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L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol 30
Author: Dave Wolverton (Editor), L. Ron Hubbard (Creator)

Embark on Voyages of Imagination and Wonder. Discover the new visionaries of imagination. Experience the thrills, laughs, heartbreak and tears that can all be found in this fabulous new anthology. We've scoured the globe to find the most powerful new writers, and then paired them with the most gifted new illustrators to bring you L. Ron Hubb... more »ard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX. The Year's thirteen best tales from the Writers of the Future international writers' program, illustrated by winners in the Illustrators of the Future international illustrators' program. Three short stories from authors L. Ron Hubbard / Orson Scott Card / Mike Resnick. With essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard / Robert Silverberg / Val Lakey Lindahn. Edited by Dave Wolverton. Illustrations/Art directed by Stephen Hickman.

Contents:

Introduction (Writers of the Future Volume 30) (2014) • essay by Dave Wolverton;
Another Range of Mountains / Megan E. O'Keefe, interior artwork by Sarah Webb: An artist able to retrieve images from an object's reflection history races time to find a kidnapped little girl;
Shifter / Paul Eckheart, interior artwork by Michael Talbot: A member of a shapeshifting family, experiencing a very personal betrayal, finally finds a real meaning and purpose in life;
Beneath the Surface of Two Kills / Shauna O'Meara, interior artwork by Cassandre Bolan: An expert hunter faces the moral dilemma of upholding her professional reputation by killing an animal of a near-extinct species, or letting a cold-blooded murderer escape execution;
Artistic Presentation • essay by L. Ron Hubbard;
Beyond All Weapons (1950) / L. Ron Hubbard, interior artwork by Adam Brewster: Would-be space colonists discover that the cost of choosing to pursue war over making a life for themselves is far more expensive than they imagined;
Animal / Terry Madden, interior artwork by Seonhee Lim: In a world where all non-human animals will soon be extinct, an animal preservationist risks one last act of desperation to save something of the treasure to which she has dedicated her life;
Rainbows for Other Days / C. Stuart Hardwick, interior artwork by Andrew Sonea: An android caretaker tries to nurture and help regenerate a devastated natural environment which has become hostile and poisonous to human life.;
Giants at the End of the World / Leena Likitalo, interior artwork by Trevor Smith: A self-condemned wanderer finds redemption for killing his best friend by saving the life of a stranger - and thus perhaps saves a special non-human species as well;
. . . And Now Thirty • essay by Robert Silverberg;
Carousel (2012) / Orson Scott Card, interior artwork by Vincent-Michael Coviello: Bereaved family members realize that the resurrection and continued companionship of their dead loved ones is not the benevolent gift they expected;
The Clouds in Her Eyes / Liz Colter, interior artwork by Kirbi Fagan: A young woman learns that only she has the power to destroy her world in order to save and remake it;
What Moves the Sun and Other Stars / K. C. Norton, interior artwork by Kristie Kim: A sentient robot imprisoned with a multitude of other sentient mutants on a comet of Sartre-like never-ending hell is offered the opportunity to escape - but is the man his savior, or merely delusional?;
Long Jump / Oleg Kazantsev, interior artwork by Adam Brewster: A researcher into the physics of space-jumping is selected as the next to trial the experimental system which killed the colleague with whom he'd traded places, years before;
These Walls of Despair / Anaea Lay, interior artwork by Bernardo Mota: An apprentice at emotion-inducing is given the tough assignment of concocting the emotional injection which may help save a woman on trial for her life;
Synaptic Soup • essay by Val Lakey Lindahn;
Robots Don't Cry [Birthright Universe] (2003) / Mike Resnick, interior artwork by Andrew Sonea: Spacefaring junk dealers unearth and reactivate an antique robot, which they can sell for a high price - after granting it one wish;
The Shaadi Exile / Amanda Forrest, interior artwork by Vincent-Michael Coviello: A skilled artisan who has had great fortune in love and in life realizes that she has the power to help someone who has had neither;
The Pushbike Legion / Timothy Jordan, interior artwork by Cassandre Bolan: The earth's last survivors eke out life on a small bubble of land with diminishing resources, surrounded by a desert populated by mysterious aliens of whirling sand;
Memories Bleed Beneath the Mask / Randy Henderson, interior artwork by Vanessa Golitz: A young boy from the black sheep side of the family becomes the recipient of his wealthy grandfather's knowledge and prestigious profession, but he also gains an even more valuable inheritance - memories of his father, who died long ago, and an understanding of his unique destiny to change the world for the better;
A Word on the Art Direction (Writers of the Future Volume 30) • essay by Stephen Hickman;
List of Illustrations by Artist (Writers of the Future Volume 30) • essay by the editor;
The Year in the Contests (Writers of the Future Volume 30) • essay by the editor.

ISBN-13: 9781619862654
ISBN-10: 1619862654
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Pages: 400
Rating:

Currently 4.7/5 Stars.

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Publisher: Galaxy Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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