New Kickstarter: IT'S ALIVE!

 

And the newest Zombies Need Brains Kickstarter is now LIVE! Swing on by tinyurl.com/ZNBApocalypse and check our three new SF&F themed anthologies:  APOCALYPTIC, GALACTIC STEW, and MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK. Help kick us off to a great start by pledging to the project NOW and get some Early Backer Bonuses, such as free ebooks from Joshua Palmatier, John G. Hartness, and Edward Willett! Some of these early bonuses go FAST! Look for the Electronic Zombie Times 3 reward level to get all three in ebook, the Paper Zombie Times 3 reward level to get all three in limited-edition Kickstarter mass markets, or get both with the Electronic Paper Zombie Times 3 reward level.

Never heard of Zombies Need Brains? You can catch up with the ZNB Ebook Zombie reward level (get all of the currently-available ebooks of our anthologies), the ZNB Kickstarter Zombie reward level (get all of our currently-available limited-edition Kickstarter paperbacks of our anthologies), or get both with the ZNB Ebook Kickstarter Zombie reward level (plus a bonus copy of our out-of-print anthology CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE: STEAMPUNK VS. ALIENS)!

Want one of our special reward levels, such as signed copies of books, tuckerizations, or swag bags? Check out our reward level table in the description to see who has what and what you get with that reward level. Want more than one reward level? Contact me on Kickstarter and I'll explain how to snag more than one.

And don't forget the possible add-ons!  ZNB merchandise such as art prints of our stunning cover art by Justin Adams of Varia Studios, our previous anthologies in ebook (at a discount), ZNB t-shirts, ZNB totes, ZNB baseball caps, ZNB editors as stuffed animal avatars, mass market paperbacks of Joshua Palmatier's novels and anthologies, and more!

We've got tons of great rewards, plus the three brand new themes. Let's bring this monster to life! Back now and help us reach our goal...and then stretch beyond to our stretch goals, including a FOURTH anthology possibility!  Here's a description of our three newest anthologies and the anchor authors in each (we've got some stunning names on our anchor author list, as always):

APOCALYPTIC:

Who doesn’t love a good apocalyptic story? They come in all kinds, from the straight up SF/horror of Stephen King’s superflu in “The Stand” and the zombie apocalypse in “The Walking Dead,” to the quieter, more reflective tales of loss and survival in “On the Beach” and “Childhood’s End.” Tales that feature people struggling through the end of the world--or fighting to survive in what remains--are always compelling. What better way for readers to safely explore the extremes of the human condition without actually having to fight off the ravening hordes themselves? For this anthology, we’ll be looking for unique takes on how the world ends, both during and after the apocalypse. So bring on your asteroids, your plagues, your solar flares! And ask yourself, would you survive the apocalypse? Would you even want to? 

Edited by S.C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier, APOCALYPTIC will contain approximately fourteen stories with an average length of 6,000 words each.  Anchor authors include:

• Stephen Blackmoore,
• James Enge,
• Nancy Holzner,
• Tanya Huff,
• Violette Malan,
• Seanan McGuire, and
• S.M. Stirling

GALACTIC STEW:

Food is an essential part of life—not just for energy and exotic flavors, but as a unifier during social events, a focal point for establishing culture, and shared experience to put people at ease. In GALACTIC STEW, readers will sit down at the communal table and sup upon stories centered on food.  Whether it’s a tense treaty negotiation over a full course meal or a trap devised by the fae to chain you to their realm, these stories are certain to be delectable.  Come and savor these delicacies…and hope the taste doesn’t mask a deadly poison!

Edited by David B. Coe & Joshua Palmatier, GALACTIC STEW will contain approximately fourteen stories with an average length of 6,000 words each. Anchor authors include:

• Rod Belcher,
• Andy Duncan,
• Esther Friesner,
• D.B. Jackson,
• Howard Andrew Jones,
• Gini Koch, and
• Laura Resnick

MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK:

When NASA's Opportunity rover sent its last message from Mars--loosely translated by scientists as “my battery is low and it is getting dark”--many of us paused in a shared moment of sadness and gratitude, aimed at a robot left alone on a faraway planet. That moment inspired this anthology. We want stories about technology that has operated long past its time, but we want to give these lost spirits new life, whether it be rescue, a new purpose, a new beginning, or a simple homecoming. What happens to the robots and rovers and AIs and more after their original purpose has faded? What is the next chapter of their story?

Edited by Crystal Sarakas & Joshua Palmatier, MY BATTERY IS LOW AND IT IS GETTING DARK will contain approximately fourteen stories with an average length of 6,000 words each.  Anchor authors include:

• Jacey Bedford,
• Troy Carrol Bucher,
• John Hartness,
• José Pablo Iriarte,
• Alethea Kontis,
• Stephen Leigh,
• Merc Fenn Wolfmoor,
• Kari Sperring, and
• Edward Willett

Find it all at tinyurl.com/ZNBApocalypse! Check it out! Squee! Pick a reward level and support small presses!