{"product_id":"love-hurts-a-speculative-fiction-anthology-paperback","title":"Love Hurts: A Speculative Fiction Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTricia A. Reeks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHugh Howey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-six brilliant speculative fiction stories about love, and the pain that so often accompanies it. Enjoy a cornucopia of imaginative tales, wondrous settings, and unforgettable characters--such as the disillusioned time traveler who visits ancient Japan to experience a \"Moment of Zen,\" the young woman from planet Kiruna who can only communicate in song when the moonlet Saarakka is up, and the sorcerer who loses their happiness in a bet with a demon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRich and wonderfully diverse, this collection spans many speculative fiction genres: from SciFi to Dystopian, from Fantasy to Magical Realism, from Steampunk to Superhero, from Horror to Weird. Sometimes funny, occasionally happy, frequently gut-wrenching--these stories will take your heart on a wild emotional ride. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories by Jeff VanderMeer, Hugh Howey, Karin Tidbeck, Charlie Jane Anders, Holly Phillips, Aliette de Bodard, A. Merc Rustad, Steve Simpson, Mel Paisley, J. D. Brink, Matt Leivers, Michael Milne, Michal Wojcik, Carla Dash, Terry Durbin, Michelle Ann King, Kyle Richardson, Leah Brown, G. Scott Huggins, Dan Micklethwaite, Victoria Zelvin, Shannon Phillips, Keith Frady, Jody Sollazzo, David Stevens, and Morgen Knight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Howey \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel \u003ci\u003eWool\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a sudden success in 2011. Originally self-published as a series of novelettes, the Wool omnibus has been a #1 bestselling book on Amazon.com and is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. The book was also optioned for film by Ridley Scott, and is now available in print from major publishers all over the world. Hugh's other books include \u003ci\u003eShift, Dust, Sand, The Shell Collector, \u003c\/i\u003e the Molly Fyde series, T\u003ci\u003ehe Hurricane, Half Way Home, The Plagiarist, and I, Zombie\u003c\/i\u003e. Hugh lives on a boat that he hopes to sail around the world. Website: www.HughHowey.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Jane Anders\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel published in 2016 by Tor Books. She is the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eio9.com\u003c\/i\u003e and the organizer of the Writers with Drinks reading series. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction, Tor.com, Lightspeed, Tin House, ZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and several anthologies. Her novelette \"Six Months, Three Days\" won a Hugo award. Website: CharlieJane.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e's most recent fiction is the NYT-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy (\u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAuthority\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e), all released in 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The series has been acquired by publishers in 23 other countries. Paramount Pictures\/Scott Rudin Productions have acquired the movie rights. His nonfiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic.com\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. A three-time World Fantasy Award winner and 14-time nominee, VanderMeer has edited or coedited many iconic fiction anthologies, taught at the Yale Writers' Conference, the Miami International Book Fair, lectured at MIT and the Library of Congress, and serves as the co-director of Shared Worlds, a unique teen SF\/fantasy writing camp located at Wofford College. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, the noted editor Ann VanderMeer. Website: www.JeffVanderMeer.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTricia Reeks\u003c\/b\u003e lives in the bear-infested mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with her mountaineer husband and her two ferocious French Bulldogs. 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