Issue 17

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Issue 17, December 1, 2011

Dear Readers,

We just uploaded a hilarious interview with author M.O. Muriel, winner in two consecutive years of the Illustrators of the Future and Writers of the Future contests. Check it out here.

December 1 is our four-year anniversary of publishing NewMyths.com. To celebrate, are giving away new books. Just mention NewMyths.com on your blog, Facebook page or website, send us a link to the mention, and you win. Every entry will receive a free science fiction or fantasy book, while supplies last. Here are the details:

• We have another batch of 30 books to give away, hardcover and softcover, from such authors as Neil Gaimon, James L. Sutter, Matt Myklusch, and many more. When the books are gone, the giveaway is over.

• Put Book Giveaway in the subject line of the email or you will not be entered.

• You can only win once.

Thanks for your loyalty,

Scott T. Barnes, Editor

Table of Contents

Fiction

Heat by Victory Crayne

Where the hell is all that heat going? His equations gave no hint. Instead, they bent the Second Law of Thermodynamics so it included the mass and energy of another dimension. He knew the heat had to go somewhere, and yet all their studies and theories failed to give an adequate explanation...

Burning the Midnight Oil by Lindsey Duncan

Between the drunken wet-nurse, the spider incident, and no less than four complaints about public nudity, Amatra was not having a good morning...

Dog in the Machine by Monica Friedman

The old scientist sat within a brief circle of light, intent on the metal confection in his hands, and his dog lay at his feet...

Storyteller by Bruce Golden

I stood waiting at the entrance to the den, my few meager possessions stuffed into a satchel. I was here because I had been unable to summon up the courage to make a decision, and in not deciding, a course of action had been thrust upon me...

Flash Fiction

Carnival of Stone by Jaelithe Ingold

Elia wandered among the statues and caressed every stone face. Her callused fingers picked out grooves on the chins of the bearded ladies and ripples on the men covered in scales...

NonFiction

A Practical Guide to the Proper Positioning of Space Stations by Nancy Fulda

Few science fiction authors have maintained a career without, eventually, needing to position some sort of manned habitat in space. This is not a trivial task...

Poetry

Sunrise at the Universe's End by Marge Simon and Michael Fosburg

The Legend of the Emperor's New Space Suit (A Tale of Consensus Reality) by Mary A. Turzillo

Apotheosis by Shannon Connor Winward