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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Editorial

Editorial: March 2020

by John Joseph Adams

Published in Mar. 2020 (Issue 118) | 216 words

Welcome to Lightspeed’s 118th issue!

This month’s cover is by Elizabeth Leggett, and illustrates a new original short by Russell Nichols called “Giant Steps.” It’s a thought-provoking story of a woman wrestling with life, motherhood, and space exploration. We also have a new short from Adam-Troy Castro (“Many Happy Returns”), which follows an inter-galactic adventurer bent on escaping life’s responsibilities. We also have SF reprints by A.M. Dellamonica (“Living the Quiet Life”) and Charlie Jane Anders (“Reliable People”).

Our original fantasy shorts include a story with a surprising botanical twist: “Tend to Me,” by Kristina Ten. Tahmeed Shafiq brings us a sweeping tale of gods and romance in “Love and Marriage in the Hexasun Lands.” Our fantasy reprints are by Aimee Bender (“Viewer, Violator”) and Eric Schaller (“Three Urban Folk Tales”).

Our interview this month is with debut novelist K.M. Szpara. And of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with our book and media review columns. Our ebook readers will also enjoy an excerpt from best-selling author Veronica Roth’s first adult novel: Chosen Ones.

We’re also happy to note that this month our regular book reviewer, Chris Kluwe, launches his debut novel, Otaku. Congratulations, Chris!

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John Joseph Adams

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John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and the New York Times bestselling editor of more than fifty anthologies, such as Wastelands, A People’s Future of the United States, and Out There Screaming (with Jordan Peele). He is also editor (and publisher) of the Hugo Award-winning magazine Lightspeed and is publisher of its sibling-magazine Nightmare. Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award, a winner of the Stoker,  Locus, and ENNIE awards, and a ten-time World Fantasy Award finalist. In addition to his short fiction work, he’s the co-creator of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, and for five years he was the editor of the John Joseph Adams Books novel imprint for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Lately, he’s been working as an editor and game designer on various TTRPG projects for Kobold Press, Paizo, and Monte Cook Games. Learn more at johnjosephadams.com.