{"product_id":"l-ron-hubbard-presents-writers-of-the-future-volume-39-the-best-new-sf-fantasy-of-the-year-9781619867680","title":"L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39: The Best New SF \u0026 Fantasy of the Year","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the world of speculative fiction...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour favorite authors...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave selected best new voices of the\u003cbr\u003eyear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Award-winning Authors and\u003cbr\u003eIllustrators \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Bonus Short Stories\u003cbr\u003eby \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. 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