Once more, Colleen Drippé, author of the Lost Rythar/Star Brothers series, has wandered off into the realm of short stories-science fiction and fantasy-with a second collection of
Dreams Times Ten. In volume two, you will find:
- Paintbox: An art student inherits his uncle's paints and suddenly the things he paints-from pterosaurs to zombies-start coming to life.
- Mother Dark: A young interstellar colonist meets the Butcher of Destrier and learns about shades of grey.
- Encounter on Ganymede: Brains trapped in machines, political prisoners scuttle about their icebound moon, building things they'll never use, searching for hope in memories.
- The Lobby: One of the last gentlemen has an encounter outside of time in the lobby of a movie theater.
- Ghostwood: A high school boy finds some driftwood in the creek-but that is impossible. For this is from a tree that lived over two hundred million years ago.
- Masters of Time: Outsiders have invaded the timestream, bringing total chaos. And now someone has to clean up the mess.
- The Bale Fire: Ever wondered what would happen if the northern mythos met that of Homer? Well here we go.
- Old Man and the Grail: One of the last of the Templars, dying in prison, claims to be the guardian of the Grail. Has he lost his mind or...?
- The Lowland Beggar: A refugee from a sunken city, Treve of Panesh, encounters someone even stranger than he is. Things aren't looking good.
- Wizard: A librarian meets a charming man with amnesia. But why was he in her attic? And why can't he touch silver without getting burned?
"Colleen Drippé is a master storyteller in long and short form. Her unique perspectives and flare for character and action draw you in and keep you turning pages." Karina Fabian, author of the DragonEye, PI and Rescue Sisters stories.