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Sam's Dot Publishing


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Sam's Dot Publishing is a small press publisher specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and some horror.

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Website: http://samsdotpublishing.com
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Shelter of Daylight Vol. 9    by Terrie Relf
Price: $3.99 USD. 58410 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on October 2, 2012. .
(5.00)
Stories in this issue include a journey of discovery by a young princess in "A Right To Rule," and a young man's extra-terrestrial explanation of an inexplicable event in "True Accounting." You'll also visit seas, dragons, skin art, robots, and Konstantin. Seasoned here and there with SF and Fantasy poetry, this issue of Shelter of Daylight takes you on a journey throughout the universes of the
Sky-Tinted Waters    by Michael Merriam
Price: $3.99 USD. 72210 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on May 8, 2012. .
(5.00)
Sky-Tinted Waters is an anthology of stories by the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Group. You'll find stories featuring: Rampaging steam-powered constructs Bioengineered killer squirrels Military serums filled with nanotech A demon who pounces on mispronounced words An invisible flying pony And fourteen more tales of adventure, enchantment, humor, terror, magic and science gone wro
The Curious Case of the Jeweled Alicorn    by Michael Merriam
Price: $2.99 USD. 21160 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on July 3, 2012. .
Arkady Bloom, Agent of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Supernatural Division, becomes embroiled with a deadly Italian spy, Turkish airship pirates, rebels bent on freeing India from British rule, a cursed artifact, and a statuesque sorceress with a steam-powered dragonet. However, the greatest danger Bloom faces may be his own torn loyalties.
Wild Hunt of the Stars    by Ann Schwader
Price: $2.99 USD. 7620 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on March 19, 2011. .
(5.00)
Wild Hunt of the Stars is currently one of four poetry collections on the final 2011 Stoker Award ballot.
Horror at Cold Springs    by Michael Merriam
Price: $2.99 USD. 21350 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on March 9, 2011. .
(3.00)
Horror At Cold Springs is a steampunk novella that takes you by train into the heart of the Midwest plains, where the town of Cold Springs lies empty. Once it arrives, even the train refuses to budge. What sinister forces have caused the town's evacuation? And will the Colt revolvers be enough for the intrepid little group to engage the evils that lurk within it?
Cosmic Crime Stories #4    by Tyree Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 38100 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on June 30, 2012. .
Tyree Campbell: Suttee Robert Collins: The Price Of Selfishness Kellee Kranendonk: Perfect Vengeance Mary E. Lowd: The Faithless, The Tentacled, And The Light Wayne Carey: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Marilyn K. Martin: Rarified Air: Big City Policing, Year 3000 Daniel R. Robichaud: All Tomorrow's Suckers: Robert Bloch's Speculative Crimes
The Martian Wave Vol. 3    by J Alan Erwine
Price: $3.99 USD. 36480 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on July 9, 2012. .
What lies beneath the sands of Mars? What will happen to humanity when a possible extraterrestrial signal is received? What can explorers do to save themselves when they discover a completely alien lifeform? These are just some of the questions asked and answered in the 2012 issue of The Martian Wave.
Hungur Magazine Issue 14    by Terrie Relf
Price: $2.99 USD. 32840 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on May 13, 2012. .
Hungur Magazine is a semiannual journal of vampire tales in which the vampire is an alien and/or the action takes place on another world. There are other addictions besides blood--although blood will do. Both arousing and thought-provoking, each issue of Hungur Magazine takes you where no vampire has gone before.
Denizens of Darkness    by Herika Raymer
Price: $4.99 USD. 81880 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on October 2, 2012. .
Denizens of Darkness includes residents of the mist in stories by Uel McClary and Glynn Barrass; entities with a dark purpose in stories by D. N. Calkins, Nicholas Conley, and Edward Ahern; and souls with secrets in stories by Christian Riley and Thomas Canfield. But of course there's a lot more than that in this anthology. Make sure you have fresh light bulbs in the room before you start reading.
The Phoenix War    by F.R. Amthor
Price: $4.99 USD. 41160 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on August 4, 2012. .
Two cadets discover an odd comet headed into the Solar System, and report it. Teams from the Chinese People's Army Science Unit and the United Nations race to investigate. They learn that the comet is hollow. It contains alien DNA, which can be used to clone alien hybrids. As always with science, if it can be done, it will be done. Meanwhile, back around the Oort Cloud, other aliens arrive...
Emperor    by H. David Blalock
Price: $5.99 USD. 102290 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on March 3, 2011. .
The House of Thran, ever under attack from its ancient enemies, has to fight just to survive. Palace intrigues in Thran and the other Houses threaten the very existence of the one House that is destined to oversee the lands. Wyrms, magic, and the land itself oppose the beleaguered Thrans as they seek to restore what once was and ought to be once again.
Needs Must When The Devil Drives    by Rachel Olivier
Price: $2.99 USD. 18660 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on December 1, 2012. .
Years ago, Kelly thought her life and acting career would take off when she left for sunny Los Angeles, California. Now, back at home, working as a cashier and caring for her mother, she is taking the first weekend off she's had in three years. She and her dog Jake are getting away for a camp out in the mountains. No work, no demands, no cell phone. It's only a long weekend, what could go wrong?
parABnormal Digest Vol. 4    by H. David Blalock
Price: $3.99 USD. 40150 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on September 5, 2012. .
parABnormal Digests contains stories and poems related in some way to the paranormal. It also includes articles about equipment, interviews with various research groups, and reviews. This issue features stories by award winning writers H. David Blalock and Terrie Leigh Relf, and by Phillip Roberts, Eamonn Murphy, Amanda Trowbridge, and many others. It also takes you on a trip to a haunted site
The Cold Ones    by Elizabeth Donald
Price: $2.99 USD. 15760 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on March 19, 2011. .
(3.00)
Elizabeth Donald's The Cold Ones stands out from the crowd. Zombie stories are easy. Good zombie stories are more challenging and great ones, well, those are damned hard to find. The good news is you don't have to look any further than The Cold Ones to find one of the greats. A damned fine read and highly recommended. -- James A. Moore, author of Deeper and Blood Red
Red Moon Rising    by J Alan Erwine
Price: $4.99 USD. 65740 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on February 2, 2011. .
Erik Singer is a young man who is grieving. He's grieving over the death of his brother, and the slow death of the Earth, but with the help of Native American & environmental activist Charlie Chases Crows, Erik decides to make some changes, and he's going to start with the company that was responsible for the death of his brother.
A Bag Full of Eyes    by Robert Krog
Price: $2.99 USD. 16320 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on January 16, 2012. .
In a kingdom haunted by witches, where vampires hunt in the night, when there are murders but not witnesses, when the method of murder reveals the how but not the who, one calls upon the eye-man to help solve crimes. The eye-man has the answer. It can be found in a bag full of eyes, along with things one does not seek. Thus the tale of Royal Inspector Sir Gordon.
Slideways    by Faith Van Horne
Price: $4.99 USD. 58350 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on May 12, 2012. .
Reva's imaginary childhood friend Quick, from Atlantis, is back in her life. If he can convince her he exists, they may be able to find a book called the Sundering Spell, which can destroy all known realities. If they find it, balance will be restored between worlds, and Reva will learn the truth about her family, Quick, and what it means to come home.
Cover of Darkness 12    by Herika Raymer
Price: $3.99 USD. 39630 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on September 5, 2012. .
The September 2012 Cover of Darkness features Steve Cameron, Bruce Boston, Melissa & Mike Mead, Marge Simon, Verona Winn, Lawrence Buentello, and many others. The cover art is Skeletal Warrior by newcomer Samuel Flegal. You’ll like what we’ve done with the place. Cover of Darkness: we do horror right!
Sabit the Sumerian    by Tyree Campbell
Price: $2.99 USD. 16540 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on June 30, 2012. .
Cursed and banished to the dung-filled streets of Uruk by the king for whom she was once a companion, Sabit must now sell herself to survive. Near starving, and bearing the mark of the lillu, or vampire, she is plagued by dreams of the ancient ones who dwell beyond the mountains of Elam. Bitten, Sabit can live forever. Humans are cattle to her . . . all but two.
Brushfires    by David Kopaska-Merkel
Price: $2.99 USD. 8840 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on April 17, 2011. .
David Kopaska-Merkel has a complex mind. He’s a geologist; a science fiction and fantasy writer; and a poet. He writes of our history, our present, and our future, the microscopic and the macrocosmic. He's fascinated by our reality, and by alternate realities: by time travel, space travel, alien species, AI—cutting-edge concepts in science, in sf, and in fantasy. Thus the poetry of Brushfires.
A Problem in Translation    by J Alan Erwine
Price: $4.99 USD. 63850 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on February 29, 2012. .
What is humanity to do when faced by aliens that make decisions that seem completely illogical? If Captain Takahashi and the crew of the Astrid fail to find the right answers, the result could mean the end of humanity. Despite Takahashi's efforts, the powerful Lemec block his actions at every turn. How can he save humanity, and do the Lemec even care if humanity is saved?
The Guardener's Tale    by Bruce Boston
Price: $5.99 USD. 80010 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on February 9, 2011. .
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The Guardener's Tale is a dystopian novel of the future in which everything is controlled and perfect. Unemployment does not exist. Stimulants and holograms enhance the sexual experience. One man learns that a subculture exists where one may avoid the trappings of the perfect society, but at a terrible price. The past is prologue in his future in this negative utopia.
The Dog at the Foot of the Bed    by Tyree Campbell
Price: $5.99 USD. 132720 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on July 7, 2012. .
After an attack on their ancestral home, twins Ovin and Siobhan Shannen entered opposing careers--she into security work, he into assassination. Now someone is trying to kill them again, with a terrible new weapon that destroys whole planets. Ovin has to stop him, but he's going to need Siobhan's help to do it...if she doesn't arrest him first. And if he succeeds, he could lose his twin forever
White Shift: science fiction poetry    by G.O. Clark
Price: $2.99 USD. 4300 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on September 3, 2012. .
G. O. Clark takes you on a dimension shift, where you get to look at things from the perspective beyond the left field fence. Here's one example: The Luddite robot / has trouble functioning / in our modern world, / spends most of his time / trying to rebut the evidence / from his own sensors. Psst! There's more inside . . .
The Ancient One    by Henry Lewis Sanders
Price: $5.99 USD. 96700 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on May 12, 2012. .
The Ancient One opens in Atlantis, where The Council, a race of Ancient Ones who had found sanctuary on earth over a thousand years before, learns of cataclysmic forces even they are unable to control. Meanwhile in Egypt, seasoned vampire hunters seek to destroy Vasilie and his family. But can Vasilie battle the hunters and ward off the evil machinations of an Ancient One?
The G.O.D. Factor    by Rachel Olivier
Price: $2.99 USD. 13750 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on September 28, 2012. .
During one of Monica's shifts, a dormant A.I. wakes up. After years of isolation it is insane and lonely, and truly thinks it is God. It takes over the ship and decides it's time to go bring order to the rest of the universe for the good of humankind. It's up to Monica to try to save her crewmates and known civilization.
The Janitors    by David John
Price: $2.99 USD. 19690 words. Published by Sam's Dot Publishing  on May 1, 2011. .
The Janitors were soldiers who got the dirty end of the stick during World War II. They were assigned to "clean up" Pacific islands after the Marines had gone through. On one of those islands, named Toji, the Janitors discovered that dead Japanese soldiers refused to remain dead, and indeed posed a grave threat to the living . . . and the Janitors were the only living beings on the island.

Books

Shelter of Daylight Vol. 8    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 80520 words. Published on April 1, 2012. Fiction.
Shelter of Daylight is a biannual digest of science fiction and fantasy. This edition includes the ghosts of an alien species who seek one more chance at the stars; the secret of a chambermaid's room; a new relationship between computers and people; the Loch Ness monster; and much more!
Cover of Darkness Jan. 2012    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 42910 words. Published on March 16, 2012. Fiction.
Cover of Darkness is an anthology of horror and dark fantasy. For CoD, the ideal dark story is one you read with all the lights on, glancing over your shoulder frequently, just in case... This issue features Children of the Water by J. S. Watts, and Crapgod by Donald Uitvlugt, plus Phillip Roberts, Kara Hartz, Nicholas Conley, and many more!
parABnormal Digest Vol. 3    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 42870 words. Published on March 16, 2012. Fiction.
This issue of parABnormal Digest includes an interview with a Paranormal group in Mississippi, including what they look for, and how they find it. An article by Shannon Ryan describes detection equipment and how you can use it. The issue includes spooky stories by award-winning authors William Eakin and David Blalock, plus Ann Gimpel, William Rasmussen, Damien Mire, and many more!
Shelter of Daylight Vol. 7    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 57340 words. Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction.
Shelter of Daylight is a triannual digest of sf and fantasy. In issue #7, you’ll find stories that will quicken your heart and mind, that will leave you breathless, such as "Phantom Limbs" by Donaya Haymond, "Ghost Child" by Larry Ivkovich, "Who Killed Peter Lorre?" by Wayne Carey, "Designer Kid" by Kim Sheard. And so many more. They're waiting for you...just download and start scrolling.
parABnormal Digest Vol. 2    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 43280 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Fiction.
This issue of parABnormal Digest includes three interviews with Paranormal groups, who tell you about themselves, what they look for, and how they find it. Also featured is a spooky cover by Sandy DeLuca, and stories to match by Terrie Relf, Eamonn Murphy, Lindsey Duncan, Tyree Campbell, and many more!
Cover of Darkness Oct. 2011    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 57360 words. Published on October 24, 2011. Fiction.
Cover of Darkness is an anthology of horror and dark fantasy. For CoD, the ideal dark story is one you read with all the lights on, glancing over your shoulder frequently, just in case... This issue features Slots by Tyree Campbell, The Lunker by David Pinnt, a great novelette “Tiny Doorways” by Ralph Robert Moore, and many more!
Sounds of the Night Vol. 9    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $1.59 USD. 31590 words. Published on August 20, 2011. Fiction.
Sounds of the Night is a magazine devoted to science fiction and fantasy lightly seasoned with a bit of intimacy, even exploring the often-difficult relationships between humans and aliens. SOTN #9 features "Divine Night" by Matthew Jordan Schmidt, about a human and a deity, and "Dirty Elf" by Edward Cox, which speaks for itself, plus much more!
The Martian Wave Vol. 2    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 33570 words. Published on August 18, 2011. Fiction.
The Martian Wave contains sf tales that will launch you into escape velocity! First contact where the crew communicates with aliens via music in "Grand Ol' Opry." Refugees seek sanctuary on an Earth-grazing asteroid. A robot wants a vacation on Earth so it can get an upgrade. And much more!
It Came From Her Purse    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 48970 words. Published on August 17, 2011. Fiction.
Think of the chilling black-and-white B movies from the 1950s. Think of Roger Corman. Think of all the things that could possibly come from inside a purse. Then think a couple hundred light-years beyond that. It Came From Her Purse features tales from beyond the beyond, and yet right next door. Grab the popcorn, put your feet up, and prepare to be thrilled and chilled.
Potter's Field 4    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 67770 words. Published on August 10, 2011. Fiction.
Potter's Field 4 contains stories related in some way to unmarked graves--someone has buried a body they don't want found. In Potter's Field 4, sometimes those bodies come back. Here you'll find ghosts, a zombie or two, a religious uprising, and all manner of spookiness. So lean back, turn all the lights on, and glance over your shoulders now and then as you turn the pages.
Shelter of Daylight 6    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 44900 words. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction.
Shelter of Daylight is a triannual digest of science fiction and fantasy. In issue #6, you'll confront the rivalries among the social classes of sentient Lepidoptera; receive a hidden message from a dolphin; experience the drawbacks of being a sorcerer; and apply your knowledge of the future to your love life. And much, much more!
Cover of Darkness May 2011    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 57270 words. Published on May 27, 2011. Fiction.
Cover of Darkness is an anthology of horror and dark fantasy. For CoD, the ideal dark story is one you read with all the lights on, glancing over your shoulder frequently, just in case... This issue features Sensory Desolation by William Markly O'Neal, Death's Door by F. D. Moore, and The World Beneath by Julie Travis, and many more!
parABnormal Digest Vol. 1    by Sam's Dot Publishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 46440 words. Published on March 1, 2011. Fiction.
This issue of parABnormal Digest features stories by Jackie Gamber, Neil James Hudson, Derek Muk, Paul L. Bates, and many more. It also features spooky and chilling poetry by K. S. Hardy, Marge Simon, David Kopaska-Merkel, and others. It's topped off with a kickin' cover by Kristine Gehrmann.

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