Stories of Hope and Wonder, in Support of UK Healthcare Workers

An anthology released to raise funds for the NHS and UK Healtcare workers. Fifty-three stories, 253,000 words of fiction, including several pieces that are original to this volume. A treasury of stories from some of the finest writers of science fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, horror, and more. Introduction by Ian WhatesLast Contact – Stephen BaxterSlink-Thinking – Frances HardingeGossamer – Ian WhatesThe Feather Dress – Lisa TuttleThe Man Who Swallowed Himself – Chris BeckettFat Man in the Bardo – Ken MacLeodKings of Eternity – Eric BrownMuscadet Kiss – Michèle RobertsDead Space – George MannThe Trace – Christopher PriestGolden Wing, Silver Eye – Cat HellisenThe Golden Nose – Neil WilliamsonOn Ilkley Moor – Alison LittlewoodAbout Helen – Tade ThompsonIphigenia in Aulis – M.R. CareyJust Watch Me – Lesley GlaisterThe Family Football – Ian R. MacLeodThe Grave-Digger's Tale – Simon ClarkThe All-Nighter – Mark MorrisHer Seal Skin Coat – Lauren BeukesA Conclusion – Paul CornellLiberty Bird – Jaine FennThe Ki-Anna – Gwyneth JonesScienceville – Gary GibsonThe Sphere – Juliet E. McKennaAn Eligible Boy – Ian McDonaldThe Quick Child – Jane RogersTrademark Bugs: A Legal History – Adam RobertsWorking on the Ward – Tim PearsDuring the Dance – Mark LawrenceOut of the Woods – Ramsey CampbellTrick of the Light – Tim LebbonRoman Games – Anne NichollsDigits – Robert ShearmanThe Fox Maiden – Priya SharmaRoads of Silver, Paths of Gold – Emmi ItärantaAll Deaths Well Intention'd – RJ BarkerEpilogue: England, Summer 1558 – Jon Courtenay GrimwoodThe Christmas Repentance of the Mole Butcher of Tetbury – Aliya WhiteleyGulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World, Part V: A Voyage To The Island Of The Wolves – Philip PalmerBarking Mad – Ian WatsonLady with a Rose – Reggie OliverMissing – Blake MorrisonWhat We Sometimes Do, Without Thinking – Mark WestEvents – Stan NichollsWars of Worldcraft – Adrian TchaikovskyFixer, Worker, Singer – Natalia TheodoridouWitness – Kim Lakin-SmithUnravel – Ren WaromLike Clockwork – Tim MajorA Million Reasons Why – Nick WoodThe Road to the Sea – Lavie TidharTen Love Songs to Change the World – Peter F. HamiltonAbout the Authors