Leading Edge

Arnold has a plan to escape the ever-watching government, until it backfires. The town of Huckleton has a tree that children say grants wishes-just be prepared for the consequences. Tetsuya's daughter has been kidnapped by bandits, and his only hope is his ghostly samurai ancestor. Liza88 and her team have found refuge in the online world of Cataclysm, until a new patch threatens their paradise. Also in this issue: an interview with Caitlin Sangster, author of the Last Star Burning Trilogy, as well as science fiction and fantasy poetry and the winning entries from our flash fiction and nonfiction contests.