The Planetbreaker's Son by Nick Mamatas

The Planetbreaker's Son by Nick Mamatas

Upending and recombining familiar genres with fearless abandon, Nick Mamatas is known for his wicked satires in which Horror rides shotgun with SF as they power through Fantasy's rush-hour traffic. Lanes are crossed, speed limits exceeded, and minds often blown.

Our title piece, original to this volume, is something entirely new. Trust me. "The Planetbreaker's Son" is a starship novella in which interstellar emigrants maintain their stadium-sized vessel with dreams and play. On the fly. Think Pinocchio meets Ender's Game.

"Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring" is a cautionary tale about the perilous interface between ancient wizardry and modern ringtones. And it's for you. "The Term Paper Artist" is Nick's celebrated and hilarious how-to on embellishing the academic establishment with equal parts imitation and duct tape. Based on a true story of lies.

And Featuring: of course, our casually candid Outspoken Interview, in which Greek sailors, Japanese manga mavens, Doc Martens, Lovecraft, Grandma, and Kerouac mingle and mix. Care to dance?

Nick Mamatas is the author of the short story collection You Might Sleep, as well as the novels Move Beneath Ground and Under My House. He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards, as well as the Kurd Lasswitz Prize, and his work has been translated into German, Italian, and Greek. His pieces have appeared in the Clamor, In These Times, the New Humanist, the Smart Set, and the Village Voice, and he is the coeditor of the online magazine Clarkesworld. He is a resident of Oakland, California.