August 2014 Universe Between Edited by Dean Wesley Smith Between the earth and the sky, between the past and the present, between the musical notes and the silence exist universes. Millions of them. The eighth volume of Fiction River presents fourteen universes, all different, all powerful. From a planetary survey ship moored in an alien
“Slow Answer” by Lee Allred “One-Night Stands for Love and Glory” by David H. Hendrickson “Lunar Command: Dark Side” by Richard Alan Dickson “Are We Alone in the Universe?” by Darcy Pattison “Unsubscribe” by Phaedra Weldon “The Sun Dial Trail” by Rebecca S.W. Bates “The Mooring Buoy” by Jamie McNabb “Slow World” by Steven Mohan,
May 2014 Fantasy Adrift Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch From fairy tales fractured into unrecognizability to Russian mobsters hanging out with zombies, from New World slavery to modern Alaskan cruise ships, the stories in Fantasy Adrift sail across the genre. Two writers make their fiction debuts next to bestsellers Steve Perry and Dean Wesley Smith
“Legacy” by Irette Y. Patterson “Shaman” by Leslie Claire Walker “The Red-Stained Wishing Tree” by Eric Stocklassa “Shifting Jinn” by Rebecca S.W. Bates “Still Red” by Kara Legend “Generations” by “In the Play of Frigid Women” by Dean Wesley Smith “Old Magics” by Steven Mohan, Jr. “My Real Cousin Ruby” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “Leave a Candle Burning” by Dayle A. Dermatis “The Magic
March 2014 Special Edition: Crime Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch In what promises to be the mystery anthology of 2014, Fiction River Special #1 Crime features stories from the biggest names in mystery. From a twisted tale of greed by masterful writer Kate Wilhelm to a dark tale of murder and betrayal by Shamus-award winner Brendan DuBois, Crime will cover the
“Hitler’s Dogs” by Doug Allyn “Wheel of Fortune” by Steve Hockensmith “The Good Brother” by Brendan DuBois “FoL” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “These Boots Were Made for Murder” by Julie Hyzy “Because” by Melissa Yi “City of Light and Darkness” by Dæmon Crowe “No Good Deed” by Libby Fischer Hellmann “Rationing” by Karen Fonville “Neutrality” by Karen L. Abrahamson “Plan B” by Kate Wilhelm “Gas, Tan,
February 2014 Moonscapes Edited by Dean Wesley Smith We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream. For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human
“Hot Jupiters” by Steven Mohan, Jr. “The Old Guy” by Annie Reed “The Toy That Ran Away” by Scott William Carter “The Payment” by Maggie Jaimeson “Caressing Charon” by Ryan M. Williams “Moon Shine” by Matthew Lieber Buchman “Dreams of a Moon” by Dean Wesley Smith “The Moon Was Bitter and Hungry” by JC Andrijeski “The Verdant Gene” by Marcelle Dubé “Moonfall” by Lisa Silverthorne
December 2013 Hex in the City Edited by Kerrie L. Hughes Urban fantasy offers a diverse playground for some extremely powerful stories. Professional writer and editor, Kerrie L. Hughes, pulled some fantastic tales out of fourteen top writers for this fifth installment of Fiction River. Set in urban lands from modern Portland, to a future Detroit,
“King of The Kingless” by Jay Lake “Speechless in Seattle” by Lisa Sliverthorne “Thy Neighbor” by Nancy Holder “Somebody Else’s Problem” by Annie Bellet “A Thing Immortal As Itself” by Lee Allred “Geriatric Magic” by Stephanie Writt “Red As Snow” by Seanan McGuire “Music’s Price” by Anthea Sharp “The Sound of My Own Voice” by