First published 2025
This anthology brings together twenty-one science fiction and fantasy stories from writers who attended Seattle Worldcon 2025. Laura Anne Gilman takes readers on an escape through Las Vegas. Megan Lindholm explores recovering lost time. Mary Robinette Kowal follows the pursuit of a book thief. Matt Dinniman leads a magical safari into unknown territory. Cat Rambo tells of friendship with a dragon. The collection spans tales of friendship and favor, wayward technology, and frightening future possibilities. Contributors include Fonda Lee, Seanan McGuire, Martha Wells, Carrie Vaughn, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and Fran Wilde among others. Two stories marked with asterisks appeared elsewhere but never in print format. Grim Oak Press partnered with Seattle Worldcon to create this third volume in the Grimoire series. The stories welcome readers into imaginative worlds crafted by established voices in speculative fiction.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, pursuit-of-a-book-thief
Setting: Las Vegas, Seattle, Worldcon 2025
Period: 21st-century
341 pages · Kindle Edition · Grim Oak Press