When Charlie and his friends headed to Philadelphia for a comic book convention, they only expected to find comics. Instead, they find themselves fighting for love, comics and nerd superiority against their foes in this humorous adventure.

Fourteen writers from around the globe bring their imaginations to these pages. Their stories are alien, magical, dangerous, demonic, and deep. Each will transport you to a different reality. The writers hope that within this anthology, each reader will find new stories to enjoy and new writers to believe in."The Three Capitalist Pigs" by A. A. RubinAmidst a changing Faerie, The Big Bad Wolf fights to save The Enchanted Forest."Within Deep Green" by Mariam Naeem...

Villains have all the fun—everyone knows that—and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from seventeen urban fantasy series get their own stories—including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry.For every hero trying to save the world, there’s a villain trying to tear it all down.In this can’t-miss anthology edited ...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.WEIRD?! Nothing weird EVER happens in The Bad Guys. Like, you would NEVER see a chain-saw monster confronting...

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

For her, there’s only one fish in the sea.Poconos Pack Book 3Charlie Lowe is going crazy. Why does her mate run from her? Is it the fact that she’s a Lion to his Wolf? Her insane love affair with Sephora? Or could it be her family connections that are driving her mate away?Ted Pedrozo loves his fiery Lioness with his whole being, but mating the sister of the Leo is a big, hairy deal. He’s terrified that the Leo will find him wanting, or worse—Charlie will. ...

There’s no time to lose. Luciel and the gang make for Grandol with all haste, on a heroic quest to save a damsel in distress...not. The hapless healer is in no rush to go sticking his neck out for others, but he’s not one to break a promise to an all-powerful dragon.When they arrive, though, things don’t exactly go as planned, and a detour takes Luciel on yet another rescue mission—this time at an auction. But a bid war is only marginally less lethal than a labyrinth, especially wh...

Lily’s off and running the moment she graduates. She’s working at one of the most prestigious PR firms in Portland where her ambition propels her ahead at the firm and she loves it. Between decorating her new apartment and focusing solely on work, she has no time for dating, which is ideal since that’s never been her strong suit. At least not since she ran away from her high school sweetheart several years before.After more than a handful of somewhat sketchy relationships in colleg...

With the majority of their class and the entire capital wiped out, Yogiri and Tomochika left behind the Kingdom of Manii in search of additional Philosopher’s Stones, the energy sources they were told to gather if they ever want to make it back home. Having received one stone from the Sage Sion, a second from Risley, and having taken a third from the self-styled War God Raiza, the pair next set their eyes on a new country in the east, following a lead on the potential location of another S...

She’s dreamed of being a great warrior. Instead, she becomes her world's worst nightmare.Aria is living the life of a healer, a position that’s been forced on her to keep her away from her dreamwalker abilities and her true desire of being a warrior. But there’s one dream that refuses to leave her alone- a man in a barren landscape of sand and rocks and ur’gel, deadly creatures designed for war.But as she fights to learn how to hone her dreamwalker gifts in...

Lie. Cheat. Bargain. Fight. Accept. Bribe. Conquer. Evade.   No matter what humanity tries, Death always wins.  Or does it?   Discover the answer in The Death of All Things, where twenty-two writers take their shot at the Grim Reaper with explorations of the mythical, fantastical, and futuristic bonds between life and death.  Learn the cost of mortality, the perils—and joys...

This thirteenth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty-four stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Leah Cypess, John Kessel, Yoon Ha Lee, Naomi Kritzer, Sarah Langan, Ken Liu, Annalee Newitz, Sarah Pinsker, Sofia Samatar, Michael Swanwick, Tade Thompson, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Uncanny, Tor.com, and other top venues, The Year's Best ...