Locus Magazine, Issue #678, July 2017

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

Locus Issue #678 (July 2017) features interviews with Cory Doctorow and Sam J. Miller, a column by Cory Doctorow, complete results of this year’s Locus Poll, photos from the Nebula Awards Conference and WisCon, and reviews of short fiction and books by Nina Allan, Kit Reed, Mariana Enriquez, Wendy N. Wagner, Tad Williams, and many others.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Analog March/April 2017 (Gardner Dozois)
Analog May/June 2017 (Rich Horton)
Asimov’s March/April 2017 (Gardner Dozois)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies May 2017 (Rich Horton)
F&SF May/June 2017 (Rich Horton)
Lightspeed June 2017 (Rich Horton)
Tor.com May 2017 (Rich Horton)
Uncanny May/June 2017 (Rich Horton)

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

Allan, Nina • The Rift (Gary K. Wolfe)
Arima, Lesley Nneka • What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (Rich Horton)
Baker, Mishell • Phantom Pains (Carolyn Cushman)
Bennis, Robyn • The Guns Above (Carolyn Cushman)
Brin, David, & Stephen W. Potts, eds. • Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World (Rich Horton)
Burgis, Stephanie • The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart (Carolyn Cushman)
Butler, D. J. • Witchy Eye (Carolyn Cushman)
Campbell, Jack • Vanguard (Liz Bourke)
Chen, Curtis C. • Kangaroo Too (Tom Whitmore)
Crowley, John • Totalitopia (Gary K. Wolfe)
Delany, Samuel R., edited by Kenneth R. James • In Search of Silence: The Journals of Samuel R. Delany, Volume 1, 1957-1969 (Gary K. Wolfe)
Drayden, Nicky • The Prey of Gods (Liz Bourke)
Enriquez, Mariana • Things We Lost in the Fire (John Langan)
Huff, Tanya • A Peace Divided (Carolyn Cushman)
Jones, Stephen, ed. • Best New Horror #27 (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Kenyon, Sherrilyn • Deadmen Walking (Carolyn Cushman)
Kritzer, Naomi • Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories (Rich Horton)
Maberry, Jonathan • Mars One (Colleen Mondor)
McClellan, Brian • Sins of Empire (Arley Sorg)
Miller, Sam J. • The Art of Starving (Gary K. Wolfe)
Percy, Benjamin • The Dark Net (John Langan)
Percy, Benjamin • Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (John Langan)
Priest, Cherie • Brimstone (John Langan)
Reed, Kit • Mormama (Russell Letson)
Rustad, A. Merc • So You Want to Be a Robot (Liz Bourke)
Saintcrow, Lilith • Cormorant Run (Carolyn Cushman)
Smith, Lindsay, & Max Gladstone • The Witch Who Came in From the Cold (Liz Bourke)
Stross, Charles • The Delirium Brief (Russell Letson)
Wagner, Wendy N. • An Oath of Dogs (Liz Bourke)
Wallace, Matt • Greedy Pigs (Carolyn Cushman)
Williams, Tad • The Witchwood Crown (Carolyn Cushman)
Youers, Rio • The Forgotten Girl (John Langan)

About Locus:

Locus is the news magazine and trade journal for chain SF and fantasy buyers, independent bookstore SF and fantasy buyers, and independent distributors as well as librarians, editors, authors, publishing personnel, and interested readers. The magazine has been covering the SF and fantasy fields for over 40 years, and has won the Hugo Award, science fiction's premier honor, 30 times. The magazine's website, which contains a sampling of magazine content as well as additional genre news, media reviews, the Roundtable Blog, indexes of reviews and interviews published, the science fiction awards database, and much much more, can be found at http://www.locusmag.com. Information about advertising in the magazine can be found at http://locusmag.com/Magazine/RateCard.html or on the website at http://www.locusmag.com/Home/LocusOnlineRates.html.

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Our February issue summarizes the previous year, and includes a highly regarded annual Recommended Reading List. The August issue has the Locus Awards, voted on by our readers from the best of the previous year. The October and November issues cover the World SF Convention and are constant back issue favorites. All issues have a list of the new books that month, a list of recommended books and bestsellers, and interviews with leading authors.

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