Chris Willrich’s work has appeared in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Tales from the Magician’s Skull, and multiple times in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, including the Gaunt and Bone tale “The Sword of Loving Kindness” in BCS #1 and “Shadowdrop” in BCS #261. His books include the Gaunt and Bone novel The Scroll of Years (Pyr, 2013) and its sequels. A librarian by trade, Chris lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.
- “On Magog's Pond” — Issue #367, October 20, 2022
- “A Manslaughter of Crows” — Issue #341, October 21, 2021
- “Eyetooth” — Issue #314, October 8, 2020
- “Shadowdrop” — Issue #261, Tenth Anniversary Month Double-Issue I, September 27, 2018
- “How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move” — Issue #99, July 11, 2012
- “The Mote-Dancer and the Firelife” — Issue #90, Science-Fantasy Month, March 8, 2012
- “The Sword of Loving Kindness, Pt. II” — Issue #2, October 23, 2008
- “The Sword of Loving Kindness, Pt. I” — Issue #1, October 9, 2008
"nicely-done... I like the conclusion quite a lot." —Lois Tilton, Locus online
Reprinted in Space Opera, ed. Rich Horton
"strong" —Rich Horton, Locus
"Recommended" —Lois Tilton, IROSF
Honorable Mention, Year's Best SF 26, ed. Gardner Dozois
Recommended Reading, Year's Best SF & F 2009, ed. Rich Horton
"strong" —Rich Horton, Locus
"Recommended" —Lois Tilton, IROSF
Honorable Mention, Year's Best SF 26 (ed. Gardner Dozois)
Recommended Reading, Year's Best SF & F 2009, ed. Rich Horton
- BCS 085: How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move, narrated by Michael J. DeLuca — Issue #100, July 26, 2012
- BCS 077: The Mote-Dancer and the Firelife — Issue #90, Science-Fantasy Month, March 8, 2012
- BCS Audio Vault 001: How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move — Issue #151, June 28, 2014