A short story originally published in the Belong anthology, published by Ticonderoga Publications in 2010. Available for free in these DRM-free formats: MOBI for Kindle EPUB for most other ereaders PDF for reading on screen Here is the beginning: The rebelliousness of trassi udang Like [...]
This is my WOTF-winning story. Here is the first scene: “Ash,” Brother Copernicus says. I rub the substance between the thumb and fingers of my gloves. It’s fine and powdery, and white, unbelievably white. A thick layer of it covers the field of tree stumps [...]
The saga continues… Fifteen years ago, a brilliant scientist built a barrier against the dangerous power that radiates from the City of Glass in the southern land, allowing the citizens of Chevakia to live without fear of their lives. Since then, the democracy of Chevakia [...]
Yuriko works as a dive guide for rich tourists wanting to see the exotic life under the ice at Jupiter’s moon Europa. But this one tourist has an agenda. Originally published in Redstone SF, May 2011. An original premise, nicely done, particularly the scenery. –Lois [...]
In a far future, a fleet of ships hurtles through space on its way to a distant war. Aboard the ships is an army of artificial human soldiers, highly trained and dangerous. Doctor Charlotte West, the neuro-technologist responsible for the soldiers’ artificial brains, travels in [...]
What’s with the dagger? Well, you’ll probably recognise this from the book covers of the Icefire trilogy. This is the original image. I used the path function to cut the dagger from the image, put it on a layer over the cover image, and played [...]
Coming 1 November: Fire & Ice, part 1 of the Icefire trilogy Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power which locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, [...]
This is book 1 of the Return of the Aghyrians series. Book 2 is Trader’s Honour, and book 3 will be called Soldier’s Duty. I have no publication date for that as yet. All these books are standalone stories. She’s not your ordinary country girl, [...]
The anthology contains more than 50,000 words of short stories both in fantasy and SF. All stories have been published previously. Buy on Kobo Buy on Amazon print or ebook Buy on Smashwords Buy on Barnes & Noble Buy on iTunes US Buy on Sony [...]
I wrote the Middle Grade novel The Far Horizon because when reading to my kids, I noticed that there was a lot of fantasy for the 9-13 age group, but no SF. Blurb: Of all the things ten-year-old Cory Wilson expects to do when he [...]
Welcome to the website of Patty Jansen, writer of SF and fantasy. Patty is a member of SFWA and winner of the second quarter of the Writers of the Future contest. As well as in volume 27 of the contest, she has published fiction in various magazines such as Redstone SF and the Universe Annex of the Grantville Gazette. She has also 'indie' published a number of longer works. Patty lives in Sydney, Australia.
Patty has a PhD in science, and before becoming a writer, Patty worked in agricultural research.
Reviews:
An original premise, nicely done, particularly the scenery.
Lois Tilton, Locus Online, about 'Party, with Echoes' in Redstone SF, May 2011
Five stars from me, Patty's just scored herself a fan.
Book blogger Sean, about 'His Name In Lights', at Amazon.com
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