Vision Writers, founded in 1996, brings speculative fiction writers together to learn and build their craft. As a nod to the cultural phenomenon of nostalgia every 30 years, this anthology, which celebrates the group's 30th anniversary, is a collection of works from past and present members that echoes across time, space and memory.Thank you to all the members of Vision Writers who contributed to this anthology:Meredith AndersonHarrie BlakeDave Bri...

Jonah Barnes didn’t think he’d end up on the Moon with no job and his brother’s ashes in his hand luggage. Chang’e lunar base couldn’t care less about its newest arrival and that suits Jonah fine. All he wants is to escape his dark past and start a new life mining Helium, until a chance meeting in a bar sweeps him into the raging undercurrent of the Moon's racial tensions and politics.Now, Jonah is on the run and wanted for murder. With his new friend Lucien, he must grope his way ...

Yesha Chen, Empress of the Moon, thought it was hard to lead a rebellion. Now she must subdue one, but her stolen battle droids have other ideas. To survive, she must choose between the man she loves and the woman she has to become before it is too late.Every government on Earth will stop at nothing to seize control of the Moon’s lucrative energy supply. Yesha knows she is all that stands between the Moon Folk and a return to slavery. Her people are restless, the Europeans are sett...

A woman looking for a fresh start in the country knocks on her neighbour's door and uncovers a hostage situation. Turns out new beginnings can be chock-full of surprises.In eighteenth century Germany, a housekeeper engages her dangerous gift to unlock a secret door, where she discovers the truth about her father's disappearance – and her enigmatic master.Babysitting a bunch of civilian scientists goes sideways after they can't help poking a glowing alien artefact. System fa...

A grieving woman is drawn to a land-locked lighthouse where she meets a party of lost souls in need of a guide. She must face death in order to start a new life.The temporary caretaker of a lighthouse finds the perfect hideaway for safeguarding her secret, never expecting to encounter a murder and an unlikely partner in crime.While visiting a deep space navigational beacon to conduct routine maintenance, two space adventurers encounter a self-aware AI computer that has her ...

CEA Greatest Anthology Written: A Record-Breaking Collection of Short Stories Across the World's Most Loved Genres!Welcome to the greatest anthology of short stories you will ever read! CEA Greatest Anthology Written brings together over 100 unique and unforgettable short stories, making it a must-have for any lover of storytelling. Created by Celenic Earth Publications, this anthology features contributions from writers across the globe, from first-time authors to seasoned voices,...

Out of the Solitary Mind is a collection of fifteen poems depicting mostly of what lies on the dark side of imagination; portraying sorrow, loss, death, mystery, magic, and occasionally, pleasant things, it shows of how it is like to live in a solitary world filled with sudden and rather unpleasant surprises.It may start with the pleasant story of a worm and a mango, but toward the end, it turns a rather sharp turn into a world of stirred emotions filled with the sorrowful...

Darkness surrounds us.We can find darkness anywhere: in a strange green stone etched with mysterious symbols; at a small town's annual picnic; in a ghostly house that is easy to enter but not so easy to leave; behind the dumpster in the alley where a harpy lives; in The Nowhere, a place where car keys, toys, people disappear to; among Polar explorers; and, most definitely, within ourselves. Darkness flies from mysterious crates; surrounds children whose nightlights have vanished; a...

"Readers who know Lovecraft's legacy mostly through turgid and tentacled Cthulhu Mythos pastiches will find this book a treasure trove of literary terrors." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Here are nineteen Lovecraftian stories—both new and rediscovered—that take their cues from the mythos of the iconic horror writer. Today's masters of supernatural thrills celebrate H. P. Lovecraft's oeuvre with tales of weird fiction and cosmic horror, collected by H...

Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where weare going. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE...

Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today.Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best sto...

Macabre meetings, sinister excursions, and deadly relationships; uncanny encounters; a classic ghost story featuring an American god; a historical murderer revived in a frightening new iteration; innovative Lovecraftian turns; shadowy fairy tales and weird myths; strange children, the unexpected, the supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real . . . tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while invent...