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