First published 2018
This milestone issue of Lightspeed Magazine delivers twenty stories split between science fiction and fantasy from the publication's most frequently featured writers. The science fiction selections include new work from Vylar Kaftan, Carrie Vaughn, Adam-Troy Castro, Ken Liu, and Sofia Samatar, alongside reprints from A. Merc Rustad, Charles Yu, Caroline M. Yoachim, An Owomoyela, Seanan McGuire, and David Barr Kirtley. The fantasy offerings present fresh stories from Maria Dahvana Headley, Cadwell Turnbull, Genevieve Valentine, Sam J. Miller, and Kat Howard, plus reprints from Yoon Ha Lee, Theodora Goss, Charlie Jane Anders, and Jeremiah Tolbert. Hugo winner Galen Dara provides cover art for Kaftan's "Her Monster, Whom She Loved." Special nonfiction features celebrate the magazine's history through contributor and staff picks of their favorite Lightspeed stories. Gene Doucette's novel "The Spaceship Next Door" appears in excerpt form.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
306 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform