{"id":15179,"date":"2022-04-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=15179"},"modified":"2022-04-27T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:44:08","slug":"now-available-for-pre-order-beyond-worlds-end-collected-short-stories-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/now-available-for-pre-order-beyond-worlds-end-collected-short-stories-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Now available for pre-order: Beyond World&#8217;s End (Collected Short Stories #4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mybooktable-single-book\"> <div id=\"mbt-container\"> <div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Book\" id=\"post-15119\" class=\"mbt-book mbt-book-single mbt-display-mode-singlecolumn\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-sections\"><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-summary-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-summary-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-summary-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"mbt-book-title\">Beyond World&#8217;s End<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-images mbt-book-images-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beyond World&#8217;s End\" class=\" mbt-book-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VOL4-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mbt-book-teaser\">Eleven short stories and a poem that show us what comes after the end of all we know.<\/h2>\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mbt-book-blurb\">\r\n\t<p><em>This is the fourth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Manchurian Paradox<br \/>\nA Fatal Rebirth<br \/>\nThe Final Turning<br \/>\nThe New Covenant<br \/>\nHearken and Behold (by J.M. Wight)<br \/>\nThe End of Elysium<br \/>\nThe Promise of King Washington<br \/>\nLord of the Slaves<br \/>\nThe Other Side of Reality<br \/>\nSchr\u00f6dinger's Diaper<br \/>\nTwo Hours Ago<br \/>\nWelcome to Our Crazy Family<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"#mbt-book-purchase-anchor\" class=\"mbt-book-purchase-button mbt-primary-button\">Order Now!<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-overview-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-overview-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-overview-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">About the Book<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-overview\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong>Eleven short stories and a poem that show us what comes after the end of all we know.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>This is the fourth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Manchurian Paradox<\/strong>\r\nWe have met our timeline&#8217;s enemy and he is us.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Fatal Rebirth<\/strong>\r\nNothing in this world should live forever\u2014not even civilization itself.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Final Turning<\/strong>\r\nThis is how the world ends: not with a bang, but with a whimper\u2014thanks to me.\r\n\r\n<strong>The New Covenant<\/strong>\r\nTo restore a fallen America, an ancient and terrible covenant must be renewed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hearken and Behold (by J.M. Wight)<\/strong>\r\n&#8220;Hearken, oh ye hypocrites, and behold the desolation that is already come upon you!&#8221;\r\n\r\n<strong>The End of Elysium<\/strong>\r\nFor the promise of paradise, the last civilization will surrender to the apocalypse.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Promise of King Washington<\/strong>\r\nWhen the aliens came, it wasn&#8217;t a military invasion: it was an economic one.\r\n(Again, Hazardous Imaginings, December 2020)\r\n\r\n<strong>Lord of the Slaves<\/strong>\r\n&#8220;Everyone secretly wants to be a slave. Those who deny it simply haven&#8217;t found the right master.&#8221;\r\n\r\n<strong>The Other Side of Reality<\/strong>\r\nWhat if your future self came back to give you advice, and all it did was confuse you?\r\n\r\n<strong>Schr\u00f6dinger&#8217;s Diaper<\/strong>\r\n\u201cStays clean and dry until you\u2019re free to change it!\u201d \u2026except not quite.\r\n(Bards and Sages Quarterly, April 2022)\r\n\r\n<strong>Two Hours Ago<\/strong>\r\nA time machine without paradoxes, so long as it&#8217;s not abused.\r\n\r\n<strong>Welcome to Our Crazy Family<\/strong>\r\nTwo genderqueer lesbians and a tranny have a rebellious daughter who does the unthinkable and decides to marry a Christian.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-meta-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-meta-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-meta-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">Details<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_author\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Authors:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/authors\/joe-vasicek\/\">Joe Vasicek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/authors\/j-m-wight\/\">J.M. Wight<\/a><\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-series\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Series:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/series\/collected-short-stories\/\">Collected Short Stories<\/a>, Book 4<\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_genre\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Genres:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/collections-anthologies\/\">Collections &amp; Anthologies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/collections-anthologies-science-fiction\/\">Collections &amp; Anthologies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/fiction\/\">FICTION<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/fic037000\/\">Political<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/religious\/\">Religious<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/fic029000\/\">Short Stories (single author)<\/a><\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_tag\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Tag:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/bookstag\/2022-release\/\">2022 Release<\/a><\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-publisher\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Publisher:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/onelowerlight.com\/writing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"mbt-publisher\">Joe Vasicek<\/a><\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-length\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Publication Year:<\/span> May 2022<\/span><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-length\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Length:<\/span> Collection<\/span><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item 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He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife and two apple trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-series-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-series-anchor\"><\/a><div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-series-section\"><div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">Other Books in the \"Collected Short Stories\"<\/div><div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\"><div class=\"mbt-book-series\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/pilgrims-and-time-travelers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/VOL1-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/pilgrims-and-time-travelers\/\">Pilgrims and Time Travelers<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/in-times-such-as-these\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VOL2-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/in-times-such-as-these\/\">In Times Such As These<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-stars-our-destination\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/VOL3-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-stars-our-destination\/\">The Stars Our Destination<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-solace-of-truth\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VOL5-ebook-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-solace-of-truth\/\">The Solace of Truth<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/what-makes-us-human\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOL6-ebook-cover-500x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/what-makes-us-human\/\">What Makes Us Human<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-affiliate-disclaimer\">Some of the links in the page above are \"affiliate links.\" This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. 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