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In this issue: Caine Riordan returns, a conquered people's last hope, and the aliens next door. All that, plus new fiction and nonfiction!
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Endangerd Species by Charles E. Gannon CAINE RIORDAN FACES HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET

Caine Riordan and twelve of his crew are adrift in uncharted space, so far beyond Earth that the starfield is unrecognizable. Trapped on a derelict alien ship, they have only forty-eight hours before its decaying orbit causes it to burn up in the atmosphere of the strange planet beneath them, a silent and forbidding world of bleak deserts and turbulent seas, without any sign of life and dominated by violent storms. Those who somehow make it down to the surface will discover that the dangers they couldn’t see from space are by far the deadliest. A variety of bizarre, carnivorous species roam the barren wastes, desperate for food. Even more ominous, the world’s blasted cities have tell-tale signs which indicate its original masters were none other than humanity's most dangerous foe: the Ktor.

And worst of all, they may still be here.

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A VAST EMPIRE'S GREATEST FOE.
A CONQUERED PEOPLE'S LAST HOPE.

The Dervan Empire has at last triumphed over Volanus, putting the great city to the torch, its treasures looted, temples defiled, and fields sown with salt. What little remains of Volanus is scattered across the empire, its treasures plundered and its survivors sold into slavery. It is an absolute victory for the Dervans in every way but one: Hanuvar, last and greatest general of Volanus, still lives. He now travels the length of the Dervan Empire, driven by a singular purpose—to find what remains of his people that were carried into slavery across the empire, and free them from subjugation by any means necessary.

“Howard Andrew Jones is the leading Sword & Sorcery author of the 21st Century . . . His Lord of A Shattered Land is his best work yet . . . It's a magnificent achievement, destined to become a modern classic.” —John O’Neill

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Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones




They're Here edited by Hank Davis and Sean CW Korsgaard THE ALIENS ARE AMONG US!

“Where is everybody?” Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi once asked after a discussion about the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. To sum up the Fermi Paradox, if the billions of stars in our galaxy have planets with intelligent life on them, why hasn’t anyone visited us? But maybe they have, and we just haven’t noticed—and that’s the way they want it . . .

The secret visitors are revealed by such luminaries as Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Spider Robinson, Neil Gaiman, and more.

About Time Troopers, edited by Hank Davis:

“The editors’ mastery of the military SF and time travel subgenres is evident in their thoughtful selections. Fans of literate speculative fiction will hope for more from these experts.” Publishers Weekly

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story graphic Of Witches, Elves, and Night-Battlers

Janet’s parents always thought their daughter would grow up to become someone extraordinary, perhaps one of the “night-battlers,” a secret cabal that protects humankind from the dark forces of witches and sorcery. But when Janet takes up with a witch, her father tells her it is time to put away these foolish fancies—but it may already be too late.

Read “The Witch, the Woods, & the Elf Queen,” by Gregory Frost, a new short story set in the world of his upcoming fantasy novel, Rhymer.





Artificial Intelligence Through the Past, Present, and Future

The term “Artificial Intelligence” may have been coined by mathematician and computer scientist John McCarthy, and science fiction writers may have been exploring the concept since the earliest beginnings of the genre. But the concept of AI goes back nearly three millennia. In this month’s nonfiction essay, Jim Beall traces the history of Artificial Intelligence from it’s roots in the ancient world—on into the future.

Read “Artificial Intelligence: Myth, Fiction, and Future,” by Jim Beall.


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Charles E. Gannon

Caine Riordan and twelve of his crew are adrift in uncharted space, so far beyond Earth that the starfield is unrecognizable. Trapped on a derelict alien ship, they have only forty-eight hours before its decaying orbit causes it to burn up in the atmosphere of the strange planet beneath them. Even if they can make it to the surface, they will discover that the dangers they couldn’t see from space are by far the deadliest.


coverLord of a Shattered Land
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Howard Andrew Jones

The Dervan Empire has at last triumphed over Volanus, putting the great city to the torch, its treasures looted, temples defiled, and fields sown with salt. What little remains of Volanus is scattered across the empire, its treasures plundered and its survivors sold into slavery. It is an absolute victory for the Dervans in every way but one: Hanuvar, last and greatest general of Volanus, still lives.


coverVery Important Corpses
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Simon R. Green

The twelve most important business people in the world are having their annual meeting. But one by one they’re being murdered. The first agent sent to investigate has also been killed. So now it’s down to Ishmael Jones and his partner in crimes Penny Belcourt to get to the bottom of things. Of course, it doesn’t help that this is all taking place at a hotel near Loch Ness.


coverThey’re Here!
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edited by
Hank Davis &
Sean CW Korsgaard

“Where is everybody?” Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi once asked. To sum up the Fermi Paradox, if the billions of stars in our galaxy have planets with intelligent life on them, why hasn’t anyone visited us? But maybe they have, and we just haven’t noticed—and that’s the way they want it . . .


coverBallistic
Travis S. Taylor

A Russian missile site is attacked just north of the Ukraine border—now nuclear warheads are missing. A fire ravages a cosmonaut training facility in which five spacesuits disappear. A cache of detailed schematics of highly complex rocketry systems is discovered. It all points to the unthinkable: someone—someone extremely well-funded—is taking aim at the International Space Station.


coverThe Crossing
Kevin Ikenberry

A squad of modern-day ROTC cadets find themselves transported to December 17‌76 in the days before the Battle of Trenton. Without ammunition or their own meager supplies, can Cadet Sergeant Jameel Mason and his friends steel General George Washington’s courage and set the infancy of the United States of America back on track?



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Rajnar Vajra

Countless un-parallel universes intersect in a place where science and magic function perfectly. A Crossroads World. A world that holds a fantastic and deadly secret. Opening Wonders. Fantasy, science fiction, mythology, adventure, mystery, rich history—and more.


cover Edge of Extinction
Robert J. Szmidt

When the ruthless Aliens attack the outer reaches of the Federation, Humankind is forced to retreat haphazardly from dozens of conquered systems. But this war has another—human and personal—dimension: Major Darski must fight to save the colonists that he left on Ulietta. . . .


cover The Three Imposters
Arthur Machen

An early influence over H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu,” The Three Impostors is sure to please any fan of psychological horror. Now with a brand-new foreword by the designer of the acclaimed role-playing game Call of Cthulhu, Sandy Petersen!


cover The Napoleon of Notting Hill
G.K. Chesterton

Four decades before George Orwell wrote 1984, The Napoleon of Notting Hill defined the dystopian genre. One of the first dystopian comedies, instead of a dark vision of jackboots and surveillance states, G.K. Chesterton explores the question of what a society would look like if no one could take a joke.


cover The Moon Pool
A. Merritt

A. Merritt’s landmark classic of lost world fiction. Two princesses, one of temptation, power, and naked deceit; one of mercy, trust, and blind truth. Both bound to serve supernatural beings unto death. Both in love with the same man.


cover Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
Oscar Wilde

Biting wit and lush descriptions combine in this striking new edition of Oscar Wilde’s short story collection. “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime: A Study of Duty” headlines this anthology, first published in 18‌91. In addition to the title work, Wilde added “The Canterville Ghost,” “The Model Millionaire,” and “The Sphinx Without a Secret.”




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