A banner year for speculative fiction has yielded a crop of superb short form SF. Now the very best to appear over the past twelve months has been amassed into one extraordinary volume by acclaimed editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cr
Lightspeed Magazine, November 2013 #42Edited by John Joseph AdamsCover Art (and Artist Spotlight) Marius “Noistromo” SiergiejewNovella (eBook exclusive)"Holy Places" by Martha Wells (reprint, 2007)Short Stories - Science Fiction“Death and the Hobbyi
Evenmere, the High House, a Victorian mansion of infinite size, is the mechanism that runs the universe; the lamps must be lit or the stars fail; the clocks must be wound lest Time cease; the Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved or Existence
Wonders abound with the winter holidays. Yuletide brings marvels and miracles both fantastic and scientific. Christmas spirits can bring haunting holidays, seasonal songs might be sung by unearthly choirs, and magical celebrations are the norm during this
The infinite rooms, twisting corridors, magical chambers and secret passageways of Evenmere contain and protect all of Existence. But the mansion's power has been stolen; now all within the High House are threatened by enemies hidden in the Outer Darkness
