Clarkesworld: Year Seven

by Neil Clarke, Aliette de Bodard, James Patrick Kelly

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all thirty-six original stories published in the seventh year of this Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine.CONTENTSIntroduction by Neil ClarkeThe Weight of a Blessing by Aliette de BodardThe Urashima Effect by E. Lily YuThe Battle of Candle Arc by Yoon Ha LeeA Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones by Genevieve Valentine(To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky by E. Catherine ToblerThe Last Survivor of the Great Sexbot Revolution by A.C. WiseGravity by Erzebet YellowBoyVacant Spaces by Greg KurzawaTachy Psyche by Andy DudakPockets Full of Stones by Vajra ChandrasekeraAcross the Terminator by David TallermanYour Final Apocalypse by Sandra McDonaldShepherds by Greg KurzawaSoulcatcher by James Patrick KellyCry of the Kharchal by Vandana SinghEngland under the White Witch by Theodora GossAquatica by Maggie ClarkMelt With You by Emily C. SkaftunDriftings by Ian McDonaldEverything Must Go by Brooke WondersSweet Subtleties by Lisa L HannettThe Wanderers by Bonnie Jo StufflebeamVariations on Bluebeard and Dalton's Law Along the Event Horizon by Helena BellI Tell Thee All, I Can No More by Sunny MoraineThis is Why We Jump by Jacob CliftonFree-Fall by Graham TempletonNo Portraits on the Sky by Kali WallaceThe Wisdom of Ants by Thoraiya DyerOne Flesh by Mark Bourne and Elizabeth BourneFound by Alex Dally MacFarlaneMar Pacifico by Greg Mellor86, 87, 88, 89 by Genevieve Valentine(R + D) /I = M by E. Catherine ToblerAnnex by Benjanun SriduangkaewThe Promise of Space by James Patrick KellyEffigy Nights by Yoon Ha LeeAbout the AuthorsClarkesworld CensusAbout Clarkesworld

Genres: Fiction

408 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Neil Clarke is best known as the editor and publisher of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning Clarkesworld Magazine. Launched in October 2006, the online magazine has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine four times (winning three times), the World Fantasy Award four times (winning once), and the British Fantasy Award once (winning once). Neil is also a ten-time finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form (winning once in 2022), three-time winner of the Chesley Award for Best Art Director, and a recipient of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award. In the fifteen years since Clarkesworld Magazine launched, numerous stories that he has published have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press, and Stoker Awards.

Additionally, Neil edits  Forever —a digital-only, reprint science fiction magazine he launched in 2015. His anthologies include: Upgraded, Galactic Empires, Touchable Unreality, More Human than Human, The Final Frontier, Not One of Us,  The Eagle has Landed, , and the Best Science Fiction of the Year series. His next anthology, The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Seven will published in early 2023.

He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories were good.

[Karl]

Table Of Contents:

7 - Introduction by Neil Clarke
9 - “The Weight of a Blessing” by Aliette de Bodard
21 - “The Urashima Effect” by E. Lily Yu
29 - "The Battle of Candle Arc” by Yoon Ha Lee
47 - “A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones” by Genevieve Valentine
61 - “(To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky” by E. Catherine Tobler
71 - “The Last Survivor of the Great Sexbot Revolution” by A.C. Wise
83 - “Gravity” by Erzebet YellowBoy
91 - “Vacant Spaces” by Greg Kurzawa
103 - “Tachy Psyche” by Andy Dudak
107 - “Pockets Full of Stones” by Vajra Chandrasekera
119 - “Across the Terminator” by David Tallerman
131 - “Your Final Apocalypse” by Sandra McDonald
137 - “Shepherds” by Greg Kurzawa
147 - “Soulcatcher” by James Patrick Kelly
155 - “Cry of the Kharchal” by Vandana Singh
171 - “England under the White Witch” by Theodora Goss
181 - “Aquatica” by Maggie Clark
189 - “Melt With You” by Emily C. Skaftun
197 - “Driftings” by Ian McDonald
209 - “Everything Must Go” by Brooke Wonders
217 - “Sweet Subtleties” by Lisa L Hannett
225 - “The Wanderers” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
231 - “Variations on Bluebeard and Dalton’s Law Along the Event Horizon” by Helena Bell
239 - “I Tell Thee All, I Can No More” by Sunny Moraine
245 - “This is Why We Jump” by Jacob Clifton
259 - “Free-Fall” by Graham Templeton
271 - “No Portraits on the Sky” by Kali Wallace
283 - “The Wisdom of Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer
297 - “One Flesh” by Mark Bourne and Elizabeth Bourne
315 - “Found” by Alex Dally MacFarlane
329 - “Mar Pacifico” by Greg Mellor
337 - “86, 87, 88, 89″ by Genevieve Valentine
351 - “(R + D) /I = M” by E. Catherine Tobler
359 - “Annex” by Benjanun Sriduangkaew
369 - “The Promise of Space” by James Patrick Kelly
381 - “Effigy Nights” by Yoon Ha Lee
393 - About the Authors
399 - Clarkesworld Census
405 - About Clarkesworld

Cover Art by Alaxandru Popescu

Clarkesworld: Year Seven was edited by Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace and published by Wyrm Publishing on March 23, 2015.

[Pearse Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clarkesworld Year Six blew me away. It retaught me what science fiction could be and what independent magazines could be. Clarkesworld Year Seven, however, did not do this. In Six I had dozens of memories of complex, interesting, groundbreaking moments and worldbuilding details. In Seven, I could a handful of memorable ones. Yoon Ha Lee was great as always, and de Bodard, Theodora Goss, and Lisa L Hannett had great tales, but the rest were lackluster. I really hope Year Eight has what Six gave me. Was this anthology bad? Of course not, but it left me too often bored or confused.