This exciting anthology is a collection of science fiction stories by talented, new writers and illustrators who were selected from The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests. These original stories and illustrations are a fine example of what readers can anticipate in the future of the science fiction genre. This stories in this collection are imaginative, and some provide glimpses into an advanced future world and its repercussions on the existence of our society and our humanity. At

I won this book in a first-reads giveaway, thank you! I really enjoyed this book. I love novels, but I also like short stories occasionally.I love stories with a twist, War Hero was really good. Another one I really enjoyed was Vestigial Girl. Holy Days was very original. My favorite story was Dreameater by Andrea Stewart. It is the story of a little girl, Alexis, and her mother Linda. I would like for Ms. Stewart to continue this story in a novel. This story leaves you wondering what happens to...

Finding an interesting, new author is a fantastic experience, like discovering a new favorite restaurant or traveling to a place you’ve never been before. It is full of exploration, of discovery, and the refreshing feel of something new and fresh.Imagine, then, what it’s like to find one book with 12 interesting new authors, all at once. It’s exactly what you get with Writers of the Future Volume 29. As a collection of the fiction, it’s a cornucopia of clever tales and excellent writing, and you...

"Writers of the Future" is a must-read for all science-fiction / speculative fiction lovers. Each world is portrayed in a unique, majestic fashion that I easily feel a part of - as if I was in that second body, on an unknown planet as a Planetary Scout, or a detective watching victims' last memories. The authors that have been selected for this volume absolutely deserve their works to be published. I enjoy reading the short stories wherever I am - my bed, the library, my spaceship, my kitchen -

War Hero by Brian Trent (4/5)A fun but weird story that revels in the well-worn scifi trope of saving a consciousness and transferring it into a clone after death, in the context of a war of attrition between Earth and Martian separatists and the kind of cat vs. mouse infiltration missions that might exist when you can have any body you want when you regenerate, but technology has also progressed to the point of identifying people by their sentence structure and vocal intonation. I thought it wa...

A bit of a mixed bag. I found most of the stories to be pretty enjoyable, but a few really stood out (for better or worse!). "The Grande Complication" is a really fascinating concept, and I get the impression that the idea of a clockwork world somewhere just behind the fabric of reality--governing everything from the seasons to the migration of birds with its rhythm--is something that's going to stick with me for a long time. That said, I really struggled to get past the fact that the story is m...

*Goodreads First Reads advanced copy*I found Writers of the Future Volume 29 to be highly enjoyable. All of the stories were well written. I can definitely see how each author was able to win this contest. However, some of the stories did not pique my interest. The stories just did not grab my interest. I will say that my favorite stories in the book were "The Grande Complication", which amazed with its level of detail, "Gonna Reach Out and Grab You", "Vestigial Girl", which I found emotionally

A thoroughly enjoyable collection of contemporary science fiction!(Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review through Library Thing’s Early Reviewer program.)L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest – now entering its thirtieth year, it’s one of the longest-running short story contests still in existence – attracts thousands of submissions a year. From this, a panel of judges selects just thirteen essays for publication in the annual anthology. Also included are thirte...

Unique and original.This collection of short stories will take you around the Galaxy with the Planetary Scouts, scare you half to death with the Dream Eater and have you laughing out loud with Cop for a Day (and this only 3 of the 13 stories!). If you need escape fiction - something to get away from the world as we know it, you will have fun with this. The unexpected endings and suspence keep the pages turning. Have fun with it!!

This book is a collection of short stories selected from new and upcoming writers in the Science Fiction and Fantasy. The first portion was all the Sci Fi stories and the second portion was suppose to be the fantasy, but it was more horror and steampunk stories. No swords and elves here. That’s alright, but call it what it is, horror and steampunk, not fantasy. I know a fair chunk of fantasy fans who would likely attack you for calling a steampunk novel a fantasy novel. If we did that we would h...

This volume of prize-winning Science Fiction And Fantasy short stories by different authors was a very good read. I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy in my younger years, but have kind of gotten away from it. I liked the mix of stories, artwork (also prizewinners) and articles with a writing guidance bend. My favorite stories were: Planetary Scouts by Stephen Sottong, a well written log type story of planetary scout adventures. The Ghost Wife Of Arlington by Marilyn Guttridge, a haunting story o

This latest volume in the series features a good mix of sci-fi stories from unknown writers. The stories are chosen by a panel of established writers in the field, who obviously know how to spot who are the next big things in sci-fi fiction. I enjoyed most of the stories in the collection and found it to be a great book to return to when I needed a palate cleanser after reading something else. As with all collections from different authors, you'll have some you really enjoy (my favorite was "Pla...

Incredible new stories by fantastic new writers and fantastic art as well!

I received this book for free as part of the Goodreads First Reads program in exchange for my honest opinion.This collection was excellent! For those unfamiliar with the Writers of the Future contest (as I was) it is a contest where anyone can submit stories. The only restriction is that you cannot have professionally published a novel or more than 3 short stories. The winning writers receive a cash prize and have their story published in this annual collection. They've been doing this for 29 ye...

Good variety of short stories. I could see many of these turning into great novels. I pick this anthology up every year, and it's always worth the money.

First story about body swapping and spying very cool.Story two...Planetary Scouts..Determining if alien planets are livable and do not possess intelligent life already. The entire story is good however our scouts go from one ruthlessly lethal planet to the next, each time striving to reach mission 25 and retire. They don't quite make it to mission 25, but hey they do get to retire.Story 3 a heart felt story told from the perspective of an autistic man. It was very good and if people could see pa...

Like most anthologies, it had good stories and bad stories. Most of them I consider... solid but not exceptional. One particularly awesome one, one fairly horrible one, but the rest were... worth reading, but nothing to write home about.Short synopses, in order:A war hero has a very confusing resurrection.An old planetary explorer shows the new guy the ropesAn autistic man solves a mystery engendered by atypical post-life recordingsAn article on writing by L Ron Hubbard (some of the advice is da...

If you’ve never read any of the Writers of the Future anthologies, and you’re a speculative fiction fan, you should put them on your “to read” list right away. Every year, Galaxy Press publishes an anthology of over a dozen sci-fi an fantasy novelettes by new authors. While I’ve found the quality of the writing varies from story to story, I’ve never regretted purchasing or reading any of the anthologies. So here’s my review of Volume 29, published in 2013.WAR HERO by Brian Trent“We need you to k...

Liked several of the stories, for example ”War Hero”, ”Planetary Scouts”, ”Twelve Seconds” and ”The Ghost Wife of Arlington”.

I received this book free as a Good reads First Reads. There are three reasons to read anthologies. First is because you like the subject matter. Writers of the Future Volume 29 was no exception for me. I have always loved the Fantasy & Sci-fi genres. (Just take a look at my book list.) This book fits right in that itch for me with its stories and enticing illustrations.The second reason is you can get full stories in bite-sized pieces. When you're quite busy with work & kids, being able to esca...