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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September-October 2010
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  The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine and original publisher of SF classics such as Stephen King's "Dark Tower," Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon," and Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz." Each issue contains the science fiction field's most respected and outspoken opinions on literature, film, and science, along with compelling short stories and novellas by writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ben Bova, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mike Resnic... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 93241 - Reading Time: 266-372 min.
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2010
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Our October issue again includes a variety of human-alien contact stories. John G. Hemry's lead novella, with the deceptively simple title "The Rift," deals with two different kinds of alienness: one within a species, and one between ours and another that has started behaving in a way startlingly (and lethally) different from what human colonists have come to expect. The question, of course, is why, and what can be done about it. The answer requires understanding each side from its own point of ... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2010
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Tempestuous weather is forecast for our September issue. Our first stop is Venus, where Hugo and Nebula Award winner and NASA scientist Geoffrey A. Landis escorts us on a wild ride full of pirates, intrigue, and the stunning scenery of the second planet's upper atmosphere and introduces us to "The Sultan of the Clouds." The roiling skyscapes in this novella are gloriously captured by Jeroen Advocaat's dramatic cover art. If the clouds were Terran and the air-borne kayak was a two-seater biplane,... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 64457 - Reading Time: 184-257 min.
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September-October 2010
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Our September/October double issue features stories by Doug Allyn, Robert Barnard, Brendan DuBois, Mary Jane Maffini, Joyce Carol Oates, Bill Pronzini, Kristine Kathryn Rush, Marilyn Todd, Dave Zeltserman, and more.
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Fiction: THE SCENT OF LILACS by Doug Allyn
Passport to Crime: THE DIVERGENT MAN by Marc R. Soto
Fiction: TANGLE BEACH by David Braly
Poetry: LEGEND? by Jane Paynter
Fiction: TONTINE by Peter Turnbull
Reviews: BLOG BYTES by Bill Crider
Fiction: MR. ALIBI by Kristine ... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 105435 - Reading Time: 301-421 min.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, October 2010
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The stories in this month's issue are equally divided between s eries installments and stand-alones. Readers and publishers alike enjoy series characters, but they present writers with particular challenges. Each story must be self-contained and the characters reintroduced for the sake of the first time reader, while series fans want to enjoy some character development as well as the pleasure of seeing a familiar sleuth solve new problems in his or her inimitable way.
Stand-alones are less cons... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 47063 - Reading Time: 134-188 min.
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July-August 2010
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine and original publisher of SF classics such as Stephen King's "Dark Tower," Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon," and Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz." Each issue contains the science fiction field's most respected and outspoken opinions on literature, film, and science, along with compelling short stories and novellas by writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ben Bova, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mike Resnic... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 94413 - Reading Time: 269-377 min.
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Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2010
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Three big novelettes form the centerpiece of our August issue, perfect for the beach or poolside, (and the cabana, if you don't care for the sun). The first features the return of recent Asimov's discovery Gregory Norman Bossert and his "Slow Boat"--the boat here is on its leisurely way to Mars containing a most unwilling passenger, a young woman threatened with interplanetary exile for her hackerly ways. Can she, with little but her own wits, turn the tides on her mysterious captors? Next, in "... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 64948 - Reading Time: 185-259 min.
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 2010
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Our August issue features 10 great stories, including a Black Mask entry from Ken Bruen ("Colt") and new tales from reader favorites Clark Howard ("Escape from Wolfkill") and Robert Barnard ("Lovely Requiem, Mr. Mozart"); as well as William Bankier, John H. Dirckx, Jean Femling, David A. Knadler, Jutta Motz, Mehnaz Turner, and Elizabeth Zelvin.
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Fiction: ESCAPE FROM WOLFKILL by Clark Howard
Fiction: ANTS AND FLOWERS by Jean Femling
Passport to Crime: THE CLEARING by Jutta Motz
Poet... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 60266 - Reading Time: 172-241 min.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September 2010
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The classics are a safe bet, but we know you enjoy taking a chance on new voices too. We welcome two new authors this month, Christine Matthews ("Winning Ticket") and Anthony Rainone ("Tomb Guardian"). Poet and playwright Christine Matthews is the author of three books co-written with Robert Randisi; she lives in Missouri.
Brooklyn native Anthony Rainone is the co-editor of The Lineup, a series of crime poetry anthologies; his short stories and reviews have appeared in such publications as Crim... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 2010
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Our September issue features a couple of decidedly unusual and decidedly different kinds of alien contact stories. David D. Levine's "Pupa," as its name suggests, shows a highly charged incident in international politics from the viewpoint of someone too young--and otherwise immature--to participate in it in a conventional way, but uniquely placed to play a pivotal role. Stories told from an alien viewpoint are one of the hardest kinds to pull off, but I think you'll find this an outstanding and... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 71795 - Reading Time: 205-287 min.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July-August 2010
by Dell Magazine Authors
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One aspect of crime that often gets short shrift in mystery stories is the effect on the victim's family, but this month we have two stories that nicely explore this issue. Both Douglas Grant Johnson's "No Trouble at All" and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's "What People Leave Behind" particularly deal with the effects of crime on the children left behind.
Three stories in this issue, meanwhile--"When the Apricots Bloom" by Ellen Larson, who makes her AHMM debut this month; "They Called Her the Gungirl... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2010
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Our July issue features a sprawling new novella by reader favorite Robert Reed--and it's sprawling in both size and the reach of its farfuture extrapolation. In "A History of Terraforming" Reed examines the multi-multi-generational journey of some very long-lived humans and their valiant (and sometimes catastophic and nefarious) schemes to make our Solar System a more habitable place. Along the way, we follow an earnest scientist, Simon, on his journey through some of the most inhospitable envir... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2010
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Our July/August double issue takes full advantage of its extra space to offer a range of features that wouldn't fit in a regular issue. Bob Eggleton's cover heralds "Doctor Alien's Five Empty Boxes," a new novella by Rajnar Vajra about the psychiatrist (introduced last year) who has to treat troubled extraterrestrials--without knowing what they consider "normal." In this one he has an added challenge, related to the venerable observation that things are seldom what they seem. . . .
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2010
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Our July issue brings out the fireworks! Start with firecracker short-shorts from Lawrence Block, Zoë Sharp, and Phil Lovesey, in which, respectively, a murdered woman waits beyond the grave for justice (Block, "Without a Body"), a bodyguard on holiday has no patience for obnoxious fellow guests (Sharp, "Off-Duty"), and a husband finds some very tangled strings attached to his wife's designer eBay finds (Lovesey, "Intent").
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Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine #227
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Interzone magazine, which is now in its 28th year, has launched the careers of a great many SF and Fantasy writers. It is often shortlisted for awards and has won the Hugo and British Fantasy Awards. Interzone includes many features including interviews, news, and reviews. The magazine is currently published every other month and continues to publish some of the world's finest writers and most talented newcomers. Amongst those to have graced its pages are Brian Aldiss, Sarah Ash, Michael Moorcoc... more info>>
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2010
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Just as we were going to press, we received word that Dan Warthman has won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for Best First Short Story by an American author; his winning story, "A Dreadful Day," appeared in our January/February 2009 issue. What's more, Jim Fusilli's story "Digby, Attorney at Law," from our May 2009 issue, has been named one of the finalists for the Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Both awards are administered by the Mystery Writers of America and will be presented at their ann... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2010
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With all the joyous signs of spring in our June issue--garden parties, punt rides down the river, baseball--you'll find the season also has a dark side. In 18th-century England, bitter rivalries turn an idyllic garden party deadly (in "Parson Pennywick in Arcadia" by Amy Myers); modern-day P.I. Joe Silvermann poles past the site of an old crime that's haunting his guilt-wracked client (in Mick Herron's "Mirror Images"); and an arrogant sportswriter unwisely chooses to follow his baser instincts ... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2010
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Vincent Di Fate’s cover for our June issue illustrates "The Anunnaki Legacy," a far-ranging adventure by relative newcomer Bond Elam. What do you do if you’re a long way into a quest so big, for a goal based on evidence so tenuous, that you don’t even know whether the agencies supporting you still really do? And what if you then find that what you were looking for is not what you thought it was, but something even stranger? Then your response can’t be what you thought it would be. . . .
Lingu... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2010
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Steven Baxter has been a powerhouse of sprawling, innovative science fiction adventure recently, and we're proud to feature another of his epic tales, this time set in the same universe as last July's "Earth II," in which interstellar settlers from our world's future colonize new planets with decidedly mixed results. You don't have to be familiar with the previous story to appreciate his latest novella, "Earth III," in which a hot-headed and desperate young couple on the run from their world's b... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May-June 2010
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine and original publisher of SF classics such as Stephen King's "Dark Tower," Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon," and Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz." Each issue contains the science fiction field's most respected and outspoken opinions on literature, film, and science, along with compelling short stories and novellas by writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ben Bova, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mike Resnic... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March-April 2010
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine and original publisher of SF classics such as Stephen King's "Dark Tower," Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon," and Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz." Each issue contains the science fiction field's most respected and outspoken opinions on literature, film, and science, along with compelling short stories and novellas by writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ben Bova, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mike Resnic... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 95099 - Reading Time: 271-380 min.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May 2010
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One of the things that I find most engaging in a short story is a strong voice, which does so much to convey character and establish tone. But as I was putting together this year's humor issue, it struck me that a strong voice seems especially essential in humorous crime stories, especially those that exhibit dark humor. I think it has to do with negotiating that tension between the serious, even deadly, subject matter and the humorous intent. In any case, it was certainly an originality of voic... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 45433 - Reading Time: 129-181 min.
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 2010
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Spring is here, and our May issue is a-flower with felons and nefarious plots. After you've checked out the winners of our annual Readers Award, lead off the issue with Keith McCarthy's "Just a Thought," a thriller about a man who apparently quit smoking and murdered his wife shortly thereafter; however, he has no memory of the crime nor a motive for committing it. Fellow British author Simon Brett puts a lighthearted twist on the traditional cozy in "Little Old Ladies," in which the police forc... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2010
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Our April/May double issue is "dimensionally transcendental"--bigger on the inside than it appears to be on the outside--and we're still trying to figure out how we managed to cram three big novellas inside, as well as a host of shorter works and the usual columns. Pamela Sargent returns after too long an absence with her heartfelt and melancholy story of a disparate group of adults in a small New England town desperately trying to piece their lives together after a local tragedy--one that may o... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2010
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It's not uncommon to hear a gripping story described as a "page turner," but next month (May) we have a real one for you: "Page Turner" is its name. It's by Rajnar Vajra, so it won't surprise you to hear that it's not quite like anything you've ever read. But neither will it surprise you to find that, despite its close-to-home setting, it weaves a fascinating array of ideas, offbeat characters, and distinctly unordinary happenings into something uniquely exotic, highly entertaining, and memorabl... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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