Locus Magazine, Issue 606, July 2011

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror fields, with reviews, interviews, news, and listings.

Locus Issue #606, July 2011, contains interviews with Ted Chiang and Lev Grossman; Spotlights on Kelley Armstrong and Bruce Coville; a column by Cory Doctorow titled “No Endorsement”; an obituary of Jeffrey Catherine Jones; news about the field, the Locus Awards Winners, the results of the 2011 Locus Poll, a report on the 2011 Nebula Awards weekend, the 2010 Stoker Awards Winners, and the Campbell & Sturgeon finalists; SF/F/H/YA reviews including novels, short fiction, online fiction, and audiobooks; listings of magazines and books received, and more.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Abyss & Apex 2nd Quarter 2011 (Rich Horton)

Analog July/August 2011 (Rich Horton)

Asimov's July 2011 (Rich Horton)

Clarkesworld May 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

F&SF May/June 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Fantasy Magazine June 2011 (Rich Horton)

Lightspeed July 2011 (Rich Horton)

Shimmer #04 2011 (Rich Horton)

Subterranean Spring 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Subterranean Spring 2011 (Rich Horton)

Tor.com January 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Tor.com February 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Tor.com March 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Tor.com April 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Tor.com May 2011 (Gardner Dozois)

Books reviewed in this issue, listed by author (indicating reviewer) —

Armstrong, Kelley • Spell Bound (Carolyn Cushman)

Carriger, Gail • Heartless (Faren Miller)

Corey, James S. A. • Leviathan Wakes (Russell Letson)

Datlow, Ellen, ed. • Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy (Faren Miller)

Davidson, MaryJanice • Undead and Undermined (Carolyn Cushman)

Emshwiller, Carol • In the Time of War and Master of the Road to Nowhere (Gary K. Wolfe)

Gregory, Daryl • Raising Stony Mayhall (Faren Miller)

Harris, Charlaine, & Toni L. P. Kelner, eds. • Home Improvement: Undead Edition (Carolyn Cushman)

Klima, John, ed. • Happily Ever After (Faren Miller)

Lackey, Mercedes • Unnatural Issue (Carolyn Cushman)

Laymon, Kelly, & Steve Gerlach, eds. • In Laymon's Terms (Stefan Dziemianowicz)

Lo, Malinda • Huntress (Gregory Benford)

Loory, Ben • Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day (Gary K. Wolfe)

Mamatas, Nick • Sensation (Paul Witcover)

Mamatas, Nick • Sensation (Tim Pratt)

McKenna, Bridget, & Marti McKenna, eds. • End of an Aeon (Rich Horton)

Nix, Garth, & Sean Williams • Troubletwisters (Carolyn Cushman)

Novik, Naomi, & Yishan Li • Will Supervillains Be on the Final? (Carolyn Cushman)

Pelan, John, ed. • The Century's Best Horror Fiction, Vol. 1: 1901–1950 (Stefan Dziemianowicz)

Pelan, John, ed. • The Century's Best Horror Fiction, Vol. 2: 1951–2000 (Stefan Dziemianowicz)

Pinborough, Sarah • A Shadow of the Soul (Tim Pratt)

Rucker, Rudy • Jim and the Flims (Paul Witcover)

Steele, Allen • Hex (Russell Letson)

Suma, Nova Ren • Imaginary Girls (Gregory Benford)

Vaughn, Carrie • Kitty's Greatest Hits (Carolyn Cushman)

Weber, David • A Beautiful Friendship (Carolyn Cushman)

Wessely, Tehani, ed. • After the Rain (Rich Horton)

Williams, Walter Jon • Deep State (Paul Witcover)

Wilson, Robert Charles • Vortex (Gary K. Wolfe)

Wrede, Patricia C. • Across the Great Barrier (Carolyn Cushman)

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