The Unidentified Funny Objects series delivers an annual dose of funny, zany, and unusual science fiction and fantasy stories. All-new fiction from the genre's top voices! In this volume you'll find: * Space orc diplomats
* Hapless necromancers
* Gamification of everything
* Plumbing problems at an evil wizard's castle
* Get-rich-quick schemes gone wrong
>No AI! Written by organic, locally-sourced human authors. This anthology contains the following stories: "How to Make Everything Better for Everyone" - Jane Espenson
"Hort0n" - Mark S. Bailen
"A Draining Affair" - Caitlin Rozakis
"The Shank of the Evening" - Nick Mamatas
"Disaster Recovery" - Arthur H. Manners
"War Economy" - Will Brege
"I Hate This Planet" - Alan Dean Foster
"Love or Lizard Island" - Jackie Rogoff
"Stupid Cupid" - Zach Shephard
"Boracle's Four" - Kit Gadgitar
"Opacity" - Leo Kaganov, translated by Alex Shvartsman
"Passengers" - Simon R. Green
"Nicky's Sea Goat" - Nathaniel Mumau
"Back to School Guidelines (Tentaculon-Approved)" - Tina Connolly
"One More Night" - Esther Friesner
"My Counsel of Bugs" - John Butterworth III
"Intruders at the Party on Pluto IV" - Agatha Grimke
"The Cat Lady Cometh" - Gini Koch
"The Brightest of Futures" - Brad Preslar
"Bruiser's Breakout" - David Hankins
"A Peaceful Country Sojourn" - C. Flynt
"The Sixth Stage of Grief is Necromancy" - Rachel Meresman
"Cold Case" - Jody Lynn Nye
"Humanities" - Desmond Warzel