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Lightspeed Magazine, November 2011
Lightspeed Magazine features all kinds of science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft sf, to far-future, star-spanning hard sf, and anything and everything in between:
In our lead story for November 2011, Martian folklore is brought to life in Lisa Nohealani Morton’s powerful debut, “How Maartje and Uppinder Terraformed Mars (Marsmen Trad.).”
Maureen McHugh brings us a story of an AI discovered in an unlikely place, by an unlikely heroine, in “The Kingdom of the Blind.”
New writer Mark Pantoja channels Ray Bradbury and Brian Aldiss as he examines what might happen to smart houses and machines after their inhabitants and operators are long gone in his first published story, “Houses.”
In John Crowley’s “Snow” we examine the grief, memory, and the memorials of the future.
In our lead story for November 2011, Martian folklore is brought to life in Lisa Nohealani Morton’s powerful debut, “How Maartje and Uppinder Terraformed Mars (Marsmen Trad.).”
Maureen McHugh brings us a story of an AI discovered in an unlikely place, by an unlikely heroine, in “The Kingdom of the Blind.”
New writer Mark Pantoja channels Ray Bradbury and Brian Aldiss as he examines what might happen to smart houses and machines after their inhabitants and operators are long gone in his first published story, “Houses.”
In John Crowley’s “Snow” we examine the grief, memory, and the memorials of the future.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 29, 2011
About the author
John Joseph Adams
373 books997 followersJohn Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as ROBOT UPRISINGS, DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRAVE NEW WORLDS,WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent and forthcoming books include WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH (consisting of THE END IS NIGH, THE END IS NOW, and THE END HAS COME). Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been nominated nine times), is a seven-time World Fantasy Award finalist, and served as a judge for the 2015 National Book Award. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for Wired's THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast. You can find him online at www.johnjosephadams.com and on Twitter @JohnJosephAdams.
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February 18, 2020
I enjoyed everything in this issue, the stories were all great :)
September 30, 2015
I recently reread this story, which I had read for the first time a couple of years ago and had remained on the back of my mind. To me, this is what scifi should be like: to explore a concept, in this case a technology from the point of view of one or more characters and seeing how this element affects the characters lives, instead of just writing about the technology for technology's sake.
In the case of Snow, people can purchase a flying camera (a wasp) which will follow them or a loved one of their choosing and record entire years of their lives, so that when this person is dead the people they left behind can watch the videos. I was very touched by the relationship between the widower and the deceased wife who he initially married for money. It seemed like a very natural and honest view of marriage.
In the case of Snow, people can purchase a flying camera (a wasp) which will follow them or a loved one of their choosing and record entire years of their lives, so that when this person is dead the people they left behind can watch the videos. I was very touched by the relationship between the widower and the deceased wife who he initially married for money. It seemed like a very natural and honest view of marriage.
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