L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol 28: Writers of the Future Volume 28

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Galaxy Press LLC, 2012 - Fiction - 568 pages

Science Fiction short stories from the freshest, most talented new voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy, each illustrated by the best new artist in the genre

Behold ... A magical woven man who holds the keys to the Kingdom...

Discover ... gateways to alternate universes.

Explore ... on Mars to unravel the fantastic mystery of a an ancient civilization.

Clone Wars ... can a clone become human when she her soul.

Paranoia ... post apocalyptic kindle fiction.

Alien Infestation ... To stop these deadly aliens, she must die repeatedly, like a vivid chapter of "All You need is Kill."

"The offerings are thought provoking and varied, with a trend towards excellence...The future is in good hands." --Publishers Weekly

"The Writers of the Future ... Long may it continue!" --Neil Gaiman

Writing Contest Judges: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Orson Scott Card, Eric Flint, Brian Herbert, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dr. Yoji Kondo, Anne McCaffrey, Rebecca Moesta, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Dean Wesley Smith, K.D. Wentworth, Sean Williams and Dave Wolverton (AKA David Farland).

Illustrating Contest Judges: Robert Castillo, Vincent Di Fate, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon, Dave Dorman, Bob Eggleton, Laura Brodian Freas, Ron Lindahn, Val Lakey Lindahn, Stephan Martiniere, Judith Miller, Cliff Nielsen, Sergey Poyarkov, Shaun Tan, H.R. Van Dongen and Stephen Youll.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Of Woven Wood
7
The Rings of Mars
43
The Paradise Aperture
83
Story Vitality
115
Fast Draw
125
The Siren
147
Contact Authority
201
My Name is Angela
317
Lost Pine
359
Advice for a New Illustrator
417
Shutdown
427
While Ireland Holds These Graves
457
The Poly Islands
491
Insect Sculptor
547
The Year in the Contests
579

The Importance of Short Fiction
259
The Command for Love
267
Back Cover
596
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L. Ron Hubbard was born in Tilden, Nebraska on March 13, 1911. He attended George Washington University and Princeton University. He began his career as a writer for pulp magazines and later as a science fiction writer. His science fiction works include the Buckskin Brigades, Final Blackout, Fear, The Kingslayer, and Black Towers to Danger. His book, Dianetics, was published in 1950. He spent the next 30 years devoting himself to the development of Dianetics and Scientology. In 1954, he founded the Church of Scientology. In the 1980s, he published his final fiction works Battlefield Earth and the Mission Earth series, which won the Cosmos 2000 Award from French readers and the Nova Science Fiction Award from Italy's Perseo Libri. He died on January 24, 1986.