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One Horn to Rule Them All – A Purple Unicorn Anthology – edited by Lisa Mangum

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"One Horn to Rule Them All" edited by Lisa Mangum.

“One Horn to Rule Them All” edited by Lisa Mangum.


Title: One Horn to Rule Them All – A Purple Unicorn Anthology
Series: Unicorn anthologies
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Quincy J. Allen, Kevin J. Anderson, Nathan Barra, Peter S. Beagle, Lou J. Berger, Colette Black, Ezekiel James Boston, Nathan Dodge, Sharon Dodge, Scott Eder, Jeanette Gonzalez, Megan Grey, Kristin Luna, Gama Ray Martinez, Todd J. McCaffrey, Robert J. McCarter, Jody Lynn Nye, John D. Payne, Mary Pletsch, Mark Ryan
Editor(s): Lisa Mangum
Cover Artist: James A. Owen
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 1614751927
ISBN-13: 9781614751922
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Kevin J. Anderson
   “Rhubarb and Beets” by Todd J. McCaffrey
   “Purple Is the New Black” by Jody Lynn Nye
   “A Single Spark” by Mary Pletsch
   “Best of All Possible Worlds” by John D. Payne
   “Korgak’s Daily Schedule” by Jeanette Gonzalez
   “Dead Friends and New Horses” by Sharon Dodge
   “The Godfairy” by Quincy J. Allen
   “The Faerie Journal” by Megan Grey
   “The Greggs Family Zoo of Odd and Marvelous Creatures” by Kristin Luna
   “Menagerie Violette” by Colette Black
   “The Unicorn Prince” by Gama Ray Martinez
   “The Girl with the Artist’s Eyes” by Nathan Barra
   “Conner Bright and the Case of the Purple Unicorn” by Robert J. McCarter
   “My Hero” by Mark Ryan
   “Of Unicorns and Pie” by Nathan Dodge and Sharon Dodge
   “Gateway Blood” by Ezekiel James Boston
   “The Monoceros” by Lou J. Berger
   “The Last Dregs of Winter” by Scott Eder
   “Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros” by Peter S. Beagle
   “Red Roses” by Todd J. McCaffrey

Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon

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"Trial by Fire" by Charles E. Gannon.

“Trial by Fire” by Charles E. Gannon.


Title: Trial by Fire
Series: Tales of the Terran Republic
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Charles E. Gannon
Cover Artist: Sam Kennedy
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 1451638833
ISBN-13: 9781451638837

Racers of the Night by Brad R. Torgersen

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"Racers of the Night" by Brad R. Torgersen.

“Racers of the Night” by Brad R. Torgersen.


Title: Racers of the Night
Author(s): Brad R. Torgersen✓
Cover Artist: Nick Greenwood
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 161475232X
ISBN-13: 9781614752325
Notes: All by Torgersen unless otherwise noted.
Contents:
   “Introduction 1” by L.E. Modesitt Jr.✓
   “Introduction 2” by Kevin J. Anderson✓
   “Introduction 3” by Dave Wolverton✓
   “The Curse of Sally Tincakes”
   “The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeiae”
   “Guard Dog”
   “Counselor: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.” (essay)
   “Recapturing the Dream”
   “The Flamingo Girl”
   “Reardon’s Law”
   “Blood and Mirrors”
   “Mentors: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta” (essay)
   “The Shadows of Titan”
   “The Nechronomator”
   “The Hideki Line”
   “Peacekeeper”
   “Teacher: Dave Wolverton” (essay)
   “Life FLight”
   “Afterword”

I Want to Be Bacon When I Grow Up! by Ken and Jessica Skinner

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"I Want to Be Bacon When I Grow Up" by Ken and Jessica Skinner.

“I Want to Be Bacon When I Grow Up” by Ken and Jessica Skinner.


Title: I Want to Be Bacon When I Grow Up!
Author(s): Jessica Skinner, Ken Skinner
Cover Artist: Jessica Skinner, Ken Skinner
Interior Artist(s): Jessica Skinner, Ken Skinner
Language: English
Publisher: Mascot Books
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 1620867273
ISBN-13: 9781620867273
Notes: Mmmm…bacon!

The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner

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"The Rule of Thoughts" by James Dashner.

“The Rule of Thoughts” by James Dashner.


Title: The Rule of Thoughts
Series: The Mortality Doctrine
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): James Dashner
Cover Artist: Kekai Kotaki
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 0385741413
ISBN-13: 9780385741415

Hellhole – Inferno by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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"Hellhole: Inferno" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

“Hellhole: Inferno” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.


Title: Hellhole: Inferno
Series: Hellhole
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson✓, Brian Herbert
Cover Artist: Stephen Youll
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 0765322714
ISBN-13: 9780765322715

Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia

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"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

Spark – A Creative Anthology – Volume VI – edited by Brian Lewis

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"Spark: A Creative Anthology Volume VI" edited by Brian Lewis.

“Spark: A Creative Anthology Volume VI” edited by Brian Lewis.


Title: Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume VI, July-August 2014
Series: Spark (anthology series)
Number in Series: 6 (six)
Author(s): Kat Alexander, Heather D. Boyd, Christine Darcas, Sean Gill, Renee Carter Hall, Tom Howard, Alexis A. Hunter, Stephen Koster, Llanwyre Laish, Robert Menegus, Kristine Ong Muslim, Dan Pitts, Daniel Rosen, Linda Simone, Arley Sorg, Jeff Suwak, Todd Walton, George Wells
Editor(s): Brian Lewis
Cover Artist: Goodloe Byron
Interior Artist(s): Paul Pederson
Language: English
Publisher: Empire & Great Jones Creative Arts Foundation
Published: July 2014
ISBN-10: 1680730215
ISBN-13: 9781680730210
ISSN: 2326-4772
Contents:
   “Foreword” by Goodloe Byron
   “The Frog Who Swallowed the Moon” by Renee Carter Hall
   “Crawdad” poem by Robert Menegus
   “Migration Patterns of the Striped Eastern Mallard” by Kat Alexander
   “Honey” poem by Todd Walton
   “How Tigers Got Their Stripes” by Tom Howard
   “Carlota’s Thrush” poem by Linda Simone
   “The Familiar and His Alchemist” by Jeff Suwak
   “All That Never Happens” by George Wells
   “Esmeralda” by Heather D. Boyd
   “The Day It Rained Stones” poem by Kristine Ong Muslim
   “Lyric” by Llanwyre Laish
   “Subject Stellar” by Alexis A. Hunter
   “To Kill the Stars” by Daniel Rosen
   “Edyn the Monk” by Arley Sorg
   “Mortimer’s Sanctuary, and What He Found There” by Sean Gill
   “Heaven Is a Howl Away” by Christine Darcas
   “The Mosquito in My Ear” by Dan Pitts
   “Butterflies” by Stephen Koster

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

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"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

Shadows Beneath – The Writing Excuses Anthology – edited by Peter Ahlstrom

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"Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology" edited by Peter Ahlstrom.

“Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology” edited by Peter Ahlstrom.


Title: Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology
Author(s): Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells
Editor(s): Peter Ahlstrom
Cover Artist: Julie Dillon
Interior Artist(s): Kekai Kotaki, Kathryn Layno, Ben McSweeney, Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein, Howard Tayler
Language: English
Publisher: Dragonsteel Entertainment
Published: July 2014
ISBN-10: 1938570030
ISBN-13: 9781938570032
Notes: This anthology is interesting not only for the stories, but also for the writing process section of the book.
Contents:
   “Welcome to the Writing Excuses Anthology” by Brandon Sanderson
   “A Fire in the Heavens” by Mary Robinette Kowal✓
   “I.E.Demon” by Dan Wells✓
   “An Honest Death” by Howard Tayler✓
   “Sixth of the Dusk” by Brandon Sanderson✓
   “A Fire in the Heavens” brainstorming, first draft, workshopping, and edits with Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells
   “I.E.Demon” brainstorming, writing, first & second drafts, and edits with Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells
   “An Honest Death” brainstorming, first and second drafts, workshopping, edits, and essay with Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Eric James Stone✓, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells
   “Sixth of the Dusk” brainstorming, first draft, workshopping, edits, and an essay with Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells