the unique bond has the ability to affect humanity in the darkest of ways.

WE ARE HALE, WE ARE WHOLE by Eric Del Carlo
Global climate change has reshaped the world, and multi-national corporations control every aspect of life. To what horrifying lengths will they go in the struggle to maintain profit?

PURE BLOOD AND EVERGREEN by Bracken MacLeod
Victims of ethnic cleansing, two boys share a painful struggle for survival. Their actions start events that leave the lives of everyone they know hanging in a dangerous balance.

JOHN, PAUL, XAVIER, IRONSIDE AND GEORGE (BUT NOT VINCENT)
by Hugh A.D. Spencer
Earth is under attack by mysterious biomechanical entities. With the end near, one man spends his last days with an enigmatic client who is of great import to those in charge.

AND THE HUNTER, HOME FROM THE HILL by Edward Morris
Could it be that accounts of superheroes are actually based in reality? It could be that the old man living down the street is hiding his own dark secrets.

BORN BAD by Jonathan Balog
Raised by the church, Lucien harbors a frightening secret that may prove to have dire circumstances for mankind.

THE LAST BASTION OF SPACE by Ewan C. Forbes
Privatization has run amok and simple pleasures come at a premium price. For one young couple there is no choice but to turn their minds over to insidious corporate control.

EVERY SOUL IS A GRIMOIRE by Allen Griffin
Harvey works for a shadowy government and is responsible for a man with dangerous knowledge. Being near him is blurring his reality and opening the door to terrifying evil.

FROM THE EAST by Alice Goldfuss
After global cataclysm, a scientist struggles to determine the cause. Driven by professional convictions, she finds herself in a struggle for the existence of humanity.

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Like an Iron Fist: Dystopia Erotica (Erotic Fantasy & Science Fiction Selections Book 23) Jan 11, 2011

by Eric Del Carlo , Steelwhisper , Reina Delacroix , Nobilis Reed , Monique Poirier , Angelia Sparrow , Katherine Bergeron , Cecilia Tan

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Dystopias are never precisely the opposite of utopias--they are closer to being failed “perfected” societies than evil empires by design. And one of the first orders of business for a fledgling dystopia is to figure out what to do about sex. Ban its non-reproductive forms like 1984? Encourage no-strings-attached orgies like Brave New World? Allow sexual variety only for an elite like The Handmaid's Tale?

Seven authors investigate sex in the shadow of totalitarianism in Circlet's latest anthology Like an Iron Fist: Dystopian Erotica. Each story explores the lengths people will go through to satisfy their illicit cravings. An ID code-branded stripper with a secret undulates for the pleasure of off-world punters. A Scarlet Lettered young woman craves intimacy in a police-state Heartland. A space pirate plunders corporate booty (in more ways than one). And a shell-shocked former POW confronts a world where his personal horror has become an erotic roleplaying game.

The most bloodthirsty dictatorship can never entirely eradicate the most primal of urges. The stories of Like an Iron Fist burn with the smothered passions of the silenced and the oppressed. Read them before it's too late...

Table of Contents:

We are Jones by Eric Del Carlo
Performance Anxiety by Reina Delacroix
The Corporation Loves You by Monique Poirier
George by Steelwhisper
Orion Rising by Angelia Sparrow
A Vision in X-Ray and Visible Light by Nobilis Reed
Tragedy, Then Farce by Peter Tupper

NO Quarter Aug 16, 2010

by Robert Asprin , Eric Del Carlo , Patterson Teresa

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New York Times bestselling author Robert Asprin, writing with Eric Del Carlo and Teresa Patterson, delves into the dark secrets of the New Orleans French Quarter in this suspenseful tale of ghosts and haunted dreams, voodoo and mysticism and swords, murder and revenge, justice and unexpected courage.

Fans of Robert Asprin's Dragons Luck and Dragons Wild, the adventures of gambler/dragon Griffen McCandles, will recognize Bone, Maestro, and other denizens of NO Quarter's haunted French Quarter from their minor roles in that series of novels. Those fans who knew Bob well will recognize his fictionalized self portrait in the character of the mysterious, pool-playing swordsmaster, Maestro.

Once upon a time, before Katrina ...
Sunshine came to New Orleans to escape her past and to catch up with her elusive dreams, but she got lost in the old city's seductive Southern nights. The tempting dark side of the French Quarter catered to her weaknesses, offering her just exactly what she desired-cheap drugs, the wrong kind of men, and the thrill of living on the edge. Alienated from her friends and in need of help, she called out to one of them ... but her message didn't get through in time. When she tries to go it alone, she walks down the wrong street into the wrong patch of darkness and meets the brutal, bloody end to her dreams at the point of a knife. In another city, her death might be written off as a mugging, just another statistic on the police blotter. Not so for the NOPD, to whom the safe reputation of the French Quarter is a priority, even if the victim is a waitress and not a treasured, pampered tourist. Not so for the French Quarter locals, because no matter how far she'd fallen, Sunshine was one of their own. And no mere mugger in New Orleans or any other city would have left a victim's body framed by the crude remnants of a botched voodoo ritual, a display designed to insult the true practitioners of that esoteric religion. To Maestro, Sunshine's death represents not only a tragedy but an obligation, because he's the one who missed responding to her call for help. A master of both the pool cue and the rapier, a man of regular habits and close secrets, he prefers keeping to the shadows-but to avenge Sunshine and to satisfy his tarnished honor, he'll risk opening his own less-than-savory past to question. To Bone, a waiter, and his girlfriend Alex, Sunshine was family, and the pain of her savage murder is made even more crushing by their recent estrangement from her. Because of his past connection to Sunshine, and because of a bitter, public argument with her, Bone becomes a suspect in her murder. When Sunshine's ghost begins to haunt his dreams, he comes to the realization that just clearing his name won't be enough for him. Even justice won't be enough. His heart cries out for vengeance, and Alex refuses to be left out of his quest. But what can three ordinary people do that the police can't? As fate draws Maestro, Bone, and Alex together in the hunt for the murderer, they find unlikely allies among the street people, bartenders, performers, and other denizens of the French Quarter. Their hunt leads them through the darkest corners of the Quarter, into the dangerous depths that lie beneath the benign "party-town" surface of the old city-and into shattering revelations about themselves. Death and destruction lie in the turning of the Tarot cards, and blood will lead to blood before honor and desire are satisfied.

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Wired Hard 2: More Erotica for a Gay Universe Oct 7, 2008

by Gary Bowen , Mason Powell , Steve Eller , Eric Del Carlo , David Laurents , Karl-Rene Moore , Whitt Pond , Steven Schwartz , M. Christian , Cecilia Tan

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Gay erotic science fiction and fantasy. From the introduction: Are you ready to leap cod-piece first into wild sexual adventure? Are you ready to let your imagination run wild, to entertain fantasies of a gay cyberspace hacker seeking a sexual serial killer, the sadomasochistic bonding of high-tech fighter pilots, homoerotic visions of interstellar diplomats, prison convicts, and even angels? I'm warning you now, Wired Hard 2 runs at high intensity, dark, hot and heavy, and batteries are not included."

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