Vaughan Stanger - SF Writer

Welcome to My Website

Here you'll find announcements of forthcoming publications, promotions and publicity events, news about my current writing projects, a blog, a bookstore with links to my ebook story collections and anthologies, plus some downloadable content you won't find anywhere else.

If you enjoy exploring this site, please leave a comment and come back soon – I'll be updating it regularly.

Most recent updates: News item below (26 January 2014).
Website notes: All shortened URLs replaced because of security concerns (3 November 2014).

Latest News

Steps to Recall

26 January 2015

The Kindle edition of my short fiction collection Moondust Memories is available to buy from Amazon.com for just $0.99 (plus sales tax) until 23:00 (PST) on 30 January. The price then increases to $1.99 for the weekend before returning to normal ($2.99) at midnight on Sunday 2 February.

Review quotes for Moondust Memories (from Amazon.co.uk):

"The tell-tale sign of great speculative fiction is that you are still thinking about it days after you finish reading. This has been the case for me with Moondust Memories. Highly recommended." (Dylan Hearn)

"In summary, 'Moondust Memories' is a rewarding read in the best possible way. A wonderful collection of thought-provoking and challenging stories that you will enjoy whether you're a fan of sci-fi or not. (Paul Laville).

Teaching Assessed

25 January 2015

My new ebook, Family Tree, has attracted a couple of very pleasing reviews (two on Amazon.com, one also on Amazon.co.uk). On his blog, Dylan Hearn opines that "Family Tree is a paean to teachers and the positive effect they can have on their pupil’s lives." I can't argue with that.

Supplying Demand at QuarterReads

23 January 2015

My SF short story Supply and Demand in the Post-War Economy is now available to read at QuarterReads. This is the third story in my 'Reeves' series and my eleventh to be reprinted at QuarterReads. The earlier Reeves stories are Writing on the Wall and Warbling Their Way to War.

A $5 payment purchases 20 reads at QuarterReads, which now offers 600+ stories, poems and essays from 170 authors for your reading pleasure.

Tree Climbing

5 January 2015

My new ebook, Family Tree, is released today. It is available in Kindle and epub formats from most on-line ebook retailers, including Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, iTunes (UK), iTunes (US), Kobo, Barnes & Noble (Nook) and Smashwords. For links to other retailers, please visit my Books page.

This short story, which was originally published in Helix (2008), is particularly close to my heart. In part it is a what-if about the Apollo programme, but mostly it's about the importance of teachers. If you are a teacher, or if you were inspired by those who taught you, this story is for you.

Freebies at QuarterReads

29 December 2014

I have two free reads to give away at QuarterReads. If you'd like to receive one of them, please send me a message using my contact form.

This is a great opportunity for readers and writers alike to give QuarterReads a try. The site currently hosts 600+ short stories, poems and essays by 150 writers, which are usually purchased on a $5 for 20 reads basis.

Festive Felicitations!

23 December 2014

If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a very merry one!
Wishing everyone a pleasurable end to this year and a happy 2015.

Reduced Christmas Memories

8 December 2014

I've reduced the price of the paperback edition of my SF short-story collection Moondust Memories for the Christmas period. It's available to purchase at Amazon.co.uk for £3.99 and Amazon.com for $5.89. Comparable reductions can be found at other Amazon sites and on Createspace.

Fiction is Taxing (PSA)

4 December 2014

(Applies to EU customers only.)

Due to a forthcoming EU-wide change in VAT tax law, Amazon will be increasing ebook prices from 1 January 2015. From that date, the list price for ebooks on Amazon.co.uk (and the EU Amazons) will include VAT at the rate applicable to the purchaser's country, e.g. 20% in the UK, rather than the across-the-board 3% applied currently. I expect other platforms such as iTunes will do the same.

As nearly all my ebooks are minimum-priced already, and will remain so after Amazon applies the VAT increase, I don't have the option of reducing my prices. The sole exception is my collection Moondust Memories, which is already (IMO) priced very competitively indeed.

In summary:
- Price rises for ebooks on 1 January for EU customers (including UK).
- If you'd like to buy any of my ebooks, whether for yourself or as a present for a friend or family member, now/soon would definitely be a good time, especially if you live in the UK or another EU country.

Christmas Memories

1 December 2014

If you're searching for the perfect Christmas present for that SF-addicted friend or relative who prefers print to pixels, then the paperback edition of my short-story collection Moondust Memories might be just the thing. It's available for purchase from Amazon.co.uk (£4.99) and Amazon.com ($6.29).

(Kindle ebook options are also available for those who prefer pixels to print!)

Other Recent News

Two Dollars the Lot!

21 November 2014

Eight of my SF short stories are now available to read at QuarterReads, a new on-line publishing venture. You can sample the opening of any story for free. Pay $10 and you get to read 40 stories.

News of Economic Growth

23 October 2014

Daily Science Fiction has just published the third of my all-dialogue 'Reeves' stories, Supply and Demand in the Post-War Economy.

If you'd like to read the two earlier stories in this series, please click on these links:
Writing on the Wall
Warbling Their Way to War

The Future One Quarter at a Time

18 October 2014

Three of my Nature Futures stories are now available to read at QuarterReads, a new on-line publishing venture. Stories are available to read on a $10 for 40 reads basis. You can sample the opening of a story for free.