by Kij Johnson
First published 2019
This milestone 150th issue of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine delivers a varied collection of science fiction and fantasy. The original fiction lineup includes D.A. Xiaolin Spires exploring resilience in "But, Still, I Smile" and Erin K. Wagner examining homecoming in "When Home, No Need to Cry." Rich Larson presents corporate dystopia in "Death of an Air Salesman" while Nin Harris weaves dreams and conflict in "Dreams Strung like Pearls Between War and Peace." Kai Hudson takes readers underwater in "Treasure Diving" and Emily C. Skaftun offers mysterious headgear in "The Thing With the Helmets." The issue also features reprinted works by Kij Johnson and Catherynne M. Valente. Beyond fiction, readers get interviews with Sarah Pinsker and Jean-Michel Jarre, plus commentary from Paul Riddell, Fran Wilde, and editor Neil Clarke.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conflict, dreams
Period: 21st-century
141 pages · Paperback · Wyrm Publishing