Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy

Coffee Prince, Avatar, and Robot Rebellions: A Conversation with Madeline Ashby

Overthrowing the Royal We: A Conversation with Kate Elliott

Editor's Desk: The Most Science Fictional Worldcon Ever

One Time, a Reluctant Traveler

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Artificial People

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by A. T. Greenblatt, read by Kate Baker

Three Stories Conjured from Nothing

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Power to Yield

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The Oddish Gesture of Humans

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The House That Leapt into Forever

by Beth Goder, read by Kate Baker

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How Long the Shadows Cast

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Nine Words for Loneliness in the Language of the Uma'u

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Optimizing the Path to Enlightenment

by Priya Chand

Own Goal

by Dennard Dayle

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Isolation in Fiction and Reality

The Woman With No Name: A Conversation with John P. Murphy

The Three-Science-Fiction-Author Problem: A Conversation

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Editor's Desk: SF/F Fiction Magazines, Pandemic Edition

How Long the Shadows Cast

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The Iridescent Lake

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by Kenji Yanagawa, read by Kate Baker

Nine Words for Loneliness in the Language of the Uma'u

by M. L. Clark, read by Kate Baker

Optimizing the Path to Enlightenment

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Own Goal

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Plains of Forgotten Hopes

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What Happens in Solarium Square 21

by Ashleigh Shears

Albedo Season

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A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of God, is Infinite Potential

by JY Neon Yang

Quantum Fish

by Bo Balder

The Language Sheath

by Regina Kanyu Wang, translated by Emily Jin and Regina Kanyu Wang

The Translator, at Low Tide

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Ray Guns, Robots and Spaceships, Oh My! The Birth of Science Fiction Toys

Flying Ponies: A Conversation with Lois McMaster Bujold

The Horror of it All! A Conversation with Tamsyn Muir

Editor's Desk: Focus Neil, Focus

What Happens in Solarium Square 21

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by Ashleigh Shears, read by Kate Baker

Albedo Season

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A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of God, is Infinite Potential

by JY Neon Yang, read by Kate Baker

Quantum Fish

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The Language Sheath

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The Translator, at Low Tide

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From the Moon to Mars

by Thomas Chamberlain-Keen

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by Sameem Siddiqui

A System for Investigating Recapitulation and Evolutionary Novelty

by Kyle E Miller

The ThoughtBox

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Debtless

by Chen Qiufan, translated by Blake Stone-Banks

Angel Pattern

by Henry Szabranski

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A Machine for Telling Stories: Tarot and Speculative Fiction

Short Stories and Sad Endings: A Conversation with Martha Wells

From Kibbutz to Career: A Conversation with Lavie Tidhar

Editor's Desk: Lockdown

A System for Investigating Recapitulation and Evolutionary Novelty

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Distant Stars

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AirBody

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by Kyle E Miller, read by Kate Baker

The ThoughtBox

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Chen Qiufan

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Angel Pattern

by Henry Szabranski, read by Kate Baker

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Home Planet

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Time Reveals the Heart

by Derek Künsken

Coffee Boom: Decoctions, Micronized

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Leave-Taking

by M. L. Clark

The Amusement Dark

by Mike Buckley

Grayer Than Lead, Heavier Than Snow

by Yukimi Ogawa

The Whale Fall at the End of the Universe

by Cameron Van Sant

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Separated at Birth? Occultism, Science Fiction, and Why People Can't Tell Them Apart

Calibrating the Stakes: A Conversation with Alastair Reynolds

Imaginary Friends: A Conversation with Kameron Hurley

Editor's Desk: The Best from 2019

Coffee Boom: Decoctions, Micronized

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Time Reveals the Heart

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by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, read by Kate Baker

Leave-Taking

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The Amusement Dark by Mike Buckley

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Grayer Than Lead, Heavier Than Snow

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The Whale Fall at the End of the Universe

by Cameron Van Sant, read by Kate Baker

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Pitstop

by Thomas Chamberlain-Keen

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by Hollis Joel Henry

Eyes of the Crocodile

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Mandorla

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The Host

by Neal Asher

Jigsaw Children

by Grace Chan

Generation Gap

by Thoraiya Dyer

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Jules Verne and a Journey Through Genre

Nanobots and Braincases: A Conversation with Tochi Onyebuchi

Faith in Vision: A Conversation with Ken Liu

Editor's Desk: 2019 Reader's Poll Finalists

The AI That Looked at the Sun

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Outer

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Eyes of the Crocodile

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Mandorla

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The Host

by Neal Asher, read by Kate Baker

Jigsaw Children

by Grace Chan, read by Alethea Kontis

Generation Gap

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cattleDrive

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The Last to Die

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The Perfect Sail

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The Ancestral Temple in a Box

by Chen Qiufan, translated by Emily Jin

NON-FICTION

Reshuffling Evolution

Charging A Brick Wall: A Conversation with Walter Jon Williams

The Color of Nature: A Conversation with Victo Ngai

Editor's Desk: A Bucket of Things

The AI That Looked at the Sun

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A Story

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Monster

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by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko, read by Kate Baker

The Last to Die

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The Perfect Sail

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The Ancestral Temple in a Box

by Chen Qiufan, read by Kate Baker

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Such Thoughts Are Unproductive

by Rebecca Campbell

Witch of the Weave

by Henry Szabranski

Annotated Setlist of the Mikaela Cole Jazz Quintet

by Catherine George

Eclipse our Sins

by Tlotlo Tsamaase

Appointment in Vienna

by Gabriel Murray

Symbiosis Theory

by Choyeop Kim, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort

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But Is It Art? Science Fiction that Isn't Really Science Fiction

Starfish and Sunflowers: A Conversation with Peter Watts

Caste in Blood: A Conversation with Juliette Wade

Editor's Desk: Staring at the Hole

Such Thoughts Are Unproductive

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by Rebecca Campbell, read by Kate Baker

Witch of the Weave

by Henry Szabranski, read by Kate Baker

Annotated Setlist of the Mikaela Cole Jazz Quintet

by Catherine George, read by Kate Baker

Eclipse our Sins

by Tlotlo Tsamaase, read by Kate Baker

Appointment in Vienna

by Gabriel Murray, read by Kate Baker

Symbiosis Theory

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Your Future is Pending

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Antarctica

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Cloud-Born

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Sentinel

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Operation Spring Dawn

by Mo Xiong, translated by Rebecca Kuang

Perfect Gun

by Elizabeth Bear

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Dracula and Modern Anxiety

The Good Story: A Conversation with Susan Palwick

Bringing the Pieces Together: A Conversation with Jacob Weisman

Editor's Desk: Your 9AM Wakeup Call

An Arc of Lightning Across the Eye of God

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Your Future is Pending

by Matthew Kressel, read by Kate Baker

Antarctica

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Cloud-Born

by Gregory Feeley, read by Kate Baker

Sentinel

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Operation Spring Dawn

by Mo Xiong, read by Kate Baker

Perfect Gun

by Elizabeth Bear, read by Kate Baker

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Pizza Break

by Tomas Kral

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National Center for the Preservation of Human Dignity

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Song Xiuyun

by A Que, translated by Emily Jin

How Alike Are We

by Bo-young Kim, translated by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar

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Destination: Luna

by Andrew Liptak

Ooze and Gore: A Conversation with Nicky Drayden

Paint Your Own Language: A Conversation with Maurizio Manzieri

Editor's Desk: And into Year Fourteen We Go

An Arc of Lightning Across the Eye of God

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All Electric Ghosts

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

The Scrapyard

by Tomas Furby, read by Kate Baker

by P H Lee, read by Kate Baker

National Center for the Preservation of Human Dignity

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Song Xiuyun

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How Alike Are We

by Bo-young Kim, read by Kate Baker

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To Catch All Sorts of Flying Things

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Lapis

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Malinche

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Staying with the End of the World: SF Futures of Hope during Ecological Devastation

by Eleanna Castroianni

Science Fiction Heist: A Conversation with Derek Künsken

The Future of Shame and Hope: A Conversation with L.X. Beckett

Editor's Desk: A Journey “Home”

To Catch All Sorts of Flying Things

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Dave's Head

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Amorville

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Lapis

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Malinche

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Homage

by Beeple

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by Beston Barnett

Onyx Woods and the Grains of Deception

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Your Face

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The Yorkshire Mammoth

by Harry Turtledove

In This Moment, We Are Happy

by Chen Qiufan, translated by Rebecca Kuang

The Second Nanny

by Djuna, translated by Sophie Bowman

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It Came From the Garage! Technology, Film and the Guy Next Door

by Marc Cole

Carbon Planets

by Tomas Petrasek

Mission Critical: A Conversation with Jonathan Strahan

Editor's Desk: One Hundred Thousand Titles

Onyx Woods and the Grains of Deception

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Entangled

by Beston Barnett, read by Kate Baker

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, read by Kate Baker

Your Face

by Rachel Swirsky, read by Kate Baker

The Yorkshire Mammoth

by Harry Turtledove, read by Kate Baker

In This Moment, We Are Happy

by Chen Qiufan, read by Kate Baker

The Second Nanny

by Djuna, read by Kate Baker

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Shattered Sidewalks of the Human Heart

by Sam J. Miller

Wu Ding's Journey to the West

by Tang Fei, translated by Andy Dudak

Flowers on My Face

by Geo-il Bok, translated by Elisa Sinn and Justin Howe

One in a Million

by Rodrigo Juri

The Weapons of Wonderland

by Thoraiya Dyer

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Tolkien and World War I

Fractal Universes, Serialized Novels, and a Cat: A Conversation with Yoon Ha Lee

Byzantium, New York, and Rose Petals: A Conversation with Arkady Martine

Editor's Desk: From the Moon to Magazines

Shattered Sidewalks of the Human Heart

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The Visible Frontier

by Grace Seybold, read by Kate Baker

Xingzhou

by Ng Yi-Sheng, read by Kate Baker

by Sam J. Miller, read by Kate Baker

Wu Ding's Journey to the West

by Tang Fei, read by Kate Baker

Flowers on My Face

by Geo-il Bok, read by Kate Baker

One in a Million

by Rodrigo Juri, read by Kate Baker

The Weapons of Wonderland

by Thoraiya Dyer, read by Kate Baker

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by Suzanne Palmer

by Bo Balder

The Peppers of GreenScallion

by Myung-hoon Bae, translated by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar

by Eric Del Carlo

by Robert Reed

by Andy Dudak

by Aliette de Bodard

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Love at Stake

Time Threads, Epistolary Novels, and Collaboration: A Conversation with Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

My World Wobbled and Changed: An Interview with Soyeon Jeong

by Gord Sellar

Editor's Desk: Living Through the Solstice

The Peppers of GreenScallion

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The Painter of Trees

by Suzanne Palmer, read by Kate Baker

Erdenweh

by Bo Balder, read by Kate Baker

by Myung-hoon Bae, read by Kate Baker

Said of Angels

by Eric Del Carlo, read by Kate Baker

Bonobo

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Field Mice

by Andy Dudak, read by Kate Baker

Two Sisters in Exile

by Aliette de Bodard, read by Kate Baker

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by Xia Jia, translated by Emily Jin

Move Forward, Disappear, Transcend

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Empress in Glass

by Cory Skerry

Insaan Hain, Farishte Nahin

by Arula Ratnakar

The Sun from Both Sides

by R.S.A. Garcia

Bad Day on Boscobel

by Alexander Jablokov

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Supernatural Brontës

Black Holes, Artifacts, and Mysteries: A Conversation with Jack McDevitt

Another Word: It's All Fun and Games

Editor's Desk: I Don't Want to Bother You

Move Forward, Disappear, Transcend

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Tick-Tock

by Xia Jia, read by Kate Baker

by A. T. Greenblatt, read by Kate Baker

Empress in Glass

by Cory Skerry, read by Kate Baker

Insaan Hain, Farishte Nahin

by Arula Ratnakar, read by Kate Baker

The Sun from Both Sides

by R.S.A. Garcia, read by Kate Baker

Bad Day on Boscobel

by Alexander Jablokov, read by Kate Baker

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Vertigo

Gaze of Robot, Gaze of Bird

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by Natalia Theodoridou

Ripen

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The Flowering

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Social Darwinism

by Priya Chand

In Search of Your Memories

by Nian Yu, translated by Andy Dudak

Skyscrapers in the Sand

by Y.M. Pang

Confessions of a Con Girl

by Nick Wolven

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Talking Cells: Deciphering the Messages in Our Blood

Syria, Time, and Typewriters: A Conversation with Jack Skillingstead

Shadows, Swordplay, and Ballroom Dancing: A Conversation with Anna Kashina

Editor's Desk: An International Journey

Gaze of Robot, Gaze of Bird

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The Last Eagle

by Natalia Theodoridou, read by Kate Baker

Ripen

by Yukimi Ogawa, read by Kate Baker

by Eric Schwitzgebel, read by Kate Baker

The Flowering

by Soyeon Jeong, read by Kate Baker

Social Darwinism

by Priya Chand, read by Kate Baker

In Search of Your Memories

by Nian Yu, read by Kate Baker

Skyscrapers in the Sand

by Y.M. Pang, read by Kate Baker

Confessions of a Con Girl

by Nick Wolven, read by Kate Baker

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Biolight paws at sunset

When Home, No Need to Cry

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by Erin K. Wagner

Death of an Air Salesman

by Rich Larson

Dreams Strung like Pearls Between War and Peace

by Nin Harris

Treasure Diving

by Kai Hudson

The Thing With the Helmets

by Emily C. Skaftun

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

by Kij Johnson

The Future is Blue

by Catherynne M. Valente

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The Magician's Garden

by Paul Riddell

High Seas, Multiple Selves, and Unspoken Songs: A Conversation with Sarah Pinsker

Electronic Music, Science Fiction, and AIs: A Conversation with Jean-Michel Jarre

Another Word: A Flock of Crows in a Swan Suit

Editor's Desk: A Celebration of Many Things

When Home, No Need to Cry

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But, Still, I Smile

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, read by Kate Baker

by Erin K. Wagner, read by Kate Baker

Death of an Air Salesman

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

Dreams Strung like Pearls Between War and Peace

by Nin Harris, read by Kate Baker

Treasure Diving

by Kai Hudson, read by Kate Baker

The Thing With the Helmets

by Emily C. Skaftun, read by Alethea Kontis

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

by Kij Johnson, read by Alethea Kontis

The Future is Blue

by Catherynne M. Valente, read by Alethea Kontis

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Alien Abstract VI

East of the Sun, West of the Stars

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by Brit E. B. Hvide

Painwise

by Robert Reed

The Final Ascent

by Ian Creasey

Give the Family My Love

by A. T. Greenblatt

The Face of God

by Bo Balder

The Butcher of New Tasmania

by Suo Hefu, translated by Andy Dudak

Mother Tongues

by S. Qiouyi Lu

Digging

by Ian McDonald

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The Mighty Feats of the Everyday Microbe

Cable Cars, Explosions, and Life-Sized Griffins: A Conversation with Suzanne Palmer

Another Word: Stories that Change the World

Editor's Desk: Finalists, Translations, and Awards

East of the Sun, West of the Stars

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by Brit E. B. Hvide, read by Kate Baker

Painwise

by Robert Reed, read by Kate Baker

The Final Ascent

by Ian Creasey, read by Kate Baker

Give the Family My Love

by A. T. Greenblatt, read by Kate Baker

The Face of God

by Bo Balder, read by Kate Baker

The Butcher of New Tasmania

by Suo Hefu, read by Kate Baker

Mother Tongues

by S. Qiouyi Lu, read by Kate Baker

Digging

by Ian McDonald, read by Kate Baker

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Dawn

Eros, Phileo, Agape, Storge: Love and Romance in Science Fiction

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by Jamie Wahls

by Natalia Theodoridou

Fire in the Bone

by Ray Nayler

The Ghosts of Ganymede

by Derek Künsken

Venus in Bloom

by Lavie Tidhar

Left to Take the Lead

by Marissa Lingen

They Have All One Breath

by Karl Bunker

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The Meisner Technique, Alien Consciousness, and Bathrobes: A Conversation with Wesley Chu

Another Word: The Trouble with Utopia

Editor's Desk: 2018 Reader's Poll

Master Zhao: The Tale of an Ordinary Time Traveler

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Eater of Worlds

by Jamie Wahls, read by Kate Baker

One's Burden, Again

by Natalia Theodoridou, read by Kate Baker

Fire in the Bone

by Ray Nayler, read by Kate Baker

The Ghosts of Ganymede

by Derek Künsken, read by Kate Baker

Venus in Bloom

by Lavie Tidhar, read by Kate Baker

Left to Take the Lead

by Marissa Lingen, read by Kate Baker

They Have All One Breath

by Karl Bunker, read by Kate Baker

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by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

Bringing Down the Sky

by Alan Bao

When We Find Our Voices

by Eleanna Castroianni

The Names and Motions

by Sheldon J. Pacotti

by Zhang Ran, translated by Andy Dudak

Two-Year Man

by Kelly Robson

NON-FICTION

The Modern Search for the Fountain of Youth

by Doug Dluzen

37 Rejections, Language Obsessions, and Dance: A Conversation with Rich Larson

Another Word: In the Home of Anthony Burgess' Harpsichord

Editor's Desk: A Note to End On

Master Zhao: The Tale of an Ordinary Time Traveler

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Marshmallows

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, read by Kate Baker

Bringing Down the Sky

by Alan Bao, read by Kate Baker

When We Find Our Voices

by Eleanna Castroianni, read by Kate Baker

The Names and Motions

by Sheldon J. Pacotti, read by Kate Baker

by Zhang Ran, read by Kate Baker

Two-Year Man

by Kelly Robson, read by Kate Baker

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Octo-Heist in Progress

by Rich Larson

What the South Wind Whispers

by H. Pueyo

Ghost Island

by E.E. King

The Gift of Angels: an introduction

by Nina Allan

The Love Letters

by Peng Simeng, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Death on Mars

by Madeline Ashby

A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World

by A.C. Wise

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Melon Farmers! Science Fiction Stumbles on the Way to the Theater

Genetics, Spores, and Automation: A Conversation with Nancy Kress

Another Word: Klingon Time Management

Editor's Desk: Wouldn't it be Nice?

What the South Wind Whispers

PODCASTS

Octo-Heist in Progress

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

by H. Pueyo, read by Kate Baker

Ghost Island

by E.E. King, read by Kate Baker

The Gift of Angels: an introduction

by Nina Allan, read by Kate Baker

The Love Letters

by Peng Simeng, read by Kate Baker

Death on Mars

by Madeline Ashby, read by Kate Baker

A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World

by A.C. Wise, read by Kate Baker

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The Miracle Lambs of Minane

by Finbarr O'Reilly

Sparrow

by Yilin Wang

When We Were Starless

by Simone Heller

The Facecrafter

by Anna Wu, translated by Emily Jin

Thirty-Three Percent Joe

by Suzanne Palmer

In Everlasting Wisdom

by Aliette de Bodard

The Falls: A Luna Story

by Ian McDonald

NON-FICTION

Endless Forms Most Horrible: Parasites and SF

First Contact, Fantasy, and Cooperation: A Conversation with Steven Erikson

Another Word: In Praise of Taking it Slow

by Sarah Pinsker

Editor's Desk: After the Dirty Dozen

The Miracle Lambs of Minane

PODCASTS

by Finbarr O'Reilly, read by Kate Baker

Sparrow

by Yilin Wang, read by Kate Baker

When We Were Starless

by Simone Heller, read by Kate Baker

The Facecrafter

by Anna Wu, read by Kate Baker

Thirty-Three Percent Joe

by Suzanne Palmer, read by Kate Baker

In Everlasting Wisdom

by Aliette de Bodard, read by Kate Baker

The Falls: A Luna Story

by Ian McDonald, read by Kate Baker

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Postcards from Asia: The Floodplain

by Pat Presley

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by Kelly Robson

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

Dandelion

by Elly Bangs

The Foodie Federation's Dinosaur Farm

by Luo Longxiang, translated by Andy Dudak

The Mighty Slinger

by Karen Lord and Tobias S. Buckell

Mayfly

by Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy

NON-FICTION

How and Why CRISPR Will Change the World

by Doug Dluzen

Mars, Sextants, and Puppets: A Conversation with Mary Robinette Kowal

Another Word: Softly Dying Darlings, and How to Deal with Them

Editor's Desk: Another Post-Con Crash

The Foodie Federation's Dinosaur Farm

PODCASTS

A Study in Oils

by Kelly Robson, read by Kate Baker

Waves of Influence

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, read by Kate Baker

Dandelion

by Elly Bangs, read by Kate Baker

by Luo Longxiang, read by Kate Baker

The Mighty Slinger

by Karen Lord and Tobias S. Buckell, read by Kate Baker

Mayfly

by Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy, read by Kate Baker

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Gorge

The Privilege of the Happy Ending

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The Veilonaut's Dream

by Henry Szabranski

The Anchorite Wakes

by R.S.A. Garcia

Kingfisher

by Robert Reed

by Kij Johnson

The Loneliest Ward

by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu

Yukui!

by James Patrick Kelly

Othermother (Annex Excerpt)

by Rich Larson

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Mary and the Monster: The Life of Mary Godwin Shelley

Augmentations, Assassins, and Soundtracks: A Conversation with Emily Devenport

Another Word: Keeping Time

Editor's Desk: Oh, the Horror of it All!

The Privilege of the Happy Ending

PODCASTS

The Veilonaut's Dream

by Henry Szabranski, read by Kate Baker

The Anchorite Wakes

by R.S.A. Garcia, read by Kate Baker

Kingfisher

by Robert Reed, read by Kate Baker

by Kij Johnson, read by Kate Baker

The Loneliest Ward

by Hao Jingfang, read by Kate Baker

Yukui!

by James Patrick Kelly, read by Kate Baker

Othermother (Annex Excerpt)

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

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la criatura

by Luis Carlos Barragán

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by Lavie Tidhar

by Mike Buckley

by Kate Osias

For What are Delusions if Not Dreams?

by Osahon Ize-Iyamu

To Fly Like a Fallen Angel

by Qi Yue, translated by Elizabeth Hanlon

Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh

by John Barnes

Last Gods

by Sam J. Miller

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The Monster at the Movies: Film Adaptations of Frankenstein

Dependent Intelligence, Humanism, and a City in a Paragraph: A Conversation with James Patrick Kelly

Another Word: Your Life is Epic!

Editor's Desk: A Threat, Followed Through

For What are Delusions if Not Dreams?

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Gubbinal

by Lavie Tidhar, read by Kate Baker

A Gaze of Faces

by Mike Buckley, read by Kate Baker

The James Machine

by Kate Osias, read by Kate Baker

by Osahon Ize-Iyamu, read by Kate Baker

To Fly Like a Fallen Angel

by Qi Yue, read by Kate Baker

Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh

by John Barnes, read by Kate Baker

Last Gods

by Sam J. Miller, read by Kate Baker

ART

Islamic Universe 2

by Luis Carlos Barragán

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by Steve Rasnic Tem

by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

The Cosmonaut's Caretaker

by Dora Klindžić

Your Multicolored Life

by Xing He, translated by Andy Dudak

Heron of Earth

by Vajra Chandrasekera

The Deeps of the Sky

by Elizabeth Bear

Meridian

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The Effects of Space and Other Worlds on the Human Body

by Douglas F. Dluzen, PhD

Book covers, Moorcock, and The Mexicanx Initiative: A Conversation with John Picacio

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by Michael F. Flynn

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Metallic Mayhem in the Movies: Giant Mecha, Then and Now

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by Michael F. Flynn, read by Kate Baker

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KIT: Some Assembly Required

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by Kathe Koja and Carter Scholz

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Inspiring Writers with Four Scientific Breakthroughs

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Another Word: Breathing Life Into Characters

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KIT: Some Assembly Required

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by Jiang Bo, read by Kate Baker

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by Kathe Koja and Carter Scholz, read by Kate Baker

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Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-existence

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by E. Lily Yu

Are You Afflicted with Dragons?

by Kage Baker

God Decay

by Rich Larson

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Aliens Among Us: Cephalopods in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Poetry, Philosophy, and Welsh: A Conversation with Jo Walton

Another Word: Saving Throw Vs. Boredom: How RPGs Taught Me Storytelling

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Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-existence

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God Decay

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The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi

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by Carolyn Ives Gilman

The Power is Out

by A Que, translated by Elizabeth Hanlon

Soldierin'

by Joe R. Lansdale

by Pat Cadigan

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The Undiscovered Country: Planets of Dead Stars

Classics, Companionship, and a Creature: A Conversation with John Kessel

Another Word: A Brief Parable about Exchanges Between Time, Independence, Technology, and Privacy

Editor's Desk: The Return of the Reader's Poll

The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi

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Deep Down in The Cloud

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The Power is Out

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by Pat Cadigan, read by Kate Baker

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Say it Low, then Loud

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A Cigarette Burn In Your Memory

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The Lighthouse Girl

by Bao Shu, translated by Andy Dudak

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

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For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I'll Not Be Back Again

by Michael Swanwick

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Why Science Fiction Detective Stories Aren't Impossible

Clever Plants, Generations, and Translations: A Conversation with Sue Burke

Another Word: Luke Versus Han: An Approach to Characterization

Editor's Desk: Stepping into a New Year

A Cigarette Burn In Your Memory

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by Bo Balder, read by Kate Baker

The Lighthouse Girl

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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

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by Michael Swanwick, read by Kate Baker

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Crossing LaSalle

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Falling in Love with Martians and Machines

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Darkness, Our Mother

by Eleanna Castroianni

Landmark

by Cassandra Khaw

Who's Afraid of Wolf 359

by Ken MacLeod

Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan

by Ian McDonald

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You are (Most Likely) Not Living in a Simulation

by Craig DeLancey

Bradbury, Lake, and The Named Lands: A Conversation with Ken Scholes

Another Word: What Authors Owe Us

Editor's Desk: The Things I've Seen

Falling in Love with Martians and Machines

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The Rains on Mars

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Crossing LaSalle

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Landmark

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Who's Afraid of Wolf 359

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Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan

by Ian McDonald, read by Kate Baker

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Eistibus, Angel of Divination

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Dead Heroes

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Who Won the Battle of Arsia Mons?

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The Catalog of Virgins

by Nicoletta Vallorani, translated by Rachel S. Cordasco

Second Person, Present Tense

by Daryl Gregory

Martian Blood

by Allen M. Steele

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Science Fiction and the Fall of the Evil Empire

Husky Genes and the Anthropocene: A Conversation with Paul McAuley

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Another Word: Listen Up!

by James Patrick Kelly

Who Won the Battle of Arsia Mons?

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Dead Heroes

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by Sue Burke, read by Kate Baker

The Catalog of Virgins

by Nicoletta Vallorani, read by Kate Baker

Second Person, Present Tense

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Martian Blood

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Homecoming 2

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The Sum of Her Expectations

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The Nightingales in Plátres

by Natalia Theodoridou

The Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon

by Finbarr O'Reilly

The Psychology Game

by Xia Jia, translated by Emily Jin and Ken Liu

Intro to Prom

by Genevieve Valentine

Shiomah's Land

by Nisi Shawl

Red Lights, And Rain

by Gareth L. Powell

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An Optimist and Pessimist Tackle the Fermi Paradox

by Julie Novakova and Tomas Petrasek

Automatons, Wyrms, and Dead Men: A Conversation with Elizabeth Bear

Another Word: Grains of Salt, Lumps of Gold

Editor's Desk: Things are Always Worse in the Dark

The Sum of Her Expectations

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by Jack Skillingstead, read by Kate Baker

The Nightingales in Plátres

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The Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon

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The Psychology Game

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Intro to Prom

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Shiomah's Land

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Red Lights, and Rain

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The Secret Life of Bots

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Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics

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Möbius Continuum

by Gu Shi, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Bonding with Morry

by Tom Purdom

Warmth

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Artificial Wombs and Control of Reproductive Technology

by Stephanie M. Bucklin

Occult Agencies and Political Satire: A Conversation with Charles Stross

Another Word: The Dream of Writing Full Time

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Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics

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Antarctic Birds

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Little /^^^\&-

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The Secret Life of Bots

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Möbius Continuum

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Bonding with Morry

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Warmth

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Ritual

by Vladimir Manyukhin

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Fleet

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Venice Drowned

by Kim Stanley Robinson

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How to Invent an Alien Language? A Linguistic Perspective

by Olga Kuno

Pirate Pharmaceuticals, Robots, and Kaiju: A Conversation with Annalee Newitz

Another Word: The Subtle Art of Promotion

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The Significance of Significance

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Twisted Knots

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Reversion

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The Stone Weta

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In the Blind

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A Man Out of Fashion

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Fleet

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Venice Drowned

by Kim Stanley Robinson, read by Kate Baker

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by Zhang Ran, translated by Andy Dudak

Travelers

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The Bridgegroom

by Bo Balder

Last Chance

by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Forever Bound

by Joe Haldeman

The Oracle

by Lavie Tidhar

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Impossible Colors of an Infinite Universe

by Matt Jones

Dystopian Murder Mysteries and a Vampire Historian: A Conversation with Carrie Vaughn

Another Word: Invisible and Visible Engineering in Science Fiction

Editor's Desk: Listening to the Universe

The Significance of Significance

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An Age of Ice

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Travelers

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by Robert Reed, read by Kate Baker

The Bridgegroom

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Last Chance

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Forever Bound

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The Oracle

by Lavie Tidhar, read by Kate Baker

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by Andy Dudak

My Dear, Like the Sky and Stars and Sun

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Neptune's Trident

by Nina Allan

The Ways Out

by Sam J. Miller

An Account of the Sky Whales

by A Que, translated by Andy Dudak

Human Error

by Jay Lake

The Waiting Stars

by Aliette de Bodard

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How to Injure Characters Without Killing Them

by S. E. Jones

Astounding Scientists and Alternate History: A Conversation with Gregory Benford

Another Word: The Depth of Sci-Fi Funk in the '70s

Editor's Desk: Recharging My Batteries

My Dear, Like the Sky and Stars and Sun

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Fool's Cap

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by Julia K. Patt, read by Kate Baker

Neptune's Trident

by Nina Allan, read by Kate Baker

The Ways Out

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An Account of the Sky Whales

by A Que, read by Kate Baker

Human Error

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The Waiting Stars

by Aliette de Bodard, read by Kate Baker

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Sea Change

Cut, Fold, and Conquer the Universe: The Best Models in the Galaxy

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Streams and Mountains

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We Who Live in the Heart

by Kelly Robson

Baroness

by E. Catherine Tobler

The Person Who Saw Cetus

by Tang Fei, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Running the Snake

by Kage Baker

The Man Who Walked Home

by James Tiptree Jr.

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Fallen Angels and Water Dragons: A Conversation with Aliette de Bodard

Another Word: The Elizabeth Effect

Editor's Desk: Trying on an Old Shoe

Some Remarks on the Reproductive Strategy of the Common Octopus

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Streams and Mountains

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We Who Live in the Heart

by Kelly Robson, read by Kate Baker

Baroness

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The Person Who Saw Cetus

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Running the Snake

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The Man Who Walked Home

by James Tiptree Jr., read by Kate Baker

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by Bogi Takács

Left of Bang: Preemptive Self-Actualization for Autonomous Systems

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Sunwake, in the Lands of Teeth

by Juliette Wade

The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales

by Fei Dao, translated by Ken Liu

Thing and Sick

by Adam Roberts

Ancient Engines

by Michael Swanwick

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Narrative Perception: A Study in Interspecies Stimuli

by Calden Wloka

Enlightenment Voices and Norse A Cappella: A Conversation with Ada Palmer

Another Word: Being James Tiptree, Jr.

Editor's Desk: It's Real?

Some Remarks on the Reproductive Strategy of the Common Octopus

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Conglomerate

by Robert Brice, read by Kate Baker

by Bogi Takács, read by Kate Baker

Left of Bang: Preemptive Self-Actualization for Autonomous Systems

by Vajra Chandrasekera, read by Kate Baker

Sunwake, in the Lands of Teeth

by Juliette Wade, read by Kate Baker

The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales

by Fei Dao, read by Kate Baker

Thing and Sick

by Adam Roberts, read by Kate Baker

Ancient Engines

by Michael Swanwick, read by Kate Baker

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by Robert Reed

by J.B. Park

Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty's Place Cafe

by Naomi Kritzer

Crown of Thorns

by Octavia Cade

Goodnight, Melancholy

by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu

The Discovered Country

by Ian R. MacLeod

At the Cross-Time Jaunter's Ball

by Alexander Jablokov

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SF Short Fiction Markets in China: An Overview of 2016

by Feng Zhang

Howling at the Lunar Landscape: A Conversation with Ian McDonald

Another Word: Reading For Pleasure

Editor's Desk: Recognizing 2016

Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty's Place Cafe

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Two Ways of Living

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Real Ghosts

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by Naomi Kritzer, read by Kate Baker

Crown of Thorns

by Octavia Cade, read by Kate Baker

Goodnight, Melancholy

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The Discovered Country

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At the Cross-Time Jaunter's Ball

by Alexander Jablokov, read by Kate Baker

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by Jack Skillingstead and Burt Courtier

Prosthetic Daughter

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How Bees Fly

by Simone Heller

Rain Ship

by Chi Hui, translated by Andy Dudak

Dragon's Deep

by Cecelia Holland

The Dragonslayer of Merebarton

by K.J. Parker

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Frodo Is Dead: Worldbuilding and The Science of Magic

by Christopher Mahon

Organic Tech and Healing Clay: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Another Word: A Doom of One's Own

Editor's Desk: The Next Chapter Begins

The Dragonslayer of Merebarton

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Assassins

by Jack Skillingstead and Burt Courtier, read by Kate Baker

Prosthetic Daughter

by Nin Harris, read by Kate Baker

How Bees Fly

by Simone Heller, read by Kate Baker

Rain Ship

by Chi Hui, read by Kate Baker

Dragon's Deep

by Cecelia Holland, read by Kate Baker

by K.J. Parker, read by Kate Baker

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The Ghost Ship Anastasia

by Rich Larson

A Series of Steaks

by Vina Jie-Min Prasad

Justice Systems in Quantum Parallel Probabilities

by Lettie Prell

Interchange

by Gary Kloster

Milla

by Lorenzo Crescentini and Emanuela Valentini, translated by Rich Larson

Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance

by John Kessel

The Shipmaker

by Aliette de Bodard

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The Evolved Brain

by Benjamin C. Kinney

A Collective Pseudonym and an Expanding Universe: A Conversation with James S.A. Corey

Another Word: Dystopias Are Not Enough

Editor’s Desk: Stomp Stomp Stomp

Justice Systems in Quantum Parallel Probabilities

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The Ghost Ship Anastasia

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

A Series of Steaks

by Vina Jie-Min Prasad, read by Kate Baker

by Lettie Prell, read by Kate Baker

Interchange

by Gary Kloster, read by Kate Baker

Milla

by Lorenzo Crescentini and Emanuela Valentini, read by Kate Baker

Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance

by John Kessel, read by Kate Baker

The Shipmaker

by Aliette de Bodard, read by Kate Baker

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Waste Pickers

by Gabriel Bjork Stiernstrom

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A Tower for the Coming World

by Maggie Clark

Painter of Stars

by Wang Yuan, translated by Andy Dudak

Checkerboard Planet

by Eleanor Arnason

Blue Grey Blue

by Yukimi Ogawa

A Future Far Too Bright

by Yosef Lindell

A Soldier of the City

by David Moles

The Most Famous Little Girl in the World

by Nancy Kress

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Bugs from Outer Space & Invasive Earth: Planetary Protection

Magician Spies and Wacky Rubbish: A Conversation with Bruce Sterling

Another Word: The Joy of Helping

Editor's Desk: Happy Holidays

A Tower for the Coming World

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by Maggie Clark, read by Kate Baker

Painter of Stars

by Wang Yuan, read by Kate Baker

Checkerboard Planet

by Eleanor Arnason, read by Kate Baker

Blue Grey Blue

by Yukimi Ogawa, read by Kate Baker

A Future Far Too Bright

by Yosef Lindell, read by Kate Baker

A Soldier of the City

by David Moles, read by Kate Baker

The Most Famous Little Girl in the World

by Nancy Kress, read by Kate Baker

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What The Stories Steal

by Nin Harris

Where Water Joins

by Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas

Of Sight, of Mind, of Heart

by Samantha Murray

Follow the White Line

by Bo Balder

Western Heaven

by Chen Hongyu, translated by Andy Dudak

Africanfuturist 419

by Nnedi Okorafor

An Eligible Boy

by Ian McDonald

Reef

by Paul McAuley

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Kubrick to Scott: Relevancy and Realism in Cinematic Science Fiction

Bioengineered Athletes and True Stories: A Conversation with Lauren Beukes

Another Word: On Saying No

by Sarah Pinsker

Editor's Desk: Your Mission

Of Sight, of Mind, of Heart

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What The Stories Steal

by Nin Harris, read by Kate Baker

Where Water Joins

by Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas, read by Kate Baker

by Samantha Murray, read by Kate Baker

Follow the White Line

by Bo Balder, read by Kate Baker

Western Heaven

by Chen Hongyu, read by Kate Baker

Africanfuturist 419

by Nnedi Okorafor, read by Kate Baker and Tchidi Chikere

An Eligible Boy

by Ian McDonald, read by Kate Baker

Reef

by Paul McAuley, read by Kate Baker

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by Robert Reed

One Sister, Two Sisters, Three

by James Patrick Kelly

The Calculations of Artificials

by Chi Hui, translated by John Chu

Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home

by Genevieve Valentine

Rusties

by Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu

Old Domes

by JY Yang

The Very Pulse of the Machine

by Michael Swanwick

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Méliès to Bonestell: Relevancy and Realism in Cinematic Science Fiction

Jazz Music and Greek Myths: A Conversation with Peter S. Beagle

Another Word: The Ship’s Voice: A Risk Analysis and Modest Proposal

Editor's Desk: A Decade

One Sister, Two Sisters, Three

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The Next Scene

by Robert Reed, read by Kate Baker

by James Patrick Kelly, read by Kate Baker

The Calculations of Artificials

by Chi Hui, read by Kate Baker

Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home

by Genevieve Valentine, read by Kate Baker

Rusties

by Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu, read by Wanuri Kahiu

Old Domes

by JY Yang, read by Kate Baker

The Very Pulse of the Machine

by Michael Swanwick, read by Kate Baker

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Samyaza, Angel of Pride

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by Jack Skillingstead

Aphrodite's Blood, Decanted

by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks

The Green Man Cometh

by Rich Larson

The Opposite and the Adjacent

by Liu Yang, translated by Nick Stember

Toward the Luminous Towers

by Bogi Takács

The House of Half Mirrors

by Thoraiya Dyer

The Dark City Luminous

by Tom Crosshill

No Placeholder for You My Love

by Nick Wolven

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Space Is the Place: The Science Fiction Pulse of '80s Electro Music

Cat Pictures and Food Blogs: A Conversation with Naomi Kritzer

Another Word: On Being a Late Bloomer

Editor's Desk: Nice to Hear from You

Aphrodite's Blood, Decanted

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The Despoilers

by Jack Skillingstead, read by Kate Baker

by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, read by Kate Baker

The Green Man Cometh

by Rich Larson, read by Kate Baker

The Opposite and the Adjacent

by Liu Yang, read by Kate Baker

Toward the Luminous Towers

by Bogi Takács, read by Kate Baker

The House of Half Mirrors

by Thoraiya Dyer, read by Kate Baker

The Dark City Luminous

by Tom Crosshill, read by Kate Baker

No Placeholder for You My Love

by Nick Wolven, read by Kate Baker

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First Light at Mistaken Point

by Kali Wallace

Teenagers from Outer Space

by Dale Bailey

by Emily Devenport

by Sean Bensinger

by Ryan Row

by Karla Schmidt, translated by Lara Harmon

The Fish Merchant

by Tobias S. Buckell

A Stopped Clock

by Madeline Ashby

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Frankenstein's Soldier: David Morrell and the Creation of Rambo

by Jason Ridler

Volcanoes, Obelisks, and Spam Sushi: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin

Another Word: Peacetalk, Hate Speech

Editor's Desk: The Little Things

First Light at Mistaken Point

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by Kali Wallace, read by Kate Baker

Teenagers from Outer Space

by Dale Bailey, read by Kate Baker

Now is the Hour

by Emily Devenport, read by Kate Baker

The Engines Imperial

by Sean Bensinger, read by Kate Baker

Reclamation

by Ryan Row, read by Kate Baker

Alone, on the Wind

by Karla Schmidt, read by Kate Baker

The Fish Merchant

by Tobias S. Buckell, read by Kate Baker

A Stopped Clock

by Madeline Ashby, read by Kate Baker

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Regis III (The Invincible)

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by Mike Buckley

by Eric Schwitzgebel

The Sentry Branch Predictor Spec: A Fairy Tale

by John Chu

Sephine and the Leviathan

by Jack Schouten

Against the Stream

by A Que, translated by Nick Stember

Nahiku West

by Linda Nagata

Lion Walk

by Mary Rosenblum

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Paradise Lost: A History of Fantasy and the Otherworld

by Christopher Mahon

Talkative Creatures and a Mesozoic Cocktail: A Conversation with Michael Swanwick

Another Word: Burning Bridges

by Peter Watts

Editor's Desk: What is it with Readercon?

The Sentry Branch Predictor Spec: A Fairy Tale

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Helio Music

by Mike Buckley, read by Kate Baker

Fish Dance

by Eric Schwitzgebel, read by Kate Baker

by John Chu, read by Kate Baker

Sephine and the Leviathan

by Jack Schouten, read by Kate Baker

Against the Stream

by A Que, read by Kate Baker

Nahiku West

by Linda Nagata, read by Kate Baker

Lion Walk

by Mary Rosenblum, read by Kate Baker

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And Then, One Day, the Air was Full of Voices

by Margaret Ronald

Things With Beards

by Sam J. Miller

.identity

by E. Catherine Tobler

The Snow of Jinyang

by Zhang Ran, translated by Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan

The Promise of God

by Michael Flynn

Pathways

by Nancy Kress

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The Science Fiction Future of the Microbiome

by Matthew Simmons

The 'Quarter Turn' of History: A Conversation with Guy Gavriel Kay

Another Word: Publishing—Jump In, the Water's Fine

Editor's Desk: In My Own Way

And Then, One Day, the Air was Full of Voices

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by Margaret Ronald, read by Kate Baker

Things With Beards

by Sam J. Miller, read by Kate Baker

.identity

by E. Catherine Tobler, read by Kate Baker

The Snow of Jinyang

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The Promise of God

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You Wouldn't Be Reading This If It Weren't For Buck Rogers

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Sunless Worlds

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Radiant Metafiction: A Conversation with Catherynne M. Valente

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Digging in the Dirt: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson

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Another Word: An Anxious Introvert’s Guide to the Con Experience

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The Day-Glo Dystopia of Poly Styrene: Punk Prophet and Science Fiction Priestess

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Asymptotic

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Destination: Mars

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Neither Here Nor There: A Conversation with Cat Rambo

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Noble Mold

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Weep for Day

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Small Markets, Big Wonders

Spanish Science Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion with Spain's Top Contemporary Voices

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Postcards From Monster Island

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Weep For Day

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Cassandra

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The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild (Part 2)

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All Original Brightness

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Coming of the Light

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The Clear Blue Seas of Luna

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The Book Seller

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Dark Angels: Insects in the Films of Guillermo del Toro

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Music, Magic, and Memory: A Conversation with Randy Henderson and Silvia Morena-Garcia

Staying Sensitive in the Crowd: A Conversation with Chen Qiufan

Another Word: A Shed of One's Own

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Editor's Desk: Reader's Poll Winners, Nebulas, and Forever

The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild (Part 2)

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All Original Brightness

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Coming of the Light

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Indelible

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The Osteomancer's Son

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It Takes Two

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What in the World Do They Want, Anyway? The Myth of the Friendly Alien

A Little Paranoia: A Conversation with Liza Groen Trombi

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The Spurred Storyteller: A Conversation With Tang Fei

Another Word: YA is the New Black

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Editor's Desk: The Next Hundred

The Last Surviving Gondola Widow

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Indelible

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The Three Resurrections of Jessica Churchill

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Meshed

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The Osteomancer's Son

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It Takes Two

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Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight

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A Universal Elegy

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Cat Pictures Please

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The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary

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Ether

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The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild

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An Exile of the Heart

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This Wind Blowing, and This Tide

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Laika's Ghost

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Song for a City-Universe: Lucius Shepard's Abandoned Vermillion

Exploring the Frontier: A Conversation with Xia Jia

Another Word: #PurpleSF

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Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight

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A Universal Elegy

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Cat Pictures Please

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The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary

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Ether

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The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild

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An Exile of the Heart

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This Wind Blowing, and This Tide

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Laika's Ghost

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The Magician and Laplace's Demon

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Now Dress Me in My Finest Suit and Lay Me in My Casket

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No Vera There

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The Emperor of Mars

by Allen M. Steele

The Sledge-Maker's Daughter

by Alastair Reynolds

Tongtong's Summer

by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu

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China Dreams: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction

In Civilized Society: A Conversation with Kameron Hurley

Another Word: Endings

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The Magician and Laplace's Demon

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Fatima's Wound

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by Tom Crosshill, read by Kate Baker

Now Dress Me in my Finest Suit and Lay Me in My Casket

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No Vera There

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The Emperor of Mars

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The Sledge-Maker’s Daughter

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Tongtong's Summer

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Cameron Rhyder's Legs

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The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009

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Cody

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The Vorkuta Event

by Ken MacLeod

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“We’re All Dreaming,” Arctor Said: Drugs in Science Fiction, from the 1960s to the Present

Anywhere with Pillars: A Conversation with Jo Walton

Another Word: Free Advice from a Full-Time Author. Worth Every Penny Paid

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Editor’s Desk: Translation Is Important

The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009

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Pernicious Romance

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Cody

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The Vorkuta Event

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Taxidermist in the Underworld

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Lovecraft

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Pithing Needle

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A Rich, Full Week

by K.J. Parker

Wizard's Six

by Alex Irvine

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I Sing the Lady Electric

by Brian Francis Slattery

Science Fiction Writers Wear Disguises: A Conversation with Robert Reed

Another Word: What You Know

Editor's Desk: Eight is a Good Number

Taxidermist in the Underworld

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Lovecraft

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Seeking boarder for rm w/ attached bathroom, must be willing to live with ghosts ($500 / Berkeley)

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Pithing Needle

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A Rich, Full Week

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Wizard's Six

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Patterns of a Murmuration, in Billions of Data Points

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Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy

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Falling Star

by Brendan DuBois

Her Furry Face

by Leigh Kennedy

Giants

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Flash Gordon, Cardboard Space Stations, and Zero Gravity Sex: Why Science Fiction Isn’t Always to Blame

Consciousness as Story: A Conversation with Ann Leckie

Another Word: The Best of All Possible Worlds

Editor’s Desk: Secret Project!

Patterns of a Murmuration, in Billions of Data Points

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Weather

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by JY Yang, read by Kate Baker

Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy

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Falling Star

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Her Furry Face

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Giants

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Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion

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Bonfires in Anacostia

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The Saint of the Sidewalks

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The Rose Witch

by James Patrick Kelly

Seven Years from Home

by Naomi Novik

Nevermore

by Ian R. MacLeod

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The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: Conclusions

by Susan Connolly

Human Nature: A Conversation with Peter Watts

Another Word: Obstacles and Style

Editor's Desk: Having an Adventure with Dad

Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion

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Bonfires in Anacostia

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The Saint of the Sidewalks

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The Rose Witch

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Seven Years from Home

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Nevermore

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The Contemporary Foxwife

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Stone Hunger

by N. K. Jemisin

Soul’s Bargain

by Juliette Wade

The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness

by William Browning Spencer

Gold Mountain

by Chris Roberson

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The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: Publications from Slush

The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: The Math Behind the Slush

Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance: An Interview with Jeff VanderMeer

by Ben Fry

Another Word: Reclaiming the Tie-In Novel

by James L. Sutter

Editor’s Desk: Adding Some Color

The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness

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The Contemporary Foxwife

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Stone Hunger

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Soul's Bargain

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by William Browning Spencer, read by Kate Baker

Gold Mountain

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by Tang Fei, translated by John Chu

Communion

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Lambing Season

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Have Not Have

by Geoff Ryman

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The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: A Detailed Analysis

The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: The Math Behind it All

Wendig’s Golden Prolific: A Conversation with Chuck Wendig

Another Word: Chasing the High

Editor’s Desk: Clearing Something Off My Desk

The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye

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Pepe

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Communion

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Lambing Season

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Have Not Have

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A Gift in Time

by Maggie Clark

Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds

by E. Catherine Tobler

Night of the Cooters

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Beluthahatchie

by Andy Duncan

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From Wooden Legs to Carbon Fiber Hands: How Technology Improves Prosthetic Limbs

by Ed Grabianowski

The Immense Costs and a Shred of Optimism: A Conversation with L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Another Word: Writer’s Tools

by Bud Sparhawk

Editor’s Desk: The Five Percent

The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye

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A Gift in Time

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Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds

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Night of the Cooters

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Beluthahatchie

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Realms of Dark, Deep and Cold

The Blue Collar Craftsman & the Salesmen on Mars: A Conversation with Ben Tanzer

Another Word: Killing Rage

Editor’s Desk: Supporting our Favorites

Human Strandings and the Role of the Xenobiologist

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Passage of Earth

by Michael Swanwick, read by Kate Baker

Autodidact

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Water in Springtime

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Going After Bobo

by Susan Palwick, read by Kate Baker

Shining Armor

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Morrigan in the Sunglare

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Suteta Mono de wa Nai

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A Sympathy of Light and Shadow: Science Fiction, Gothic Horror and How They Met

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Human Strandings and the Role of the Xenobiologist

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Martian Heart

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Taught by the Moon: Oral Traditions in Speculative Fiction

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Dark Hearts & Brilliant Patches of Honor: A Tribute to Manly Wade Wellman

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The Clockwork Soldier

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Grave of the Fireflies

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Ship’s Brother

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Utriusque Cosmi

by Robert Charles Wilson

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Distributed Cities

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Driving through a Cloud with Pat Cadigan

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Daedalum, the Devil’s Wheel

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Utriusque Cosmi

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Of Alternate Adventures and Memory

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10¹⁶ to 1

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The Pure Product

by John Kessel

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Druids Reconstructed

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Daedalum, the Devil’s Wheel

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Never Dreaming (In Four Burns)

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Sapir-Whorf Must Die

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Never Dreaming (In Four Burns)

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The Symphony of Ice and Dust

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by George R.R. Martin

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Difficulties of an Asteroid Capture Mission

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Deep into the Dark: A Conversation with Lavie Tidhar

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Seven and Counting

The Symphony of Ice and Dust

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First Principle

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Aliens, Robots, Spaceships and . . . Popsicles? SF on American Radio, Then and Now

Organic Synthesis: A Conversation with Ken Liu

Another Word: I am an Endangered Species

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The Candlelit World: The Dark Roots of Myth and Fantasy

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by Christopher Mahon

Decadence & Buckets of Blood: A Conversation with Holly Black

Another Word: Circles Rise Again

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I Tell Thee All, I Can No More

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Pockets Full of Stones

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by Sunny Moraine

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The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm

by Daryl Gregory

The Dust Assassin

by Ian McDonald

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Spock's Pops: How Operational Research became Wartime Magic!

Giving Birth to the Dark Monster: A Conversation with J. M. McDermott

Faulty Memories of a Time Long Past: A Conversation with Richard Ellis Preston, Jr.

Another Word: My Own Private B-Movie

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I Tell Thee All, I Can No More

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The Dust Assassin

by Ian McDonald, read by Kate Baker

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The Land of Lost Dreams

by Dan Osborne

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Beyond the Tracks: The Locomotive in Science Fiction Literature

Eccentric Relatives and Raw Grief: A Conversation with Susan Palwick

Another Word: The Techs Can Do It

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The Banquet of the Lords of Night

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This is Why We Jump

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Dead Men Walking

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Tachy Psyche

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(R + D) /I = M

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From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled . . .

by Michael Swanwick

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When the Alien Is Us: Science Fictional Documentaries

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Assassinating the Reader: A Conversation with Yoon Ha Lee

Another Word: The Singularity is Dead. Long Live the Singularity!

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Editor's Desk: Day of the Wineberry

The Banquet of the Lords of Night

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Tachy Psyche

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(R + D) /I = M

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From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled . . .

by Michael Swanwick, read by Kate Baker

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No Portraits on the Sky

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Melt With You

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Spar (The Bacon Remix)

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Guest of Honor

by Robert Reed

Finisterra

by David Moles

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Gathered in Translation

The Military, Magic, and the Misery Ethic: A Conversation with Myke Cole

Another Word: Literatures of Despair

Editor’s Desk: How Did This Happen?

Spar (Making Bacon Version)

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Annex

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Finisterra

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The Weight of a Blessing

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The Last Survivor of the Great Sexbot Revolution

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86, 87, 88, 89

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Videodrome at Thirty

by Keith Phipps

Accepting a More Profitable Shoe: A Conversation with M. C. Planck

Another Word: Original Sin

Editor’s Desk: Forwards and Backwards

The Last Survivor of the Great Sexbot Revolution

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The Weight of a Blessing

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86, 87, 88, 89

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The Emperor’s Arrival

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The Great Leap Sideways: SF and Social Media

Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord

Another Word: Reading and Writing and Moral Judgment

Editor’s Desk: Upgrades and Reader’s Poll Winners

Variations on Bluebeard and Dalton's Law Along the Event Horizon

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Gravity

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Concrete 9

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Effigy Nights

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The Wine-Dark Sea: Color and Perception in the Ancient World

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Riding a Whale through an Ocean of Lard: A Conversation with Jesse Bullington

Another Word: Spoiler Alert!

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2012 Reader's Poll

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Audio Fiction: Driftings

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by Helena Bell, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Effigy Nights

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Winding Down

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Your Final Apocalypse

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The Wisdom of Ants

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Sweet Subtleties

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The Corpse of the Future: Jane C. Loudon’s The Mummy! and Victorian Science Fiction

by S. J. Chambers

A Thousand Words You Can Hear All at Once: An Interview with Todd Lockwood

by Nayad Monroe

Another Word: The Echo Chamber

Editor’s Desk: Getting off the Roller Coaster

Audio Fiction: Your Final Apocalypse

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Audio Fiction: The Wisdom of Ants

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Audio Fiction: Sweet Subtleties

by Lisa L Hannett, read by Kate Baker

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(To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky

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Aquatica

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Everything Must Go

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Foundation and Reality: Asimov’s Psychohistory and Its Real-World Parallels

The Art of Brutal Prose: An Interview with Mark Lawrence

by Peter Hodges

Another Word: It Gets Better with SFF (but SFF has to Get Better, too)

by Lev AC Rosen

Editor's Desk: I, Cyborg

Audio Fiction: (To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky

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Audio Fiction: Everything Must Go

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A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones

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England Under the White Witch

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The Battle of Candle Arc

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The Future, One Thing at a Time

by Matthew Johnson

A Germ of an Idea: An Interview with John Varley

Another Word: Practicing Dissatisfaction

Editor's Desk: Six and Counting

Audio Fiction: A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones

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Audio Fiction: England under the White Witch

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Audio Fiction: The Battle of Candle Arc

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by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell

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muo-ka's Child

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Between a UFO and a Hard Place: The Real-Life Science Heroics of Dr. Omond Solandt

The Satirist's Progress: A Discussion with Nick Mamatas and Paul Tremblay

Another Word: Super Duper Sexual Spiritual Black Woman: The New and Improved Magical Negro

by Chesya Burke

Editor's Desk: Professionally Speaking

Audio Fiction: The Found Girl

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Audio Fiction: Robot

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The Spell of History: Magic Systems and Real-World Zeitgeists

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In a Carapace of Light: A Conversation with China Miéville

Another Word: Plausibility and Truth

Editor’s Desk: Finding the Good in a Dark Day

Audio Fiction: Mantis Wives

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Audio Fiction: Honey Bear

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Audio Fiction: Fade to White

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Iron Ladies, Iron Tigers

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Life After Quatermass: Hammer Films’ ’60s Science Fiction

To Save Ourselves: A Conversation with Nancy Kress

Another Word: The Exceptional Smurfette, or Being One of the Guys as a Superpower

by Ekaterina Sedia

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Audio Fiction: The Switch

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by Sunny Moraine, read by Kate Baker

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If The Mountain Comes

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You Were She Who Abode

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Energizing Futures: How SF Fuels Itself

by Stephen Gaskell

Neither the Billionaire nor the Tramp: Economics in Speculative Fiction

Another Word: Assimilation, Multiculturalism, and Me

Editor's Desk: Clarkesworld by the Numbers

Audio Fiction: If The Mountain Comes

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Audio Fiction: Immersion

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by An Owomoyela, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: You Were She Who Abode

by E. Catherine Tobler, read by Kate Baker

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Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop

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All the Things the Moon is Not

by Alexander Lumans

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The Fairy Tale in the TV Age

Straightforward and Unadorned Adventure: A Conversation with Michael J. Sullivan

Another Word: Dear Speculative Fiction, I’m Glad We Had This Talk

by Elizabeth Bear

From the Editor's Desk

Audio Fiction: Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop

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Audio Fiction: Prayer

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by Suzanne Church, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: All the Things the Moon is Not

by Alexander Lumans, read by Kate Baker

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Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes

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Draftyhouse

by Erik Amundsen

The Womb Factory

by Peter M. Ferenczi

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The Latest Apocalypse: Popular Music and the End of the World

by Brian Francis Slattery

Passing Through Each Other: A Round-Table Discussion of Speculative Fiction and Academia

Suitably Strange: A Round-Table Discussion of World-Building

Another Word: Reading as Performance

Audio Fiction: Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes

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by Tom Crosshill, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Draftyhouse

by Erik Amundsen, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: The Womb Factory

by Peter M. Ferenczi, read by Kate Baker

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Place to Ponder

by Steve Goad

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The Bells of Subsidence

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From Their Paws, We Shall Inherit

by Gary Kloster

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The Romance of Ruins

by E. C. Ambrose

The Biker Chick Who Rides Her Own Bike: A Conversation with Nathan Long

Writing Is Magic: A Conversation with John R. Fultz

And Now for a Few Short Words from our Editor

Audio Fiction: Sunlight Society

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by Margaret Ronald, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: The Bells of Subsidence

by Michael John Grist, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: From Their Paws, We Shall Inherit

by Gary Kloster, read by Kate Baker

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Dead Space Girl

by Sergio Diaz

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And the Hollow Space Inside

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A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight

by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu

All the Young Kirks and Their Good Intentions

by Helena Bell

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From Farm to Fable: Food, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

by Matthew Johnson

Everything’s Surprising: A Conversation with Lev AC Rosen

Wendigo Waistcoat Spyglass and Other Words with Lisa L. Hannett

2011 Reader's Poll Results

Audio Fiction: And the Hollow Space Inside

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by Mari Ness, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight

by Xia Jia, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: All the Young Kirks and Their Good Intentions

by Helena Bell, read by Kate Baker

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Pilot

by Alexander Trufanov

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Scattered Along the River of Heaven

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What Everyone Remembers

by Rahul Kanakia

All the Painted Stars

by Gwendolyn Clare

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The Future Sounds of Yesterday: A Sequence of Synthesizers in Science Fiction

by Christopher Bahn

Things You Will Never Understand: A Conversation with Robert Jackson Bennett

2011 Reader's Poll

Audio Fiction: Scattered Along the River of Heaven

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by Aliette de Bodard, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: What Everyone Remembers

by Rahul Kanakia, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: All the Painted Stars

by Gwendolyn Clare, read by Kate Baker

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Rockman

by Arthur Wang

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by Ben Peek

In Which Faster-Than-Light Travel Solves All of Our Problems

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Silently and Very Fast (Conclusion)

by Catherynne M. Valente

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Where No Human Has Gone Before: Visiting Sci-Fi's Exoplanets on Earth

by Brenta Blevins

Disrupting the World in Large Ways: A Conversation with Aliette de Bodard

Happy Holidays

Audio Fiction: In Which Faster-Than-Light Travel Solves All of Our Problems

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Audio Fiction: Sirius

by Ben Peek, read by Kate Baker

by Chris Stabback, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Silently and Very Fast (Part 3)

by Catherynne M. Valente, read by Kate Baker

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by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell

The Smell of Orange Groves

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Silently and Very Fast (Part Two)

by Catherynne M. Valente

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Tea, Robot?

by Nathaniel Tapley

Wedging the Door Open: Discussing The Weird

Sitting by the Fire, Thinking of Non-fiction

Audio Fiction: A Militant Peace

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by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell, read by Mike Allen

Audio Fiction: The Smell of Orange Groves

by Lavie Tidhar, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Silently and Very Fast (Part Two)

by Catherynne M. Valente, read by Kate Baker

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by Ken Liu

by Erik Amundsen

Silently and Very Fast (Part One)

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Spaceships, Time Paradoxes and Duct Tape: The Joys of Independent SF Film

7th Sigma & the Gauzy Exterior: A Conversation with Steven Gould

Making Strange Stuff Familiar: A Conversation with Joan Slonczewski

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Audio Fiction: Staying Behind

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by Ken Liu, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Pony

by Erik Amundsen, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Silently and Very Fast

by Catherynne M. Valente, read by Kate Baker

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A Sense of Importance

by Bryn Jones

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by Robert Reed

by Greg Mellor

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Simulating Sentience

by Nancy Fulda

Momentary Glimpses of a Complete Circus: A Conversation with Genevieve Valetine

Thank You!

Audio Fiction: Signals in the Deep

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Audio Fiction: Pack

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by Greg Mellor, read by Kate Baker

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Conservation of Shadows

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The Fish of Lijiang

by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu

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Inconstant Constants

by Karen Burnham

Something Greater: An Epic Discussion of Epic Fantasy, Part 2

War Destroys Everyone It Touches: A Conversation with Minister Faust

Heading to Worldcon

Audio Fiction: Conservation of Shadows

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by Yoon Ha Lee, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: The Fish of Lijiang

by Chen Qiufan, read by Kate Baker

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Trois morceaux en forme de mechanika

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Frozen Voice

by An Owomoyela

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Apocalypse Then: This is the Way the World Ended

Something Greater: An Epic Discussion of Epic Fantasy, Part 1

This is My Life on Ebooks

Audio Fiction: Trois morceaux en forme de mechanika

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by Gord Sellar, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Frozen Voice

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by Genevieve Valentine

Trickster

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Building Forests, Remaking Planets

by Sarah Goslee

Braided Together: A Conversation with Erin Hoffman

Another Step Forward

Whose Face This Is I Do Not Know

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Audio Fiction: Semiramis

by Genevieve Valentine, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Trickster

by Mari Ness, read by Kate Baker

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by Cat Rambo

The Architect of Heaven

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John Barry: A Retrospective on a Wordless Poet

by John T. Stanhope

The Spaces Between the Words: A Conversation with Lauren Beukes

A Hellhole of Our Own Making: A Conversation with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

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Audio Fiction: Whose Face This Is I Do Not Know

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by Cat Rambo, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: The Architect of Heaven

by Jason K. Chapman, read by Kate Baker

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The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees

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Matchmaker

by Erin M. Hartshorn

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Linguistics for the World-Builder

by Brit Mandelo

Same Story with a 21st Century Sensibility: A Conversation with John Scalzi

Audio Fiction: The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees

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by E. Lily Yu, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Matchmaker

by Erin M. Hartshorn, read by Kate Baker

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Post-apocalyptic fisherman

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The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)

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Perfect Lies

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Cinema 2.0: The Future of Movie Making?

Drama Hobbits, Mosquitoes, and Other Negotiations: A Conversation with Cory Doctorow

Audio Fiction: The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)

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by Nnedi Okorafor, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Perfect Lies

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Diving After the Moon

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Three Oranges

by D. Elizabeth Wasden

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Neologism and Linguicide

by Kerry Tynan Fraser

He Had to Die: A Conversation with David Weber

The Process of Creating "Nautili"

by Julie Dillon

2010 Reader's Poll Results

Audio Fiction: Diving After the Moon

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by Rachel Swirsky, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Three Oranges

by D. Elizabeth Wasden, read by Kate Baker

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Fly Me to the Moon: Romance and SF Movies

Practice for Something Else: Walter Jon Williams

2010 Reader's Poll

Audio Fiction: Ghostweight

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by Yoon Ha Lee, read by Kate Baker

Audio Fiction: Tying Knots

by Ken Liu, read by Kate Baker

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Beckoning Ancient Depths

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The Taxidermist's Other Wife

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The Children of Main Street

by A.C. Wise

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Nothing This Fun Could be Good For You: A History of Evil Entertainment

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Sharp-pointed Tendrils & the Span of Control: A Conversation with Jay Lake

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Steel is not Enough: The Lives and Times of Magnus, Robot Fighter

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time

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Even the Best Stories Have Flaws: Inside Altered Fluid

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No End to the Madness: A Conversation with Artist Scott Eagle

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Futures in the Memories Market

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Finding the Language I Need: A Conversation with Caitlín R. Kiernan

Moonage Daydream: The Rock Album as Science Fiction

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Revealing How the Elements Cohere: A Conversation with Elizabeth Bear

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Stranger Than Science Fiction: Into the Alternate Dimension of Mainstream Literature

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Peculiar Notes of Contradiction: A Conversation with N. K. Jemisin

We Come in Pieces: The Alien as Metaphor

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The History Within Us

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A Terrifying Mix of Honesty and Rigor: A Conversation with Kij Johnson

Future Brains: Neuroscience Fiction versus Neuroscience Fantasy

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Chameleon of the Fantastic: An Interview with Jeffrey Ford

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All the King's Monsters

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Lucius Shepard: An Expatriate Writer of Exotic Tales

Video Game Sci-Fi Comes of Age

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2009 Reader's Poll and Contest

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Night, in Dark Perfection

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If It Scares You, Write It: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Bartitsu: The Martial Art for the Steampunk Set

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Night, in Dark Perfection

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The Remains Which Live

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The Mermaids Singing Each to Each

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The Fantastic Spectrum of Elizabeth Hand

Modern Genetics in the World of Fiction

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Keeping Ahead of the Fear: A Conversation with Ken Scholes

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Non-Zero Probabilities

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All Of These Worlds Are Yours

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Mammals Underfoot! An Interview with Emerging Writers

September Contest : Free Books from Pyr and Wyrm

The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew

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White Charles

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Long Before They Were Read: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, Part 2 of 2

The Minimal and Finely Focused Fantasy of Ian C. Esslemont

Eternal Lives on Hard-Drives?

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The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew

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On the Lot and In the Air

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Dirty Hands and Invisible Words: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, Part 1 of 2

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Helping Hands: Fairylands, Boneshops and More

The Story Is All: Ten Fiction Editors Talk Shop

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Sea Monster

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Short Fiction: One Year Later

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From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7

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Walking with a Ghost

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Handbark Academy

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What if it All Goes Wrong? A Conversation with Robert V. S. Redick

Models and Clay and Plaster, Oh My! Creating the Cover Art for Tides From The New Worlds

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From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7

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Rolling Steel: A Pre-Apocalyptic Love Story

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The Dying World

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From Dead Gods to Guys in Lizard Costumes: Six Questions for James Morrow

Where's My Flying Car? The Future of Personal Aviation

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Rolling Steel: A Pre-Apocalyptic Love Story

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Herding Vegetable Sheep

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The Loyalty of Birds

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An Interview with Tobias Buckell

Remake Love, Not War

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Herding Vegetable Sheep

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The Second Gift Given

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The Jisei of Mark VIII

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The Most Important Genre Novel You'll Never Read

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Change the Hugos? Yes You Can!

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Signs of Life

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The Mauna Kea Experience

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A Woman's Best Friend

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To Believe the Magic Is Real: A Conversation with Ed Greenwood

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batch 39 and the deadman's switch

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A Woman's Best Friend

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Writing with One Hand Tied to the Death Star: Award-Winning Authors and Media Tie-In Fiction

Voodoo Economics: How to Find Serenity in an Industry that Does Not Want You

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Idle Roomer

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The Traveller & the Chook

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How Candle Girl and V Took On 2MB

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Margo Lanagan and Tender Morsels

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Gift of the Kites

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White Girl

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Worm Within

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Writing My Mother's Ghosts

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An Interview with Gene Wolfe

by Jeremy L. Jones

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Blue Ink

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When the Gentlemen Go By

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The Glory of the World

by Sergey Gerasimov

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Smart Broads and Tough Guys: The Strange World of Vintage Paperbacks

by Lisa Morton

John Grant and Paul Barnett Agree: Science Has Been Corrupted

Cavemen Discovered in the 21st Century

The Secret in the House of Smiles

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When the Gentlemen Go By

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Cheer Up Emo Kid: Being Depressed (or Gay) is Not All in Your Genes

by Ekaterina Sedia

The Laird Barron Sequence: Defining the Undefinable

Chicken Little and the Death of Short Fiction

A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antartica

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Clockwork Chickadee

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DuckSoup ... The Revenge

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Birdwatcher

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Of Dice and Men: Modern Fantasists and the Influence of Role Playing Games

by Justin Howe and Jason S. Ridler

An Interview with John Picacio

Not Now, Sweetie, Daddy's Worldbuilding

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Refusing to be the Same: An Interview with K.J. Bishop

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The Sky that Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black

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Teeth

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Evolutionary Arms Race: Competing Interests in Male and Female Genomes

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An Interview with Kage Baker

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The Human Moments

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I Like Writing but Hate Being a Writer

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An Interview with Catherynne M. Valente

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A Day Without You - Second Phase

Debris Ensuing from a Supervortex

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The River Boy

by Tim Pratt

by Brian Ames

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Countdown to Singularity: A Conversation with Vernon Vinge

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An Interview with Daniel Abraham

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The Buried Years

by Loreen Heneghan

Threads of Red and White

by Lisa Mantchev

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Steel Chair through the Looking Glass: The Fractured Fantasy World of Professional Wrestling

Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back

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Summer in Paris, Light from the Sky

by Ken Scholes

Acid and Stoned Reindeer

by Rebecca Ore

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The Language of Defeat

An Interview with Sean Williams

by Tobias S. Buckell

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I've Got Something on My Head

Excerpt from a Letter by a Social-realist Aswang

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A Dance Across Embers

by Lisa Mantchev

by Kristin Mandigma

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Making Science Fictionistas

by Chris Garcia

Dangerous Offspring: An Interview with Steph Swainston

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by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Lost Soul

by M P Ericson

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by Ekaterina Sedia

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The Outing

by Dariusz Zawadzki

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I'll Gnaw Your Bones, the Manticore Said

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Transtexting Pose

by Darren Speegle

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by Holly Phillips

by David Charlton

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There's No Light Between Floors

by Paul Tremblay

Qubit Conflicts

by Jetse De Vries

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