Signals from the Void

by Lyle Perez-Tinics (Author and Editor)

$1.00 from every sale will be donated to the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute.

In the farthest reaches of the universe, in places our eyes have yet to behold, lurks the unknown. We search for life that we have dubbed ‘alien’ in hopes of making contact and bettering our existence through alliances with life forms from other worlds. Are they out there? Do they know we exist?

Seeking to know more – to learn from what is beyond our grasp – we search the deep, dark void of outer space, waiting for someone or something to communicate with us. But, when that signal comes, will we be ready? Will we dance with rapture when we receive Signals From The Void?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the Sky, Came Thunder
By R. M. Cochran

Coffee
By Voss Foster

A Smile like Many Voices
By Patrick Shand

Something in the Road
By R. Phillip Roberts

In This Time of Our Darkest Hour
By R. Phillip Roberts

Tri-copier 6000XT
By Frances Pauli

Fueling a Joy Ride
By Rebecca Besser

Heart of a Soldier
By Rebecca Besser

The Gift of Innocence, The Tragedy of Ignorance. . .
By James Conway

In Her Eyes, The Skies
By J. Rodimus Fowler

Axes to Axes, Dust to Dust
By J. Rodimus Fowler

The Lost
By R. W. Hawkins

Chemplantium
By Dane T. Hatchell

Embryonic
By Persephanie Cerda

In The Court of Crimson King
By Geoffery Crescent

The Comet Chasers
By John McCuaig

Undead Side of the Moon
By Lyle Perez-Tinics

200 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2011

Reviews

[Voss Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would love to tell you this book is gilded in literary genius, that it's a book everyone has to read. In good conscience, though, I can't. It's not terrible, but you'll find yourself weeding through stories that simply shouldn't have made the cut. That said, every story has at least a bit of merit, whether the unique (if ill-executed) concept of feathers as fuel, played to mediocre comic effect, the strong foreshadowing of a race of near humanoids (although nothing else to speak of for redemption in the story) or the utter and complete brilliance of a story like "In Her Eyes, the Skies", which I still hold as one of the greatest sci-fi shorts I've come across from a modern author.

Of course, there is a level of comedy superbly executed as well, mainly presented through "Tri-Copier 6000XT" and the antics of its main character, Dylan. The ending will leave you a little unsure, but all the more in love with Dylan.

My suggestion? Buy it (especially since it helps SETI), but buy the ebook.