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18 Jun 2018
Fiction
The Metal Eater of Luminous Smoke 
By: Minsoo Kang
The legendary scholar of the mystical arts known as Master Luminous Smoke came from a once illustrious noble family that had fallen on hard times.
Podcasts
Podcast: The Metal Eater of Luminous Smoke 
By: Minsoo Kang
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Minsoo Kang's “The Metal Eater of Luminous Smoke.”
Poetry
Carousel 
By: Clarissa Aykroyd
I kicked the pony but night still came.
Podcasts
Podcast: Carousel 
By: Clarissa Aykroyd
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Clarissa Aykroyd
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Clarissa Aykroyd’s “Carousel”, featuring a reading and commentary by the poet.
Reviews
Monday: Annihilation 
By: Andrew Mazibrada
Wednesday: Ghost Stories by Whit Taylor 
By: Shannon Fay
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Issue 11 Jun 2018
Fiction
Quietly Gigantic 
By: K. C. Mead-Brewer
Podcasts
Podcast: Quietly Gigantic 
By: K. C. Mead-Brewer
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
She’s Not a Phoenix 
By: A.Z. Louise
Podcasts
Podcast: She’s Not a Phoenix 
By: A.Z. Louise
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Big Fish & Begonia 
By: Ruilin Fan
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Wednesday: The Enclave by Anne Charnock 
By: Kelly Jennings
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Friday: Jessica Jones Season Two 
By: Marina Berlin
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Issue 4 Jun 2018
Fiction
Like Smoke, Like Light 
By: Yukimi Ogawa
Art by: Kelsey Liggett
Podcasts
Podcast: Like Smoke, Like Light 
By: Yukimi Ogawa
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Kamcia 
By: May Chong
Podcasts
Podcast: Kamcia 
By: May Chong
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: May Chong
Reviews
Monday: Lost in Space 
By: Abigail Nussbaum
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Wednesday: Cry Your Way Home by Damien Angelica Walters 
By: Anthony Cardno
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Friday: The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu, Elizabeth Hanlon, Zac Haluza, Adam Lanphier, and Holger Nahm 
By: Jaymee Goh
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100 African Writers of SFF - Part Nine: The Ake Festival (The Editors)
100African, Non-Fiction
Mazi Chiagozie Nwonwu 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Omenana: The first eight issues (by Mazi Nwonwu) 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Otosirieze Obi-Young 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Tolu Daniel 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Endnote: A Social Process 
By: Geoff Ryman
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Issue 28 May 2018
Poetry
Promethea 
By: Nic Wassell
Podcasts
Podcast: Promethea 
By: Nic Wassell
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Nic Wassell
Podcast read by: Romie Stott
Azimuth, Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Catherine Krahe 
By: Catherine Krahe
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Articles, Non-Fiction
An Interview with Rivqa Rafael 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
By: Rivqa Rafael
Articles, Non-Fiction
An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal 
By: Mary Robinette Kowal
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Reviews
Monday: Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky 
By: Salik Shah
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Wednesday: Thelma 
By: Chris Kammerud
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Friday: Wide Brown Land: Stories of Titan by Simon Petrie 
By: Octavia Cade
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Issue 21 May 2018
Fiction
Salt Lines 
By: Ian Muneshwar
Art by: Gabriella Eriksson
Podcasts
Podcast: Salt Lines 
By: Ian Muneshwar
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Astrocyte 
By: L. W. Salinas
Articles
Artist Interview: Gabriella Eriksson 
By: Tory Hoke
Art by: Gabriella Eriksson
Podcasts
Podcast: Astrocyte 
By: L. W. Salinas
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Empress of Timbra by Karen Healey and Robyn Fleming 
By: Electra Pritchett
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Wednesday: America City by Chris Beckett 
By: Linda Wilson
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Friday: In Search of Lost Time by Karen Heuler 
By: Matt Hilliard
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Issue 14 May 2018
Fiction
Variations on a Theme from Turandot 
By: Ada Hoffmann
Podcasts
Podcast: Variations on a Theme from Turandot 
By: Ada Hoffmann
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Mad Queen’s House of Cards 
By: Jane Yolen
Podcasts
Podcast: The Mad Queen's House of Cards 
By: Jane Yolen
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Margins and Murmurations by Otter Lieffe 
By: Bogi Takács
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Wednesday: A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge 
By: Catherine Rockwood
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Friday: Cosmovore by Kristi Carter 
By: Evelyn Deshane
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Issue 7 May 2018
Fiction
We Feed the Bears of Fire and Ice 
By: Octavia Cade
Podcasts
Podcast: We Feed the Bears of Fire and Ice 
By: Octavia Cade
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Footrace 
By: Alice Fanchiang
Poetry
Young Monsters Watching a Sex-Ed Video 
By: Todd Dillard
Fiction, Podcasts
Podcast: April/May Poetry 
By: Alice Fanchiang
By: Daya Bhat
By: Todd Dillard
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Alice Fanchiang
Reviews
Monday: Paris Adrift by E.J. Swift 
By: Abigail Nussbaum
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Wednesday: Black Helicopters by Caitlin R. Kiernan 
By: Christina Ladd
,
Friday: The Crow Garden by Alison Littlewood 
By: Jen Walklate
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100 African Writers of SFF - Part Eight: The Ake Festival (Nigeria)
100African, Non-Fiction
The Ake Festival: Snap! 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Adebola Rayo 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Ashiru Muheez Afolabi 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Ayodele Olofintuade 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
C. J. “Fiery“ Obasi 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Dare Segun Falowo 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Edwin Okolo 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Eugene Odogwu 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
IfeOluwa Nihinlola 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Ikechukwu Nwaogu 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
'Pemi Aguda  
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Rafeeat Aliyu 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
TJ Benson 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Ake Festival: Endnote 
By: Geoff Ryman
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Issue 30 Apr 2018
Azimuth
Strange Horizons presents: English-language SFF from India 
By: Aishwarya Subramanian
Fiction
Things That Happened While We Waited For Our Magical Grandmother to Die—No. 39 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Podcasts
Podcast: Things That Happened While We Waited For Our Magical Grandmother to Die—No. 39 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Podcast read by: Supriya Nair
Fiction
The Right Way To Be Sad 
By: Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Podcasts
Podcast: The Right Way To Be Sad 
By: Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Podcast read by: Shruti Iyer
Articles, Non-Fiction
Remaking the Difference: A Discussion about Indian Speculative Fiction 
By: Prayaag Akbar
By: Tashan Mehta
By: Gautam Bhatia
Poetry
Interlude 
By: Daya Bhat
Poetry
Decode 
By: Daya Bhat
Reviews
Monday: Zelaldinus: A Masque by Irwin Allan Sealy 
By: Gautam Bhatia
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Wednesday: The Liar's Weave by Tashan Mehta 
By: Aditya Singh
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Issue 23 Apr 2018
Poetry
Curiosity 
By: Andrew Crabtree
Podcasts
Podcast: Curiosity 
By: Andrew Crabtree
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Andrew Crabtree
Podcast read by: Romie Stott
Articles, Non-Fiction
Constructing a Kinder Future 
By: Claudie Arseneault
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Joyce Chng 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
By: Joyce Chng
Columns
The Feminist Legacy in Science Fiction Poetry 
By: Margaret Rhee
Reviews
Monday: Future Fiction: New Dimensions in International Science Fiction edited by Bill Campbell and Francesco Verso 
By: Rachel Cordasco
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Wednesday: Moonshine by Jasmine Gower 
By: Molly Katz
,
Friday: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft 
By: Jonah Sutton-Morse
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