What if future criminals played games of skill for their freedom? Would spellcasters dare use magic to skew chance in their favor? What if aliens judged us based on the games we play? Can a dying woman literally cheat Death?
Games are about more than winning and losing. They’re about risk and reward, strategy and blind fortune, our need to win and our fear of being outplayed. And when magic and science infuse a game, the stakes can be of cosmic importance. Each move could decide life or death. Are you ready to play?
In this anthology, seventeen of today’s leading fantasy and science fiction authors explore the role games play in worlds both seen and unseen. Join Aliette de Bodard, Jennifer R Povey, Ed Greenwood, Cory Swanson, David Hankins, Cat Rambo, Wulf Moon, Jo Miles, James Alan Gardner, Karen Aria Lin, Mike Rimar, Eric Choi, Tris Lawrence, Mark Silcox, Melissa Yi, Michael Picco, and Sean Williams as they share with us games played for unimaginable stakes.
The board is set, the cards are dealt—now it’s GAME ON!
- “Turtle Cliffs” by Aliette de Bodard
- “Machines” by Jennifer R. Povey
- “Not His Best Feint” by Ed Greenwood
- “Persistence of Memory” by Cory Swanson
- “The Grim Reaper's Game” by David Hankins
- “The Cards as They Were Dealt” by Cat Rambo
- “The Saltmarsh” by Wulf Moon
- “Guilty Until Proven Victorious” by Jo Miles
- “Solitaire for Three” by James Alan Gardner
- “Connetion” by Karen Aria Lin
- "Dead Man's Hand” by Mike Rimar
- “Random Access Memory” by Eric Choi
- “Worldplay” by Tris Lawrence
- “Mythbot” by Mark Silcox
- "Beat the Haunted House" by Melissa Yi
- "The Prescience Game" by Michael Picco
- "The Long Game" by Sean Williams
Publication Type
- Book