The best speculative fiction stories end in surprising ways. Here are 17 that not only end well, but began in ways as wide ranging and surprising as the best twist endings. The Outliers are 17 authors who view the fantastic through very different lenses of personal experience and imagination. They are well known and unpublished, they are men and women, they are straight and LGBTQ, they come from seven different nations and several races and distinct cultures. They all bring you stories from outside speculative fiction's mainstream with voices as compelling as any and visions daring and unique. From forgotten gods to downtrodden superheroes, from visions of imperfect futures to new mythologies for the modern age, these are The Outliers of Speculative Fiction.

Outliers of Speculative Fiction

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Dwyer, Kelly

Rambo, Cat

Little, L.A.

Jeffreys, Tim

Kay, S.

Vries, Jetse de

Skerry, Cory

Landreneau, Eric

Bashe, Kayla

Science Fiction

Lehman Publishing

Sammy's feelings are hurt when he is called raccoon eyes. Sammy knows that name-calling is not nice, but his friends have a valuable lesson to learn. The name-caller soon becomes the one being teased. Adventures at Walnut Grove is a story about friends that learn to treat others as they would like to be treated.

Adventures at Walnut Grove (Mom's Choice Awards Recipient)

Children's Books

Dana Lehman

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Winter break in Walnut Grove was going to be sensational this year! Cold temperatures and ten inches of freshly fallen snow were perfect conditions for snowboarding and ice fishing. But there was problem: Bucky's pet frog, Whopper, was missing. Bucky and his friends had looked everywhere for Whopper, but he was nowhere to be found. Sammy was determined to help Bucky feel better. But Sammy and his friends soon realize that cheering up a friend when they have lost someone they love is not an easy task. Will snowboarding and ice fishing help to make Bucky feel better? Will Sammy and his friends find Whopper? Learn how friendship and compassion will help Bucky overcome his worries by reading Sammy and his friends next adventure at Walnut Grove.

Remember When...(Mom's Choice Awards Recipient)

From the author of Adventures at Walnut Grove: A Lesson about Teasing comes a tale about taking responsibility for your own actions. Silly and Sassy come to Walnut Grove to visit their cousin Sammy. Silly and Sassy are always getting into trouble. They play hide 'n seek, have frog races, and play dare or double dare. How does this lead to jumping off a bridge? Read I DOUBLE Dare You! to find out how everyone learns that it's not always wise to follow your friends.

I DOUBLE Dare You! (Mom's Choice Awards Recipient)

Literature & Fiction

Sammy enjoys visiting new places, so he decides to take his friends to an enchanted forest called Whispering Willows. Along the way and through Paradise Pond, Bucky realizes that with practice and confidence, he can finally swim! Join Sammy and his friends on a journey that will have them swimming for frogs, swinging through the forest, and building a tree house. Magical things happen in Whispering Willows... if you believe in yourself!

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