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Enter a land of infinite possibility . . .In this, the sixth volume of the NEW WORLDS series of worldbuilding guides for science fiction and fantasy writers, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes a deep dive into topics as weighty as slavery, as illicit as crime, and as fun as the inner workings of a magic system. With essays ranging from siege warfare to artistic patronage to food prohibitions, there is something here for every story!This volume collects essays from the sixth year of the New Worlds Patreon.

ABOVEThe Age of Enlightenment has come to England. Among the triumphs of science is the prediction by Sir Edmond Halley that a comet last seen in 1682 will return in 1758 -- a prediction that will soon be put to the test.BELOWA century ago, the fae of the Onyx Court fought to defeat the Great Fire of London, an elemental Dragon that destroyed four-fifths of the city. In the aftermath, they banished its spirit to a comet -- a comet that will soon return.BETWEENThe race has begun. When Halley's comet appears, the Dragon will strike, and the city will burn once more. Faerie magic alone cannot kill this monster; defeating it for good will require the aid of science as well. But science brings its own form of danger . . .

Dear Diary,Shall we pause to take stock?Female (liberated, at least from fraught marriage). Age 52, height 5'5"e;, weight 120, bone density excellent, minimal cellulite, maximal hot flashes. One and 3/4 breasts.Months since sex: 27Lindsey Friedland, former river-rafting guide and avid outdoorswoman, has hit the worst stretch of water she's ever faced: divorce from an abuser, breast cancer, menopause symptoms that her friends seem to have paddled serenely by. And she's lost sight of her dream of becoming an environmental journalist.Lindsey needs to get her spark back.Dear Diary, Disastrous blind dates so far: The walking cologne bottle. The "e;really want a gal to give me babies"e; guy. The pushy past-life reintegration facilitator.Will Lindsey make it past the rocky shoals of family upheavals, job crises, sexism, and ageism... not to mention toxic love traps? Does "e;happily ever after"e; now mean settling for occasional (but hot!) sex with Mr. Maybe? Can she reclaim her journalism dream?Dear Diary, I'm tired of being tragic. I'm sending off my article about the bulldozers versus the baby owls. ***"e;Sara Stamey does for fiction what Cheryl Strayed and Elizabeth Gilbert did for memoir. Pause gives a voice to women who are too often invisible in contemporary books. The unforgettable Lindsey Friedland weaves together humor and passion against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest's natural beauty, using her unique voice to deliver a must-read novel about friendship, love, and killer hot flashes."e;-USA Today Bestselling author Mindy Klasky

Fairy tales - new-told, re-told, re-invented, rebuilt, new-visioned. Fairy tales are the building blocks not just of fantasy but of all fiction, the original Story, the thing we all grew up on. This is a return to those roots, and an entirely new vision of all that a fairy tale was, is, or can be.

The StormMother is unleashed, and she is angry.Tiamat, ancient goddess of chaos and creation has decided to clear the world of human infestation--but she needs help. Only her descendant Celia Fisher, a Siren, has the magical power to aid her.Celia is more interested in becoming a Broadway star than in her archaic Siren heritage. But when two fellow contestants in a reality TV competition drown during a freak thunderstorm and a werewolf threatens her-a Hunter from the International Guild of Demon and Vampire Hunters steps in.Determined to prevent old demons like the StormMother from wreaking havoc in today's world, the Guild sends Dylan McQuilleran to be Celia's bodyguard.Except Dylan has a problem. His last surgical and chemical augmentation has gone haywire, giving him blinding migraines. His cover story as head publicist for the TV competition keeps him close to Celia while the Guild finds a cure.But can he resist the lure of a Siren long enough to save her life-and his own?