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Vanessa Fogg

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Vanessa Fogg dreams of dragons, selkies, and gritty cyberpunk futures from her home in western Michigan. She is a lapsed scientist and now works as a freelance medical writer. Her short stories have appeared in a number of science fiction and fantasy magazines, as well as in a few non-genre outlets. She is fueled by green tea.

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	The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 4 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Madeline Ashby (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Illusionists: and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg (Goodreads Author), Holly Lyn Walrath (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 97 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lilies of Dawn 4.36 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sentir la revolución by Laura Morán Iglesias (Goodreads Author) (Translator), María Albaladejo (translator), E.A. Petricone 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 140, January 2022 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Aimee Ogden (Goodreads Author), Jendayi Brooks-Flemister 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traces of Us 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los huesos de abajo by Vanessa Fogg (Goodreads Author), Carla Bataller Estruch (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Illusionists 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fanfiction for a Grimdark Universe 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Sea and Shore really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Short fiction recs! January--March 2026

Well,I fell way behind on my short fiction reading over the last few months, for anumber of reasons.

But here are a few stories that I did manage to get to--amix of old and new-- that I loved.

Stories of Love andDarkness

Last Flesh Ice-Skaters by Claire Jia-Wen in Khoreo

Thefirst time I saw you, you laced up your skates, adjusted your knee mods, and Iwas just another unrema

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Vanessa and 2 other people liked Genevieve Taylor's review of The Language of Liars: "A short and breathtaking book about linguistics and culture, how words shape identity, and the appropriation inherent in scholarship. In which a linguist rabbit becomes a mining space squid, for the good of his people and in pursuit of academic ambit" Read more of this review »
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An immersive historical thriller, impeccably researched, that situates an Arctic voyage of discovery within the wider context of mid-nineteenth century America--the politics, the science, the great brewing controversies (Darwin is on the verge of pub ...more
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