Легенды о драконах существуют по всему миру – от Китая до Европы, от Африки до Северной Америки – много веков. Одни повествуют о кровожадных огнедышащих созданиях и бросивших им вызов благородных рыцарях. Другие – о мудрых и древних существах, которые могут многому научить человечество. Но истории о драконах, самых очаровательных и опасных волшебных существах, всегда неразрывно связаны с магией, героями и приключениями, поэтому они так полюбились людям всех времен и национальностей.

Две враждующие организации отправляют девушек-спецагентов в прошлое. Их миссия – откорректировать его и создать такую версию будущего, где именно их компания процветает. Девушки начинают обмен ироничными и едкими письмами, которые оставляют друг другу по очереди в самых неожиданных местах и временах во время заданий. Постепенно они становятся все ближе друг другу, но война продолжается, и кто-то должен в ней победить.

[STARRED REVIEW] “A must-read for anyone interested in the latest and most exciting sf writing out there.” — Booklist, starred review What would you do if your tame worker-bots mutinied? Is your 11 second attention span enough to placate a cranky time-tourist? Would you sell your native language to send your daughter to college? The avant-garde of science fiction have landed in this space-age sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winner, The New Voices of Fantasy. Here are the rising stars of the last five years of science fiction, including newcomers as well as already lauded authors: Rebecca Roanhorse, Amal El-Mohtar, Alice Sola Kim, Sam J. Miller, E. Lily Yu, Rich Larson,...

The latest volume of the prestigious anthology series, published annually across six decades! The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning and nominated stories of the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). The editor, selected by SFWA’s anthology Committee (chaired by Mike Resnick), is Jane Yolen, an author of children’s books, fantasy, and science fiction. This year’s Nebula Award winners are Charlie Jane Anders, Seanan McGuire, William Ledbetter, Amal El-Mohtar, and Eric Heisserer, with David D. Levine winning the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and...

"…flush with love for the Scottish Owl Centre to which Tessa Kum had introduced me, I began outlining the structural idea for the story while C. S. E. Cooney was visiting me over Christmas in 2013. I told her that I wanted to tell the story of a girl who really connected with Blodeuwedd, a woman made of flowers, because of how she felt like an arbitrary assemblage of bits and pieces that someone had commanded to be girl."

«Правда о совах». Юная Аниса из охваченного войной Ливана живет в Великобритании. Она наделена недоброй силой, которую не может контролировать, и способна причинять людям зло. Эта сила каким-то образом связана с совами… «Мадлен». Мадлен страдает странными приступами − внезапно проваливается в собственные воспоминания. Однажды она встречает там подругу, с которой никогда не была знакома наяву.

The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning and nominated stories in the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America(R). The editor selected by SFWA’s anthology committee (chaired by Mike Resnick) is two-time Nebula winner, Catherine Asaro. This year’s volume includes stories and excerpts by Connie Willis, Jo Walton, Kij Johnson, Geoff Ryman, John Clute, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Ferrett Steinmetz, Ken Liu, Nancy Fulda, Delia Sherman, Amal El-Mohtar, C. S. E. Cooney, David Goldman, Katherine Sparrow, E. Lily Yu, and Brad R. Torgersen. Review “Featuring writing of the highest...

The very best short SF fiction of any given year as recommended and nominated by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: the best novella, novelette and short story. Here you will find the cream of the crop of science fiction and fantasy - startling ideas, the intricate construction of new worlds and mind-bending experimental writing. This anthology includes not only the Nebula Award-winning works in each short-form category, but also all the nominees in the novelette and short story categories. Here you will find colourful fantasy, outstanding speculative fiction, steampunk, edgy writing on the fringes of the mainstream and uncompromisingly hard SF in stories set...