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NEWEST BOOKS

EPHEMERA: COLLECTED WRITINGS, VOL 3 by Jack Cady

"His structural control and the laconic richness of his style establish Cady in the front ranks of contemporary writers.” — Library Journal

In this third volume of collected short work, Jack Cady shows his mastery of narrative and uniqueness. Bram Stoker Award and Nebula Award winner Cady produced some of his finest work in short fiction. The tales within prove that he was truly a breathtaking writer.

BLACK HOLE HEART AND OTHER STORIES  by K.A.Terynya
  translated by Alex Shvartsman

"K.A.Teryna will teach you a new way to embrace the fantastic. I needed to read these stories.”     — James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards

The world is not how we perceive it. This book has the answers. But in return, it might steal your heart. Black Hole Heart and Other Stories contains 13 speculative tales by the award-winning author and illustrator K.A. Teryna, translated from Russian.

SHIFTER AND SHADOW by Sharon Shinn

"One of the subgenre's great romanticists.”
— SFRevu

Part of the Twelve Houses series, Shifter and Shadow is a standalone story that takes place between the end of The Thirteenth House and the beginning of Dark Moon Defender. Kirra Danalustrous, a shapeshifter with magic in her veins, comes to a small fishing village that has become a refuge for children dying from a fatal fever.

ONE LAST GAME by T.A. Chan

"One Last Game presents a unique, yet chillingly plausible future. Fast-paced, heartfelt, and unexpectedly hopeful."
— J.S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch

22nd-century warfare is battled over the game board, so when a star player goes missing and throws the international community on the verge of world war, the custodian tracking him down must decide when the price of peace has become too high . . .

CHANGELOG: COLLECTED FICTION  by Rich Larson

"Rich Larson is among the very best authors of his generation."
  — Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Rich Larson plunges us through a multiplicity of futures. Ranging in length from byte-sized drabbles to elaborate novelettes, the twenty-six stories assembled in Changelog explore the symbiosis of humanity and technology at every stop.

2026 FORTHCOMING BOOKS

THE RAGGED WORLD by Judith Moffett
HOLY GROUND TRILOGY, BOOK I

"A stunning mosaic . . . The Ragged World is a triumph." — Locus

The alien Hefn were not especially interested in humanity when they came to Earth. Although all were affected by their arrival, few people actually encountered the Hefn. Those who did were changed. A beautiful depiction of humanity, and a richly worded tapestry of this ragged world in which we live.

TIME, LIKE AN EVER-ROLLING STREAM by Judith Moffett
HOLY GROUND TRILOGY, BOOK II

"Moffett's combination of harsh realism with visionary zeal addresses contemporary issues and personal struggles with compassion and insight." — Library Journal

Judith Moffett returns to the future with this moving tale of the Hefn occupation of Earth and how it affects the planet's native humans who must find peace with themselves as well as with the Hefn Directive.

THE BIRD SHAMAN by Judith Moffett
HOLY GROUND TRILOGY, BOOK III

"It is to be hoped that Holy Ground, now that it is complete, becomes a central text for the times." — John Clute, editor of The Encyclopedia of SF

Occupation of Earth is now in its 27th year, and relations between humanity and the dictatorial Hefn have never seemed shakier. In an atmosphere of doubt and danger, one obsessed Hefn and one young woman begin a radical experiment.

THE BOOK OF BOTS by James Patrick Kelly

“A writer of uncommon subtlety and imagination.” — Publishers Weekly

James Patrick Kelly has spent the last thirty years thinking about robots. In the twelve stories of The Book of Bots they take many forms. Two brand new articles are included in the collection: "The Comedy of Science” is a wry tour of the history of robots in science fiction and “Robots on Parade 2026” is frank assessment of the current state of robotics and AI.

THE BOOK OF THE JAGUAR by Victor Ladis Schultz

"Victor Ladis Schultz's [work is] Latinx 'weird fiction' that might remind readers of the early Julio Cortázar." — Chiricú Journal

Álbaro Ceynos is the only surviving member of his company and must bear the bodies home to the dead soldier’s families after a fabled monster emerged from legend, crept down from the mountains, and laid waste to the Presidio Los Primos.

TESTAMENT OF LEAVES by Carolyn Ives Gilman

“A writer finely attuned to the myriad of subtle nuances that make up
what it is to be human.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Preorder coming soon In the isolated thickets of a faraway planet, a linguist lies dead. Inscrutinator Shameesh Kulkarni must find out why. Helping Shameesh solve the murder: a digital replica of the victim herself, and the inquisitive octopod who befriended her. Shameesh’s job is to reveal the truth—on a planet where the truth cannot be spoken.

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THE 10% SOLUTION by Ken Rand

"The 10% Solution is proof positive that effective books on writing need not be long or tedious." — Jack Cady

Ken Rand offers his own advice and twenty-five years of experience for the benefit of other writers in this no-nonsense approach to editing fiction.

WHISPERING WOOD by Sharon Shinn

"Brilliant world-building ... layered richness of her characterizations, Shinn is in top form" — Mary Jo Putney

The long-awaited new book in the Elemental Blessings series. Valentina Serlast has reluctantly traveled to the royal city to witness her brother Darien be crowned the king of Welce, an event that may lead Welce to the brink of war.

CAT PICTURES PLEASE AND OTHER STORIES by Naomi Kritzer

"Kritzer’s flawless collection taps deep wells of emotion and wonder. . . This splendid treat is not to be missed." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

Here are seventeen short stories, including Kritzer's Hugo Award-winning story "Cat Pictures Please." Her stories are filled with wit and intelligence, and require thoughtful reading.

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