An asteroid constructed as a cage for dragons is headed straight for the planet, and goblin researcher Xenon is the only one who knows. She'll need plenty of luck to find the right clues and the right sort of help.
Horror, sf, and fantasy authors bring you tales that explore famine, death, war, pestilence, and more in these thirty stories (all reprints).
Contents
Introduction == John Joseph Adams
The Tamarisk Hunter == Paolo Bacigalupi
Deep Blood Kettle == Hugh Howey
Animal Husbandry == Seanan McGuire
' . . . for a single yesterday' == George R.R. Martin
Chislehurst Messiah == Lauren Beukes
Colliding Branes == Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling
Ellie == Jack McDevitt
Foundation == Ann Aguirre
Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) == Cory Doctorow
A Beginner's Guide to Survival Before, During, and After the Apocalypse == Christopher Barzak
Wondrous Days == Genevieve Valentine
Dreams in Dust == D. Thomas Minton
By Fools Like Me == Nancy Kress
Jimmy's Roadside Cafe == Ramsey Shehadeh
The Elephants of Poznan == Orson Scott Card
The Postman == David Brin
When We Went to See the End of the World == Robert Silverberg
The Revelation of Morgan Stern == Christie Yant
Final Exam == Megan Arkenberg
A Flock of Birds == James Van Pelt
Patient Zero == Tananarive Due
Soulless in His Sight == Milo James Fowler
Outer Rims == Toiya Kristen Finlay
Advertising at the End of the World == Keffy R.M. Kehrli
How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth == Rachel Swirsky
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back == Joe R. Lansdale
After the Apocalypse == Maureen F. McHugh
The Traditional == Maria Dahvana Headley
Monstro == Junot Díaz
Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince == Jake Kerr
Anthology, 665 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 Trade PB
Titan - 2016 - ISBN: 1783291516 / 9781783291519
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Aiken, Joan
The People in the Castle
Twenty strange stories.
Contents
Introduction == Kelly Link
The Power of Storytelling: Joan Aiken's Strange Stories == Lizza Aiken
A Leg Full of Rubies
A Portable Elephant
A Room Full of Leaves
Furry Night
Hope
Humblepuppy
Listening
Lob's Girl
Old Fillikin
She Was Afraid of Upstairs
Some Music for the Wicked Countess
Sonata for Harp and Bicycle
The Cold Flame
The Dark Streets of Kimball's Green
The Lame King
The Last Specimen
The Man Who Had Seen the Rope Trick
The Mysterious Barricades
The People in the Castle
Watkyn, Comma
Collection, 252 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Small Beer - 2016 - ISBN: 1618731122 / 9781618731128
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Andrews, Donna
Meg Langslow #19: Lord of the Wings
The mayor has turned Caerphilly into Spooky City, USA. After the Haunted House burns down, Meg reluctantly volunteers her house as the replacement, but when a real body mars the town's creepy fun, it's up to Meg to save Halloween.
Awards: ♦ Winner for the 2016 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery
Novel, 307 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
St. Martin's - 2016 - ISBN: 1250049601 / 9781250049605
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Arnason, Eleanor
Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens
A dozen Hwarhath tales, written after they learned enough about humanity to realize how similar (and how different) we are, with commentary by their translator.
Contents
Introduction
Historical Romances
The Hound of Merin
The Lovers
The Actors
Dapple
Fantastic and Religious Romances
The Small Black Box of Morality
Origin Story
The Gauze Banner
The Semen Thief
The Woman Who Fooled Death Five Times
Scientific Romances
The Potter of Bones
The Garden
A Romance of Investigation
Holmes Sherlock
Appendix A: On Pronunciation
Appendix B: On Time
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award ♦ 2016 Tiptree Award Shortlist
In the midst of economic and social collapse, job loss has forced Stan and Charmaine to live in their car. The Positron Project seems to be the answer. Everyone gets a comfortable house to live in - for six months of the year. On alternating months, residents must serve as inmates in the prison system. When their month of service in the prison is completed, they can return to their 'civilian' homes. At first it doesn't seem too bad, but with each passing day, Positron looks less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled.
Novel, 380 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Anchor - 2016 - ISBN: 1101912367 / 9781101912362
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Bailey, Dave
Doctor Who: Web in Space
Ages 9 and up. A distress signal calls the TARDIS to a spaceship under attack by the Empire of Eternal Victory. But the robotic scavengers turn out to be the least of the Doctor's worries - something terrifying is waiting to trap him.
Novel, 149 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2011)
Puffin - 2016 - ISBN: 1405922583 / 9781405922586
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Barnhill, Kelly
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 10 and up. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge - but the kind, gentle witch who protected and raised her is far away. When a young man in the nearby Protectorate decides to kill the witch, it's up to Luna to protect those who have protected her.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal ♦ Finalist for the 2016 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Master Sergeant Michael Venn returns to Mars to further his investigation into the Drifters, but another front in the war leads his team to Titan.
Novel, 326 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Orbit - 2016 - ISBN: 0316223980 / 9780316223980
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Beaton, M.C.
Agatha Raisin #26: Dishing the Dirt
When therapist Jill Davent is murdered two days after Agatha threatened her, Agatha becomes prime suspect. Can she and her team find the real culprit?
Novel, 294 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
St. Martin's - 2016 - ISBN: 1250057434 / 9781250057433
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Black, Cara
Aimee Leduc Prequel: Murder on the Quai
Signed by the author on the title page. Paris, 1989: Aimee helps out at the detective agency while her father is away in Berlin, and discovers she has a taste for investigating as she works a murder case linked to a long-lost truckload of Nazi gold.
1930s: When Amos attempts to stop time travelers from kidnapping a girl, he learns that the future is overrun by aliens - and that his future grandson will bring about the invasion by contacting them.
When Jordan Kell and his team return to Earth, their world has changed almost beyond recognition, and few want to face Kell's bad news. He must convince Earth's rulers that the human race faces extinction unless it acts to forestall the wave of radiation coming from the galaxy's heart.
Novel, 420 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Tor - 2016 - ISBN: 0765379511 / 9780765379511
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Bowen, Rhys
Royal Spyness #09: Malice at the Palace
As companion to Princess Marina of Greece, who is to marry Prince George, Georgie expects to live the high life in supposedly haunted Kensington Palace. Instead, while searching the palace for a ghost, Georgie finds the dead body of one of the prince's mistresses.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2015 Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery ♦ Winner of the 2016 Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical Mystery
Novel, 278 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Berkley Prime Crime - 2016 - ISBN: 0425260445 / 9780425260449
