In the world of speculative fiction...
Your favorite authors...
Have selected best new voices of the
year.
24 Award-winning Authors and
Illustrators
3 Bonus Short Stories
by Kevin J. Anderson - L. Ron Hubbard - S. M. Stirling

Art and Writing Tips by
Lazarus Chernik - L. Ron Hubbard - Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Edited by Dean
Wesley Smith - Jody Lynn Nye
16-page color
gallery of artwork - Cover art by Tom Wood
Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi
Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others chose
as the best of the best.
Be amazed. Be amused. Be transported ... by stories that take you by
surprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas than
you've ever gone before....
Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in science
fiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre.
A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived in
droves--the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination....--"Kitsune" by Devon
Bohm
When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beach
in Key West, fireworks go off! But that's just the background.--"Moonlight and
Funk" by Marianne Xenos
The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent's dying body, must regain his
powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.--"Death and the
Taxman" by David Hankins
In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others must
decide what is real to her--the love she lost or the love she may have
found.--"Under My Cypresses" by Jason Palmatier
Vic Harden wasn't lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches of
outer 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 in
the 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 hero
must face down her enemies and demons to save Earth's last best chance for
peace.--"Piracy for Beginners" by J. R. Johnson
Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing
cases ever--an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a raging
fire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!--"Fire in the Hole" by Kevin J. Anderson<