{"product_id":"9781619867680","title":"L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the world of speculative fiction…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour favorite authors…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave selected best new voices of the\nyear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Award-winning Authors and\nIllustrators \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Bonus Short Stories\nby \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Anderson • L. Ron Hubbard • S. M. Stirling\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt and Writing Tips by\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLazarus Chernik • L. Ron Hubbard • Kristine Kathryn Rusch\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean\nWesley Smith • Jody Lynn Nye \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16-page \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ecolor\ngallery of artwork\u003c\/b\u003e • \u003c\/b\u003eCover art by \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi\nOkorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others chose\nas the best of the best.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBe amazed. Be amused. Be transported … by stories that take you by\nsurprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas than\nyou’ve ever gone before…. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in science\nfiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived in\ndroves—the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination….—“Kitsune” by Devon\nBohm\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beach\nin Key West, fireworks go off! But that’s just the background.—“Moonlight and\nFunk” by Marianne Xenos\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, must regain his\npowers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.—“Death and the\nTaxman” by David Hankins\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others must\ndecide what is real to her—the love she lost or the love she may have\nfound.—“Under My Cypresses” by Jason Palmatier\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVic Harden wasn’t lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches of\nouter space—he was ordered out there by his editor.—“The Unwilling Hero” by L.\nRon Hubbard\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives in\nthe solar system seeking repairs.—“White Elephant” by David K. Henrickson\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate’s guns, a former war hero\nmust face down her enemies and demons to save Earth’s last best chance for\npeace.—“Piracy for Beginners” by J. R. Johnson\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing\ncases ever—an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a raging\nfire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!—“Fire in the Hole” by Kevin J. Anderson\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYears after the Second Holocaust, the last surviving Jews on earth\nattempt to rewrite the past.—“A Trickle in History” by Elaine Midcoh\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I said I’d do anything to pay off my debts and get back home to\nEarth, I didn’t mean survey a derelict spaceship at the edge of the solar\nsystem—but here I am.—“The Withering Sky” by Arthur H. Manner\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-powered telescopes bring galactic life to our TVs, and network tuner\nHank Enos figures he’s seen everything—until the day an alien boy stares\nback.—“The Fall of Crodendra M.” by T. J. Knight\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnights, damsels and dragons, curses and fates foretold—the stuff of\nlegends and stories, but unexpectedly perverse.—“Constant Never” by S. M.\nStirling\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermined to save his wife, Tumelo takes an unlikely client through\nSouth Africa’s ruins to the heart of the Desolation—a journey that will cost or\nsave everything.—“The Children of Desolation” by Spencer Sekulin\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon into London, a team regresses\nin time to AD 1093 to assassinate a knight on the battlefield, thereby\neliminating the terrorist a millennia before his birth.—“Timelines and\nBloodlines” by L. H. Davis\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grand Exam, a gateway to power for one, likely death for all\nothers—its entrants include ambitious nobles, desperate peasants, and Quiet\nGate, an old woman with nothing left to lose.—“The Last History” by Samuel Parr\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will\nlove this collection of the best new voices in science fiction and fantasy\nbecause, as Locus magazine puts it, “Not only is the writing excellent...it is\nalso extremely varied. There’s a lot of hot new talent.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet it now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L. Ron Hubbard, Kevin J. Anderson, S.M. Stirling","offers":[{"title":"Galaxy Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-05-16","offer_id":44150874145023,"sku":"9781619867680","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_60180509-544c-42b3-8f20-e3f7b93e1362.jpg?v=1685991831","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781619867680","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}