Masks. Everybody wears them. Perhaps they are tangible, worn for a job or as part of a costume. More likely, they are metaphorical, shaped by the stories we tell each other and the lies we tell ourselves. This collection of twenty tales by members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers explores what happens when we conceal ourselves behind carefully constructed identities. Why do we hide? What are we afraid to confront? And what happens when at last the masks come off?

False Faces: Twenty Stories About the Masks We Wear

Literature & Fiction

Viola, Joshua

STEVENS, Mark

Heermann, Travis

LaFata, Chris

Kroenung, Terry

Duff, Sue

Eads, Sean

Nelson, Steven LeRoy

Wood, MacKay

Literary

RMFW Press

Nightmares come in many forms. Some rend the veil of sleep with heart-stopping madness. Others defy sanity to leave a helpless corner of your mind twitching for release. Sometimes, hours after waking, a nightmare drifts across your memory, tainting your day with wisps of discomfort. NIGHTMARES UNHINGED reveals horror in all its mutable forms—abject to absurd—through twenty tales of terror. Contributors include Mario Acevedo, Edward Bryant, Dustin Carpenter, Sean Eads, Keith Ferrell, Warren Hammond, Jason Heller, Gary Jonas, Stephen Graham Jones, J.V. Kyle, Aaron Michael Ritchey, Jeanne C. Stein, Steve Rasnic Tem and Dean Wyant. Foreword by Steve Alten. Edited by Joshua Viola. Illustrations by Aaron Lovett. A portion of the book's proceeds will be donated to Rocky Mountain Cancer Assistance in honor of Melanie Tem. “Featuring an impressive line-up of speculative fiction luminaries—Mario Acevedo, Jason Heller, Jeanne C. Stein, Steve Rasnic Tem, Warren Hammond, etc.—this stellar collection of twenty nightmare-inducing short stories is appropriately titled: it’s a check-underneath-the-bed-before-you-go-to-sleep kind of anthology.” —PAUL GOAT ALLEN

Nightmares Unhinged: Twenty Tales of Terror

Jones, Stephen Graham

Stein, Jeanne C.

TEM, Steve Rasnic

Ritchey, Aaron Michael

Kyle, J V

Wyant, Dean

Genre Fiction

Hex Publishers

Cybernetics. Neuroscience. Nanotechnology. Genetic engineering. Hacktivism. Transhumanism. The world of tomorrow is already here, and the technological changes we all face have inspired a new wave of stories to address our fears, hopes, dreams, and desires as Homo sapiens evolve—or not—into their next incarnation. Cyber World presents diverse tales of humanity’s tomorrow, as told by some of today’s most gripping science fiction visionaries. FOREWORD Richard Kadrey INTRODUCTION Joshua Viola SERENADE Isabel Yap THE MIGHTY PHIN Nisi Shawl REACTIONS Mario Acevedo THE BEES OF KIRIBATI Warren Hammond THE REST BETWEEN TWO NOTES Cat Rambo THE SINGULARITY IS IN YOUR HAIR Matthew Kressel PANIC CITY Madeline Ashby THE FAITHFUL SOLDIER, PROMPTED Saladin Ahmed YOUR BONES WILL NOT BE UNKNOWN Alyssa Wong STAUNCH Paul Graham Raven OTHER PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS Chinelo Onwualu WYSIOMG Alvaro Zinos-Amaro WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN Angie Hodapp A SONG TRANSMUTED Sarah Pinsker IT’S ONLY WORDS Keith Ferrell SMALL OFFERINGS Paolo Bacigalupi DARKOUT E. Lily Yu VISIBLE DAMAGE Stephen Graham Jones THE IBEX ON THE DAY OF EXTINCTION Minister Faust HOW NOTHING HAPPENS Darin Bradley AFTERWORD Jason Heller

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow

United States

A huntress in a hostile land—armed only with bow, arrow, and the Mothers’ guidance—learns she’s not the jungle's most dangerous predator. Attacked by a ferocious beast, she fights for her life... only to discover that true danger lies not in tooth and claw, but in failing to recognize herself in the heart of her enemy.

Tooth and Claw

Comics & Graphic Novels

Hodapp, Angie

Graphic Novels

Hex Publishers LLC

Denver Moon: The Minds of Mars (Book One)

Book One in the Denver Moon Series
Earth is dying. Luna is uninhabitable. Mars is our last chance.
Once considered humanity’s future home, Mars hasn’t worked out like anybody hoped. Plagued by crime and a terraforming project that's centuries from completion, Mars is a red hell.
Denver Moon, P.I., works the dark underbelly of Mars City. While investigating a series of violent crimes linked to red fever—a Martian disorder that turns its victims into bloodthirsty killers—Denver discovers a cryptic message left by Tatsuo Moon, Mars City co-founder and Denver's grandfather. The same grandfather who died two decades ago.
Twenty-year-old revelations force Denver on a quest for truth, but Tatsuo's former friend, Cole Hennessy, leader of the Church of Mars, has other plans and will stop at nothing to keep Denver from disclosing Tatsuo's secrets to the world.
Hell-bent on reclaiming her grandfather's legacy, Denver—along with her AI implant, Smith, companion android, Nigel, and shuttle pilot, Navya—set out on a quest to find the answers they hope will shed light on the church's true agenda, the origin of red fever, and the mysteries surrounding Tatsuo's tragic death.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hammond, Warren

Mystery

Boomer the bison might wish he had other bison friends and family, but he does have a lot of fun with his different prairie pals! When trouble comes prowling, Boomer discovers something special about himself...and that he has all the family he needs.

Boomer and Friends!

Children's Books

Animals

JAM Publishers, LLC

Denver Moon is Mars’ top private eye. She works the tunnels of Mars City, a struggling colony ravaged by the mysterious red fever. Her latest client, Jard Calder, is demanding results. Someone is dismembering the pimp’s prostitutes and salvaging their body parts. But since the victims are robots instead of humans, is it really murder?
Based on the short story Metamorphosis
Written by Warren Hammond and Joshua Viola Illustrated by Aaron Lovett
Collects comic book issues 1-3 Short story, concept art and more!
Chapter One: Murder on Mars A murderer stalks the botsie parlors of Mars, viciously dismembering prostitues and salvaging their body parts. Denver Moon, P.I., is hired to solve the robocides.
Chapter Two: Rafe's Revenge The key to cracking the case lies buried in the deepest tunnels of Mars. Denver will stop at nothing to unearth the truth, even if it means diggung up the demons of her past.
Chapter Three: Transformations The killer is in Denver's reach. The case is almost closed. But the truth she seeks might only be the first step in answering her biggest question: What is human?

Denver Moon: Metamorphosis (Graphic Novel Prequel)

Book One in the Denver Moon Series
Earth is dying. Luna is uninhabitable. Mars is our last chance.
Once considered humanity's future home, Mars hasn't worked out like anybody hoped. Plagued by crime and a terraforming project that's centuries from completion, Mars is a red hell.
Denver Moon, P.I., works the dark underbelly of Mars City. While investigating a series of violent crimes linked to red fever--a Martian disorder that turns its victims into bloodthirsty killers--Denver discovers a cryptic message left by Tatsuo Moon, Mars City co-founder and Denver's grandfather. The same grandfather who died two decades ago.
Twenty-year-old revelations force Denver on a quest for truth, but Tatsuo's former friend, Cole Hennessy, leader of the Church of Mars, has other plans and will stop at nothing to keep Denver from disclosing Tatsuo's secrets to the world.
Hell-bent on reclaiming her grandfather's legacy, Denver--along with her AI implant, Smith, companion android, Nigel, and shuttle pilot, Navya--set out on a quest to find the answers they hope will shed light on the church's true agenda, the origin of red fever, and the mysteries surrounding Tatsuo's tragic death.

Denver Moon: The Saint of Mars (Book Two)

Book Two in the Denver Moon Series
Six months have passed since Denver Moon, P.I., smashed The Minds of Mars into the red planet, destroying the ship's horrific cargo and delaying the alien danger of human mind control. Now, in the dark underbelly of Mars City, Denver and her faithful AI-installed pistol, Smith, are hot on the trail of a suspect they believe is responsible for the disappearance of numerous citizens in Red Tunnel. But as they close in on the culprit, they uncover an even greater threat. An android revolution is stirring within the ranks of the Church of Mars, and its leader is an old enemy who aims to settle scores and shatter the fragile balance of power on Mars.

Book Two in the Denver Moon Series Six months have passed since Denver Moon, P.I., smashed The Minds of Mars into the red planet, destroying the ship's horrific cargo and delaying the alien danger of human mind control. Now, in the dark underbelly of Mars City, Denver and her faithful AI-installed pistol, Smith, are hot on the trail of a suspect they believe is responsible for the disappearance of numerous citizens in Red Tunnel. But as they close in on the culprit, they uncover an even greater threat. An android revolution is stirring within the ranks of the Church of Mars, and its leader is an old enemy who aims to settle scores and shatter the fragile balance of power on Mars.

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