BRAVE NEW WEIRD Volume Four (print + eBook) *preorder*

This is a preorder. This book is expected to ship on or before July 14th, 2026.

Twenty-three creators converge to deliver the Bravest, Newest, and Weirdest fiction of 2025!

You are the nexus of evolution.

You have reached the ideal. A grateful humanity gazes upon you in admiration, wondering what they can do to emulate your achievements. There is simply no mountain left for you to scale.

So now what?

Rather than up, the time has come for you to go through, Traveler! You’ve conquered this reality. That is good. That is commendable. But in the grand scheme, it is nothing: the fumbling steps of children, and you—you!—are the pinnacle of your species [citation needed].

It is time for your greatest challenge, o Pilot of Invention. The path is difficult, but We are with you. We are watching over you.

We are always watching.

Cover art by Matt Blairstone.

2025 BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners/Table of Contents:

Z.D. Dochterman - Avila Beach

Wen Wen Yang - Drought's Vengeance

Chris Scott - The Sunflower Farmer

D. Marmara - In the Amygdala of the Beholder

Wailana Kalama - The Lazarus Ruins

Alexander James - Silver Wires & Sweet Water

Andrew Rivas - THE GOOPY LIL GUYS GO VIRAL

Biscuit Starberry - You Are Going to Die

Juleigh Howard-Hobson - Death Doesn't Sound Like It Looks

Audrey Zhou - Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession

Corrie Haldane - Hivemind

Ashley Stokes - Orange Slab

David Luntz - Brief Interlude with the Night Hag

Caleb Bethea - Glitter in Your Eyes

A.L. Goldfuss - Drosera regina

Zebulon Horse - The Mascot's Head

Daniel Loring Keating - Letter of Apology from Eldritch Appliances, LLC

Alistair Rey - Leviathan’s Womb

TJ Price - Exhibits…

Toshiya Kamei - Sworn Brothers 

Patrick Malka - What We Remember, What We Pass Down

Morgan Melhuish - A Fragment of the Heart of Sappho

Caroline Hung - Ticket po mamser.

Plus forewords from Editor-in-chief Alex Woodroe, Publisher Matt Blairstone, and additional awards from the far-flung corners of the Weird scene.

Purchase of print books includes free eBook copy in PDF, ePub and mobi formats. eBooks will arrive via email, shortly after your purchase is completed.