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Thirteen urban and paranormal tales of strong women, armed with weapons they are not afraid to use, as well as fists and feet of fury, who face monsters and bad guys-and are not above rescuing men in the process.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (A Girl's Guide to Guns and Monsters) - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• 3 - The Drifter - short story by Jane Lindskold
• 36 - Our Lady of the Vampires - short story by Nancy Holder
• 56 - Best Friends - short story by Lilith Saintcrow
• 81 - Elizabeth and Anna's Big Adventure - short story by Jeanne C. Stein
• 92 - Lupercalia - short story by Anton Strout
• 114 - Murder, She Workshopped - short story by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• 138 - Heart of Ash - [Magic Ex Libris] - short story by Jim C. Hines
• 154 - Jiang Shi - short story by Elizabeth Vaughan
• 178 - No Matter Where You Go - [Victory Nelson, Investigator] - short story by Tanya Huff
• 206 - Signed in Blood - short story by Irene Radford
• 226 - Broch de Shlang - short story by Mickey Zucker Reichert
• 252 - The Wooly Mountains - short story by Alexander Potter
• 282 - Invasive Species - short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• 300 - About the Authors (A Girl's Guide to Guns and Monsters)
• 305 - About the Editors (A Girl's Guide to Guns and Monsters)

Chicks are awesome--and never more so than when they are kicking some serious vampire/werewolf/demon/monster butt.

Chicks Kick Butt is an anthology that features one of the best things about the urban fantasy genre: strong, independent, and intelligent heroines who are quite capable of solving their own problems and slaying their own dragons (or demons, as the case may be).

Edited by Kerrie Hughes and Rachel Caine, Chicks Kick Butt features original stories from thirteen authors, eleven of whom are New York Times bestsellers.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Rachel Caine
• Shiny - shortfiction by Rachel Caine
• In Vino Veritas - shortfiction by Karen Chance
• Hunt - shortfiction by Rachel Vincent
• Monsters - shortfiction by Lilith Saintcrow
• Vampires Prefer Blondes - shortfiction by P. N. Elrod
• Nine-Tenths of the Law - (2011) - novelette by Jenna Black
• Double Dead - shortfiction by Cheyenne McCray
• A Rose by Any Other Name Would Still Be Red - shortfiction by Elizabeth Vaughan
• Superman - shortfiction by Jeanne C. Stein
• Monster Mash - shortfiction by Carole Nelson Douglas
• Wanted: Dead or Alive - shortfiction by L. A. Banks
• Mist - shortfiction by Susan Krinard
• Beyond the Pale - shortfiction by Nancy Holder

Seventeen brand-new stories by some of fantasy's most imaginative authors about children born with the gift of magic--whether in our world or in fantastical universes.

These young spell casters use their powers--for good or ill--to transform their worlds to their liking. From a fledgling wizard with political ambitions, to a boy whose touch can end suffering, to the "true" tale of how Da Vinci came by his talents, these are wondrous excursions into both the light and dark sides of magic.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• Mr. Death Goes to Washington - shortstory by Alan Dean Foster
• Nethan's Magic - shortstory by Jody Lynn Nye
• Touching Faith - shortstory by Alexander Potter
• The Horses of the High Hills - shortstory by Brenda Cooper
• An End to All Things - shortstory by Karina Sumner-Smith
• After School Specials - shortstory by Tanya Huff
• Titan - shortstory by Sarah A. Hoyt
• Shades of Truth - shortstory by Jana Paniccia
• The Winter of Our Discontent - shortstory by Nancy Holder
• The Rustle of Wings - shortstory by Ruth Stuart
• Basic Magic - shortstory by Jean Rabe
• Fever Waking - shortstory by Jane Lindskold
• Starchild Wondersmith - shortstory by Louise Marley
• Far From the Tree - novelette by Melissa Lee Shaw
• The Weight of Wishes - novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• The Trade - shortstory by Fiona Patton
• Shahira - novelette by Michelle West

13 new stories about TESTING the bonds of fellowship on fantastical worlds

The bonds of friendship and fellowship are key to many fine fantasy and science fiction novels, most notably Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Now top tale-spinners offer their own unique takes on fellowship in thirteen original stories, featuring a girl who finds her best friend through a portal to another world, an adventure on an alternate Earth where a not-quite Holmes and Watson take on a fascinating challenge, a group of urban mages playing the "True Game" for high stakes, a squire determined to help his master's ghost fulfill his final mission, and more. Together, these stories dramatically illustrate how fellowships can alter destiny and change worlds.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• Almost Brothers - novelette by Paul Genesse
• The Quest - novelette by Donald J. Bingle
• Sweet Threads - shortstory by Jody Lynn Nye
• Trophy Wives - novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• The Eye of Heaven - shortstory by Chris Pierson
• Overcast - shortstory by Alan Dean Foster
• Friends of the High Hills - shortstory by Brenda Cooper
• Scars Enough - shortstory by Russell Davis
• Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity - shortstory by Steven E. Schend
• Revenge is a Dish Best Served with Beers - novelette by Fiona Patton
• The Enigma of the Serbian Scientist - novelette by S. Andrew Swann
• Cirque du Lumière - novelette by Bradley P. Beaulieu
• Friendly Advice - novelette by Alexander Potter
• About the Authors - essay by uncredited

In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes--ordinary people who do the right thing--bravely step forward.

But running toward danger might cost them everything....

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's "Little Things," the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden... and in order to defeat it, he'll have to team up with the dread cat Mister.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs's "Dating Terrors," the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more--if she can escape the dark magic binding her.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "The Return of the Mage," the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they've bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world.

And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's "Comfort Zone," the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can't refuse a ghost pleading for help.

ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY

• Annie Bellet
• Anne Bishop
• Jennifer Brozek
• Kevin Hearne
• Nancy Holder
• Kerrie L. Hughes
• Chloe Neill
• R. R. Virdi

Space... the final frontier. Or is it? Many say there's no frontier more forbidding than a romantic relationship between a man and a woman. But what if one's a human, and the other's an alien? Here is an original collection of space opera stories where authors take love (unrequited or not), on a spaceship, space station, or planetary colony, and add enough drama, confusion and mayhem to ensure that the path to true love-or short-term infatuation-is seldom free of obstacles.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - SFR--Not Just Science Fiction Research Anymore - essay by Lois McMaster Bujold
• 7 - Second Shift - short story by Brenda Cooper
• 21 - Gateway Night - [MemMod World] - short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• 46 - The Woman Who Ate Stone Squid - short story by Jay Lake
• 59 - Wanted - short fiction by Gini Koch
• 87 - An Offer You Couldn't Refuse - short fiction by Lillian Stewart Carl and Sylvia Kelso
• 114 - In the Night - short fiction by Steven H Silver
• 141 - F Isn't for Freefall - short story by Donald J. Bingle
• 153 - If This Were a Romance - short fiction by Jay Lake and Shannon Page
• 175 - The Business of Love - short story by Kelly Swails
• 193 - Music in Time - short story by Dean Wesley Smith
• 220 - Dance of Life - short fiction by Jody Lynn Nye
• 245 - For Old Times' Sake - short fiction by Tim Waggoner
• 269 - Drinking Games - short fiction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

In this dark and gritty collection--featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman--nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil..

Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's Cold Case, Molly Carpenter--Harry Dresden's apprentice-turned-Winter Lady--must collect a tribute from a remote Fae colony and discovers that even if you're a good girl, sometimes you have to be bad...

New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire's Sleepover finds half-succubus Elsie Harrington kidnapped by a group of desperate teenage boys. Not for anything "weird." They just need her to rescue a little girl from the boogeyman. No biggie.

In New York Times bestselling Kevin J. Anderson's Eye of Newt, Zombie P.I. Dan Shamble's latest client is a panicky lizard missing an eye who thinks someone wants him dead. But the truth is that someone only wants him for a very special dinner...

And New York Times bestselling author Rob Thurman's infernally heroic Caliban Leandros takes a trip down memory lane as he deals wih some overdue--and nightmarish--vengeance involving some quite nasty Impossible Monsters.

ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY

Tanya Huff * Kat Richardson * Jim C. Hines * Anton Strout * Lucy A. Snyder * Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Erik Scott de Bie *

13 original stories about the realities just around the corner...

Movements glimpsed out of the corner of your eye, inexplicable sounds, knowledge for which there is no rational explanation, dreams that seem as real as our own everyday life?products of overactive imaginations, or unexpected glimpses into dimensions beyond our own? Join thirteen intrepid writers as they explore those unknown territories that may be found in any of countless Dimensions Next Door.

From a Celtic knot maze that could trap an unwary archaeologist; to an Internet site that offers to bring karmic balance into one man?s life; to a man bespelled to walk the future in the service of his queen?here are tales of the strange, challenging, and often wondrous worlds just waiting to be discovered by those with the ability to perceive them.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• The Fourteenth Virtue - shortstory by Anton Strout
• Waiting for Evolution - novelette by Jody Lynn Nye
• The Trouble with the Truth - shortstory by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• AFK - novelette by Chris Pierson
• Unreadable - novelette by Steven E. Schend
• Not My Knot - novelette by Irene Radford
• www.karmassist.com - shortstory by Donald J. Bingle
• The Avalon Psalter - shortstory by Lillian Stewart Carl
• Shadows in the Mirrors - novelette by Bradley P. Beaulieu
• God Pays - shortstory by Paul Genesse
• Jack of the High Hills - shortstory by Brenda Cooper
• The Silver Path - novelette by Fiona Patton
• Hear no Evil - novelette by Alexander Potter

From a farmer at war with Nature's creatures, to dangerous doings when the henhouse goes on-line, to the hazards of keeping company with a book wyrm, here are ingenious tales that will make readers laugh or cry... or double-check to make sure that their windows and doors are firmly locked against the things that prowl the night.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (Zombie Raccoons & Killer Bunnies ) - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• 4 - Death Mask - short fiction by Jody Lynn Nye
• 29 - BunRabs - short fiction by Donald J. Bingle
• 42 - for lizzie - [Simon Canderous] - short fiction by Anton Strout
• 59 - Faith in Our Fathers - short fiction by Alexander Potter
• 88 - Bone Whispers - short fiction by Tim Waggoner
• 108 - Watching - short fiction by Carrie Vaughn
• 119 - The Things That Crawl - novelette by Richard Lee Byers
• 147 - The White Bull of Tara - short fiction by Fiona Patton
• 168 - Dead Poets - short fiction by John A. Pitts
• 179 - Super Squirrel to the Rescue - short fiction by Irene Radford
• 195 - Her Black Mood - short fiction by Brenda Cooper
• 216 - Ninja Rats on Harleys - short story by Elizabeth Vaughan
• 239 - Bats in Thebayou - short fiction by Steven H Silver
• 260 - Twilight Animals - short fiction by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• 276 - The Ridges - short fiction by Larry D. Sweazy