Visit the edgier side of science fiction. From funkadelic airships to post-apocalyptic advertising, you're sure to find brilliant and original short fiction in our second Book of Apex. These stories represent the second year of original online content from . Enjoy work from acclaimed story masters such as Jennifer Pelland, Ekaterina Sedia, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peter M. Ball, Seanan McGuire, Mark Henry, and many more! "She Called Me Sweetie"-Glenn Lewis Gillette "...That Has Such People in It"-Jennifer Pelland "Pimp My Airship"-Maurice Broaddus "Kenny 149"-Brad Becraft "Advertising at the End of the World"-Keffy R.M. Kehrli "Fungal Gardens"-Ekaterina Sedia "Ghost Technology from the Sun"-Paul Jessup "A Poor Man's Roses"-Alethea Kontis "To Dream of Stars: An Astronomer's Lament"-Peter M. Ball "Benjamin Schneider's Little Greys"-Nir Yaniv "After the Fire"-Aliette de Bodard "Overclocking"-James L. Sutter "59 Beads"-Rochita Loenen-Ruiz "Wondrous Days"-Genevieve Valentine "White Christmas"-James F. Reilly "The Lady or the Tiger"-J.M. McDermott "p.a. chic"-Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf "Beyond the Garden Close"-Mary Robinette Kowal "The Bride Replete"-Mary Robinette Kowal "Dying with Her Cheer Pants On"-Seanan McGuire "Seafoam"-Mark Henry "The Last Stand of the Ant Maker"-Paul Jessup "City of Refuge"-Jerry L. Gordon "Sol Asleep"-Naomi Libicki "Laika's Dream"-Holly Hight "Artifact"-Peter Atwood "Schrodinger's Pussy"-Terra Lemay