Lindsay Edmunds

New Sun Rising: Ten Stories Lindsay Edmunds

Publisher Marketing: These are linked stories, in the spirit of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. They are about a sixteen-year old girl, Kedzie Greer, who was raised in a utopian community and leaves home to make her way in a dystopian society. The year is 2199; the place, the Reunited States. The ten stories represent eight points of view. In the mix are the 90-year-old descendent of the founder of the utopian community, Kedzie's frightened parents, her cynical co-workers, her corrupt boss, two of her neighbors, the puppet politicians who govern the Reunited States, a malevolent group of e-beasts named the Dreadful Night, and of course, Kedzie herself. If you want to get into the main story at once, begin with "Leaving Home." It is about Kedzie's decision to seek a life outside the town gates. She finds a job that horrifies her parents, who think they raised her too well and protected her too much. They fear she is not suited for life anywhere BUT their idyllic town. If you want to begin with background on the town, start with "The Town With Four Names." It has had a long strange trip from its beginning in the late nineteenth century, when it resembled the Chautauqua Institution, to 2199. Chautauqua science fiction - this is a first. Contributor Bio:  Edmunds, Lindsay Lindsay Edmunds lives a quiet normal life in southwestern Pennsylvania, except when she is writing. Her fiction reflects two longstanding interests: fantasy and the relationships people have with machines. The first computer she ever owned was a Mac Plus, circa 1988. That little beige toaster changed her life. Her favorite movie of all time is Local Hero. She is a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and in 2012 wrote about MST3K for HuffPost TV. She blogs about movies and TV, books, machine intelligence, and life in southwestern Pennsylvania. Drop by, say hello, and share a story or two: www.lindsayedmunds.com