Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction authors alive…Infinity’s EndHumanity has made the universe home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a way.From intelligent velociraptors to digital ghosts; from a crèche on an asteroid to an artist using a star system as a canvas, this is a future where Earth’s children have adapted to every nook and cranny of existence.This is life on the edge of the possible.Featuring astonishing tales from Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Naomi Kritzer, Paul McAuley, Seanan McGuire, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Justina Robson, Kelly Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts, Fran Wilde and Nick Wolven.

Short novels are movie length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This collection presents the best-of-the-best science fiction novellas published in 2015 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of story-telling. In "The Citadel of Weeping Pearls," by Aliette de Bodard, set in the author's Dai Viet interstellar empire, an Empress orders her scientific Grand Master to search deepest space and track down the missing Citadel, along with its technologies, to help defend against enemies amassing on her borders. In "The New Mother," by Eugene Fischer, a freelance journalist pursues the career-making opportunity to write a feature article for a major publication following a contagion that turns human ova diploid, capable of parthenogenesis-reproduction without the need for sperm. In "Inhuman Garbage," by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, set in the author's popular Retrieval Artist series, a detective investigates the murder of a body found in a recycling/composting waste disposal crate in a dome on the moon. In "Gypsy," by Carter Scholz, a meticulously rendered, slower-than-light, starship flees a totalitarian Earth on a mission whose outcome is not a clear-cut success or failure. Finally, in "What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear," by Bao Shu, Xie Baosheng and his lifelong love, Qiqi, are small children as the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics has begun. Their lives in China are prosperous but then history starts to run backwards.

In the domed city of Las Vegas, people get a voice in their weather. Citizens serve on committees that make decisions about everything from public health to road construction. Think jury duty, only on a city-wide level. The most secretive committee? Weather. The names of participants remain protected-to avoid bribes, constant harassment, or worse. For two of the commissioners, "or worse" hits on a hot July evening. They never thought weather duty could be so dangerous...

Kirilli Family's Legacy Lives On... Exploding with shocking revelations and nail-biting suspense-the Kirilli family story ignites and blazes across the continent of Qavner, from the fantastical Serebro Academy through the winding streets of the steampunk metropolis of Serebro. The FEY infiltrate the land and people, determined to conquer or destroy all that Benedeto and the Qavnerian people love. World Fantasy Award Winner and International Bestselling Author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, offers page-turning excitement in THE UNEXPECTED HERO, the newest chapter in her epic fantasy WORLD OF THE FEY series.

Kirilli Family's Legacy Lives On... Exploding with shocking revelations and nail-biting suspense-the Kirilli family story ignites and blazes across the continent of Qavner, from the fantastical Serebro Academy through the winding streets of the steampunk metropolis of Serebro. The FEY infiltrate the land and people, determined to conquer or destroy all that Benedeto and the Qavnerian people love. World Fantasy Award Winner and International Bestselling Author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, offers page-turning excitement in THE UNEXPECTED HERO, the newest chapter in her epic fantasy WORLD OF THE FEY series.

"...a gripping, well-paced plot and a victim backstory that quickly ups the emotional stakes." -Tar Vol "...a nice twist on a locked-room mystery that makes good use of its setting to provide a ticking clock element." -Locus Magazine 36 hours until the interstellar cruise ship Radost arrives at the First Disembarkation Point. 36 hours before all passengers can leave without consequence. 36 hours for Orli, the ship's detective, to discover the killer of crewman Riley Kalb. A stunning thriller from one of the best science fiction writers in the business.

"Rusch is a great storyteller-easily the equal of Patterson or Koontz." -Analog "It feels like a popular TV series crossed with a Spielberg film-engaging..." -Locus on The Disappeared A terror attack. A miraculous escape. Daniella's first vacation in years goes from splurge to nightmare. Trapped with passengers crammed on a luxury ship. All survivors...and maybe a few perpetrators. Daniella recognizes one of them. Survivor? Perpetrator? Or both?

"Takes the best parts of a mosaic story and an investigation tale... make this my top novella of the year." -Tar Vol A new twist on military science fiction-an examination of the loved ones left behind. Jessica O'Shea believes her long-dead lover survived. Investigator Davidson Turo believes she needs a reality check. He discovers something truly unexpected-a tiny thread of hope in a hopeless world.

In the domed city of Las Vegas, people get a voice in their weather. Citizens serve on committees that make decisions about everything from public health to road construction. Think jury duty, only on a city-wide level. The most secretive committee? Weather. The names of participants remain protected-to avoid bribes, constant harassment, or worse. For two of the commissioners, "or worse" hits on a hot July evening. They never thought weather duty could be so dangerous...