Transient Tales Volume 3

The third in the Transient Tales series collects 12 short stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror, totalling 20,000 words and ranging from light to dark and all shades in-between.Volume 3 features demonic spiders, robot wolves, witches, doppelgangers, carnivorous plants, reclusive psychics, immortal gang bosses, apocalyptic survivors, alien voyeurs, flesh-eating criminals, clairvoyants, and God.SweetieSweetie's changed, since the days of the travelling carnival. But she still knows how to teach an audience respect.Wolf, or Faith in the FutureLanguage evolves just like everything else. There are different words, in the future. And a different definition of horror.Never Leave MeKatrine knows her story is supposed to end with happily ever after. But what happens after that?The Portal to a Lost WorldThe phone call comes every year. 'Where are you?' Tollie asks, but she never gets an answer. She hopes she never will.Seeing RedEven though they're not living on Earth any more, Halden's family are still human - still the same people they ever were. Unfortunately for him.An Object Lesson in MisanthropyZoe's never been able to work out what nice guy Bill sees in her bitter, reclusive mother. Today, she's going to find out.Getting Shot in the Face Still StingsA lot of problems can be solved with a gun. But not all.No Past, No Future, Just NowThe world might have suddenly become a strange and confusing place for everyone else, but Louisa's used to it. She knows what to do.Game OverAdrian's sick of providing free entertainment for the passengers in his head. He's not going to carry on performing unless he gets something in return.You Don't Want What I GetRichie suspects he's being cut out of a sweet deal, and he's not happy about that. He wants his fair share, and he's going to get it.There You Are, My LoveIf Marcus sees enough clairvoyants, will one of them eventually channel his father's spirit? And is that what he really wants?For Your Safety and Comfort, Please Keep Arms, Legs and Tentacles Inside the Car At All TimesKatie gets worried when her best friend says she's found God - especially when she realises Lia means that literally. Michelle Ann King is a short story writer from Essex, England. Her stories of fantasy, science fiction, crime, and horror have appeared in over a hundred different venues, including Strange Horizons, Interzone, Black Static, and Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. Her collections are available in ebook and paperback from Amazon and other online retailers, and links to her published stories can be found at her website: www.transientcactus.co.uk 20,000-word collections of science fiction, fantasy and horror, with stories ranging from light to dark and all shades in-between.