Sofia is in love with Marc Cassell, but she shouldn't be. In fact, as an unassigned Whisperer she should not be anywhere near him. Passing dreams from the stars and guiding them with a whisper, the interdimensional beings, the Whisperers, send elaborate messages in the hope to prevent a staged third world war that, thanks to the devious Lords of Time and their machine dream monitoring system, target the Dreamers of Earth.After Marc's midnight visions lead him to a prison cell under...

Sofia is in love with Marc Cassell, but she shouldn't be. In fact, as an unassigned Whisperer she should not be anywhere near him. Passing dreams from the stars and guiding them with a whisper, the interdimensional beings, the Whisperers, send elaborate messages in the hope to prevent a staged third world war that, thanks to the devious Lords of Time and their machine dream monitoring system, target the Dreamers of Earth.After Marc's midnight visions lead him to a prison cell under...

Sofia is in love with Marc Cassell, but she shouldn't be. In fact, as an unassigned Whisperer she should not be anywhere near him. Passing dreams from the stars and guiding them with a whisper, the interdimensional beings, the Whisperers, send elaborate messages in the hope to prevent a staged third world war that, thanks to the devious Lords of Time and their machine dream monitoring system, target the Dreamers of Earth.After Marc's midnight visions lead him to a prison cell under...

All original stories about the return of Cthulhu and the Old Ones to Earth.Some of the darkest hints in all of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos relate to what will happen after the Old Ones return and take over the earth. What happens when Cthulhu is unleashed upon the world? What happens when the other Old Ones, long since banished from our universe, break through and descend from the stars? What would the reign of Cthulhu be like on a totally transformed planet wh...

The idea of creating an artificial human is an old one. One of the earliest science-fictional novels, Frankenstein, concerned itself primarily with the hubris of creation, and one’s relationship to one’s creator. Later versions of this “artificial human” story (and indeed later adaptations of Frankenstein) changed the focus to more modernist questions… What is the nature of humanity? What does it mean to be human? These stories continued through the golden age of science fiction with Isaac...

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during their fourth year. Included in this volume are twenty-four stories by visionary writers of short fiction, including Jay Lake, Kij Johnson, Catherynne M. Valente, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts and more!CONTENTS

There's Something Here For Every TasteWith nearly four million square miles of territory and a population of thirty-four million people – Canada lives and breathes storytelling. Editors Steve Vernon and Colleen Anderson have gathered thirty fresh new stories and poems of horror, science-fiction and fantasy from authors residing in EACH of the provinces and territories of Canada.Find out what cold darkness lurks in the heart of a Tuktoyaktuk blizzard. Hear a...

A long time ago, a race of people had to escape their home world and find somewhere else to live. Having found one, over time they broke up into smaller groups, each thinking they had the 'right' way. Manlen wasn't convinced his lot had the 'right' way, and set about to change things - more than somewhat!

Blink—and you’ll miss her.Mei Barrett has been hiding all of her life. Raised in solitude by her beloved father, she’s been trained to fight, to adapt, to defend. She couldn’t prevent his death, however, when it comes at the hands of a mysterious creature straight out of legend. She could only run—and learn how to hide in plain sight.For four long years Mei has lived alone on the fringes of a society still recovering from the devastation of quakes and disasters along the in...

Blood Moon: a novella and eight standalone short stories from 'Arguably the finest writer of short fiction today, in any genre' (New Scientist).Scar, a lone grey wolf wandering the North Canadian plains, harbours a strange and burdensome secret which caused him to be banished from his pack. Now he must hide his grotesque affliction for as long as possible in the hope that he will find a new pack. He knows that as soon as it's discovered he will ei...

Earth has been void of men, women, and children for over 3 millennia. Flora and fauna once again continue on their evolutionary trek without interference. Erosion, volcanic upheaval, rain, wind and storms go unabated. Separated from man, the planet has returned to covering shades of green, brown, and blue with clean air and pristine oceans.Each night eight beacons flare on and shoot pulsating streams of cold light upward through the atmosphere and into space. Paris; Washington, D.C...

How would it change your life if you knew what everyone else was thinking?Merrick Whyte has used such a talent to profit from the world of high finance and business mergers. He puts it down to psychology, the study of body language and good background research.But the game is about to change. Someone is seeking his skills for a different purpose - one that leads him into the clandestine world of the occult.After falling foul of the law, he learns that discerning betwee...