Other Worlds Than These

“Angles” by Orson Scott Card. © 2000 by Orson Scott Card. Originally published in Destination 3001. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Thirteen Texts of Arthyria” by John R. Fultz. © 2010 by John R. Fultz. Originally published in The Way of the Wizard. Reprinted by permission of the author.

Foreword by Lev Grossman. © 2012 Lev Grossman.

“Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut” by Stephen King. © 1984 by Stephen King. Originally published in Redbook. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Ontological Factor” by David Barr Kirtley. © 2011 by David Barr Kirtley. Originally published in Cicada. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Porridge on Islac” by Ursula K. Le Guin. © 2003 by Ursula K. Le Guin. Originally published in Changing Planes. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agents, The Virginia Kidd Agency, Inc.

“Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain” by Yoon Ha Lee. © 2010 by Yoon Ha Lee. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Magic for Beginners” by Kelly Link. © 2005 by Kelly Link. Originally published in Magic for Beginners. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

“The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr” by George R. R. Martin. © 1976 by George R. R. Martin. Originally published in Fantastic Stories. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Brief Guide to Other Histories” by Paul McAuley. © 2008 by Paul McAuley. Originally published in Postscripts. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Cristobal Effect” by Simon McCaffery. © 2012 by Simon McCaffery. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“[a ghost samba]” by Ian McDonald. © 2008 by Ian McDonald. Originally published in Postscripts. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage” by Seanan McGuire. © 2011 by Seanan McGuire. Originally published in Fantasy Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Ten Sigmas” by Paul Melko. © 2004 by Paul Melko. Originally published in Talebones. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Rose Wall” by Joyce Carol Oates. © 1981 by the Ontario Review, Inc. Originally published by The Twilight Zone Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt. © 2006 by Tim Pratt. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Like Minds” by Robert Reed. © 2003 by Robert Reed. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Signal to Noise” by Alastair Reynolds. © 2009 by Alastair Reynolds. Originally published in Zima Blue. Reprinted by permission of the author and the Orion Publishing Group Ltd.

“Dear Annabehls” by Mercurio D. Rivera. © 2009 by Mercurio D. Rivera. Originally published in Electric Velocipede. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Trips” by Robert Silverberg. © 1974 by Agberg, Ltd. Originally published in Final Stage. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Ruminations in an Alien Tongue” by Vandana Singh. © 2012 by Vandana Singh. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“An Empty House with Many Doors” by Michael Swanwick. © 2011 by Michael Swanwick. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Beyond Porch and Portal” by E. Catherine Tobler. © 2009 by E. Catherine Tobler. Originally published in Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The City of Blind Delight” by Catherynne M. Valente. © 2008 by Catherynne M. Valente. Originally published in Clockwork Phoenix. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Goat Variations” by Jeff VanderMeer. © 2009 by Jeff VanderMeer. Originally published in Other Earths. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Of Swords and Horses” by Carrie Vaughn. © 2006 by Carrie Vaughn. Originally published in Realms of Fantasy. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories” by Christie Yant. © 2010 by Christie Yant. Originally published in The Way of the Wizard. Reprinted by permission of the author.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

John Joseph Adams is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as Armored, Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom, Brave New Worlds, Wastelands, The Living Dead, The Living Dead 2, By Blood We Live, Federations, The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Way of the Wizard. Forthcoming work includes Epic (Tachyon, November 2012), The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination (Tor Books, 2013), Dead Man’s Hand (Titan Books, 2013), and Robot Uprisings (co-edited with Daniel H. Wilson, 2013).

John is a four-time finalist for the Hugo Award and a three-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award. He has been called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, and his books have been lauded as some of the best anthologies of all time.

In addition to his anthology work, John is also the editor and publisher of Lightspeed Magazine, and he is the co-host of Wired. com’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast.

For more information, visit his website at johnjosephadams.com, and you can find him on Twitter @johnjosephadams.

Other Anthologies Edited by John Joseph Adams

Armored

Brave New Worlds

By Blood We Live

Federations

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Lightspeed: Year One

The Living Dead

The Living Dead 2

Seeds of Change

Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom

Wastelands

The Way of the Wizard

Forthcoming Anthologies Edited by John Joseph Adams

Dead Man’s Hand

Epic

The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination

Robot Uprisings (co-edited with Daniel H. Wilson)