A man wakes up trapped in a strange, rock-strewn place, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As he investigates the rock field, his horror grows as he begins to remember….
Now available online at MetaStellar magazine.
“Spies Without Names” is a futuristic spy thriller. As a megalomaniac unleashes his new mind control app, can a pair of spies thwart his plans for world domination?
Now available in Black Cat Weekly #217, the fourth of four Halloween issue. Check it out!
Far Futures Book 4, edited by Robert J. Mendenhall, and including my hard-boiled detective story, Titan Noir, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Set on the largest moon of the planet Saturn, second only in size to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, these tales explore what life might be like for humans attempting to inhabit these environs.
Stories by G.C. Byrne, Katrina Schroeder, James Palmer, Zachary Taylor Branch, Isabel McKeough, Stephen W. Chappell, James Pyles, and Diana Parrilla, with a poem by Mark Hendrickson. Edited by Robert J. Mendenhall.
Available for pre-order as an ebook now, with print versions soon to come.
UPDATE #2: Due to weather, Beers & Fears has been rescheduled for November 2nd, 2025 Hope to see you there!
UPDATE: Unfortunately, I will NOT be able to appear at Juan Pistolas. But Joanne, Ann, Kerry, and James will all still be there, so please go check them out!
Want to come hang out with me and some great local authors? If you’re anywhere around Philadelphia or Southern NJ on October 11 & 12, come on out! On Saturday, 10/11, I’ll be at Juan Pistolas in Center City, Philadelphia. On 10/12, come find me at 13th Child Brewery in Williamstown. Come on out for some great tales and great times!
Everyone likes a good alien invasion story, right? Well, now you can read my latest, “Return of the Theropods,” as a part of Space Opera Stories Volume 2: Alien Invasion, now available in ebook or paperback from Amazon.
Want more? All four amazing volumes have been collected into a beautiful omnibus edition, available in both paperback and hardcover, also from Amazon.
July 21, 2025 — The containment fields are holding, the exterminator bots are standing by, and the newest sci-fi anthology from Amazing Selects has officially landed!
Tales of Galactic Pest Control is now available for purchase, and it’s crawling with weirdness (in the best way). Edited by science fiction legends David Gerrold (The Trouble with Tribbles) and Tom Easton (Analog), this one-of-a-kind anthology features 34 original stories about the unglamorous, underappreciated, and utterly essential job of pest control… in space.
From rogue nanotech and alien infestations to genetically modified vermin and interstellar bedbugs, these stories deliver a mix of action, absurdity, horror, and hard science—written by a stellar cast of authors who aren’t afraid to get their gloves dirty.
“These are the folks who clean up after the heroes leave—and sometimes save the galaxy while they’re at it,” said Kermit Woodall, Director of Amazing Stories. “We couldn’t be more excited to share this gloriously grimy, wildly imaginative collection with readers.”
Get your copy now: https://books2read.com/u/mgdDMx
Whether you’re a longtime sci-fi fan or just love the idea of bug-squashing on a galactic scale, this anthology will make you laugh, cringe, and never look at ductwork the same way again.
Space is vast. The pests are small. The stories are epic.
Stephen Antczak, Sarah Arnette, Lauren Taylor Bak, Marleen S. Barr, Charles Barouch, Reginald Bretnor, Pete Carter, Jenny Perry Carr, Stephen Chappell, Dave Creek, Tom Easton, David Gerrold, Galen Gower, Dana Gricken, Nissa Harlow, Henry Herz, Liam Hogan, S. E. M. Ishida, John Leahy, Edward M. Lerner, Brian K. Lowe, Jeff Parsons, Matt Rouse, Steven H. Silver, Al Sirois, Sarah Smith, Ryk E. Spoor, Allen Steele, Ian Randal Strock, Alex Shvartsman, Matt Thompson, Joe Weintraub, Jay Werkheiser
Got pests? Tales of Galactic Pest Control might have the answer. The Kickstarter for it has a little over three weeks to go, and is a little over a third funded. Please help us bring this collection of bug-squashing, slime-scrubbing sci-fi to life! Follow this link to the Kickstarter for all the details, and like and share it to help spread the word!
This new anthology from Amazing Stories is edited by David Gerrold and Tom Easton, and features a fantastic lineup of authors including: Reginald Bretnor, Jenny Perry Carr, Dave Creek, Dana Gricken, S. E. M. Ishida, Jay Werkheiser, Tom Easton, Leonid Kaganov & Alex Shvartsman (translator), Tom Easton, Allen Steele, Liam Hogan, John Leahy, Brian Klowe, Pete Carter, Ryk Spoor, Sarah Arnette, Stephen Antczak, Stephen Chappell, David Gerrold, Henry Herz, Marleen Barr, Jeff Parsons, Matt Rouse, Joe Weintraub (translator), Galen Gower, Matt Thompson, Ian Randal Strock, Nissa Harlow, Lauren Taylor Bak, Steven H. Silver, and Edward M. Lerner
Earlier today, I learned that my story, “Acme Pest Control,” has been selected for inclusion into the Tales of Galactic Pest Control anthology. The anthology is being published by Amazing Stories, and edited by David Gerrold and Tom Easton. I am absolutely thrilled to have been selected, and can’t wait until it’s available!
In the meantime, they just launched a Kickstarter for the anthology. Check it out here for all the details and to contribute.
One week in and with three weeks to go, they announced yesterday that Space Opera Stories has reached its funding goal and is now into stretch goal territory. There’s a lot of cool bonuses for backers as it reaches each stretch goal. There’s also a lot of cool ebooks you can add for even more space opera awesomeness.
With cover art by Jason J. McCuiston and a great set of authors that I am privileged to share the TOC with, this is something you won’t want to miss.
Thanks to everyone who has pledged so far, and if you haven’t, then why not check it out?
Stephen W. Chappell, Author 