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A collection of the year's best science fiction and fantasy writing selected by New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang and series editor John Joseph Adams.
R. K. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel, selects twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy today.
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Gene manipulation has always been solely for those who can afford the expensive prenatal treatments.
Income determines status and, more importantly, survival. If your genes have not been optimized, the Order has no use for you.
You are non-essential. Less than. To be eliminated. Everything is geared to keeping the ship of state sailing along smoothly, no matter the cost.
But in every totalitarian system lies the seeds of rebellion, independence,...
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"The heroes of Deathlands and Outlanders face a threat from outside time.
Trapped in the Outlanders era, a century in their own future, Ryan Cawdor and his survivalist companions encounter the Cerberus rebels when both groups are at their lowest ebb. But, unknown to them, they are standing on Site Zero, a critical experimental zone for the sinister Millennial Consortium, traders who specialize in scientific technology. The Consortium's mysterious...
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Maskerade volume 5
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The flagship title from legendary director Kevin Smith's Secret Stash Press is reloaded for more Masker mayhem!
Maskerade continues to carve a bloody swath of vengeance through the twisted rich of Trenchen City. Volume 2 of Maskerade is finally here!
Producer plaything Dwayne and Masker maker Frisky aid in Felicia's payback plans, penetrating the antisocial circle of Trenchen's pervy power-player elite. At the city's rotten core lies her crafty...
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"Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner's axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the...
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Sometimes the difference between a love story and a horror story is where the ending comes
While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister Taryn began to fall in love with the trickster, Locke.
Half-apology and half-explanation, it turns out that Taryn has some secrets of her own to reveal.
The Lost Sisters is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince, by master...
8) Subterfuge
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Student. Spy. Son. Enemy.
The Busa-nan student exchange program was designed to foster peace, share the knowledge of core building techniques, and bridge the growing cultural gap between the nearby kingdoms. This year's exchange looks no different from the outside, but Jiyong and his friends have been tasked with a secret mission: discover the plot of the Kokyu foreign ambassador, Dokun Yamamotto.
Jiyong knew the consequences of accepting the overseas...
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Imogen is on the brink of getting everything she ever wanted: love, safety, answers. Her father. Mortality.
And just like that, a stranger comes to town and rips everything apart. Turns out, the darkest thing Imogen's ever had to face isn't a blood witch, or a vampire, or even a demon.
It's a mundane, petty human woman.
It's just like they say: Be careful what you wish for. Because sometimes, you'll get it.
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A mind-opening collection of short science fiction from one of the genre's most revered Grand Masters.
In the title story, a man's newfound ability to walk in the past allows him to dwell among dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers... and something even more timeless. In "Construction Shack," the first manned expedition to Pluto reveals that no matter how advanced aliens may be, even they don't always get everything right. And in "Univac 2200," the thin...
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Claire's efforts prevented the city from tumbling like an inverted Atlantis, but there's a much bigger world out there.
Drawn into a web of intrigue and lies, Claire and company find themselves drawn toward the Vampire Bastions by an old friend.
Once there, they find out that it's not just a new town but a new world, and a strange one at that. This world has got some bite to it!
While helping to keep the peace, Claire also has to do everything...
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The grass was always greener in another dimension.
In a fantastical steam-powered world, eccentric aristocrat and secret arms dealer, Miss Constance Haltwhistle, has been blackmailed into stealing alien artifacts from the crown heads of Europe. Only the shady but annoyingly handsome US spy, "Liberty" Trusdale, can help her execute her perfect palace heists. As Constance creates chaos and mayhem across the Continent, monstrous creatures are plotting...
13) Hollywood Hex
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Norah Wintry is on the run, but not for long. She has a plan to free all those brainwashed by Magdea and restore Frondle's memories.
She's gonna need a little help.
Sea monsters are on the beach and creating havoc for magicals and mundanes alike.
Is this Magdea's work or the Deep Queen's?
They'll have to find out before they can put an end to this for good.
Will Norah and Wintry's Warriors discover the answers they need to free everyone from...
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Beware the Book Wraith!
No one is at all sure what a book wraith might be, but whatever it is definitely has the battered tomes in the Library of the Sapphire Wind very worried indeed.
Figuring out what a book wraith could be is hardly the least of the challenges that the newly formed House of Rough Diamonds will face as the motley assortment of members-including three women who are literally "out of this world"-attempt to secure ownership of the...
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Have you ever wanted to learn a craft? Then why not consider artificery-the art of adding magical effects to everyday things? You'll make never-ending beer mugs, clocks that tell not just the time but the future, and even bathtubs that keep the water a perfect temperature forever. Who wouldn't want that?
You'll get to live in the sunlit village of Sunhampton, a friendly little town of cobbled streets, cozy cafes, and a marketplace home to the most...
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A woman checks herself into an insane asylum to solve the mystery of her sister's murder, only to lose her memory and maybe her mind.
From the subversive voice behind The Phlebotomist comes a story that combines the uncanny atmosphere of Don't Worry Darling with the narrative twists of The Last House on Needless Street
What would guilt make you do?
Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister...
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was originally published in the 1953 edition of . In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record 'the whole thing on tape' as a way of 'testing' the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm. For the older Tídwald, Tolkien adopted a slower, deeper voice, perhaps akin to 'the voice of Gandalf' that W.H....
18) Fate Awakened
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Missing something? Tell me...What is her life worth?
Cain
I failed her. I need to fix this. The only reason she is caught up in this mess is because of me: my pack, my enemies, my secrets, I'll stop at nothing to keep them from destroying the only thing that matters to me. My Mate. What I fear most is that my betrayal will be too much, and she'll never forgive me.
Bri
I thought he was different. I trusted him, and he turned out to be just like all...
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Some Adventures Begin and End Small
Life after the Apocalypse is one daily grind after another. It's a good thing for Wendy that she's got friends. A lot of friends as a fairy summoner. But life in Exeter is not easy, even for a summoner, and the grind of daily jobs and never-ending quests is getting to her. She's got one shot at getting a place for her own, a place of safety and maybe getting ahead. But it'll require Wendy to do the one thing she...
20) Death Undone
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Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, the crap really hits the fan.
Now what? How do you clear up a mess as big as this?
Is there any coming back from absolute chaos?
I have to believe in hope. I have to believe in my love for Death, for a future beyond this pain and drama.
But why does hope feel like such a foolish dream at this point? Damn.
An ending is coming...
I just hope I survive it.
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