A boy living in a labyrinth wonders what lies beyond its black walls. The gossamer-winged inhabitants of an alien world dream of being remembered for all time. A little boy abandoned by his parents must make his way to a river he is not even sure exists. These, and other stories, feature in this collection of ten literary science fiction and fantasy shorts set in worlds both distant, and nearby. Evocative, cryptic, atmospheric, and moving, and inspired by the writing of Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, and James Tiptree, Jr., Tales from the Stone Lotus. is author Subodhana Wijeyeratne's first complete collection.These are tales of exploration, of heartbreak, of love, and of survival.

Tales of aliens, and humans, and things in between. Tales from the Stone Lotus. Author Subodhana Wijeyeratne has been writing science fiction for over ten years and had work appear in LampLight, The Colored Lens, Expanded Horizons , and Liquid Imagination. This is his first collection of short stories. You can find his blog at www.suboworld.netAlso featuring original art by Sara Gothard . Find more on her work at www.

gothard.carbonmade.com.