From independent publisher Dagan Books, IN SITU is a new anthology of science fiction stories featuring alien archeology, hidden mysteries, and things that are better off left buried.  A quiet man finds more than he bargained for when he sets out with his metal detector on a lonely hill ... A soldier meets a new kind of enemy fighting an altogether different kind of war ... On a distant swamp planet, a woman questions what kind of human she's becoming ... a pregnant archeologist finds a connection with a long-dead alien child ... while deep space scavengers wonder what it ever meant to be human at all.  These fifteen evocative science fiction stories will take you from dusty archaeologists digging up our alien past into a distant future where we've become the relics. Thought-provoking and entertaining, IN SITU explores science, theology, preservation, and the art of alien finance, in a whole new way.  Edited by Carrie Cuinn. Contains stories by Ken Liu, KV Taylor, Paul A. Dixon, Bear Weiter, Mae Empson, Jason Andrew, Greg Burch, Sarah Hendrix, R.S. Hunter, Rebecca Lloyd, Alex Shvartsman, Kelly C. Stiles, Graham Storrs, David J. West, and Dawn Vogel.

In Situ

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Liu, Ken

Shvartsman, Alex

Cuinn, Carrie

Taylor, KV

Dixon, Paul A.

Hunter, R.S.

Empson, Mae

Hendrix, Sarah

Weiter, Bear

Stiles, Kelly C.

Science Fiction

Dagan Books

Seventeen of the funniest science fiction stories published in the past decade (2005-2015), featuring alien invasions, global conspiracies, time travel, and animal uprisings. Fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winners and nominees as well as talented newcomers. Stories were selected by the Unidentified Funny Objects series curator Alex Shvartsman.

Funny Science Fiction (Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Series of Humorous SF/F)

Connolly, Tina

Garrity, Shaenon K.

Pratt, Tim

Resnick, Mike

Tidhar, Lavie

SCHOEN, Lawrence M.

Rambo, Cat

Warzel, Desmond

UFO Publishing

From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as up-and-coming talented writers. Includes the following stories: “Dave the Mighty Steel-Thewed Avenger” by Laura Resnick “Crumbs” by Esther Friesner “Fellow Traveler” by Donald J. Bingle “A Fish Story” by Sarah Totton “Another End of the Empire” by Tim Pratt “Giantkiller” by G. Scott Huggins “A Mild Case of Death” by David Gerrold “Fairy Debt” by Gail Carriger “A Very Special Girl” by Mike Resnick “The Blue Corpse Corps” by Jim C. Hines “Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel” by Shaenon K. Garrity “The Queens Reason” by Richard Parks “The Best Little Cleaning Robot in All of Faerie” by Susan Jane Bigelow “Suede This Time” by Jean Rabe

Funny Fantasy (Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Series of Humorous SF/F)

Hines, Jim C.

Friesner, Esther

Carriger, Gail

Gerrold,David

Bingle, Donald J.

Huggins, G. Scott

Totton, Sarah

Fantasy

Sci Phi is an online science fiction and philosophy magazine. In each issue you will find stories that explore questions of life, the universe and everything and articles that delve into the deep philosophical waters of science fiction universes. This month we have, Flash Fiction The Writing Coach by David Feela, a tale of Nietzsche and writers block Fiction An Iron Shell of Ritual by Jeff Racho who asks, What happens when you try to convert a robot? Icarus Falls by Alex Shvartsman, who wonders what happens when a hero fades and memory is lost Take Up Your Cross by Alex Marchetta, who explores what you can do with a time machine, a rifle and a certain city in 33AD NanoAmerica by David John Baker, who seeks to understand what it means to be human, what makes you you? Bunny Rabbit by E.J. Shumak, a sad tale of a children’s toy and The Wallet by Paul Levinson, a strange tale of parallel worlds or madness, who can be sure? Articles Better Man or Better Genes by Cheryl Frazier that takes us into the Brave New World of genetic engineering and Gattaca The Confluence Between Literary and Scientific Imagination by Arlan Andrews Sr. that wonders about the connection between the two Saga's Lying Cat by Ruth Tallman who introduces us to the complexities of lying, what they are and when they might be justified and On the Sentient Constraints of a Sentient-Containing Universe by Jeffrey A. Corkern that wonders why the universe looks the way it does. Our serial, Beyond the Mist by Ben Zwycky continues in this issue as well, with Chapters 6 &amp; 7 Finally we have a number of book reviews from the ever insightful Peter Sean Bradley

Sci Phi Journal #4, March 2015: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy

Politics & Social Sciences

Levinson, Paul

Feela, David

Racho, Jeff

Baker, David John

Shumak, E.J.

Philosophy

Sci Phi Productions

CURSED BY PROPHECY. CORRUPTED BY POWER.When Eridani's parents are murdered and their kingdom is seized by a traitorous duke, she plans to run. After she suffers yet another unendurable loss, the lure of revenge pulls her back.Eridani's brilliance as a strategist offers her a path to vengeance and the throne, but success may mean becoming everything she hates. To survive, she must sway religious zealots, outwit ambitious politicians, and confront bloodthirsty warlords, all with few allies and fewer resources. Yet the most menacing obstacle she must overcome is the prophecy uttered by a powerful sorceress: Everyone you know and trust will come to betray you.Praise for Eridani's CrownWith a world as intricate as the titular magical artifact and a cast of characters as morally complex as figures from real history, Eridani's Crown is a nuanced examination of the drive to acquire power and its distorting influence on our ideals. This epic fantasy will have you turning the pages deep into the night and move you in the manner only the grandest of tragedies can.-- Ken Liu, Hugo Award-winning author of The Grace of KingsI loved this smoothly written story of an intelligent, resourceful young royal who has to grow up fast after treachery and tragedy put her in mortal danger. Eridani must summon all her courage and cunning, as well as some newfound ruthlessness, to survive and steer her own fate. Action, intrigue, personal conflicts, and plot reversals will keep you turning the pages of this tightly-woven tale.--Laura Resnick, Campbell Award-winning author of the Esther Diamond seriesFull of complicated characters and moral ambiguity, Eridani's Crown is a fascinating and haunting exploration of one woman's quest for power. Shvartsman gives us a compelling and nuanced look at the tragedy of Eridani's success that will keep you riveted.-- Tina Connolly, Hugo Award-nominated author of IronskinA gripping tale of empire and conquest and the crumbling of good intentions in the pursuit of power. Shvartsman takes all your expectations and turns them on their head.-- David Walton, Campbell Award-winning author of Three Laws LethalNeither grimdark nor heroic, Eridani's Crown is a unique mix, with just as much heart as it has pitiless depiction of human failings and foibles.-- Charles E. Gannon, Nebula and Dragon Award-nominated author of Marque of Caine

Eridani's Crown

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Second issue of FUTURE SF features nine stories by ten authors from six different countries totaling over 50,000 words of original fiction. From the time of the dinosaurs to the heat death of the universe, from thinking and feeling androids to human consciousness spanning multiple bodies, from cats on the Moon to alien salad dressing that makes plastic digestible and delicious, these tales have something for everyone.Table of contents:"Tideline Treasures, or Growing Up Along the Mile-High Dyke" by Tais Teng and Jaap Boekestein"The Roost of Ash and Fire" by David Walton"The Lord of Rivers" by Wanxiang Fengnian (translated by Nathan Faries)"No Body Enough" by Dantzel Cherry"An Actual Fish" by Natalia Theodoridou"The Peculiar Gravity of Home" by Beth Cato"The Zest for Life" by N. R. M. Roshak"The Token" by Mike Resnick"To Save a Human" by Svyatoslav Loginov (translated by Max Hrabrov)

Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2

Roshak, N. R. M.

Cato, Beth

Walton, David

Boekestein, Jaap

Teng, Tais

Theodoridou, Natalia

Cherry, Dantzel

Loginov, Svyatoslav

Short Stories & Anthologies

Independently published

This second volume of the Outliers of Speculative Fiction includes 11 stories from an array of authors and looks through their windows onto the universes of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. The Outliers are authors from diverse backgrounds at various stages in their careers and each with a distinct voice. The Outliers of Speculative Fiction once again offers a cross-section of authors and stories from beyond the current mainstream of genre fiction. Some are throwbacks to earlier eras, some are unique new visions, and some are departures from the authors' own style and subjects. Here are small stories of personal, if strange, relationships with outsized impact. Here too are stories that offer a window to the fall of civilizations, worlds, and entire races, brought to our level through their characters. These tales include fantastic scenarios overshadowed by human situations and actions that are all too real and other nightmare visions given humor by the simple addition of humanity. These are the Outliers of Speculative Fiction for 2016.

Outliers of Speculative Fiction 2016

WRIGHT, DAVID

Dwyer, Kelly

Little, L.A.

Jeffreys, Tim

Dean, Chris

Macklin, A C

Khaw, Winnie

DeVendra, Rebecca

di Brozolo, FR

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

18 Short Stories of Humorous Horror Read this book to: * Meet communist werewolves, mad scientists and Jewish vampires. * Reject novel pitches from famous zombie novelists. * Provide psychotherapy for Cthulhu. * Domesticate angry gods. * Install Linux on a dead badger. Includes the following stories: “No Children, No Pets” by Esther Friesner “43 Responses to ‘In Memory of Dr. Alexandra Nako'” by Barbara A. Barnett “Kvetchula’s Daughter” by Darrell Schweitzer “The Great VuDu Linux Teen Zombie Massacree” by Lucy A. Snyder “Good Neighbors” by Amanda C. Davis “Happily and Righteously” by Larry Hodges “Stalking the Zombie” by Mike Resnick “Restless in R’yleh” by Oliver Buckram “P.R. Problems” by Eric James Stone “Hot Fudge and Whipped Cream” by Tarl Kudrick “Death: A List” by Tanya Bryan “Soccer Mom Smackdown” by Julia S. Mandala “The God Whisperer” by Daniel J. Davis “Meat and Greet” by Jamie Todd Rubin “Something Virtual This Way Comes” by Laura Resnick “The Story of Emily and Control” by Scott Alexander “Howl!” by Jody Lynn Nye “Final Corrections” by M. Bennardo

Funny Horror (Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Series of Humorous SF/F)

Resnick, Laura

Snyder, Lucy A.

Stone, Eric James

Lynn Nye, Jody

GUARD BROOKLYN, FIGHT MONSTERS, TAUNT BAD GUYS. 
What would you do if you lost everything that mattered to you, as well as all means to protect yourself and others, but still had to save the day? Conrad Brent is about to find out. 
Conrad Brent protects the people of Brooklyn from monsters and magical threats. The snarky, wisecracking guardian also has a dangerous secret: he’s one in a million – literally. 
Magical ability comes to about one in every 30,000 and can manifest at any age. Conrad is rarer than this, however. He’s a middling, one of the half-gifted and totally despised. Most of the gifted community feels that middlings should be instantly killed. The few who don’t flat out hate them still aren’t excited to be around middlings. Meaning Conrad can’t tell anyone, not even his best friends, what he really is. 
Conrad hides in plain sight by being a part of the volunteer Watch, those magically gifted who protect their cities from dangerous, arcane threats. And, to pay the bills, Conrad moonlights as a private detective and monster hunter for the gifted community. Which helps him keep up his personal fiction – that he’s a magical version of Batman. Conrad does both jobs thanks to charms, artifacts, and his wits, along with copious amounts of coffee. But little does he know that events are about to change his life…forever. 
When Conrad discovers the Traveling Fair auction house has another middling who’s just manifested her so-called powers on the auction block, he’s determined to save her, regardless of risk. But what he finds out while doing so is even worse – the winning bidder works for a company that’s just created the most dangerous chemical weapon to ever hit the magical community. 
Before Conrad can convince anyone at the Watch of the danger, he’s exposed for what he really is. Now, stripped of rank, magical objects, friends and allies, Conrad has to try to save the world with only his wits. Thankfully though, no one’s taken away his coffee.

The Middling Affliction: The Conradverse Chronicles, Book 1 (The Conradverse Chronicles, 1)

CAEZIK SF & Fantasy

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