Remain Alert: Science Fiction Stories

By Kate Sheeran Swed

Lesson #1 in intergalactic mixology: VIPs take it floated, not stirred. 

 

Explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy in Kate Sheeran Swed's newest collection of science fiction stories. 

 

• In "Chosen," an intergenerational spaceship returns to Earth after disaster strikes;
• in "Ugly Earthling," an ambitious chef attempts to fry her way across the universe; 
• and in "It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Usurps the Galaxy," a Supreme Galactic Emperor takes on an ambitious building project under dubious circumstances.

 

Absurdity and tragedy commingle in tales where space travel is run-of-the-mill, time can be recovered, and second chances hold the key to survival. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spells & Spaceships Press
• Release date: Feb 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201672515

Kate Sheeran Swed

Kate Sheeran Swed loves hot chocolate, plastic dinosaurs, and airplane tickets. She has trekked along the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu, hiked on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland, and climbed the ruins of Masada to watch the sunrise over the Dead Sea. After growing up in New Hampshire, she completed degrees in music at the University of Maine and Ithaca College, then moved to New York City. She currently lives in New York’s capital region with her husband and son, and two cats who were named after movie dogs (Benji and Beethoven). Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in the Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide Volume 5, Electric Spec, Daily Science Fiction, and Andromeda Spaceways. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University. You can find her on Instagram @katesheeranswed.

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