"After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards...

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today. Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment...

Forced Seduction. Dubious Consent. Submission. Domination. These are the types of stories that make Janice Allen's panties damp. For years she's devoured every BDSM romance she could get her hands on. The older she's grown, the darker her tastes have become. When she runs across Fantasy Island's ad in a novel, she can't pass up the opportunity to experience it herself. Too late she remembers the old adage: Be careful what you wish for. You might just...

Myths Retold is a collection of fanciful mythological tales filled with magic, steamy romance, and a happily ever after for all. These are definitely not the myths you learned in grade school. This set includes: Secret Husband A dark and suspense-filled retelling of one of mythology's most epic love stories. When mortal Psyche is sold into marriage to a man she's not allowed to see, she surprises herself by falling in love with the faceless stranger. But...

A runaway spell is the most dangerous weapon of all. The sea is the only life Juan's ever known-not counting the decade he spent as a Vampire. Those years gave him a healthy aversion for anything supernatural, but he's a shifter now. It's way better than being one of the undead, but he still doesn't trust magic. Paired up with Aura to teach him, he falls and falls hard, but she spurns his advances. A history professor before the cataclysm, Aura...

The best of the year's Science Fiction and Fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. The series moves to its new publishing home, Solaris, with this eighth annual volume of the celebrated and popular series. DISTANT WORLDS, TIME TRAVEL, EPIC ADVENTURE, UNSEEN WONDERS AND MUCH MORE! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past twelve months are...

Author of Slow Getting Up chronicles his descent into the madness of early retirement and fantasy football. In Slow Getting Up, Nate Jackson told his story face down on the field. Now, in Fantasy Man, he's flat on his back. Six years have passed since the former Denver Broncos tight end wore a helmet, and every day he drifts further from the NFL Guy, the sanctioned-violence guy, the psychopath who ran head first into other psychos for money. But Nate...

Scientists don't believe in dragons. Dragons never think much about humans at all. Maybe it's time for their worlds to collide amidst the dangerous beauty of Antarctica. Doctor and biochemist, Erin signed up for six months aboard an Antarctic research ship to escape her stifling surgery practice. Jerked from her cozy cabin, she's dumped in an ice cave by men who assume she's dead. Konstantin and Katya, twins and dragon shifters, have lived miles beneath...

Epic fantasy tale Wayward Spirits is a short story introduction to the World of Godsland young adult fantasy series, which begins with Call of the Herald. A pair of young men lose their way, unaware their actions will forever change Godsland. This enchanting tale of growth and discovery shows just how much relationships can change when the world suddenly changes around you, and how some things remain the same. The Dawning of Power trilogy: Call of...

When betrayal is the name of the game, can anyone win? As the tyrannical, man-made religion of Aaron-Lem spreads across the world like wildfire, banished shapeshifter Meg Portia struggles to come to terms with the weakening of her own powers. Her shapeshifting powers were what made her unique and special. Without them...who is she? When the power-hungry leaders of the Aaron-Lem cult turn on each other, Meg's new home is caught in the crossfire....