Best Fantastic Erotica

The best erotic science fiction and fantasy as determined by the annual contest run by Circlet Press. Rewarding originality and positive sensuality, the contest inspires well-known and unknown writers alike to excel in this provocative genre. Erotic sf/f combines erotic and sexual themes with magic, futurism, high fantasy, cyberpunk, space opera, magic realism, and all the many other sub-genres. The 2006 winner is a multi-genre writer from Canada Arinn Dembo, whose Monsoon draws on the mythic tradition of India. Second and third place went to two well-known erotica authors, both of whom have published with Circlet Press before, Thomas S. Roche for The Night the New Hog Croaked and Jason Rubis for Circe House. Over 400 manuscripts were submitted and only 20 were chosen for publication.ContentsMonsoon by Arinn Dembo Venus Rising by Diane Kepler Marked by Cody Nelson The Harrowing by Corbie Petulengro Capture, Courting, and Copulation: Contemporary Human Mating Rituals and the Etiology of Human Aggression by Carolyn & Steve Vakesh Copperhead Renaissance by Argus Marks The Night the New Hog Croaked, Or, The Lascivious Dr. Blonde: A Romance by Thomas S. Roche Nocturnal Emissions by Joe Nobel And What Rough Beasts... by Robert Knippenberg The Bridge by Connie Wilkins Twilight by Catherine Lundoff Music From My Bones by Anya Levin The Lift by Kal Cobalt The Caretaker by Fauna Sara Smoke by Jean RobertaOpening the Veins of Jade by Renee M. Charles Circe House by Jason Rubis The Gantlet by B. Lynch Black A Circlet Crossword by Dan RechtCecilia Tan is simply one of the most important writers, editors, and innovators in contemporary American erotic literature. It was her revolutionary, genre-breaking efforts decades ago that brought science fiction, fantasy, and erotic communities into the same literary room together. -- Susie Bright**