13th Dimension had the news first: Coming from Titan Books next January 24, a new anthology edited by my buddy Jim Beard and Rich Handley, Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone, featuring stories set during the first five films and the CBS TV series. This is my first foray into the Apes franchise, giving me a great excuse to revisit the original movies—coincidentally, I was in Costco about a week after being offered the gig and they had a DVD box set on sale for $16—and I join “an all-star line-up of writers,” which you can check out below.
J. Fred Muggs says, “Vootie!” and that’s a recommendation you can take to the bank!
Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone is available for pre-order on Amazon!
“Introduction” by Rich Handley
“Unfired” by Dan Abnett
“More Than Human, Less Than Ape” by Nancy Collins
“Blood Brothers” by Will Murray
“The Pacing Place” by Bob Mayer
“Murderers’ Row” by John Jackson Miller
“Endangered Species” by Greg Cox
“Dangerous Imaginings” by Paul Kupperberg
“Of Monsters and Men” by Kevin J. Anderson and Sam Knight
“The Unknown Ape” by Andrew E.C. Gaska
“Silenced” by Jim Beard
“Who Is This Man? What Sort of Devil Is He?” by Robert Greenberger
“Stone Monkey” by Greg Keyes
“Milo’s Tale” by Ty Templeton
“Message in a Bottle” by Dayton Ward
“The King Is Dead—Long Live the King” by Rich Handley
“Banana Republic” by Jonathan Maberry
“A Question of Simian Survival—An Afterword” by Jim Beard
I very much enjoyed your story, “Dangerous Imaginings.” This anthology is a fascinating exercise in itself, and I found your story to be one of the most interesting ones.
Thanks, Carl!
My favorite was the pacing place to see Taylor grow and share his knowledge and become a human version of the lawgiver was truly special is the best word I can think of fantastic writing