Wendy Nikel

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Wendy Nikel is a speculative fiction author with a degree in elementary education, a fondness for road trips, and a terrible habit of forgetting where she's left her cup of tea. Her short fiction has been published by Analog, Nature, Daily Science Fiction, and elsewhere. Her series of time travel novellas, beginning with THE CONTINUUM, was published by World Weaver Press. For more info, visit wendynikel.com

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Twilight Tales (LTUE Benefit Anthologies) Feb 11, 2021

by Jaleta Clegg , Donna J. W. Munro , Liam Hogan , Victoria Lisowski , Rachel Lewis , Jenean McBrearty , J. D. Robinson , Emily Martha Sorensen , Bill Housley , Edward Ahern , Ralph Benton , Gustavo Bondoni , D. J. Butler , Vonnie Winslow Crist , Steve DuBois , Kirk Eckstine , Kary English , Nate Givens , Kelly A. Harmon , S. B. Houghton , Michelle Ann King , Randy Lindsay , Stephen McQuiggan , Mike Munsil , Wendy Nikel , Scott R. Parkin , Bob Rehak , Jude Reid , Jeanna Mason Stay , Joe Vasicek , Dan Wells , David J. West , Amberly Berendson H. , Bobbie Berendson W. , Joe Monson

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Things that go bump in the night, mysterious portals to other dimensions and places, bones that know who killed them, seductive vegetation, ghosts that have a tale to tell, and even unexplained behavior in the far reaches of the universe. Twilight Tales contains thirty-one stories each taking you just beyond reality, reminiscent of the rich and uneasy stories by A. Merritt or episodes from the classic Twilight Zone television series.

In honor of Betty Pope, a former librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, Twilight Tales contains stories we think she would have loved. Proceeds from this volume support LTUE’s continuing missions of educating and helping writers, artists, editors, and other creatives in honing the skills needed to achieve success in the field of speculative fiction.

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Nox Pareidolia Oct 31, 2019

by Robert S. Wilson , Brian Evenson , Laird Barron , S.P. Miskowski , Gwendolyn Kiste , Kristi DeMeester , Michael Wehunt , Zin E. Rocklyn , Alvaro Zinos-Amaro , Christopher Ropes

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Winner of the 2019 This is Horror Award for Best Anthology!
A Bram Stoker Award Finalist!

From the Bram Stoker Award-nominated editor of the 2018 This is Horror Anthology of the Year, ASHES AND ENTROPY, comes a new vision of weird and horrific ambiguity. NOX PAREIDOLIA is fully color-illustrated by Luke Spooner and includes stories by Laird Barron, S.P. Miskowski, Brian Evenson, Kristi DeMeester, Michael Wehunt, Gwendolyn Kiste, Zin E. Rocklyn, Christopher Ropes, Doungjai Gam, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Carrie Laben, Kurt Fawver, David Peak, Don Webb and Duane Pesice, Paul Jessup, K.H. Vaughan, and more.

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Ashes and Entropy Dec 11, 2018

by Laird Barron , Damien Angelica Walters , John Langan , Nadia Bulkin , Jon Padgett , Kristi DeMeester , Matthew M. Bartlett , Lucy A. Snyder , Luke Spooner , Robert S. Wilson

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Winner of the 2018 This is Horror Award for Best Anthology!

“The editor’s claim that the first season of True Detective was a big inspiration for this anthology is evident: Ashes and Entropy sports a finely balanced mixture of grit, crime and blood along with the irrational, occult and weird.”–Rue Morgue

Stand on the precipice and prepare to dive down through the event horizon into the bleak and mind-shattering void of both the cosmos and of humanity.

Nightscape Press is proud to present ASHES AND ENTROPY edited by Robert S. Wilson, an anthology of cosmic horror and noir/neo-noir. ASHES AND ENTROPY is beautifully illustrated by Luke Spooner and includes brand new stories by Laird Barron, Damien Angelica Walters, John Langan, Kristi DeMeester, Jon Padgett, Nadia Bulkin, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, Lucy A. Snyder, Tim Waggoner, Jessica McHugh, Paul Michael Anderson, Max Booth III, Lynne Jamneck, Greg Sisco, Lisa Mannetti, Nate Southard, Erinn L. Kemper, Matthew M. Bartlett, Autumn Christian, and more.

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Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers Jun 5, 2018

by Sarena Ulibarri , D.K. Mok , Jennifer Lee Rossman , Holly Schofield , Jaymee Goh , Wendy Nikel , Gregory Scheckler , Julia K. Patt

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Solarpunk is a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable energies. The seventeen stories in this volume are not dull utopias—they grapple with real issues such as the future and ethics of our food sources, the connection or disconnection between technology and nature, and the interpersonal conflicts that arise no matter how peaceful the world is. In these pages you’ll find a guerilla art installation in Milan, a murder mystery set in a weather manipulation facility, and a world where you are judged by the glow of your solar nanite implants. From an opal mine in Australia to the seed vault at Svalbard, from a wheat farm in Kansas to a crocodile ranch in Malaysia, these are stories of adaptation, ingenuity, and optimism for the future of our world and others. For readers who are tired of dystopias and apocalypses, these visions of a brighter future will be a breath of fresh air.

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Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters Jan 7, 2020

by Sarena Ulibarri , Wendy Nikel , Holly Schofield , Sandra Ulbrich Almazan , Sarah Van Goethem , Steve Toase , Heather Kitzman , Tessa Fisher , Andrew Dana Hudson , Thomas Badlan

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This anthology envisions winters of the future, with stories of scientists working together to protect narwhals from an oil spill, to bring snow back to the mountains of Maine, to preserve ecosystems—even if they have to be under glass domes. They're stories of regular people rising to extraordinary circumstances to survive extreme winter weather, to fix a threat to their community's energy source, to save a living city from a deep-rooted sickness. Some take place after an environmental catastrophe, with luxury resorts and military bases and mafia strongholds transformed into sustainable communes; others rethink the way we could organize cities, using skybridges and seascrapers and constructed islands to adapt to the changes of the Anthropocene. Even when the nights are long, the future is bright in these seventeen diverse tales.

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Clockwork, Curses, and Coal: Steampunk and Gaslamp Fairy Tales Mar 2, 2021

by Rhonda Parrish , Christina Ruth Johnson , Beth Cato , Sarah Van Goethem , Brian Trent , Wendy Nikel , Reese Hogan , Alethea Kontis , Laura VanArendonk Baugh , M.L.D. Curelas

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Fairies threaten the world of artifice and technology, forcing the royal family to solve a riddle to stop their world from irrevocable change; a dishonest merchant uses automatons as vessels for his secrets and lies; a woman discovers the secret of three princesses whose shoes get scuffed while they sleep. These and so many other steampunk and gaslamp fairy tales await within the pages of Clockwork, Curses and Coal.

Retellings of Hansel and Gretel, The Princess and the Pea, Pinocchio, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and more are all showcased alongside some original fairy tale-like stories. Featuring stories by Melissa Bobe, Adam Brekenridge, Beth Cato, MLD Curelas, Joseph Halden, Reese Hogan, Diana Hurlburt, Christina Johnson, Alethea Kontis, Lex T. Lindsay, Wendy Nikel, Brian Trent, Laura VanArendonk Baugh and Sarah Van Goethem.

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Unrealpolitik Nov 26, 2018

by Jessica Augustsson , Ishmael Soledad , Krystal Claxton , Damien Krsteski , R. J. Howell , Maria Duendi , Joe Vasicek , J. R. Gershen-Siegel , Mark Adam , Mike Adamson , Douglas DiCicco , Margret Treiber , Ethan Hedman , Damon L. Wakes , E. V. Morozov , Maurice Forrester , Michael Seaholm , Mark Witmer , Lewis Gershom , Laurence Raphael Brothers , Sarah Gribble , Paul Williams , Wendy Nikel , Deepak Bharathan , Tris Matthews , David Wright , Andrew Johnston , Emily J. Weisenberger , Nicholas Stillman , John H. Dromey , Austine Osas , Matthew Schickele , Andrew Johnson , Sara Gribble , Alison Wilgus

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We are living in interesting times, locally, globally and intergalactically. Join our authors as they speculatively describe the politics of our world and others!

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Re-Launch: Science Fiction Stories of New Beginnings (The Re-Imagined Series Book 1) Aug 7, 2018

by Douglas Smith , James Dorr , Kris Austen Radcliffe , Wendy Nikel , Stewart C. Baker , Gregory L. Norris , Meriah Crawford , Jonathan Shipley , Kelly A. Harmon , Vonnie Winslow Crist

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Beginnings are always messy. ~ John Galsworthy

Spacecrafts hurtling toward alien worlds. Second chances for civilizations. First contact. Rebirth. Non-humans looking for a new life. Opportunities for fresh starts and do-overs far from Earth. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Launch.

Send your imagination into orbit with 18 science fiction tales from an international roster of authors.

Featuring fiction from Douglas Smith, James Dorr, Kris Austen Radcliffe, Eando Bender, Wendy Nikel, Stewart C. Baker, Meriah Crawford, Gregory L. Norris, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Jonathan Shipley, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Lawrence Dagstine, CB Droege, Jude-Marie Green, Steven R. Southard, Calie Voorhis, Anthony Cardno, and Andrew Gudgel.

Re-Launch reminds readers that new beginnings rarely go as planned and danger waits for the unwary on all worlds.

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Amazing Stories Fall 2019: Volume 77 Issue 1 Aug 25, 2019

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Amazing Stories, the home of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, publisher of the first stories of Ursula K. Leguin and Isaac Asimov, is back in print after an absence of more than a decade! This relaunch of the iconic first science fiction magazine is packed full of exciting science fiction, fantasy, and articles, all in a beautiful package featuring eye-catching illustrations and cartoons.The Amazing Stories Fall 2019 issue (the 618th issue since 1926) includes work by: S. P. Somtow • R. S. Belcher • Liz Westbrook-Trenholm • T. B. Jeremiah • Bud Sparhawk • Wendy Nikel • Matthew Hughes • Sandra Kasturi • Shirley Meier • Jack McDevitt • Sally McBride • S. L. Saboviec • Paul Levinson • Amber Royer • Adam-Troy Castro • Dave Creek • Jack Clemons • Paul Di Filippo • Lawrence Watt-Evans

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Deep Magic - October 2016 Oct 18, 2016

by Jeff Wheeler , Charlie N Holmberg , Kieth Merrill , T.E. Bradford , Brock Poulsen , Wendy Nikel , Amy Power Jansen , Christopher Baxter

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If you want to read gripping stories that don’t rely on sex, swearing, and graphic violence—you’ve come to the right place!

DEEP MAGIC is a bi-monthly electronic magazine that publishes clean short fiction in the fantasy and science fiction genres (epic, paranormal, steampunk, etc). Our issues are also filled with author interviews, art features, book reviews and tips for writers.

In this issue you'll find "Salt & Water," a short story written by Charlie N Holmberg, author of the Amazon-bestselling Paper Magician Series. If you like mermaid lore, this story is for you! We also T.E. Bradford's debut story "The Dragon Between Worlds" (hint: we loved it!), Christopher Baxter's history-bending story "The Wizard's Granddaughter", and a steampunk story we all went crazy for called "Juliet Silver and the Realm of Impossibility." We also feature some science fiction pieces this month from Brock Poulsen, "The Drawer" and Amy Power Jansen's "On the Other Side."

We also include the first chapters of a novel from Hollywood director-turned-writer Kieth Merrill from his debut epic fantasy novel "The Immortal Crown" published by Shadow Mountain. There is also a wonderful article by professional dev editor Angela Polidoro (she's the brilliant editor who helps get Jeff's and Charlie's novels up to snuff), and an interview with literary agent Marlene Stringer. You'll want to pay attention to both of their advice. Finally, we include a writing craft article by author Eldon Thompson and an interview with cover artist Tais Teng from the Netherlands.

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Grimm, Grit, and Gasoline: Dieselpunk and Decopunk Fairy Tales Sep 3, 2019

by Rhonda Parrish , Amanda C. Davis , Wendy Nikel , Brian Trent , Laura VanArendonk Baugh , Sarah Van Goethem , Robert E. Vardeman , Blake Jessop , Zannier Alejandra , Sara Cleto

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Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of (roughly) the WWI and WWII eras: tales with the grit of roaring bombers and rumbling tanks, of 'We Can Do It' and old time gangsters, or with the glamour of flappers and Hollywood starlets, smoky jazz and speakeasies. The stories in this volume add fairy tales to the mix, transporting classic tales to this rich historical setting.

Two young women defy the devil with the power of friendship. The pilot of a talking plane discovers a woman who transforms into a swan every night and is pulled into a much more personal conflict than the war he’s already fighting. A pair of twins with special powers find themselves in Eva Braun’s custody and wrapped up in a nefarious plan. A team of female special agents must destroy a secret weapon–the spindle–before it can be deployed. Retellings of The Little Mermaid, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Monkey King, Swan Lake, Pinocchio and more are all showcased alongside some original fairy tale-like stories.

Featuring stories by Zannier Alejandra, Alicia K. Anderson, Jack Bates, Patrick Bollivar, Sara Cleto, Amanda C. Davis, Jennifer R. Donohue, Juliet Harper, Blake Jessop, A.A. Medina, Lizz Donnelly, Nellie Neves, Wendy Nikel, Brian Trent, Alena Van Arendonk, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Sarah Van Goethem, and Robert E. Vardeman.

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The Causality Loop (Place in Time Book 4) Oct 29, 2019

by Wendy Nikel

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Dodge Greenley is tired of being the go-between for his time-traveling family. All he wants is for them all to be able to live together peacefully in one era—is that too much to ask? But after breaking all the Rules of time travel in a desperate attempt to retroactively free his parents from the threat of the secret organization his father worked for a hundred years earlier, Dodge makes a startling discovery. It turns out there's someone else stalking his family up and down the timeline, and this time, the menace may be coming from within the Place in Time Travel Agency itself.
Enlisting the help of his 22nd century coworker, Dodge sets off to the year 1915 to rescue his sister from a threat that might have originated at any point in their past, present, or future, proving once again that the greatest threat to time travelers is other time travelers.

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