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Multi-award-winning speculative fiction author Ken Liu discusses his new collection, The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories, with writer, translator, game designer, and anthologist Alex Shvartsma...

I miss you already. But you know that. What you don’t know is just how proud I am of you. You were born for this, and no one could possibly be able to handle such a demanding job as well as you.

On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from som...

Whodunit? The answer is spellbinding. In these genre-blending short stories, acclaimed fantasy authors work their magic on puzzle-box plots. Whether set in realities far-flung or familiar, these mysteries leave an irresistible trail of clues. Curated by John Joseph Adams, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling anthologist.

Bona Books share a hard-learned lesson: we accidentally bought AI-generated fiction. This deep dive into our experience with submission fraud covers the "red flags" we missed, the toll it took on our ...

Yesterday I wrote a happy post about my life, focusing on the pending re-release of Plague Birds and being a finalist for both the Hugo and

For decades, Mariner Books has stewarded The The Best American Series®, a literary institution that began in 1915 with Best American Short Stories, to your bookshelves. But just in case you’re stum…

Maela descends into forgotten depths, only to find a colossal staircase spiraling upwards into the unknown. With Darla's fate uncertain and danger on every breath of cold mountain air, she has no good choices.

From Ellen Datlow—“the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times—comes a new entry in the series that has brought you thrilling s...

Prosper's shattered mind holds fragments of terrifying truth. As his cryptic warnings intensify, Darla and Maela piece together a chilling prophecy: Something ancient stirs in the Eastern Sky. When Prosper screams that the dragons are waking, the thieves realize they must return to the very place that broke him—facing the wizards who nearly destroyed them before. But this time, Maela isn't approaching as a refugee.

Ralan makes his decision and prepares to leave the Tower behind. With saddlebags packed and horses readied, he and Rebecca stand on the brink of their journey west. But first, Ralan must face Alard and reveal his plans to abandon his post as guildmaster. As dawn breaks over the awakening Tower, Ralan climbs the winding stairs to find his second-in-command buried in paperwork, unaware of the conversation that could change everything.

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