Altered Perceptions – edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells

"Altered Perceptions" edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells.

“Altered Perceptions” edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells.


Title: Altered Perceptions
Author(s): Nancy Campbell Allen, Brodi Ashton, Erin Bowman, Larry Correia, Bree Despain, Sarah M. Eden, Jessica Day George, Claudia Gray, Shannon Hale, Josi Kilpack, S.J. Kincaid, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mike Kupari, Annette Lyon, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Moore, Brandon Mull, Jacqueline Novak, Lauren Oliver, Luisa Perkins, Aprilynne Pike, Brandon Sanderson, J. Scott Savage, Shawn Speakman, Howard Tayler, Sandra Tayler, Dan Wells, Robison Wells, Kiersten White, John C. Wright, Sara Zarr
Editor(s): Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells
Cover Artist: Robison Wells
Interior Artist(s): Robison Wells
Language: English
Publisher: Fearful Symmetry
Published: December 2014
ISBN-10: none
ISBN-13: none
Notes: There are a number of essays included in this book, though not all are listed below. You can see the full index here.
Contents:
   “Foreword” by Ally Condie
   “Introduction” by Dan Wells
   “Ravenous” by Shannon Hale
   “Third-Person Draft Chapter from Incryptid” by Seanan McGuire
   “Deleted Scene from Valour and Vanity” by Mary Robinette Kowal
   “Playing Cards with the Corley” by Jessica Day George
   “No. I’m Fine” essay by Howard Tayler
   “Married to Depression” essay by Sandra Tayler
   “Aftermath: Deleted Epilogue from The Lost Saint” by Bree Despain
   “Haden: Alternative First Chapter from Into the Dark: The Shadow Prince” by Bree Despain
   “Sections from the First Draft of Pandemonium” by Lauren Oliver
   “Notes from a Depressed Humor Writer as She Works on Her Humorous Book About Depression” essay by Jacqueline Novak
   “Deleted Scene from Swords of Exodus” by Larry Correia and Mike Kupari
   “Unused Chapter from The Dark Thorn” by Shawn Speakman
   “Excerpt from Song for Anna” by Annette Lyon
   “Original Chapter One from Vortex” by S.J. Kincaid
   “Early Chapters from Farworld” by J. Scott Savage
   “Supernova: Epilogue to Feedback” by Robison Wells
   “Free-Write Prologue to I am Not a Serial Killer” by Dan Wells
   “Seeing Red” by Luisa Perkins
   “Marie: Bonus Chapter from Beauty and the Clockwork Beast” by Nancy Campbell Allen
   “Family Portrait at the Kensington Manor Hotel” by Sara Zarr
   “Three Stories from the World of Wings” by Aprilynne Pike
   “Womb” by Kiersten White
   “The First Three Chapters of The Echo Lives in Blackfoot” by Brodi Ashton
   “Book 8, Which Became Tres Leches Cupcake” by Josi Kilpack
   “Oracular Interviews: Bonus Excerpts from Beyonders Book 2” by Brandon Mull
   “Deleted Scene from Becoming Lady Lockwood” by Jennifer Moore
   “Farewells: From Longing for Home and Hope Springs” by Sarah M. Eden
   “Prewriting from the Taken Trilogy” by Erin Bowman
   “Lunar Sacrament of Concilation” by John C. Wright
   “Station 47: Deleted Chapter from A Thousand Pieces of You” by Claudia Gray
   “Deleted Scenes from the 2002 Version of The Way of Kings” by Brandon Sanderson

Shared Nightmares – edited by Steven Diamond and Nathan Shumate

"Shared Nightmares" edited by Steven Diamond and Nathan Shumate.

“Shared Nightmares” edited by Steven Diamond and Nathan Shumate.


Title: Shared Nightmares
Author(s): Marie Brennan, D.J. Butler, Michaelbrent Collings, Larry Correia, Steven Diamond, Paul Genesse, Max Gladstone, Sarah Hoyt, Tom Lloyd, Peter Orullian, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells
Editor(s): Steven Diamond, Nathan Shumate
Cover Artist: Dan Verkys
Language: English
Publisher: Cold Fusion Media
Published: November 2014
ISBN-10: 0692342702
ISBN-13: 9780692342701
Contents:
   “Father’s Day” by Larry Correia
   “Dreamcatcher” by Sarah Hoyt
   “Incubation” by D.J. Butler
   “The Devil On My Shoulder” by Tom Lloyd
   “Onnen” by Paul Genesse
   “To Dream Awake, to Sleep the Real” by Michaelbrent Collings
   “What Hellhounds Dream” by Steven Diamond
   “The Damnation of St. Teresa of Ávila” by Marie Brennan
   “Man in the Middle” by Max Gladstone
   “U.I.” by Howard Tayler
   “The Quality of Light is Not Strain’d” by Peter Orullian
   “Health and Wellness” by Dan Wells

The Baen Big Book of Monsters – edited by Hank Davis

"The Baen Big Book of Monsters" edited by Hank Davis.

“The Baen Big Book of Monsters” edited by Hank Davis.


Title: The Baen Big Book of Monsters
Author(s): Robert Bloch, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Correia, Wardon Allan Curtis, Hank Davis, Steven Diamond, David Drake, Edmond Hamilton, William Hope Hodgson, Robert E. Howard, Sarah A. Hoyt, Henry Kuttner, Murray Leinster, H.P. Lovecraft, Anthony M. Rud, James H. Schmitz, Curt Siodmak, Wen Spencer, Steven Utley, Howard Waldrop, Philip Wylie
Editor(s): Hank Davis
Cover Artist: Bob Eggleton
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: October 2014
ISBN-10: 1476736995
ISBN-13: 9781476736990
Contents:
   “The Shining Ones” by Arthur C. Clarke
   “All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past” by Howard Waldrop
   “The Monster-God of Mamurth” by Edmond Hamilton
   “Talent” by Robert Bloch
   “The End of the Hunt” by David Drake
   “Ooze” by Anthony M. Rud
   “The Valley of the Worm” by Robert E. Howard
   “Whoever Fights Monsters” by Wen Spencer
   “Deviation from a Theme” by Steven Utley
   “The Eggs from Lake Tanganyika” by Curt Siodmak
   “The Dunwich Horror” by H.P. Lovecraft
   “From Out the Fire” by Sarah A. Hoyt
   “Beauty and the Beast” by Henry Kuttner
   “The Island of the Ud” by William Hope Hodgson
   “A Single Samurai” by Steven Diamond
   “Planet of Dread” by Murray Leinster
   “An Epistle to the Thessalonians” by Philip Wylie
   “The Monster of Lake LaMetrie” by Wardon Allan Curtis
   “The Giant Cat of Sumatra” by Hank Davis
   “Greenface” by James H. Schmitz
   “Tokyo Raider” by Larry Correia

What If? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

"What if? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe.

“What if? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” by Randall Munroe.


Title: What If? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Author(s): Randall Munroe
Cover Artist: Randall Munroe
Interior Artist(s): Randall Munroe
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: September 2014
ISBN-10: 0544272994
ISBN-13: 9780544272996
Notes: From the author of xkcd.

Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia

"Monster Hunter Nemesis" by Larry Correia.

“Monster Hunter Nemesis” by Larry Correia.


Title: Monster Hunter Nemesis
Series: Monster Hunter
Number in Series: 5 (five)
Author(s): Larry Correia
Cover Artist: Alan Pollack
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: July 2014
ISBN-10: 1476736553
ISBN-13: 9781476736556

A Fantastic Holiday Season – The Gift of Stories – edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Keith J. Olexa

"A Fantastic Holiday Season - The Gift of Stories" edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Keith J. Olexa.

“A Fantastic Holiday Season – The Gift of Stories” edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Keith J. Olexa.


Title: A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories
Series: A Fantastic Holiday Season
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Quincy J. Allen, Kevin J. Anderson, David Boop, Patricia Briggs, Heather Graham, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Sam Knight, Mercedes Lackey, Jonathan Maberry, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Ken Scholes, Eric James Stone, Brad R. Torgersen
Editor(s): Kevin J. Anderson, Keith J. Olexa
Cover Artist: Janet McDonald
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: July 2014
ISBN-10: 1614752028
ISBN-13: 9781614752028
Contents:
   “Naughty & Nice” by Kevin J. Anderson
   “Close Knit” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
   “Astronaut Nick” by Brad R. Torgersen
   “The Longest Night” by Mercedes Lackey
   “Jimmy Krinklepot and the White Rebels of Hayberry” by Quincy J. Allen
   “Midnight Trains” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
   “A Christmas Feast” by Jonathan Maberry
   “A World Done In by Great Granny’s Grateful Pie” by Ken Scholes
   “Santa’s Mortuary” by Heather Graham
   “Yes, Virginia 2097c, There Is a Santa Claus” by Sam Knight
   “Christmas Eve at Harvey Wallbanger’s” by Mike Resnick
   “The Atmosphere for Miracles” by David Boop
   “A Sufficiently Advanced Christmas” by Eric James Stone
   “Unappreciated Gifts” by Patricia Briggs

V Wars: Blood & Fire – edited by Jonathan Maberry

"V Wars - Blood and Fire" edited by Jonathan Maberry.

“V Wars – Blood and Fire” edited by Jonathan Maberry.


Title: V Wars: Blood & Fire
Series: V Wars
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Editor(s): Jonathan Maberry
Language: English
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Published: July 2014
ISBN-10: 1631400274
ISBN-13: 9781631400278
Notes: Most stories are split into multiple parts and interwoven with the other stories, creating chapters of a continuous narrative. Instead of listing each story part in order, I have listed the full story titles (with any part count in parentheses).
Contents:
   “Apocalypse Tango” (7 parts) by Jonathan Maberry
   “The Court of the Crimson Queen” by Jonathan Maberry
   “The Enemy Within” (3 parts) by Yvonne Navarro
   “Tenochtitlan Will Rise” (3 parts) by Joe McKinney
   “War Torn” (3 parts) by James A. Moore
   “Suicide Games” (3 parts) by Jonathan Maberry
   “Solitude” by Kevin J. Anderson
   “Let God Sort ‘Em Out” (5 parts) by Jonathan Maberry
   “Manifest Destiny” (3 parts) by Weston Ochse
   “Force Multiplier” by Larry Correia
   “The Hippo” (3 parts) by Scott Sigler
   “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” (2 parts) by Jonathan Maberry
   “Monsters in the Dark” by Jonathan Maberry

Next of Kin by Dan Wells

"Next of Kin" by Dan Wells.

“Next of Kin” by Dan Wells.


Title: Next of Kin
Series: John Cleaver
Number in Series: 3.5 (three-point-five)
Author(s): Dan Wells
Cover Artist: n/a
Language: English
Publisher: Fearful Symmetry
Published: June 2014
ISBN-10: 0692246037
ISBN-13: 9780692246030
Notes: This is a novella set between I Don’t Want to Kill You and The Devil’s Only Friend.

Kaiju Rising – Age of Monsters – edited by Tim Marquitz and Nickolas Sharps

"Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters" edited by Tim Marquitz and Nickolas Sharps.

“Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters” edited by Tim Marquitz and Nickolas Sharps.


Title: Kaiju Rising – Age of Monsters
Author(s): David Anandale, Natania Barron, Shane Berryhill, Nathan Black, Peter Clines, Larry Correia, Edward M. Erdelac, Jaym Gates, Paul Genesse, Kane Gilmour, Erin Hoffman, Howard Andrew Jones, J.C. Koch, Timothy W. Long, James Lovegrove, Mike MacLean, James Maxey, Peter Rawlik, Josh Reynolds, Jeremy Robinson, Sean Sherman, Peter Stenson, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, James Swallow, Patrick M. Tracy, C.L. Werner, Jonathan Wood
Editor(s): Tim Marquitz, Nickolas Sharps
Cover Artist: Bob Eggleton
Interior Artist(s): Robert Elrod, Matt Frank, Chuck Lukacs
Language: English
Publisher: Ragnarok Publications
Published: May 2014
ISBN-10: 0991360567
ISBN-13: 9780991360567
Contents:
   “Big Ben and the End of the Pier Show” by James Lovegrove
   “The Conversion” by David Annandale
   “Day of the Demigods” by Peter Stenson
   “The Lighthouse Keeper of Kurohaka Island” by Kane Gilmour
   “Occupied” by Natania Barron
   “One Last Round” by Nathan Black
   “The Serpent’s Heart” by Howard Andrew Jones
   “Monstruo” by Mike MacLean
   “The Behemoth” by Jonathan Wood
   “The Greatest Hunger” by Jaym Gates
   “Heartland” by Shane Berryhill
   “Devil’s Cap Brawl” by Edward M. Erdelac
   “Shaktarra” by Sean Sherman
   “Of the Earth, of the Sky, of the Sea” by Patrick M. Tracy and Paul Genesse
   “The Flight of the Red Monsters” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
   “Operation Starfish” by Peter Rawlik
   “With Bright Shining Faces” by J.C. Koch
   “The Banner of the Bent Cross” by Peter Clines
   “Fall of Babylon” by James Maxey
   “Dead Man’s Bones” by Josh Reynolds
   “Stormrise” by Erin Hoffman
   “Big Dog” by Timothy W. Long
   “The Great Sea Beast” by Larry Correia
   “Animikii vs. Mishipeshu” by C.L. Werner
   “The Turn of the Card” by James Swallow