Long Winter's Nap
by Catherine Shaffer
Price: $0.99 USD. 3740 words.
Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.
In a future ice age, LittlestOne is a member of an illegal tribe of transgenic people with a unique adaptation to the cold of winter. When LittlestOne dodges winter hibernation so she can stay awake and meet Santy Clawr, she is perfectly suited to survive the bitter cold of winter. The greatest danger she will face is a well-intentioned family that ends up stranded on her tribal lands.
Location: United States
Member Since: Nov. 30, 2011
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Catherine Shaffer
Biography
Catherine Shaffer is journalist who reports the latest news in the biotech industry by day, and writes for fun by night. Her other interests include failing at keeping up with the laundry, wrestling dead animals from her pets' mouths, being disrespected by her adolescent, and passing out in hot yoga classes. Her fiction has been published in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Nature Futures, Turn the Other Chick, Heroes in Training, and more. She is a frequent contributor to a number of leading biotech industry magazines including BioWorld Today, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, and Nature Biotechnology.
Where to find Catherine Shaffer online
Website: http://www.CatherineShaffer.com
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Books
Improving Slay Times in the Common Dragon
by Catherine Shaffer
Price: Free! 2850 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Ivan Quickblade wonders if he's really cut out for magical graduate school when his dragon-slaying research project goes off the rails. In order to get it back on track, he has to deal with a research mentor that exists as a probability cloud and a human research subject who is not quite as expendable as he thought.
Price: Free! 2850 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review) Ivan Quickblade wonders if he's really cut out for magical graduate school when his dragon-slaying research project goes off the rails. In order to get it back on track, he has to deal with a research mentor that exists as a probability cloud and a human research subject who is not quite as expendable as he thought.
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Smashwords book reviews by Catherine Shaffer
- Dutiful Daughter
on Dec. 07, 2011
Good, old-fashioned space opera. This is a taut battle scene with an unknown enemy that gets personal in a hurry when Trace finally recognizes the enemy. This is not so much a self-contained story as the beginning of a longer work.
- What Dragons Prefer
on Dec. 14, 2011
A fun, quick read with a satisfying payoff at the end.