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Six Months, Three Days
Charlie Jane Anders - 2011
Judy can see every possible future, branching out from each moment like infinite trees. Doug can also see the future, but for him, it's a single, locked-in, inexorable sequence of foreordained events. They can't both be right, but over and over again, they are. Obviously these are the last two people in the world who should date. So, naturally, they doSix Months, Three Days is the winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Any Way the Wind Blows
Seanan McGuire - 2019
In the original Tor.com story Any Way the Wind Blows, New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire presents a sweet tribute to Manhattan's iconic Flatiron building--celebrating the longtime home of Tor Books as the publisher bids farewell for new office space.Composed of travelers from nine different parallel dimensions, the Cartography Corps crew aboard the airship Stalwart Trumpet of Glory descends on the New York City in our universe to collect and preserve artifacts from the legendary turn-of-the-twentieth century landmark Flatiron building.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tear Tracks
Malka Ann Older - 2015
She's undergone careful training and study to prepare for this moment. But what if her approach is too human?
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections
Tina Connolly - 2018
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections is a Tor.com Original from fantasy author Tina Connolly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Freedom is Space for the Spirit
Glen Hirshberg - 2016
Upon his arrival in St. Petersburg, he begins to see bears, wandering and seemingly lost.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
meat+drink
Daniel Polansky - 2016
Not even for the predatory meat that stalks its nights. Searching for victims who won't be missed, meat doesn't feel regret or pain--only thirst. But the meat remembers something more... doesn't it? is there more to eternal life than finding another drink?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Breaking Water
Indrapramit Das - 2016
In this story from Indrapramit Das, a journalist strives to understand Krishna's actions and what they say about the rest of society and how we treat our dead.
The Finite Canvas
Lee Mandelo - 2012
And erasing either of those can have unpredictable consequences...
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
Martha Wells - 2020
Mensah and follows the events in Exit Strategy.Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha’s Murderbot novel, Network Effect.
The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex
Tamsyn Muir - 2020
For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself. The study of the famed academic Donald Sex, sealed since the moment of his death, is about to open, and archivists are ready to dissect what he left behind. They are not ready for the macabre surprise that awaits them.Enter Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect, age thirteen.
La beauté sans vertu
Genevieve Valentine - 2016
La beauté sans vertu by Genevieve Valentine is a vicious little swipe at the fashion industry as certain disturbing trends are amplified in the future and a famous fashion House prepares for an important show.
As the Last I May Know
S.L. Huang - 2019
An alternate history short story looking at decisions and consequences, and what it takes to pull the trigger.Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
Terminal
Lavie Tidhar - 2016
During the trip, those in the swarm communicate with each other, their words relayed to those left behind.
The Martian Obelisk
Linda Nagata - 2017
A story about an architect on Earth commissioned to create (via long distance) a masterwork with materials from the last abandoned Martian colony, a monument that will last thousands of years longer than Earth, which is dying.
Mental Diplopia
Julianna Baggott - 2017
People are getting stuck in the past in mostly happy memories. They are straddling the line between now and then. Although the disease ends in death, the infected seem to go willingly. The epidemiologist seeks the answers to this viral mystery while she is falling in love and yet trying not to get infected.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.