Ruin and Resolve: An Anthology for a Cause

When calamities befall us, we react not only as individuals, but as distinct communities. After the typhoons Ondoy and
Pepeng devastated the Philippines, as Filipinos we gave money, goods, and time to the relief effort–and now, as
writers, we give our imagination, our words, and our stories.

“Ruin and Resolve” is a digital speculative fiction/poetry anthology for the benefit of the Philippine National Red
Cross (PNRC), an organization dedicated to providing relief and aid in times of need. It contains speculative fiction
(original tales, as well as reprints and excerpts from longer work) and poetry that deal with the two faces of every
disaster, and the paradox inherent in the fact that, sometimes, it is in only the midst of the most crushing
adversity that our brightest human qualities arise.

Ruin and Resolve may be purchased in PDF form for US$2.50 at Smashwords.com at this address https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7735. All quarterly royalties due to Rocket Kapre Books and its authors will be remitted to the Paypal account of the PNRC.

Smashwords founder Mark Coker has also agreed to waive Smashwords’ commission in favor of the PNRC.

The nineteen stories, five poems and cover artwork included in the anthology were provided by their creators free of charge, in order to help raise funds for their fellow Filipinos in need.

For more information please feel free to visit the Ruin and Resolve page on RocketKapre.com (http://www.rocketkapre.com/2009/ruin-and-resolve/) or the charity account of Rocket Kapre Books on Smashwords.com (https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/rocketkapreredcross). For any inquiries,
please email us at rocketkapre@gmail.com

You can buy your copy of Ruin and Resolve here.