Submerged Author:S. C. Butler (Editor) Joshua Palmatier (Editor) 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 gla... more »ss? 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, to explore unfathomable trenches, underwater volcanoes, and abyssal plains, whether we want to or not.
Contents:
Introduction (Submerged) (2017) • essay by S. C. Butler
Rust in Peace (2017) / short story by Seanan McGuire
Another Dream to Europa (2017) / short story by Michael Robertson
Go with the Flow (2017) / short story by Esther M. Friesner [as by Esther Friesner]
The Deep End (2017) / short story by F. Brett Cox
Through Milkweed and Gloom (2017) / short story by Wendy Nikel
Son of Blob (2017) / short story by Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell [as by Jeffrey J. Mariotte and Marsheila Rockwell]
Under Pressure (2017) / short story by Jody Lynn Nye
The Last of the Real Good Days (2017) / short story by Bill Kte'pi
The Windlost (2017) / short story by Charles Ingrid [as by Jenna Rhodes]
Tamatori (2017) / short story by Susan Jett
High Sulfur Hot Springs and Camping Park (2017) / short story by James Van Pelt
The City Under the Sea (2017) / short story by Gini Koch [as by J. C. Koch]
Pen's Bracer (2017) / short story by Misty Massey
Fathoms Deep and Fathoms Cold (2017) / short story by A. Merc Rustad
River of Stars (2017) / short story by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland]
The Byssus Woman (2017) / short story by Sara M. Harvey
The Seven Nights of Squidmas (2017) / short story by Nicky Drayden