{"id":904,"date":"2014-12-04T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T18:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=904"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:56:11","slug":"the-far-side-of-promise-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/the-far-side-of-promise-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Far Side of Promise Anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-643x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-251x400.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-964x1536.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-1286x2048.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-610x972.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Far-Side-of-Promise-Google.jpg 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Far Side of Promise is an anthology of short stories spanning cyberpunk, high fantasy, psychological horror, and science fiction. In the titular story, a jaded deep-space miner sets out on a desperate bid for real food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boundary between the virtual and real worlds becomes an <em>Ouroboros<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Grant always gets what he wants\u2014until he gets what he deserves in<em> The Tower<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people hide skeletons in their closets, but in <em>The Roommate<\/em>, Roy talks to his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At age ten, Kirsten Wren\u2019s mother tried to kill her. To survive, she followed a ghost <em>Into the Beneath<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>A Queen\u2019s Lament<\/em>, a young monarch copes with love, betrayal, and demons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Evergreen<\/em>, seventeen-year-old Harper and her little sister find themselves alone after nuclear war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neris dreams constantly of <em>A Ghost Among Fireflies<\/em>, an unseen force compelling her to visit a dangerous, destroyed world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Series:<\/strong> n\/a<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Anthology &#8211; Cyberpunk, science fiction, horror, contemporary<br><strong>Intended audience:<\/strong> 16+<br><strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GTGHCRT\">Amazon <\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-far-side-of-promise-matthew-s-cox\/1129934840?ean=2940156236053\">BN  <\/a>\u2022  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-far-side-of-promise\">Kobo  <\/a>\u2022  <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3L0ZVe\">Other <\/a>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/books\/signed-paperback-copies\/\">Signed Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/books-gallery\/\">Return to Books Main<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/series-list\/\">Go to Series List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Far Side of Promise is an anthology of short stories spanning cyberpunk, high fantasy, psychological horror, and science fiction. 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