Friday, December 1, 2017

Holiday Gift Guide: L.Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future, Volume 33



L.Ron Hubbard presents
Writers of the Future, Volume 33


Edited by
David Farland

Publisher
Galaxy Press

Retail
Paperback: $15.95
E-Pub: $6.99
Kindle: $6.99

Pages
400

Where to Purchase


Description

Explore diverse new universes of possibility through a variety of creative and fresh new ideas—all in one anthology. From dragons to mythical death dealers, from murder on the moon to deep space mystery, these stories bring you the hot new talent in science fiction, fantasy & horror.

Enjoy these award-winning stories & illustrations, with bonus stories by New York Times bestselling authors Robert J. Sawyer, Todd McCaffrey & L. Ron Hubbard.

Learn how to write or improve your craft with tips from Grand Master fantasy author Anne McCaffrey and New York Times bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard.


My Thoughts


I had received an advanced readers copy of  L.Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future, Volume 33 earlier in the year, but due to my lack of time, the book got pushed a side until I finally got around to reading it a few months ago. Instead of featuring it as a "Fall Reads" post, I decided to it feature it in this year's Holiday Gift Guide.

The late author L. Ron Hubbard started the Writers of the Future and the Illustrators of the Future contest annual contest in the early 1980s. The winner's of the contests are featuring the annual anthology Writers of the Future: The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year.

The stories and tales included in Volume 33 are:

Moonlight One
by Stephen Lawson
Illustrated by Jason Park

The Armor Embrace
by Doug C. Souza
Illustrated by Christopher Kiklowicz

Envoy In The Ice
by Dustin Steinacker
Illustrated by Yader Fonseca

Tears For Shulna
by Andrew L. Roberts
Illustrated by Rachel Quinlan

The Drake Equation
by C. L. Kagmi
Illustrated by Michael Michera

Acquistion
by Jake Marley
Illustrated by Ryan Richmond

Obsidian Spire
by Molly Elizabeth Atkins
Illustrated by Aituar Manas

A Glowing Heart
by Anton Rose
Illustrated by Anthony Moravian

The Long Dizzy Down
by Ziporah Hildebrandt
Illustrated by Asher Ben Alpay

The Woodcutter's Deity
by Walter Dinjos
Illustrated by Chan ha Kim

Useless Magic
by Andrew Peery
Illustrated by Hanna Al-Shaer

Adramelech
by Sean Hazlett
Illustrated by Aituar Manas

The Fox, The Wolf, And The Dove
by Ville Merilainen
Illustrated by David Furnal

The Magnificent Bahajan
by David VonAllmen
Illustrated by Chan ha Kim

Also included in this year's anthology is an introduction by David Farland (who is also the editor), nonfiction article "Search For Research" by L. Ron Hubbard, the short story "The Devil's Rescue" by L. Ron Hubbard with illustrations by Preston Stone, nonfiction article "A Thousand Or So Words Of Wisdom" by Anne McCaffrey, the short story "Gator" by Robert J. Sawyer with illustrations by Joshua Meehan, the short story "The Dragon Killer's Daughter" by Todd McCaffrey (inspired by Larry Elmore's Crimson Dawn), and the essay "Notes On Art Direction" by Bobb Eggleton.

Overall,  L.Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future, Volume 33 is a great anthology for any science fiction and fantasy reader. Personally, I liked all the stories in the book, but my favorite story out the anthology is "The Drake Equation." The book would make a wonderful gift!


*Note - I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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