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From the top names in science fiction and fantasy come ten new intriguing tales that will take readers to another world. With tales by such acclaimed authors as Harry Turtledove, Adam-Troy Castro, and Craig Gardner.
List of contents
CONTENTSIntroduction:
Novelette, Over Easy -- Keith R.A. DeCandido
Next Year in Jerusalem -- Harry Turtledove
Amends -- H. Courreges LeBlanc
Totem -- Janet Berliner
The Thalatta Thesis -- Charles L. Harness
A Planet Called Elvis -- Craig Shaw Gardner
Great White Hope -- Daniel Pearlman
Insider -- Sarah Zettel
Inescapable Justice -- Aaron Rosenberg
Walking Contradiction -- Nancy Jane Moore
Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs -- Adam-Troy Castro
Biographies
About the author
Keith R.A. DeCandido was born and raised in New York City to a family of librarians. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, eBooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them Star Trek, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Marvel Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Resident Evil, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Farscape, Xena, and Doctor Who. His original novel Dragon Precinct was published in 2004, and he's also edited several anthologies, among them the award-nominated Imaginings and two Star Trek anthologies. Keith is also a musician, having played percussion for the bands Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, Boogie Knights, and Randy Bandits, as well as several solo acts. In what he laughingly calls his spare time, Keith follows the New York Yankees and practices kenshikai karate. He still lives in New York City with his girlfriend and two insane cats.
Summary
Ten of the most fertile imaginations in science fiction and fantasy come together in one book to create new worlds, new universes, new times, new places, and new realities.
Master of alternate history Harry Turtledove tells a story of the future that casts a frightening light on the present. Award-winners Adam-Troy Castro and Janet Berliner provide two tales of very different kinds of magic. Old master Charles L. Harness is here, as are relative newcomers Aaron Rosenberg, Daniel Pearlman, and H. Courreges LeBlanc. Sarah Zettel looks at the future of computers, Nancy Jane Moore considers the future of gender roles, and bestselling author Craig Shaw Gardner visits a planet called Elvis.
Assembled by bestselling author/anthologist Keith R.A. DeCandido, this book will take you on a journey through ten writers' wildest imaginings....
