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Eighteen-year-old Marvin Harper is a good guy: He tutors Anna Kay in trig for free. Admittedly, part of the reason Marvin does this is that Anna Kay Henderson is a big-breasted cheerleader, and Marvin has a crush on her. Marvin is five-foot-two, a bullied nonentity at his high school, and tutoring...

The Inseminator, an evil cyborg from the year 2060—he's tall, muscular, and has an Austrian accent—is looking for Shara Boehner, a young L.A. waitress in 2017. The Inseminator's plan is that when he finds Shara Boehner, he will impregnate her, and will pass special genes on to her just-conceived...

This monograph examines truth in fiction by applying the techniques of a naturalized logic of human cognitive practices. The author structures his project around two focal questions. What would it take to write a book about truth in literary discourse with reasonable promise of getting it right? What...

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...

Ever wanted to hang out with legends like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Dean Koontz? This is your chance to read fun anecdotes and career advice from a wide range of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy authors and filmmakers. Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 35 interviews from...

Archaeologists and anthropologists discover other civilizations; science fiction writers invent them. In this collection of her major essays, Marleen Barr argues that feminist science fiction writers contribute to postmodern literary canons with radical alternatives to mainstream patriarchal society....

Transnationalism and American Serial Fiction explores the vibrant tradition of serial fiction published in U.S. minority periodicals. Beloved by readers, these serial novels helped sustain the periodicals and communities in which they circulated. With essays on serial fiction published from the 1820s...

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings.   Locus Issue # 647, December, 2014, has a 75th Birthday Feature on Michael Moorcock, with an interview, tributes, and novel excerpt;...

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings.   Locus Issue # 644, September, 2014, contains interviews with authors Nicola Griffith and Yoon Ha Lee, a new column by Cory Doctorow,...

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings.   Locus Issue # 666 (July 2016) contains interviews with Peter Straub and Joe Hill; a new column by Cory Doctorow; a special report on...

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings. Locus Issue # 648, January, 2015, has interviews with Lauren Beukes and Robert Jackson Bennett, a column by Cory Doctorow, spotlights on David Pomerico...

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings. Locus Issue #695 (December 2018) issue features interviews with Kim Stanley Robinson and Becky Chambers; World Fantasy, National Book, and Prix Utopiales...

Locus Magazine is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror fields, with reviews, interviews, news, and listings. Locus issue #633, October 2013, contains interviews with Scott Lynch and G. Willow Wilson; an obituary and many appreciations of Frederik Pohl; commentary by Kameron...

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...