Mecha, n.: A large, armored robot, typically controlled by a person inside the robot itself. Or, and with apologies to Oxford: A giant freakin’ robot! An almost unfathomable amount of cool on two legs! Death borne on the wings of awesome! Whoops, sorry, got a little carried away there. You either clicked on the thumbnail or picked up this book, so we already know you’re mecha curious. Maybe your first experience involved some illicit bootleg VHS tape that your crazy cousin had. Or for younger folks, one too many clicks on YouTube. Next thing you know, the giant monster of the week’s getting curb stomped through a building to a blazing guitar riff. Or “Evil Villain #2” is running for the hills swearing his eternal vengeance. Either way, you found something special and you’ve been chasing that high for the next decade. Well friend, your hunt is over. Fate has led you to this wondrous juncture, and you’re about to be highly entertained by ten of the best mecha stories you’ve ever read. Do you like magic with your giant robots? Bestselling author Edie Skye will have you saying “Abracada…holy crap!” with one of her Titan Mage stories. Want to see a high tech exploration of the concept of soulmates? There’s “Soulsteel” by up and coming author KR Paul. Not quite sure what you want, but you must want it to involve giant robots doing heroic things? Well say hello to your piping hot appetizer of armored mayhem, because the other eight entries involve everything from awakened house pets to hordes of angry undead. Heck, the guest editor guarantees there’s even multiple occasions of mecha tossing tanks like frisbees. So if you’re wondering “Book or latte,” just remember how happy you felt the first time a “blazing sword” cut some hapless bad guy in half. See, Raconteur Press likes making things easy. Grab yourself Giant Freakin’ Robots! today!