SynopsisIn the world of speculative fiction... Your favorite authors... Have selected best new voices of the year. 24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators 3 Bonus Short Stories by Kevin J. Anderson - L. Ron Hubbard - S. M. Stirling Art and Writing Tips by Lazarus Chernik - L. Ron Hubbard - Kristine Kathryn Rusch Edited by Dean Wesley Smith - Jody Lynn Nye 16-page color gallery of artwork - Cover art by Tom Wood Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others chose as the best of the best. Be amazed. Be amused. Be transported ... by stories that take you by surprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas than you've ever gone before.... Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in science fiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre. A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived in droves--the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination....--"Kitsune" by Devon Bohm When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beach in Key West, fireworks go off! But that's just the background.--"Moonlight and Funk" by Marianne Xenos The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent's dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.--"Death and the Taxman" by David Hankins In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others must decide what is real to her--the love she lost or the love she may have found.--"Under My Cypresses" by Jason Palmatier Vic Harden wasn't lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches of outer space--he was ordered out there by his editor.--"The Unwilling Hero" by L. Ron Hubbard Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives in the solar system seeking repairs.--"White Elephant" by David K. Henrickson With her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate's guns, a former war hero must face down her enemies and demons to save Earth's last best chance for peace.--"Piracy for Beginners" by J. R. Johnson Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing cases ever--an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a raging fire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!--"Fire in the Hole" by Kevin J. Anderson Years after the Second Holocaust, the last surviving Jews on earth attempt to rewrite the past.--"A Trickle in History" by Elaine Midcoh When I said I'd do anything to pay off my debts and get back home to Earth, I didn't mean survey a derelict spaceship at the edge of the solar system--but here I am.--"The Withering Sky" by Arthur H. Manner High-powered telescopes bring galactic life to our TVs, and network tuner Hank Enos figures he's seen everything--until the day an alien boy stares back.--"The Fall of Crodendra M." by T. J. Knight Knights, damsels and dragons, curses and fates foretold--the stuff of legends and stories, but unexpectedly perverse.--"Constant Never" by S. M. Stirling Determined to save his wife, Tumelo takes an unlikely client through South Africa's ruins to the heart of the Desolation--a journey that will cost or save everything.--"The Children of Desolation" by Spencer Sekulin When a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon into London, a team regresses in time to AD 1093 to assassinate a knight on the battlefield, thereby eliminating the terrorist a millennia before his birth.--"Timelines and Bloodlines" by L. H. Davis The Grand Exam, a gateway to power for one, likely death for all others--its entrants include ambitious nobles, desperate peasants, and Quiet Gate, an old woman with nothing left to lose.--"The Last History" by Samuel Parr You will love this collection of the best new voices in science fiction and fantasy because, as Locus magazine puts it, "Not only is the writing excellent...it is also extremely varied. There's a lot of hot new talent." Get it now., Inthe world of speculative fiction... Yourfavorite authors... Havechosen the best new voices of the year Checkout these twelve captivating tales selected by Brandon Sanderson, Orson ScottCard, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye andothers. Join a team of time travelers who set out tosave London from a terrorist's nuclear attack ... when a blast from the pastchanges everything. Meet a vampire, a dragon and ashape-shifting Chihuahua in Key West ... this is one beach party that's about toget wild! Follow Dan Shamble, ZombieP.I., who's investigating the craziest case of his so-called life.... Find out what happens when death and taxescome together in the form of one IRS agent, who faces the darkest audit of all. Fromdark fantasy to space opera and time travel, you will love these sci-fi andfantasy stories because, as Locus magazine puts it, "Not only is the writingexcellent...it is also extremely varied. Hot new talent." Getit now., In the world of speculative fiction... Your favorite authors... Have selected best new voices of theyear. 24 Award-winning Authors andIllustrators 3 Bonus Short Storiesby Kevin J. Anderson * L. Ron Hubbard * S. M. Stirling Art and Writing Tips by Lazarus Chernik * L. Ron Hubbard * Kristine Kathryn Rusch Edited by DeanWesley Smith * Jody Lynn Nye 16-page colorgallery of artwork * Cover art by Tom Wood Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, NnediOkorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others choseas the best of the best. Be amazed. Be amused. Be transported ... by stories that take you bysurprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas thanyou''ve ever gone before.... Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in sciencefiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre. A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived indroves--the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination....--"Kitsune" by DevonBohm When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beachin Key West, fireworks go off! But that''s just the background.--"Moonlight andFunk" by Marianne Xenos The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent''s dying body, must regain hispowers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.--"Death and theTaxman" by David Hankins In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others mustdecide what is real to her--the love she lost or the love she may havefound.--"Under My Cypresses" by Jason Palmatier Vic Harden wasn''t lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches ofouter space--he was ordered out there by his editor.--"The Unwilling Hero" by L.Ron Hubbard Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives inthe solar system seeking repairs.--"White Elephant" by David K. Henrickson With her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate''s guns, a former war heromust face down her enemies and demons to save Earth''s last best chance forpeace.--"Piracy for Beginners" by J. R. Johnson Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexingcases ever--an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a ragingfire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!--"Fire in the Hole" by Kevin J. Anderson Years after the Second Holocaust, the last surviving Jews on earthattempt to rewrite the past.--"A Trickle in History" by Elaine Midcoh When I said I''d do anything to pay off my debts and get back home toEarth, I didn''t mean survey a derelict spaceship at the edge of the solarsystem--but here I am.--"The Withering Sky" by Arthur H. Manner High-powered telescopes bring galactic life to our TVs, and network tunerHank Enos figures he''s seen everything--until the day an alien boy staresback.--"The Fall of Crodendra M." by T. J. Knight Knights, damsels and dragons, curses and fates foretold--the stuff oflegends and stories, but unexpectedly perverse.--"Constant Never" by S. M.Stirling Determined to save his wife, Tumelo takes an unlikely client throughSouth Africa''s ruins to the heart of the Desolation--a journey that will cost orsave everything.--"The Children of Desolation" by Spencer Sekulin When a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon into London, a team regressesin time to AD 1093 to assassinate a knight on the battlefield, therebyeliminating the terrorist a millennia before his birth.--"Timelines andBloodlines" by L. H. Davis The Grand Exam, a gateway to power for one, likely death for allothers--its entrants include ambitious nobles, desperate peasants, and QuietGate, an old woman with nothing left to lose.--"The Last History" by Samuel Parr You willlove this collection of the best new voices in science fiction and fantasybecause, as Locus magazine puts it, "Not only is the writing excellent...it isalso extremely varied. There''s a lot of hot new talent." Get it now.