Absolutely Amazing eBooks Presents LOST PLANETS Edited by Shirrel Rhoades

How do "lost" science fiction stories get found?

How does an anthology of these unique sci-fi stories get published?

For Lost Planets And Rediscovered Science fiction Manuscripts it started with my old friend William R. Burkett, Jr. You'll find him listed in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Over several decades he's sent me odds and ends to show me what he's working on. A few months ago I discovered one of his science fiction short stories filed away on my computer, forgotten. When I queried Bill, he admitted it had never found a "home," remaining unpublished.

That got me thinking. Did other sci-fi authors have manuscripts tucked the way in a desk drawer or the back of a filing cabinet?

So I asked sci-fi maestro C.J. Daniels if he had any stories that had fallen by the wayside. He did.

Then I checked with H.L. Osterman and scored another.

Next I came across an all-but-forgotten story by my old friend Ray Bradbury. And a tale by Fritz Leiber that got buried away after its copyright wasn't renewed. And the only science fiction story ever written by mystery maven Mabel Seeley. And "lost" stories by Philip K. Dick, James Blish, John W. Campbell, Lewis Padgett, and others.

The anthology came together like a Chinese puzzle, interlocking pieces that form a whole.

Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file cabinets, desk drawers, and attics. Here are 16 new and/or all-but-unknown futuristic tales.

Shirrel Rhoades

Publisher, Absolutely Amazing eBooks

Editor, Lost Planets

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