Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Jennifer Brozek

Swords and Shields. Faith and Magic. Grab your weapons and prepare, for the enemy is on the move. High fantasy and mighty conflicts go hand-in-hand. In great wars, armies rise to fight evil hordes and heroes struggle to push beyond their imperfections to save the day. These stories include more than just epic landscapes and charactersãthey also feature epic battles. Imagine a doctor struggling to identify the spy who has infiltrated his companys ranks and poisoned his colleagues or a boy suspected of murder by a king yet protected by a princess as he helps her father against his own people. Imagine a butcher discovering that hes called to lead an uprising, or a First Born knowing that she must betray her own in order to save humanity. The possibilities are endless, but at the heart they have this in common: soldiers¾ordinary and otherwise_struggling against extraordinary odds to survive the day. They must withstand dark magic, dodge enemy blades, and defy the odds to survive SHATTERED SHIELDS. Contributors: Larry Correia Sarah A. Hoyt Gray Rinehart David Farland Glen Cook Seanan McGuire John Helfers Annie Bellet Joseph Zieja Wendy N. Wagner David Farland Cat Rambo Robin Wayne Bailey Nancy Fulda John R. Fultz Dave Gross James L. Sutter Elizabeth Moon At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Shattered Shields: "An inventive and thought-provoking set of tales that capture the bravery and terrors of battle. Carries the banner of military fantasy proudly."--John Marco, author of The Bronze Knight Series About The Raygun Chronicles edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt: "Fans of sf should enjoy this stylistically varied homage to a genre as old as the fiction . . . "--Library Journal About Beyond the Sun edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt: "Beyond the Sun mixes courage, redemption, and stark terror in tales of distant worlds. Buckle in."--Jack McDevitt, author of Firebird

Shattered Shields

The Hobo Nickel... It's traded from hand to hand for food, sex, shelter, and power. But these are no ordinary hobo nickels. These deliciously macabre bits of lost art belong to the Carver -- twenty coins that carry a curse of death, destruction, and ill luck. Where these coins go, so does his will. Each coin is imbued with his malice and a desire for destruction. With each life ruined... the Carver's life goes on. Seventeen stories tell the tale of the Carver's legacy: coins designed for beauty morphed into catalysts of pain. Authors include: Nathaniel Lee, Kelly Swails, Andrew Penn Romine, Brandie Tarvin, Jay Lake, Erik Scott De Bie, Martin Livings, Nate Crowder, Seanan McGuire, Glenn Rolfe, Dylan Birtolo, Kelly Lagor, Jason Andrew, Mae Empson, Richard Dansky, Peter M. Ball, Gary A. Braunbeck.

Coins of Chaos

Tim Waggoner

Juliette Wade

Lucy A. Snyder

Ekaterina Sedia

Maurice Broaddus

Michael Haynes

Tyler Hayes

Alex Bledsoe

Amanda C. Davis

Marissa Lingen

Sarah Hans

Janet Harriett

Erika Holt

Gary Kloster

Remy Nakamura

Andrew Romine

Damien A. Walters

When you talk about outsiders, it's easy to think about that sense of isolation when you're not one of the "popular kids" in high school, when you're the new person on the job, when you stand out in a bad way. But there's more than that. There's the sense of wonder at a new, alien place. There's seeing everything you know through a new, different point of view. These stories defy expectations and easy genre boundaries. But if you want that sense of wonder and amazement when you first encountered speculative fiction, that idea that there is something different, something more just around the corner, just out of sight, that sense of coming home to the unfamiliar, then this is the book you want to read. Edited by Nayad Monroe - who also edited What Fates Impose - these nineteen stories bring us tales of being the other, of belonging, and not belonging.

Not Our Kind

Orrin Grey

A. D. Cahill

Three new novelettes inspired by Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, set against the background of the Roaring Twenties. Journey to Kansas City, the "Paris of the Plains," a city of glamor and sin where cults, secret societies and music intermingle. Visit Assam, India, where a British dilettante wakes up one morning covered in bruises and welts, with a dead man in her bed and no memory of what happened in the last 24 hours. Her only clue is a trashed invitation to the exclusive Black Ram Club. Relax on the resort island of Pomptinia, an Italian enclave of wealthy socialites, expats and intellectuals. But beware - the sea conceals dark secrets.

Jazz Age Cthulhu

"This special edition features the first three books in Jennifer Brozek's Melissa Allen series: Never Let Me Sleep, Never Let Me Leave, Never Let Me Die as well as a previously unpublished short story, Never Let Me Feel"--Back cover.

the complete Melissa Allen trilogy

Never let me

Amanda Downum

Richard Lee Byers

the Collected Novellas, Vol. 2

Grim Investigations : Arkham Horror

Jonathan Maberry

Lois McMaster Bujold

Kevin J. Anderson

Robert J. Sawyer

Nnedi Okorafor

Orson Scott Card

E. C. Myers

Alethea Kontis

Decision Points

Rochita Loenen-Ruiz

Ferrett Steinmetz

Damien Angelica Walters

Cat Rambo

Ken Scholes

David Boop

Jamie Lackey

Lucy Snyder

Beth Wodzinski

LaShawn M. Wanak

Wendy N. Wagner

Eric James Stone

Andrew Penn Romine

Keffy R.M. Kehrli

Alasdair Stuart

Life is uncertain, and the chance to get a peek into the future is tempting... but is it a good idea to look? Edited by Nayad Monroe, this anthology brings together stories from a diverse group of speculative fiction writers who provide insight into the possibilities. The book includes cover artwork by Steven C. Gilberts, and an introduction by Alasdair Stuart. Between the contributors, they have won the Bram Stoker Award, a Nebula Award, an AU Shadows Award, an Origins "Cleo" Award, a silver ENnie Award, the Authorlink! New Authors Award, a Octavia Butler Scholarship, and multiple other recognitions across the industry.

What Fates Impose

Artemis V is the only place in the Universe where the purpuran flower grows. It is also a planet where children are lost. A graphic novel, written by Jennifer Brozek. Illustrated by Elizabeth Guizzetti. The Prince of Artemis V is a story of hard choices, family duty, and the bonds between siblings no one can break.

The Prince of Artemis V

Fran Wilde

Rachel Swirsky

Nisi Shawl

William Alexander

Katharine Duckett

A. Merc Rustad

A.T. Greenblatt

The September/October 2018 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Our Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue! Guest edited by Dominik Parisen and Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Nicolette Barischoff, S. Qioyi Lu, and Judith Tarr. Featuring new fiction by William Alexander, Rachel Swirsky, Jennifer Brozek, A.T. Greenblatt, A. Merc Rustad, Katharine Duckett, Nisi Shawl, Stu West, P.H. Lee, Fran Wilde, and Marissa Lingen, essays by Andi C. Buchanan, Fran Wilde, Zaynab Shahar, John Wiswell, A.J. Hackwith, Ira Gladkova, Gemma Noon, teri.zin, and Marieke Nijkamp, and poetry by Rita Chen, Rose Lemberg, Genevieve DeGuzman, Robin M. Eames, Sarah Gailey, Alicia Cole, Khairani Barokka, Bogi Takács, and Julia Watts Belser, interviews with Rachel Swirsky and Marissa Lingen by Sandra Odell, a cover by Likhain, and an editorial by Dominik Parisien and Elsa Sjunneson-Henry.

Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction September/October 2018

Uncanny Magazine Issue 24

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR The omnibus edition of Jennifer Brozek's acclaimed Melissa Allen trilogy. Never Let Me Sleep. What would you do if you discovered that everyone, in your house, on your street and in your town was dead? Then you discovered you weren't alone-and whatever was out there was hunting you? Melissa Allen knows. With only a voice on the phone to help her, Melissa must find out what happened, stop it from happening again, and do it before the monsters get her. Finalist for the Bram Stoker award. Never Let Me Leave. What would you do if you found yourself locked in an underground lab with a murderous alien hunting you? Melissa Allen and her new friends know. With no help from the outside and time running out, it's up to Melissa to keep herself and the other teens safe. How can she do that when she's not sure who she can trust? Someone in the lab helped that alien escape. Someone human. Never Let Me Die. What would you do if your sister was shot and your brother was kidnapped? Melissa Allen knows. It's been six months since the attack at PAR Lab. Melissa, Carrie, and Adam have settled into a semblance of domestic bliss with Agent Heather Shaker as their guardian. But someone has been watching them, taking photos and keeping notes. Someone who seems to know everything about them. Someone who has no problem trying to kill them. This special edition features all three books in Jennifer Brozek's Melissa Allen series: Never Let Me Sleep, Never Let Me Leave, Never Let Me Die as well as the bonus short story, "Never Let Me Feel."

Never Let Me

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR The omnibus edition of Jennifer Brozek’s acclaimed Melissa Allen trilogy. Never Let Me Sleep. What would you do if you discovered that everyone, in your house, on your street and in your town was dead? Then you discovered you weren’t alone–and whatever was out there was hunting you? Melissa Allen knows. With only a voice on the phone to help her, Melissa must find out what happened, stop it from happening again, and do it before the monsters get her. Finalist for the Bram Stoker award. Never Let Me Leave. What would you do if you found yourself locked in an underground lab with a murderous alien hunting you? Melissa Allen and her new friends know. With no help from the outside and time running out, it’s up to Melissa to keep herself and the other teens safe. How can she do that when she’s not sure who she can trust? Someone in the lab helped that alien escape. Someone human. Never Let Me Die. What would you do if your sister was shot and your brother was kidnapped? Melissa Allen knows. It’s been six months since the attack at PAR Lab. Melissa, Carrie, and Adam have settled into a semblance of domestic bliss with Agent Heather Shaker as their guardian. But someone has been watching them, taking photos and keeping notes. Someone who seems to know everything about them. Someone who has no problem trying to kill them. This special edition features all three books in Jennifer Brozek’s Melissa Allen series: Never Let Me Sleep, Never Let Me Leave, Never Let Me Die as well as the bonus short story, “Never Let Me Feel.”

Mur Lafferty

Jamie Mason

Natania Barron

Holly Schofield

Patrice Sarath

Melanie A. Marotta

Julie C. Day

Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Wendy Wagner

Karen Bovenmyer

Marie Vibbert

Katie Cord

Caroline Cormack

E. N. Auslender

Monica Joyce Evans

Future Crime Stories

The Way of the Laser

LOVE VERSUS DUTY… When Sartorial meets Kintsugi at a jabber—an illegal warehouse party—he falls hard and fast for the beautiful human girl. She is everything he didn’t know he wanted—and everything his family hates. Kintsugi is drawn to the handsome elf boy like no other, but her future has already been planned. A future she intends to thwart. But now there’s something worth staying around for, she’s torn over what to do. Unfortunately, they both have secrets that will not be kept, and powerful families that have their own goals. It seems like the entire world is trying to keep them apart. Can Sartorial and Kintsugi overcome all obstacles to be together—even after their secrets are revealed?

A Shadowrun Novella

Shadowrun: A Kiss to Die For

Sabrina Vourvoulias

Barbara Krasnoff

Anna Caro

Lauren C. Teffeau

Bonnie Ferrante

A J Fitzwater

Josh Roseman

Anna Dickinson

Rick Silva

Bart R. Leib

Kay T. Holt

Pete "Patch" Alberti

Brian Jungwiwattanaporn

Katharine Elmer

Nicole Prestin

Lili Ibrahim

Fat Girl in a Strange Land

Alan Bundock

Welcome to 2048 and one of the greatest cyberpunk cities in the near-future - Shanghai. The government has infected a hundred villages with a vampire virus to create the perfect super-soldiers, but the peasants revolted and a virus that was supposed to be sterile is spreading with every neck they bite. Unless the characters can keep the mysterious scientist Doctor Wu alive for twelve hours, Shanghai will be just the first snack on the way to vampire domination of all mankind. Shanghai Vampocalypse is the first setting book for characters who reach the new Demigod rank Suzerain introduced to Savage Worlds. Because one vampire is a challenge, but eight million are an apocalypse... and a suitable challenge for demigods!

Shanghai Vampocalypse

2091—The Year the Earth Changed As Yellowstone erupts, sending humankind into an extinction-level event, countries, cities, and enclaves of the elites create desperate, innovative ways to survive the coming ice age. Some scientists uplift entire cities into the sky above the disaster, others build undersea colonies, while some look to space. A few delve into the darkness of genetic modification and try to evolve a new species of humanity. Now, over two centuries have passed since the day that changed the world. Many global trade routes have resumed, and it is an age of discovery ... and danger. Brave airship crews explore the sky wilderness between the aerial metropolises, connecting more of the floating cities. Threats lurk in the skies as well as the ruins scattered around the world like half-forgotten memories. These are the last cities of Earth.

Jeff Sturgeon's Last Cities of Earth

Michael A. Stackpole

Aaron Rosenberg

Mel Odom

Chris A. Jackson

Phaedra Weldon

Steven S. Long

Jean Rabe

Russell Zimmerman

Stephen Dedman

Jason M. Hardy

Patrick Goodman

R. L. King

Thomas Gofton

Dylan Birtolo

Malik Toms

DARKNESS EVERYWHERE... The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest Sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down. World of Shadows is the second anthology of original Shadowrun short stories, each one showcasing some of the most far-flung, treacherous locations around the world. From a scientific mission gone wrong in the snowy wilds of Russia to an AR nightclub in Morocco sheltering runners on the lam to a recovering runner drawn into a deadly web of intrigue in the darkest alleys of Hong Kong, these eighteen original short stories explore exotic settings far off the beaten path. Featuring stories by Michael A. Stackpole, Mel Odom, Jean Rabe, Aaron Rosenberg, Phaedra Weldon, Annie Bellet, Chris A. Jackson and many others, find out what happens when shadowrunners have to battle not only with the ever-present threat of the corps and Mr. Johnson, but also the dangers of the very land they stand on.

Shadowrun: World of Shadows

The bold investigators of Arkham Horror are humanity’s best hope against monstrous terrors from beyond the void, in this second collection of extraordinary eldritch novellas To Fight the Black Wind by Jennifer Brozek – psychologist Carolyn Fern’s treatment of a patient’s terrifying nightmares tears open a doorway into the Dreamlands and the Elder Gods. The Blood of Baalshandor by Richard Lee Byers – the arcane tomes of Miskatonic University are an irresistible lure for stage magician, Dexter Drake and his assistant Molly Maxwell, where they soon fall prey to dark forces. Dark Revelations by Amanda Downum – when author Gloria Goldberg visits Arkham to complete the unfinished novel of her fellow author, its words escape the page and transform Arkham. Also featuring the essential Investigator Origins stories, drawn from deep in the Arkham Horror archives.

Jennifer Brozek

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