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Fiction River [#1, Unnatural Worlds, April 2013] ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 250pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · The Return to Publishing · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 3 · So I Lied · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · in 9 · Life Between Dreams · Devon Monk · nv 31 · Finally Family · Ray Vukcevich · ss 43 · The Grasshopper and My Aunts · Esther M. Friesner · nv 65 · True Calling · Irette Y. Patterson · ss 79 · A Taste of Joie de Vivre · Kellen Knolan · nv 101 · Here, Kitty Kitty · Annie Reed · ss 121 · That Lost Riddle [Poker Boy] · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 141 · Shadow Side · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 185 · Sisters · Leah Cutter · ss 197 · The Witch’s House · Richard Bowes · ss 215 · Dog Boy Remembers · Jane Yolen · ss 229 · Barbarians · David Farland · ss

Fiction River [#2, How To Save The World, June 2013] ed. John Helfers (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 250pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Journeys · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · Our World and Welcome to It · John Helfers · in 7 · The Gathering · David Gerrold · ss 21 · Positive Message · William H. Keith · nv 49 · The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane · Ron Collins · nv 71 · Your Name Here · Laura Resnick · ss 89 · Flight of Little Bird · Stephanie Writt · nv 115 · Staying Afloat · Angela Penrose · nv 135 · The Shape of a Name · Annie Reed · nv 159 · Neighborhoods · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 179 · Heaven Backwards · Lisa Silverthorne · nv 205 · Earth Day · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 213 · Deus Ex Machina · Travis Heermann · nv

Fiction River [#3, Time Streams, August 2013] ed. Dean Wesley Smith (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 256pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Time Speed · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · One More Stop on the River of Time · Dean Wesley Smith · in 7 · Love in the Time of Dust and Venom · Sharon Joss · ss 19 · This Time, I Return for Good · Michael Robert Thomas · ss 31 · The Elevator in the Cornfield · Scott William Carter · ss 45 · Radio Free Future · J. Steven York · ss 59 · Unstuck · D. K. Holmberg · ss 77 · Your Permanent Record · Ray Vukcevich · ss 93 · Waiting for the Coin to Drop · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 107 · Nice Timestream Youse Got Here · Lee Allred · ss 127 · The Highlight of a Life · Jeffrey A. Ballard · ss 147 · A Beautiful Friendship · Mike Resnick & Lou J. Berger · ss 163 · Fix · Michael A. Stackpole · ss 181 · The Totem of Curtained Minds · Ken Hinckley · ss 199 · September at Wall and Broad · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 233 · Time, Expressed as an Entrée · Robert T. Jeschonek · nv

Fiction River [#4, Christmas Ghosts, October 2013] ed. Kristine Grayson (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 266pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · A Time for Romance and Oh, So Much More · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 3 · Umbrellas, Spirits, and Holiday Cheer · Kristine Grayson · in 9 · The Farewell Gift · Louise Marley · nv 41 · A Ghost of Time · Dean Wesley Smith · nv 67 · Christmas, Interrupted · Lisa Silverthorne · nv 101 · The Ghost of Willow’s Past · M. L. Buchman · nv 123 · Toasted · Mary Jo Putney · nv 149 · Chains · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 181 · Miss Merriweather’s Christmas Follies · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv 217 · A Countess for Christmas · Anthea Lawson · na

Fiction River [#5, Hex in the City, December 2013] ed. Kerrie L. Hughes (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Kriscole) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Puzzle Pieces · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · Hexen & Magick · Kerrie L. Hughes · in 5 · King of the Kingless · Jay Lake · ss 21 · Speechless in Seattle · Lisa Silverthorne · ss 39 · The Neighbor · Nancy Holder · ss 49 · Somebody Else’s Problem · Annie Bellet · ss 67 · A Thing Immortal as Itself · Lee Allred · ss 83 · Geriatric Magic · Stephanie Writt · ss 93 · Red as Snow · Seanan McGuire · ss 109 · Music’s Price · Anthea Price · ss 127 · The Sound of My Own Voice · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss 147 · The 13th Floor Problem [Poker Boy] · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 167 · Dead Men Walking · Annie Reed · ss 183 · One Good Deed · Jeanne C. Stein · ss 203 · Fox and Hound · Leah Cutter · ss 221 · The Scottish Play · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss

Fiction River [#6, Moonscapes, February 2014] ed. Dean Wesley Smith (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Httin) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Moon Stories · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · A Moon: That’s It · Dean Wesley Smith · in 5 · Hot Jupiters · Steven Mohan, Jr. · nv 27 · The Old Guy · Annie Reed · ss 41 · The Toy That Ran Away · Scott William Carter · ss 59 · The Payment · Maggie Jaimeson · ss 73 · Caressing Charon · Ryan M. Williams · ss 89 · Moon Shine · Matthew Lieber Buchman · ss 99 · Dreams of a Moon [Captain Brian Saber] · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 115 · The Moon Was Bitter and Hungry · J. C. Andrijeski · ss 127 · The Verdant Gene · Marcelle Dubé · ss 143 · Moonfall · Lisa Silverthorne · ss 161 · A Murder of Clones · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss

Fiction River [#7, Fantasy Adrift, May 2014] ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 242pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Sailing Forward · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 5 · Stories on Demand · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · in 7 · Legacy · Irette Y. Patterson · ss 19 · Shaman · Leslie Claire Walker · nv 41 · The Red-Stained Wishing Tree · Eric Stocklassa · ss 57 · Shifting Jinn · Rebecca S. W. Bates · ss 69 · Still Red · Kara Legend · ss 89 · Generations · Steve Perry · ss 99 · In the Play of Frigid Women · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 119 · Old Magics · Steven Mohan, Jr. · ss 139 · My Real Cousin Ruby · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 167 · Leave a Candle Burning · Dayle A. Dermatis · nv 197 · The Magic Man · J. C. Andrijeski · ss

Fiction River [#8, Universe Between, August 2014] ed. Dean Wesley Smith (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 286pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Balancing Act · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · That Space on the Line · Dean Wesley Smith · in 7 · Slow Answer · Lee Allred · ss 25 · One-Night Stands for Love and Glory · David H. Hendrickson · ss 39 · Lunar Command: Dark Side · Richard Alan Dickson · ss 59 · Are We Alone in the Universe? · Darcy Pattison · ss 79 · Unsubscribe · Phaedra Weldon · nv 101 · The Sun Dial Trail · Rebecca S. W. Bates · ss 113 · The Mooring Buoy · Jamie McNabb · ss 127 · Slow World · Steven Mohan, Jr. · ss 145 · Snake Bi · Kellen Knolan · nv 169 · Between the Lines · Karen L. Abrahamson · ss 189 · Perfect Notes · Scott William Carter · ss 209 · The Space Between Hope and Dreams · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 219 · The Atlantis Fifty [Poker Boy] · Dean Wesley Smith · nv 263 · Sky in the Ground · Rob Vagle · ss

Fiction River [#9, Fantastic Detectives, September 2014] ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 286pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Just Great Stories · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 5 · Fantastic Writers · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · in 9 · Case Cracked · Joe Cron · ss 23 · Living with the Past · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss 37 · All She Can Be · Karen L. Abrahamson · ss 53 · Under Oregon · Kara Legend · nv 75 · Role Model [Dan Shamble] · Kevin J. Anderson · nv 109 · Death in Hathaway Tower · Ryan M. Williams · ss 129 · Trouble Aboard the Flying Scotsman · Alistair Kimble · nv 151 · Containing Patient Zero · Paul Eckheart · nv 176 · Canine Agent Rocky Arnold vs. The Evil Alliance · Juliet Nordeen · ss 191 · An Incursion of Mice · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 201 · They’re Back! [Poker Boy] · Dean Wesley Smith · na

Fiction River [#10, Past Crime, November 2014] ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 286pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. A “Special Edition” created for the Kobo adds four stories. 1 · A Reader’s World · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 5 · Looking Backward · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · in 9 · Stolen in Passing · Dory Crowe · nv 33 · New World Gambles · Leah Cutter · ss 47 · The Bank Teller · Jamie McNabb · nv 71 · An Education for Thursday · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 91 · The Curious Case of the Ha’Penny Detective · Lee Allred · ss 109 · The Horns of Hathor · Richard Quarry · nv 145 · Impressions · Lisa Silverthorne · ss 165 · The Raiders · Cat Rambo · ss 179 · The Monster in Our Midst · Kris Nelscott · nv 215 · Blood and Lightning on the Newport Highway · M. Elizabeth Castle · nv 247 · Deathmobile · Michele Lang · ss 263 · The Stonewall Rat · J. C. Andrijeski · ss Choices · Laura Ware · ss; in Kobo Special Edition only. The Piper’s Plot · Anthea Lawson · ss; in Kobo Special Edition only. She Walks in Beauty · Brenda Carre · nv; in Kobo Special Edition only. The Priest Hunter · Patrick O’Sullivan · ss; in Kobo Special Edition only.

Fiction River [#11, Pulse Pounders, January 2015] ed. Kevin J. Anderson (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 278pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. A “Special Edition” created for the Kobo adds three stories. 1 · Starts with a Bang · Dean Wesley Smith · fw 5 · Strap Yourself In and Hang On · Kevin J. Anderson · in 7 · The Chair · J. C. Andrijeski · ss 23 · Change of Mind · Kevin J. Anderson & Peter J. Wacks · nv 53 · A Man of His Times · Patrick O’Sullivan · nv 79 · Tower One · Thomas K. Carpenter · ss 93 · Big and Shady · David Farland · ss 113 · Daisy Wong: The Hell of the Unprepared Sinners · Jamie McNabb · nv 139 · The Yellow Coat · Frank Herbert · ss 155 · Fraternization · Ron Collins · ss 171 · Frostburnt · Brigid Collins · ss 185 · The Scent of Amber and Vanilla · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss 203 · The Mer · Phaedra Weldon · ss 221 · Sole Survivor · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 237 · Three Strikes · Chuck Heintzelman · ss Blown · Diana Deverell · nv; in Kobo Special Edition only. The Messenger · Leah Cutter · ss; in Kobo Special Edition only. The Void Around the Sword’s Edge · Kim May · ss; in Kobo Special Edition only.

Fiction River [#12, Risk Takers, March 2015] ed. Dean Wesley Smith (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 286pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · The Art of the Deal · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 5 · A Degree of Risk · Dean Wesley Smith · in 9 · Play the Man · Dan C. Duval · ss 25 · The F Factor · Chrissy Wissler · ss 45 · No Free Lunch · Anthea Sharp · ss 53 · Winning the Ocean Pearl · T. D. Edge · ss 65 · China Moll · Cindie Geddes · ss 75 · A Tale of Good Whiskey, Bad Coffee, and One Devious Woman · Annie Reed · ss 89 · Bucking the Tiger · John Helfers & Kerrie Hughes · ss 107 · The Messiah Business · Robert T. Jeschonek · nv 129 · Muggins Rules · Russ Crossley · ss 147 · Cost and Conscience · Christy Fifield · ss 159 · Side Baiting · Phaedra Weldon · ss 177 · Gambler’s Fallacy · Brigid Collins · ss 189 · The Man Who Decided · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 201 · Rats · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 231 · Driving the Line · Dan C. Duval · ss 247 · Side Bet · Lee Allred · ss

Fiction River [#13, Alchemy & Steam, June 2015] ed. Kerrie L. Hughes (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Allyson Longueira) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · An Arcane Science · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · A Very Successful Experiment · Kerrie L. Hughes · in 5 · The Rites of Zosimos · Angela Penrose · ss 25 · Heart · Leslie Claire Walker · ss 37 · Pennies for Portents · Diana Benedict · ss 57 · The Order of the Golden Grapefruit · Sharon Joss · nv 79 · The Perfect Perfume · Anthea Sharp · ss 97 · The Grand Dangoolie · Ron Collins · ss 117 · The Whirring Dreams of Aberrant Blood · Cindie Geddes · ss 129 · St. Jean & the Dragon · Brenda Carre · ss 149 · Weight in Gold · Dory Crowe · ss 169 · Heaven’s Flight · Leigh Saunders · nv 191 · Blood Moon Carnival · Kim May · ss 205 · Makes the World Go ’Round · Kelly Cairo · ss 221 · Myrtle’s Boxes · Louisa Swann · ss

Fiction River [#14, Valor, July 2015] ed. Lee Allred (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Luca Oleastri) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editing with Valor · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · The Path to Valor · Lee Allred · in 7 · H-Hour · Steven Mohan, Jr. · nv 31 · John Henry · Steve Perry · nv 55 · Charlie Company · J. C. Andrijeski · ss 69 · Jelly’s Heroes · Louisa Swann · ss 81 · The Happy Man · Jamie McNabb · ss 93 · Ice Dogs · Kris Austen Radcliffe · ss 107 · Embedded · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 133 · Neo Nihon · Paul Genesse · nv 163 · In the Shadow of Pittsburgh · Kara Legend · ss 183 · Milk Run · Lee Allred · na 259 · Beloved of the Electric Valkyrie · Scott R. Parkin · nv

Fiction River [#15, Recycled Pulp, September 2015] ed. John Helfers (WMG Publishing, $15.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Mike Heywood) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Great Stories in Pulp Clothing · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · fw 3 · Eveything Old Is New Again · John Helfers · in 9 · The Revolt of the Philosophers of Fomalhaut · Phaedra Weldon · ss 27 · Marvelous Contrivances of the Heart · Cat Rambo · ss 41 · The Flower of the Tabernacle · Annie Reed · ss 59 · Lost in the Tarnished Cube · Thomas K. Carpenter · ss 79 · Crypt of the Metal Ghouls · Angela Penrose · ss 99 · The Imperfect Otter Empire · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss 113 · The Unknowable Mansion of the Night · Sandra M. Odell · ss 129 · The Portal of Wrong Love · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 143 · Sacred Poet from the Future · Kelly Cairo · ss 161 · Swamp of the Prehistoric Clan · Christy Fifield · ss 179 · The Magnificent Citadel · Rebecca M. Senese · nv 199 · Night of the Dancing Champions · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 209 · The Delicatessen from Beyond the Monolith · Lisa Silverthorne · nv 233 · Prism of the Crab Gods · Kelly Washington · ss 247 · The Gleaming Crater · Thea Hutcheson · nv