Locus Magazine, Issue 640, May 2014

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing fields, with book reviews, author interviews, news, and listings.

Locus Issue #640, May 2014, contains interviews with authors Kathleen Ann Goonan and George Saunders; lots of publishing news, a new column by Cory Doctorow, an obituary and appreciations of Lucius Shepard; short fiction reviews by Rich Horton and Gardner Dozois, plus reviews by Gary K. Wolfe, Faren Miller, Russell Letson, Stefan Dziemianowicz, and Carolyn Cushman, of new books by Jo Walton, Jeff VanderMeer, Robert Reed, Steve Rasnic Tem, Shaun Tan, and many others.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Asimov’s April/May 2014 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies March 2014 (Rich Horton)
Child of Words March 2014 (Rich Horton)
Clarkesworld March 2014 (Rich Horton)
Clarkesworld April 2014 (Rich Horton)
F&SF Mar/Apr 2014 (Gardner Dozois)
On Spec Winter 2013/2014 (Rich Horton)
Subterranean Spring 2014 (Gardner Dozois)

Books reviewed in this issue, listed by author (indicating reviewer) —

Bourbon, Melissa • A Killing Notion (Carolyn Cushman)
Briggs, Patricia • Night Broken (Carolyn Cushman)
Brom • The Art of Brom (Karen Haber)
Brundage, Margaret, edited by Stephen D. Korshak & -3- • The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage (Karen Haber)
Cutter, Nick • The Troop (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Fletcher, Charlie • The Oversight (Faren Miller)
Friedman, C. S. • Dreamwalker (Carolyn Cushman)
Gregory, Daryl • Afterparty (Gary K. Wolfe)
Jones, Stephen, ed. • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: 24 (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
King, Stephen • Mr. Mercedes (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Lackey, Mercedes • Blood Red (Carolyn Cushman)
Lindskold, Jane • Artemis Awakening (Carolyn Cushman)
Marcus, Leonard S., ed. • Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work (Karen Haber)
Okorafor, Nnedi • Lagoon (Gary K. Wolfe)
Pratchett, Terry • Raising Steam (Carolyn Cushman)
Pratchett, Terry • Raising Steam (Carolyn Cushman)
Rawn, Melanie • Thornlost (Faren Miller)
Reed, Robert • The Memory of Sky: A Great Ship Trilogy (Russell Letson)
Rickert, Mary • The Memory Garden (Gary K. Wolfe)
Riopelle, Robin • Deadroads (Faren Miller)
Shepherd, Lloyd • The Poisoned Island (Faren Miller)
Tan, Shaun • The Rules of Summer (Karen Haber)
Tem, Steve Rasnic • Blood Kin (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Tem, Steve Rasnic • Here With the Shadows (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
VanderMeer, Ann, & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. • The Time Traveler’s Almanac (Gardner Dozois)
VanderMeer, Jeff • Authority (Faren Miller)
Walton, Jo • My Real Children (Gary K. Wolfe)
Wiesner, David • Mr. Wuffles! (Karen Haber)
Wrzos, Joseph, ed. • Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration (Karen Haber)

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