Beginnings Series

In 2003, I edited a series of three anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg (with a big assist from John Helfers) which reprinted the first published stories by science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors. Ranging from Murray Leinster's 1919 science fiction story "The Runaway Skyscraper" to Fiona Patton's 1998 fantasy story "The Raven's Quest," the three volumes reprinted fifty authors, including Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Mercedes Lackey, and Tanith Lee. Each author was also invited to include an introduction to their stories, talking about the inspiration, the memories of their first sale, or other pertinent thoughts about their stories.

From 2004 through 2012, I was the editor and publisher of ISFiC Press and had the privilege of editing a books by a dozen authors, including three novels, one anthology, seven collections, and a non-fiction anthology.

I've also edited a two collections of stories by Lester del Rey, which comprise about two-thirds of the short fiction del Rey published. Both books are available via NESFA Press.

More recently, I worked with Joshua Palmatier to publish the original anthology Alternate Peace, which included fifteen alternate history stories in which the branch points were not caused by war or violence.

Wondrous Beginnings Magical Beginnings Horrible Beginnings Relativity Every Inch a King The Cunning Blood
Cover by Corbis
Wondrous Beginnings
Steven H Silver &
Martin H. Greenberg
DAW Books, 2003
Cover by James Gurney
Magical Beginnings
Steven H Silver &
Martin H. Greenberg
DAW Books, 2003

Horrible Beginnings
Steven H Silver &
Martin H. Greenberg
DAW Books, 2003
Cover by Jael
Relativity
Robert J. Sawyer
ISFIC Press, 2004
Cover by Bob Eggleton
Every Inch a King
Harry Turtledove
ISFiC Press, 2005
Cover by Todd Cameron
Hamilton
The Cunning Blood
Jeff Duntemann
ISFiC Press, 2005

Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches Outbound Finding Magic When Diplomacy Fails War and Space The Shadow on the Doorstep
Cover by Bob Eggleton
Worldcon Guest of
Honor Speeches

Mike Resnick &
Joe Siclari
ISFIC Press, 2006
Cover by Stephan Martiniere
Outbound
Jack McDevitt
ISFIC Press, 2006
Cover by Jody A. Lee
Finding Magic
Tanya Huff
ISFIC Press, 2007
Cover by David Mattingly
When Diplomacy Fails
Eric Flint &
Mike Resnick
ISFIC Press, 2008
Cover by John Picacio
War and Space
Lester del Rey
NESFA Press, 2009
Cover by Phil Foglio
The Shadow on the Doorstep
James P. Blaylock
ISFIC Press, 2009
Robots and Magic Assassin Aurora in Four Voices Win Some, Lose Some Velveteen and The Junior Super Patriots Alternate Peace
Cover by John Picacio
Magic & Robots
Lester del Rey
NESFA Press, 2010
Cover by Duncan Long
Assassin and Other Stories
Steven Barnes
ISFIC Press, 2010
Cover by Joe Bergeron
Aurora in Four Voices
Catherine Asaro
ISFIC Press, 2011
Cover by Vincent di Fate
Win Some, Lose Some
Mike Resnick
ISFIC Press, 2012
Cover by Dave Dorman
Velveteen and the
Junior Super Patriots

Seanan McGuire
ISFIC Press, 2012
Cover by Justin Adams
Alternate Peace
Steven H Silver &
Joshua Palmatier
ZNB Books, 2019
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