Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #195, Special Double-Issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 3 (The Universe of Xuya #A Salvaging of Ghosts)

Special double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 3, featuring a bonus story, a bonus podcast, and science-fantasy cover art “Research Lab” by Sung Choi.


A Salvaging of Ghosts
Aliette de Bodard
In the darkness at the hole in the ship's hull, Thuy isn't blind. Her suit lights up with warnings—temperature, pressure, distortions. That last is what will kill her: the layers of unreality utterly unsuited to human existence, getting stronger and stronger as the current carries her closer to the wreck, crushing her lungs and vital organs like crumpled paper when her suit finally fails. It's what killed Kim Anh on her last dive

The Mountains His Crown
Sarah Pinsker
The soldier shrugged. His look was almost sympathetic. They turned back toward the fields. I would have liked to tell them to take the road, to stop trampling our remaining crops, but I knew better than to rile them. The soldier's horse dropped the chewed flower stalk as they disappeared back between the rows.

Blood Grains Speak Through Memories
Jason Sanford
Even though the chilled spring day promised nothing but beauty, the grains in Frere-Jones's body shivered to her sadness as she looked at the nearby dirt road. The day-fellows along the road were packing their caravan. Evidently her promises of safety weren’t enough for them to chance staying even a few more hours.