L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 9

The best new first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories and illustrations of the year, never before published, by the new visionaries of imagination, those that defy reality, conquer new worlds and make the impossible possible; the latest winners of the 'Writers of the Future' and 'Illustrators of the Future' contests, selected by the judges, top names in the field, a veritable who's who in the field of speculative fiction writing and illustrating.Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future contest and the companion contest, Illustrators of the Future (established in 1988) have become the most respected and significant forums for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction.Find out why...She wanted a computer program that would map a man's soul. She didn't like what she found.The old Eskimo could hear the animals speak, but just couldn't give them what they asked for.Find out how...Socrates saves the future of ape-kind.A medieval hit man discovers the meaning of life.The engineer knew the box was not from this world.Find out if...The woman brought mercy or murder.A slave's manacles can become his salvation.These are just some of the adventures that await...CONTENTS:Introduction by Dave Wolverton* Fire / Elizabeth E. Wein, illustrated by Yuri Galitsin;* An Afternoon with George / Steve Duff, illustrated by William Sala;* Ghosts of the Fall / Sean Williams, illustrated by Denis Martynec;Story Vitality by L. Ron Hubbard;* Borealis / D.A. Houdek, illustrated by Jessie J. Flores;* The Dictates / Vaughn Heppner, illustrated by Jody C. McMurrian;* The Monitor / John Richard C. DeRose, illustrated by Brian Lee Durfee;* Adjusting the Moon / Karawynn Long, illustrated by Sebastijan Camagajevac;* The Witchin' Man / Douglas Jole, illustrated by Lubov Nicolaeva;Breaking into Comics by Julius Schwartz* Memorese of Tommy / Pete D. Manison, illustrated by Sergei Khristosenko;* Los Muertos / Lisa Smedman, illustrated by Mike Roberts;* Lady's Portrait, Executed in Archaic Colors / Charles M. Saplak, illustrated by Brian Lee Durfee;No Excuses: Finding Time to Write by Kevin J. Anderson* Cinders of the Great War / Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, illustrated by Lubov Nicolaeva;* Messages / Stoney Compton, illustrated by Mike Roberts;* M / Lisa Maxwell, illustrated by Gary Davis;Furor Scribendi by Octavia E. Butler* A Child's Handful of the Moon / David Phalen, illustrated by Jessie J. Flores;* The Children China Made / Tom Drennan, illustrated by William Sala;* Entropy, and the Strangler / Eric Flint, illustrated by Anthony Carpenter;About the Contests by Dave Wolverton