Submerged

Edited by Joshua Palmatier and S.C. Butler

Everyone has their eyes set on the black depths of space … but what about the deep abysses of the ocean? What dark monsters swim unseen beneath the waves? What ancient wonders lie hidden, waiting to be discovered? What sirens call, either here on Earth or in the icy waters of a far off planet … or even at the bottom of a wine glass? So much remains to be explored below the surface, where light fades and the pressure kills.

Here are seventeen stories from today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors that take us into those depths, whether we want to or not. Join Seanan McGuire, Michael Robertson, Esther Friesner, F. Brett Cox, Wendy Nikel, Marsheila Rockwell & Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Kte’pi, Jenna Rhodes, Susan Jett, James Van Pelt, J.C. Koch, Misty Massey, A. Merc Rustad, David Farland, Sara M. Harvey, and Nicky Drayden as they explore unfathomable trenches, underwater volcanoes, and abyssal plains. Take the plunge … into the Deep End!

Includes:
INTRODUCTION by S.C. Butler
RUST IN PEACE by Seanan McGuire
ANOTHER DREAM TO EUROPA by Michael Robertson
GO WITH THE FLOW by Esther Friesner
THE DEEP END by F. Brett Cox
THROUGH MILKWEED AND GLOOM by Wendy Nikel
SON OF BLOB by Marsheila Rockwell & Jeffrey J. Mariotte
UNDER PRESSURE by Jody Lynn Nye
THE LAST OF THE REAL GOOD DAYS by Bill Kte’pi
THE WINDLOST by Jenna Rhodes
TAMATORI by Susan Jett
HIGH SULFUR HOT SPRINGS AND CAMPING PARK by James Van Pelt
THE CITY UNDER THE SEA by J.C. Koch
PEN’S BRACER by Misty Massey
FATHOMS DEEP AND FATHOMS COLD by A. Merc Rustad
RIVER OF STARS by David Farland
THE BYSSUS WOMAN by Sara M. Harvey
THE SEVEN NIGHTS OF SQUIDMAS by Nicky Drayden