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The Many Tortures of Anthony Cardno
Who you are depends on who's telling your story, and in this charity anthology, 22 authors get the chance to tell us who Anthony Cardno is. Some of these stories are horror, some are science fiction, some are westerns ... and some even have happy endings.
On the watery alien planet of Jay Lake’s “Cold Statues,” an orphaned boy on the good ship Anthony Cardno finally gets closure by visiting the site where his parents died.
In the far future of Mary Robinette Kowal’s “The White Phoenix Feather,” famous actor Anthony Cardno tries his hand at Extreme Dining. There are ninjas involved. Alien ninjas.
In modern day New York, Joseph Pittman’s clever con man Todd Gleason takes on “The Antics of Anton Ardno.”
In Steve Berman’s ghostly “Three on a Match,” college boys looking for a hook-up share cigarettes and personal ghosts of boys they’ve loved.
And in Kaaron Warren’s brutal “The Optimist,” is reincarnation into a harsh war-zone life appropriate punishment for an evil man?
The authors of these 20 stories and two songs have donated their words to help Anthony R. Cardno raise money for cancer research and support. All proceeds from the sales will go directly to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, to enhance their mission of providing aid and comfort to those fighting all forms or this torturous disease.
On the watery alien planet of Jay Lake’s “Cold Statues,” an orphaned boy on the good ship Anthony Cardno finally gets closure by visiting the site where his parents died.
In the far future of Mary Robinette Kowal’s “The White Phoenix Feather,” famous actor Anthony Cardno tries his hand at Extreme Dining. There are ninjas involved. Alien ninjas.
In modern day New York, Joseph Pittman’s clever con man Todd Gleason takes on “The Antics of Anton Ardno.”
In Steve Berman’s ghostly “Three on a Match,” college boys looking for a hook-up share cigarettes and personal ghosts of boys they’ve loved.
And in Kaaron Warren’s brutal “The Optimist,” is reincarnation into a harsh war-zone life appropriate punishment for an evil man?
The authors of these 20 stories and two songs have donated their words to help Anthony R. Cardno raise money for cancer research and support. All proceeds from the sales will go directly to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, to enhance their mission of providing aid and comfort to those fighting all forms or this torturous disease.
266 pages, Paperback
First published July 11, 2014
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April 25, 2015
Setting aside the part where one of my stories is included in it, I think this is a vastly under-rated anthology, with really terrific stories by everyone from Christine Yant to Damien Angelica Walters.
Buy this book! Really! Nobody is making money off it — all of us did it for love and friendship. It is a charity endeavor, with all profits donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. What makes this really poignant is that Jay Lake, one of the short story contributors, died shortly before its publication.
Buy this book! Really! Nobody is making money off it — all of us did it for love and friendship. It is a charity endeavor, with all profits donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. What makes this really poignant is that Jay Lake, one of the short story contributors, died shortly before its publication.
July 12, 2014
As the editor, of course I'm going to give this a five-star review. I hope everyone else will too.
The authors, artists and proofreaders involved in this project all donated their words and work. Every cent that comes in in "royalties" (in other words, everything beyond CreateSpace's cut) will be donated to the American Cancer Society via the Relay For Life program.
Please consider buying a copy. Please consider boosting the signal to your friends, family, coworkers, etc.
As of today, only a print edition is available via Amazon, but the print will be available via Barnes & Noble and other outlets soon, and a Kindle edition should also be available in the next week or so.
The authors, artists and proofreaders involved in this project all donated their words and work. Every cent that comes in in "royalties" (in other words, everything beyond CreateSpace's cut) will be donated to the American Cancer Society via the Relay For Life program.
Please consider buying a copy. Please consider boosting the signal to your friends, family, coworkers, etc.
As of today, only a print edition is available via Amazon, but the print will be available via Barnes & Noble and other outlets soon, and a Kindle edition should also be available in the next week or so.
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