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Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 (forthcoming)

edited by Nnedi Okorafor & John Joseph Adams

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

Of science fiction and fantasy, guest editor Nnedi Okorafor writes, “There are times when it feels like a box, but within it, technically, you can expect anything.” The twenty stories in this collection simultaneously fulfill and defy expectations of genre, showcasing boundary-pushing authors at their best. In this year’s Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, a robot will struggle to make friends, a team of auditors determine the financial value of a lifetime, an alien species will teach you how to read, and maybe, just maybe, someone will finally do something about the kid in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Omelas hole. From the joyous, to the terrifying, to the heart wrenching and the absurd, these stories encourage you to open your mind and, as Okorafor promises: “Watch your world expand.”

Ascendancy of Nur’Ry’Za

by John Joseph Adams

Play the Game. Lose Control. Feed the God.

What begins as a simple missing persons case quickly spirals into a descent through obsession, curses, and cult sacrifices. Ascendancy of Nur’Ry'Za is a full-length adventure set in a monastery high atop a remote mountain where a cursed game is dominating minds and feeding the bottomless hunger of a dark eldritch entity.

Robot Wizard Zombie Crit! Stories: Volume One

edited by John Joseph Adams

To me, “robot” says “science fiction,” “wizard” says “fantasy,” “zombie” says “horror,” and “crit!” says “roleplaying games.” Together, they represent what the inside of my brain looks like, so I decided to call my newsletter Robot Wizard Zombie Crit! This anthology is a thank you to the people who subscribe to said newsletter, and it too is kind of a representation of the inside of my brain. When I pondered what kind of reward I could give people for subscribing, naturally I thought an anthology. But I wanted it to be something you could only get via the newsletter—and yet also represented what brought people to the newsletter. So I decided to collect together one story from each of my anthologies. Robot Wizard Zombie Crit! Stories: Volume One features 17 stories, one each taken from the pages of 17 of my anthologies. To get it, all you need to do is sign up for my newsletter—easy!

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024

edited by Hugh Howey & John Joseph Adams

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY #10

“These are dangerous stories. The kind that warp reality and threaten to change the world” warns guest editor Hugh Howey in his introduction. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 promises a treasure trove of audacious characters, daring worldbuilding, and twisted realties. A sibling duo of supernatural hitmen. A traveling spellbreaker and his trusty alligator mount. Superheroes registering for work. Sentient spaceships with an AI-human interface grow up together with their human pilots. From a Korean folk-tale retelling about the goddess of shamans, to a car, resurrected from obsolescence via automancy, for a road trip from California to Maine, these are stories that, for Howey, “challenged my worldview, that made me exercise new mental muscles, and that brought me to tears.”

Out There Screaming

edited by Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams

New York Times Bestseller! A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world . . . and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Kobold Guide to Roleplaying

edited by John Joseph Adams & Wendy N. Wagner

There’s a reason it’s called a tabletop Roleplaying game. Taking on the personae of different characters in the story brings a richness and depth to the experience and can make your game sessions exciting and memorable. But how can the poor, harried Game Master wrangle a whole slew of unique personalities on top of all the other work that goes into preparing each week? The Kobold Guide to Roleplaying has the answers you seek. Inside, find over 100 pages of ideas and suggestions for bringing out all the exceptional dispositions, temperaments, emotions, and quirks of every NPC the player characters meet.

Bitter Seeds - a Rust and Redemption adventure (unofficial cover image)

Rust and Redemption: Bitter Seeds

Editor

PCs in this post-apocalyptic scenario must find and retrieve viable grain from a before-times seed bank. Doing so requires that they overcome raiders, radiation, and other threats of the wasteland, including a mysterious warlord that has no face.

Bitter Seeds is a Cypher System adventure suitable for four to six tier 1 PCs. Available as part of the Rust and Redemption setting/supplement book.

The Far Reaches

edited by John Joseph Adams

Stories to Take You Out of This World

Look outward beyond the stars with six stories from bestselling visionary authors. An AI awakens to its purpose. A researcher seeds a thousand new worlds for one more chance at love. A murder rocks the crew of an interstellar ship. With a sweeping sense of wonder, these stories explore the galaxy . . . and the horizons of humanity’s potential. Featuring stories by: James S. A. Corey, Veronica Roth, Rebecca Roanhorse, Ann Leckie, Nnedi Okorafor, and John Scalzi

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023

edited by R.F. Kuang & John Joseph Adams

BASFF #9

A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy writing selected by New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang and series editor John Joseph Adams.

R. F. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel, selects twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy today.

Tales from the Wastes

Editor

Enter devastated lands torn asunder by ghastly creatures and chaos magic. These wastes hide ancient treasures, potent magic, and abandoned cities waiting to be discovered—or refusing to stay buried. Tales from the Wastes brings you fast-paced 5th Edition adventures set in twisted locations packed with memorable NPCs. Inside this tome, find: 15 new single-session adventures, suitable for levels 1-18, playable separately or in sequence; new environmental hazards to face, mysteries to unravel, and encounters with terrifying villains; 15 full-page, full-color maps and dozens of illustrations; new monsters, NPCs, magic items, and easy prep for your next game! Enter the wastes and embrace full metal mayhem!

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