infinity plus singles Series by Lisa Tuttle, Iain Rowan

Life jumps the rails, runs away from you and there’s no catching it up. Not ever.Winner of the Derringer Award for best short crime story."I mean it," the gunman shrieked, and he pointed the revolver at Ward, the end of the barrel moving in tiny circles with the shaking of his hands. "I mean it. One step closer..."Ward stopped where he was. Other than the man with the gun, no-one else was standing... moreLife jumps the rails, runs away from you and there’s no catching it up. Not ever.Winner of the Derringer Award for best short crime story."I mean it," the gunman shrieked, and he pointed the revolver at Ward, the end of the barrel moving in tiny circles with the shaking of his hands. "I mean it. One step closer..."Ward stopped where he was. Other than the man with the gun, no-one else was standing. The sun was shining bright through the frosted windows, and somewhere in the bank a lazy dying fly buzzed and battered against the glass. The bank smelt of floor polish. Ward could taste the pickle from the sandwich he had eaten an hour earlier. Everything was very real, as sharp and defined as the stars on a cold and cloudless November night.I've not been a bad man, Ward thought, although I could have been a better one. But I've not been a bad man. There's always that. He thought about how blue and perfect the sky had been that morning. He thought of Sarah, of how they were before it had all gone wrong, and he wondered what she was doing now. He hoped that she was happy. I don't think I have ever felt more alive, he thought. And now I know I've wasted so many things. So much time. less

Venn, a fickle and restless young musician, is drawn to the “lost planet” of Habille where, it is said, human nature has changed, and love once experienced can never die.In an afterword written especially for this edition, Lisa Tuttle explains her controversial decision to refuse the Nebula Award for this story.

“Something terrible happened to me when I was a little girl...” so begins this extraordinary, International Horror Guild Award-winning tale of abduction, survival and escape from the author Stephen Jones has called “a major force in macabre fiction.” “Lisa Tuttle’s stories have a way of lingering long after you’ve read them.” – The Good Book Guide“Tuttle is at her best as a short story writer. The power and sheer quality of her work are unmistakable on every page... more“Something terrible happened to me when I was a little girl...” so begins this extraordinary, International Horror Guild Award-winning tale of abduction, survival and escape from the author Stephen Jones has called “a major force in macabre fiction.” “Lisa Tuttle’s stories have a way of lingering long after you’ve read them.” – The Good Book Guide“Tuttle is at her best as a short story writer. The power and sheer quality of her work are unmistakable on every page.” – Chris Morgan“For those of us who cherish short fiction, Tuttle’s work is a treasure trove, a vast and fearful kingdom in itself.” – Thomas Tessier less