Leave your preconceived notions at home as you embark on a mind-bending journey with six of today’s most visionary authors. Brimming with humor and heartache, this collection of short stories maps the roads we took to get here and the paths that lie ahead. The present may be a gift, but the future and the past both come with a price.

3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi

A time travel technician must step away from the controls and take action in a twisty short story where timing is everything, by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi.

Making Space by R. F. Kuang

A childless couple take in a mysterious boy in this ominous short story about parenthood, sacrifice, and our responsibility to the future from #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang.

For a Limited Time Only by Peng Shepherd

A time-traveling salesman searches for the moments that truly matter in this poignant short story from nationally bestselling author Peng Shepherd.

A Visit to the Husband Archive by Kaliane Bradley

A woman discovers her hidden potential in this dystopian short story about memory, identity, and imagination from Kaliane Bradley, the New York Times bestselling author of The Ministry of Time.

All Manner of Thing Shall Be by Olivie Blake

A group of vampirical frenemies come face to face with their immortality in this off-the-beaten-timeline short story from Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six.

Cronus by P. Djèlí Clark

A young Black woman challenges the indignity of a segregated dystopian future and exposes a time-bending secret in this dark, defiant short story from P. Djèlí Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout.

3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years © 2025 by John Scalzi. Making Space © 2025 by Rebecca Kuang. For a Limited Time Only © 2025 by Peng Shepherd. A Visit to the Husband Archive © 2025 by Kaliane Bradley. All Manner of Thing Shall Be © 2025 by Alexene Farol Follmuth. Cronus © 2025 by P. Djèlí Clark. ℗ 2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.