Locus Magazine, Issue 627, April 2013

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

Locus Issue #627, April 2013, the magazine’s 45th anniversary issue; contains interviews with authors Terry Bisson and Libba Bray; spotlights on artist Caniglia and author Ken Liu; coverage of Boskone 2013, the San Francisco Writers Conference, and the 46th International Antiquarian Book Fair; 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 Guy Gavriel Kay, Ilie Ruby, Paul McAuley, Gail Carriger, and more.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Winter 2012 (Rich Horton)
Apex Magazine February 2013 (Rich Horton)
Asimov’s February 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Aurealis February 2013 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies February 2013 (Rich Horton)
Black Gate February 2013 (Rich Horton)
Cosmos Feb-March 2013 (Rich Horton)
Eclipse Online February 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Eclipse Online March 2013 (Rich Horton)
F&SF Mar/Apr 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Interzone Jan-Feb 2013 (Rich Horton)
Lightspeed January 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Lightspeed February 2013 (Gardner Dozois)
Lightspeed March 2013 (Rich Horton)
Shimmer #16 2013 (Rich Horton)
Strange Horizons February 2013 (Rich Horton)

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

Adams, John Joseph, ed. • The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination (Karen Burnham)
Appelhans, Lenore • Level 2 (Gwenda Bond)
Bishop, Anne • Written in Red (Carolyn Cushman)
Blake, Victoria, ed. • Cyberpunk: Stories of Hardware, Software, Wetware, Evolution and Revolution (Karen Burnham)
Briggs, Patricia • Frost Burned (Carolyn Cushman)
Budrys, Algis • Benchmarks Continued: The F&SF “Books” Columns, Volume 1, 1975-1982 (Gary K. Wolfe)
Carriger, Gail • Etiquette and Espionage (Adrienne Martini)
Carriger, Gail • Etiquette and Espionage (Carolyn Cushman)
Coates, Deborah • Deep Down (Carolyn Cushman)
Czerneda, Julie E. • A Turn of Light (Carolyn Cushman)
Davidson, MaryJanice • Undead and Underwater (Carolyn Cushman)
Doctorow, Cory • Pirate Cinema (Gwenda Bond)
Fowler, Karen Joy • We are all completely beside ourselves (Adrienne Martini)
Ginther, Chadwick • Thunder Road (Faren Miller)
Hill, Joe • NOS4A2 (Adrienne Martini)
Howey, Hugh • Wool Omnibus (Adrienne Martini)
Kay, Guy Gavriel • River of Stars (Cecilia Holland)
Kay, Guy Gavriel • River of Stars (Gary K. Wolfe)
McAuley, Paul • A Very British History: The Best of Paul McAuley (Russell Letson)
McGuire, Seanan • Midnight Blue-Light Special (Carolyn Cushman)
Mead, Richelle • Gameboard of the Gods (Carolyn Cushman)
Ruby, Ilie • The Salt Gold’s Daughter (Faren Miller)
Samatar, Sofia • A Stranger in Olondria (Gary K. Wolfe)
Saunders, George • Tenth of December: Stories (Tim Pratt)
Strahan, Jonathan, ed. • The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Seven (Gary K. Wolfe)
Strom-Martin, Hannah, & Erin Underwood, eds. • Futuredaze (Rich Horton)
Varley, John • Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories (Russell Letson)
Warrington, Freda • Grail of the Summer Stars (Faren Miller)
Wecker, Helene • The Golem and the Jinni (Faren Miller)

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