Anthologies

The future is closer than we know, but so is the past. Turn a corner and you may find yourself swallowed by another era: by a cloud of dust, by a house, by a black and sunless world–by the swirling hair of your lover. Each will carry you to a time that was no more distant than the lines on your palm. Each will carry you effortlessly into the next. Dustbaby, by Alix E. Harrow There were signs. There are always signs, when the world ends. A July Story, by K.L. Iron red, linseed-cured, and caked in salt, in a place where the mercury never crept much above fifty Fahrenheit, the two-room house chose to keep its back to the sea. A wise choice, given the facing of the windows and the predilections of the wind. Black Planet, by Stephen Case Em did not dream the world. When the lights went out and the absence of her brother in the room across the hall became palpable, it was simply there, hanging in the space above her bed. She would stare at its invisible form, spinning silent and unseen, until she slept. The Law of the Conservation of Hair, by Rachael K. Jones That it has long been our joke that our hair lengths are inversely proportional, and cannot exceed the same cumulative mass it possessed on the day we met.

A woman who finds messages inside dead birds...the terrifying mystery and truth of a living swamp...a whisper in the weld. Shimmer 2014: The Collected Stories collects Shimmer Magazine's 14 stories from our first fully digital year, under one beautiful cover from Sandro Castelli.

A young girl who confronts an unspeakable terror to rescue a friend...swamps of garbage turning into sentient beings...people becoming buildings, droplets of water, horses, and star maidens. This volume collects all 24 stories from Shimmer's 2015 year, including work from Malon Edwards, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sunny Moraine, Roshani Chokshi, and more!

A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2016. Includes stories by: Charlie Jane Anders Nina Allan Tara Isabella Burton Monica Byrne Rebecca Campbell P. Djèlí Clark Indrapramit Das Alix E. Harrow N. K. Jemisin Margaret Killjoy Cixin Liu Melissa Marr David Nickle Laurie Penny Daniel Polansky Lettie Prell Delia Sherman Angela Slatter Caighlan Smith Lavie Tidhar Rajnar Vajra Genevieve Valentine Carrie Vaughn Alyssa Wong At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. EDITORIAL Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore FICTION A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies — Alix Harrow Work, and Ye Shall Eat — Walker McKnight Ghost Marriage — P. Djeli Clark Excerpt: Return to the Lost Level — Brian Keene NONFICTION Interview with Alix Harrow — Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Justin Adams — Russell Dickerson A Discussion with Tal M. Klein, Author of The Escrow Punch — Lesley Conner COLUMNS Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant

Even time travel can’t unravel love Time-travel is a way for writers to play with history and imagine different futures – for better, or worse. When romance is thrown into the mix, time-travel becomes a passionate tool, or heart-breaking weapon. A time agent in the 22nd century puts their whole mission at risk when they fall in love with the wrong person. No matter which part of history a man visits, he cannot not escape his ex. A woman is desperately in love with the time-space continuum, but it doesn’t love her back. As time passes and falls apart, a time-traveller must say goodbye to their soulmate. With stories from best-selling and award-winning authors such as Seanan McGuire, Alix E. Harrow and Nina Allan, this anthology gives a taste for the rich treasure trove of stories we can imagine with love, loss and reunion across time and space. Including stories by: Alix E. Harrow, Zen Cho, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Gailey, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Allan, Elizabeth Hand, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Catherynne M. Valente, Sam J. Miller, Rowan Coleman, Margo Lanagan, Sameem Siddiqui, Theodora Goss, Carrie Vaughn, Ellen Klages

A mind-blowing anthology of 18 stories bringing you the infinite Earths of the multiverse. Featuring Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Lavie Tidhar, Eugen Bacon and more. INFINITY. HERE. NOW. What if every decision you’ve ever made created a new reality. A new life, a new world of possibilities for what you could become? What if the best of all possible worlds is just around the corner? Or the worst? This anthology brings together an international cast of luminaries to explore the infinite worlds of what could be. The smashed together chaos of multiple Londons piled on top of each other; a world where a tunnel turns Japan and the United States into close neighbours; catastrophic accidents on multidimensional spacecraft; shadowy organisations and the merciless assassins they control; the unstoppable force of your infinite grandmothers. Explore the infinite beauties and terrors of the multiverse with the finest minds writing in science fiction today, and see what could have been… Featuring stories from: Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Charlie Jane Anders Eugen Bacon Clive Barker Paul Di Filippo Alix E. Harrow Rumi Kaneko (translated by Preston Grassmann) Ken Liu Ian McDonald Annalee Newitz Yukimi Ogawa Chana Porter Alastair Reynolds Jayaprakash Satyamurthy D. R. G. Sugawara Jeffrey Thomas Lavie Tidhar

The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association This latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series—published annually since 1966—reprints winning and nominated works from the 57th Annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Nebula Awards Showcase 57 features stories and excerpts by this year’s Nebula Award winners and finalists, including Premee Mohamed, Sarah Pinsker, John Wiswell, Alix E. Harrow, Suzan Palumbo, P.H. Lee, Caroline M. Yoachim … AND MANY MORE!