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Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2008 [MultiFormat]
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eBook Category: Science Fiction
eBook Description:  In our June issue, we feature the return of some of our most popular and honored authors, as well as a number of Asimov's debuts by writers whom we feel represent tomorrow's exciting SF talents. To start things off, we welcome back critically acclaimed and award-winning author Ian R. MacLeod, not seen in these pages since 2002's "Breath-moss," with his latest story: "The Hob Carpet." It's an epic, surprising, and transgressive tale of an innovative genius who must withstand the hardships caused by the controversial conclusions of his beliefs in a singularly conservative world. This is a beautifully imagined work, as readers have come to expect from MacLeod, and is sure to be one of the most talked-about stories of 2008.
The month continues with a happy tradition: that of James Patrick Kelly's annual June fiction offering (his 25th in a row--how does he do it?). This year he throws an unusual "Surprise Party" during which we see even tomorrow's augmented humans may still find making it "over the hill" a distinctly stressful experience. Lawrence Person brings us to the sunny seaside where a beach-bum discovers (and must figure out what to do about) the unfortunate, chilling affects of "Gabe's Globster"; up-and-coming experimental SF author Forrest Aguirre makes his Asimov's debut with "The Auctioneer and the Antiquarian, or, 1962," a touching story that reaches into one of US history's most uncertain moments to mirror the same uncertainty in a young boy's heart; Felicity Shoulders makes a strong Asimov's debut with a laugh-till-you-cry tale about the difficulties of single-motherhood while working as a "Burgerdroid"; perennial favorite Nancy Kress returns with a story of troubled teens presented with an even worse world than they'd imagined in "Call Back Yesterday"; and Derek Künsken's Asimov's debut, "Beneath Sunlit Shallows," dramatically displays his careful attention to world building and scientific extrapolation in a tale of three post-humans' lives in the deep blue sea.
In his "Reflections" column, Robert Silverberg mourns "The Death of Gallium"; James Patrick Kelly sires the "Son of Gallimaufry" in his On the Net column; Peter Heck expounds "On Books"; plus an array of pleasant poetry by many of your favorite poets. Look for our giant April/May issue at your newsstand on March 4, 2008. Or you can subscribe to Asimov's--by mail or online, in varying formats, including downloadable forms, by going to our website, (www.asimovs.com)--and make sure that you don't miss any of the great stuff we have coming up!
CONTENTS
Department: EDITORIAL: MAKING AN ENTRANCE by Sheila Williams
Department: REFLECTIONS: THE DEATH OF GALLIUM by Robert Silverberg
Poetry: WAR GODS by Bruce Holland Rogers
Department: ON THE NET: SON OF GALLIMAUFRY by James Patrick Kelly
Novelette: CALL BACK YESTERDAY by Nancy Kress
Poetry: FIREFLIES by Geoffrey A. Landis
Short Story: SURPRISE PARTY by James Patrick Kelly
Novelette: BURGERDROID by Felicity Shoulders
Novelette: THE AUCTIONEER AND THE ANTIQUARIAN, OR, 1962 by Forrest Aguirre
Short Story: BENEATH SUNLIT SHALLOWS by Derek Kunsken
Short Story: GABE'S GLOBSTER by Lawrence Person
Novella: THE HOB CARPET by Ian R. MacLeod
Department: ON BOOKS by Peter Heck
Poetry: TIME TRAVEL TIME by Ruth Berman
Department: SF CONVENTIONAL CALENDAR by Erwin S. Strauss
Department: NEXT ISSUE
eBook Publisher: Dell Magazines, Published: 2008
Fictionwise Release Date: April 2008
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [838 KB], Adobe Acrobat - Large Print (PDF) [912 KB], eReader (PDB) [283 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [243 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [232 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [469 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [278 KB], hiebook (KML) [741 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [543 KB], iSilo (PDB) [208 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [312 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [386 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [346 KB]
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