Picasso's Cat & Other Stories

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Picasso's Cat and Other Stories showcases the broad talents of one of science fiction's more versatile writers. This collection contains 15 tales of humor, hard science, cyberpunk, near-future SF, and space opera--including the three-story "Stealing the Sun" series that first appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. The collection is introduced by multi-award-winning author Mike Resnick, and each story is accompanied by short commentary by the author. Whether you're new to Ron Collins's work or already an established fan, Picasso's Cat and Other Stories provides, for the first time ever, the very best of his science fiction in one complete volume.

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What will happen when ...

 

- A military man is given an order that will destroy an entire species of intelligent life?

- Three members of a close-knit software company develop a technology worth billions?

- A hit man gets caught in a war between his boss and the dead don of a rival family?

- A corporate web developer takes on a rogue virus with a personality?

- A group of space-faring chickenmen land in a farmer's corn patch?

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About the author

Ron Collins

Ron Collins is an Amazon best-selling Dark Fantasy author who writes across the spectrum of speculative fiction. His latest science fiction series, Stealing the Sun is available from Skyfox publishing. His fantasy series Saga of the God-Touched Mage reached #1 on Amazon’s bestselling dark fantasy list in the UK and #2 in the US. His short fiction has received a Writers of the Future prize and a CompuServe HOMer Award. His short story “The White Game” was nominated for the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s 2016 Derringer Award. He has contributed a hundred or so short stories to professional publications such as Analog, Asimov’s, and several other magazines and anthologies (including several editions of the Fiction River Anthology Series). He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has worked to develop avionics systems, electronics, and information technology before chucking it all to write full-time–which he now does from his home in the shadows of the Santa Catalina Mountains.