<b>In the world of speculative fiction...<br>

<p>Your favorite authors...<br>

<p>Have selected best new voices of the year. <br>

<p>24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators </b><br>

<p>3 Bonus Short Stories by <b>Kevin J. Anderson • L. Ron Hubbard • S. M. Stirling </b><br>

<p>Art and Writing Tips by <b>Lazarus Chernik • L. Ron Hubbard • Kristine Kathryn Rusch </b><br>

<p>Edited by <b>Dean Wesley Smith • Jody Lynn Nye </b><br>

<p>16-page <b>color gallery of artwork • </B>Cover art by <b>Tom Wood</b><br>

<p>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. <br>

<p>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.... <br>

<p>Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in science fiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre. <br>

<p>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<br>

<p>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<br>

<p>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<br>

<p>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<br>

<p>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<br>

<p>Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives in the solar system seeking repairs.—"White Elephant" by David K. Henrickson<br>

<p>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<br>

<p>Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing cases ever—an enlightened ogre,...