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Satirica - Read the biggest anthology in in years

ISBN 9780981685304

Before reading this book, make sure to take your medications as directed. These stories take no prisoners. They are direct, frank, and most skillfully blunt. They are not designed to be politically correct. They are not designed to pamper. Prepare to learn a great deal about yourself. The authors are from all corners of this world, so if you feel the spelling is off at times, you are simply reading them in the wrong country. Fasten your seatbelts. Enjoy.

Aug 29, 2008: “Satirica” Was released through Ingram’s book distribution centers, http://www.barnesandnoble.com , www.amazon.com , and many other portals in North America and Great Briton. Authors from around the world fill this book with page ripping talent and edge of the seat drama that will not let you down easily. Your favorite Author can be reached for a signed review copy of the book through the publisher’s contact information above. This book has already taken off like wild fire in the Speculative Fiction community where some of the stingiest reviewers in the trade have given us a most humbling nod.

About Cowboy Logic Press and Roger Haller – Roger makes his home, with his wife Kim and pup Hoser, in the hills around North Bend Washington. This independent publisher has had a long-time dream come true with this collection of fine writers. Cowboy Logic is dedicated to introducing the world to the cream of the crop from the masses of great writers the world has yet to meet. Find out what he and his band of eclectic Cowboy Logic authors and editors are up to at http://www.cowboylogic.net . Cowboy Logic Press

Email [email protected] More About the Authors – Joshua Allen is a writer from the Midwestern US who writes speculative fiction of all shapes and sizes. His previous speculative fiction stories include "The Last Good Captain," which appeared on the pages of Twisted Tongue, and "The Ancient Art of Fly Fishing," which appeared in the virtual pages of Static Movement. He has also written and published several horror stories, such as "Shooting Pheasants" and "Electric Avenue." He is currently at work on a horror/ novel. http://joshuallen.blogspot.com

RJ Astruc is an African-Irish writer currently based in Australia. She was a finalist for the 2007 Aurealis Awards (The Australian awards for science fiction and fantasy). Her fantasy and science fiction has appeared in , Abyss and Apex and Andromeda Spaceways, amongst others. Her science fiction novel, Harmonica + Gig, will be released in 2008 by Lilley Press. http://www.rachelastruc.com

Jason K. Chapman lives in New York City where he is the IT Director for Poets & Writers. His short fiction has appeared in Cosmos Magazine and Atomjack Magazine. His techno-thriller, The Heretic, was an early success in the area of electronic publishing. This is the first time "Strings Attached" has appeared in publication. http://www.jasonkchapman.com/

Gary Cuba lives with his wife and a continuously fluctuating number of dogs and cats in a rural setting in South Carolina, USA. His stories have appeared in Jim Baen's Universe, Fictitious Force, Lunch Hour Stories, Atomjack and others. http://www.thefoggiestnotion.com

Lawrence R. Dagstine is a writer of short fiction and non-fiction since 1996. He has over 300+ stories published or forthcoming in paying, print, and online genre magazines or speculative anthologies. Sam’s Dot Publishing is releasing his first short story collection in 2008, and he is the author of a western novel, called Allegiance to Arms. Some of his short story credits include: Aoife’s Kiss, Atomjack, Black Ink Horror, Beyond Centauri, Down in the Cellar, The Fifth Di, The Martian Wave, OG’s Speculative Fiction, Jupiter SF, Nova SF, Sinister Tales, Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review, Tales of the Talisman, Whispering Spirits, Whispers of Wickedness, The Willows, Written Word Online Magazine, The Sword Review, Purpleverse, and many more just like them. "Human Transfer" previously appeared in Escape Velocity. www.lawrencedagstine.com www.myspace.com/lawrencedagstine

John Parke Davis is an attorney living in Charlotte, North Carolina, with two fat cats and his beautiful fiance, young adult author Carrie Ryan. His work has appeared in Jim Baen's Universe, Ideomancer, Shimmer Magazine, and flashquake. http://www.thestoryguys.blogspot.com/

Stephen J. Dines hails from the granite city of Aberdeen , Scotland , where he has been writing short fiction for many years. His work has appeared in over fifty print and online publications including Dark Tales, Word Riot, Noo Journal, Underground Voices, Outsider Ink, Eclectica, TQR, The Rose & Thorn, Well Told Tales, echolocation, Darker Matter, GUD Magazine, and others. His story, "Unzipped" was selected as a Notable Story in storySouth’s Million Writers Award. He is currently working on his first novel. "All For One" previously appeared in Darker Matter #2 , April 2007. For more information, visit his blog at: www.stevenjdines.blogspot.com Cowboy Logic Press

Dudgeon (pen name) is a social scientist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, who has also published several academic works under his real name. His fiction and poetry have appeared in Written Word Magazine, Bewildering Stories and Horrotica. "The Book of New Man" previously appeared in silverthought on-line. He is currently working on his first novel, and plans to turn Satirica itself into a semi-annual series. You can keep tabs on him at: http://www.myspace.com/dudgeon369

Victor Giannini is a writer, skate artist, comic producer, and part time cannibal. Victor tries to explore the ideas of reality, perception, and the horrible mistakes our minds create to keep us sane. Currently holed up in his tower at the very tip of Long Island, NY, the Reverend has only these words for the outside: "You must read to survive. Climb buildings and punch open windows to find books." Victor's art and writing have appeared in: Italics Mine, 400words, 5-0 Skatezine, The Adirondack Review, Space & Time Magazine, Thrash Compactor, Concrete Wave, Focus Skatemag, Beach Plums, Poor Choice, The East Hampton Star, Other Magazine, and The Literary Bone. "Thank You, Death Robot" has also appeared in Silverthought:Ignition (IPPY Honored 2006) and Thank You Death Robot, both from Silverthought Press. www.silverthought.com

Roger Haller is a resident of North Bend , Washington , USA . His fiction and poetry have appeared on-line in ACW Adult Writers Club, Megan’s Closet and Helium. Both "Visitation" and "Return to Oz" previously appeared in Silverthought on-line. He is the editor of Uncommon Sense, an anthology of cross genre fiction based on famous quotes, which is due to be published in late2008, and the author of two published novels, Diamonds In Time and Guardian of the One. For details, visit: http://www.cowboylogic.net

Bill Housley is a chef. He picks the dish, Cultural Sci-Fi, Space Opera, or Sword and Sorcery, and stirs together a liberal measure of scientific, cultural, and political knowledge. Then he invents a gadget or two and adds them gently--heating it all up with a bit of action. Finally he spices it with a dash of humor, garnishes it with personality and serves it up with a smile. http://myspace.com/sfandf

Dan Kopcow's stories have appeared in The Wild River Review, Silverthought, The Duck and Herring Company, The American Drivel Review, Gold Dust Magazine, The Quirk, Escape Velocity and Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction. He is the author of numerous short stories, novels and screenplays. He resides in Ambler, Pennslylvania where he is a founding member of the Ambler Writers Group.

Dan Marcus lives in London, England with his wife, three children and a large fish tank he rather regrets buying. Writing by comparison he loves. Dan has written short stories, a novella and several full-length novels currently enjoying major revisions.

Paul Mannering lives with his wife, and two cats in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has previously published short stories with; The Willows Magazine, Glutenlumps Chilling Tales, Pseudopod.org and Silverthought. Paul also writes and produces a range of podcast audio drama for groups including BrokenSea Audio Productions, Darker Projects and Circus 13. More details at: http://www.brokensea.com

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Tomas L. Martin is a young writer from Swansea, Wales in the UK. A physicist at Bristol University, his fiction has been published in Aberrant Dreams and the anthology The Awakening. He reviews for SFCrowsnest and blogs for Futurismic and was coordinator of the UK National Student Film Festival in 2008.

Edward Morris is a resident of Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a professsional science fiction writer with three novels, many stories and countless poetry publications to his credit. "Imagine" previously appeared in Interzone #200, and was his first semi-professional sale. More about Ed at: http://edwardrmorrisjr.blogspot.com/

Mike Philbin lives in Oxford, UK, and has been writing for the last twenty years. He is the man behind the surrealist writing entity Hertzan Chimera, and now writes exclusively under his family name. Mike is the editor of the Chimeraworld anthology series. In 2008, Silverthought Press of New York will release his two new anti- horror novels Bukkakeworld and Planet of the Owls. More information at: http://www.horrorquarterly.com/mikephilbin/

Anden Sharp (pen name) is a well established non-fiction writer, who also pens the odd science fiction and fantasy tale in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Kevin Spiess was born and raised in Manotick, Ontario, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For most of his twenties Kevin pursued a desultory academic career at Simon Fraser University, where he studied literature and the Arts. After a two years in the film industry, he now finds employment as an editor and blogger for the games and technology website Neoseeker.com. He has had a handful of stories published in variety of mediums. His fiction has appeared in print in the Silverthought: Ignition anthology, and on-line in Atomjack, Nanobison and Silverthought.

David Thorpe has made his career as a writer and editor working in a variety of media, and runs his own media company, Cyberium (a marriage of delirium and cybernetics!). He lives in beautiful mid-Wales but was born in Robin Hood country; Nottingham. His career includes tv and film scriptwriting, interactive scriptwriting, and being the only person in the world (probably) to hold a degree in Dada and Surrealism! David is the author of the young adult novel Hybrids, Winner of the HarperCollins-Saga Magazine 2006 Childrens Novelist competition, a novella: Doc Chaos: the Chernobyl Effect, and has written many comics and cartoon strips such as Captain Britain, Doc Chaos, Public Servants and Managing Hell. He has also written a lot of environmental material, non-fiction and journalism, as this is a big passion for him. The non-fiction includes educational books for kids, such as How The World Works. He was also a co-founder and committee member of the London Screenwriters Workshop, and co-wrote The Fastest Forward for Comic Relief, a feature film starring Jerry Hall. http://www.myspace.com/david_thorpe