There are many kinds of mysterious women, both in life and in fiction. Fiction River Presents: Mysterious Women plucks some of the most intriguing, compelling, and sometimes dangerous female characters from the pages of Fiction River and collects them in one volume.These women fight back against oppression and injustice, help each other when no other help can be found, and undergo transformations from hopelessness into beacons of light for others to follow. They also entertain the reader with their own personal mysteries.What happened to make them break out of the traditional bonds of womanhood? Why do they take such risks? What makes them tick?These eight superb writers tackle those questions and more in this outstanding volume. Includes:"Plan B" by Kate Wilhelm"China Moll" by Cindie Geddes"On the Edge of the Nations" by Dan C. Duval"These Boots Were Made for Murder" by Julie Hyzy"Mercy Find Me" by Diana...

Pulling from the list of her favorite stories for this volume of Fiction River Presents, editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes readers on a thrilling journey. From little rovers exploring the planets where humans cannot yet go, to human explorers flung into realms of space/time beyond their knowledge and experience, to aliens who drop in for a visit to Earth for purposes only they can fathom—these travelers entertain, sometimes terrify, and always fascinate. With this tantalizing volume, Rusch asks the reader, "Wanna go for a ride?" Includes "Tendrils" by Leigh Saunders "Moonfall" by Lisa Silverthorne "The Rock of Kansas" by Eric Kent Edstrom "Hot Jupiters" by Steven Mohan, Jr. "Embedded" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Ice Dogs" by Kris Austen Radcliffe "Closing The Big Bang" by Michéle Laframboise "Time, Expressed As An Entrée" by Robert T. Jeschonek

Expect the unexpected in this latest volume of Fiction River Presents. Be it a twist you won't see coming, an unusual character voice, or a surprising elicitation of emotion, these wonderful stories will catch you off guard and keep you hooked. From some unique retellings of classic tales to some not-so-typical detectives to expressions of love and heroism from the most unlikely of misfits, these ten stories eloquently demonstrate why Astro Guys calls the Fiction River series "a wonderful mind-expanding read."Table of Contents"Generations" by Steve Perry"Case Cracked" by Joe Cron"Role Model" by Kevin J. Anderson"Finally Family" by Ray Vukcevich"Time, Expressed as an Entrée" by Robert T. Jeschonek"One-Night Stands for Love and Glory" by David H. Hendrickson"Earth Day" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Jelly's Heroes" by Louisa Swann"Nice Timestream Youse Got Here" by Lee Allred"In the...

Steampunk and sorcery offer fantastic flights of imagination in this latest volume of Fiction River Presents. From the merciless march of Lovecraftian prose to the echoes of Russell Hoban's Ridley Walker, these nine authors create convincing and compelling worlds that feel like familiar places from some past life or dream. With engaging characters often caught in agonizing situations, this spellbinding volume proves why Adventures Fantastic says the Fiction River series "is one of the best and most exciting publications in the field today."Includes:"Murmuration of a Darkening Sea" by Lee Allred"Heart" by Leslie Claire Walker"The Whirring Dreams of Aberrant Blood" by Cindie Geddes"The Clunkety" by Brenda Carre"Skinwalker" by Valerie Brook"Dead Men Walking" by Annie Reed"The Airship Adventures of Captain Jane Fury" by Anthea Sharp"Trouble Aboard the Flying Scotsman" by Alistair...

How to Save the World brings together eleven of today’s brightest authors, presenting their answers to solve a pressing problem facing the human race. From the growing energy crisis to women’s rights to overpopulation to the survival of humanity in the future, the stories in this original anthology examine the issues facing our planet today—and offer hope for our survival tomorrow.

The desire to travel through time occupies many daydreams. It also drives many plot lines. After all, a good story transports the reader to a different time and place, no matter the genre.This volume of Fiction River Presents gathers some of those incredible time travel tales together into one volume. In these stories, characters want to fix something in the past, solve mysteries, escape to an unknown future, or maybe just get a glimpse of it.So, get ready for a trip on the Spacetime Express. Backward, forward, and sideways, these adventures through time offer a passport into the unknown and beyond.Includes:"Tower One" by Thomas K. Carpenter"September at Wall & Broad" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"The Elevator in the Cornfield" by Scott William Carter"Sacred Poet from the Future" by Kelly Cairo"The Wages of the Moment" by Dean Wesley Smith"Three Strikes" by Chuck Heintzelman"Christmas, Interrupted" by Lisa...

The fifteen writers in this third original anthology in the Fiction River line explore everything from Chicago gangsters to Japanese tsunamis, and travel from 2013 to the nineteenth century to a vast future. Featuring work from award winners to bestsellers to a few newcomers whose time will come, Time Streams turns the time-travel genre on its head.

From a funeral procession in Asia to an ancestral estate deep in the heart of a vaguely Victorian forest to a carriage accident in the vast universe of The Runelords, Unnatural Worlds takes readers on a journey to the far side of the imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, frightening, but most importantly, memorable, the original stories in this anthology go places few writers dare reach.