Judgment Day and Other Dreams

<p>PRAISE FOR T. JACKSON KING</p><p>"I sometimes think a writer's greatest virtues are persistence and endurance and it seems as if you have them." —Roger Zelazny</p><p>"Congratulations on the long overdue story collection Tom! What I find most terrific is your range of topics and styles. You have always been an explorer." —David Brin</p><p>EXOTIC AND ECLECTIC SHORT STORIES</p><p>Wonder at the choice presented to an Oregon jazz singer who is offered the greatest gig of her life—if only she will choose to sing for Judgment Day.</p><p>Discover just what the attraction of Earth might be for Alien ship captains.</p><p>Consider what America might have been like if concentration camps had been set up for HIV/AIDS sufferers.</p><p>Experience the wonder of an America where science and technology are failing as Earth magic becomes real.</p><p>Explore the horrific consequences of removing an ancient archaeological artifact and putting it on display in Berlin's Pergamum Museum.</p><p>Marvel at the macabre suffering one couple hidden away in an ancient Swiss castle will endure for their art.</p><p>Ponder whether cannibalism of another thinking species is a reasonable choice for survival.</p><p>Find out what happens when people work as migrant laborers under distant stars and leave behind orphaned children.</p><p>Experience the dangers of travel between the stars where gravity's tug brings with it the tides of fear.</p><p>See how interstellar employment may come down to being a hired gun.</p>