Allen Ashley and Andrew Hook 
Slow Motion Wars 

Two heads are better than one! This collection brings together two of the brightest stars in the science fiction firmament. The combined talents of Allen Ashley and Andrew Hook have produced fourteen delicious, yet subtly seamless, stories full of wit, imagination, invention and emotion. What is the secret behind the gated community of 'Xanadu Springs’? Will the online pharmaceutical 'Vitmin X’ really guarantee you fifteen minutes of fame? What is the best strategy to ensure victory at 'Air Hockey 3000′? And can Lynsey, the lowly 'Abattoir Girl’ successfully lead the resistance against the alien invader? pass along Pohl and Kornbluth; move over Maynard and Sims; forget the brothers Strugatski – Ashley and Hook and the new noises on the block.