Futures Near and Far (32 page)

“Termites” was first published in
Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine
, May, 1987. Edited by Gardner
Dozois. Copyright © 1987 by Dave Smeds.

“New Breed” was published without the author’s consent
in
Inside Karate
, September, 1985.
Its first authorized publication (as “Tournament”) was in
Far Frontiers, Volume VI
, edited by Jerry Pournelle and Jim Baen;
Baen Books, NY; October, 1986. Copyright © 1985, 1986 by Dave Smeds.

“A Marathon Runner in the Human Race” was first
published in
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction
, March, 1994. Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Copyright ©
1994 by Dave Smeds.

“The Easy Way Down from Avernus” was first published in
Deals with the Devil
, edited by Mike
Resnick; DAW Books, NY; October, 1994. Copyright © 1994 by Dave Smeds.

“Reef Apes” was first published in
Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine
, August, 1992. Edited by
Gardner Dozois. Copyright © 1992 by Dave Smeds.

“Homespun and Handmade” was first published in
Slipstreams
, edited by John Helfers; DAW
Books, NY; May, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Dave Smeds.

“Evaporation” was first published in
Nanodreams
, edited by Elton Elliott;
Baen Books, NY; August, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by Dave Smeds.

“Foreigners” was first published in
G.A.S. — The Journal of the Gross Americans’ Society
#8, Marina,
CA; Spring, 1989. Edited by Jeannette M. Hopper. Copyright © 1989 by Dave
Smeds.

“The Cookie Jar” was first published in
The Age of Wonders
, edited by Jeffry
Dwight; SFF-Net, Plano, TX; September, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Dave Smeds.

“Fearless” was first published in
Warriors of Blood and Dream
, edited by Roger Zelazny and Martin H.
Greenberg; Avon Books, NY; June, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by Dave Smeds.

“A Raven on My Shoulder” was first published in
The Age of Reason
, edited by Kurt Roth;
SFF-Net, Plano, TX; September, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Dave Smeds.

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Dave Smeds is the author of novels, short fiction, comic
book scripts, and screenplays. His writing spans several sub-genres of science
fiction and fantasy including sword-and-sorcery, hard sf, contemporary fantasy,
superhero, martial arts, horror, and erotica.

His novels include
The Sorcery Within,
The
Schemes of Dragons, Piper in the Night,
and
X-Men: Law of the Jungle.
Over a
hundred of his stories have appeared in magazines such as
Asimov’s Science Fiction,
Realms of Fantasy, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Pulphouse, Penthouse Hot Talk
, and anthologies such as
Full Spectrum 4, Peter
S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible,
Return to Avalon,
and over a dozen installments of the
Sword &
Sorceress
series. Some of these works have been collected in the volumes
Embracing
the Starlight
and
Raiding the Hoard
of Enchantment.

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The Sorcery Within

The Schemes of Dragons

The Wizard’s Nemesis

X-Men: Law of the Jungle

Embracing the Starlight

Piper in the Night

Raiding the Hoard of Enchantment

Futures Near and Far

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