Author(s): L. Ron Hubbard; Marianne Xenos; David Hankins; Jason Palmatier; J. R. Johnson; Elaine Midcoh; Arthur H. Manners; T. J. Knight; Spencer Sekulin; L. H. Davis; Samuel Parr; Dean Wesley Smith (Editor); Echo Chernik; Drazini (Illustrator); April Solomon (Illustrator); Sarah Morrison (Illustrator); Helen Yi (Illustrator); Bruce Brenneise (Illustrator); Kristen Hadaway (Illustrator); Chris Binns (Illustrator); José Sánchez (Illustrator); Ximing Luo (Illustrator); Kevin J. Anderson; Chris Arias (Illustrator); Cyberaeon (Illustrator); Clarence Bateman (Illustrator); Dao Vi (Illustrator); Nick Jizba (Illustrator); S. M. Stirling; Lazarus Chernik; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Jody Lynn Nye (Editor); Tom Wood (Artist); Devon Bohm

Young Adult Fiction

In the world of speculative fiction...

 

Your favorite authors...

 

Have selected best new voices of theyear.

 

24 Award-winning Authors andIllustrators

 

3 Bonus Short Storiesby Kevin J. Anderson * L. Ron Hubbard * S. M. Stirling

 

Art and Writing Tips byLazarus Chernik * L. Ron Hubbard * Kristine Kathryn Rusch

 

Edited by DeanWesley Smith * Jody Lynn Nye

 

16-page colorgallery of artwork * Cover art by Tom Wood

 

Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, NnediOkorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others choseas the best of the best.

 

Be amazed. Be amused. Be transported ... by stories that take you bysurprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas thanyou''ve ever gone before....

 

Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in sciencefiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre.

 

A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived indroves--the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination....--"Kitsune" by DevonBohm

 

When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beachin Key West, fireworks go off! But that''s just the background.--"Moonlight andFunk" by Marianne Xenos

 

The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent''s dying body, must regain hispowers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.--"Death and theTaxman" by David Hankins

 

In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others mustdecide what is real to her--the love she lost or the love she may havefound.--"Under My Cypresses" by Jason Palmatier

 

Vic Harden wasn''t lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches ofouter space--he was ordered out there by his editor.--"The Unwilling Hero" by L.Ron Hubbard

 

Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives inthe solar system seeking repairs.--"White Elephant" by David K. Henrickson

 

With her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate''s guns, a former war heromust face down her enemies and demons to save Earth''s last best chance forpeace.--"Piracy for Beginners" by J. R. Johnson

 

Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexingcases ever--an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a ragingfire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!--"Fire in the Hole" by Kevin J. Anderson

 

Years after the Second Holocaust, the last surviving Jews on earthattempt to rewrite the past.--"A Trickle in History" by Elaine Midcoh

 

When I said I''d do anything to pay off my debts and get back home toEarth, I didn''t mean survey a derelict spaceship at the edge of the solarsystem--but here I am.--"The Withering Sky" by Arthur H. Manner

 

High-powered telescopes bring galactic life to our TVs, and network tunerHank Enos figures he''s seen everything--until the day an alien boy staresback.--"The Fall of Crodendra M." by T. J. Knight

 

Knights, damsels and dragons, curses and fates foretold--the stuff oflegends and stories, but unexpectedly perverse.--"Constant Never" by S. M.Stirling

 

Determined to save his wife, Tumelo takes an unlikely client throughSouth Africa''s ruins to the heart of the Desolation--a journey that will cost orsave everything.--"The Children of Desolation" by Spencer Sekulin

 

When a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon into London, a team regressesin time to AD 1093 to assassinate a knight on the battlefield, therebyeliminating the terrorist a millennia before his birth.--"Timelines andBloodlines" by L. H. Davis

 

The Grand Exam, a gateway to power for one, likely death for allothers--its entrants include ambitious nobles, desperate peasants, and QuietGate, an old woman with nothing left to lose.--"The Last History" by Samuel Parr

 

You willlove this collection of the best new voices in science fiction and fantasybecause, as Locus magazine puts it, "Not only is the writing excellent...it isalso extremely varied. There''s a lot of hot new talent."

 

 

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