L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40

With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.

USA TODAY bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has published more than two hundred novels and hundreds of short stories across multiple genres. He has written approximately two dozen Star Trek novels, along with novels set in numerous gaming, film, and television worlds.

A well-regarded author of alternate history science-fiction novels, S.M. Stirling has written more than twenty-five books, including acclaimed collaborations with Anne McCaffrey, Jerry Pournelle, and David Drake. His most recent novels are T2: Infiltrator, The Peshawar Lancers, and the Island in the Sea of Time trilogy.

Gregory Benford, author of top-selling novels, including Jupiter Project, Artifact, Against Infinity, Eater, and Timescape, is that unusual creative combination of scientist scholar and talented artist; his stories capture readers - hearts and minds - with imaginative leaps into the future of science and of us.

Bob Eggleton is an internationally acclaimed science fiction and fantasy artist best known for his sweeping cosmic landscapes, dynamic creature portrayals, and masterful depictions of the natural world. A multiple Hugo Award-winning illustrator, Eggleton has created hundreds of book covers for leading publishers and has contributed artwork to major franchises including Godzilla, DC Comics, and numerous science fiction properties.His paintings are distinguished by their dramatic lighting, meticulous detail, and sense of scale-often blending realism with the grand imaginative tradition of classic pulp and Golden Age science fiction illustration. Eggleton's work has appeared in magazines, novels, trading cards, and museum exhibitions, and his art has been collected by enthusiasts around the world.For this edition of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, Eggleton brings his signature sense of awe and atmosphere to Herman Melville's epic, capturing the immensity of the ocean and the haunting presence of the great white whale with striking power and intensity.

James Davies graduated from the University of Oxford in 2006, with a DPhil in social and medical anthropology. He is a reader in social anthropology and mental health at the University of Roehampton and a qualified psychotherapist. His books include The Making of Psychotherapists: An Anthropological Analysis and Cracked: Why Psychiatry Is Doing More Harm Than Good. He edited Emotions in the Field: The Psychology and Anthropology of Fieldwork Experience and The Sedated Society: The Causes and Harms of Our Psychiatric Drug Epidemic. He cofounded the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, which is now secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence.

As a social scientist, Lance Robinson specialized in the human dimensions of ecological stewardship. As a science fiction writer, environmental themes and musings about human beings' economic, cultural and spiritual relationships with nature are often woven into his fiction. His short stories have appeared in magazines such as Analog, Riverside Quarterly, and Chaos Theory: Tales Askew. In 2023, he won first place in the Writers of the Future contest, and his winning story appeared in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40. His own collection of short fiction-Chasing New Suns-was published in September 2024. Lance currently makes his home in Robinson-Superior Treaty territory on the traditional land of the Anishinaabeg peoples and Fort William First Nation on the shores of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada. He can be found at lancerobinsonwriter.com.

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