The Evolution of Science Fiction discussion

In another thread I asked if anyone had read a decent science fiction novel that was actually published some time this year (2018). People really struggled to name one, which I guess is not that surprising considering this is a group devoted to the history of the genre. Nevertheless, history might have been made this year and we could be missing it, at least until someone points it out.

For my 2019 New Year's resolution, I want to try to stay more current in the field. Oh no, trouble already. I just realized I know very few of the current big names. I need to read more widely in more current SF.

I therefore did some quick research and came up with 15 different resources of current publishers of SF magazines, either online, print, or both. These are probably the most prominent. Am I missing any really good ones you know of?

SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES
(To be on this list, the magazine has to have published in 2018, and every issue should have at least one pure science fiction story. The rest of the issue can be dark fantasy or whatever, but must contain at least one inarguable SF story.)

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF)
https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/
Periodical only.

Analog Science Fiction and Fact (ASFF)
http://www.analogsf.com/
Periodical only; has long excerpts available.

Asimov’s Science Fiction (ASF)
http://www.asimovs.com/
Periodical only; has long excerpts available.

Space and Time Magazine (STM)
http://www.spaceandtimemagazine.com/
Periodical only.

Interzone
http://ttapress.com/interzone/
Periodical only.

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show (OSCIMS)
http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow....
SF short stories available to subscribers only ($15 per year); has excerpts.

Strange Horizons (SH)
http://strangehorizons.com/
Has a few SF stories, available for free, but mostly publishes other genres.

Clarkesworld Magazine (CM)
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
Complete SF short stories available.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies (BCS)
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
Complete SF short stories available.

Lightspeed
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
Complete SF short stories available.

Uncanny
https://uncannymagazine.com/
Complete SF short stories available.

Fireside
https://firesidefiction.com/
Periodical, and online stories available.

Daily Science Fiction (DSF)
https://dailysciencefiction.com/
Online only; stories are mostly SF, but very short. They are willing to publish anyone with an idea, thus some pretty obscure names are here.

Apex
https://www.apex-magazine.com/
Complete stories available.

Tor
https://www.tor.com/
Complete stories available.

Baen
https://www.baen.com/
Complete stories and even novels available for free.

Off the top of my head, I'd add Baen & Orbit.

Thanks for the input, Jim! I looked at Baen's website and they do make a large number of complete SF works available for free. It operates closely enough to the principles of an SF magazine that I'm willing to consider it as interchangeable. Orbit, as far as I can tell--the modern one, not the one that published five issues or so in 1953-54 and then folded--does not make SF available for free, just excerpts. Amazon does that. I decided not to count it. Complete works only. I also don't want to list every site that offers free SF. If I did that, I'd just be duplicating this admittedly very cool website: https://www.freesfonline.de/

Sorry, thought Orbit did. I must have gotten some stuff through a special. I know Baen has sucked me in a couple of times. They used to have a site where you could download entire CDs with free stuff like extras to books, audio versions, & the books themselves. The got me into the Honor Harrington series that way.

Here's their CD library. I don't think they've added to it in some time, though.
http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/

If you go to baen.com and click on the free library link, they have tons of stuff: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/categor...

Sorry to say that Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic is closing its doors.

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow....

That is sad news indeed. I have to disagree with the editorial comment announcing the news: we do not currently have so many SF magazines that we can easily afford to lose another, especially not one of the quality of Intergalactic.

The glory days for SF magazines were the 1950s. The stature of the authors being printed in those magazines was so much higher than the ones being printed in today's. It's understandable, I suppose, in that being published in SF magazines today is not all that monetarily rewarding.

John wrote: "Sorry to say that Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic is closing its doors.

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow...."

Never had much luck with that one. Nor with card, in recent years.... 🤨

Dan wrote: "If you go to baen.com and click on the free library link, they have tons of stuff: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/categor..."

Including tons of quality older shorts! From various collections and anthologies. One thing about Baen ebooks, you avoid the eye-watering cover art! Which, to be fair, has been toned down in the Toni Weisskopf (sp?) era. I used to review quite a lot of books for her, and got even more freebies in the mail! Lot to be said for free books.... 🚀 😻 💃 🤠

And Richard Cissée is good at including these in his https://www.freesfonline.de/ site. Which you should bookmark, if you haven't already. Amazing labor-of-love... ❤️ ⚡️ ❤️

Dan wrote: "In another thread I asked if anyone had read a decent science fiction novel that was actually published some time this year (2018). People really struggled to name one, which I guess is not that su..."

Dan, thanks for the list! It is remarkable how many online SF/F mags there are now -- and how much good SF they "print". Of course, Sturgeon's Law still applies -- but a LOT of the recent award-winning shorts come from the "Free" mags.

Which of course, aren't really free -- I really need to kck in with a few $$. Well, you know: retiree, fixed income... Still -- 💸

Here's one just starting up. http://legendarytalesmagazine.com/how...

Interesting. The founder seems to be from my neck of the woods.

Cool. Maybe you could be a contributing editor or something, if interested.