There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, staffing, finance, marketing, exhibit design, and beyond, this comprehensive resource will be...

Diamond is an odd little boy, a seemingly fragile child—who proves to be anything but. An epic story begins when he steps into the world his parents have so carefully kept him from, a world where gigantic trees each house thousands of humans and another human species, the papio, rule its far edges. Does Diamond hold the promise to remake one species and, perhaps, change all of the Creation?

Everyone loves a good disaster story. Fire, famine, disease, war...the world as we know it might end in a million different ways. The Plague, Pestilence, and Apocalypse MEGAPACK™ explores some of the holocausts that might befall mankind, with a special emphasis on plagues (a personal favorite theme of the publisher). If this volume proves popular, we'll do additional volumes focusing on other apocalyptic events... Ice ages? Atomic war? The death of the sun? The possibilities are endless.

The May 2012 issue of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine, Clarkesworld. This issue features the following original stories: "Prayer" by Robert Reed, "Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop" by Suzanne Church and "All the Things the Moon is Not" by Alexander Lumans. Non-fiction includes an interview with Michael J. Sullivan, an article on the fairy tale in the TV age by Alethea Kontis, and an Another Word column by Elizabeth Bear.

Divine retribution, Robert Reed argues, is a principal driving force in Shakespeare's English history plays and three of his major tragedies. Reed finds evidence of the playwright's growing ingenuity and maturing skill in his treatment of the crime of political homicide, its impact on events, and God's judgment on the criminal.Reed's analysis focuses upon Tudor concepts that he shows were familiar to all Elizabethans—the biblical principle of inherited guilt, the doctrine that God ...

Forever is a new monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, a brief interview with the novella's author, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke.Our fourth issue features a novella by Robert Reed ("The Man With the Golden Balloon"), short stories by Juliette Wade ("Cold Words") and ...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our January 2021 issue features "The Speed of Belief" by Robert Reed, "All That Robot Shit" by Rich Larson, and "The River of Blood and Wine" by Kali Wallace.

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our April 2020 issue features "Camouflage" by Robert Reed, "The Robots of Eden" by Anil Menon, and "Escape from Caring Seasons" by Sarah Pinsker.

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke.Our April 2019 issue features a novella by Eleanor Arnason ("The Potter of Bones"), a short story by Karl Bunker ("The Woman from the Ocean"), and a short story by Robert Reed (&quo...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our April 2023 issue features "The Realms of Water" by Robert Reed, "Wild Geese" by Lavie Tidhar, and "Forger Mr. Z" by Chen Qiufan. Cover art by Ron Guyatt.

Once upon a time in a world of castles and kingdoms, a beautiful young princess rode off with her friend Froggy to enjoy the day and listen to his stories of the Enchanted Forest. Ya, right. At least that's what she thought. Princess Dionara is about to get a very large dose of reality, and if she doesn't discover her heritage and abilities quickly, her kingdom is toast!The Red Knight's power is supreme throughout the world, his unique immortality assures it. He suspects that there...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our August 2020 issue (#167) contains:Original fiction by Fiona Moore ("The Lori"), Frank Smith ("Drawing Lines Between the Stars"), Yan Leisheng ("The Plague"), Rebecca Campbell ("An Important Failure"), L.X. Beckett ("The Immolation of Kev Magee"), and Robert Reed ("Nameless He").