<b>The Best New SF &amp; Fantasy of the Year</b><br/><br/><b>Experience these powerful new voices-vivid, visceral, and visionary-as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.</b><br/><br/>This 40th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations?by the best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all winners of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests. The collection is rounded out with 3 bonus stories plus 4 articles providing art and writing tips from bestselling authors and internationally renowned artists.<br/><br/>Be carried away by stories-and illustrations-that will make you think, laugh, and see the world in ways you never imagined.<br/><br/>''When her owner goes missing, a digital housecat must become more than simulation to find her dearest companion through the virtual world.-''The Edge of Where My Light Is Cast'' by Sky McKinnon, art by Carina Zhang