Contents:“Knights of the Phantom Realm” by Wanxiang Fengnian (China) translated by Nathan Faries“The Jellyfish” by K.A. Teryna (Russia) translated by Alex Shvartsman“Artificial Zen at the End of the World” by Gunnar De Winter (Belgium)“Unredacted Reports from 1546” by Leah Cypess (USA)“Follow” by T. R. Siebert (Germany)Cover art by Luca Oleastri (Italy)Cover layout by Jay O’Connell (USA)Interior art by K.A. Teryna (Russia)

Old Moon Quarterly is a magazine of weird sword-and-sorcery fantasy. In the tradition of Clark Ashton Smith, Tanith Lee and Karl Edward Wagner, it contains stories of strange vistas, eldritch beings, and the bloody dispute thereof by swordsmen and swordswomen both.Issue 3 contains the following stories:"Evil Honey" by James Enge."Knife, Lace, Prayer" by T.R. Siebert."Singing the Long Retreat" by R.K. Duncan."The Feast of Saint Ottmer...

The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI.Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse.Far from her village when the conflicts start, Bi...

Eizo is a middle-aged, overworked software engineer who loves cats. One night after working late, he saves an injured cat from a speeding truck. The cat survives, but Eizo does not... Luckily, that cat turns out to be a god-like being who offers him a second chance in another world! Eizo decides that he wants a slower life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands. So, why not become a blacksmith? He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet l...

The magical land of Xanth is in peril in this follow-up to Board Stiff by New York Times–bestselling author Piers Anthony."It occurs to me that you folk are no ordinary group," the troll said."We're on a special mission to eliminate the last of the anti-pun virus. We are a bit unusual."Astrid Basilisk-Cockatrice is the daughter of anonymous parents who whiled away a dull minute by generating her on a warm compost...

A superb collection of stories of magic and adventure from the golden age of Arthurian legend by bestselling writers.Enter into the darker realms of the age of the Knights of the Round Table, when magic held sway and Merlin vied with Arthur's heroic new world.Included are: Jane Yolen on Merlin's youth and coming of age; Marion Zimmer Bradley on Nimuë, Merlin's lover and doom; Charles de Lint on Merlin's influence through the centuries; Darrell Schweitzer on the legends of M...

THE FINAL ADVENTURE IN THE PHENOMENAL SERIESAfter an incredible 35-year run, the story of Rod Gallowglass - the Warlock in Spite of Himself - comes to its fantastic finale in the weird and wonderful world of Gramarye, simultaneously wrapping up the Warlock of Gramarye, Warlock’s Heirs, and Rogue Wizard series.When Gwendolyn - the witch-wife of Rod Gallowglass, the Lord High Warlock of Gramarye - suddenly dies, she leaves behind a ...

Under the countless billions of stars in the universe, what forms will alien life take? How will they live? And what will happen when we meet them? Aliens: Recent Encounters collects answers to these questions from some of today's best science fiction writers. From first encounters to life alongside aliens—and stories of the aliens' own lives—here are many futures: violent and peaceful, star-spanning and personal. Only one thing is certain: alien life will defy our expectations.

"What's worse than sitting next to a mean drunk in a bar? Sitting next to a mean drunk who also happens to be a god. Not just any god, either—the God of Frickin' Thunder: Thor."When your morning starts with being kidnapped by the Norse gods, you know you're in for a l-o-ong day. For warrior woman Crimson, though, it's just another day at the "office." Our time-displaced heroine has been swept up in theological disputes before -- in fact, that's how she came to occupy her unique pos...

At the center of the forest lies the sacred wood of Ystrac, god of the wilderness and the wild terror of hunted things. None can walk the path without knowing that terror.But through the sacred wood runs the a road hung with lanterns dedicated to Talesyn, the god of poets and fire – and in the ever-burning flame of his lanterns, travelers are granted a brief respite from fear.Two people meet at the boundary marker. One is dedicated to the god of the wood, charged to face wh...

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 original stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during their fifth year. Included in this volume are twenty-four stories by visionary writers of short fiction, including Ken Liu, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert Reed, N.K. Jemisin, Yoon Ha Lee, E. Lily Yu, and more!CONTENTS

A Knight’s VowLady Guenivere St. Leger has need of a knight. But she trusts none except Sir Berenger Brewere, who turned his back on his birthplace long ago. Now one of the foremost warriors in the country, will he remember those he left behind?Sir Brewere has his own vast lands, earned in battle, and wants no reminders of his past. But he cannot ignore a summons from the St. Legers. Years before, he swore an oath more powerful than mere allegiance. And ’tis a vow he must h...