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News May 15, 2021

Analog MayJun 2021

Analog Science Fiction & Fact [v141 #5 & 6, May/June 2021] ed. Trevor Quachi, mng ed. Emily Hockaday (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp, digest, cover by Shutterstock.com)
2 • Contents pages
4 • Guest Editorial: A Frightened New World • John J. Vester • ed
6 • Your Homeworld Is Gone • Leslie J. Anderson • pm
7 • Ben Bova (1932–2020) • Trevor Quachi • ob
7 • Ben and Me • Stanley Schmidt • ob
8 • Dangerous Orbit • M.T. Reiten • ss; illustration by Dominic Harman
19 • Relative Distances • Robert Frazier • pm
20 • Science Fact: Possible Signs of Life on Venus • David L. Clements • cl
26 • Heart of Stone • Tom Jolly • ss; illustration by Eldar Zakirov
35 • Longevity Averaging • Neal Asher • ss
50 • Sunward Planet • Terry Franklin • ss
53 • Small Turn of the Ladder • Kelly Lagor • ss
56 • In-Flight Damage • Sara Kate Ellis • ss
62 • Alone in the Cold • Tim Stevens • ss
72 • Special Feature: Imaginary Exoplanets • Charles Q. Choi • es
78 • The Alternate View: Intelligence Life in Our Galaxy? • John G. Cramer • cl
81 • Dancing on Spun Sugar • Meghan Feldman • ss
94 • Pilgrimage • Michael Adam Robson • ss; illustrated by Kurt Huggins
102 • Absolutes • Jay Werkheiser • ss
108 • Dendrochromatic Data Recovery Report 45-274 • Steve Toase • ss
112 • Flash Fiction: Paole Vaulting on Moon Six • Lawson Dumbeck • ff
114 • The Message • Bond Elam • ss
117 • The Alternate View: Astronomy VS. Space-Based Internet. Is There a Win-Win? • Richard A. Lovett • cl
120 • Special Feature: A Solid Prediction • Edward M. Wysocki, Jr. • es
126 • Five-Star Review • Beth McMillan • ss
130 • Two Factor • Elisabeth R. Adams • ss
140 • Eyes to the Height • Sean Monaghan • ss
149 • In Times to Come • Anon • ms
150 • The Summoner’s Apprentice * Tessa Fisher • ss
166 • Uploading Angela • Lettie Prell • ss
199 • The Reference Library • Don Sakers • rc
_200 • Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor, Tor.com, 160pp, $19.99, hc • Don Sakers • br
_200 • Situation Normal, Leonard Richardson, Candlemark & Gleam, 496pp, $24.95, tpb • Don Sakers • br
_201 • How to Mars, David Ebenbach, Tachyon, 240pp, $16.95, tpb • Don Sakers • br
_201 • Rich Man’s Sky, Wil McCarthy, Baen, 320pp, $25.00, hc • Don Sakers • br
_202 • Books, Kindle, Nook, $6.99, e-book • Don Sakers • br
_202 • At the End of the Journey, Charles E. Gannon, Baen, 304pp, $25.00, hc • Don Sakers • br
_203 • Water Horse, Melissa Scott, Candlemark & Gleam, 290pp, $24.95, tpb • Don Sakers • br
_203 • Lockdown Tales, Neal Asher, NewCon Press, 305pp, pb • Don Sakers • br
_204 • Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, David Eagleman, Vintage, 128pp, $15.95, tpb • Don Sakers • br
205 • Brass Tacks • [The Readers] • lc
_205 • [letter] • Elliot Jackman • lt
_205 • [letter] • Anonymous • lt
_205 • [letter] • Marie Vibbert • lt
_205 • [letter] • Dan Quibell • lt
_206 • [letter] • Scott Edelman • lt
_206 • [letter] • Dale E. Kloss • lt
_206 • [letter] • Joanne Bulley • lt
_207 • [letter] • Anthony Baranyi • lt
_207 • [letter] • JP Mihok • lt
208 • Upcoming Events • Anthony Lewis • cl

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News May 14, 2021

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine M/J 2021

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v66 #5/6. May/June 2021] ed. Linda Landrigan, mng. ed. Jackie Sherbow (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest, cover by Shutterstock.com)
2 • Contents Page
3 • Good Company/The Lineup • Linda Landrigan • ed
4 • The Witches of Endor • Janice Law • ss; illustration by Tim Foley
13 • Lydia’s Law • Kevin Egan • ss
26 • The Road to Hana • R.T. Lawton • ss
34 • Tag, You’re Dead • John Lutz • ss
40 • Wednesdays at Ten • Joseph S. Walker • ss
55 • Mysterious Photograph: Make a List • Anon • cn; $25 given to best short-short to explain the photograph • cn
56 • The Fourth Circle • Robert Lopresti • ss; illustration by Ron Chironna
62 • Minerva James and the Judgment of the Furies • Mark Bruce • ss
83 • Scrambled Francis I • Mark Lagasse • pz
84 • The Devil in Preemption • Max Gersh • ss
88 • The Case of the Brain Tuber • Mark Thielman • ss
103 • Booked & Printed • Laurel Flores Fantauzzo • rc
_103 • The Opium Prince, Jasmine Almaq, Soho Press • br
_104 • The Stepdaughter, Debbie Howells, Kensington • br
_105 • Memorial Drive, Natasha Tretheway, Ecco • br
106 • A Death in the Parish • Nick Spencer • ss
118 • School Spirits •James Lincoln Warren • ss
130 • The Last Waltz Across Texas • Michael Bracken • ss; illustration by Kimberly Cho
136 • Scratch • Robert Mangeot • ss
147 • Mr. Tesla Likes to Watch • Joseph D’Agnese • ss
158 • Gatorpalooza • Alan Orloff • ss
166 • Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle • Arlene Fisher • pz
168 • Brothers Out of Time • David Bart • ss
182 • Case Files: First Responders and the Covid-19 Pandemic • Lee and Denene Lofland • cl
189 • The Story That Won: It’s All Downhill from Here • S.D. Burke • ff; winner of the Jan/Feb 2021 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

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News May 7, 2021

Mystery Weekly Magazine May 2021

Mystery Weekly Magazine [May 2021] ed. Kerry Carter (AM Marketing Strategies, $7.99, 106pp, digest, cover by Robin Grenville Evans)
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2 • The Cost of Living • Saul Golubcow • ss
24 • Handr • Gerard J. Waggett • ss
28 • The Big Thaw • Michael Compton • ss
40 • Fool Me Once • Edward Lodi • ss
55 • A Crummy Way to Die • Stephanie Bedwell-Grime • ss
67 • Sometimes Trigger • Paul Tovin • ss
75 • Slice of Life • John Joseph Ryan • ss
79 • The Damn Rodents Are Everywhere • Kevin R. Tipple • ss
87 • Double Dipping • Michael Bracken • ss
102 • Ants, Plants and Romance • Jeffrey A. Lockwood • vi; a “You-Solve-It Mystery”

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News April 30, 2021

F&SF Mar/Apr 2021

This first issue with editor Sheree Renée Thomas.

Fantasy & Science Fiction [v140 #3 & 4, whole #754] ed. Sheree Renée Thomas, assistant eds. Stephen L. Mazur, Robin O’Connor (Spilogale, Inc., $9.99, 258pp, digest) Cover by Mondolithic Studios
3 • Content Pages
5 • Letter from the Editor: A Strange Song • Sheree Renée Thomas • ed
7 • Crazy Beautiful • Cat Rambo • ss
19 • The Music of the Siphorophenes • C.L. Polk • nv
45 • The Bletted Woman • Rebecca Campbell • ss
61 • Mannikin • Madeleine E. • nv
83 • Books to Look For • Charles De Lint • rc
_83 • The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, hc • br
_85 • The Green Man’s Silence, Juliet E. McKenna, Wazard’s Tower Press, $26.99, hc • br
_86 • Brimstone Round, Helen Harper, Helen Harper, $13.99, tp • br
_86 • Infernal Enchantment, Helen Harper, Helen Harper, $13.99, tp • br
_86 • Midnight Smoke, Helen Harper, Helen Harper, $13.99, tp • br
_88 • A Deadly Education, Naomi Novick, Del Rey, $28.00, hc • br
_89 • Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta, J. David Spurlock, Vangaurd Publishing, $39.95, hc • br
_90 • Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginnings of Everything, Raquel Vasquez, Simon Pulse, $18.99, hc • br
93 • Musing on Books • Michelle West • rc
_93 • Return of the Thief, Megan Whalen Turner, Greenwillow, $18.99, hc • br
_93 • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, hc • br
_93 • Piranesi, Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury, $27.00, hc • br
101 • Our Peaceful Morning • Nick Wolven • ss
123 • Whale Talk • Akua Lezli Hope • pm
125 • Transcendent City • Akua Lezli Hope • pm
126 • In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi • Molly Tanzer • nv
161 • By the Numbers • Arley Sorg • ar
165 • Minstrel Boy Howling at the Moon • B. Morris Allen • ss
175 • Speak to the Moon • Marie Brennan • ss
192 • Jack-in-the-Box • Robin Furth • nv
219 • Television: Unspeakable Streaming • David J. Skal • cl
225 • Science: How Science Works • Jerry Oltion • cl
231 • Character • Harry Turtledove • ss
247 • Coming Attractions • cl
248 • The Pizza Boy • Meg Elison • ss
257 • F&SF Market Place • classifieds
258 • Curiosities: At Midnight on the 31st of March by Josephine Young Case (1938) • Joachim Boaz • cl

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News April 24, 2021

EconoClash Review No. 7

EconoClash Review [#7, April 2021] ed. J.D. Graves (Down & Out Books, $10.95, 150pp, digest, cover Duane Crockett)
Thrill Order
1• Welcome Thrill Seekers • J.D. Graves * ed
4 • The Platform * Simon Broder • ss
21 • Son of a Gun • J. Travis Grundon • ss
31 • High Adventure • Angelique Fawns • ss
43 • Death and the Mountain • Matthew X. Gomez • ss
56 • The Lights Went Out in Georgia • Willow Croft • ss
67 • Rough Justice • Russell W. Johnson • ss
85 • Vaquero’s Vengeance • Scott Forbes Crawford • ss
97 • X • Kevin M. Folliard • ss
114 • Last Delivery • Mack Moyer • ss
139 • Cheap Thrill Biographies • bg

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News April 16, 2021

Amazing Selects No. 4

Amazing Selects: Edmond Hamilton’s Captain Future in 1,500 Light Years from Home [#4 March 2021] (Experimenter Publishing, $8.99, 219pp, tpb)
Table of Contents
1 • Author’s Note • Allen Steele •
5 • Interlude: Beneath Tycho • Allen Steele •
17 • 1,500 Light Years from Home • Allen Steele • n
168 • Capt. Future Meets Gilbert & Sullivan • S. and V. Schultheis, edited by Allen M. Steele • pl
203 • About the Author • Allen M. Steele • bg
206 • About the Artist (cover) • Jon Eno • bg
207 • About the Artist (interior) • M.D. • bg

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News April 9, 2021

The Manhunt Companion

The Manhunt Companion [March 2021] (Stark House Press, $19.95, 410pp, tp, Caliente Design)
Table of Contents
7 • Preface • Jeff Vorzimmer • pr
9 • The History of Manhunt • Jeff Vorzimmer • es
17 • Manhunt Story Reviews 1953–1967 • Peter Enfantino • sz
295 • Stories and Articles by Issue • Anon • ix
333 • Alphabetical Index by Story • Anon • ix
365 • Alphabetical Index by Author • Anon • ix
405 • Alphabetical Index by Series • Anon • ix
409 • TV Episodes based on Manhunt Stories • Anon • ix

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News March 31, 2021

Rock and a Hard Place No. 5

Rock and a Hard Place [v1 #5, Winter/Spring 2021] eic. Roger Nokes, mgn ed. Jay Butkowski (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.95, 190pp, digest, $2.99 ebook, cover by Ron Santee)
Foreward: Looking Straight at Bleakness • Roger Nokes • ed
1 • A Son Needs His Mother • Deb Merino • ss
15 • Downtown Rises • J. Rohr • pt
17 • Falling and Catching • Claude LaLumière • ss
23 • A Bad-Hearted Man • Travis Wade Beary • ss
37 • Sea, Grass, Sky • Jerry Bloomfield • pt
39 • From the Dark Ages • C.A. Cole • ss
51 • Quarrels from All Sides • John Joseph Ryan • ss
63 • From the Rock, Looking Toward the Hard Place or Hudson River Sunset • B.J. Rozan • pt
65 • Beautiful Jena • R.D. • ss
75 • The Waiting Room • Richard Risemberg • ss
81 • Saddest Recipe Cookbook • S.J. Rozan, Lindsey Heatherly, J.B. Stevens, Paul J. Garth • ms
89 • Bring Me a Pint of Cherry Garcia • Thomas Pluck • ff
93 • The Value of a Dollar • Adrian Ludens • ss
103 • Nursery • Jeff Maschi • ff
105 • Nursery • Jeff Maschi • pt
107 • Drying Out at the Shelter • Braxton Younts • mm
121 • Gone • Don Stoll • ss
129 • A Lone Light • J. Rohr • pt
131 • The Bust Out at Tomato Farm No. 7-1 • Tim P. Walker • ss
141 • The Ocean at Their Shoulders • James D.F. Hannah • ss
153 • How to Love • Michael J. Moore • ss
157 • Requiescat En Pace • Jerry Bloomfield • pt
159 • Mrs. Gotobed • Bill Davidson • ss
170 • Contributors’ Biographies • bi

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News March 28, 2021

Nostalgia Digest Spring 2021

Nostalgia Digest [Book 47, Chap. 2, Spring 2021, April-May-June 2021] ed. Steve Darnall (Funny Valentine Press, $4.50, 64pp, digest) Cover: Gracie Allen
1 • Hello, Out There in Radioland! • Steve Darnall • ed
4 • The People’s Choice [Gracie Allen] • Denise Noe • ar
10 • Necrology for 2020 • Anon • ar
18 • Sweet Dreams [Soda Fountains] • Dorothy Rieke • ar
22 • Father (usually) Knew Best • Dan McGuire • ar
26 • Fantastic Voyage [Fantastic Four] • Jordan Elliott • ar
32 • Those Were the Days [program guide April-May-June] • Anon • schedule
40 • Unforgettable… [Nat “King” Cole] • Phil Marsh • ar
46 • Bring on the Heavies [Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt, Laird Cregar, Lionel Atwill, George Zucco, George Macready, Hope Emerson] Walter Scannell • ar
54 • From Underwater to Outer Space [Lloyd Bridges] • Deborah • ar
60 • Mail Call • lc

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News March 27, 2021

F&SF Jan/Feb 2021

I’m late recording the contents on this one, but was able to snag a copy still on the stand at my local Barnes & Noble. This is C.C. Finlay’s final issue as editor. By next week I expect the March/April issue will be on display—the first under Sheree Renée Thomas’ tutelage.

Fantasy & Science Fiction [v140 #1 & 2, whole #753] ed. C.C. Finlay, assistant eds. Stephen L. Mazur, Robin O’Connor (Spilogale, Inc., $9.99, 258pp, digest) Cover by Kent Bash
1 • Content Pages
3 • Integral Nothings • Robert Reed • ss
24 • The Diamond Family GLitters • H. Pueyo • ss
35 • Interludes with the Gunwright • Jonathan L. Howard • nv
63 • Books to Look For • Charles De Lint • rc
_63 • Ink & Sigil, Kevin Hearne, Del Rey, $28.00, hc • br
_64 • The Girl Who Could Move Sht with Her Mind, Jackson Ford, Orbit Books, $16.99, tp • br
_65 • Random Sht Flying Through the Air, Jackson Ford, Orbit Books, $16.99, tp • br
_66 • Madrenga, Dead Foster, Wordfire Press, $15.99, tp • br
_67 • Storybound, Emily McKay, Entangled, $17.99, hc • br
_68 • Titan, François Vigneault, Oni Press, #19.99, tp • br
_70 • Surface Attack, Cory Doctorow, Tor Books, $26.99, hc & Cordoc-Co LLC, $32.44 audiobook • br
_70 • How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, Cory Doctorow, OneZero, $0.00, website • br
73 • Books • Elizabeth Hand • rc
_73 • Flyaway, Kathleen Jennings, Tor Books, $19.99, hc • br
_77 • Unbecoming, Lesley Wheeler, Aqueduct Press, $17.49, tp • br
_79 Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan, Usman Malik, Kitaab, $25, hc • br
82 • Games • Marc Laidlaw • rc
_82 • Yakuza! • rv
88 • The Dark Ride • John Kessel • na
149 • A Little Knife Music • Jenn Reese • ss
160 • Annabel Digs Her Own Grave • Gretchen Tessmer • pm
162 • N-raptured • Justin C. Key • ss
177 • Hard! • Van Aaron Hughes • ss
184 • Litter Witch • Susan Palwick • ss
196 • Films • Karin Lowachee • rc
201 • Science: How Fast are We Going? • Jerry Oltion • cl
205 • Plumage From Pegasus: You Make the Best of What’s Still Around • Paul Di Filippo • cl
210 • Wild Geese • Lavie Tidhar • ss
222 • Bible Stories for Adults No. 51: The Great Fish • James Morrow • nv
248 • Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation • Gordon Van Gelder • ms
249 • The Piper • Karen Joy Fowler • ss
256 • Coming Attractions • C.C. Finlay • cl
257 • F&SF Market Place • classifieds
258 • Curiosities: Murdercon, by Richard Purtill (1982) • Thomas Kaufsek • cl

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