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The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF 2015 – edited by David Afsharirad

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"The Years Best Military and Adventure SF 2015" edited by David Afsharirad.

“The Years Best Military and Adventure SF 2015” edited by David Afsharirad.


Title: The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF 2015
Series: The Year’s Best Military SF, Space Opera and Adventure SF
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Editor(s): David Afsharirad
Cover Artist: Kurt Miller
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: June 2016
ISBN-10: 147678177X
ISBN-13: 9781476781778
Contents:
   “The Siege of Denver” by Brendan DuBois
   “Save What You Can” (Hammer’s Slammers) by David Drake
   “For the Love of Sylvia City” by Andrea M. Pawley
   “The Wizard of the Trees” by Joe R. Lansdale
   “Helping Hand” by Claudine Griggs
   “Morrigan in Shadow” by Seth Dickinson
   “Remember Day” by Sarah Pinsker
   “Gyre” (Sargasso Containment) by Brad R. Torgersen ✓
   “Twilight on Olympus” by Eric Leif Davin
   “The Trouble with Telepaths” by Hank Davis
   “This Is the Way the Universe Ends: with a Bang” by Brian Dolton
   “The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss” by David Brin

Redneck Eldritch – edited by Nathan Shumate

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"Redneck Eldritch" edited by Nathan Shumate.

“Redneck Eldritch” edited by Nathan Shumate.


Title: Redneck Eldritch
Series: Eldritch Anthologies
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): see below
Editor(s): Nathan Shumate
Cover Artist: Carter Reid
Language: English
Publisher: Cold Fusion Media
Published: April 2016
ISBN-10: 0692692916
ISBN-13: 9780692692912
Contents:
   “A Hole in the World” by Ian Welke
   “Recording Devices” by D. J. Butler
   “Mine of the Damned Gods” by Sarah E. Seeley
   “Blood” by Steve Diamond
   “Ostler Wallow” by Nathan Shumate
   “Nightmare Fuel” by David Dunwoody
   “The Swimming Hole” by Theric Jepson
   “It Came From the Woods” by Jason A. Anderson
   “Lake Town” by Garrett Calcaterra
   “Taxed” by Scott William Taylor
   “The Gears Turn Below” by S. M. Williams
   “Slicker” by Robert J Defendi
   “A Brown and Dismal Horror” by Jaleta Clegg
   “The People of the Other Book” by Robert Masterson
   “The Diddley Bow Horror” by Brad R. Torgerson
   “At the Highways of Madness” by David J. West

2113 – Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush – edited by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge

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"2113 - Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush" edited by Kevin J Anderson and John McFetridge.

“2113 – Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush” edited by Kevin J Anderson and John McFetridge.


Title: 2113 – Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush
Author(s): see below
Editor(s): Kevin J. Anderson, John McFetridge
Cover Artist: Michael Vrana
Language: English
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: April 2016
ISBN-10: 1770412921
ISBN-13: 9781770412927
Contents:
   “Introduction: Imaginations on Fire” by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge
   “On the Fringes of the Fractal” by Greg van Eekhout
   “A Patch of Blue” by Ron Collins
   “The Burning Times v2.0” by Brian Hodge
   “The Digital Kid” by Michael Z. Williamson
   “A Nice Morning Drive” by Richard S. Foster
   “Players” by David Farland
   “Some Are Born to Save the World” by Mark Leslie
   “Random Access Memory” by John McFetridge
   “Race Human” by Larry Dixon
   “Hollywood Dreams of Death” by Tim Lasiuta
   “A Prayer for ‘0443’” by David Niall Wilson
   “Gonna Roll the Bones” by Fritz Leiber
   “Spirits with Visions” by Brad R. Torgersen
   “Into the Night” (Secret World Chronicles) by Mercedes Lackey
   “Day to Day” by Dayton Ward
   “Our Possible Pasts” by David Mack
   “Last Night” by Steven Savile
   “2113” by Kevin J. Anderson

Champions of Aetaltis – edited by Marc Tassin and John Helfers

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"Champions of Aetaltis" edited by Marc Tassin and John Helfers.

“Champions of Aetaltis” edited by Marc Tassin and John Helfers.


Title: Champions of Aetaltis
Series: Aetaltis
Number in Series: n/a
Editor(s): John Helfers, Marc Tassin
Cover Artist: Mitchell Malloy
Interior Artist(s): Mike Schley
Language: English
Publisher: Mechanical Muse
Published: April 2016
ISBN-10: 0990529649
ISBN-13: 9780990529644
Contents:
   “A Time of Shadows, An Age of Honor” by Marc Tassin and John Helfers
   “Mother of Catastrophes” by Erin M. Evans
   “My Doom May Come Soon” by Ed Greenwood
   “The Bridge” by Larry Correia ✓
   “Ashes of Victory” by Elizabeth A. Vaughn
   “Tower of the Golden God” by Steven S. Long
   “Bellar’s Thorn” by Jean Rabe
   “The Warlady’s Daughter” by Lucy A. Snyder
   “Upon Reflection” by Aaron Rosenberg
   “The Whole Hearted Halfling” by Melanie Meadors
   “Vendetta” by Richard Lee Byers
   “True Monsters” by John Helfers
   “Books Are No Good” by Cat Rambo
   “The Secret of the Holy Crystal” by Marc Tassin
   “The Undercity Job” by Dave Gross
   “A Deeper Darkness” by David Farland ✓
   “Never a Moon So Bright” by Elaine Cunningham
   “The Wailing Temple” by Mel Odom

Trajectories – Stories of Exploration – edited by Dave Creek

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Title: Trajectories – Stories of Exploration
Editor(s): Dave Creek
Cover Artist: unknown
Language: English
Publisher: Hydra Publications
Published: March 2016
ISBN-10: 1942212364
ISBN-13: 9781942212362
Contents:
   “The Breath of Mars” by Marianne J. Dyson
   “High Jack” by Bud Sparhawk
   “A Matter of Timing” by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
   “Seeds” by Mary A. Turzillo
   “Formal Charges” by Jay Werkheiser
   “Trajectories of the Heart” by Arlan Andrews
   “The Adventures of Star Blazer” by John F. Allen
   “In Its Shadow” by Martin L. Shoemaker
   “The Ghost Conductor of the Interstellar Express” by Brad R. Torgersen ✓

Leading Edge, Issue 68

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Title: Leading Edge, Issue 68
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 68 (sixty-eight)
Author(s): see below
Editor(s): Leah Welker
Cover Artist: Katie Wald
Interior Artist(s): Kate Brindley, Corinna Caldron, Deborah Goldberg, John Hinderlifter, Ashley Sanborn, Katie Wald
Language: English
Publisher: Leading Edge Magazine
Published: March 2016
ISSN: 1049-5983
ISBN-10: 1530828546
ISBN-13: 9781530828548
Notes:
Staff List:
   Editor in Chief: Leah Walker
   Managing Editors: Hayley Brooks, Adam McLain
   Senior Editors: Liz Blodgett, Loretta Farnsworth, Bella Hansen, Heather White
   Editors: Nicole Boden, Josh Felix, Baylee Vasquez
   Senior Acquisitions Editor: Emma Snow, Jerrica Stevens, Rachel Tietjen
   Acquisition Editors: Lauren Allred, Lori-Ann Drecketts, John Gibbons, Mariah Gibbons, Daniel Gonzales, Rachel Hickey, Holly Hudgens, Alex Hugie, Laci Player, Gavin, Vansteeter, Tianna Welker
   Production Manager: Lesli Mortensen
   Designers: Jon Blackman, Heidi Bonham, Thalia Pope
   Fiction Director: Heather White
   Poetry Director: Bryan Hall
   Nonfiction Director: Liz Blodgett
   Art Director: Deborah Goldberg
   Faculty Advisor: Alan Manning
   Associate Editor: Mackenzie Smith
   Scalpel Font: Héctor del Amo
   Logo Design: Johanna Taylor
Contents:
   “Letter from the Editor” by Leah Walker
   “Charming” by Kirstie Olley
   “Athon’s Song” poem by Miriam King
   “Loneliness in a Cold Wind” by Richard Wolkomir
   “Holding Fire in the Deep” poem by Mark C. Childs
   “Destiny” by Forest Taylor
   “Earth & Ice” by Leah E. Welker
   “AI” poem by Lynn Buchanan
   “Twenty Minutes to Mars” by Samuel Kabakoff
   “Author Interview of Dave Butler” by Liz Blodgett
   “Review of The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie: The Kidnap Plot” by Liz Blodgett
   “How Nerd Are You?” quiz by staff
   “Daughter of Man (Part 2 of 4)” by Michela Hunter
   “Exploration of Craft” by Lynn Buchanan
   “Ghosts Don’t Count” by Julia Jeffery
   “Cursed (or Blessed?) to Tell the Truth” by Nathaniel Keenan
   “Eclipsed” by Neal Silvester
   “The Author’s Daughter” by Loretta R.P. Farnsworth

Mission – Tomorrow – edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt

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"Mission - Tomorrow" edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.

“Mission – Tomorrow” edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.


Title: Mission – Tomorrow
Editor(s): Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Cover Artist: Stephan Martinière
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: November 2015
ISBN-10: 1476780943
ISBN-13: 9781476780948
Contents:
   “Tombaugh Station” by Robin Wayne Bailey
   “Excalibur” by Jack McDevitt
   “The Race For Arcadia” by Alex Shvartsman
   “A Walkabout Amongst The Stars” by Lezli Robyn
   “Sunrise On Mercury” by Robert Silverberg
   “In Panic Town, On The Backward Moon” by Michael F. Flynn
   “The Ultimate Space Race” by Jaleta Clegg
   “Orpheus’ Engines” by Christopher McKitterick
   “Around The NEO in 80 Days” by Jay Werkheiser
   “Iron Pegasus” by Brenda Cooper
   “Airtight” by Michael Capobianco
   “Windshear” by Angus McIntyre
   “On Edge” by Sarah A. Hoyt
   “Tartaros” by Mike Resnick
   “Malf” by David D. Levine
   “Ten Days Up” by Curtis C. Chen
   “The Rabbit Hole” by James Gunn
   “Rare (Off Earth) Elements” (Sam Gunn) by Ben Bova
   “Tribute” (The Gift from the Stars) by Jack Skillingstead

A Kiss Is Still a Kiss – edited by Virginia Smith

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"A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" edited by Virginia Smith.

“A Kiss Is Still a Kiss” edited by Virginia Smith.


Title: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss
Author(s): Amy Barkman, Crystal Barnes, Jan Brand, Angela K. Couch, John H. Dromey, Kathleen Fuller, Eva Maria Hamilton, Patricia Iacuzzi, Mary Laufer, Gail Gaymer Martin, MaKayla Martinez, Sarah Monzon, Scott R. Parkin, Bethany Rae, Deborah Raney, Kylara Silvers, Laura Ware, Jan Davis Warren, Deb Wuethrich, Anna Zogg
Editor(s): Virginia Smith
Cover Artist: n/a
Language: English
Publisher: Next Step Books
Published: October 2015
ISBN-10: 1937671259
ISBN-13: 9781937671259
Notes:
Contents:
   “Going Once, Going Twice” by Deborah Raney
   “Let’s Make a Deal” by Crystal Barnes
   “A Kiss in Time” by Amy Barkman
   “Carousel Kisses” by Sarah Monzon
   “Static” by Mary Laufer
   “Common Ground” by Laura Ware
   “The Fountain” by Patricia Iacuzzi
   “Factor X” by Jan Davis Warren
   “Shackled” by Angela K. Couch
   “Looking for Love—and the Scissors” by Gail Gaymer Martin
   “Choosing Sides” by John H. Dromey
   “Zoo Day Mystery” by Jan Davis Warren
   “A Weekend Blast” by Anna Zogg
   “Disinherited Love” by Eva Maria Hamilton
   “Not My Boyfriend” by Deb Wuethrich
   “Within Limits” by Scott R. Parkin✓
   “Remember This” by Kylara Silvers
   “His Sister’s Keeper” by Bethany Rae
   “Always and Forever” by Jan Brand
   “Opposites Attract” by MaKayla Martinez
   “Sweeter than Strawberry Jam” by Anna Zogg
   “Love’s True Kiss” by Kathleen Fuller

Far Orbit Apogee – edited by Bascomb James

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"Far Orbit Apogee" edited by Bascomb James.

“Far Orbit Apogee” edited by Bascomb James.


Title: Far Orbit Apogee
Series: Far Orbit
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Dave Creek, Eric Del Carlo, Nestor Delfino, Dominic Dulley, Milo James Fowler, Julie Frost, Sam S. Kepfield, Keven R. Pittsinger, Anna Salonen, Wendy Sparrow, James Van Pelt, Jay Werkheiser
Editor(s): Bascomb James
Cover Artist: Eileen Wiedbrauk
Language: English
Publisher: World Weaver Press
Published: September 2015
ISBN-10: 0692509763
ISBN-13: 9780692509760
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Bascomb James
   “To Defend and Keep from Harm” by Anna Salonen
   “This Story Will Win a Hugo” by James Van Pelt
   “Contamination” by Jay Werkheiser
   “A Most Exceptional Scholarship” by Nestor Delfino
   “Masks” by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks
   “Murder at Tranquility Base” by Dave Creek
   “The Affairs of Dragons” by Julie Frost
   “Culture Shock” by Keven R. Pittsinger
   “Lost in Transmutation” by Wendy Sparrow
   “N31ghb0rs” by Eric Del Carlo
   “Dainty Jane” by Dominic Dulley
   “Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun” by Milo James Fowler
   “By the Shores of a Martian Sea” by Sam S. Kepfield

A Game of Horns – A Red Unicorn Anthology – edited by Lisa Mangum

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Title: A Game of Horns – A Red Unicorn Anthology
Series: Unicorn anthologies
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): see below
Editor(s): Lisa Mangum
Cover Artist: James A. Owen
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: September 2015
ISBN-10: 1234567890
ISBN-13: 9781614753520
Notes:
Contents:
   “When Did Unicorns Turn Red?” by Rebecca Moesta
   “M.Y.T.H. Rule” by Jody Lynn Nye
   “Killing Zombies in Rural America: A Survival Guide by Doug and Cecelia” by Kristin Luna
   “The Dark Ambition of Oswald March” by Tristan Brand
   “The Old Gray Mare” by John D. Payne
   “Now I See You” by Joy Dawn Johnson
   “Scrapyard Paradise” by Brandon M. Lindsay
   “Vodka Dreams” by Nancy DiMauro
   “The Fall of Winter” by Scott Eder
   “Customer Hotline” by Josh Vogt
   “The Sharpest Horn” by Travis Heermann
   “The Setting Sun” by Victoria D. Morris
   “The Whole of Me” by Gregory D. Little
   “Odin’s Eye” by Frank Morin
   “Queen of the Hidden Way” by Mary Pletsch
   “The Red Unicorn Candy Store” by Katie Cross
   “Vengeance for Dinner” by Emily Godhand and J.S. Bennett
   “The Trade” by Raphyel M. Jordan
   “His Most Violent Friend” by Gregory D. Little
   “Laura’s Magic Clock” by Robert J. McCarter
   “The Correlation Effect” by Nancy DiMauro
   “Feeding the Feral Children” by David Farland