Widewing Down

Masterful sci-fi writer Sean Monaghan's punchy action stories always deliver epic thrills.Skilled pilot Jim Halber loves the thrum and shudder of his ancient Widewing's engines as he flies above rugged, barren Martian vistas. Amongst the familiar scents of gritty oil, burnt rubber and bad coffee, Jim uses a delicate touch to keep the craft airborne. Even in the face of screaming mechanical failure.Sean Monaghan once again crafts an extraordinary tale filled with desperation, disaster and just a deft touch of humor. Award-winning author, Sean Monaghan has published more than one hundred stories in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and in New Zealand, where he makes his home. A regular contributor to Asimov's, his story "Crimson Birds of Small Miracles", set in the art world of Shilinka Switalla, won both the Sir Julius Vogel Award, and the Asimov's Readers Poll Award, for best short story.He is a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Award, and the Amazing Stories Award.Sean writes from a nook in a corner of his 110 year old home, usually listening to eighties music.Award-winning author, Sean Monaghan has published more than one hundred stories in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and in New Zealand, where he makes his home. A regular contributor to Asimov's, his story "Crimson Birds of Small Miracles", set in the art world of Shilinka Switalla, won both the Sir Julius Vogel Award, and the Asimov's Readers Poll Award, for best short story.He is a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Award, and the Amazing Stories Award.Sean writes from a nook in a corner of his 110 year old home, usually listening to eighties music.