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 January 2024 issue (#208) contains:* Original fiction by Aimee Ogden ("Nothing of Value"), Cécile Cristofari ("Down the Waterfall"), Alexandra Munck ("Binomial Nomenclature and the Mother of Happiness"), Chi Hui ("Stars Don't Dream"), E.N. Auslender ("Just Another Cat in a Box"), Marie Vibbert ("Rail Meat"), C. M. F...

"Equal parts screwball comedy, coming-of-age story, and tearjerker-I loved, loved, loved it!" --Varian Johnson, author of The Parker InheritanceWith a madcap sense of humor and a lot of heart (not to mention other body parts), The Mortification of Fovea Munson is Young Frankenstein for today's middle grade audience!Fovea Munson is nobody's Igor. True, her parents own a cadaver lab where they perfo...

In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent rather than pay to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society.Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks (“Sorry” is a flat ten dollars and a legal admission of guilt), for every...

Friends will become enemies and enemies will become friends on a journey that will lead to a New World Order."As good as The Hunger Games. Read them and find out for yourself!" Goodreads Reviewer"This trilogy started great and ended great, but I still want more! If you're looking for a new dystopian series to fall into, this is it!" Urban Fantasy Investigations"Brilliant conclusion to a brilliant series!" Goodread...

When young Code falls down a hole while following a mysterious roboticinsect, he lands in a world that defies all imagination. Everything inMekhos is made from metal and circuitry, including the citizens-whohappen to be robots. To find his way home, Code must first crossMekhos's bizarre and dangerous landscape to reach the Beam Stalk. There,an artifact known as the Robonomicon is being guarded by an evil rulerwho has plans to destroy Mekhos. Can Co...

Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, they’re sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets for a classified government agency. It’s not long before Nick and Tesla are embarking on adventures of their own—engineering all kinds of outrageous MacGyverish contraptions to save their skin: 9-volt burglar alarms, electromagnets, mobile trac...

Travel to Mars with robot rover in search of life and see what he discovers in this illustrated adventure for kids.Far off into space—186 million miles to be precise—a fearless robot rover travels all by his lonesome. He is on a crucial mission from Earth, eagerly seeking to answer the much-anticipated question: Does life exist on Mars? But there is nothing to be seen on this planet except miles of rocks. He loses support from mission control and finds himself alon...

In the third book of Ted Sanders' Keepers series, Horace and his friends discover their talismans of power may be dying out. Now the race is on to save their way of life—and the world as we know it.Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will decide the fate of everyone and everything they love. As Wardens and Keepers of Tan'ji, the fabled talismans of power, it is their duty to keep the world safe from those who woul...

Told as a series of interviews, photos, texts, social media hits, and videogame screenshots, The Tapper Twins Go Viral is a laugh-a-page story about online fame and shame, with internet pro-tips and a serious lesson about digital citizenship.Claudia Tapper just doesn't get it: How is it possible that the video of the best breakup song she's ever written is watched by virtually nobody, when her brother Reese's completely moronic 2-second clip of an ...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!On a most sense-sational trip that takes them through an eye, an ear, a tongue, and even a dog's nose, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the senses. Using their trademark sense of humor, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen provide facts about the senses in both the human and animal worlds.

The purpose of this educational book is to teach your child the importance of electricity. However, unlike the school's official textbooks, this book contains just the right blend of text and images to facilitate self-paced learning. Use this book to complement classroom-based education. Make sure to grab your child a copy now!

Get easy-to-understand on why it rains and how it affects the world. The use of pictures allows a better understanding of concepts because they are effectively broken down into bits and pieces. This format encourages love for learning too! It is recommended that you use this book to complement your child's textbooks to allow knowledge to truly sink in. Order a copy today!