Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 32 (January 2013)

Lightspeed is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. In this month's issue, we have original fantasy by A.C. Wise ("With Tales in Their Teeth, From the Mountain They Came") and Kristine Kathryn Rusch ("Purity Test"), along with fantasy reprints by Daniel Abraham ("The Cambist and Lord Iron") and Jeffrey Ford ("Daltharee"). Plus, we have original science fiction by Matthew Kressel ("The Sounds of Old Earth") and Jonathan Olfert ("Lifeline"), and SF reprints by Cherie Priest ("Addison Howell and the Clockroach") and Theodora Goss ("Child Empress of Mars"). For our ebook-exclusive novella is "The Fear Gun" by Judith Berman, and of course we have our usual assortment of author and artist spotlights, along with feature interviews with bestselling authors Cory Doctorow and Daniel Handler (a/k/a Lemony Snicket). And our excerpt this month is from Impulse by Steven Gould. Novella:“The Fear Gun” by Judith Berman Novel Excerpt: Impulse by Steven GouldNonfiction: Artist Showcase: Alexandra KnickelInterview: Cory Doctorow Interview: Lemony SnicketScience Fiction: Matthew Kressel (“The Sounds of Old Earth”) Jonathan Olfert (“Lifeline”) Cherie Priest (“Addison Howell and the Clockroach”) Theodora Goss (“Child Empress of Mars”) Fantasy:A.C. Wise (“With Tales in Their Teeth, From the Mountain They Came”) Kristine Kathryn Rusch (“Purity Test”) Daniel Abraham (“The Cambist and Lord Iron”) Jeffrey Ford (“Daltharee”).