Black Infinity, Renegade Robots Available Now
7th volume of the creepy science fiction adventure anthology, featuring fantastic tales of robots, androids and mechanical men gone wild. Unforgettable tales by Philip K. Dick, James Dorr, Rog Phillips, Gregory L. Norris, Robert Sheckley, Jason McCuiston, Michael Shaara, Vonnie Winslow Crist and many others. Special features include: an illustrated tribute to Robby the Robot; a vintage robot cover gallery; cool art by Allen Koszowski and others; a weird science article; retro movie reviews; and a classic comics reprint.
Such is the blurb on Amazon’s site. Seventh volume of what? The practically book-sized magazine BLACK INFINITY, which we’ve met before with publication in past volumes of my stories “Waxworms” (for INSIDIOUS INSECTS) and “Ghostship” (DERELICT). The matter at present is RENEGADE ROBOTS, albeit with (from the original call) a broad interpretation of “renegade”: a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another; an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior or tradition. Since all robots, by their very nature, are unconventional, the robot(s) in your story can be good, bad, or indifferent; protagonist, villain, or innocent bystander. So my story in this one is titled “Scavenger” (see March 9, et al.), originally published in FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLES in November 1994, about not so much a deserting robot as the society which has deserted it.
And that’s just one, as the cover suggests, of a number of entries from authors both old and new. Further description/ordering info can be found here.
