The "Future Chronicles" has grown, from a single collection of robot stories, into a series whose unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes - A.I., aliens, time travel, dragons, telepaths, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday - has made it one of the most acclaimed short story anthology series of the digital era.
Its companion series - "Alt.Chronicles, The Illustrated Chronicles" and "Chronicle Worlds" - are similarly ground-breaking in their coverage of less mainstream tropes such as alternative history and shared universes.
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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Even today, machines that mimic human thinking surround us. As the intellectual feats of computing machines grow more and more astounding, will there be a day when their apparent intelligence approaches, or even surpasses, that of human beings? And what if these machines then become conscious, self-aware? In this latest title in the acclaimed Future Chronicles series of speculative fiction anthologies, thirteen authors confront the question of the Singularity: at and beyond that point of time when A.I. becomes more than simply a human construct. From first...

Z. Among the most monstrous creations of our imaginations, the zombie terrifies, with its capacity to pursue its prey, to run it down, exhaust it to surrender, unrelentingly. In this title in the acclaimed Future Chronicles series of speculative fiction anthologies, fourteen authors confront the nightmare, that horrific mirror of ourselves that pursues us with untiring hunger. The Z Chronicles features stories by bestselling authors Hugh Howey (Wool), Jennifer Foehner Wells (Fluency), plus twelve more of today's top authors in speculative and science fiction.

From Samuel Peralta, creator of the bestselling Future Chronicles speculative fiction anthology series, comes a line of anthologies charting new territories within a shared universe, within already-existing worlds. In Chronicle Worlds: Feyland, twelve leading speculative fiction authors present standalone stories set in the imaginative world created by USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, where the gateway to the very real realm of faerie is an immersive, virtual reality computer game, Feyland. Discover Feyland. Discover Chronicle Worlds.

This Second Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Nineteen sharp, suspenseful, satirical short stories - from Eleven of todays top speculative fiction writers. Slipstream Tales like you've never read before.

This Horrific Halloween edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Three short stories and One Epic Poem-each from a different featured master of speculative fiction and Horror. S. Elliot Brandis opens with a visit to airport security (what could be more chilling). Award winning Poet Samuel Peralta contributes the inner thoughts of one so special. Michael Patrick Hicks tells the tale of a dinner transcendent of earthly delights. And Daniel Arthur Smith shares the first of the recovered Lost Tapes.

The Canyons of the Damned are not of this world. This special space edition consists of Four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories-each from a different featured master of speculative fiction and one intimate interstellar poem. Nathan M. Beauchamp opens with Flesh of my Flesh, a moving study in what it means to be human. Award winning Poet Samuel Peralta contributes sentiment as to The Way the World Ends. A.K. Meek takes us back the world of Thoughts as Water with Second Invasion. Kevin Lauderdale introduces us to The Peacemaker. And Daniel Arthur Smith shares the episode of The...