eBook edition

Seventeen Stories to Fascinate, to Terrify, and to Delight!

“Packed with brilliant stories and thoughtful essays, all wonderfully illustrated by the artist winners—it is always a joy to behold.” —Robert J. Sawyer

Featuring: 28 Award-winning Short Stories and Illustrations

Three bonus short stories by L. Ron Hubbard, Robert J. Sawyer, and Todd McCaffrey

Essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Elmore

Edited by David Farland

Cover art by Sergey Poyarkov

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 32 contents:

“Introduction” by David Farland

“The Star Tree” by Jon Lasser
Illustrated by Killian McKeown

“Images Across a Shattered Sea” by Stewart C Baker
Illustrated by Paul Otteni

“Möbius” by Christoph Weber
Illustrated by Talia Spencer

“How to Drive a Writer Crazy” by L. Ron Hubbard

“The Last Admiral” by L. Ron Hubbard
Illustrated by Irvin Rodriguez

“The Jack of Souls” by Stephen Merlino
Illustrated by Maricela Ugarte Peña

“Swords Like Lightning, Hooves Like Thunder” by K.D. Julicher
Illustrated by Eldar Zakirov

“Where Steampunk Started” by Tim Powers

“Hellfire on the High Frontier” by David Farland
Illustrated by Rob Hassan

“Squalor and Sympathy” by Matt Dovey
Illustrated by Adrian Massaro

“Dinosaur Dreams in Infinite Measure” by Rachael K. Jones
Illustrated by Preston Stone

“Cry Havoc” by Julie Frost
Illustrated by Vlada Monakhova

“A Glamour in the Black” by Sylvia Anna Hivén
Illustrated by Brandon Knight

“The Broad Sky Was Mine, And the Road” by Ryan Row
Illustrated by Jonas Špokas

“The Fine Distinction Between Cooks and Chefs” by Brandon Sanderson

“The Jade Woman of the Luminous Star” by Sean Williams
Illustrated by Daniel Tyka

“Freebot” R.M. Graves
Illustrated by Dino Hadžiavdić

“Last Sunset for the World Weary” by H.L. Fullerton
Illustrated by Camber Arnhart

“The Sun Falls Apart” by J.W. Alden
Illustrated by Christina Alberici

“Flawless Imperfection” by Sergey Poyarkov

“Directing the Art” by Bob Eggleton

List of Illustrations by Artist

Year in the Contest

ABOUT THE CONTESTS

For over three decades, L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests have discovered and nurtured the new stars of science fiction and fantasy, publishing their works and artwork in the annual anthology.