Writers of the Future Volume 18

Paperback, 461 pages

Escape . . .

Scarred by planetary wars, a young woman struggles to find her identity, her destiny, her family.

A young changling, enslaved in the present, struggles to discover his past.

He loved his work—and hoped to marry her in twenty years—when she turned nineteen.

Imagine...

Wandering through endless worlds, he searches for the perfect words.

'Tis better to have loved and lost . . . much better.

Suppose. . .

A desperate situation forces a young man into the Dragon Cave, armed only with a tale told to him by a stranger.

Gods aren't always what they seem.

Their love created whole new worlds, but was it enough for her?

Wonder. . .

If Winter held the other seasons captive, what could you do to save them?

The City provided anything a man could possibly want—except the ability to stand on his own two feet.

These are just some of the adventures that await...

CONTENTS:

Introduction by Algis Budrys
The Dragon Cave by Drew Morby, illustrated by Hristo Dimitrov Ginev
The Haunted Seed by Ray Roberts, illustrated by C.M. Wolf
Rewind by David D. Levine, illustrated by Rey Rosario
Windseekers by Nnedi Okorafor, illustrated by Brian Hailes
Magic Out of a Hat by L. Ron Hubbard
Lost on the Road by Ari Goelman, illustrated by Darlene Gait
Graveyard Tea by Susan Fry, illustrated by John Kolbek
Carrying the God by Lee Battersby, illustrated by Irena Yankova Dimitrova
A Few Tips on the Craft of Illustration
Memoria Technica by Leon J. West, illustrated by David C. Mullins
Free Fall by Tom Brennan, illustrated by Irena Yankova Dimitrova
All Winter Long by Jae Brim, illustrated by Fritz Peters
The Art of Creation by Carl Frederick, illustrated by Rey Rosario
Advice to the New Writer by Andre Norton
The Road to Levenshir by Patrick Rothfuss, illustrated by Jason Pastrana
Eating, Drinking, Walking by Dylan Otto Krider, illustrated by Brian Hailes
Origami Cranes by Seppo Kurki, illustrated by Anthony Artunian
A New Anthology by Tim Powers
Worlds Apart by Woody O. Carsky-Wilson, illustrated by Hristo Dimitrov Ginev
Prague 47 by Joel Best, illustrated by Anthony Arutunian
What Became of the King by Aimee Amodio, illustrated by Fritz Peters 

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