Of Gods and Globes II (Of Gods and Globes Book 2)

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Once more, my friends and colleagues and I have banded together to compose literature connecting astronomy and mythology: to write Of Gods & Globes II. Each one of us chose a name that connected astronomy (science fiction) and mythology (fantasy) such as “Janus” and wrote forth.

We had such a successful launch last time that we decided to come together and write even more stories around this theme. We have continuations on a couple of new universes, hilarious new additions, heartbreaking horror stories, and flirtatious little romps.

In the spirit of drawing on themes of myth and classic literature and of the tidal influence of the constellations, I rounded up sci-fi and fantasy writers to write about cosmic influence. The fantasy writers took a more mythological approach, speaking of the symbolic (or perhaps godly) Mercury and Mars and Neptune. The sci-fi writers tell you what it’s like to live on Jupiter and Uranus. All of them, though, speak of the influence of what one writer called “the music of the spheres.”

These are stories Of Gods and Globes. They’re quite the ride: I enjoy each of these stories differently. They made me laugh and cry and chilled me to the bone with terror and one of them made me long for a home that . . . well for a home I don’t think I’ve ever been to before.

Come fly with us. Let’s fly. Let’s fly away.

Or, if you prefer, to appeal from Sinatra to Sinatra:

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars.
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars…
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore . . .

— Lancelot Schaubert
Brooklyn, New York
2020