Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

Slide 1: in a fun, witchy font: Magic & Mystery, Amazon Original Stories; Slide 2-5: Fantasy Authors Turn to Crime, Curated by John Joseph Adams: Lists authors Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch, Tananarive Due, J.M. Miro, and Robert Jackson Bennet. Slide 6: Small renderings of all seven book covers; Slide 7: a magical cat face with paw prints to the left and right, with the words "The Game is Afoot / July 28".

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October 2026 (Issue 197)

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We have science fiction offerings by Adam-Troy Castro (“The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana”) and Rob Cameron (“Ice Like Honey”), the latter of which we’re publishing in partnership with Dartmouth University and MIT Press (see below). Our two science fiction flash pieces are: “Guidance” by Martin Cahill and “Master/Slave Couple Seeking Physicist to Feed to a Black Hole” by Arden Powell. Our original fantasy offerings are by Ben Peek (“Frankenstein, Again”) and Marissa Lingen (“Until the Cure”). Our two fantasy flash pieces are: “All the Shapes We Have Ever Been” by Kehkashan Khalid and “Congratulations on your Magic Sword"” by John Wiswell. We will also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with book reviews from our review team. It’s another great issue, so be sure to check it out.

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