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

Amazon

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.