
Writers of the Future Volume 41
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41
The Best New SF
& Fantasy of the Year
24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators
3 Bonus Short
Stories by L. Ron Hubbard • Sean Williams • Tim Powers
Art and Writing
Tips by L. Ron Hubbard • Robert J. Sawyer • Tom Wood
Edited by Jody Lynn Nye
Cover art by Craig Elliott
From post-apocalyptic worlds to urban fantasy, from
magical realism to cosmic comedy, discover the stories and illustrations that
make the universe your oyster.
Twelve captivating
tales from the best new writers of the year accompanied by three more from
bestselling authors you’ve read before:
A beleaguered scientist
discovers time travel is possible, but a brewing storm threatens to erase his legacy.
—“Storm Damage” by T.R.
Naus
When a door to eternity
opens in a downtown doctor’s office, a man and a woman from opposite sides forge
a marriage of love between irreconcilable universes. —“Blackbird Stone”
by Ian Keith
When an obsolete police robot gets one last chance
to avoid the scrapyard, he finds the line between justice and murder is as thin
as a silicon wafer. —“Kill Switch” by
Robert F. Lowell
A rookie constable
on a desolate alien outpost faces the ultimate trial: proving himself under the
guidance of the legendary Old Keno, whose training methods are as brutal as the
terrain. —“Tough Old Man” by L. Ron Hubbard
As Claire and her sisters
are on the run to avoid the deadly birds, a stop for gas may throw them into moral
danger. —“Karma Birds” by
Lauren McGuire
In a world of mandated
technology, one boy’s defiance sparks intrigue, envy, and a desire for forgotten
freedoms. —“The Boy from Elsewhen” by
Barlow Crassmont
On an uncharted jungle
world, a survey team meets an impossible horror from beyond death itself. —“Code L1” by Andrew Jackson
When a ship emerges
from the depths of a gas giant, a solitary observer intervenes, unraveling an ancient
cycle of survival, identity, and evolution. —“Under False Colours” by Sean Williams
A cheerful self-driving
car gives a ride to a reclusive writer, and during the trip faces a choice with
world-altering ramifications. —“Ascii”
by Randyn C. J. Bartholomew
Carlos Buela doesn’t
know where or when he is, or how to find the bus back home—but that rock
he bought as a souvenir is to blame. —“Slip
Stone” by Sandra Skalski
In a lightning-powered
city, a father confronts the rotten truth of the man he has become as he discovers
that no one is truly free in a society built on oppression. —“The Stench of Freedom” by Joel C. Scoberg
A man trapped on an
endless ship searches for his wife amid strange, forgotten decks and haunting memories.
—“My Name Was Tom” by Tim Powers
In the wake of a devastating
tragedy, the last member of a magical sisterhood must choose between forgiveness
or unleashing a vengeful demon. —“The
Rune Witch” by Jefferson Snow
When a pizza delivery
guy meets his time-traveling future selves, he must juggle conspiracies, collapsing
timelines, and cooling pizzas. —“Thirty
Minutes or It's a Paradox” by Patrick MacPhee
The world is trapped
in a thirty-four-hour time loop where everything resets except memories. With reality
fractured, humanity struggles to forge a new normal. —“A World of Repetitions” by Seth Atwater Jr.