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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

Band on the Run by D.J. Butler

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Title: Band on the Run
Series: Rock Band Fights Evil
Number in Series: 1-3 (one to three)
Author(s): D.J. Butler ✓
Cover Artist: Carter Reid
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: March 2016
ISBN-10: 1614753881
ISBN-13: 9781614753889
Contents:
   “Hellhound on My Trail”
   “Snake Handlin’ Man”
   “Crow Jane”

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

Kimi ni Todoke 25 by Karuho Shiina

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"Kimi ni Todoke 25" by Karuho Shiina.

“Kimi ni Todoke 25” by Karuho Shiina.


Title: Kimi ni Todoke 25
Series: Kimi ni Todoke
Number in Series: 25 (twenty-five)
Author(s): Karuho Shiina, 椎名軽穂
Cover Artist: Karuho Shiina, 椎名軽穂
Interior Artist(s): Karuho Shiina, 椎名軽穂
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese
Original Title: 君に届け
Original Publisher: 集英社, Shueisha
Originally Published: December 2015
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: September 2016
ISBN-10: 1421588536
ISBN-13: 9781421588537

Thing Explainer – Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe

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"Thing Explainer - Complicated Stuff in Simple Words" by Randall Munroe.

“Thing Explainer – Complicated Stuff in Simple Words” by Randall Munroe.


Title: Thing Explainer – Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Author(s): Randall Munroe
Cover Artist: Randall Munroe
Interior Artist(s): Randall Munroe
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: November 2015
ISBN-10: 0544668256
ISBN-13: 9780544668256

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

True Heroes – edited by Jonathan Diaz

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"True Heroes" edited by Jonathan Diaz.

“True Heroes” edited by Jonathan Diaz.


Title: True Heroes
Author(s): see below
Editor(s): Jonathan Diaz
Cover Artist: Jonathan Diaz
Interior Artist(s): Jonathan Diaz
Language: English
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: September 2015
ISBN-10: 1629721034
ISBN-13: 9781629721033
Contents:
   “Lilly, Warrior Princess” by Shannon Hale
   “A Fireman Always Helps” by Tyler Whitesides
   “A Good Day for Victory” by Jennifer A. Nielsen
   “Fairy Magic” by Sara B. Larson
   “Annika, Little Fashionista” by Kristyn Crow
   “Marley’s Shot” by Stephen Reid Andrews
   “Jordan in Everywhere” by Liesl Shurtliff
   “Swimming in the Stars” by Ilima Todd
   “Cowboy Carson” by Jess Smart Smiley
   “The Mermaid’s Tale” by Lehua Parker
   “Sophia’s Wings” by Sharlee Glenn
   “Eli Rides the Sky” by Clint Johnson
   “The Princess in the Mirror” by Linda Gerber
   “Ellie the Baker” by Adam Glendon Sidwell
   “Tristan’s Touchdowns” by Frank L. Cole
   “Sada of the High Seas” by Bobbie Pyron
   “Braelyn and the Speeding Train” by Peggy Eddleman
   “The Drop-Off” by Ally Condie
   “William and the Dragon” by J. Scott Savage
   “The New Guy” by Chad Morris
   “Batkid Versus the Bully” by Brandon Mull

Heroic – Tales of the Extraordinary – edited by Blake Casselman

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Title: Heroic – Tales of the Extraordinary
Editor(s): Blake Casselman
Cover Artist: Brian C. Hailes ✓
Language: English
Publisher: Dan Farr Productions
Published: September 2015
ISBN-10: 1517328276
ISBN-13: 9781517328276
Notes: Limited to 500 copies, from Salt Lake Comic Con 2015
Contents:
   “Looks Are Deceiving” by Michael A. Stackpole ✓
   “The Proving Ground” by David Farland ✓
   “Goth Guardian” by J.R. Johansson ✓
   “The Integrity of Gus the Plumber” by Craig Nybo ✓
   “The Grape Whisperer” by Johnny Worthen ✓
   “Power Surge” by Lisa Mangum ✓
   “How to Babysit a Werewolf” by Bree Despain
   “Enigma’am” by James Wymore
   “Credit Where It’s Due” by Dan Willis ✓
   “Sketch Artist” by Brian C. Hailes ✓
   “Unforgettable” by Eric James Stone ✓
   “Eureka” by Paul Genesse ✓
   “Harsh Sanctity” by Blake Casselman ✓
   “Sanctuary” by Bryan Young