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Vol. 38, No. 2, February 2014. Cover art by Jim Burns. STORIES AND POEMS: “Watching the Orionids Meteor Shower” (poem) by Robert Frazier; “Schools of Clay” by Derek Künsken; “Cloud Vortex” (poem) by G. O. Clark; “Ball and Chain” by Maggie Shen King; “The Long Happy Death of Oxford Brown” by Jason K. Chapman; “An Answer, At Last” (poem) by Greg Beatty; “Last Day at the Ice Man Café” by M. Bennardo; “She Says: ‘Terrible Things Happen to Guys on Valentine's Day’" (poem) by Roger Dutcher; “The Transdimensional Horsemaster Rabbis of Mpumalanga Province” by Sarah Pinsker; “Gold Ring” (poem) by Ruth Berman; “Ask Citizen Etiquette” by Marissa Lingen; “Steppin' Razor” by Maurice Broaddus. FEATURES: Remembering Frederik Pohl [editorial essay] by Sheila Williams; Rereading Philip José Farmer [Reflections, essay] by Robert Silverberg; On Books (reviews) by Peter Heck; SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss.
NOVELLAS The Lightness of the Movement Pat MacEwen NOVELETS Apprentice Jon DeCles Draft 31 Michael Libling SHORT STORIES Collar Leo Vladimirsky A Struggle Between Rivals Ends Surprisingly Oliver Buckram Hark, the Wicked Witches Sing Ron Goulart A Stretch of Highway Two Lanes Wide Sarah Pinsker Byzantine History 101 Albert E. Cowdrey Albion Upon the Rock Daniel Marcus The Uncertain Past Ted White Butterscotch D.M. Armstrong I Said I Was Sorry Didn't I Gordon Eklund Our Vegetable Love Rob Chilson DEPARTMENTS Books to Look For Charles de Lint Musing on Books Michelle West Coming Attractions Films: Stalking Love on the Time-Space Continuum Kathi Maio Curiosities David Langford CARTOONS: Danny Shanahan, Danny Shanahan, Danny Shanahan, Arthur Masear, Arthur Masear, J.P. Rini. COVER BY KENT BASH FOR "THE LIGHTNESS OF THE MOVEMENT"
Strong, united families are rarely portrayed in speculative fiction. They're often dysfunctional, combative, self-destructive, or miserable, when they're portrayed at all. This is especially true for non-nuclear and adoptive families, single parent families and families with no children, which are easy targets for invalidation. And QUILTBAG families are almost never portrayed in speculative fiction, regardless of whether their families are loving or falling apart. 15 exhilarating stories of QUILTBAG families experiencing adventure, disaster, and triumph make up Fierce Family. They are families of any constellation: all sizes and configurations, families of choice as well as families by birth. They are caring and connected - when outside conflict arises, they come together to defend and aid one another. Fiercely, and without hesitation.
In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again - from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1900 Ilocos Norte, a forest spirit helps a young girl defend her land from American occupiers. These gripping stories have been passed down through the generations, hidden between the lines of journal entries and love letters. Now 27 of today's finest authors - including Tananarive Due, Sofia Samatar, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Sabrina Vourvoulias - reveal the people whose lives have been pushed to the margins of history. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Sofia Samatar - "Ogres of East Africa" Thoraiya Dyer - "The Oud" Tananarive Due - "Free Jim's Mine" S. Lynn - "Ffydd (Faith)" Sunny Moraine - "Across the Seam" Rion Amilcar Scott - "Numbers" Meg Jayanth - "Each Part Without Mercy" Claire Humphrey - "The Witch of Tarup" L.S. Johnson - "Marigolds" Robert William Iveniuk - "Diyu" Jamey Hatley - "Collected Likenesses" Michael Janairo - "Angela and the Scar" Benjamin Parzybok - "The Colts" Kima Jones - "Nine" Christina Lynch - "The Heart and the Feather" Troy L. Wiggins - "A Score of Roses" Nghi Vo - "Neither Witch Nor Fairy" David Fuller - "A Deeper Echo" Ken Liu - "Knotting Grass, Holding Ring" Kemba Banton - "Jooni" Sarah Pinsker - "There Will Be One Vacant Chair" Nnedi Okorafor - "It's War" Shanaé Brown - "Find Me Unafraid" Nicolette Barischoff - "A Wedding in Hungry Days" Lisa Bolekaja - "Medu" Victor LaValle - "Lone Women" Sabrina Vourvoulias - "The Dance of the White Demons"
The Future Embodied - An anthology of speculative stories exploring how science and technology might change our bodies and what it means to be human. Imagine what our ancestors a mere hundred years ago would have thought of the modern world. Think of the medical marvels we experience on a daily basis that would have seemed impossible. Recent medical advances have dramatically extended the human life-span to unthinkable lengths. Science has changed how we live in this world. Technology has allowed humanity to dramatically alter our environment, how we communicate, and how we experience life. Imagine now what our descendants might experience. What new trials or tribulations will the future of humanity suffer, or overcome? The final frontier won't be out in space but inside our own bodies. Experience the future as imagined via nineteen powerful voices envisioning what we might become. Including stories from: William F. Nolan, David Gerrold, Ree Soesbee, Jennifer Brozek, Katrina Nicholson, Nghi Vo, Jennifer R. Povey, Sarah Pinsker, Thomas Brennan, Miles Britton, Megan Lee Beals, Lauren C. Teffeau, Shane Robinson, John Skylar, Preston Dennett, Alexandra Grunberg, Wayne Helge, and Holly Schofield.
SCIENCE FICTION. FANTASY. HUMOR. This is the third annual volume of Unidentified Funny Objects and it contains twenty-three humorous short stories from some of the genre's best-known authors, as well as talented up-and-comers. These are some of the unlikely characters you will encounter in the pages of this book: * Hobo Satan * Vampire novelist * Traveling robot salesman * Brain-in-a-jar superhero * Jinn trapped in a mattress
The fifteen authors and nine artists in this volume bring us beautiful, speculative stories of disability and mental illness in the future. Teeming with space pirates, battle robots, interstellar travel and genetically engineered creatures, every story and image is a quality, crafted work of science fiction in its own right, as thrilling and fascinating as it is worthy and important. These are stories about people with disabilities in all of their complexity and diversity, that scream with passion and intensity. These are stories that refuse to go gently.
For nearly a decade, a middle-aged woman in Virginia (her own words) had much of the science fiction community in thrall. Her short stories were awarded, lauded and extremely well-reviewed. They were also regarded as “ineluctably masculine,” because Alice Sheldon was writing as James Tiptree Jr. In celebration of Alice Sheldon's centenary, Letters to Tiptree presents a selection of thoughtful letters from thirty-nine science fiction and fantasy writers, editors, critics, and fans address questions of gender, of sexuality, of the impossibility and joy of knowing someone only through their fiction and biography. Letters From: Kathryn Allan Marleen Barr Stephanie Burgis Joyce Chng Aliette de Bodard L. Timmel Duchamp A.J. Fitzwater Lisa Goldstein Theodora Goss Nicola Griffith - read online at LA Review of Books Valentin D Ivanov Gwyneth Jones Rose Lemberg Sylvia Kelso Alex Dally MacFarlane Brit Mandelo - read online at Tor.com Sandra McDonald Seanan McGuire Karen Miller Judith Moffett Cheryl Morgan Pat Murphy Sarah Pinsker Cat Rambo Tansy Rayner Roberts Justina Robson Nisi Shawl Nike Sulway Lucy Sussex Rachel Swirsky Bogi Takács Lynne M. Thomas Elisabeth Vonarburg Jo Walton Tehani Wessely Tess Williams And bonus reprint material including: - archived letters from Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ and James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon - excerpts from The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms by Helen Merrick - excerpt from Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier - essay by Michael Swanwick
Seventeen of the funniest science fiction stories published in the past decade (2005-2015), featuring alien invasions, global conspiracies, time travel and even animal uprisings. Fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winners and nominees as well as talented newcomers. Stories were selected by the Unidentified Funny Objects series curator Alex Shvartsman.
From the foreword by Jen Greyson: Change. It occurs everywhere we look—from the seasons, to our relationships, to ourselves. Change is truly the only constant in our lives, trite as the saying may be. Change bears opportunity for growth, though oftentimes we reject the chance to embrace the newness out of fear, whether fear of the unknown, or fear of rejection, or fear of who we’ll become on the other side of the change. Characters are no different. A good story can immerse us in the progression of change through a character’s eyes. Whether they choose to accept the challenge or refuse it, both decisions carry consequences. Refusal of a growth opportunity can mean more challenges for our favorite characters until they finally relent, while immediate acceptance can bring dark nights and lonely journeys. Growth isn’t easy and easy doesn’t make for good stories that stick with us after we read them. We want to see our characters make the tough decisions and ponder what we’d do in the same situation. [ 220 more words ] Cover Art by Tatiana Marlee Foreword by Jen Greyson Contributors: Lillian Li Jackson Gloria Keeley Garage Sale Eliyanna Kaiser Virgil’s Cave BD Wilson Perfect Peace George Wells Below My Window Lucia Cherciu Bacșiș Marie Bacigalupo Mother’s Day Anita Marquez Dining with the Dead Miriam Zeitz IV Sarah Pinsker Still the Caves Kacey Vanderkarr Distraction Carie Juettner Teardrops and Watermelon Seeds Alexis A. Hunter Emerson’s Shadow Karen Paul Holmes In a Year Frank Scozzari Two Men and a Gun Camille Guillot Ghazal for a New Decade K.C. Norton Rue d’Zoi Iain Ishbel Privacy Poems Levi Jacobs Snow in Thailand Michael Garrett Ashby II Oh Solomon B.C. Matthews For the Price of a Memory Corey Pentoney The Wordeater S. Babin Bottles J. J. Green Dream Spinner Gabor Kiraly A Man’s Face Michael Haynes Living in the Whitespace Miranda Hellinger Lessons Seth Marlin The Archivist Travis Daniel Bow Those Who Remember M.V. Montgomery Retracing my Steps Elliot Cooper Working Stiffs
The year’s best military SF, space opera, and adventure SF stories. The second of a new series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazines and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. The new Golden Age of short science fiction has arrived! Selected from the premier print and online markets in the field, here are stories to challenge, provoke, thrill, and entertain. Stories of future military men and women, space opera on a grand scale, and edge-of-your-seat adventure science fiction in the grand pulp tradition. The second volume in an on-going series, The Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction , features stories by giants of the genre and the hottest new voices. Plus, you be the judge! INTERACTIVE READER VOTING. One story from this anthology will be chosen via proctored online voting for The Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction Reader's Choice Award, presented at DragonCon in Summer 2016. For more information, go to Baen.com. About The Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction 2015 : “Baen’s fan-guided anthology series roars into its second year with a collection of stories just as eclectic as the first. . . . Afsharirad has put together a refreshing military and SF anthology that will be enjoyed by a wide range of readers.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) About The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera Volume 1: “This intriguing anthology explores the human race’s violent potential [but] also bends toward exploration and the triumph of the human spirit, with brave tales [that] take the reader on a fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable journey . . . ”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[A] nice eclectic mix of magazines—hardcopy and digital—and original anthologies. Afsharirad seems to have cast his nets admirably wide. . . . The variety of styles and topics and themes, and the high level of craft in this assemblage, prove that this subgenre is flourishing. . . . [The collection] should be welcome by raw recruits and veterans alike.” —Locus
This is the second annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. Between the announcement of the ballot and the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon, these works often become the center of much attention (and contention) across fandom. But there are more stories loved by the Hugo voters, stories on the longer nomination list that WSFS publishes after the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon. The Long List Anthology Volume 2 collects 18 fiction stories from that nomination list, along with 2 essays from the book Letters to Tiptree that was also on the nomination list, totaling over 500 pages of fiction by writers from all corners of the world. Within these pages you will find a mix of science fiction and fantasy and horror, the dramatic and the lighthearted, from android caretakers to Lovecraftian romances, from adventures to quests and more. There is a wide variety of styles and types of stories here, and something for everyone. The stories included are: "Damage" by David D. Levine "Pockets" by Amal El-Mohtar "Today I Am Paul" by Martin L. Shoemaker "The Women You Didn't See" by Nicola Griffith (a letter from Letters to Tiptree) "Tuesdays With Molakesh the Destroyer" by Megan Grey "Wooden Feathers" by Ursula Vernon "Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight" by Aliette de Bodard "Madeleine" by Amal El-Mohtar "Neat Things" by Seanan McGuire (a letter from Letters To Tiptree) "Pocosin" by Ursula Vernon "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong "So Much Cooking" by Naomi Kritzer "The Deepwater Bride" by Tamsyn Muir "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" by Elizabeth Bear "Grandmother-nai-Leylit's Cloth of Winds" by Rose Lemberg "Another Word For World" by Ann Leckie "The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild" by Catherynne M. Valente "Our Lady of the Open Road" by Sarah Pinsker "The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn" by Usman T. Malik "The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" by Kai Ashante Wilson
The complete first year of GlitterShip Magazine. In these pages, you'll find characters who transcend space and time: resistance fighters, superheroes, magicians, artists, technicians, robots, lovers, faeries, thieves, sailors—and even one righteously pissed-off Cinderella. Collecting the more than 30 stories that have previously appeared in GlitterShip, this anthology shows that the worlds of LGBTQ science fiction and fantasy are vast and magical. A mix of established, award-winning authors and new writers you've been waiting to meet, GlitterShip brings you a variety of voices to read and enjoy. Table of Contents "And Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness" by Lisa Nohealani Morton "A Thing with Teeth" by Nino Cipri "Skeletons" by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam "Just a Little Spice Will Do" by Andrew Wilmot "Increasing Police Visibility" by Bogi Takács "Je me souviens" by Su J. Sokol "Love Over Glass, Skin Under Glass" by Penny Stirling "King Tide" by Alison Wilgus "The End of the World in Five Dates" by Claire Humphrey "Sooner than Gold" by Cory Skerry "Minghun: Unlikely Patron Saints, No. 5" by Amy Sisson "All That Fairy Tale Crap" by Rachel Swirsky "Ordinary Souls" by K.M. Szpara "Sugar" by Cat Rambo "Swan-Brother" by Gabriel Murray "Ulder" by Vajra Chandrasekera "Learned People" by Chelsea Eckert "Eureka!" by Nick Mamatas "The Sewell Home for the Temporally Displaced" by Sarah Pinsker "City of Chimeras" by Richard Bowes "Stalemate" by Rose Lemberg "Into the Nth Dimension" by David D. Levine "Bonsaiships of Venus" by Kate Heartfield "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps" by A. Merc Rustad "The Face of Heaven So Fine" by Kat Howard "Lamia Victoriana" by Tansy Rayner Roberts "Straw and Gold" by Kate O'Connor "The True Alchemist" by Sonya Taaffe "And the Blood of Dead Gods Will Mark the Score" by Gary Kloster "Her Last Breath Before Waking" by A.C. Wise "This Shall Serve as a Demarcation" by Bogi Takács "They Jump Through Fires" by Gabriela Santiago "Sarah's Child" by Susan Jane Bigelow "Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon" by Ken Liu
[Read by Various Readers] Science fiction short stories nominated for the Hugo Award in 2016 that made it into the first round of the finals are presented here in the second volume of The Long List Anthology . This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five shortlist for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works -- the top fifteen works nominated for each category -- were these short stories and novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators. Included in this volume are : ''Our Lady of the Open Road'' by Sarah Pinsker, ''Today I Am Paul'' by Martin L. Shoemaker, ''Madeleine'' by Amal El-Mohtar, ''Pocosin''' by Ursula Vernon, ''Damage'' by David D. Levine, and ''Grandmother-nai-Laylit's Cloth of Winds'' by Rose Lemberg.
To keep up-to-date with the most buzzworthy and cutting-edge science fiction requires sifting through countless magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs, original anthologies, single-author collections, and more—a task accomplishable by only the most determined and voracious readers. For everyone else, Night Shade Books is proud to introduce the latest volume of The Best Science Fiction of the Year , a new yearly anthology compiled by Hugo and World Fantasy award–winning editor Neil Clarke, collecting the finest that the genre has to offer, from the biggest names in the field to the most exciting new writers. The best science fiction scrutinizes our culture and politics, examines the limits of the human condition, and zooms across galaxies at faster-than-light speeds, moving from the very near future to the far-flung worlds of tomorrow in the space of a single sentence. Clarke, publisher and editor in chief of the acclaimed and award-winning magazine Clarkesworld , has selected the short science fiction (and only science fiction) best representing the previous year’s writing, showcasing the talent, variety, and awesome “sensawunda” that the genre has to offer.
Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can only be experienced from behind the mask. The authors in this collection, both established and new, are all dexterous and wonderfully imaginative, each deserving of their own form-fitting uniforms and capes. Some of the stories pulse with social commentary, like Cat Rambo’s whimsical and deft “Ms. Liberty Gets a Haircut” and Keith Rosson’s haunting “Torch Songs.” Others twist the genre into strange and new territories, like Stuart Suffel’s atmospheric “Birthright,” Kate Marhsall’s moving “Destroy the City with Me Tonight,” and Adam Shannon’s reality-bending “Over an Embattled City.” Some punch with heart and humor, like Matt Mikalatos’s satisfying “The Beard of Truth” and Chris Large’s adventurous “Salt City Blue,” while others punch with bite and grit, such as Michael Milne’s evocative “Inheritance,” Aimee Ogden’s poignant “As I Fall Asleep,” and Jennifer Pullen’s heartfelt “Meeting Someone in the 22nd Century.” Some of the stories feature characters who might not be superheroes in the traditional sense, yet are heroic nonetheless, such as Sarah Pinsker’s imaginative “The Smoke Means It’s Working” and Stephanie Lai’s majestic “The Fall of the Jade Sword.” Some shine a unique, captivating spotlight on supervillains, like Keith Frady’s dramatic “Fool” and Carrie Vaughn’s romantic “Origin Story.” Some are somber, ponderous works, where our heroes consider their impact on the world, like Lavie Tidhar’s regret-tinged “Heroes” and Nathan Crowder’s resonant “Madjack.” Others tread more light-hearted waters, with heroes adjusting to the sometimes-comical, sometimes-stressful life in the public eye, like Seanan McGuire’s entertaining “Pedestal” and Patrick Flanagan’s lively “Quintessential Justice.” And then there are the softer, quieter moments between heroes, as they navigate their extraordinary lives in their own unique ways, such as Ziggy Schutz’s tender “Eggshells” and, of course, Kelly Link’s captivating “Origin Story.” Publisher’s Weekly - "Reeks and Richardson have pulled together a treasure trove of 20 stories . . . exploring the lives of superheroes when they’re not saving the world. . . . There is nary a miss in this diverse and thoughtful collection, which will have readers considering what it means to be human." Kirkus Reviews - (starred review) "A momentous, readable collection, its sole downside being that there are only 20 superhero stories."
As Earth dies, an architect is commissioned to remote build a monument on Mars from the remains of a failed colony; a man who has transferred his consciousness into a humanoid robot discovers he’s missing thirty percent of his memories, and tries to discover why; bored with life in the underground colony of an alien world, a few risk life inside one of the “whales” floating in the planet’s atmosphere; an apprentice librarian searching through centuries of SETI messages from alien civilizations makes an ominous discovery; a ship in crisis pulls a veteran multibot out from storage with an unusual assignment: pest control; the dead are given a second shot at life, in exchange for a five-year term in a zombie military program. For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspiring and cautionary. Whether it’s a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction inspires the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can view ourselves and the world around us. With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Three, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and twenty-seven of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2017. Table of Contents Introduction: The State of Short SF Field in 2017 A Series of Steaks by Vina Jie-Min Prasad Holdfast by Alastair Reynolds Every Hour of Light and Dark by Nancy Kress The Last Novelist, or a Dead Lizard in the Yard by Matthew Kressel Shikasta by Vandana Singh Wind Will Rove by Sarah Pinsker Focus by Gord Sellar The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford The Worldless by Indrapramit Das Regarding the Robot Raccoons Attached to the Hull of My Ship by Rachel Jones and Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Belly Up by Maggie Clark Uncanny Valley by Greg Egan We Who Live in the Heart by Kelly Robson A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World by A.C. Wise Meridian by Karin Lowachee The Tale of the Alcubierre Horse by Kathleen Ann Goonan Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee In Everlasting Wisdom by Aliette de Bodard The Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon by Finbarr O’Reilly The Speed of Belief by Robert Reed Death on Mars by Madeline Ashby An Evening with Severyn Grimes by Rich Larson ZeroS by Peter Watts The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance by Tobias S. Buckell Permissions Recommended Reading
Cover art by Cynthia Sheppard , illustrating the story “Wind Will Rove" by Sarah Pinsker . This story was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards. Other stories in this issue: “Riding the Blue Line with Jack Kerouac” by Sandra McDonald ”Universe Box” by Michael Swanwick ”Dead Men in Central City” by Carrie Vaughn ”Arriving at Terminal: XI's Story” by James E. Gunn ”The Ganymede Gambit: Jan's Story” by James E. Gunn ”Your Clone Finds Her Stray” by Robert Frazier ”Zigeuner” by Harry Turtledove ”The Fourth Hill” by Dennis E. Staples ”The Cabinet” by William Preston ”An Incident in the Literary Life of Nathan Arkwright” by Allen Steele ”Squamous and Eldritch Get a Yard Sale Bargain” by Tim McDaniel ”Grand Theft Spacecraft” by R. Garcia y Robertson ”Disturbance in the Produce Aisle” by Kit Reed ”Books of the Risen Sea” by Suzanne Palmer plus poetry by John Richard Trtek, Bethany Powell, Stuart Greenhouse, Jane Yolen, Robert Borski, Leslie J. Anderson Features “Thirty-First Annual Readers' Awards' Results” (editorial) by Sheila Williams; “The Last Hittite” (Reflections) by Robert Silverberg; “Remembering Bertie” (On the Net) by James Patrick Kelly; “On Books” (reviews) by Norman Spinrad. September-October 2017. Editor: Sheila Williams
This is the third annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readers The Long List Anthology Volume 3 collects 20 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over 500 pages of fiction by writers from all corners of the world. From intelligent appliances gone feral to Lovecraftian detective noir, from tech-enhanced wilderness races to Egyptian science fantasy steampunk, from hard science fiction to fairy tale to humor and more. There is a wide variety of styles and types of stories here, and something for everyone. The stories included are: "Red in Tooth and Cog" by Cat Rambo "A Salvaging of Ghosts" by Aliette de Bodard "Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0" by Caroline M. Yoachim "Razorback" by Ursula Vernon "We Have a Cultural Difference, Can I Taste You?" by Rebecca Ann Jordan "Lullaby for a Lost World" by Aliette de Bodard "Terminal" by Lavie Tidhar "Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands" by Seanan McGuire "Things With Beards" by Sam J. Miller "The Venus Effect" by Violet Allen "The Visitor From Taured" by Ian R. MacLeod "Blood Grains Speak Through Memories" by Jason Sanford "Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea" by Sarah Pinsker "A Dead Djinn in Cairo" by P. Djèlí Clark "Red as Blood and White as Bone" by Theodora Goss "Foxfire, Foxfire" by Yoon Ha Lee "Forest of Memory" by Mary Robinette Kowal "Chimera" by Gu Shi, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu and Ken Liu "Hammers on Bone" by Cassandra Khaw "Runtime" by S.B. Divya
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. Our cover art this month is by Alan Bao, illustrating a new science fiction short by Adam-Troy Castro ("The Streets of Babel"). Susan Jane Bigelow gives us our other piece of original SF ("The Eyes of the Flood"). We also have with SF reprints by Catherynne M. Valente ("Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy") and James Patrick Kelly ("Someday"). Our fantasy originals are from José Pablo Iriarte ("The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Birth") and Sarah Pinsker ("The Court Magician"). Our fantasy reprints are by Joanna Ruocco ("Auburn") and Roger Zelazny ("Divine Madness"). All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with our book and media review columns, and an interview with author Fonda Lee. For our ebook readers, our exclusive novella is by Will McIntosh ("A Thousand Nights Till Morning"). And of course we have a book excerpt just for our ebook readers, too--it's a snippet from THE NIGHT MARKET by Jonathan Moore.
This tenth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors. With selections of the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Lightspeed, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
Discover frightening—and sometimes hilarious—visions of the future in this science fiction anthology featuring 12 short stories by Nebula and Hugo Award winners! New and established voices in science fiction offer original stories of the future. Tales from Who Fears Death ’s Nnedi Okorafor , The Three-Body Problem ’s Cixin Liu , and others reveal metal-melting viruses, vegetable-based heart transplants, search-and-rescue drones, and semi-automated sailing ships. Inside you’ll also find: • Ken Liu writes about a virtual currency that hijacks our empathy. • Elizabeth Bear shows us a smart home tricked into kidnapping its owner. • Clifford V. Johnson writes of a computer scientist seeing a new side of the artificial intelligence she invented. • J. M. Ledgard describes a 28,000-year-old AI who meditates on the nature of loneliness. Featuring a diverse collection of authors, characters, and stories rooted in contemporary real-world science, each volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series offers an inclusive and conceivable vision of the future—and celebrates the genre of hard science fiction pioneered by authors such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert Heinlein. Contributors Elizabeth Bear, SL Huang, Clifford V. Johnson, J. M. Ledgard, Cixin Liu, Ken Liu, Paul McAuley, Nnedi Okorafor, Malka Older, Sarah Pinsker, Alastair Reynolds
Dive into the new cyberpunk universe of Cellarius with 13 mind-bending short stories. In the year 2084, almost without warning, all the lights go out. Humans become aware of Cellarius, a superintelligent AI, when it takes over all energy infrastructure and communication networks, plunging the world into an analog dark age. Twenty years later, with no explanation, the lights come back on. From 9 writers—including a Guggenheim Fellow, a New York Times bestseller, and a Nebula winner—the stories range from psychological thrillers to classic adventure tales, new takes on religious mythologies to human-machine love stories. Whose Future Is It? challenges our ideas of what consciousness can become and explores what it means to be human.
A bold new anthology born of rage and sorrow and hope. 30 writers look at what today's politics and policies will do to shape our world a generation from now. Some of today's most visionary writers of science fiction project us forward to the world of the future; a world shaped by nationalism, isolationism, and a growing divide between the haves and have nots. This anthology sits at the intersection of politics, speculative fiction, and American identity. The choices we make today; the policies of our governments and the values that we, as people, embrace are going to shape our world for decades to come. Or break it. Edited by Cat Rambo, the current President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the stories of If This Goes On invite you to worlds very like this one― but just a little different. Including: “Green Glass: A Love Story” by Lily Yu , Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee, and winner of the 2012 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, filters the future of now through a wholly relatable lens: relationships and marriage. Hugo-winning editor Scott Edelman ’s “The Stranded Time Traveler Embraces the Inevitable” expertly employs an age-old science fiction convention to tell a deeply human tale of love, loss, and desperate hope. Streaming our everyday lives has become commonplace, but in “Making Happy” Zandra Renwick examines a very uncommon consequence of broadcasting your every experience. Former Minnesota Viking and noted equal rights advocate Chris Kluwe ’s “The Machine” deals with one of the most important and hotly contested questions of the day: what truly defines citizenship and American identity? Nebula winner Sarah Pinsker ’s “That Our Flag Was Still There” uses possibly the most powerful symbol in American iconography to create a frightening and darkly illuminating vision of freedom of speech. NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Literary Work Steven Barnes offers up the consequences of integrating technology and surveillance into our daily lives with his detective story “The Last Adventure of Jack Laff: The Dayveil Gambit” And two dozen more of today's best authors offer If This Goes On, the science fiction future of today.
Resistance. Revolution. Standing up and demanding to have your space, your say, your right to be. From small acts of defiance to protests that shut down cities, Do Not Go Quietly is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories about those who resist. Within this anthology, we will chronicle the fight for what is just and right, and what that means: from leading revolutions to the simple act of saying “No.” Resistance can be a small act of everyday defiance. And other times, resistance means massive movements that topple governments and become iconic historical moments. Either way, there is power in these acts, and the contributors in Do Not Go Quietly will harness that power to shake our readers to the core. We are subordinates to a power base that is actively working to solidify its grip on the world. Now is the time to stand up and raise your voice and tell the world that enough is enough! TABLE OF CONTENTS: FICTION John Hornor Jacobs - "Glossolalia" A. Merc Rustad - "The Judith Plague" Maurice Broaddus/Nayad Monroe - "What the Mountain Wants" Karin Lowachee - "Sympathizer" Brooke Bolander - "Kindle" Cassandra Khaw - "What We Have Chosen to Love" Fran Wilde - "The Society for the Reclamation of Words and Meaning" Rich Larson - "Scurry" Sarah Pinsker - "Everything Is Closed Today" Sheree Renée Thomas - "Thirteen Year Long Song" Dee Warrick - "Nobody Lives in the Swamp" Russell Nichols - "Rage Against the Vending Machine" Meg Ellison - "Hey Alexa" Marie Vibbert - "South of the Waffle House" Veronica Brush - "Face" Jo Miles - "Choose Your Truth" Rachael K. Jones - "Oil Under Her Tongue" Eugenia Triantafyllou - "April Teeth" E. Catherine Tobler - "Kill the Darlings (Silicone Sister Remix)" Shanna Germain - "Salted Bone and Silent Sea" POETRY Annie Neugebauer - "To Write" Jeremy Paden - "The Skeleton Archer Speaks" Mary Soon Lee - "If the Fairy Godmother Comes" Lucy A. Snyder - "Permian Basin Blues" Christina Sng - "The Dolls" Joshua Gage - "#greenlivesmatter" Alethea Kontis - "Witch's Star" Bianca Spriggs - "Plot Twist"
This eleventh volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features twenty-six stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including David Gerrold, Carolyn Ives Gilman, James Patrick Kelly, Rich Larson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yoon Ha Lee, Sarah Pinsker, Justina Robson, Kelly Robson, Lavie Tidhar, Juliette Wade, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Tor.com, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
The latest volume of the prestigious anthology series, published annually across six decades! The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning and nominated stories of the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). The editor, selected by SFWA's anthology Committee, is Silvia Moreno-Garcia. She received a World Fantasy Award for her work as an editor and she is the author of three novels, a novella, and other works of short fiction. This year's Nebula Award winners are N.K. Jemisin (novel), Martha Wells (novella), Kelly Robson (novelette), and Rebecca Roanhorse (short story). Sam J. Miller won the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book; Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams won the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award; and Peter Beagle won the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. Also included are works by finalists Sarah Pinsker, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Matthew Kressel, Fran Wilde, Caroline M. Yoachim, and others.
In this daring anthology of cutting-edge short stories, new science fiction luminaries including Rebecca Roanhorse, Amal El-Mohtar, and Sam J. Miller, are showcased with the rising stars that are transforming their genre. Discover exciting writers who are already out of this world, in this space-age sequel to the 2018 World Fantasy Award-winning anthology , The New Voices of Fantasy. [STARRED REVIEW] Superlative. Publishers Weekly Your future is bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive-mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash. In The New Voices of Science Fiction , youll find the rising stars of the last five years: Rebecca Roanhorse, Amal El-Mohtar, Alice Sola Kim, E. Lily Yu, Rich Larson, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Sarah Pinsker, Darcie Little Badger, Nino Cipri, S. Qiouyi Lu, Kelly Robson, and more. These extraordinary stories have been hand-selected by cutting-edge and award-winning author Hannu Rajaniemi ( The Quantum Thief , Summerland ) and genre expert, World Fantasy Award winner, Jacob Weisman ( Invaders , The Sword & Sorcery Anthology ). So go ahead, join the interstellar revolution. The new kids already hacked the AI. These authors show us the new new things, from global cataclysms to personal transformations that get us lost in entirely unprecedented landscapes. They are here to wake us, by giving us new waking dreams. Read them, and be changed. Hannu Rajaniemi, editor
Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas have co-edited and co-published Uncanny Magazine since its launch in 2014. They brought readers stunning cover art, passionate science fiction and fantasy fiction and poetry, gorgeous prose, and provocative nonfiction by writers from every conceivable background, including some of science fiction and fantasy's most fabulous award-winning and bestselling authors. In its first four years, Uncanny Magazine won the Best Semiprozine Hugo Award three times (2016, 2017, 2018), Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas won the 2018 Best Editor—Short Form Hugo Award for their work on the magazine, and numerous stories from Uncanny Magazine have been finalists or winners of Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards—including the novelette “Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfang (translated by Ken Liu) which won the 2016 Best Novelette Hugo Award and the novelette “You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay” by Alyssa Wong which won the 2017 Best Novelette Locus Award. This Best of Uncanny anthology collects those two novelettes and many of the other best stories and poems from the first 22 issues of Uncanny Magazine . Naomi Novik plunges you into a delicious fractured fairy tale retelling in “Blessings.” Delilah S. Dawson explores superpowers, harassment, and revenge in “Catcall.” Neil Gaiman takes you along to keep pace with his gorgeous and powerful poem “The Long Run.” Charlie Jane Anders shakes up a haunting cocktail of comedy clubs and love with “Ghost Champagne.” Mary Robinette Kowal weaves a heartbreaking tale of marriage, duty, and magical curses in “Midnight Hour.” N.K. Jemisin ruminates on dangerous fans, awards, and legacy in “Henosis.” Maria Dahvana Headleys links into a Classic Hollywood of animal actors and sleazy secrets with “If You Were a Tiger, I'd Have to Wear White.” Catherynne M. Valente travels to a colony world infested with strange psychic cats in “Planet Lion.” Carmen Maria Machado wrestles with predators, identity, and death in “My Body, Herself.” And Seanan McGuire sings a tragic song of misunderstandings and unfortunate consequences with “Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands.” Those pieces are only the beginning. The Best of Uncanny features some of the uncanniest stories and poetry in SF/F today, by its current leading voices. Sit down and immerse yourself in 44 original science fiction and fantasy stories and poems that can make you feel .
From Hugo Award-Winning Editor Neil Clarke, the Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Collected in a Single Paperback Volume Keeping up-to-date with the most buzzworthy and cutting-edge science fiction requires sifting through countless magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs, original anthologies, single-author collections, and more—a task that can be accomplished by only the most determined and voracious readers. For everyone else, Night Shade Books is proud to present the latest volume of The Best Science Fiction of the Year , a yearly anthology compiled by Hugo and World Fantasy Award–winning editor Neil Clarke, collecting the finest that the genre has to offer, from the biggest names in the field to the most exciting new writers. The best science fiction scrutinizes our culture and politics, examines the limits of the human condition, and zooms across galaxies at faster-than-light speeds, moving from the very near future to the far-flung worlds of tomorrow in the space of a single sentence. Clarke, publisher and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed and award-winning magazine Clarkesworld , has selected the short science fiction (and only science fiction) best representing the previous year’s writing, showcasing the talent, variety, and awesome “sensawunda” that the genre has to offer.
A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2020. Includes stories by: Charlie Jane Anders G. V. Anderson Gregory Norman Bossert Jeremy Packert Burke Katharine Duckett Brian Evenson Carolyn Ives Gilman Maria Dahvana Headley Stephen Graham Jones Justin C. Key Naomi Kritzer Rich Larson Yoon Ha Lee S. Qiouyi Lu Usman T. Malik Melissa Marr Maureen McHugh Tamsyn Muir Sarah Pinsker C. L. Polk Matthew Pridham M. Rickert Zin E. Rocklyn Rachel Swirsky Lavie Tidhar Carrie Vaughn Fran Wilde Claire Wrenwood At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Outstanding Science Fiction and Fantasy, selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America The latest volume of the prestigious anthology series, published annually across six decades! The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published yearly since 1966, reprinting winning and nominated stories of the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). This year's editor is New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente, an Andre Norton, Otherwise, and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award winner. This year's Nebula Award winners include Sarah Pinsker, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, and Cat Rambo, among others. Stories and Excerpts by: G. V. Anderson, Siobhan Carroll, Ted Chiang, P. Djèlí Clark, Seth Dickinson, Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, A.T. Greenblatt, Vylar Kaftan, Foz Meadows, Mimi Mondal, Karen Osborne, Sarah Pinsker, Cat Rambo, Shiv Ramdas, Nibedita Sen, Rivers Solomon, LaShawn M. Wanak, Fran Wilde, A. C. Wise, and Caroline M. Yoachim
A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2021. Includes stories by: 'Pemi Aguda G. V. Anderson Elizabeth Bear Kate Elliott Aliza Greenblatt Glen Hirshberg Elsie Kathleen Jennings Cheri Kamei Jasmin Kirkbride Matthew Kressel Usman T. Malik Sam J. Miller Annalee Newitz noc Sarah Pinsker Daniel Polansky Peng Shepherd Cooper Shrivastava Lavie Tidhar Catherynne M. Valente Carrie Vaughn E. Lily Yu At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The year's best science fiction and fantasy selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. This latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series--which has been published annually since 1966--reprints winning and nominated works for the 56th Annual Nebula Awards as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Nebula Awards Showcase 56 features an introduction by former two-term SFWA President and Nebula-winning author Cat Rambo, as well as stories and excerpts by this year's Nebula Award winners (P. Djèlí Clark, Greg Kasavin, T. Kingfisher, Sarah Pinsker, Martha Wells, John Wiswell), and finalists.
The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association This latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series—published annually since 1966—reprints winning and nominated works from the 57th Annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Nebula Awards Showcase 57 features stories and excerpts by this year’s Nebula Award winners and finalists, including Premee Mohamed, Sarah Pinsker, John Wiswell, Alix E. Harrow, Suzan Palumbo, P.H. Lee, Caroline M. Yoachim … AND MANY MORE!
15 brand-new short stories inspired by and in honour of legendary writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Featuring Ann Leckie, Karen Joy Fowler, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Link, Ai Jiang and many others. Revolution in the Heart is a collection of 15 brand new stories by a group of celebrated authors, all inspired by one of the iconic figures in all of science fiction and fantasy: the legendary and award-winning Ursula K. Le Guin. From the appearance of her first work of short fiction in 1962 to the publication of the last in 2016, Ursula K. Le Guin was a master storyteller, winning innumerable awards, and achieving both commercial and literary success. She created the beloved stories of Earthsea alongside the urgent and essential stories of the Hain, pushing forward the form and concepts of science fiction and fantasy - reshaping them into forward-thinking genres. This collection honours her legacy with stories from authors she inspired: Ann Leckie Molly Gloss Kelly Link Charlie Jane Anders Sarah Pinsker Chana Porter Ai Jiang Alaya Dawn Johnson S. Qiouyi Lu E. Lily Yu Vandana Singh Aliya Whiteley Premee Mohamed Darice Little Badger Karen Joy Fowler