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The future is here…the future is now! Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson and Larry Niven have seen the future. Now, you can, too. A constellation of the brightest lights in the Science Fiction and Fantasy firmament have judged these authors to be the best, the brightest, the truest emerging stars in the field. From Alien Invasion to Alternate History, from Cyberpunk to Comic Fantasy to Post-Apocalyptic Worlds, these are the winning writers who have mastered every version and vision of sci-fi and fantasy. TEST DRIVE 3 STORIES HERE! “The Writers of the Future contest looks for people with the best imaginations who can see through the possibilities of the strangest and best ideas and tell stories that intrigue us and involve us.” —ORSON SCOTT CARD

A collection of paranormal, horror and fantasy short stories woven around old legends, odd characters, the occasional werewolf and the darkness within, some of which have been published or picked up the odd award. There are things you cannot see unless they want to be seen, and some legends linger on despite the modern world. A Gift in the Dark is a compilation of short works, many based around old myths and legends, and starts with a tale of a miner's descent into madness, history and legend, drifts through darkness, past a retelling of Red Riding Hood, up a crane, and along to the end of the world.

Two Award-Winning Stories This Chapter Book has two of this year's winning stories to give you a sample of what is anthology has to offer: "Agatha's Monster" by Azure Arther, Illustrated by Zaine Lodhi In a world where monster killing and trapping is big business, one girl from a Hunter family decides she won't kill monsters. As a matter of fact, her best friend is one.... "A powerful story that I couldn't put down after reading the first paragraph." -Tangent Online Reviewer "The Squid Is My Brother" by Mike Jack Stoumbos, Illustrated by Natalia Salvador The daughter of Neptune Station's greatest hero is about to face her most daunting mission yet: elementary school on Earth. "This character-centric story kept an engaging balance between showing and telling the story of a little girl adjusting to a strange world." -Tangent Online Reviewer This is two stories from Writers of the Future Volume 38, which has 13 Award-winning stories illustrated by 12 award-winning artists and bonus stories and writing tips by L. Ron Hubbard, Frank Herbert, Brian Hebert, Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, and Diane Dillon. About the Contest The Writers of the Future Contest was created and endowed by L. Ron Hubbard. The judges are what set this collection apart. The winning stories are selected by authors including Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Jody Lynn Nye, Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Katherine Kurtz, Eric Flint, and many others. The stories are hand-pick the best of the best each year. The winning stories are illustrated. Described by critics as a perennial "glimpse of tomorrow's stars" and a "must-have for the genre reader" it is today the most enduring and top-ranking publication of its kind. There is no entry fee, and stories are judged blind, making it a fair competition for all authors who enter. It is an excellent program for new authors and readers, who often discover their next favorite writer.