Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

Reviews

If you would like information about how to submit books for review, you may send review copies to editor John Joseph Adams at the mailing address your publicist should already have on file (either for Lightspeed, Nightmare, or The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy); if you need that information, please email [email protected].

If you would like to send an email press release, please direct your inquiry to [email protected].

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Book Review: Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

Aigner Loren Wilson review’s Tlotlo Tsamaase’s genre-blending Africanfuturist novel, Womb City.

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Book Review: Uncanny Vows by Laura Anne Gilman

Eager to sink your teeth into something eldritch this winter? Chris Kluwe recommends Laura Anne Gilman’s new novel Uncanny Vows. Find out why!

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Book Review: The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw

What happens when Cass Khaw and Richard Kadrey team up to write their first novel together? You get a The Dead Take the A Train, and Aigner Loren Wilson recommends it.

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Book Review: Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo

Do we love Suzan Palumbo’s new short story collection Skin Thief? Yes! Let Arley Sorg tell you why.

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Book Review: Tonight, I Burn by Katharine J. Adams

Chris Kluwe finds light in the characters populating the new dark fantasy novel Tonight, I Burn by Katharine J. Adams. Find out why you might like it, too!

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Book Review: McSweeney’s 71: The Monstrous and the Terrible (edited by Brian Evenson)

This month, Arley Sorg checks out the newest issue of McSweeney’s, guest edited by Brian Evenson. It’s a little bit literary, a little bit speculative . . . find out why Arley thinks you should check it out.

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Book Review: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Our reviewer says The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is the scariest book she’s read all year. Find out why!

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Book Review: Generation Ship by Michael Mammay

If you’re looking for your next hard SF read, Chris Kluwe recommends Michael Mammay’s Generation Ship.

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Book Review: Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best Fantasy, Volume 2

Arley Sorg talks about the value of Best Ofs and Year’s Bests—and explains why Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best Fantasy, Volume 2 is worth a spot in your TBR stack.

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Book Review: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Aigner Loren Wilson says: “With her second novel, Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas crafts a suspenseful romantic vampire tale set along the Texas-Mexico border.” Find out more about this new book!

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