Clarkesworld Anthology Series

Step into a world of wonder, epiphany, and danger. From the return of old gods to the adventures of the last dragon on Earth, from quantum physics to manticores trained for the circus, this unique anthology takes readers on journeys to realms both distant and oddly familiar. . . Selected from the critically-acclaimed online magazine Clarkesworld, Realms collects the work of 24 visionary writers of short fiction, including such World Fantasy, Philip K. Dick, Tiptree, Hugo, and Campbell Award winners and finalists as Jay Lake, Jeff VanderMeer, Elizabeth Bear, Catherynne M. Valente, Caitlin Kiernan, Ian Watson, Sarah Monette, and Holly Phillips — and amazing stories from up-and-comers like Ekaterina Sedia, Cat Rambo, Barth Anderson, and many more!

Selected from the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-nominated Clarkesworld Magazine, Realms 2 collects the work of twenty-four visionary writers of short fiction, including such World Fantasy, Philip K. Dick, Tiptree, Hugo and Campbell Award winners and finalists as Jeffrey Ford, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Cat Rambo, Tim Pratt, and Catherynne M. Valente — and amazing stories from up-and-comers like, Paul Jessup, Yoon Ha Lee, Margaret Ronald and many more!

Selected from the Hugo award-winning Clarkesworld Magazine, this anthology collects the work of twenty-seven visionary writers of short fiction, including such World Fantasy, Philip K. Dick, Tiptree, Hugo, and Campbell Award winners and finalists as Jay Lake, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert Reed, Sarah Monette, Mike Resnick, Lavie Tidhar, N.K. Jemisin and Catherynne M. Valente.

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the original stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during their fifth year. Included in this volume are twenty-four stories by visionary writers of short fiction, including Ken Liu, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert Reed, N.K. Jemisin, Yoon Ha Lee, E. Lily Yu, and more! CONTENTS Introduction by Neil Clarke Ghostweight by Yoon Ha Lee Perfect Lies by Gwendolyn Clare Tying Knots by Ken Liu Seeing by Genevieve Valentine Salvaging Gods by Jacques Barcia Laying the Ghost by Eric Brown The Children of Main Street by A. C. Wise Diving After the Moon by Rachel Swirsky Three Oranges by D. Elizabeth Wasden Matchmaker by Erin M. Hartshorn Trickster by Mari Ness The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book) by Nnedi Okorafor The Architect of Heaven by Jason K. Chapman Frozen Voice by An Owomoyela Trois morceaux en forme de mechanika by Gord Sellar Pack by Robert Reed Semiramis by Genevieve Valentine Whose Face This Is I Do Not Know by Cat Rambo The Taxidermist’s Other Wife by Kelly Barnhill On the Banks of the River Lex by N. K. Jemisin Signals in the Deep by Greg Mellor The Fish of Lijiang by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu Clarkesworld Citizens – Official Census About Clarkesworld

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during their fourth year. Included in this volume are twenty-four stories by visionary writers of short fiction, including Jay Lake, Kij Johnson, Catherynne M. Valente, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts and more!

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during their eighth year. Includes stories by Michael Swanwick, Yoon Ha Lee, Robert Reed, Susan Palwick, Sean Williams, N.K. Jemisin, James Patrick Kelly, E. Lily Yu, Ken Liu, Xia Jia, Seth Dickinson, Juliette Wade, Matthew Kressel, and many more!  Contents:  Introduction by Neil Clarke  Passage of Earth by Michael Swanwick  Mystic Falls by Robert Reed  Weather by Susan Palwick  Human Strandings and the Role of the Xenobiologist by Thoraiya Dyer  A Gift in Time by Maggie Clark  Never Dreaming (In Four Burns) by Seth Dickinson  Wine by Yoon Ha Lee  The Cuckoo by Sean Williams  Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion by Caroline M. Yoachim  Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade by Benjanun Sriduangkaew  And Wash Out by Tides of War by An Owomoyela  Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable by Cat Rambo  Grave of the Fireflies by Cheng Jingbo  Bonfires in Anacostia by Joseph Tomaras  Stone Hunger by N. K. Jemisin  The Contemporary Foxwife by Yoon Ha Lee  Suteta Mono de wa Nai by Juliette Wade  The Saint of the Sidewalks by Kat Howard  Daedalum, the Devil’s Wheel by E. Lily Yu  The Rose Witch by James Patrick Kelly  The Creature Recants by Dale Bailey  Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy by Xia Jia  Of Alternate Adventures and Memory by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz  wHole by Robert Reed  Pepe by Tang Fei  The Eleven Holy Numbers of the Mechanical Soul by Natalia Theodoridou  Bits by Naomi Kritzer  Communion by Mary Anne Mohanraj  The Aftermath by Maggie Clark  Water in Springtime by Kali Wallace  Soul's Bargain by Juliette Wade  The Symphony of Ice and Dust by Julie Novakova  Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds by E. Catherine Tobler  Patterns of a Murmuration, in Billions of Data Points by JY Yang  Autodidact by Benjanun Sriduangkaew  Morrigan in the Sunglare by Seth Dickinson  The Clockwork Soldier by Ken Liu  The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye by Matthew Kressel  About the Authors  Clarkesworld Census  About Clarkesworld

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all thirty-six original stories published in the seventh year of this Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine. CONTENTS Introduction by Neil Clarke The Weight of a Blessing by Aliette de Bodard The Urashima Effect by E. Lily Yu The Battle of Candle Arc by Yoon Ha Lee A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones by Genevieve Valentine (To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky by E. Catherine Tobler The Last Survivor of the Great Sexbot Revolution by A.C. Wise Gravity by Erzebet YellowBoy Vacant Spaces by Greg Kurzawa Tachy Psyche by Andy Dudak Pockets Full of Stones by Vajra Chandrasekera Across the Terminator by David Tallerman Your Final Apocalypse by Sandra McDonald Shepherds by Greg Kurzawa Soulcatcher by James Patrick Kelly Cry of the Kharchal by Vandana Singh England under the White Witch by Theodora Goss Aquatica by Maggie Clark Melt With You by Emily C. Skaftun Driftings by Ian McDonald Everything Must Go by Brooke Wonders Sweet Subtleties by Lisa L Hannett The Wanderers by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Variations on Bluebeard and Dalton's Law Along the Event Horizon by Helena Bell I Tell Thee All, I Can No More by Sunny Moraine This is Why We Jump by Jacob Clifton Free-Fall by Graham Templeton No Portraits on the Sky by Kali Wallace The Wisdom of Ants by Thoraiya Dyer One Flesh by Mark Bourne and Elizabeth Bourne Found by Alex Dally MacFarlane Mar Pacifico by Greg Mellor 86, 87, 88, 89 by Genevieve Valentine (R + D) /I = M by E. Catherine Tobler Annex by Benjanun Sriduangkaew The Promise of Space by James Patrick Kelly Effigy Nights by Yoon Ha Lee About the Authors Clarkesworld Census About Clarkesworld

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during the first half of their eleventh year. Includes stories by Genevieve Valentine, James Patrick Kelly, Nnedi Okorafor, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Rich Larson, Eleanor Arnason, Robert Reed, Simone Heller, and many more!

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo Award-winning magazine published during the second half of their eleventh year. Includes stories by Suzanne Palmer, Sam J. Miller, Kelly Robson, Chen Qiufan, Nicole Kornher-Stace Juliette Wade, and many more!

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine published during the second half of their twelfth year. Includes stories by Kelly Robson, Kij Johnson, Lavie Tidhar, Vajra Chandrasekera, Robert Reed, Rich Larson, Hao Jingfang, and many more!

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine published during the first half of their twelfth year. Includes stories by Kij Johnson, Robert Reed, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Juliette Wade, E. Lily Yu, Tobias S. Buckell, and many more!