Unidentified Funny Objects 6

The Unidentified Funny Objects series serves an annual dose of funny, zany, and unusual science fiction and fantasy stories. All-new fiction from the genre's top voices! Our sixth volume features a Mad Amos story by Alan Dean Foster, a Harry the Book tale by Mike Resnick, and an Alexander Outland short by Gini Koch. Jim Hines reimagines a Game of Thrones with goblins in it, Ken Liu begs a sentient AI to spare him, and Esther Friesner takes us on a tour of Chelm, complete with dragons and gratuitous footnotes. There are also tales of an interdimensional secret agent, a warrior-writer on a quest from an evil god, a necromancer intent on rehabilitating the image of his profession, and many more. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Foreword by Alex Shvartsman - “A Game of Goblins” by Jim C. Hines - “The Breakdown of Parasite/Host Relationship” by Paul R. Hardy - “From This She Makes a Living?” by Esther Friesner - “Twenty-Nine Responses to Inquiries About My Craigslist Post: Alien Spaceship for Sale $200, You Haul” by Tina Connolly - “Tyler the Snot Elemental Scours the Newspaper, Searching for Change” by Zach Shephard - “Agent of Chaos” by Jack Campbell - “Display of Affection” by P. J. Sambeaux - “The Great Manhattan Eat-Off” by Mike Resnick - “An Evil Opportunity Employer” by Lawrence Watt-Evans - “Common Scents” by Jody Lynn Nye - “A Mountain Man and a Cat Walk into a Bar” by Alan Dean Foster - “Lost and Found” by Laura Resnick - “A Crawlspace Full of Prizes” by Bill Ferris - “Return to Sender” by Melissa Mead - “The Friendly Necromancer” by Rod M. Santos - “An Open Letter to the Sentient AI Who Has Announced Its Intention to Take Over the Earth” by Ken Liu - “Approved Expense” by David Vierling - “Alexander Outland: Space Jockey” by Gini Koch - “Dear Joyce” by Langley Hyde - “Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money” by Tatiana Ivanova (translated from Russian by Alex Shvartsman)