Black Cat Weekly #45

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #45. This is an fun issue, and I've selected Tobias S. Buckell's fantasy 'The Fisher Dragon' as the cover story. (I must admit to having a fondness for dragons. The very first story I sold professionally, way back at the dawn of time when I was 16 years old, was about a dragon. And they appear in several of my novels, most notably Master of Dragons.) Thanks to acquiring editor Cynthia Ward for selecting it.Black Cat s other acquiring editors are represented in this issue, too Michael Bracken selected an original mystery from John M. Floyd, and Barb Goffman has a tale about a retired detective by Steve Hockensmith (whose Holmes on the Range series of historical mystery stories are must-reads, as far as I m concerned. Check then out if you get a chance.) And last (but not least), Darrell Schweitzer unearthed one of his paleo-interviews for us this time with Craig Shaw Gardner. It's from the 1990s, when Gardner had just become a best-selling author, thanks to his Batman movie novelization.And we have classics by George O. Smith, Henry Kuttner, and many others, including a 1915 Nick Carter mystery novel. And, of course, a modern solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet).Here s the complete lineup:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: From Ten to Two by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story] An Eggceptional Solution Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Frank by Steve Hockensmith [Barb Goffman Presents short story]The Bush-Rancher, by Harold Bindloss [novel]The Suicide, by Nicholas Carter [novel]Non-Fiction: Speaking with Craig Shaw Gardner [Interview with Darrell Schweitzer]Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Fisher Dragon by Tobias S. Buckell [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] Catspaw, by George O. Smith [short story] The Half-Haunted, by Manly Wade Wellman [short story] The Sea-Witch, by Nictzin Dyalhis [short story] Chameleon Man, by Henry Kuttner [short story]