Trace the Stars is a space opera and hard science fiction anthology created in memory of Marion K. “Doc” Smith, the founding faculty advisor to Life the Universe, & Everything. All proceeds from sales of the anthology will go to support LTUE in allowing students to attend for a greatly reduced price.
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Either the anthology or stories in the anthology received the following praise:
- Tangent Online included “Knowing Me” (Eric G. Swedin) and “Cycle 335” (Beth Buck) on their 2019 Recommended Reading List.
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Contents:
All of the stories were donated by the authors in support of the symposium’s mission to educate and train new authors and artists. The cover art was donated by Kevin Wasden. We appreciate their support of the symposium’s vision and mission.
- “Foreword: Our Very Own Doc Smith” by Joe Monson
- “Angles of Incidence” by Nancy Fulda
- “The Road Not Taken” by Sandra Tayler
- “Log Entry” by Kevin J. Anderson
- “The Ghost Conductor of the Interstellar Express” by Brad R. Torgersen
- “A Veil of Leaves” by M.K. Hutchins
- “Freefall” by Eric James Stone
- “Launch” by Daniel Friend
- “Glass Beads” by Emily Martha Sorensen
- “Sweetly the Dragon Dreams” by David Farland
- “Working on Cloud Nine” by John M. Olsen
- “Fido” by James Wymore
- “Knowing Me” by Eric G. Swedin
- “Making Legends” by Jaleta Clegg
- “Neo Nihon” by Paul Genesse
- “The Last Ray of Light” by Wulf Moon
- “Cycle 335” by Beth Buck
- “Sea of Chaos” by Julia H. West
Edited by: Joe Monson and Jaleta Clegg.
Cover Artist: Kevin Wasden
Published jointly through Hemelein Publications and LTUE Press.
Release Date: 14 February 2019, 19 July 2023 (2nd edition)
ISBN: 978-1-64278-000-0 (original trade paperback), 978-1-64278-001-7 (original ebook)
Second edition ISBN: 978-1-64278-039-0 (trade paperback), 978-1-64278-040-6 (ebook)
LCCN: 2019900003
Price: $17.99 (print), $5.99 (ebook)
