Lightspeed Year One (SSC)

Lightspeed ((http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com) www.lightspeedmagazine.com ) is the critically-acclaimed, online science fiction magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Lightspeed publishes all types of science fiction, from near-future, sociological soft sf, to far-future, star-spanning hard sf, and anything and everything in between. Each month, Lightspeed features a mix of originals and reprints, from a variety of authors - from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven''t heard of yet. Now, in Lightspeed: Year One, you will find all of the fiction published in Lightspeed''s first year, from new stories such as Nebula Award finalists, Vylar Kaftan''s "I''m Alive, I Love You, I''ll See You in Reno" and "Arvies" by Adam-Troy Castro, and Carrie Vaughn''s Hugo Award-nominee "Amaryllis," to classic reprints by Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and more. Contents: "I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno" by Vylar Kaftan "The Cassandra Project" by Jack McDevitt "Cats in Victory" by David Barr Kirtley "Amaryllis" by Carrie Vaughn "No Time Like the Present" by Carol Emshwiller "Manumission" by Tobias S. Buckell "The Zeppelin Conductors' Society Annual Gentlemen's Ball" by Genevieve Valentine "...For a Single Yesterday" by George R. R. Martin "How to Become a Mars Overlord" by Catherynne M. Valente "Patient Zero" by Tananarive Due "Arvies" by Adam-Troy Castro "More Than the Sum of His Parts" by Joe Haldeman "Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain" by Yoon Ha Lee "The Long Chase" by Geoffrey A. Landis "Amid the Words of War" by Cat Rambo "Travelers" by Robert Silverberg "Hindsight" by Sarah Langan "Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back" by Joe R. Lansdale "The Taste of Starlight" by John R. Fultz "Beachworld" by Stephen King "Standard Loneliness Package" by Charles Yu "Faces in Revolving Souls" by Caitlin R. Kiernan "Hwang's Billion Brilliant Daughters" by Alice Sola Kim "Ej-Es" by Nancy Kress "In-Fall" by Ted Kosmatka "The Observer" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Jenny's Sick" by David Tallerman "The Silence of the Asonu" by Ursula K. Le Guin "Postings from an Amorous Tomorrow" by Corey Mariani "Cucumber Gravy" by Susan Palwick "Black Fire" by Tanith Lee "The Elephants of Poznan" by Orson Scott Card "Long Enough And Just So Long" by Cat Rambo "The Passenger" by Julie E. Czerneda "Simulacrum" by Ken Liu "Breakaway, Backdown" by James Patrick Kelly "Saying the Names" by Maggie Clark "Gossamer" by Stephen Baxter "Spider the Artist" by Nnedi Okorafor "Woman Leaves Room" by Robert Reed "All That Touches the Air" by An Owomoyela "Maneki Neko" by Bruce Sterling "Mama, We are Zhenya, Your Son" by Tom Crosshill "Velvet Fields" by Anne McCaffrey "The Harrowers" by Eric Gregory "Bibi From Jupiter" by Tessa Mellas "Eliot Wrote" by Nancy Kress "Scales" by Alastair Reynolds Collects short stories from Lightspeed, the online science fiction magazine. Contains: I'm alive, I love you, I'll see you in Reno / Vylar Kaftan -- The Cassandra project / Jack McDevitt -- Cats in victory / David Barr Kirtley -- Amaryllis / Carrie Vaughn -- No time like the present / Carol Emshwiller -- Manumission / Tobias S. Buckell -- The Zeppelin Conductors' Society Annual Gentlemen's Ball / Genevieve Valentine -- " ... For a single yesterday" / George R.R. Martin -- How to become a Mars overlord / Catherynne M. Valente -- Patient zero / Tananarive Due -- Arvies / Adam-Troy Castro -- More than the sum of his parts / Joe Haldeman -- Flower, mercy, needle, chain / Yoon Ha Lee -- The long chase / Geoffrey A. Landis -- Amid the words of war / Cat Rambo -- Travelers / Robert Silverberg -- Hindsight / Sarah Langan -- Tight little stitches in a dead man's back / Joe R. Lansdale -- The taste of starlight / John R. Fultz -- Beachworld / Stephen King -- Standard loneliness package / Charles Yu -- Faces in revolving souls / Caitlín R. Kiernan -- Hwang's billion brilliant daughters / Alice Sola Kim -- Ej-Es / Nancy Kress -- In-fall / Ted Kosmatka -- The observer / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- Jenny's sick / David Tallerman -- The silence of the asonu / Ursula K. Le Guin -- Postings from an amorous tomorrow / Corey Mariani -- Cucumber gravy / Susan Palwick -- Black fire / Tanith Lee -- The elephants of Poznan / Orson Scott Card -- Long enough and just so long / Cat Rambo -- The passenger / Julie E. Czerneda -- Simulacrum / Ken Liu -- Breakaway, backdown / James Patrick Kelly -- Saying the names / Maggie Clark -- Gossamer / Stephen Baxter -- Spider the artist / Nnedi Okorafor -- Woman leaves room / Robert Reed -- All that touches the air / An Owomoyela -- Maneki neko / Bruce Sterling -- Mama, we are zhenya, your son / Tom Crosshill -- Velvet fields / Anne McCaffrey -- The harrowers / Eric Gregory -- Bibi from Jupiter / Tessa Mellas -- Eliot wrote / Nancy Kress -- Scales / Alastair Reynolds. Introduction / John Joseph Adams I'm alive, I love you, I'll see you in Reno / Vylar Kaftan The Cassandra project / Jack McDevitt Cats in victory / David Barr Kirtley Amaryllis / Carrie Vaughn No time like the present / Carol Emshwiller Manumission / Tobias S. Buckell The Zeppelin Conductors' Society Annual Gentlemen's Ball / Genevieve Valentine " ... For a single yesterday" / George R.R. Martin How to become a Mars overlord / Catherynne M. Valente Patient zero / Tananarive Due Arvies / Adam-Troy Castro More than the sum of his parts / Joe Haldeman Flower, mercy, needle, chain / Yoon Ha Lee The long chase / Geoffrey A. Landis Amid the words of war / Cat Rambo Travelers / Robert Silverberg Hindsight / Sarah Langan Tight little stitches in a dead man's back / Joe R. Lansdale The taste of starlight / John R. Fultz Beachworld / Stephen King Standard loneliness package / Charles Yu Faces in revolving souls / Caitlín R. Kiernan Hwang's billion brilliant daughters / Alice Sola Kim Ej-Es / Nancy Kress In-fall / Ted Kosmatka The observer / Kristine Kathryn Rusch Jenny's sick / David Tallerman The silence of the asonu / Ursula K. Le Guin Postings from an amorous tomorrow / Corey Mariani Cucumber gravy / Susan Palwick Black fire / Tanith Lee The elephants of Poznan / Orson Scott Card Long enough and just so long / Cat Rambo The passenger / Julie E. Czerneda Simulacrum / Ken Liu Breakaway, backdown / James Patrick Kelly Saying the names / Maggie Clark Gossamer / Stephen Baxter Spider the artist / Nnedi Okorafor Woman leaves room / Robert Reed All that touches the air / An Owomoyela Maneki neko / Bruce Sterling Mama, we are zhenya, your son / Tom Crosshill Velvet fields / Anne McCaffrey The harrowers / Eric Gregory Bibi from Jupiter / Tessa Mellas Eliot wrote / Nancy Kress Scales / Alastair Reynolds. Lightspeed is the critically acclaimed, online science fiction magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Each month at lightspeedmagazine.com, top authors and brilliant new voices alike span the genre's full spectrum, from near-future sociological SF to star-spanning hard SF and everything in between. Lightspeed: Year One collects all of the fiction published during Lightspeed's first journey around the sun: Nebula Award finalists like Vylar Kaftan's "I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno," Hugo Award nominees like Carrie Vaughn's "Amaryllis," and great classic reprints by Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R.R. Martin, and more.