Fantastic Stories of the Imagination December 2014, #223

Publisher Marketing: Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Short Story: Chocolateland by Shariann Lewitt -When they wanted to eat, to really enjoy a good pig out, they could go to Chocolateland Short Story: Sleepers by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam -Where did they come from? Where do we go from here? Short Story: Monitor Bot and the King of Pop by Jess Barber -When life gives you lemons... dance like Michael Jackson. Short Story: Floaters By Robert Lowell Russell - Darkness and light collide in an unlikely redemption. Reviews: The Fan: The beautiful, the sweet, the inspirational, the meaningful, the melancholy. Reviews: The Remake Chronicles: By Adam-Troy Castro - A-T C reviews The Rover (2014) Directed by David Michod Reviews: Area 51 1/2 December, 2014 by Steven Sawicki. Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: December, 2014 by Gillian Daniels - Join us as Gillian explores what's new in short Fantasy & Science Fiction. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.free content. Contributor Bio:  Lewitt, Shariann Shariann Lewitt lives in Washington, DC. Contributor Bio:  Castro, Adam-Troy Adam-Troy Castro's twenty-five books include the Philip K. Dick Award winning EMISSARIES FROM THE DEAD, first of three featuring the brilliant and tormented trouble-shooter, Andrea Cort. His short fiction has been nominated for two Hugos, three Stokers, and eight Nebulas. Adam's next major project is a series of middle-grade novels featuring a very strange young boy named Gustav Gloom. The first of these is GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE PEOPLE TAKER, set for release from Grossett and Dunlap in August. Adam lives in Miami with his wife Judi and a trio of insane cats who include Uma Furman and Meow Farrow. Contributor Bio:  Lapine, Warren Warren Lapine lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts and Stephen Pagel lives in Atlanta, Georgia.