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This seven-story anthology from creator Matthew Wayne Selznick is a glimpse into the first year of the Sovereign Era, that period in the late 20th century when the appearance of individuals with remarkable abilities rocked the delicate Cold War balance of power and forever altered the course of human destiny. The Sovereign Era began in April of 1985 (as depicted in "Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era"), when Dr. William Karl Donner revealed that super-powered metahumans existed, declared their autonomy, and demonstrated his ability to enforce that demand. Arrangements between Donner and the government of the United States resulted in the establishment of the Donner Institute for Sovereign Studies, a compound in central Montana where the "Sovereigns" could find refuge and learn more about themselves. Over the next twelve months, while the world struggled to deal with the political and social repercussions caused by the existence of the Sovereigns, the metahumans themselves mostly tried to find their place in the world. That's what these stories are about. Featuring... Mur Lafferty (The Shambling Guide To New York City) Jared Axelrod (The Battle of Blood and Ink) Nathan Lowell (Solar Clipper Trader Tales) P. G. Holyfield (Murder At Avedon Hill) J. R. Blackwell (Shelter In Place) Matt Wallace (The Failed Cities) J. C. Hutchins (7th Son: Descent) Cover art by A Song of Ice and Fire Role Playing Game artist Jeffery Himmelman. 30,400 words. THE SOVEREIGN ERA READING ORDER: 1) Brave Men Run 2) The World Revolves Around You 3) The Sovereign Era: Year One 4) Canary In A Coal Mine 5) Pilgrimage 6) The News From Bewilder Pond

“Some of the most interesting fantasist-fabulists writing today.” — Los Angeles Times “A science-fiction symphony of strangeness....The Cabinet of Curiosities will give you a good jolt of wonder.” — Gainesville Times You’ll be astonished by what you’ll find in The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities . Editors Ann and Jeff Vandermeer have gathered together a spectacular array of exhibits, oddities, images, and stories by some of the most renowned and bestselling writers and artists in speculative and graphic fiction, including Ted Chiang, Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy ), China Miéville, and Michael Moorcock. A spectacularly illustrated anthology of Victorian steampunk devices and the stories behind them, The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities is a boldly original, enthrallingly imaginative, and endlessly entertaining entry into a hidden world of weird science and unnatural nature that will appeal equally to fantasy lovers and graphic novel aficionados.

The zombie apocalypse is here. This is what happens next. Zombies walk the earth and a father finds food for his daughter in the wasteland. A gun travels from hand to hand. Teenagers make out in a barn while zombies rise outside, and a woman deals with the most important third-date question. Stories of suspense, horror, adventure, and romance meet in this anthology of short fiction. Gimme Shelter features all-new fiction from Filamena Young, Jared Axelrod, PJ Schnyder, Christiana Ellis, Peter Woodworth, Tee Morris, Mur Lafferty, Rob Wieland, David A. Hill Jr., Philippa Ballantine, Chuck Wendig, and JR Blackwell. The zombies are coming...find shelter where you can...

Down a lonely alleyway, under a starless sky, lies a city that never was, yet is: the Mad City, where nightmares walk the streets, and a good night's sleep can get you killed. Here, then, is a book from that place. Within these recovered pages are the tales of the Awake, insomniacs who've walked those perilous streets, bringing a bit of the power of dream with them to fight back the night—always at a terrible cost. For many, it will not end well. For a few, they might just become heroes—or at least find their way back home. For you, a choice. Turn away. Don't read this book. And maybe you'll continue to rest easy. Or open the cover and enter a world unlike any you've ever dared to imagine... Edited by Chuck Wendig and featuring the stories of... Stephen Blackmoore Harry Connolly Rich Dansky Matt Forbeck Laura Anne Gilman Will Hindmarch Mur Lafferty Robin D. Laws Ryan Macklin C. E. Murphy Josh Roby Greg Stolze Monica Valentinelli

7th Son: Obsidian chronicles a crisis seen in Destruction, the third novel in J.C. Hutchins' acclaimed 7th Son trilogy. The United States is under martial law, its infrastructure threatened by a devastating coordinated terrorist attack. Nearly every city in America is now without power, and must survive a month-long nationwide blackout. Obsidian is a short story anthology that examines life during those dangerous days. It features seven tales told by the best writers in new media: New York Times bestselling novelists Michael A. Stackpole and Scott Sigler, and award-winning novelists Christiana Ellis, Mur Lafferty, Tee Morris, Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff and Matt Wallace. These are stories of survival, action and hope. All feature brand-new characters and settings, far from the front lines seen in the 7th Son trilogy. All explore the madness that’s barely kept at bay when the lights are on. All reveal how deadly our would becomes in the darkness. For when the power fails, chaos reigns.

Sentient robots on a murderous rampage. Deadly pirate attacks in deep space. An adult entertainment star on the run. Espionage in a diner in space. These are the tales of the Bulldogs! Follow the Bulldogs, desperate spacefarers who've signed on with the TransGalaxy interstellar shipping company to run away from the law, the criminals that hunt them, or a past that haunts them. Inspired by b-movie sci fi, Have Blaster, Will Travel tells the stories of those who are willing to take a job hauling volatile and hazardous cargo to the most dangerous places in the galaxy. Stories by Sarah Newton, Jared Axelrod, Peter Woodworth, Nathan Crowder, Greg Stolze, Eddy Webb, Gareth-Michael Skarka, Will Hindmarch, Mur Lafferty, Christiana Ellis, and Nathan Lowell.

"Story Behind the Book : Volume 1" collects nearly 40 non-fiction essays on writing and editing speculative fiction written by some of the most exciting authors and editors. Essays cover everything from getting an initial creative burst, worldbuilding, tackling writer's block, to the final process of publication. Some of the essays are personal, some rather technical but all of them, without an exception, provide an unique and fascinating insight into the mind of an author. Contributors include Ian Whates, Michael Logan, Mathieu Blais and Joel Casseus, Mark T. Barnes, Lisa Jensen, Lee Battersby, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Keith Brooke, Joanne Anderton, Jo Walton, F.R. Tallis, Ian R. MacLeod, Guy Haley, Gavin Smith, Francis Knight, Eric Brown, Clifford Beal, Susan Palwick, Rhiannon Held, Ben Jeapes, Nina Allan, Mike Shevdon, Mur Lafferty, Norman Lock, Seth Patrick, Gemma Malley, Freda Warrington, Freya Robertson and more. All proceeds will be donated to Epilepsy Action.

The fifteenth anniversary of the Hugo-nominated science fiction podcast Escape Pod , featuring new and exclusive stories from today’s bestselling writers. Finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of cutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast, Escape Pod. Escape Pod has been bringing the finest short fiction to millions of ears all over the world, at the forefront of a new fiction revolution. This anthology gathers together fifteen stories, including new and exclusive work from writers such as from Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, Mary Robinette Kowal, T. Kingfisher and more. From editors Mur Laffterty and S.B. Divya comes the science fiction collection of the year, bringing together bestselling authors in celebration of the publishing phenomenon that is, Escape Pod .