The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America®. The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning and nominated stories in the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The editors selected by SFWA's anthology committee (chaired by Mike Resnick) are John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly, both highly acclaimed not only for their own award-winning fiction but also as coeditors of three anthologies: Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology, Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology, and The Secret History of Science Fiction. Stories and excerpts by Harlan Ellison™, Kij Johnson, Chris Barzak, Eric James Stone, Rachel Swirsky, Geoff Landis, Shweta Narayan, Adam Troy-Castro, James Tiptree Jr., Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kendall Evans and Samantha Henderson, Howard Hendrix, Ann K. Schwader, Connie Willis,... Views: 11
August 1914 is the story of England in that watershed month when the country went from peace to war. It tells of what life was like in a country that looked, and smelt, very different to today. Work could be long, hard and deadly; pleasures were rough and simple; religion was a comfort for many. Some of the people whose stories you will encounter are well-known, such as Winston Churchill, the rising First Lord of the Admiralty. Others were not famous figures - Winston’s sister-in-law, the self-centred Lady ‘Goonie’ Churchill; William Swift, the village headmaster, retired to his garden; the game-shooting student Clifford Gothard, and the aristocrat Gerald Legge. Their diaries and letters tell vividly what they did and thought, and how they reacted to the news of armies on the march across Europe. Mark Rowe’s fascinating book gives a unique insight into the main events of that month - the outburst of patriotism in front of Buckingham Palace, the panic-buying, the rush by some to... Views: 11
A tale of war, death, lust, and scheming, set in the starkly beautiful landscapes of medieval Ireland and Wales. Robert FitzStephen is a warrior down on his luck. Arrogant, cold, but a brilliant soldier, FitzStephen commands a castle – yet although his mother was a princess his father was a lowly steward. When a Welsh rebellion brings defeat and a crippling siege, his highborn comrades scorn him, betraying him to the enemy. A hostage of his cousin, Prince Rhys, FitzStephen is disgraced, seemingly doomed to a life of obscurity and shame. Then King Diarmait arrives ... Diarmait is the ambitious overlord of an Irish kingdom. Forced to flee by the High King of Ireland, he seeks to reclaim his lands by any means possible – and that includes inviting the Normans in. With nothing left to lose – and perhaps a great deal to gain – FitzStephen agrees to lead the Irishman's armies, and to drive Diarmait's enemies from his kingdom. His price?... Views: 11
Jaci didn't know how her life was going to be now that she had been turned into a vampire. Thankfully she has Daniel to teach her all the tricks and traits she will need to learn in order to survive. She discovers she is not only learning from Daniel but lusting after him as well. One night they are unable to fight the urge to be together any longer. Jaci starts to feel like herself again. She starts to feel complete. That is until Michael shows up in her life once again. Thanks to an angry vampire who is driven by vengeance, Jaci finds herself surrounded by most of her loved ones again. John, Avalon, and Michael come to help fight against the evil that is haunting them. They quickly realize they must all come together to fight a vampire that proves harder to kill than most. Through it all Jaci cannot fight the pull she feels towards Michael. She finds herself stuck between devotion to a vampire and her love for a shape shifter. Should she follow her brain or her heart? Views: 11
Four decades of memories from a gastronome who witnessed the food revolution from the (well-provisioned) trenches--a delicious tour through contemporary food history.When Raymond Sokolov replaced the beloved, groundbreaking New York Times food editor Craig Claiborne in 1971, he began a long, memorable, and ongoing career as editor, restaurant critic, food historian, and author. Here he traces the food scene in America from the time Julia Child published Mastering the Art of French Cooking through today's flourishing and diverse culinary world. Along the way he addresses the impact of French chefs like Paul Bocuse and Michel Guérard; the introduction of nouvelle cuisine; the opening of the first Sichuan restaurants in the New York area (including one in a gas station); the halcyon days of Lutèce; brilliant international centers of modernist food like El Bulli and The Fat Duck; and the rise of contemporary American food stars like Thomas Keller and... Views: 11
Five heart-stopping true stories of terror and triumph, told by the man who tried to make life better for these troubled children ...Clive, a thirteen-year-old victim of terrifying demonic visions, tells frightening stories of abuse and imprisonment. Could they be genuine?Patrick, twelve, bravely setting out to find the truth about his birth family - however painful it may be ...Six-year-old Johnny, tiny and undernourished, desperately tries to recover from a brain-injury inflicted by his drunken and violent father ... At fourteen, Katie is so aggressive that the authorities have put her in special care, away from other children. What could be the cause of such fury?And in a grim island prison, a lumbering bully ponders his crimes against his twin children, Larry and Francey - while his sadistic and conniving wife, the real monster behind his actions, tries to fool the state into returning the traumatised boy and girl to her care. Views: 11
Nick was a conscientious robot, anxious to serve well. But something was wrong inside him and try as he would he didn't seem able — To Please the Master. Note: very short story Views: 11
Alex Ko's moving autobiography will inspire tweens to dare to dream big. Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story follows Alex's journey from small town Iowa to becoming a famous Broadway performer in New York City. Despite all the odds he had to overcome--facing his father's tragic death from cancer, financial difficulties, countless auditions, and serious injuries, Alex triumphantly lands the starring role in the musical Billy Elliot at age thirteen. For theater fans who want an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the world of backstage Broadway to kids determined to achieve dreams of their own, Alex Ko's story, told in his own words, is powerful and personal. A collection of black-and-white photos from both Billy Elliot productions and Alex's childhood brings his world vividly to life. Views: 11
Kim is a woman on a mission: She wants to propose to her partner, Jess, on Valentine's Day. But things don't turn out as planned, because Jess has a plan of her own...—-Note: Previously published in the anthology "Connected Hearts. Four Lesbian Romance Stories" (Publication Date: January 2013 by Ylva Publishing). Views: 11
