Cirrus@Austlit

'War is Hell…

'Soldiers fight to survive.

'They fight each other, and they fight the demons inside.

'Sometimes, they fight real monsters.

'SNAFU collects stories of ancient myths, time travellers, horrors in the old west…

and the soldiers who fight them.

'Featuring some of the best writers working in the field today.

'Jonathan Maberry, Weston Ochse, Greig Beck and James A Moore lead the way, with a contingent of emerging authors to back them up.

'Fight or die.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Military science fiction and horror stories.

'Join the military, they said.

'See far-flung worlds, they said.

'Meet interesting creatures, and kill them all.

'Soldiers fighting aliens in unforgiving landscapes, where every breath could be their last.

'Featuring stories by Mike Resnick, Alan Baxter, Tim Marquitz, Steve Lewis, and others.

'From near-future to far-future, featuring some of the best writers working in the field today.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Man versus Nature.

'Anacondas, piranha, giant crocodiles/alligators/lizards, mutated bears near nuclear power stations, prehistoric sharks. All featured heavily in books and films of the 70s and 80s, when bio-horror was at its modern peak.

'This anthology of military-bio-horror stories takes you back to those classic days.

'Think Greg McLean’s Rogue, Lake Placid, Eight-legged Freaks, Anaconda, Meg, Prophecy, Deep Blue Sea, and other films/books where people (in this case soldiers) are fighting against mutated or ultra-dangerous animals.

'Join some of the best writers working today, along with some SNAFU favourites, for an unnaturally good time.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'“This is it, mofos. This is the end game.
We’ve got nowhere else to go, and no bugger’s coming to save us.
We’re either doing this or we’re gonna die trying, because it all depends on you.
There is no going back. So lock, load, and get ready to rumble!”

'SNAFU: Last Stand is a collated anthology of short stories of a final battle, no matter where it is or who it involves.

'It’s the Battle of Thermopylae, the Alamo, the Battle of Mirbat, the First Battle of Mogadishu, the Battle of Hel, and Custer’s Last Stand, all rolled up into one badass monster-fighting basket of SNAFU-style action.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Some of the most important military missions have been medical evacuations – medivacs.

'Soldiers don’t often fight for themselves. They fight for the guy next to them, their brother, their friend, their family.

'And they fight hard.

'In 2019, Cohesion author and friend… hell, more family, really… Jim Moore was suddenly in the struggle of his life. He overcame the Big C, but his fight is ongoing. A fight to pay for all the treatments in a country that has no free public health system, and a fight to claw his way back from the ravages of the very treatment that saved his life.

'His fight is our fight, and if we don’t fight for our friends, is there anything really worth living for?

'All income from SNAFU: Medivac goes to Jim to help pay his bills and keep his household functional.

'Once this is no longer necessary, the income will transfer to a cancer research or treatment charity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Religion and ideology have fuelled war since the beginning of humankind.

'Deeply-held beliefs can lead to factional wars, and it’s been said that more people have been killed in the name of some god than for any other reason.

'The Crusades, the Inquisition, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and many more…

SNAFU: Holy War offers high-action horror based around conflicts of religion, either overt or covert, featuring previous SNAFU favourites along with some of the best brand new writers working in the field today.'(Publication summary)