L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34

Presenting this year’s collection of fresh voices, fabulous worlds, and fantastic new characters. 24 Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators. Accompanied by Orson Scott Card, Brandon Sanderson, Jody Lynn Nye, Jerry Pournelle, Ciruelo and Echo Chernik and Edited by David Farland. Your search for something new and different in sci-fi and fantasy ends here.
Each year, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests’ blue-ribbon judges search the world to discover and introduce to you the very best new talent in sci-fi and fantasy. Created by L. Ron Hubbard, whose commitment to help new writers and artists gave rise to the annual Writers of the Future anthologies...a launching pad for writers and artists who are sure to command our attention for decades to come.
Contents:
Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume 34) • essay by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland]
Illustration Gallery • 16-page color gallery of artwork
Illustrators of the Future • essay by Echo Chernik
Turnabout / short fiction by Erik Bundy • interior artwork by Adar Darnov
A Smokeless and Scorching Fire / short fiction by Erin Cairns • interior artwork by Kyna Tek
The Howler on the Sales Floor / short fiction by Jonathan Ficke • interior artwork by Sidney Lugo
The Minarets of An-Zabat / short fiction by Jeremy TeGrotenhuis • interior artwork by Brenda Rodriguez
Suspense (1937) • essay by L. Ron Hubbard
The Death Flyer • short fiction by L. Ron Hubbard • interior artwork by Ven Locklear
Odd and Ugly / short fiction by Vida Cruz • interior artwork by Reyna Rochin
Mara's Shadow / short fiction by Darci Stone • interior artwork by Quintin Gleim
Theme • essay by Orson Scott Card
The Lesson (excerpt from The Way of Kings) • short fiction by Brandon Sanderson • interior artwork by Bea Jackson
Paying It Forward • essay by Jerry Pournelle
What Lies Beneath / short fiction by Cole Hehr • interior artwork by Maksym Polishchuk
The Face in the Box / short fiction by Janey Bell • interior artwork by Bruce Brenneise
Flee, My Pretty One / short fiction by Eneasz Brodski • interior artwork by Alana Fletcher
Passion and Profession • essay by Ciruelo Cabral [as by Ciruelo]
Illusion • essay by Jody Lynn Nye; inspired by Ciruelo's Dragon Caller
A Bitter Thing / short fiction by N. R. M. Roshak • interior artwork by Jazmen Richardson
Miss Smokey / short fiction by Diana Hart • interior artwork by Anthony Moravian
All Light and Darkness / short fiction by Amy Henrie Gillett • interior artwork by Duncan Halleck
The Year in the Contests • essay by editor
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