The Devil has taken his host of wrath and anger. A new street drug has been unleashed upon the world called Happy Acid. Demons are wreaking havoc. Is there no force that will stop civilization's pending doom? Just one. However, the free will of the people must find him for themselves.

*A genre-defining—*and redefining—collection of the boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient speculative fiction, featuring stories from all over the globe.“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”Almost forty years ago, William Gibson wrote the line that began *Neuromancer—*and a movement that would change the face of science fiction.Award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hund...

2024 Aurora Award winner for Best Anthology!2024 World Fantasy Award finalist for Best Anthology!Award winners. Award finalists. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume One showcases the powerful, award-winning fantastical fiction being written by Canadians today.Discover the magic woven by more than three dozen of Canada’s finest establ...

"Martens' work would be impressive in any era, but it is particularly timely today. It is wonderful to come upon an author who faces into the horrific absurdities of modern life without flinching, a stylist who delivers his most powerful satiric points with laser sharp accuracy and lyrically beautiful language."— Vancouver Sun"Haunting, darkly funny situations, captured in crisp, spare prose, will appeal to fans of George Saunders."— Pu...

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond sets a bold new course for anthologies by showcasing work from some of the most talented writers inside and outside speculative fiction. The writers in this anthology have earned such honors as the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker, among others. They have garnered numerous accolades and have sold millions of books around the world. Many of their names are likely to be new to you;&...

I am 27 and have never killed a manbut I know the face of death as if heirloommy country memorizes murder as lullaby—from “For Fahd”Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is aja monet’s ode to mothers, daughters, and sisters, the tiny gods who fight ...

A slightly left of centre guide to the mechanics, --and plumbers--, of the fiction writers world.This ebook will disclose the background information that defines genre in the publishing industry. This is the stuff no-one will teach you, mainly because it doesn't matter. Here you will learn the finer points of category or genre fiction. Romance, fantasy, science fiction; the author has extensive knowledge in none of these areas. But the little he does know he is more than willing to ...

EMBERS - \ˈem-bərs\1. the smoldering remains of a fire2. slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revivedA silent war is raging through the far reaches of Fringe Space. Vying for territory and precious resources, the Niiosian Mob—governed by the calculating Tobias Niio—prepares for a showdown with the Ibarra Cartel and its ambitious leader, Alastair Manes.After reuniting with Ziv...

This "unique and memorable" blend of futuristic dystopia and dark detective story features "one of the more offbeat characters in fiction" ( Booklist).In this "uncannily original" series, the man known as Dewey Decimal works in a near-future Manhattan decimated by terrorism and plague, running dirty operations for the crooked Senator Howard—though he'd prefer to spend his time among the stacks at his beloved New York Public Library (Laura Lippman). When De...

When a man receives a strange phone call from an unknown voice, he is instantly shocked with fear. The mystery caller tells him that there is an atom bomb in the city that will explode and kill everyone unless he stops it. Can the man find and diffuse the bomb before it’s too late and everyone dies?This short story is packed with action, and will leave you on the edge of the seat from the fast paced beginning to the terrifying end!Are you ready to stop the bomb, Jack?

THE MAN WITH THE PLAN...Mr. Johnson. You know the name. You probably know the face—smooth, implacable, professional. He’s got the nuyen and resources you want, and he knows it. He may not have your skills, but he doesn’t care. That’s what he has the nuyen for—so he can buy yours.He’s corporate through and through, and you can’t ever forget that, because if you do, that’s when he sells you out for the good of his corp. But he’ll stay professional, of course,...