Dan Peacock
Dan is a sci-fi and fantasy writer.
He writes about time and space, technology's impact on the human body and mind, global ecological collapse, robots with feelings, big swords, and various combinations thereof.
His short stories have been published in F&SF, Cast of Wonders, Little Blue Marble, and many other magazines and anthologies. You can find links to them all below.
He lives in the UK with several other life forms: his long-suffering partner and daughter, and a second-hand cat that hoots like an owl.
You can contact Dan by email or on Bluesky.
Short stories
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Ellipsism Published in Kaleidotrope Old friendships, nostalgia, and unspoken love on the edge of a supermassive black hole. |
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The Cat that Worked from Home Published in Cast of Wonders Macaroni is a very important business cat. He has a little laptop with little buttons for his little paws. |
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Generation
Published in The Dread Machine In a dystopian future, a desperate mother attempts to smuggle her illegal child past Border Enforcement. |
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Terminal Accord
Published on the Calliope Stories app A group of cancer-stricken astronauts embark on a one-way trip to Europa. |
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Italic & Bold
Published in Heartlines Spec
Longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, 2023 Two damaged robots discuss matters of great importance. |
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Bound
Published in Uncanny & Unearthly Tales, a Grendel Press anthology No-one can prepare you for living with your demons. |
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The Smiling Virologist
Published in Little Blue Marble A documentary crew uncovers the truth behind a very unusual pandemic. |
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Eternity Park
Published in Cosmorama As the biosphere collapses, a young girl explores a pristine VR copy of Earth. |
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What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village
Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction You've heard this story before. |
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The Ice Tunnel Closes
Published at Black Hare Press A 100-word Antarctic horror story. |
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For All The Worlds You'll Make
Published in The Colored Lens A tale of childhood friendship in the final years of a dying Earth. |
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They Came From Outer Space [Citation Needed]
Published in The Dread Machine Alien invaders are wiping out civilisation, but Wikipedia still needs updating... |
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The Tidal Lock Published in Interstellar Fiction
Reprinted in Etherea In a superheated future where the Earth has stopped turning, a water courier's truck breaks down in the desert. |
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Testament
Published in Ink, Sweat and Tears An interstellar traveler uncovers clues about the past of a once-inhabited planet. |
Upcoming stories
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Take Flight Forthcoming in Kaleidotrope, TBC 2026 On a half-abandoned future Earth, an ornithologist discovers a critically endangered bird nesting beneath a spaceport launch pad. |