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May 2022 (Issue 144)

Science Fiction Stories
- Nobody Ever Goes Home to Zhenzhu
by Grace Chan Author spotlight - The Plastic People
by Tobias S. Buckell Author spotlight - It Came Gently
by Aigner Loren Wilson (available on 5/19) - Test 4 Echo
by Peter Watts (available on 5/26)
Fantasy Stories
- The Hammer of God
by Jonathan Maberry - Magical Girl Burnout Bingo
by Lauren Ring - If We Do Not Fly at Sunset
by Andi C. Buchanan (available on 5/19) - The Cheesemaker and the Undying King
by Lina Rather (available on 5/26)
Nonfiction
- Editorial: May 2022
by John Joseph Adams - Book Review: The Ballad of Perilous Graves, by Alex Jennings
by Aigner Loren Wilson - Book Review: Disruption, edited by Zadok, Szczurek, Snyman
by Arley Sorg (available on 5/19) - Book Review: Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep
by Chris Kluwe (available on 5/26)
Exclusive EBook Content
- NOVEL EXCERPT: Nettle and Bone
by T. Kingfisher
This issue's cover art by
Grandfailure / Dreamstime.