Galaxy's Edge Magazine · Issue 4 · September 2013

Whether it’s God walking into the Draco Tavern, stony spirits talking to relatives, a robot plotting the ultimate murder, or the ability to see distinct patterns in the vibrations caused by uttering words and phrases … these stories will entertain you, make you laugh, make you think and, most importantly, make you question your own long-held views on life, the universe and everything else.

The stories in this volume have been personally selected by Mike Resnick as his favorites among those that were published in Galaxy’s Edge magazine in 2013 and 2014. Authors include seasoned veterans such as Larry Niven and Mercedes Lackey, newcomers such as Andrea G. Stewart and Tina Gower, and writers from lands far and wide such as Sabina Theo from Bulgaria and Leena Likitalo from Finland.

But all the stories have one thing in common: They are great stories … and like all great stories, need great readers.

INTRODUCTION by Mike Resnick

I, ARACHNOBOT by Brian Trent

POCKET FULL OF MUMBLES by Tina Gower

CREATOR OF THE COSMOS JOB INTERVIEW TODAY by Nick DiChario

WILL YOU VOLUNTEER TO KILL WENDY? by Eric Cline

NEEP by K. C. Norton

EFFECT AND CAUSE by Ken Liu

GHOST IN THE MACHINE by Ralph Roberts

THE PRAYER LADDER by Marina J. Lostetter

HOLLAND: 1944 by Steve Cameron

THE SPINACH CAN’S SON by Robert T. Jeschonek

INTERSECTION by Gio Clairval

NO PLACE FOR A HERO by James Aquilone

HAPPILY EVER AFTER by C. L. Moore

UPRIGHT, UNLOCKED by Tom Gerencer

LOVE IN BLOOM by Sabina Theo

ICARUS AT NOON by Eric Leif Davin

MATIAL by Lou J. Berger

DO YOU REMEMBER MICHAEL JONES? by Nancy Kress

ZOMBIES AT WORK by Leena Likitalo

EXEMPLAR by Mercedes Lackey

THE NECHRONOMATOR by Brad R. Torgersen

TODAY I AM NOBODY by Tina Gower

GOD WALKS INTO A BAR by Larry Niven

TOTALED by Kary English

THE UNCHANGING NATURE OF STONES by Andrea G. Stewart