Today's story is the novella in the e-book edition of the January 2016 issue of Lightspeed Magazine9. GRIFFIN'S EGG by Michael Swanwick.  Gunther Weil is a truck driver on Mars who prefers to go off-road as much as he can, which of course gets him in trouble with his superiors, especially when it almost impacts a dangerous demoltion project lead by ( Read more... )

From the March 2014 issue of Lightspeed Magazine71. THE ARMIES OF ELFLAND by Eileen Gunn & Michael Swanwick   High fantasy comes to near-future Earth. After Elves invade and decimate the human population, a group of children become servants to the high court: teen Richard who lusts after Queen Melisandre; smart Frederic who tries to use science to ( Read more... )

First, a batch from STORIES, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio:

217. The Knife by Richard Adams  Adams is another author I should have read by now and have not (I can thank this anthology for introducing me to quite a few authors in that category).  I have always intended to read Watership Down, but have not managed to do it. Someday I will, ( Read more... )