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Plausibly Deniable, edited by Jamie Ibson
Plausibly Deniable Edited by Jamie Ibson (Baen, March 3, 2026, 288pp, Tpb and Kindle) “Blood and Circuits” by Jacob Holo & Edie Skye “Bag Man” by Jack Clemons (reprint from 2019) “Backup Plans” by Jason Cordova & Melissa Olthoff “One Last Chance” by Jody Lynn Nye “The Hunter Becomes the Hunted Becomes the Hunter” by Craig Martelle “When It Counts” by Marisa Wolf “Off Duty” by Casey Moores “No Extradition” by Kacey Ezell & Nick Steverson “Supplies Party” by Michael Z.
Monster Hunters International, Vol. 2, edited by Larry Correia & Jason Cordova
The Monster Hunter Files, Vol. 2 Edited by Larry Correia & Jason Cordova (Baen, March 3, 2026, kindle, hc, 368 pp.) “Albert Lee and the Scroll of Doom” by Larry Correia “Eyes Like Mine” by Melissa Olthoff “Psalm of Vengeance” by Steve Diamond “Teddy and the She-Beast”by Brad R.
Shapers of Worlds, Vol. 5, ed. by Edward Willett
Shapers of Worlds, Vol. 5 Edited by Edward Willett (Shadowpaw Press, March 25, 2025, kindle & tpb, 460 pp.) “The Rusalka Wakes Up” by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore “The Bones of Heroes” by Chadwick Ginther “Mad Dog” by Evan Graham “Bleach” by M. C. A. Hogarth “The Good Gornak” by James S. Peet “Magic That Cannot Be Undone” by Jeffrey G. Gardner “The Grove” by Mallory Kuhn “Coming of Age” by Edo van Belkom (reprint, not reviewed) “Never Again the Same” by L.
Tangent Online 2023 Recommended Reading List
Tangent Online 2023 Recommended Reading List A Question of Balance For the most part, the literary aspect of the science fiction field proceeded as usual in 2023; the general machinery operated well enough to keep the magazines and books appearing on reasonable schedules, and SFWA (the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, formerly for decades since its 1965 inception the Science Fiction Writers of America) the field’s one and only member-funded 501(c)(3) tax exempt administrative...
Tangent Online 2022 Recommended Reading List
Tangent Online 2022 Recommended Reading List As with previous years, this list is not meant as comprehensive, there being a number of items we didn’t see, especially at the novella length. As was the case with the last several years, we narrowed our focus (with some exceptions) to those stories published in professionally paying markets.
Tangent Online 2019 Recommended Reading List
Tangent Online 2019 Recommended Reading List As with previous years, this list is not meant as comprehensive, there being a number of items we didn't see. As was the case with the last several years, we narrowed our focus (with some exceptions) to those stories published in professionally paying markets as defined by SFWA.
Tangent Online 2018 Recommended Reading List
Tangent Online 2018 Recommended Reading List As with previous years, this list is not meant as comprehensive, there being a number of items we didn't see. As was the case with the last several years we narrowed our focus (with a few exceptions) to those stories published in professionally paying markets as defined by SFWA.
Tangent Online 2016 Recommended Reading List
As with previous years, this list is not meant as comprehensive, there being a number of items we didn't see. As was the case with the last several years we narrowed our focus (with a few exceptions) to those stories published in professionally paying markets as defined by SFWA. While SFWA changed its pro-market requirements in 2014 to 6c/wd., we will continue to cover those markets paying the former rate of 5c/wd. As is our custom, there are four sections to each length category.
Classic Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton Interview
First reprinted in Science Fiction Review, ed. Richard E. Geis, May, 1977 Second reprint appeared in (the new incarnation of) Tangent: No. 4, January/February 1994, featuring original Special Appreciations by James Gunn and Jack Williamson Following our journey from Oshkosh, WI to Minneapolis, MN for Minicon 10 in April of 1975—our first real science fiction convention (see the William Tenn, Donald A. Wollheim, and Judy-Lynn & Lester del Rey interviews)—we were hooked.
Galaxy's Edge #18, January/February 2016
"The Press of the Infinite Black" by Rene Sears "The Little Robot's Bedtime Prayer" by Robert T. Jeschonek "Life on the Preservation" by Jack Skillingstead starts the new year with eight new stories. "The Bone-Runner" is a post-apocalyptic tale set in a landscape where a disease turned people in the cities into "ghosts" (zombies, essentially). The narrator goes into the city with her brother Skip to scavenge, and accidentally ruins his protective suit, turning him into a ghost.
Tangent Online 2014 Recommended Reading List
As with previous years, this list is not meant as comprehensive, there being several items we didn't see. As was the case with the last several years we narrowed our focus (with rare exception) to those stories published in professionally paying markets as defined by SFWA. While SFWA changed its pro-market requirements in 2014 to 6c/wd., we will continue to cover those markets paying the former rate of 5c/wd.
Tor.com -- December 2014
"Skin in the Game" by Sabrina Vourvoulias "Father Christmas: A Wonder Tale of the North" by Charles Vess "Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon" by Ken Liu rounds out the year with five first-class stories, starting with a magical realism tale set in Philadelphia. "Skin in the Game" follows Jimena Villagrán, a Latina cop pol a city where the various ethnic enclaves all have some sort magical proclivities.
Terraform, December 15, 2014
In its second month, turns its sights on telepresence with a story that weighs in at 1524 words – well within the 2,000-word limit describes on its submissions page, but seemingly doesn’t strictly enforce. depicts a date conducted by telepresence using a lifelike android.
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