The second issue of a new steampunk oriented fiction anthology series. Step inside for 10 adventures with a soft-hearted scam artist, a young lion dancer, errant faeries, repurposed ghosts, a clockwork cat, errant fairies, and more.This issue includes:On The Path by Kelly A. HarmonThe Analytical Engine of Hester Watts, Grand Mistress of the Unseen, by Laura DuerrThe Thousand Injuries by Eric ClineOnly Gutter Girls and Ruined Things by Juli...

New stories from: Aliya Whiteley, Robert Runté, Laura Duerr and featuring a Mug Story from Ken MacLeodSF poetry from: G. ToroBook Reviews: Warship by Neil Asher, Driftwood by Marie BrennanArt: Stephen Daly, Andrew Owens, Caroline Grebbell and cover art by Tsu

StoriesTargets – Eric BrownGoddess with a Human Heart – Jeannette NgThe Pink Life(La Vie En Rose) – Nathan SusnikThe Black Tide – Laura DuerrThe Starchitect – Barry CharmanThese Are the Ways – Premee MohamedArthur Kovic’s Days of Change – Michael TeasdaleThe Folger Variation – Chris KelsoSF Poetry by Lauren Harwyn, Louise Peterkin, Colin McGuireCover – The Rescue of Sister, by Stephen Picker...

The unshakable specter of Time hovers over each of the 26 tales in Scribes Divided’s second anthology. Brought to you by a collective of accomplished authors from nearly every time zone across the world, these timeless stories inspire, terrify, delight, and explore that most human of shared experiences: living our lives second by second, until our time expires.Death? Taxes? Please.Dread naught but Time.

The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious speculative fiction literary awards. 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. Between the announcement of the ballot and the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon, these works often become the center of much attention (and contention) across fandom.But there are more stories loved by the Hugo v...

In an enthralling blend of science fiction and adventure, Seeker takes readers on a gripping journey of ancient artifacts, advanced technology, and the mysteries of the universe.With Polaris, multiple Nebula Award-nominee Jack McDevitt reacquainted readers with Alex Benedict, his hero from A Talent for War. Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, return to investigate the provenance of the cup. Alex and Ch...

Courtney Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II – second in the Pillow Thoughts series – eloquently captures the time and experience one goes through on their journey to peace through restoration. With words for those mending after loss or rediscovering their strength, Healing the Heart celebrates resilience, self-acceptance, and finding beauty in vulnerability.A collection of inspirational and comforting poems for anyone...

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-First Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world in the year's best short stories. This venerable collection brings together award winnin...

A collection of nineteen short stories from the Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of The Iron Dragon's Daughter and Stations of the TideWritten over the course of a decade, Tales from Old Earth contains nineteen masterful pieces of short fiction—including the Hugo Award–winning stories "The Very Pulse of the Machine" and "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur;" the World Fantasy Award–winning novella "Radio Waves;" Hugo Award finalists "The Dead," ...

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-Third 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 fie...

No matter your expectations, the dark is full of the unknown: grim futures, distorted pasts, invasions of the uncanny, paranormal fancies, weird dreams, unnerving nightmares, baffling enigmas, revelatory excursions, desperate adventures, spectral journeys, mundane terrors, and supernatural visions. You may stumble into obsession - or find redemption. Often disturbing, occasionally delightful, let The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror be your annual guide through the mysteries and wonders...

Compostela (Tesseracts Twenty) is an anthology of hard and soft science fiction stories that best represent a futuristic view of the sciences and how humanity might be affected (for better or worse) by a reliance in all things technological.The stories contained within the pages of Compostela are a refelction of the world we live in today; where science produces both wonders and horrors; and will leave us with a future that undoubtedly will contain...