Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to Journey to the Center of the Earth, from the fabled island of Avalon to the lost oasis of Zerzura, from The Land That Time Forgot to the golden city of El Dorado, storytellers have long imagined what exists beyond the edges of the map. The need to seek and discover the unknown is embedded in who we are, no matter the culture or era. To celebrate this sense of wonder, award-winning editor John Joseph Adams has gathered together some of the best SF&F writers working today, collecting adventure and mystery in this spectacular anthology. With original contributions from Kate Elliott, Tobias S. Buckell, Dexter Palmer, E. Lily Yu, Jonathan Maberry, and a dozen more, there are short stories sure to enthrall every listener. Explore the rich tradition begun centuries ago with this all-new compilation full of imagination and delights. What lies beyond the edge of the unknown? Only you, brave listener, can find out. ► Here be dragons...and a lot of stories that would make a dragon blink. A fascinating kaleidoscope of people and places and Things That Might Have Been―or Might Be. ◄ Diana Gabaldon CONTENTS Introduction by John Joseph Adams 1. An Owomoyela - The Light Long Lost at Sea • novelette 2. Kate Elliott - The Cleft of Bones • short story 3. Carrie Vaughn - The Voyage of Brenna • novelette 4. Charles Yu - Comfort Lodge, Enigma Valley • short story 5. Genevieve Valentine - The Expedition Stops for the Evening at the Foot of the Mountain Pass • short story 6. Tobias S. Buckell - Down in the Dim Kingdoms • short story 7. Charles Coleman Finlay - Those Who Have Gone • novelette [as by C. C. Finlay] 8. E. Lily Yu - An Account, by Dr. Inge Kühn, of the Summer Expedition and Its Discoveries • short story 9. James L. Cambias - Out of the Dark • novelette 10. Darcie Little Badger - Endosymbiosis • short story 11. Jonathan Maberry - The Orpheus Gate • novelette 12. Dexter Palmer - Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn • short story 13. Seanan McGuire - On the Cold Hill Side • novelette 14. Jeffrey Ford - The Return of Grace Malfrey • short story 15. Becky Chambers - The Tomb Ship • novelette 16. Theodora Goss - Pellargonia: A Letter to the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology • novelette 17. Cadwell Turnbull - There, She Didn't Need Air to Fill Her Lungs • short story About the Contributors / [John Joseph Adams] * Dust jacket artwork by Allen Morris