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Can mind control work on someone who can’t control their own mind? It's frustrating to deal with the inconsistencies of dementia and it's effects on maturing minds, but what if our defense against a future invader depended on that unreliability. Read “The Unreliability of the Mature Mind.” "The...

Thomas is having a crisis of faith. His wife and daughter are dead, and his son, Adams, physical and emotional scars run deep. Why would God let this happen to him? He doesnt know. What he does know is that the girl that hes just met isnt humanand she needs his help . . . An otherworldly general wants...

Two years ago Garison Fitch traveled through time and rewrote history. An accident in the eighteenth century created a whole new world, and even gave Garison a wife he had never met before. Now, he’s even got a daughter and he’s coming to enjoy this world he created.Until he’s attacked...

A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2013. Includes stories by Dale Bailey, Leigh Bardugo, Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross, and Genevieve Valentine. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Quest has Begun The Killing Fields of Nebraska have become an apocalyptic legend in the four years since nuclear war devastated the world. Only those who have no other option will cross the endless state of corn and brave the monsters that roam in search of prey. It is a place of magic...

What can a game clan accomplish without a castle? The answer is obvious: nothing. Therefore, the main objective of any leader in a game world is to acquire a base of operations. Finding himself in exactly this position, High Shaman Mahan, leader of the Legends of Barliona, accepts an offer from the...

The Virtual World of Barliona is a place of rest and entertainment - but not for everyone. It has become a survival arena for Daniel Mahan after he was sentenced to 8 years in its virtual jail. Mahan has been through it all: the back-breaking work in the mines, betrayal by other prisoners, and finally,...

Mahan's ready for new adventures - just as the gaming world of Barliona thought it was about to re-enter its old comfortable rut. The winds of the Dark Forest have finally died down; Altameda has recognized its new owner while Geranika is nursing new schemes of global destruction. Would Mahan...

Chapter 11 is watching you. Silver is an intelligence operative working for an agency that doesn't officially exist—beyond any government and above the law. Chapter 11 is the kind of place a person can join but never leave. And it keeps a third of the world's population under constant surveillance....

When Mark finds himself stranded in a world of darkness, he wants to go home no matter the coast. Turns out that banding together with a giant slug to outsmart the sentient mist acting as a gatekeeper, may not be the best idea he's ever had.​

This second installment of the Sam and the Floorboard Gang series continues where the First Adventure leaves off. Bugboy uses the shrinking potion for a reverse effect and comes to Sams world to ask for help when the critters invade Wee Town and kidnap Mayor Mush. Sam and his friend, Bobby,...

You expect to read a story that keeps you wanting to see what happened to the main character.How about a story with a character that you care about?ow about a story about someone that you care about?HWell heres a story for you.You have a direct connection to the main character BECAUSE YOU NAME HIM.Thats...

The end is coming. Langley, Oklahoma has fallen. The once fortified town was blown to pieces by the mad General Hess and his R.U.S.T army and left abandoned. Not it’s free for zombies to roam its deserted streets. Making good their escape during the battle between the dead and Hess’s forces,...

…YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO HOW YOU WERE, EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT ISN’T POSSIBLE… Driven too far to return, Yunae sets out for revenge between four of the realms, but is it justified?