Writers of the Future Volume 25

Paperback, 545 pages ISBN:

Explore . . .

The mega corps may rule the world, but the struggle for freedom lives on—in a garden of hope amid the ruins of what used to be China.

He's an ex-cop turned artist. She's a mathematical genius who could save the world . . . or destroy it. It all depends on how much they're willing to risk.

What's in a name? For one young girl, the answer lies in the mirror and in the hidden world behind it—a world of unlimited possibility and danger.

Behold . . .

Deep in space, in a world of deception, treachery and brutality, one soldier vows never to surrender . . .his honor.

A mythic creature rises from the ashes . . . with an ingenious plan to cheat death.

The Inquisitor has come to a forsaken planet to destroy a man-made abomination. But what if there is God in the machine?

Discover . . .

Sweet love, sweet revenge, sweet dreams—they're all for sale. If you're willing to pay the price.

What became of the lost souls of Hiroshima? Can their voices be heard in the void? Have the children of the bomb paid a price? The Shadow Man knows.

She races for charity, and the competition is fierce—sabotage, assassination, win at any cost. When you run for your life, there are no limits to how far you'll go.

Journey . . .

The road from illusion to beauty, from the art of deception to the ultimate truth . . . leads across the Dizzy Bridge.

For one fourteen-year-old girl, an interstellar colonist thirty light-years from home, coming of age is a real monster.

A real man, an Artificial woman, together they've been to the stars and back. Now they're about to discover how far they'll go—to stay together.

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

CONTENTS:

Introduction by K.D. Wentworth
Garden of Tian Zi by Emery Huang • Illustrated by Douglas Bosley
The Shadow Man by Donald Mead • Illustrated by Brianne Hills
Life in Steam by Gra Linnaea • Illustrated by Ryan Behrens
On Writing and Science Fiction by L. Ron Hubbard
The Assignment of Runner ETI by Fiona Lehn • Illustrated by A.R. Stone
The Candy Store by Heather McDougal • Illustrated by Jamie Luhn
Risqueman by Mike Wood • Illustrated by Evan Jensen
Writers of the Future by Robert Silverberg
Gray Queen Homecoming by Schon M. Zwakman • Illustrated by Tobias A. Fruge
The Dizzy Bridge by Krista Hoeppner Leahy • Illustrated by Aaron Anderson
Gone Black by Matthew S. Rotundo • Illustrated by Luke Eidenschink
Persistence of Vision by Ron Lindahn
The Reflection of Memory by C.L. Holland • Illustrated by Oleksandra Barysheva
After the Final Sunset, Again by Jordan Lapp • Illustrated by Joshua J. Stewart
The Farthest Born by Gary Kloster • Illustrated by Mark Payton