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Lightspeed: Year One

“Lightspeed editor Adams (Brave New Worlds) provides an outstanding print anthology of stories collected during the online SF magazine’s first year. These stories make it clear why Adams and the magazine have already separately been nominated for Hugo awards. […] Years of work on F&SF and numerous lauded reprint anthologies have clearly honed Adams’s talents and prepared him to be a major force in the field.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Lightspeed: Year One is a testament to how much science fiction remains relevant to our lives and our imaginations. It’s a firm rebuttal to those who say ‘the future is already here, no need to write about it anymore.’ And here’s hoping for Lightspeed: Year Two, and Year Three, and so on…” —Examiner.com
“Adams has emerged as one of the most reliable editors working today, assembling some quality collections, and his firm hand on Lightspeed‘s rudder is more than evident in this collection. I can’t wait to see what Year Two has to show us.” —City Book Review
“A first-class anthology that shows that Lightspeed‘s accolades are well deserved.” —Tangent Online

Lightspeed Magazine

Hugo Award finalists: Best Editor – Short Form: John Joseph Adams (2011, 2012, 2013), Best Semiprozine: Lightspeed Magazine (2011, 2012, 2013), “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn
Nebula Award finalists: “Arvies” by Adam-Troy Castro, “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno” by Vylar Kaftan, “The Old Equations” by Jake Kerr, “Mama, We are Zhenya, Your Son” by Tom Crosshill, “Her Husband’s Hands” by Adam-Troy Castro, “Give Her Honey When You Hear Hear Scream” by Maria Dahvana Headley, “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” by Ken Liu.
World Fantasy Award finalists: “Breaking the Frame” by Kat Howard, Special Award – Professional: John Joseph Adams (2011, 2012)
2011 Million Writers Award winners: “Arvies” by Adam-Troy Castro, Best New Online Magazine (Lightspeed Magazine)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalists: “Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain” by Yoon Ha Lee, “The Old Equations” by Jake Kerr, “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” by Ken Liu.
Stoker Award Finalists: “Her Husband’s Hands” by Adam-Troy Castro.
WSFA Small Press Award finalists: “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn (winner), “The Cassandra Project” by Jack McDevitt
Parsec Award finalists: “Saying the Names” by Maggie Clark (winner), “The Taste of Starlight” by John R. Fultz