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Lightspeed Magazine, March 2011
Lightspeed Magazine is a monthly science fiction magazine that features all types of sf, from near-future, sociological soft sf, to far-future, star-spanning hard sf, and anything and everything in between:
In Saying the Names, debut author Maggie Clark gives us the story of a woman hired to navigate the sticky legal system of a complicated alien race, and her own equally sticky relationship with the defendant.
Gossamer by Stephen Baxter takes us to Pluto and Charon, tidally-locked in their mutual orbit. A team briefly stranded there discovers that timing is everything, and that the relationship between the two worlds is more complicated than anyone had guessed.
In Spider the Artist, Nnedi Okorafor takes us to Nigeria of the future, where Big Oil protects the pipelines with spider-like AIs known as zombies, and tells the tale of a woman who faces down one of the murderous machines armed only with a guitar.
Woman Leaves Room by Robert Reed gives us a view of immortality, forgotten files, and perhaps a reminder to be awake for the parts of life that matter.
In Saying the Names, debut author Maggie Clark gives us the story of a woman hired to navigate the sticky legal system of a complicated alien race, and her own equally sticky relationship with the defendant.
Gossamer by Stephen Baxter takes us to Pluto and Charon, tidally-locked in their mutual orbit. A team briefly stranded there discovers that timing is everything, and that the relationship between the two worlds is more complicated than anyone had guessed.
In Spider the Artist, Nnedi Okorafor takes us to Nigeria of the future, where Big Oil protects the pipelines with spider-like AIs known as zombies, and tells the tale of a woman who faces down one of the murderous machines armed only with a guitar.
Woman Leaves Room by Robert Reed gives us a view of immortality, forgotten files, and perhaps a reminder to be awake for the parts of life that matter.
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First published February 28, 2011
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January 24, 2017
Supernatural ghosts and tricksters exist for many cultures. The tricksters often match wits with their victims, doling out humorous to vindictive comeuppance.
In this folktale-style vignette, a narrator relates her childhood run in with the trickster ghost of the village's former sorcerer. As a 9 y.o. girl on a mission to deliver a basket of eggs to her aunt, the narrator holds her ground in a stand off with the ghost of the Long Juju Man. The stakes are the basket of eggs . . .
This tale appears in Okorafor's anthology, Kabu Kabu by Prime Books.
In this folktale-style vignette, a narrator relates her childhood run in with the trickster ghost of the village's former sorcerer. As a 9 y.o. girl on a mission to deliver a basket of eggs to her aunt, the narrator holds her ground in a stand off with the ghost of the Long Juju Man. The stakes are the basket of eggs . . .
This tale appears in Okorafor's anthology, Kabu Kabu by Prime Books.
July 13, 2018
Nice work on the book
November 17, 2013
My least favorite out of the first years batch of issues.
August 4, 2016
An unlikely pairing, but an excellent snapshot of a story.
September 30, 2016
Saying the Names: 2/5
Gossamer: 3/5
Spider the Artist: 2/5
Woman Leaves Room: 4/5
Gossamer: 3/5
Spider the Artist: 2/5
Woman Leaves Room: 4/5
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews