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"Science fiction, fantasy, humor. The Unidentified Funny Objects series delivers an annual dose of funny, zany, and unusual science fiction and fantasy stories. All-new fiction from the genre's top voices! 'A long time ago in a galaxy close enough not to violate any copyrights, the clone army fighting for the side of the evil empire is made up of a bunch of bros named Chad.' Can a couple of wise guys from New Jersey broker a sit down between two groups of warring aliens? Witness an epic battle of mad science vs. dark magic. US presidents elected in 1860 and 1960 were both assassinated. What's going to happen to whoever's elected in 2060? Beware the dragon polite enough to return your drone after it breached the barriers between worlds and bonked him on the snout"--Back cover

From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as up-and-coming talented writers. Includes the following stories: "Dave the Mighty Steel-Thewed Avenger" by Laura Resnick "Crumbs" by Esther Friesner "Fellow Traveler" by Donald J. Bingle "A Fish Story" by Sarah Totton "Another End of the Empire" by Tim Pratt "Giantkiller" by G. Scott Huggins "A Mild Case of Death" by David Gerrold "Fairy Debt" by Gail Carriger "A Very Special Girl" by Mike Resnick "The Blue Corpse Corps" by Jim C. Hines "Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel" by Shaenon K. Garrity "The Queens Reason" by Richard Parks "The Best Little Cleaning Robot in All of Faerie" by Susan Jane Bigelow "Suede This Time" by Jean Rabe