From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as up-and-coming talented writers.Includes the following stories:“Dave the ...

“David Gerrold is simply one of the finest science-fiction writers ever, and in this collection of his most-personal stories — including the Hugo Award-winning classic “The Martian Child” — he lets us peek into his very soul. Moving, heart-wrenching, and ultimately uplifting, Shadows and Reflections will leave you breathless.”—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The DownloadedHugo & Nebula Award winner David Ger...

Winner of the Lord Ruthven Award for Best Vampire Novel of the Year: The first horror novel from the author of Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles" script.Includes the bonus short story "Jacob in Manhattan."With a writing legacy that includes Star Trek, Land of the Lost, and the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novella The Martian Child, David Gerrold knows what it's like to be an author...

The legendary science fiction writer's controversial, groundbreaking novel—one gay man's raw and wild ride through the 1960s and '70s.From an adolescent being bullied to the muddy wetlands of Vietnam to an Arizona desert commune, a man known only as Chase traces his quest for identity, meaning, and love in prose both beautiful and brutal. Thirteen fourteen fifteen o'clockis a coming-of-age and then coming-to-terms novel of a life lived looking for answers ...

Welcome to the 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK™! This time we present 30 stories (including several full-length novels) by some of the biggest and best in the science fiction field, plus 2 poems and the first (of 3) installments in our first novel serial. From David Gerrold's "The Martian Child" (winner of the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and HOMer Award) to brand new works published here for the first time by David Gerrold and Lawrence Watt-Evans to modern masterpieces by Pamela S...

This alluring dieselpunk alternate-history romp features a stellar cast of the famous and the no-so-famous persons of the 1930s, as they travel aboard the luxury airship Liberty on a coast-to-coast flight that includes soirées full of scintillating wit, murderous whims, and the cosmic musings of one Hugo Gernsback.The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

Tales of Galactic Pest ControlEdited by David Gerrold and Tom EastonPests are eternal. But in the future, they're weirder—and a whole lot harder to kill.From rogue nanobots and alien infestations to genetically modified vermin and psychic parasites, Tales of Galactic Pest Control brings you a collection of smart, sharp, and surprising stories about the unsung heroes of the universe: exterminators.In this anthology of...

From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Martian Child: "This playful, intricate game of survival . . . is one of Gerrold's best books." — Publishers WeeklyThe human race has been played for a fool. Though welcomed into the galactic community and given access to the combined knowledge of thousands of intelligent species, humans are largely regarded as an evolutionary mistake. Reptilian, insectoid, and other unclassifiable species are t...

A master of science fiction introduces a world where everything is large and the problems of survival even larger in this exciting new novel.Hella is a planet where everything is oversized—especially the ambitions of the colonists.The trees are mile-high, the dinosaur herds are huge, and the weather is extreme—so extreme, the colonists have to migrate twice a year to escape the blistering heat of summer and the atmosphere-freezing cold of winter.Kyl...

SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HUMORThe Unidentified Funny Objects series delivers an annual dose of funny, zany, and unusual science fiction and fantasy stories. All-new fiction from the genre's top voices!* Superheroes mired in government bureaucracy.* Cat cat-burglars.* Grandmotherly golems.* Literal-minded self-driving cars.* Evil overlords retired in Florida.* Indifferent aliens.

The second original anthology in the Fiction River line, How to Save the World brings together eleven of today’s brightest authors, presenting their answers to solve a pressing problem facing the human race. From the growing energy crisis to women’s rights to overpopulation to the survival of humanity in the future, the stories in this anthology examine the issues facing our planet today—and offer hope for our survival tomorrow.Fiction River: How to Save the World...

SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HUMOR* Aztec Astronauts* Punster Prophets* Apocalyptic Apps* Cantankerous Cryptids* and the Duck KnightFifth annual volume of the Unidentified Funny Objects anthology series features eighteen lighthearted science fiction and fantasy tales from the masters of the genre.Read about planetary adoptions, secret agent princesses, alien cooking reality shows, rigged elections, magical insurance agents, and much more.