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Contents

Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume IV) • essay by Algis Budrys
Tomorrow's Miracles • (1938) • essay by L. Ron Hubbard
River of Stone • short story by Michael Green
River of Stone • interior artwork by Ron Lindahn
The Mirror • novelette by Nancy Farmer
The Mirror • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
What a Story Is • essay by Algis Budrys
The Zombie Corps: Nine-Lives Charlie • novelette by Rayson Lorrey
The Zombie Corps: Nine-Lives Charlie • interior artwork by Wil Eisner
High Fast Fish • short story by John Moore
High Fast Fish • interior artwork by H.R. Van Dongen
A Winter's Night • novelette by P.H. MacEwen
A Winter Night • interior artwork by Paul Lehr
The Right Kind of Writing Workshop • essay by Orson Scott Card
The Troublesome Kordae Alliance and How It Was Settled • novelette by Flonet Biltgen
The Troublesome Kordae Alliance and How It Was Settled • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
Growlers • short story by Larry England
Growlers • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton
What Do I See in You? • short story by Mary A. Turzillo
What Do I See in You? • interior artwork by Val Lakey Lindahn
Diving in at Sag Harbor • essay by Tim Powers
The Gas Man • novella by Richard Urdiales
The Gas Man • interior artwork by William R. Warren, Jr.
The Fruit Picker • short story by Jo Beverley
The Fruit Picker • interior artwork by Moebius
Black Sun and Dark Companion • short story by R. Garcia y Robertson
Black Sun and Dark Companion • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
To the Next Generation • essay by Ramsey Campbell
6770: The Cause • short story by Mark D. Haw
6770: The Cause • interior artwork by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
Mother's Day • novelette by Astrid Julian
Mother's Day • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
Buffalo Dreams • short story by Jane Mailander
Buffalo Dreams • interior artwork by William R. Warren, Jr.
SF Illustration As an Art • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
Heroic Measures • short story by Paul Edwards
Heroic Measures • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton
Old Times There • short story by Dennis E. Minor
Old Times There • interior artwork by Jack Kirby
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As was L. Ron Hubbard's intention, many of these talents have gone on to become established writers. Now for the first time, sixteen creative stories from the first eight volumes that helped launch successful careers have been assembled, providing hours of reading entertainment—your ticket to spellbinding adventures across the galaxy.

The writers in this book include many you now know, who were—in most cases—first published in one of the earlier anthologies. These names include: James Alan Gardner, Karen Joy Fowler, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, Ray Aldridge, Jamil Nasir, M. Shayne Bell, Jo Beverley, Leonard Carpenter, J.R. Dunn, Nancy Farmer, Astrid Julian, Michael H. Payne, Bruce Holland Rogers and Dave Wolverton.

This first-rate collection includes works from judges Anne McCaffrey, Frederick Pohl and Tim Powers, who if given the opportunity to enter this contest at the inception of their careers, would have done so with these well-told tales. Also included are invaluable tips on writing from Frank Herbert and Algis Budrys.

"Writers of the Future is a terrific program for new writers, and goodness knows, there are few enough of those. It has my heartiest support and unqualified recommendation." —Terry Brooks

"This contest has found some of the best new writers of the last decade." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch

"This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction." —Gregory Benford

About L. Ron Hubbard · Algis Budrys
Original Introduction · L. Ron Hubbard
Click · Ray Aldridge; illustrated by Judith Holman
The Nomalers · Jamil Nasir; illustrated by Dale D. Ziemianski
Jacob's Ladder · M. Shayne Bell; illustrated by Judith Holman
The Fruit Picker · Jo Beverley; illustrated by Judith Holman
The Ebbing · Leonard P. Carpenter; illustrated by Dale D. Zieminaski; illustrated by Dale D. Ziemianski
Long Knives · J.R. Dunn
The Mirror · Nancy Farmer; illustrated by Dale D. Zieminaski
Recalling Cinderella · Karen Joy Fowler; illustrated by Darren J. Albertson
The Children of Crèche · James Gardner; illustrated by Richard Moore
A Step Into Darkness · Nina Kiriki Hoffman; illustrated by Darren J. Albertson
The Single Most Important Piece of Advice · Frank Herbert
Bringing Sissy Home · Astrid Julian; illustrated by Igor Baranko
Crow's Curse · Michael H. Payne; illustrated by Igor Baranko
Mudpuppies · Robert (Reed) Touzalin; illustrated by Igor Baranko
A Branch in the Wind · Bruce Holland Rogers; illustrated Jim Reece
One Last Dance · Dean Wesley Smith; illustrated by Igor Baranko
On My Way to Paradise · Dave Wolverton; illustrated by Igor Baranko
What a Story Is · Algis Budrys
Duty Calls [Fleet] · Anne McCaffrey
Let the Ants Try · Frederik Pohl
Night Moves · Tim Powers]]> 109116 4.03 417 49 142759 4.09 396 47 341667 4.25 20 3 2918326 4.50 8 0 193257 3.64 44 12 2918702 4.50 4 0 108828 4.06 325 34 10318 3.68 3671 323 2918703 3.61 98 11 2321774 4.62 8 0 8360 4.02 9881 1770 1448 2.79 13910 1956 2918189 4.50 8 1 65086 3.71 21 6 186409 3.89 152 23 12991 3.83 3345 448 58 3.86 94129 3682 2918141 4.67 12 1 421870 4.06 18 2 65206 3.87 108 2 57814 3.84 804 112 12583 3.54 235 29 2918706 4.50 4 0 43988 3.49 879 66 86137 3.52 1931 103 26 3.85 117545 2596 22996 3.67 4773 384 8835 3.91 5463 593 2000 1796465 0884047725 9780884047728 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213300387m/1796465.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213300387s/1796465.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1796465.L_Ron_Hubbard_Presents_Writers_of_the_Future_8 4.50 4 Original anthology of 17 stories from the 1991 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1991 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus five non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Vol. VIII ed. Algis Budrys & Dave Wolverton (Bridge 0-88404-772-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Gary Meyer); Original anthology of 17 stories from the 1991 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1991 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus five non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists.

Introduction · Dave Wolverton
The Last Indian War · Brian Burt
The Winterberry · Nicholas A. DiChario
Boos and Taboos · L. Ron Hubbard
Bringing Sissy Home · Astrid Julian
Winter Night, with Kittens · Sam Wilson
Invisible Man · Larry Ferrill
Naming Characters and Why · Algis Budrys
Surrogate · M.C. Sumner
The Coat of Many Colors · Christine Beckert
Timepieces · Mike E. Swope
Notes to the New Artist · Edd Cartier
Anne of a Thousand Years · Michael Paul Meltzer
Subterranean Pests · James S. Dorr
Getting Started · Lois McMaster Bujold
A Cold Fragrant Air · C. Maria Plieger
Blueblood · Bronwynn Elko
Not Simply Blue · Gene Bostwick
Write from the Heart · R. Garcia y Robertson
Scary Monsters · Stephen Woodworth
Pale Marionettes · Mark Budz
Running Rings Around the Moon · Kevin Kirk
The Augmented Man · Wendy Rathbone
More Than a Contest · Dave Wolverton
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