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Phantom Sense & other stories
Sgt. Kip McCorbin must choose a military sixth-sense or the love of his family. Courtney Brandt lies frozen on a glacier, but warm to the touch. Her killer is already claiming another victim. Valerie Akwasi stumbles into the deadly side of a vineyard. Michael Graves could be your best friend or your worst enemy, but he doesn't care because you're just an experiment.
The award-winning team of Richard A. Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross
present this collection of stories, exploring the dark space between science and humanity – with a bonus look at the science that just might make it come true. Come along and meet some of the scientific monsters that share our daily life.
“Richard A. Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross are two halves of one of the best science fiction writers Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine has ever discovered. Scientific mystery, suspense, just plain hair-raising action and all-out adventure—on top of some of the most original ideas ever to grace the printed page. Here are five of the most original, most entertaining, fascinating, and just plain fun stories to emerge from this happy collaboration. ”
David R. Palmer, award-winning author ofEmergence and Tracking
“Lovett is probably Analog's best regular writer”
Locus, July 2011
“Rick Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross have written some of the most thought provoking and entertaining stories I 3ve read in years. If speculation is your thing, then this collection is for you.”
JerryOltion, Winner ofNebula andEndeavour Awards
"Phantom Sense . . . is a lesson in how to write a short. . . . From the start it grabs you and never lets go. In every way this story reminded me how good Science Fiction shorts can be."
TangentOnline
The award-winning team of Richard A. Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross
present this collection of stories, exploring the dark space between science and humanity – with a bonus look at the science that just might make it come true. Come along and meet some of the scientific monsters that share our daily life.
“Richard A. Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross are two halves of one of the best science fiction writers Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine has ever discovered. Scientific mystery, suspense, just plain hair-raising action and all-out adventure—on top of some of the most original ideas ever to grace the printed page. Here are five of the most original, most entertaining, fascinating, and just plain fun stories to emerge from this happy collaboration. ”
David R. Palmer, award-winning author ofEmergence and Tracking
“Lovett is probably Analog's best regular writer”
Locus, July 2011
“Rick Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross have written some of the most thought provoking and entertaining stories I 3ve read in years. If speculation is your thing, then this collection is for you.”
JerryOltion, Winner ofNebula andEndeavour Awards
"Phantom Sense . . . is a lesson in how to write a short. . . . From the start it grabs you and never lets go. In every way this story reminded me how good Science Fiction shorts can be."
TangentOnline
166 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2012
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October 16, 2012
As a futurist, I often talk about the kind of stories that help us see truly plausible futures. The Phantom Sense and Other Stories, by Richard Lovett and Mark Neimann-ross, is a lovely short collection of four of exactly that kind of story. In fact, as a bonus, the authors include information about their research and the thinking behind the stories. But not only are the stories reasonably plausible, mostly based on research, and good thought pieces, they are also stories with feeling.
I often read (and have been published in) Analog Magazine, and all of these stories first appeared then, with two of them winning AnLab awards. The only one I had actually read before was Phantom sense. I re-read it to do this review, and liked it even more the second time. And as much as I liked that, it was the last story - NetPuppets - that grabbed me by the gut and made me both angry at and worried for the protagonists.
I often read (and have been published in) Analog Magazine, and all of these stories first appeared then, with two of them winning AnLab awards. The only one I had actually read before was Phantom sense. I re-read it to do this review, and liked it even more the second time. And as much as I liked that, it was the last story - NetPuppets - that grabbed me by the gut and made me both angry at and worried for the protagonists.
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