Locus Magazine, Issue 641, June 2014

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

Locus Issue #641, June 2014, contains interviews with authors Joe Abercrombie and Eileen Gunn; lists of forthcoming books through March 2015, a new column by Kameron Hurley, publishing and awards news; short fiction reviews by Rich Horton and Gardner Dozois, plus reviews by Gary K. Wolfe, Faren Miller, Russell Letson, and Adrienne Martini, of new books by Jonathan Strahan, C. Robert Cargill, Robert Reed, Larissa Brown, Rich Horton, and many others.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Analog June 2014 (Rich Horton)
Asimov’s March 2014 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov’s June 2014 (Rich Horton)
Interzone March/April 2014 (Gardner Dozois)
Interzone March/April 2014 (Rich Horton)
Lightspeed May 2014 (Rich Horton)
Strange Horizons April 2014 (Rich Horton)
Tor.com January 2014 (Gardner Dozois)
Tor.com February 2014 (Gardner Dozois)

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

Brown, Larissa • Beautiful Wreck (Adrienne Martini)
Cargill, C. Robert • Queen of the Dark Things (Faren Miller)
Clareson, Thomas D., & Joe Sanders • The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction (Gary K. Wolfe)
Denton, Bradley • Sergeant Chip and Other Novellas (Gary K. Wolfe)
Horton, Rich, ed. • Space Opera (Gardner Dozois)
Kowal, Mary Robinette • Valour and Vanity (Faren Miller)
Martin, George R. R., & Gardner Dozois, eds. • Rogues (Adrienne Martini)
Morrow, James • The Madonna and the Starship (Gary K. Wolfe)
Owen, Lauren • The Quick (Faren Miller)
Patterson, William H., Jr. • Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume II: The Man Who Learned Better (Gary K. Wolfe)
Pratt, Tim • Heirs of Grace (Adrienne Martini)
Reed, Robert • The Greatship (Russell Letson)
Russell, Karen • Sleep Donation (Rich Horton)
Shea, Kieran • Koko Takes a Holiday (Adrienne Martini)
Strahan, Jonathan, ed. • The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Eight (Gary K. Wolfe)
Thomas, Lee • Butcher’s Road (Faren Miller)
Van Eekhout, Greg • California Bones (Adrienne Martini)
Wilson, Daniel H., & John Joseph Adams, eds. • Robot Uprisings (Rich Horton)

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