Dedication: To all the authors out there—both published and aspiring—don't give up. To all the friends, families, and fellow authors who supported me and sometimes even stretched the rules to help me make this anthology happen before the end of days ... massive thanks.
Editor's note: This anthology is likely to be my last project before I head off to Valhalla. So I'm hoping it will bring to your attention, dear reader, several new authors as well as let you relax with several old friends.
Contents indexed selectively. This volume also contains works by the following international authors: John-Andrew Henderson, Jasper Fforde, Mary Robinette Kowal, James S.A. Corey, Lee Murray, Sebastien de Castell, Robert Silverberg, Mark Lawrence, Ken Liu, David Farland, and Neil Gaiman.
