The end of the world might come in many forms: ecological disaster, alien invasion, cosmic chaos...the possibilities for destruction seem endless. So, how will those facing the end of the world deal with impending doom? The fourteen talented authors of Fiction River's latest volume explore just that. From an intrepid adventurer fleeing a world-destroying terror to a man who discovers the most savage destroyers of civilization are closer than he thought, to a chilling tale of our whole planet hurled into the icy black reaches of space, these gripping stories demonstrate why Astro Guyz calls...

Years before the Anniversary Day crisis, Armstrong Police Detective Noelle DeRicci investigates a body dumped in a compost bin. But what seems like a regular murder case suddenly puts everyone she knows at risk. And it poses a very political question: How far should she push for the rights of clones? Winner of the 2015 Asimov's Readers' Choice Award for Best Novella. "Inhuman Garbage," first published in Asimov's, appears in a different form in Book Seven of the Anniversary Day Saga, Starbase Human. "We get some surprising revelations in a story rich with intrigue mixed with science fiction...

Making the wrong decisions on the business side of publishing can destroy a writer's career. Longtime writer, editor, and publisher Kristine Kathryn Rusch knows this better than anyone. So she decided to write a book on the dealbreakers in contracts, agency agreements, and other business things that will ruin a writer's future. Little did she know that it would take her seven months, lots of hand-wringing, and a lot of help from the readers of her blog. The result, Closing the Deal...on Your Terms, shows how the tiniest of decisions-talking to a Hollywood producer on the phone, falling for a...