THE 2ND COMING is Volume 2 of The Best of Pirate Writings, featuring science fiction & fantasy collected from the pages of Pirate Writings magazine. The stories are not about Pirates, nor are they "pirated." Pirate is more indicative of the attitude and ambition that set the magazine apart from the rest and made it one of the best small press speculative fiction magazines of its day. This collection features cutting edge fiction by well knowns, best sellers, Hugo winners, as well as up & comers. Featuring the talents of: Brendon Adams . Linda D. Addison . Kathryn J. Brown . G. William Cromer . Paul DiFilippo . Steve Hamilton . J.L. Hanna . Anthony J. Howard . Brett Hudgins . Mary Soon Lee . Lyn Lifshin . Edward J. McFadden . Tom Piccirilli . Brian Plante . Mike Resnick . Arthur J. Scott . Josepha Sherman . Allen Steele . Christopher Stires . Patrick Thomas . Jeffrey Valka Praise For Pirate Wrtings"FABULOUS...QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT." DEAN R. KOONTZ"SIGN ON UNDER THE FLAG OF MCFADDEN'S JOLLY ROGER NOW " ASIMOV'S"EXCELLENT." SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE