The universe is dangerous, wondrous--a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.In this anthology, you'll find seventeen tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul ...

Thirteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara have built an incredible machine—a loyal robotic watchdog named Daisy. But, when local crime boss Ms. Alba schemes to add Daisy to her robot army, Vick and Tara must go to great lengths to protect their prized pet. Because Daisy is more than just any robot—she’s their constant protector, and together the three make a great team.Vick and Tara are determined to stop the mob from tearing their little family apart. And they might just succeed! Sure...

Interstellar journeys. Epic battles. Artificial Intelligence's longing for meaning. Life as we know it, ending...Sci-Fi Bridge is thrilled to present its second collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories span the near and far future. They transport you to worlds unknown. They examine today's fears amid tomorrow's technologies. From the far corners of the galaxy to the inner reaches of the human heart, the exciting stories in At the Helm will thril...

Featuring stories from USA, the UK, China, Sweden, and Cuba."A Friend on the Inside" by Will McIntosh (USA)"Four-Letter Word" by Alexy Dumenigo (Cuba), translated by Toshiya Kamei"Rat's Tongue" by Xing Fan (China), translated by Judith Huang"Vagrants" by Lavie Tidhar (UK)"The Sweetness of Berris and Wine" by Jo Miles (USA)"Paean for a Branch Ghost" by Filip Wiltgren (Sweden)Cover art: Oleksandr Kulichenko (Ukraine)Cover design: Jay O'...

Issue 3 of Future Science Fiction Digest features over 60,000 words of fiction. A selection of moon-based stories commemorates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, followed by a sampling of AI stories (featuring both humans owning robotic dogs and robots owning live dogs!), with a little bit of time travel to round things out.Fiction from authors in the United States, China, Russia, Bulgaria, and Sri Lanka.

In the future, love is complicated and death is not necessarily the end. Love Minus Eighty follows several interconnected people in a disquieting vision of romantic life in the century to come.There's Rob, who accidentally kills a jogger, then sacrifices all to visit her in a cryogenic dating facility, seeking forgiveness but instead falling in love.Veronika, a shy dating coach, finds herself coaching the very woman who is stealing the man she loves.And Mira, ...

Invest responsibly and generate long-term value with the definitive guide to U.S. real estate investing written specifically for non-U.S. investorsWhether you’re an institutional investor already active or you’re seeking to enter U.S. commercial real estate markets, The AFIRE Guide to U.S. Real Estate Investing serves as both an invaluable general overview and as an evergreen reference that you’ll return to again and again.From the Association of F...

In this terrifyingly timely tale for fans of The Eye of Minds, a teen and his group of friends find themselves on the run after using a genius lie-detector contraption to expose their corrupt government.In a Putin-esque near-future America, the gifted and talented high school has just been eliminated, and Sam and his friends have been using their unexpected free time to work on a tiny, undetectable, utterly reliable lie detector. They're all in it for the ...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our November 2021 issue (#182) contains:Original fiction by Will McIntosh ("Mom Heart"), Alice Towey ("Dark Waters Still Flow"), Anna Martino ("This Stitch, This Time"), Pan Haitian ("City of Eternity"), Rebecca Campbell ("The Language Birds Speak"), Shari Paul ("Between Zero and One There is Infinity"), and L Cha...

For fans of The Maze Runner and The Fifth Wave, this debut YA novel from Hugo Award winner Will McIntosh pits four underprivileged teens against an evil billionaire in the race of a lifetime.No one knows where the brilliant-colored spheres came from. One day they were just there, hidden all over the earth like huge gemstones. Burn a pair and they make you a little better: an inch taller, skilled at math, better-looking. The rarer the sphere, the g...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our May 2021 issue features "Native Seeds" by Catherine Wells, "Lost: Mind" by Will McIntosh, and "Ninety-Five Percent Safe" by Caroline M. Yoachim.

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our April 2026 issue features "Nic and Viv's Compulsory Courtship" by Will McIntosh, "Questions Asked in the Belly of the World" by A.T. Greenblatt, and "Space Pirate Queen of the Ten Billion Utopias" by Elly Bangs. Cover art by Ron Guyatt.