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Only Disconnect (Third Flatiron Anthologies Book 12) by [Evan Henry, Robert Lowell Russell, Jonathan Shipley, Wendy Nikel, E. E. King, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Jason Lairamore, Steve Coate, Adria Laycraft, Juliana Rew]

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Wake up and smell the roses? "Only Disconnect" from Third Flatiron
Anthologies offers speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy,
horror) and flash humor about the pitfalls of distraction and
overstimulation.

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English
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June 1, 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00X2XW7BW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Third Flatiron Publishing (June 1, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2408 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #3,699,600 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,140 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #7,889 in Science Fiction Anthologies (Kindle Store)
- #8,824 in Fantasy Anthologies & Short Stories (Kindle Store)

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Jonathan Shipley
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Fort Worth writer Jonathan Shipley has never bought into "newer is better." Old houses, old furniture, and old portraits are his way of life, and like many collectors, he cohabits with more antiques than strictly fit into his house. He has had fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories published in dozens of magazines and anthologies, including SWORD & SORCERESS, volumes 25 through 31, and AFTER DEATH that won the 2014 Bram Stoker Award. However, he is actually a novel writer at heart and spends most of his writing time on a vast story arc that ranges from Nazi occultism to vampires to futuristic space opera.
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Robert Lowell Russell
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Robert Lowell Russell is a writer, occasional gardener, and a trophy husband. A native Texan, he now lives with his family in Ohio. He is a SFWA member and a member of the Writeshop and Codex writers' groups. He is a former librarian, a former history grad student, a former semi-professional poker player, and is now pursuing a nursing degree (when he isn't writing).
His stories have appeared in Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Penumbra, Digital Science Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Loconeal's Loco-Thology, and other venues.
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Alys K.

Thought-provoking and fun

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015

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This book has a timely premise – the increasing presence of the net and interconnectivity and the varied problems this may cause. I could easily see this theme falling into a repetition of the same idea over and over but the diversity of storylines and settings in this book keeps things fresh and moving. Most of the authors handle their subjects with style and finesse. Lots of thought-provoking stories here for futurists and fans of science fiction, but the great thing is you don’t have to be a technophile to understand these tales (or else I would have been hopelessly lost). Recommended.

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James Beamon

Connect to Only Disconnect - You Will Not Be Disappointed!

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2015

I am amazed by what's going on here in Only Disconnect. There's a crazy amount of content that's diverse in both tone and theme. There are funny stories such as "Super Bugs" by Robert Lowell Russell (where a sleepwalking man's loosely affiliated bacteria, viruses and fungi come together to make their host a super hero while he's asleep) and "Email Recovered from Genetech Debris, Lieutenant Jeffrey Abramowitz Investigating" (a hilarious rejection letter about investing in manbears). There are poignant stories such as "Just Visualate (a look at the future of online dating) and "the Eyes in the Water" by Matt Weinburg (a man pieces together his uncle's expriments and last days). Sitting alongside both funny and poignant are action stories such as "Killing the Tree Spirit" by Adria Laycraft (the name says it all) and "She Dies" by Jason Lairamore (a gamer girl has to adjust to life outside the virtual). The thirteen stories Julianna Rew has put together for this collection are well worth the 3 bucks to check out. I imagine you'll find some better than others, given that every one of us has our own reading preferences, but I found virtually all of them enjoyable for one reason or another.

Some I thought ended a bit abruptly such as "Aqua Equal" by Jonathan Shipley (a college student adjusts to life on an interstellar campus not used to an Earthly presence they treat as sentient monkeys) and "Carnival of Colours" by Evelyn Deshane (a guy post-alien-occupation can see colors in spoken words). I think the abrupt ending had to do with both a sense that some things just didn't get resolved as well as truly masterful world building, with so much stuff going for it I just plain wanted more. My personal favorite was "A House of Mirrors" by Stephanie Flood, a Chose Your Own Adventure-like story featuring a genre-savvy protagonist who freely admits that she hates these kinds of stories yet is stuck in it regardless.

Again, you really can't go wrong here. Given the range of stories presented, I suspect you'll find something you'll like within these pages... and probably more than once.

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E. E King

This is a good mix of imagination

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015

This book has a marvelous mix of tales that will make you think - and maybe even disconnect.
It's only natural that the newest group of Sci Fiction writers should be wondering about our non personal connections. From some short humor to more thoughtful works every story will make you think.
This is a good mix of imagination, laughs and thought -
Editor, Juliana Rew put a good collection together - highly recommended

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D. Collins

A thought provoking anthology--especially E.E. King's tale!

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015

A though provoking anthology on how all our modern connectedness disconnects us.
I particularly enjoyed E.E. King’s tale about emoticons and love lost.

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