Margery has always felt like she's had no one to share the stories in her head with. That changes when she stumbles across the Spork Room, a magical writing community that might be accessible through her closet one day and the school bathroom the next. The Spork Room has many useful writing tools, but the crowning one is the Door, through which all stories come to life.There's only one rule: don't go through the Door without telling someone.When Margery breaks the rule, she...

Maybe you *should* look a gift horse in the mouth.After the sudden loss of her parents, 16-year-old Martie Torsney receives a surprise scholarship from a prestigious boarding school. This is the opportunity she needs to leave the heartbreak and echoes of her parents behind.Greyson Academy sits deep in the forests of Vermont, high on a hill overlooking the trees. The school has a long history of helping its students succeed in life. If Martie excels here, she'll be set....

This issue of HyphenPunk magazine brings you 10 stories from 6 different -punks.CyberPunk by Elizabeth Broadbent, Jack Windeyer, Evan Conaway, and Rebecca A. DemarestDesertPunk by Kit CampbellDieselPunk by J.G. GrimmerRayPunk by Lex ChamberlinBioPunk by Dave HangmanClockPunk by Alexandra HaverskáDinoPunk by Sam Jowett

Every night, Eva Martinez dreams about the same man. During the day she tries to convince her mother she knows what she's doing with her life—but it would help if Eva actually believed it.It's been centuries since Michael has had a real reason to live. After the loss of his love, nothing keeps his interest for very long—not even his friends, dabbling in being human.When Eva and Michael meet, it awakens something in both of them. Eva's dream-man-turned-real completes her in ...

Every night the monsters hunt.A city that is the whole world: Theosophy and her companions in the City militia do their best to protect the civilians from the monsters, but they keep crawling from the Rift and there’s nowhere to run. Theosophy knows she’ll die fighting. It’s the best kind of death she’s seen, and at least she can save lives in the meantime.They say the Scarred carve you up while you’re still alive.A village in the shadow of a fores...

Lady Sophie’s Society SplashWhen Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the target of very public aristocratic scorn. Her only choice is to flee London, vowing to start a new life far from the aristocracy. Unfortunately, the carriage in which she stows away isn’t saving her from ruin . . . it’s filled with it.Rogue’s Reign of Ravishment!

This is the third annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 3 collects 20 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling ov...

When the men from Sassy Bordeaux’s past come into her shop, she’s forced to face what she left behind and what could happen if she lets go of her pain and finds a future she deserves.Rafe Chavez and Ian Steele remember their time with Sassy every moment they close their eyes. They walked away, leaving behind regrets, the one woman they loved—and each other.The heat between the three had always been intense, but now it’s a scorching fire. If the triad is lucky, they’ll walk ...

In 16th Century Ireland. Young and beautiful Alainn McCreary, healer in training to the powerful O'Brien Clan, is on the cusp of discovering she possesses vast and unusual supernatural powers, which she hopes will help her unlock the secrets of her past and break the curse on the O'Brien Clan.Alainn is counseled to hide her magical abilities, but how can she when dark forces rise up to threaten not only the O'Brien Clan, but Alainn and the life of the Chieftain's beloved, ...

A tale of timeless love, heroic courage ... and a race to change the course of destiny itself. I couldn't put it down. -Anna Elliott, author of the Twilight of Avalon trilogy.Love, Magic, Faith. By the autumn of 537 AD, all who are loyal to King Arthur have retreated to a small parcel of land in north Wales. They are surrounded on all sides, heavily outnumbered, and facing near certain defeat.But Nell and Myrddin, two of the king’s companions, hav...

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the fi...

A page-turning, spine-chilling young adult murder mystery about surviving the ghosts around us.Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage. Or her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey. Or even like her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is ...