Baldemar Series by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin, C.C. Finlay, Gordon Van Gelder, Dale Bailey, Robert Reed, Charles de Lint, Elizabeth Hand, Paul Di Filippo, Nick Wolven, Albert E. Cowdrey, James Sallis, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Lisa Mason, Pip Coen, Shannon Connor Winward, Richard Bowes, R.S. Benedict, Brian Trent, Kelly Jennings, Gregor Hartmann, Zach Shephard, John Schoffstall, Leah Cypess, Mary Soon Lee, Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty, David J. Skal, Mark Esping, Michelle West, Richard Chwedyk, Eleanor Arnason, Arundhati Hazra

NOVELLAS The Man Who Put the Bomp Richard Chwedyk NOVELETS Driverless Robert Grossbach Ten Half-Pennies Matthew Hughes The Avenger Albert E... moreNOVELLAS The Man Who Put the Bomp Richard Chwedyk NOVELETS Driverless Robert Grossbach Ten Half-Pennies Matthew Hughes The Avenger Albert E. Cowdrey SHORT STORIES The Toymaker's Daughter Arundhati Hazra A Green Silk Dress and a Wedding-Death Cat Hellisen Miss Cruz James Sallis Daisy Eleanor Arnason POEMS Spacemail Only Ruth Berman DEPARTMENTS Books to Look For Charles de Lint Musing on Books Michelle West Science: Robots in Your Pants Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty Films: The Language Of Loss, Trust, And Heptapods Kathi Maio Coming Attractions Curiosities David Langford CARTOONS: Arthur Masear, Arthur Masear, Nick Downes. Cover by Bryn Barnard for "The Man Who Put the Bomp" less

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2017 - C.C... moreThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2017 - C.C. Finlay - EditorVolume 132, Numbers 5&6, Whole Number 731Contents:Brian Trent - A Thousand Deaths Through Flesh and StoneShannon Connor Winward - Witch's HourMary Soon Lee - The Path to PeaceRichard Bowes - Dirty Old TownCharles de Lint - Books to Look ForElizabeth Hand - BooksPaul Di Filippo - Plumage From Pegasus: Happiness Is a Worn GunnMatthew Hughes - The PrognosticantKelly Jennings - The History of the Invasion Told in Five DogsGregor Hartmann - What the Hands KnowZach Shephard - The Woman With the Long Black HairR S. Benedict - My English NamePat Murphy and Paul Doherty - Science: Robots on the RoadDavid J. Skal - Television: Western HistoriesJohn Schoffstall - The First Day of Someone Else's LifeLeah Cypess - Neko BrushesNina Kiriki Hoffman - RingsMark Esping - CuriositiesCover by Maurizio Manzieri for "The Prognosticant" less

Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction — and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure... moreFantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction — and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in the Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters — many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R.R. Martin, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, C.J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel.Contents:- The Best Man Wins by K.J. Parker- Her Father’s Sword by Robin Hobb- The Hidden Girl by Ken Liu- The Sword of Destiny by Matthew Hughes- "I Am a Handsome Man", Said Apollo Crow by Kate Elliott- The Triumph of Virtue by Walter Jon Williams- The Mocking Tower by Daniel Abraham- Hrunting by C.J. Cherryh- A Long, Cold Trail by Garth Nix- When I Was a Highwayman by Ellen Kushner- The Smoke of Gold Is Glory by Scott Lynch- The Colgrid Conundrum by Rich Larson- The King’s Evil by Elizabeth Bear- Waterfalling by Lavie Tidhar - The Sword Tyraste by Cecelia Holland- The Sons of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin less

NOVELLAS Jewel of the Heart – Matthew Hughes NOVELETS Widdam – Vandana Singh Galatea in Utopia – Nick Wolven The Donner Party – Dale Bailey SHORT STORIES Aurelia – Lisa Mason Neanderthals – Gardner Dozois A List of Forty-Nine Lies – Steven Fischer An Equation of State – Robert Reed The Equationist – J.D... moreNOVELLAS Jewel of the Heart – Matthew Hughes NOVELETS Widdam – Vandana Singh Galatea in Utopia – Nick Wolven The Donner Party – Dale Bailey SHORT STORIES Aurelia – Lisa Mason Neanderthals – Gardner Dozois A List of Forty-Nine Lies – Steven Fischer An Equation of State – Robert Reed The Equationist – J.D. Moyer A Feather on Her Cap – Mary Robinette Kowal POEMS This Way – Neal Wilgus Dear Creator – Mary Soon Lee DEPARTMENTS Books to Look For – Charles de Lint Books – Elizabeth Hand Films: Get Off the Sink and Other Unheeded Commandments – Kathi Maio Plumage from Pegasus: Toy Sorry – Paul Di Filippo Coming Attractions – Curiosities – Graham Andrews CARTOONS Arthur Masear, Bill Long, S. Harris. COVER Mondolithic Studios for "Galatea In Utopia" less

NOVELETS The Barrens – Stephanie Feldman Inquisitive – Pip Coen Argent and Sable – Matthew Hughes Crash Site – Brian Trent Behold the Child – Albert E... moreNOVELETS The Barrens – Stephanie Feldman Inquisitive – Pip Coen Argent and Sable – Matthew Hughes Crash Site – Brian Trent Behold the Child – Albert E. Cowdrey SHORT STORIES Tender Loving Plastics – Amman Sabet The Bicycle Whisperer – Lisa Mason Unstoppable – Gardner Dozois What You Pass For – Melanie West Ku'gbo – Dare Segun Falowo The Properties of Shadow – Nina Kiriki Hoffman DEPARTMENTS Books to Look For – Charles de Lint Books – James Sallis Plumage from Pegasus: Live By the Word, Die By the Word – Paul Di Filippo Science: Asking Questions – Pat Murphy And Paul Doherty Films: Downsizing To Little Too Late – Kathi Maio Competition #95 – Coming Attractions – Curiosities – Phoenix Alexander CARTOONS Kendra Allenby, Kendra Allenby, Kendra Allenby, Arthur Masear, Nick Downes. COVER Alan D. Clark for "The Barrens" less