ABOUT FANTASTIC BOOKS PUBLISHING’S CHARITY ANTHOLOGIES
We have a philosophy at Fantastic Books of paying forward. We believe it is the right way to conduct daily life – personal and business. I created our first charity anthology, Fusion, with this in mind. Fusion is still going strong, still generating money for a good cause. Each one of our charity anthologies donates 10% to a charity of our choosing for the lifetime of the publication.
Releasing charity anthologies is a privilege and is by no means a selfless act. It has allowed us to find some of the best and brightest new writing talent while supporting a worthy cause.
Fusion led to us discovering Drew Wagar who went on to become a best-selling novelist. That first anthology also saw the start of our partnership with the prolific Stuart Aken who was an invited contributor both to that first anthology and this latest one. Over the years, authors have said they come back to us with their work because of the quality of our editorial process. We hope we’ve maintained that quality in this collection.
Dan Grubb, CEO Fantastic Books Publishing July 2019
We sincerely hope you enjoyed these stories and will get online and let our authors know by leaving them a review on Amazon and Goodreads.
The Dummies’ Guide to Serial Killing – an eclectic collection to celebrate female strength that donates to the Global Fund for Women
Synthesis – a science fiction and fantasy collection that donates to Freedom from Torture
Fusion – a science fiction and fantasy collection that donates to the World Cancer Research Fund
666 – a horror collection that donates to EDS-UK
aMUSEing Tales – a collection of children’s stories that donates to the WorldWide Orphans Foundation
Ours – an international poetry collection that donates to the WorldWide Orphans Foundation
Dreaming of Steam – 23 tales of Wolds and rails that donates to the Yorkshire Wolds Railway
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Copyright © Fantastic Books Publishing 2019
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First Published 2019 by Fantastic Books Publishing
Cover artwork by Ramon Marett
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-912053-03-2
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-912053-02-5