Locus Magazine, Issue #663, April 2016

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

April features interviews with Paolo Bacigalupi & Tim Pratt, a column by Kameron Hurley, a report on SF in Cuba, and reviews of short fiction and books by Eleanor Arnason, Ken Liu, Betsy James, Judith Merril, Austin Grossman, Cathy Fenner, and others.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer):
Asimov’s February 2016 (Gardner Dozois)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies January 2016 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies February 2016 (Rich Horton)
Clarkesworld January 2016 (Gardner Dozois)
Clarkesworld February 2016 (Gardner Dozois)
Clarkesworld February 2016 (Rich Horton)
Interzone January/February 2016 (Gardner Dozois)
Interzone January/February 2016 (Rich Horton)
Lightspeed March 2016 (Rich Horton)
Tor.com January 2016 (Rich Horton)
Tor.com February 2016 (Rich Horton)

Books reviewed in this issue, listed by author (indicating reviewer):
Abraham, Daniel • The Spider’s War (Tim Pratt)
Allen, Mike, ed. • Clockwork Phoenix 5 (Faren Miller)
Arnason, Eleanor • Hwarhath Stories: Twelve Transgressive Tales by Aliens (Rich Horton)
Ashby, Madeline • Company Town (Gary K. Wolfe)
Baker, Mishell • Borderline (Adrienne Martini)
Brennan, Marie • In the Labyrinth of Drakes (Faren Miller)
Briggs, Patricia • Fire Touched (Carolyn Cushman)
Brown, Zachary • Titan’s Fall (Russell Letson)
Bujold, Lois McMaster • Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Carolyn Cushman)
Burgis, Stephanie • Masks and Shadows (Faren Miller)
Chappell, Fred • A Shadow All of Light (Faren Miller)
Eager, Lindsay • Hour of the Bees (Colleen Mondor)
Fenner, Cathy, ed. • Women of Wonder: Celebrating Women Creators of Fantastic Art (Karen Haber)
Grossman, Austin • Crooked (Adrienne Martini)
Hammond, Wayne G., & Christina Scull, eds. • The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Karen Haber)
Heller, Steven, ed. • Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art & Design (Karen Haber)
Hernandez, Carlos • The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria (Rich Horton)
Hunter, Faith • Blood in Her Veins (Carolyn Cushman)
Jacka, Benedict • Burned (Carolyn Cushman)
James, Betsy • Roadsouls (Faren Miller)
James, Elliott • In Shining Armor (Carolyn Cushman)
Jones, Jeffrey • IDYLL — I’M AGE (Karen Haber)
Kushner, Ellen, et al • Tremontaine: Season 1 (Adrienne Martini)
Liu, Ken • The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Gary K. Wolfe)
Maresca, Marshall Ryan • The Alchemy of Chaos (Carolyn Cushman)
Merril, Judith • The Merril Theory of Lit’ry Criticism (Russell Letson)
Parker, K. J. • The Devil You Know (Gary K. Wolfe)
Phifer, Malcolm R., & Michael C. Phifer • The Fantasy Illustration Library: Volume One: Lands and Legends (Karen Haber)
Sawyer, Robert J. • Quantum Night (Adrienne Martini)
Tidhar, Lavie • Central Station (Gary K. Wolfe)

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