Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 143, August 2018

by Kij Johnson

First published 2018

This issue of the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy magazine presents seven complete stories. Henry Szabranski explores dreams and reality in "The Veilonaut's Dream." R.S.A. Garcia follows a solitary figure awakening in "The Anchorite Wakes." Robert Reed contributes "Kingfisher," while Kij Johnson examines narrative satisfaction in "The Privilege of the Happy Ending." Hao Jingfang delivers "The Loneliest Ward," a tale of isolation. The issue includes reprints from James Patrick Kelly's "Yukui!" and Rich Larson's "Othermother." Beyond fiction, readers find articles by Carrie Sessarego, a conversation with author Emily Devenport, Fran Wilde's regular column, and editorial commentary from Neil Clarke. The magazine continues its tradition of mixing established voices with emerging talent across the speculative fiction spectrum.

Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy

Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: anthology

135 pages · Paperback · Wyrm Publishing

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