Out of the Ruins

Preston Grassmann writes compelling stories about survival in broken worlds. His debut, "Out of the Ruins," offers a vivid look at what comes after collapse.

Emily St. John Mandel is the author of the novel Station Eleven. Her work often explores speculative fiction themes.

China Tom Miéville (pronounced /ˈtʃaɪnə miˈeɪvəl/; born 6 September 1972 in Norwich) is an award-winning English fantasy fiction writer. He is fond of describing his work as "weird fiction" (after early 20th century pulp and horror writers such as H. P. Lovecraft), and belongs to a loose group of writers sometimes called New Weird who consciously attempt to move fantasy away from commercial, genre clichés of Tolkien epigones. He is also active in left-wing politics as a member of the Socialist W...

Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. He was also the executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been f...

Carmen Maria Machado is the author of Wastelands, a collection that explores themes of horror and the uncanny. Her work often blends genre fiction with sharp, insightful prose.