Watts Martin, acclaimed author of the Ranea stories, has assembled a collection of fourteen gems from his notebook: stories of history and legend; war and romance; science and fantasy. The stories in this superb collection reveal Watts' vivid imagination and talent as well as his deep affection for the anthropomorphic genre. Step inside and journey to... ...the next step in evolution, on a very personal scale... ...a curious clearing near a battlefield, site of a magical rescue... ...first contact between humans and an exotic—and, to some, attractive—feline alien race... ...a lost tribe of the American Southwest who are more than they appear to be... ...the land of Ranea and an intricate mystery... ...a college campus where a pudgy raccoon dreams of being a sexy vixen... ...a twenty-first century retelling of an ancient fairy tale... ...an old neighborhood in Florida trying to regain its youth... ...and many more.
Author
When not designing spacecraft AIs, racing to stop terrorists, or romancing werewolves, Watts Martin writes stories for fun and documentation for a living. (Which is, for the record, often still fun.) Most of Watts' stories involve anthropomorphic animals, which may be why they've been nominated for multiple Coyotl and Ursa Major Awards. In addition to the short story collection Why Coyotes Howl and the Coyotl-winning novella Indigo Rain, you can find other works by Watts in anthologies including Inhuman Acts, Five Fortunes, and The Furry Future, and magazines including New Fables and Heat. Watts' first novel, Kismet, was released in early 2017. Watts' writing, including several free stories, is available at Coyote Tracks.
