Anthologies

SF Caledonia is a digital magazine and hub for short stories, articles, and poetry by Scottish writers. It's a platform for Scotland to highlight its gifted community of science fiction/speculative fiction/fantasy writers to the world.SF Caledonia Anthology One marks the initial print of a selection of works featured on the website. The writers selected for this volume are:Iain BainJohn BuchanAnne CharnockCallum DouganThomas ErskineE.M. FauldsGwyneth FindlayLewis Grassic GibbonPippa GoldschmidtRhiannon A GristT L HuchuChris KelsoKen MacLeodKatie McIvor R/L MonroeJeda PearlRachel PlummerMark TonerKirsti Wishartblack & white interior pages

New science fiction stories: Callum McSorley - Great NothingJo Ross-Barrett - Shutdown/RestartJack Schouten - Requiem Played on a DecastringR V Neville - Sometimes What's Right in Front of You...Poetry: Christopher Collingwood - Solitude in Quotient, Thought Experiment by MathematicaNon-fiction: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi: Alex Storer meets Neil Cole - the man with a museum in his cellar.Book Reviews: Shards of Earth by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Magic Fix by Mark MontanaroSwitch by A.S. KingCover ArtworkMike Holzinger, aka Hap N Stance

A Hollywood hookup becomes a nightmare for a woman who discovers that the predators in the hills seem to include one very hungry tiger...The last people on Earth look for final distractions in a once-great city being consumed by desert wastelands... A barfly pauses by an elaborate sand castle and finds herself attacked by armored defenders...A man suggests to his new love that it's time for them to share their worst secrets, only to hear that hers is a little harder to swallow...How the human race will spend their last amounts of time on this planet... All this and more in nine memorable stories from one of today's most unpredictable writers.Beyond the reach of human range...a drop of hell...a touch of strange.

Die Zukunft wird nicht schön. Aber sie hat längst begonnen.27 Science-Fiction-Stories entführen Sie in Welten, in denen Technologie versagt, Moral zerbricht und der Mensch sich selbst zum größten Risiko wird. Von stillen kosmischen Reisen bis zu brutalen Entscheidungen zwischen Leben und Tod. Jede Erzählung ist ein Blick in eine mögliche Realität oder ein vielschichtiges Bild auf das Morgen - und auf uns selbst.Verstörend. Visionär. Unvergesslich.

The brilliant and scarily relevant short story by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winner<BR><BR>In a postapocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence named A.M. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI has become self-aware and has now turned against all humanity. The five survivors struggle for survival in a vast prison created by A.M. in a deeply personal war between hope and despair.<BR><BR>This edition of this defining story also features a new foreword; exclusive photos and essays by Harlan exploring the story's history and international success; and a response to the story by an entity that-possibly-is most analogous to A.M. itself.

A new collection for 2025 of classic science fiction stories from a master of the genre, including the story that inspired Steven Spielberg's blockbuster film, AI: Artificial IntelligenceHello Earth, Are You There includes twenty-seven short stories from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author, Brian Aldiss, OBE.A Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America and vice-president of the international H.G. Wells Society, Aldiss wrote nearly one hundred books and over three hundred short stories.This collection, celebrating Aldiss' centenary, gathers some of the best short stories from across his stellar career, with an introduction written by William Boyd.From the tale of a boy who finds companionship from his robot Teddy - which was the basis of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster film A.I Artificial Intelligence - to robots controlling Earth in the 44th century, to the time-travelling hunt for a brontosaurus, this collection is a must-have for all Aldiss fans and an excellent introduction to the work of a true science fiction master.

Unfolding through fourteen short stories and one novella, DARK WORLDS WE WANDER offers a fresh take on Earth's last, desperate survivors who will do whatever it takes to keep from starving through a nuclear winter; a woman trapped in her laundry room who battles something terrifying in the clothes dryer; a convicted criminal who picks up an odd companion on his lonely walk to prison across a desert planet; a woman whose new tattoo suspiciously multiplies like an alien virus; and more.From the most crowded cities to the loneliest reaches of the galaxy, in the now and in the future, exploring humankind's darkest depths and noblest aspirations, DARK WORLDS WE WANDER is a trip not to be missed.

Never mess with a woman on a mission.Five stories of women determined to do what's necessary; Meyari McFarland delivers another collection of science fiction and fantasy stories full of action, adventure and getting shit done. From a mage shoved into political plots to a trans mother defending her son, from time travel to high magical rituals, this collection is sure to excite, delight and motivate you.Includes:Storm NecklaceThe Mother of ReasonAugust DustPrescription for The Perfect DinnerThe Gathering of the Wind

Venture into a macabre world with this stunning edition of The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft. <BR><BR>The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft collects one of the author’s most popular novellas and six of his most famous short stories:<BR><BR>- At the Mountains of Madness- The Call of Cthulhu- The Colour Out of Space- The Dunwich Horror- The Shadow Out of Time- The Shadow Over Innsmouth- The Whisperer in Darkness<BR>This collectible edition of The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft features:<BR><BR>- An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designs- Introduction by H.P. Lovecraft scholar Peter Cannon- Unabridged text- A timeline of the life and times of Lovecraft<BR>These hair-raising tales have inspired generations of authors and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. <BR><BR>Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

No starship crew is complete without a Librarian!The glasses, the bun, the woolly sweater, the "shush" capable of reducing grown people to tears--we all know what the Librarians of the past looked like. But what about the Librarians of tomorrow? They're in spacesuits and uniforms because they're not getting left behind. Humanity needs them still. Always.Whether essential crew in the grand exploration of the space, defenders of knowledge in bleak radioactive tomorrows, or idealists in the halls of Neo-Alexandria, the librarians of tomorrow are here to serve.With stories by: Shannon Allen; Mackensie Baker; J R Campbell; C. B. Hingston; Robert Lauderdale; Trisha Jenn Loehr; Lesley Moody; Donna J. W. Munro; Nico Martinez Nocito; Aggie Novak; R. Overwater; Rhonda Parrish & E.C. Bell; Kara Race-Moore; Jennifer Rahn; J.W. Schnarr; Lisa Timpf; Liz Westbrook-Trenholm; C.N. Wheaton; and Kayla Whittle, with a special Librarian's Note from Sephora Henderson, Senior Department Head of the Merril Collection.

Tyrant is a collection of stories exploring arcane realms and dystopian landscapes. "Harness," follows three High Riggers hired for an obscure salvage mission on an alien planet. In "Tank," a reporter interviews witnesses to a drug den at the epicenter of a monstrous urban legend. "Brother Wolf" tracks a semi-retired couple entangled in the cryptic trauma of a destitute stranger. "The Twins," reveals a dynasty of unimaginable wealth with paranormal underpinnings. "Dirge," finds a grizzled hitman at the literal end of the road. Within "Temple," the "elite" gather for a new breed of blood sport.

“StephenKiernan has pulled off the nearly impossible...The most tender, terrifying,relevant book you’ll read this year.” — Jenna Blum, NewYork Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and TheLost FamilyFrom the critically acclaimed author of The Baker’s Secret and The Curiosity comes a novel of conscience, love, and redemption—a fascinating fictionalized account of the life of Charlie Fisk, a gifted mathematician who was drafted into Manhattan Project and ordered against his morals to build the detonator for the atomic bomb. With his musician wife, he spends his postwar life seeking redemption—and they find it together.Graduating from Harvard at the height of World War II, brilliant mathematician Charlie Fish is assigned to the Manhattan Project. Working with some of the age’s greatest scientific minds, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Leo Szilard, Charlie is assigned the task of designing and building the detonator of the atomic bomb.As he performs that work Charlie suffers a crisis of conscience, which his wife, Brenda—unaware of the true nature of Charlie’s top-secret task—mistakes as self-doubt. She urges him to set aside his qualms and continue. Once the bombs strike Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the feelings of culpability devastate him and Brenda. At the war’s end, Charlie receives a scholarship to pursue a PhD in physics at Stanford—an opportunity he and Brenda hope will allow them a fresh start. But the past proves inescapable. All any of his new colleagues can talk about is the bomb, and what greater atomic weapons might be on the horizon. Haunted by guilt, Charlie and Brenda leave Stanford and decide to dedicate the rest of their lives to making amends for the evil he helped to birth into the world.Based on the life of the actual mathematician Charles B. Fisk, Universe of Two combines riveting historical drama with a poignant love story. Stephen Kiernan has conjured a remarkable account of two people struggling to heal their consciences and find peace in a world forever changed.

Winner of the Locus Award for Anthology<BR> <BR> From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transformative visions of the future, fantastical alternate worlds, and inspiration for the social justice movements of tomorrow.<BR> <BR> One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year<BR> Autostraddle • Ms. Magazine • Reactor • Alta Journal • Library Journal • Bookish Goblin • Gizmodo • LitHub • Fantasy Cafe • Book Riot • The Seattle Times • The Root<BR><BR>In this collection, editors Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older champion realistic, progressive social change using the speculative stories of writers across the world. Exploring topics ranging from disability justice and environmental activism to community care and collective worldbuilding, these imaginative pieces from writers such as NK Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Alejandro Heredia, Sam J. Miller, Nisi Shawl, and Sabrina Vourvoulias center solidarity, empathy, hope, joy, and creativity.<BR> <BR>Each story is grounded within a broader sociopolitical framework using essays and interviews from movement leaders, including adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha, charting the future history of protest, revolutions, and resistance with the same zeal for accuracy that speculative writers normally bring to science and technology. Using the vehicle of ambitious storytelling, We Will Rise Again offers effective tools for organizing, an unflinching interrogation of the status quo, and a blueprint for prefiguring a different world.

A stunning anthology of connected tales set in Wild Cards universe created by the global bestselling author of A Game of Thrones.The island of Keun lies off the coast of Cornwall, connected to the mainland only by an ancient, tidal causeway. It is a magical place, where anything can happen.The mansion crowning the island is owned by Lord Branok, a mysterious billionaire who is also a wild card of some sort-but whether he is an ace, a joker or a knave, no one is quite sure.Parties at Loveday House are legendary - for adventure, for intrigue, for love, for danger - and guests may take on whatever personae and masks they choose when they attend. Parts of the house seem to exist out of time, and the Wild Hunt is reputed to ride the island. And haunting the house is its original owner: a woman determined to regain control over her domain, by any means necessary.This third volume in The British Arc (following Knaves Over Queens and Three Kings) includes stories by: Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Caroline Spector, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Peter Newman, and Peadar Ó Guilín.