Nipped in the Butt

By William Mangieri

What are the Baastards up to this time?
More intrigue as a familiar hallucinogen finds its way into Ramses society. Are their long-time adversaries behind it? Time for Major Tom to save the Empire again... Ready for more comic adventures with your favorite feline? Read “Nipped in the Butt.”
“Nipped in the Butt” is the 2nd story in William Mangieri’s “Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire” series, and is available in the collection “Cats of War I.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: William Mangieri
• Release date: Sep 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301267958

William Mangieri

William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer who spends as much time wondering "what if?" as "why not?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of the ghost of a nine-pound westie.William writes mostly speculative fiction (that’s science fiction, fantasy and horror), although he also has a detective series with a soft sci-fi element (Detective Jimmy Delaney.) He completed writing his first novel (Swordsmaster) in 2019; prior to this, he has honed his skills on short fiction. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and The Anarchist, and six of his stories have earned Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future contest.

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