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This installment of Rhonda Parrish\u2019s alphabet anthology series asks skilled storytellers to write around the theme of chimera. The resulting tales are part fable, part poem, part dream. But like any chimera, the parts make up a greater whole.<\/p>\n
Blend reality with fantasy. Mesh science fiction with mystery. Mix history with what should have been. They are all chimera.<\/p>\n
A shadow tells a tale of schoolyard bullies. A long-vanished monster returns from the cold dark. Make-up makes up a life. Alchemy, Atlantis, and apocalypse. These 26 tales bring both chaos and closure to dark and elusively fantastic geographies.<\/p>\n
Contributing authors include:<\/p>\n
~ Alexandra Seidel ~ KV Taylor ~ Marge Simon ~ Pete Aldin ~ Michael M. Jones ~ Simon Kewin ~ BD Wilson ~ Gabrielle Harbowy ~ Sara Cleto ~ Megan Engelhardt ~ Michael Fosburg ~ Megan Arkenberg ~ Lilah Wild ~ Laura VanArendonk Baugh ~ Milo James Fowler ~ Brittany Warman ~ Michael B. Tager ~ L.S. Johnson ~ Beth Cato ~ C.S. MacCath ~ Sammantha Kymmell-Harvey ~ Steve Bornstein ~ Suzanne van Rooyen ~ Michael Kellar ~ Jonathan C. Parrish ~ Amanda C. Davis ~<\/p>\n
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Praise for C is for Chimera<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial (Elesha)” author=”Elesha Teskey” company_name=”Shadows and Two Imps” url=”http:\/\/eswritingjourney.blogspot.ca\/2016\/03\/c-is-for-chimera-book-review.html” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” job_title=”Writer \/ Blogger”] “There was such a wide selection that there is bound to be something in there for almost everyone…\u00a0I enjoyed many of the stories, with their darker tones and twisted plot.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial (Long and Short Reviews)” author=”Astilbe” company_name=”Long and Short Reviews” url=”http:\/\/www.longandshortreviews.com\/book-reviews\/horror\/c-is-for-chimera-by-rhonda-parrish-editor\/” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” job_title=”Reviewer”] “What originally attracted me to this collection was the thought of reading so many tales about chimeras. I was curious to see how twenty-six different writers would approach the same idea, and in many cases their twists on the topic were incredibly creative and memorable.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial (Jennifer Crow)” author=”Jennifer Crow” job_title=”Author” company_name=”First Bite of the Apple” url=”http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ns62c3″ url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “C is for Chimera<\/em> invokes both the mythological beast and the Frankenstein’s monster of modern science, and the stories cover everything from traditional folk stories to far-future science fiction, and range from straightforward tales to offerings I’d define more as prose poems…\u00a0I dare say it’s an anthology with something for just about anyone who likes short speculative fiction.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial – Stephanie A. Cain” author=”Stephanie A. Cain” job_title=”Author” company_name=”Stormsinger” url=”http:\/\/www.stephaniecainonline.com\/” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “I enjoyed this anthology\u00a0and\u00a0highly recommend this to anyone who loves speculative fiction and short stories of the weird and wonderful.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial – Barbara” author=”Barbara Tomporowski” job_title=”Author and Reviewer” url=”https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1608692181?book_show_action=true” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “I was impressed with the scope of this anthology and the breadth of imagination the authors brought to their letter of the alphabet. Some of these tales might not make comfortable bedtime reading…but if you are looking for something to read in short sittings and you\u2019re open to many genres within the literature of the fantastic, then C is for Chimera is an enjoyable choice.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial (S.L. Saboviec)” author=”S.L. Saboviec” job_title=”Author” company_name=”Guarding Angel” url=”http:\/\/amzn.to\/21X0ANU” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “I’m a fan of Rhonda Parrish’s anthologies, and, as always, this one is great.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial (Tabitha Lord)” author=”Tabitha Lord” job_title=”Senior Writer” company_name=”Book Club Babble” url=”http:\/\/bookclubbabble.com\/the-art-of-anthology-an-interview-with-rhonda-parrish\/” url_new_window=”on” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#e6e1c4″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “The chimeras in the collection, all creatures of mixed parts, are sometimes monstrous and sometimes wondrous. While each story has its own tone and style, together they bring the reader on a strange and fascinating journey.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n