A Handful of Pearls & other stories
by Beth Bernobich
Lethe Press
July 2010
“Chrysalide”
“Poison”
“Remembrance”
“Marsdog”
“A Handful of Pearls”
“Watercolors in the Rain”
“Medusa at Morning”
“Jump to Zion”
“Air and Angels”
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Author Archives: Dave Truesdale
Escape — The Scarlet Plague
Jack London (1876-1916) first saw The Scarlet Plague published in the London Magazine in June of 1912. It was then published in book form in 1915 (cover at right). Much like George R. Stewart’s later 1949 novel Earth Abides, it is a post-apocalyptic story involving a plague. The original story takes place in the year …
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Read More...Cloud Permutations — Lavie Tidhar
Lightspeed Magazine #1, June 2010
Lightspeed #1June 2010 “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You In Reno” by Vylar Kaftan“The Cassandra Project” by Jack McDevitt“Cats In Victory” by David Barr Kirtley“Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn Reviewed by Bryan Thomas Schmidt & Bob Blough “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You In Reno” by Vylar Kaftan“The Cassandra Project” by Jack …
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Read More...Recovering Apollo 8 — Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Novella
“Diving into the Wreck” (Asimov’s, 12/05)
Short Stories
“Recovering Apollo 8” (Asimov’s, 2/07)
“The Taste of Miracles” (Analog, 1-2/07)
“The Strangeness of the Day” (Battle Magic, DAW 1998)
“Substitutions” (Places To Be, People To Kill, DAW 2007)
“G-Men” (Sideways in Crime, Solaris 2008)
“The End of the World” (Alien Crimes, SF Book Club 2007)
“June Sixteenth at Anna’s” (Asimov’s, 4/03)
“Craters” (Future Weapons of War, Baen Books 2007)
A Pride of Carrots — Robert Nathan
Robert Nathan (1894-1985) is best known in genre circles for his 1940 fantasy classic Portrait of Jennie. It was filmed in 1948 to critical acclaim and starred Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His 1928 novel The Bishop’s Wife was filmed in 1947 and starred Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young. Nathan wrote “A Pride …
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Read More...The Defenders — Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) saw “The Defenders” published in the January 1953 issue of Galaxy (cover top right). It was his fifth published story. His first published story was “Beyond Lies the Wub,” which appeared in the July 1952 issue of Planet Stories (cover lower right). During the 1952-53 period Dick would sell 67 stories, …
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Read More...Albedo One #38 (tri-annual)
“The Better to See You With” by Allison Francisco
“Precious Metal” by Aaron Polson
“The Nature of Bees” by Priya Sharma
“The Hot Chocolate Rocket” by Martin Belderson
“The Child” by Matthew F. Perry
“Heart of Hearts” by Bruce McAllister
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Black Gate #14, Winter 2010 (double issue)
Novellas
“The Price of Two Blades” by Pete Butler
“Destroyer” by James Enge
“The Natural History of Calamity” by Robert J. Howe
Short Stories
“Dark of the Year” by Diana Sherman
“The Hangman’s Daughter” by Chris Braak
“The Bonestealer’s Mirror” by John C. Hocking
“The Word of Azrael” by Matthew David Surridge
“The Mist Beyond the Circle” by Martin Owton
“Freedling” by Mike Shultz
“The Renunciation of the Crimes of Gharad the Undying” by Alex Kreis
“Devil on the Wind” by Michael Jasper and Jay Lake
“The Girl Who Feared Lightning” by Dan Brodribb
“Red Hell” by Renee Stern
“The Lady’s Apprentice” by Jan Stirling
“The Wine-Dark Sea” by Isabel Pelech
“On a Pale Horse” by Sylvia Volk
“La Señora de Oro” by R. L. Roth
“Building Character” by Tom Sneem
“Folie and Null” by Douglas Empringham
Neo-opsis #19, June 2010 (tri-annual)
“The Burden of Fire” by Hayden Trenholm
“The Kol Effect” by Brent Knowles
“’Swordsman Wanted’” by Patrick Scalisi
“Not Human” by Teresa Howard
“Touching Down” by Jennifer Kennedy
“An Even Trade” by Paula R. Stiles