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Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2007
CONTENTS
Novella
"Recovering Apollo 8" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Novelette
"Outgoing" by Alex Wilson
Short Stories
"Cold Fire" by Tanith Lee
"The Chimera Transit" by Jack Skillingstead
"A Portrait of the Artist" by Charles Midwinter
"Close" by William Preston
Departments
"Guest Editorial: A Second-Hand Sensibility" by Brian Bieniowski
"Reflections: Rereading Jack Vance" by Robert Silverberg
"Thought Experiments: Me and Deke and the Paradigm Shift" by Michael Cassutt
"Special Book Review: Alice Through the Magnifying Glass" by Paul Di Filippo
"On Books" by Peter Heck
"SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2007, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Whole No. 373)
Sheila Williams, editor
Cover art by Dominic Harman
Novella
"Recovering Apollo 8" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Novelette
"Outgoing" by Alex Wilson
Short Stories
"Cold Fire" by Tanith Lee
"The Chimera Transit" by Jack Skillingstead
"A Portrait of the Artist" by Charles Midwinter
"Close" by William Preston
Departments
"Guest Editorial: A Second-Hand Sensibility" by Brian Bieniowski
"Reflections: Rereading Jack Vance" by Robert Silverberg
"Thought Experiments: Me and Deke and the Paradigm Shift" by Michael Cassutt
"Special Book Review: Alice Through the Magnifying Glass" by Paul Di Filippo
"On Books" by Peter Heck
"SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2007, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Whole No. 373)
Sheila Williams, editor
Cover art by Dominic Harman
- GenresScience Fiction
148 pages, Perfectbound
First published February 1, 2007
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About the author
Sheila Williams
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Sheila Williams is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form.
Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms. Williams received a bachelor's degree from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, although she studied at the London School of Economics during her junior year. She received her Master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is married to David Bruce and has two daughters.
She became interested in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (as it was then titled) while studying philosophy at Washington University. In 1982 she was hired at the magazine, and worked with Isaac Asimov for ten years. While working there, she co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (at one time called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing). In 2004, with the retirement of Gardner Dozois, she became the editor of the magazine.
Along with Gardner Dozois she also edited the "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series. She also co-edited A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) with Connie Willis. Most recently she has edited a retrospective anthology of fiction published by Asimov's: Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology. Booklist called the book "A gem, and a credit to editor Williams."
She has been nominated for 4 Hugo Awards as editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
See also Sheila Williams's entry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
Sheila Williams is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form.
Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms. Williams received a bachelor's degree from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, although she studied at the London School of Economics during her junior year. She received her Master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is married to David Bruce and has two daughters.
She became interested in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (as it was then titled) while studying philosophy at Washington University. In 1982 she was hired at the magazine, and worked with Isaac Asimov for ten years. While working there, she co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (at one time called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing). In 2004, with the retirement of Gardner Dozois, she became the editor of the magazine.
Along with Gardner Dozois she also edited the "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series. She also co-edited A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) with Connie Willis. Most recently she has edited a retrospective anthology of fiction published by Asimov's: Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology. Booklist called the book "A gem, and a credit to editor Williams."
She has been nominated for 4 Hugo Awards as editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
See also Sheila Williams's entry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
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July 31, 2017
This was a good issue, a bit above what I'd call average and closer to 4 stars than 3. I particularly enjoyed the cover story "Recovering Apollo 8" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch" which is a solid above average 4 stars. No duds in the other stories. The editorial by Brian Bieniowski and the Reflections column by Robert Silverberg both touch on the charm of Jack Vance's Dying Earth, the Silverberg piece in some detail. Peter Heck's book reviews include a look at the Alice Sheldon (James Tiptree, Jr) biography by Julie Phillips, and a reissue of the classic Earth Abides, by George Stewart. Read and reviewed in May 2009.
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