Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
Frequency: biweekly
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
July 29 2010
Issue 48
Two stories: Prashkina's Fire by Vyla Kaftan, and The Shades of Morgana, by Dead Wells.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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Clarkesworld
SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke, editor Sean Wallace, non-fiction editor Cheryl Morgan
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
August 2010
Issue 47, cover art by David Melvin
Two stories in this issue, by Catherynne M. Valente and Julia M Sidorova.
Nonfiction includes an interview with Altered Fluid, a collective critique group that includes N. K. Jemisin, Matthew Kressel, and Saladin Ahmed; and an editorial by Neil Clarke about online magazines and other periodicals.
The podcast is Kate Baker reading Catherynne Valente's story.
(Wed 4 Aug 2010)
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Flagship
Subscription e-zine of traditional SF, debuted July 2010; managing editor Zach Ricks
Format: Ebook and audio
Frequency: Bimonthly
http://flyingislandpress.com/flagship
July 2010
Debut issue of a new subscription 'zine available in e-book and audio formats, devoted to SF stories that "instill a sense of wonder and optimism that we loved so much in our classic science fiction".
Stories available so far are by H.R. Roulo, Philip Carroll, Mike Plested, and Brand Gamblin.
(Fri 6 Aug 2010)
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io9
Science fiction, science, and pop culture blog; launched January 2008; editor in chief Annalee Newitz, managing editor Charlie Jane Anders
Format: Online
Frequency: Daily
http://io9.com/
August 2010
Charlie Jane Anders has advice on How to be a very silly science fiction/fantasy writer; and she reviews an essay on religion in SF, inspired by a recent Analog story.
Annalee Newitz has a gallery of airship concept art by Giuseppe Severino, and a book trailer for William Gibson's upcoming novel.
A post about Clifton's Cafeteria in Los Angeles (from Cyclopeatron) has photos of a place that was central for 1930s SF writers and fans.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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Lightspeed
Science fiction stories, original and reprint, plus features; edited by John Joseph Adams; debuted June 2010
Format: Online; ebook
Frequency: Monthly issues in ebook formats for purchase; weekly online updates free
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
August 2010
Initial posts from the August issue include a story and podcast by Catherynne M. Valente, an author spotlight on Valente, and nonfiction by Pamela L. Gray about Mars.
John Joseph Adams provides an editorial, with teasers to upcoming stories.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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Redstone Science Fiction
SF e-zine, since mid-2010; editors and publishers Michael Ray and Paul Clemmons
Format: Online, ebook formats
Frequency: Monthly
http://redstonesciencefiction.com/
August 2010
Cover art by Liz Self
This issue has two stories, by Rahul Kanakia and Gray Rinehart.
There's also an essay about the clothes SciFi characters wear, by Henry Cribbs, and an editorial by Michael Ray.
Scheduled for later this month are another interview, and an essay by the editor about books about writing.
(Fri 6 Aug 2010)
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Reflection's Edge
E-zine of genre fiction and writers' resources, since 2004; editor in chief Sharon Dodge
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://reflectionsedge.com/
August 2010
This site redesigned in June 2009, with archives arranged by issue and by genre (which include sf, fantasy, and horror, plus adventure, erotica, mystery, western, etc.).
This month's issue has four stories, by Jeremy Kelly, Fred Warren, NK Kingston, and Ada Hoffman.
There's also an interview with Scott Sigler, and a book review by Ciro Faienza of Karen Lord's Redemption in Indigo.
(Fri 6 Aug 2010)
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SF Signal
Daily blog of SF reviews, links, video clips, and commentary; online since 2003; regular contributors JP Frantz and John DeNardo
Format: Online
Frequency: Daily
http://www.sfsignal.com/
August 2010
Reviews in the past week include Andrew Liptak on Charles Yu's How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, John DeNardo on Stephen Baxter's Ark, and Ashley Crump on China Miéville's Kraken.
A "Mind Meld" commentary asking Which science fiction book first published within in the last 10 years will be considered a classic? has responses from Gary K. Wolfe, Alexis Glynn Latner, Alan DeNiro, and others.
The first SF Signal podcast interviews Lou Anders.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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SF Site
Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
Format: Online
Frequency: Semi-monthly
http://www.sfsite.com/
August 2010
August features an interview with Alexei Panshin, conducted by D. Douglas Fratz.
There are reviews of books by Simon R. Green, Cherie Priest, Michael Shea, Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, Drew Karpyshyn, Vicki Pettersson, and others.
Columns include New Arrivals, compiled by Neil Walsh, New Audiobooks, compiled by Susan Dunman, a movies column by Derek Johnson, and TV reviews by Rick Norwood.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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SFRevu
Reviews, columns, and interviews; edited by Ernest Lilley from 1997 to May 2010, by Gayle Surrette since June 2010
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://www.sfrevu.com/
August 2010
The August issue has 33 reviews of books by Ted Chiang, Terry Brooks, Alastair Reynolds, Michael Moorcock, Paolo Bacigalupi, and many others. Reviewers are not indicated on the table of contents.
There's an inteview with C.J. Henderson, and a review of her book Brooklyn Knight.
Columns include listings of US books (arranged by publisher, with publisher-provided product descriptions), UK books, graphic novels and manga, and print and online zines (listing tables of contents).
Gayle Surrette's editorial invites submissions for several new columns.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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Strange Horizons
Fiction, art, articles, poetry, and reviews; founded September 2000; editor-in-chief Susan Marie Groppi
Format: Online
Frequency: Weekly; reviews posted three times a week
http://www.strangehorizons.com/
2 August 2010
This week: fiction by Swapna Kishore, Where It Ends.
Poetry by Robert Frazier: Primer to Impractical Magic.
Reviews: Abigail Nussbaum, Sara Polsky, and Paul Kincaid on books by Stephen King, Rachel Swirsky, and Jay Lake.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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Tor.com
SF & fantasy fiction, reviews, commentary, founded 2008; staff includes fiction editors Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Liz Gorinsky
Format: Online
Frequency: Daily
http://www.tor.com/
August 2010
Fiction: a reprint of Robert Charles Wilson's Divided by Infinity; original story What Makes a River by Deborah Coates; a preview of Prince of Storms by Kay Kenyon. Tor.com is also posting preview chapters of Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings -- first book of a planned 10-volume series -- which will be published in hardcover on August 31st.
Reviews by Jo Walton: Nevil Shute's No Highway; Walter Jon Williams' Angel Station; Jill Paton Walsh's Knowledge of Angels
By others: Jason Henninger reviews Lou Anders' Masked. Sean Grattan on Samuel R. Delany's Trouble on Triton. Elizabeth Bear reviews Greg van Eekhout's Kid Vs. Squid.
Under "Queering SFF", Brit Mandelo reviews Wilde Stories 2010
Also: Mari Ness completes her re-read of All 40 Books in the Oz Series, and Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers wrap up their Star Trek Re-Watch Season 2.
(Thu 5 Aug 2010)
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