Thieves and Scoundrels: Absolute XPress Flash Fiction Challenge #3

by Pete Patch Alberti, John Downton Hazlett, Marc-Anthony Taylor

Would your characters try to swindle a dragon out of his treasure? Perhaps they’d try to steal the fastest spaceship in the galaxy? Or are they after something a little more sinister that’s in need of taking? Where ever and when ever they take place, the stories of these Thieves and Scoundrels will take hold of your imagination and ransom it back to you. “Thieves and Scoundrels” holds 20 stories from 18 established and break out authors from all over the English speaking world; USA, UK, Australia and Canada. As written by our Special Guest Reviewer, Marie ...when Absolute XPress challenged writers everywhere to write about thieves and scoundrels in an epic, gripping, and very brief story of 1,000 words or less, I was stoked. Many writers answered that challenge, and we’re pleased to present you with this selection of winners. I can’t thank them enough for broadening my definition of thieves and scoundrels even further. Their approach to the theme and their writing are what placed them on the top, and we hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do. The winning stories and authors include

88 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2010

About the author

"I'm a writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy."

Pete "Patch" Alberti lives in a small house with delightfully antiquated ceiling heights in Massachusetts. He shares this abode with several humans of varying ages and the usual compliment of cats.

When not writing fiction, Pete writes computer code. The two are remarkably similar, though he recommends careful compartmentalizing. (There was an incident with a sword of be-spelling and a server which is best left untold.)

Pete enjoys playing games, baking cookies, critiquing the politics of fantasy novels, and hiding behind the bed with his cat when guests arrive.

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Own the e-book version.

[Gerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I do have a story in this collection. However, the book is absolutely full of wonderful flash fiction that approaches the theme from angles you can't imagine. A great experience.