Bryan Thomas Schmidt

The best military fiction has something to say about why we go to war, and why some people enjoy it so much. The new anthology Shattered Shields holds seventeen tales of military fiction set in high fantasy milieu, and is edited by former St. Louisan Bryan Thomas Schmidt along with Jennifer Brozek. Tonight at 7 p.m. at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue; 314-367-6731 or www.left-bank.com) Schmidt discusses the book and the stories in it. Featured authors in Shattered Shields include Elizabeth Moon, Larry Correia and the great Glen Cook, author of the Black Company series and a long-time St. Louis resident. Admission is free, and copies of the anthology (and Schmidt's other novels) will be available to purchase.