Locus Magazine, Issue 635, December 2013

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

Locus Issue #635, December 2013, contains interviews with Tanya Huff and Hugh Howey; a new coverage and photos of World Fantasy Convention; listings of forthcoming books through September 2014; a commentary by Kameron Hurley titled “Making Excuses for Science Fiction”; short fiction reviews by Gardner Dozois and Rich Horton, plus reviews by Gary K. Wolfe, Faren Miller, Russell Letson, Adrienne Martini, and others, of new books by David G. Hartwell, Nnedi Okorafor, Kim Newman, James Gunn, and more.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Analog September 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Analog December 2013 (Rich Horton)
Asimov’s August 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov’s September 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov’s October/November 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov’s December 2013 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies October 2013 (Rich Horton)
Clarkesworld September 2013 (Rich Horton)
F&SF Nov/Dec 2013 (Gardner Dozois)

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

Barnes, John • The Last President (Russell Letson)
Barry, Max • Lexicon (Adrienne Martini)
Benford, Gregory, & James Benford, eds. • Starship Century (Rich Horton)
Bernobich, Beth • Allegiance (Faren Miller)
Blake, E. C. • Masks (Faren Miller)
Browne, S. G. • Big Egos (Adrienne Martini)
Carson, Rae • The Bitter Kingdom (Gwenda Bond)
Dubosarsky, Ursula • The Golden Day (Gwenda Bond)
Dubosarsky, Ursula • The Golden Day (Gwenda Bond)
Ernst, Paul • The Complete Tales of Doctor Satan (Richard A. Lupoff)
Griffith, Nicola • Hild (Cecilia Holland)
Gunn, James • Transcendental (Russell Letson)
Hartwell, David G., ed. • Year’s Best SF 18 (Gary K. Wolfe)
Holt, Tom • When It’s a Jar (Adrienne Martini)
Leckie, Ann • Ancillary Justice (Adrienne Martini)
Lockhart, Ross E., ed. • Tales of Jack the Ripper (Richard A. Lupoff)
Newman, Kim • Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard (Faren Miller)
Okorafor, Nnedi • Kabu, Kabu (Gary K. Wolfe)
Priest, Cherie • Fiddlehead (Faren Miller)
Silverberg, Robert, & Damien Broderick • Beyond the Doors of Death (Rich Horton)
Tregillis, Ian • Something More Than Night (Faren Miller)
VanderMeer, Jeff • Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Gary K. Wolfe)
Waters, M. D. • Archetype (Adrienne Martini)
Watts, Peter • Beyond the Rift (Gary K. Wolfe)
 

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