Borgo SF Anthologies by Robert Reginald (ed.) (01, 03)
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Overview: Robert Reginald (who also writes as R. Reginald, Michael Burgess, and Boden Clarke), was born in Japan in the Year of the Rat, and lived in Turkey as a youth. He’s since churned out more than 120 published books and 13,000 short pieces. He’s also edited over 1,500 books for half a dozen publishing lines.
The Borgo Press was a small publishing company founded by Robert Reginald in 1975 funded by the royalties gained from his first major reference work. That same year Reginald met Mary Wickizer Rogers, a student at Cal State. They together formed the backbone of the publishing company into the 1990s.
Borgo Press specialized in literature and history, reflecting the interests of its owners. It published 300 titles from 1976 to 1998. In 2003 it started up again as an imprint of Wildside Press, where Reginald has managed the imprint since 2006.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
1. Yondering
This is one of a series of anthologies of science fiction and mystery stories by Borgo Press writers that are being distributed at cost as both ebooks and paperback volumes. The first volume in the sequence, Yondering, includes a baker’s dozen of original and reprint tales by fourteen writers. In "The Quills of Henry Thomas," W. C. and Aja Bamberger give us a glimpse of a future in which music is composed through DNA computing. "The Gizzard Wizard" is Rory Barnes’s delightful sequel to his young adult SF novel, Space Junk. John Gregory Betancourt’s engaging "The Darkfishers" envisions a shanghaied Earth colony stranded on the back of a huge crustacean on an ocean planet. Sydney J. Bounds, in "Guinea Pigs," portrays a future dominated by cutthroat corporations.
"Outside Looking In," by Mark E. Burgess, takes the "world in a bottle" theme–and turns it upside down. Victor Cilinca’s "Siegfried" demonstrates the folly of taking those "primitive" aliens too lightly. Michael R. Collings’s "The Calling of Iam’Kendron" is a stirring prequel to his epic science-fantasy novel, Wordsmith. In Arthur Jean Cox’s "Evergreen," we find that long life is not always what it’s cracked up to be.
Award-winning author Jack Dann depicts, in "Mohammed’s Angel," an all-too-plausible future in which cultures, sensibilities, and terrorist acts are inextricably mixed. "Ultra Evolution," by John Russell Fearn, is a cautionary tale about the advancement of man-not always a good thing! Sheila Finch’s "Miles to Go" is the moving story of a wheelchair marathoner faced with a crucial decision. Mel Gilden relates mankind’s first encounter with aliens in "The Little Finger of the Left Hand." Last, and certainly not least, Ardath Mayhar’s poignant "The Next Generation" shows the human race forced to make a crucial decision about its survival.
3. Once Upon a Future
This is one of a series of anthologies of science fiction and mystery stories by Borgo Press writers that are being distributed at cost as both ebooks and print-on-demand volumes. This third volume in the sequence, Once Upon a Future, includes a dozen original and reprint tales by twelve writers. Jean Lorrah’s "Best of Friends" is a key tale in the Sime Gen sequence, being set just after the implementation of the treaty that allowed Simes and Gens to live together peaceably. In "Best-Laid Plans," by William Maltese, a pair of professional fighters is selected for a new mission-but not the one they thought! A. R. Morlan’s "Boog’/4 and the Endicaran Kluge" is an interesting psychological tale set on a multi-generational spaceship to the stars. Edward R. Morris can pronounce "Game Over" only when his protagonist escapes the game world in which he’s trapped.Charles Nuetzel’s "The Talisman" demonstrates that "free" is sometimes too high a price to pay for a gift. Patricia Wardon discovers that "Saving Jane Austen" (by Robert Reginald) is not as easy as it sounds. A starving author’s agent discovers a new market for subsidiary rights in Pamela Sargent’s amusing "All Rights." Darrell Schweitzer’s "The Fire Eggs" just appear one day, everywhere on Earth, but what are they-and what purpose do they serve?"The Skin Trade," by Brian Stableford, is one of a series of tales that explores the future of biotechnology, particularly as applied to the human form. In "The Space City," by Doru T tar, Grig investigates the massacre of a group of androids. E. C. Tubb’s "Agent" only wants to make money peddling his clients’ talents, but the licensees desire something entirely different! George Zebrowski’s "The Water Sculptor" fashions sculptures from ice in his isolated satellite home orbiting Earth.
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