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“The Regicide Report”, Charles Stross, 2026 Tor, and the Laundry Files series
The Short: Charles Stross has finished* his Laundry Files series almost 25 years after starting it with The Regicide Report, January 2026 Tor. It’s a great, breakneck thriller of occult skullduggery...
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“The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection”, Gardner Dozois...
The Short: I read The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois editor, 1987 St. Martin’s Press for the first time. In addition to a typically wonderful “Summation: 1986”...
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The Short: I had a great virtual panel on humor in contemporary SF at Lacon V with authors Effie Seiberg, Olivia Waite, and Valerie Valdes, and fan and quiz enthusiast Brick Barrientos. We came up...
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“The Great SF Stories #18 (1956)”, Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg...
The Short: For short SF from 1939 through 1964, one of my go-to series of SF reprints is The Great SF Stories edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg (with Robert Silverberg replacing Asimov...
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“Murmuration”, a novel by TJ Klune, November 17, 2026 Tor
The Short: I just read an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) of Murmuration, a novel by TJ Klune, November 17, 2026 Tor. It’s great speculative fiction in the form of a psychological thriller about love and...
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“Consider Her Ways & Others”, a John Wyndham collection, 1961 Michael Joseph
The Short: I just read Consider Her Ways & Others, a John Wyndham collection, 1961 Michael Joseph. I am not sure if I have ever read any other Wyndham collections. I was not surprised that my...
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Analog 2025 Analytical Laboratory Short Fiction Results
The Short: Analog made 14 out of 15 short fiction finalists for the 2025 Analytical Laboratory readers poll available online. I recommend twelve out of 14 stories, with “Heat Death“, a novella by Kate...
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Water Supply, Watersheds, Eminent Domain, and People
The Short: A recent comment by my wetland and watershed scientist brother about the history of the protected watersheds that provide water to New York City (the Croton, Catskill and Delaware...
View Article“The Fist of Memory”, Wole Talabi, October 27, 2026 DAW Books
The Short: I read an advance reader copy of Wole Talabi’s new SF/thriller novel The Fist of Memory, October 27, 2026 DAW Books. It’s a great novel with riveting characters and a breakneck plot,...
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“The Hidden Girl and Other Stories”, Ken Liu, 2020 Saga
The Short: I read The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, Ken Liu, 2020 Saga a few years ago. It includes a good Preface by Ken Liu and eighteen short stories and novelettes, and one excerpt. It’s 412...
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“The Porcelain Sisters”, Daryl Gregory, October 2026 Tachyon
The Short: I loved the horror/comedy novel The Porcelain Sisters, by Daryl Gregory, October 2026 Tachyon. It involves twin sisters, one “real” and one porcelain. Isabel is the porcelain one. Ruth...
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“In Her Exquisite Clutches: A Mystery”, by Auston Habershaw, 2027 Tachyon
The Short: I just read an ARC of In Her Exquisite Clutches: A Mystery, by Auston Habershaw, March 2027 Tachyon. Think obsessive art collecting dragon and her henchman trying to solve the biggest art...
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“The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021” Veronica Roth/John...
The Short: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021, Veronica Roth editor & John Joseph Adams series editor, 2021 Mariner Books, includes twenty works of short speculative fiction, split...
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“FROM THE LAND OF ROBOTS AND GOLEMS: Chronicles of Czech Science Fiction,...
The Short: I attended at least one gathering and several panels relating to science fiction in the Czech Republic at the 2025 Seattle Worldcon. I obtained and read FROM THE LAND OF ROBOTS AND GOLEMS:...
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“Fold Catastrophes”, Peter Watts collection, September 2026 Tachyon
The Short: I just read Fold Catastrophes, a Peter Watts collection, September 2026 Tachyon, which will be available in print and ebook editions. In addition to the eleven works of short fiction (one...
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What the Heck is a “Fix-up Novel” and Why Should I Care?
The Short: A “fix-up novel” is a book made up of previously published, related stories, often including one or more new stories, bridging material, or revisions to make it more coherent. This is an...
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“Letters from an Imaginary Country”, a Theodora Goss collection, 2025 Tachyon...
The short: I finally read the most recent collection by Theodora Goss, “Letters from an Imaginary Country“, 2025 Tachyon Publications. It includes a great Introduction by Jo Walton, sixteen works of...
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“The Best of Kage Baker”, 2012 Subterranean Press
The Short: I finally read The Best of Kage Baker, 2012 Subterranean Press, no editor listed. It’s twenty stories, and comes in at 501 pages. This is a great collection by an author we lost way too...
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“The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy”, Ellen Datlow editor, 2025 Open...
The Short: I just read The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow editor, 2025 Open Road Integrated Media (a re-issue of the 2008 Del Rey/Ballantine The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction...
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The Lydia Duluth stories by Eleanor Arnason
The Short: I love the Lydia Duluth stories by Eleanor Arnason, although they have not been collected yet. Lydia Duluth is a location scout for an interstellar movie company; interesting things happen...
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