Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our November 2023 issue (#206) contains:* Original fiction by Bo Balder ("Eddies are the Worst"), Hannah Yang ("Bird-Girl Builds a Machine"), James Van Pelt ("The Long Mural"), Louise Hughes ("The Parts That Make Me"), Thomas Ha ("The Mub"), Thoraiya Dyer ("Eight or Die (Part 1)"), Kemi Ashing-Giwa ("Thin Ice"), and Tia...

Location: Mallorca, jewel of Spain's Balearic Islands. Time: Late summer, present day.Question: Who or what links the bizarre murders of three men – one an influential, British multi-millionaire – whose corpses all bear the hallmarks of professional 'hits'?It's the task of Inspector Mercedes Ibanez and Detective Chief Inspector Harry Hudson, a tetchy British cop parachuted in to help, to find the answer.However, the haughty Ibanez - disparagingly nicknamed La Condesa (...

When travel writer Autumn Mitchell blows into Silverbrae, North Carolina, on a quest to uncover the perfect wedding destination, she expects scenic views—not a detour that changes everything. Enter Duncan Finley, a skilled craftsman as steady and rooted as the town itself.Tasked with capturing Silverbrae’s charm, Duncan shows Autumn that the real story lies beyond its picturesque views, in a tight-knit community steeped in tradition and heart. As sparks fly between a restless wande...

[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War]Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ash Windham had served his country in the Grenadier Guards for some 23 years before retiring on half pay in 1849. The outbreak of the Crimean War led him back to active duty, being appointed assistant quartermaster-general of the 4th division; he arrived in the Peninsula with his division on the 14th September 1854. Ju...

WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS, ARTHUR C. CLARKE, AND WORLD FANTASY AWARDS • An inspector must solve a murder in a place where things are not as they seem, in this genre- and mind-bending mystery that reads as if “Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler's love child were raised by Franz Kafka” (Los Angeles Times).“Daring and disturbing . . . Miéville illuminates fundamental and unsettling questions about culture, governance, and the shadowy differences that...

The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment's deadliest enemies, in some of the most desolate places on earth. And he's always won. Now he's about to face his toughest challenge yet. After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan, Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald...

An ancient secret threatens to unleash a modern war in this international-bestselling "thriller on par with the best literature out there" (James Rollins).Jerusalem, 70 AD: As the invading Romans destroy the Holy Temple, a young Jewish boy is hidden away—chosen as the guardian of a great secret. And for seventy generations, the secret is kept safe . . .But now, in order to ignite a new conflict between Israel and the Arab world, a Jewish radical is prepared...

When UK-born Australian author Sue Williams first got the travel bug, it took her across Africa, South and Central America, China and India. Travelling by every means imaginable - from converted garbage truck to banana boat, 'punted' railway wagon to the passenger seat of a racing driver's sports car - she survives adventures that range from the hilarious to the horrific.At various times travelling solo, with a companion and as part of a dysfunctional group, Sue encounters perils as...

From the international-bestselling author comes a “taut, entertaining archaeological murder-mystery-meets-spy-thriller” (Kirkus Reviews).When journalist Rivka Kleinberg is brutally murdered in a Jerusalem cathedral, it’s a complicated case for detective Arieh Ben-Roi. Kleinberg had racked up a wide array of enemies exposing corruption in the halls of power—from international corporations and the Russian mob to the Israeli government.Learning that K...

A young man starts a journey from a dusty village in Saudi Arabia. If his mission in faraway England succeeds he will go to his god a martyr - and many innocents will die with him.For David Banks an armed protection officer charged with neutralizing the growing menace to London's safety the certainties that ruled his thinking are no longer black and white. Banks has begun to realise that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Never have those distinctions been more d...

Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.An unholy crime. An undiscovered body. An unrepentant killer...Dance with Death explores sex, jealousy and murder in a remote Turkish village - a riveting crime novel from a****ward winning Barbara Nadel. The perfect read for fans of Adrian Mag...

Lavie Tidhar was in Dar-es-Salaam during the American embassy bombings in 1998, and stayed in the same hotel as the Al Qaeda operatives in Nairobi. Since then he and his now-wife have narrowly avoided both the 2005 King’s Cross and 2004 Sinai attacks—experiences that led first to his memorable short story “My Travels with Al-Qaeda” and later to the creation of Osama.In a world without global terrorism Joe, a private detective, is hired by a mysterious woman to find a man: ...