Ron Collins

Biography

Ron Collins's work has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Nature, and several other magazines and anthologies. His writing has received a Writers of the Future prize and a CompuServe HOMer Award. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has worked developing avionics systems, electronics, and information technology.

Where to find Ron Collins online

Books

Wakers
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 52,920. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
When the singularity comes, will we know? It’s the year 2372, and life is good. But all is not exactly as it seems. There's Bexie Montgomery, a long-dead multibillionaire. Kinji Hall, an ultra-creative designer. Maine Parker, a love-struck, world-class track star. Then there’s Tania, who just wants to have fun. Life, Liberty, Justice, and Love: Can Bexie and the rest save the core of humanit
Tomorrow in All the Worlds
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 38,540. Language: English. Published: February 29, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
Yesterday is death. Today is decay. Tomorrow is discovery. The Ambassador Mission Drinks on a Beach Tomorrow in All the Worlds Fighting the Realms Space Tyrants from the Void Eyes Flashing Blue and Brown and Green Goliath’s Sling Bugs On edge, with weird! A collection of eight wild, wicked, pulpy short stories from the mind of one of science fiction’s more versatile writers, all from the page
Deca-Dad
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,290. Language: English. Published: January 31, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Starflight adds a new dimension to generation gaps . . . . Deca-Dad is a Science Fiction short story from frequent Analog contributor and bestselling Amazon Dark Fantasy author Ron Collins.
The Black Marker at the End of Time
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,450. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
A lone man walks a desolate beach. Worn and heavy of heart. Gun empty. Behind him the war of all wars destroys humankind. Before him lies the ocean. Cold. Harsh. Vast. Ageless. - A short story by award-winning Science Fiction author Ron Collins -
Lords of Existence
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,450. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Garrick has destroyed a planewalker, and finds himself marked for death by the Lords of Existence. He also discovers his powers have grown monstrous, and realizes if he loses control he may well destroy all life across the entire plane of Adruin. As Garrick retreats to a sanctuary inside the ruins of Arderveer, Lectodinians storm the plane and the Lords of Existence decide to eliminate Adruin.
Lord of the Freeborn
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 17,860. Language: English. Published: February 15, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Garrick wants his Freeborn mages to protect the plane from the god-like planewalkers. After the city of Dorfort evicts the Freeborn, however, he has to find them a new home. The Freeborn are a flighty collection of fiercely independent members who are not above treachery to get their way. Unknown to Garrick a Koradictine mage is making her own grasp at power, and this time Garrick is the target.
Changing of the Guard
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,980. Language: English. Published: January 31, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A desolate plane. A devastated order of mages. A planewalker hungry for revenge. In Changing of the Guard, Garrick is on his own as he hunts the Koradictine high superior through a trail that leads through demonic underplanes and mystical time warps. Can he survive without his superior’s aid? Can he save the boy? And perhaps more important, what will remain of the orders if he lives?
Pawn of the Planewalker
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,720. Language: English. Published: January 15, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
After a hollow victory at God’s Tower, Garrick seeks vengeance from mages who have wronged him. But a call from Darien brings him back to Dorfort, and the machinations of his god-like superior take him to Rastella, a cold and distant plane ruled by a man who has stolen the plane’s magic. All the while, the remaining mages of the Koradictine order hatch a breathtaking plan to reclaim their glory.
Gathering of the God-Touched
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,640. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A legendary mountain. Three mages of otherworldly power. A clash that will change the world. Gathering of the God-Touched follows Garrick as he faces the repercussions of his magic, and grows to understand what it means to have a place in the world. Along the way, he discovers the plane’s ultimate destiny may well lie in places far more exotic than anyone could expect.
Target of the Orders
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 20,200. Language: English. Published: December 15, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A god-touched mage. A headstrong rebel. Magewar to the west. All Garrick wants is to be left alone. But when he and Darien return to Caledena, they find the mage orders have taken control, and that those same orders want Garrick—dead or alive. The orders have begun their war, and Garrick may be the only mage who can keep them from victory.
Trail of the Torean
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 32,570. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Garrick is determined to be rid of a devastating magic that threatens to take over his life. Along the way he faces powerful forces as ancient as the plane itself, encounters the beautiful leader of a sect of freedom-minded, independent mages, and finds himself in the crossfire of a Lectodinian and Koradictine gambit against the most powerful Torean mage in the region.
Glamour of the God-Touched
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,410. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Garrick is a mage’s apprentice, soon to be a full-fledged sorcerer. But a tragic accident finds him wielding a god-like power over life and death, and rumors of mage war grow stronger around him. Glamour of the God-Touched follows Garrick as he discovers the forces behind his new magic. The lessons he learns and how he deals with them will threaten the very nature of who he is.
Chasing the Setting Sun
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 52,300. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
This is a stand-alone second book in a series of alternate history baseball-oriented stories (the first being See the PEBA on $25 a Day). Six seasons have passed since Casey and his friend Don-o saved the game in America. Now Don-o is gone, and Casey is a reporter who is alone and trying once again to find himself, all while immersed in a Japanese baseball culture he doesn't understand.
A Corner of the Mind
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,110. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
"Little Jack Horner sat in a corner ... " Just when you thought you understood this nursery rhyme, award winning-SF author Ron Collins comes along a gives you the real story! This is a tale of one boy's magical Christmas in space.
Five Magics
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 21,510. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Award-winning author Ron Collins brings you "Five Magics," a collection of sorcery and wonder that explores the human side of magic.
A Matter of Pride
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,860. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Chris thinks his job as a corporate web developer is more than a bit mundane. Then his computer starts to talk to him and he discovers that there is a reason some employers don't want their employees to be too smart ...
See the PEBA on $25 a Day
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,110. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Sports
The face of baseball changed back in 2006, and today, Casey Neal and his buddy Don-o are fresh-faced college graduates unencumbered by commitments like summer jobs or girl friends. On a lark they tour every big-league park in the PEBA, and find themselves caught up in a web of intrigue and scandal that threatens the very heart of professional baseball itself.
Picasso's Cat & Other Stories
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 85,340. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
This collection contains 15 tales of humor, hard science, cyberpunk, near-future SF, and space opera--including the three-story "Stealing the Sun" series that first appeared in Analog. The collection is introduced by multi-award-winning author Mike Resnick, and each story is accompanied by short commentary by the author.
Out of the Blue
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,510. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
First contact may not happen on our terms. A scientific mission on the surface of Europa goes horribly wrong.
Stealing the Sun
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,770. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Sometimes there is little a man can do, but does that mean he has to do nothing? A military engineer troubleshoots a failed mission and discovers a truth no one wants to hear.
The Disappearance of Josie Andrew
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,770. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A technician in an artificial birthing center comes to work to discover one of his kids is missing.
The Test of Time
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,670. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A scientist is sent to the Mesazoic Era by a jealous research assistant. With a little help from his friends, a drugged tyrannosaurus and his prey, the doctor returns to the present in a quest to serve justice.

Ron Collins' favorite authors on Smashwords

Brigid Collins
Latest book: The Southern Dragon.
Published July 15, 2014. (5.00 from 1 review)
Steven Mohan, Jr.
Latest book: Dead on Europa.
Published July 21, 2012.