I love short stories and anthologies. Even the best author must flex their writing skills to deliver quality short stories. In less than a usual chapter length, they must introduce us to the characters and their communities/ back stories, commit to an "event" and then solve it, all while keeping the reader engrossed and flipping pages. I often find that an author will switch genres in an anthology, which gives me an even better appreciation for their talent.
Many have a similar theme with the writers giving their story an unusual “spin” to meet the theme’s intent without copying each other. It is not unusual to find a true gem mixed in with the overall excellent stories, making anthologies a triple threat/ treat.

Overall this is a really solid collection. I liked most of the stories and there were some that weren't my cup of tea.

Collections like this can be a mixed bag from one year to another, let alone from one story to another. This is a solid collection, with variety and lots of talent on display. Good stuff.

I really appreciate the free review copy for review!!

Wide range of stories, some good, some not so much. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

By this numbers, this collection of winning stories and illustrations for the 2022 version of the Writers of the Future contains 455 pages, 16 short stories (including one by L. Ron Hubbard himself), 16 illustrations, and a small handful of essays. About 1/3 of the stories are science fiction, about 1/3 are fantasy, and about 1/3 are speculative fiction. I really took to about a third of the stories that matched my reading interests in science fiction and speculative fiction. Topics that caught my intention included the FBI handling meddling time travelers, a high stakes poker game between psychics, well intended memory manipulation on a generation ship, bio-enhanced body guards dealing with life and death on an extra-solar planet, and a down to earth who-dun-it involving a creative mad scientist. Of course, each of these stories contain sufficient twists to be more interesting than my brief summary.

I thank the publisher, authors, and illustrators for kindly providing a temporary electronic readers copy of this work.

For fans of L. Ron Hubbard, as well as science fiction in general, there’s a treasure trove to enjoy and explore here. I started reading this for Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert, and I stayed because I found many others to be entertaining.

This is one of several volumes of Writers of the Future I’ve read and it’s as great as all the others. Of the 13 stories by the new writers, I thought that nine of them were excellent. My two favorites are “The Squid Is My Brother” by Mike Jack Stoumbos and “Lilt of a Lark” by Michael Panter. The essays on writing are excellent as well. Of the three stories by established authors, I liked “The Professor Was a Thief” by L. Ron Hubbard and “The Daddy Box” by Frank Herbert. I can’t single out any specific illustrations as my favorites as I thought that they are all wonderful, so congratulations to all the artists. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who reads the genre. Thank you to Galaxy Press Inc, BooksGoSocial, and Netgalley for the digital review copy.

I received a free copy via netgalley I exchange for an honest review. This was myfirst experience reading writers of the Future. I enjoyed most of the stories written in this issue. Some favorites were .the book of truths. The mystical Farragutand finnslly the island on the lake. Even though I may not have enjoyed all the stories. 100% of the artwork really deserved their recognition send rewards. Some very talented artists out there. This will become my new thing to look forward to every year. Thanks for the opportunity

This collection of sci-fi short stories is good. I was drawn to it for the Frank Herbert story. The illustrations throughout the book are a interesting addition to the book. Anyone who likes short story collection will love this edition.

The latest release in this annual anthology, presented by L. Ron Hubbard, was released on April 8 of 2022. NetGalley and the publisher provided me a galley in exchange for an honest review.

I have been a fan of sci-fi and fantasy anthologies since I was a teenager in the late 70's and early 80's. I read and enjoyed an earlier volume of Writers of the Future a few years back, so a new volume was a welcome sight. I like how its editor, the late David Farland, would combine new writers with up-and-coming illustrators, to deliver a varied selection of material. This one also includes some bonus short stories by veterans as well as art and writing tips from the pros. You get a lot between these two covers.

Standouts in this collection, for me, include The Magic Book of Accidental City Destruction: A Book Wizard's Guide by Z. T. Bright (I really related to the bookseller lead character), Gallows by Desmond Astaire (I always enjoy time travel tales), and Lilt of a Lark by Michael Panter (a troublesome minstrel is always fun to read about).

A very good collection of new science fiction authors and a great way to introduce yourself to some that you may be unfamiliar with. As with almost all anthologies, some of the stories are stronger than others but all of them are entertaining.
Thank you to#LRonHubbardPresentsWritersoftheFutureVolume38 #NetGalley for the AR copy.