From ancient nuclear wars, to the secret of sexual attraction, with stops along the way for Bigfoot, ancient demons, and the truth behind alchemy, the stories in this book will take you on a truly fantastic journey through versions of Texas that were, could never be, and might have been. Steam played a big part in the first rocket launch from Texas, which was about a century earlier than we thought ("A Rocket for the Republic"). An unexpected experiment still running in the abandoned Superconducting Supercollider will introduce you to "The Witch of Waxahachie." And where would you go if...

Following Lou Antonelli's critically praised first collection, Fantastic Texas, comes another collection of some of his very best. Lou is easily one of the hardest working and most recognized short story writers in science fiction today. This collection includes many incredible stories such as "A Rocket For the Republic," "Professor Malakoff's Amazing Ethereal Telegraph," "The Cast Iron Dybbuk," "Silvern," "The Witch of Waxahachie" and many more Look for stories set not in just the Lone Star state, but also on Mars, on asteroids, and in deepest space.