This is the sixth volume in the highly acclaimed Writers of the Future series that has gone on to launch the successful careers of many authors and illustrators since the inception of the Writers of the Future Contest. Join the adventure on a Martian space station, or travel in a plane to another world . . . ours, or come and meet the howling "red-eyed thing." These and many other stories of imagination from the new breed of award-winning science fiction and fantasy writers await. The best stories of the year, selected by Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, Algis Budrys, Ramsey Campbell, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Robert Silverberg, John Varley, Jack Williamson and Roger Zelazny.

From the best new writers of speculative fiction - the winners of the Writers of the Future Contest - come seventeen original and imaginative stories that will transport you into unexplored dimensions and alien worlds, beyond the edges of time and space. Selected by a judges' panel of luminaries in the field of science fiction and fantasy, including Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Algis Budrys, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg and Jack Williamson

2015 Best Science Fiction and alien anthology, Publisher's Weekly Science Fiction Best Seller 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. Don’t be left behind. Get a read on what’s next. “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

Enter 13 spectacular new worlds of imagination and the fantastic. Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future. Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before published first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories selected by top names in the field. “Energetic, colorful, plot-filled and fun.” —Locus Magazine Includes essays written by professionals of the craft: L. Ron Hubbard, Rebecca Moesta and Cliff Neilsen

Each year the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology series expands minds and enlightens those who love to read. From cutting-edge high-tech to evocative fantasy, these volumes provide the very best from the new generation of science fiction and fantasy authors. The winners are selected by a blue-ribbon panel of professionals, including grandmasters Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson, and award winners such as Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Tim Powers.