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A collection of virtually all-original stories by the next generation of science fiction superstars-chosen by one of its current stars.

Includes stories by Kage Baker, Janis Ian, Julie E. Czerneda, Susan Matthews, Shane Tourtelotte, Cory Doctorow, Kay Kenyon, and others.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Mike Resnick
• The Black Bird - short story by David Barr Kirtley
• Intergalactic Refrigerator Repairmen Seldom Carry Cash - short story by Tom Gerencer
• Nucleon - (2001) - short story by David D. Levine
• Chicken Brain - short story by Janis Ian
• Lifeblood - novelette by Michael A. Burstein
• The Faithful - novelette by Kage Baker
• Messenger - novelette by Mark M. Stafford
• 1-800-WICKED1 - (2002) - short story by Lisa Mantchev
• Different Worlds - short story by James Van Pelt
• Four-Eyes - novelette by Tobias S. Buckell
• The Book of Faces - short story by Kay Kenyon
• Extended Family - short story by Shane Tourtellotte
• Flowers from Alice - novelette by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow
• Dressmaker to the Princess - short story by Robyn Herrington
• Bubbles and Boxes - novelette by Julie E. Czerneda
• Aphrodite on a Bar Stool - short story by Barbara Galler-Smith
• Insubordination - short story by Susan R. Matthews
• Nine-Fingered Maria - short story by Hilary Moon Murphy
• The Echo of Silence - short story by Paul Crilley
• Custer's Angel - short story by Adrienne Gormley

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1977) - essay by Ben Bova
• The Family Monkey - (1977) - novella by Lisa Tuttle
• Kingmakers - (1977) - shortstory by Robert Thurston
• The Stone City - (1977) - novelette by George R. R. Martin
• To Ceremark - (1977) - shortstory by Ruth Berman
• Mom's Differentials - (1977) - shortstory by George Alec Effinger
• Silent Leges - (1977) - novella by Jerry Pournelle
• The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards 1973-1975 - (1977) - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Preface - essay by George R. R. Martin
• New Voices and Unnatural Practices - essay by Theodore Sturgeon
• The Hollow Man - novelette by Lisa Tuttle
• Lady of Ice - novella by Guy Snyder
• The Dancer in the Darkness - novella by Thomas F. Monteleone
• Twilight Lives - novelette by Jesse Miller
• Satan's Children - novella by Spider Robinson
• The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards, 1973-1977 - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Preface - essay by George R. R. Martin
• The Campbell Touch - essay by Isaac Asimov
• Beatnik Bayou - novelette by John Varley
• Haute Falaise Bay - novelette by Brenda Pearce
• Scorched Supper on New Niger - novelette by Suzy McKee Charnas
• Stage Whisper - novelette by Alan Brennert
• Queen of the Magic Kingdom - shortstory by Alan Brennert
• The Wishes of Maidens - novelette by Felix C. Gotschalk
• Virtual Image - novella by P. J. Plauger
• The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards, 1973-1978 - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Preface - essay by George R. R. Martin
• Introduction - essay by A. E. van Vogt
• John Varley - essay by George R. R. Martin
• Blue Champagne - novella by John Varley
• M. A. Foster - essay by George R. R. Martin
• Entertainment - novella by M. A. Foster
• Arsen Darnay - essay by George R. R. Martin
• The Pilgrimage of Ishten Telen Haragosh - novella by Arsen Darnay
• Joan D. Vinge - essay by George R. R. Martin
• Psiren - novella by Joan D. Vinge
• Tom Reamy - essay by George R. R. Martin
• M Is For the Million Things - shortstory by Tom Reamy
• Afterword: Tom Reamy - essay by Algis Budrys
• Winners and Nominees: The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards, 1973-1979 - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Preface - essay by George R. R. Martin
• Introduction - essay by Poul Anderson
• In the Dowaii Chambers - novella by Jack L. Chalker
• Dreams - novelette by M. A. Foster
• A Catastrophe Machine - novelette by Carter Scholz
• The Dark King - (1977) - shortstory by C. J. Cherryh
• Companions - novella by C. J. Cherryh
• The John W. Campbell Award, 1973-1983 - essay by uncredited

Eugene Fisher, Brooke Bolander, Amal El-Mohtar, Maria Dahvana Headley, Max Gladstone, Ben Loory, Carmen Maria Machado, Usman T. Malik, Sarah Pinsker, Hannu Rajaniemi, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Sofia Samatar, Kelly Sandoval, Chris Tarry, A. C. Wise, Alyssa Wong, JY Yang, E. Lily Yu

What would you do if a tornado wanted you to be its Valentine? Or if a haunted spacesuit banged on your door? When is the ideal time to turn into a tiger? Would you post a supernatural portal on Craigslist?

In these nineteen stories, the enfants terribles of fantasy have entered the building--a love-starved, ambulatory skyscraper. The New Voices of Fantasy tethers some of the fastest-rising talents of the last five years. Their tales were hand-picked by the legendary Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) and genre expert Jacob Weisman (The Treasury of the Fantastic).

So go ahead, join the Communist revolution of the honeybees. The new kids got your back.

Table of Contents:

• "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong
• "Selkie Stories are for Losers" by Sofia Samatar
• "Tornado's Siren" by Brooke Bolander
• "Left the Century to Sit Unmoved" by Sarah Pinsker
• "A Kiss with Teeth" by Max Gladstone
• "Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon
• "The Cartographer Wasps and Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu
• "The Practical Witch's Guide to Acquiring Real Estate" by A. C. Wise
• "The Tallest Doll in New York City" by Maria Dahvana Headley
• "The Haunting of Apollo A7LB" by Hannu Rajaniemi
• "Here Be Dragons" by Chris Tarry
• "The One They Took Before" by Kelly Sandoval
• "Tiger Baby" by JY Yang
• "The Duck" by Ben Loory
• "Wing" by Amal El-Mohtar
• "The Philosophers" by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
• "My Time Among the Bridge Blowers" by Eugene Fischer
• "The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado
• "The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn" by Usman T. Malik

Your future is bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive-mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash.

The avant-garde of science fiction have arrived in this space-age sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology, The New Voices of Fantasy. Here you'll find the rising stars of the last five years: Rebecca Roanhorse, Amal El-Mohtar, Alice Sola Kim, Sam J. Miller, E. Lily Yu, Rich Larson, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Sarah Pinsker, Darcie Little Badger, Nino Cipri, S. Qiouyi Lu, Kelly Robson, and more. Their extraordinary stories have been hand-selected by cutting-edge author Hannu Rajaniemi (The Quantum Thief) and genre expert Jacob Weisman (Invaders).

So go ahead, join the interstellar revolution. The new kids have already hacked the AI.

Table of Contents:

• The Shape of My Name - (2015) - short story by Nino Cipri
• Madeleine - (2015) - short story by Amal El-Mohtar
• One Hour, Every Seven Years - (2019) - short fiction by Alice Sola Kim
• Ice - (2015) - short story by Rich Larson
• Robo-Liopleurodon! - (2019) - short fiction by Darcie Little Badger
• Mother Tongues - (2018) - short story by S. Qiouyi Lu
• Calved - (2015) - short story by Sam J. Miller
• Strange Waters - (2018) - short story by Samantha Mills
• In the Sharing Place - (2018) - short story by David Erik Nelson
• The Secret Life of Bots - (2017) - novelette by Suzanne Palmer
• Our Lady of the Open Road - [A Song for a New Day] - (2015) - novelette by Sarah Pinsker
• A Series of Steaks - (2017) - novelette by Vina Jie-Min Prasad
• The Need for Air - (2018) - short story by Lettie Prell
• Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ - (2017) - short story by Rebecca Roanhorse
• A Study in Oils - [The Lucky Peach] - (2018) - novelette by Kelly Robson
• Tender Loving Plastics - (2018) - short story by Amman Sabet
• Toppers - (2016) - novelette by Jason Sanford
• Utopia, LOL? - (2017) - short story by Jamie Wahls
• Openness - (2016) - short story by Alexander Weinstein
• The Doing and Undoing of Jacob E. Mwangi - (2019) - short story by E. Lily Yu