Solarpunk is a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable energies. The seventeen stories in this volume are not dull utopias—they grapple with real issues such as the future and ethics of our food sources, the connection or disconnection between technology and nature, and the interpersonal conflicts that arise no matter how peaceful the world is. In these pages you'll find a guerilla art installation in Milan, a murder mystery set in a weather manipulat...

Girls, Boys, Robots - Everyone is Welcome here!This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds. ~Kirkus Starred ReviewWhat’s it like to be a space station detective? To be homesick for Mars? What do you say when your robotgets you in trouble?Join the adventures of a diverse cast of characters in this year’s Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, featuring award-winning writers alongside great new...

Love is in the air. And the stone. And the Wi-Fi. And in the blood.Passions ignite in this anthology, as sixteen genre authors come together to deliver stories of unique, if unconventional romance.Even immortals can succumb to unhealthy infatuation, as seen in ‘Cursed.’In ‘Escape’, we see that falling back into love can be easier, and harder, than we think.Love can take root in the darkest places, in ‘How’s the food here?’Can an unhappy fairy-tale en...

A special edition of Shoreline of Infinity published in partnership with the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2018 on the theme of sustainability.Featuring stories abd poems gathered together for the first time.Can SciFi Save Us? – Jane YolenA Cure for Homesickness – Anne CharnockWinter in the Vivarium – Tim MajorCharlie, A Projecting Prestidigitator – Megan NeumannCharlie's Ant – Adrian TchaikovskyPigeon – Guy StewartCan...

What does the future hold for us? This anthology of nineteen diverse stories from authors around the world shows us a future full of adventure, intrigue, fun, heart-ache, and wonder.A imprisoned space pirate from Phobos is given a last chance for freedom, but only if he's willing to kill his younger brother. Again.In post-climate change Italy, a deaf African-American woman and her native partner struggle to build a communal farm that can survive the new environment, a lasting...

☆ IBPA Book Award Silver Winner for Neurodivergent Communities"[A] dazzling exploration of the extraordinary potential within the neurodivergent mind. By transplanting these unique perspectives into fantastical realms, the authors masterfully illuminate the challenges and triumphs of those who see the world differently." —Erin Garcia, host of the podcast ASK! Autism Support and KnowledgeA diverse, hopeful book of neurodiversity-themed scie...

This anthology envisions winters of the future, with stories of scientists working together to protect narwhals from an oil spill, to bring snow back to the mountains of Maine, to preserve ecosystems—even if they have to be under glass domes. They're stories of regular people rising to extraordinary circumstances to survive extreme winter weather, to fix a threat to their community's energy source, to save a living city from a deep-rooted sickness. Some take place after an environmental ca...

A Summer Special Magazine of Science FictionJoin us on the beach with your plutonium powered bucket and spade.We have some great new stories from great writers such as Gary Gibson and Holly Schofield; interviews with Ken MacLeod and Tricia Sullivan; a new column by BSFA award winning writer Ruth EJ Booth; poetry from Shelly Bryant and Benjamin Dodds. We hav...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?

An anthology of speculative climate fiction and poetry by authors from around the world.Fishing for ghosts. Saving the Agassiz Icefield.A new North strong and sustainable. Robot mermaids with lasers.Teenage solar rogues. Activist archivists.The Queen of the May and the protean Lord of the Sea, struggling to cope with changes large and small.A future West both weird and wild.These greener futures hold all this and more.

INSIGNIA VOL. 5 includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings.CONTENTS'Stars Bright as Light' by Joyce Chng'Islets of the Blest' by Nidhi Singh'Uncle Ping's Evening Farewell' by Ray Daley'Connecting Through the Cosmos' by Holly Schofield'The Galaxy's Cube' by Jeremy Szal'Kill / Switch' by L. Chan'The Drowning Pool' by Vonnie W. Crist'Love and Relativity' by S...

A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.