Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our February 2017 issue (#125)  contains: Original stories by Jack Skillingstead and Burt Courtier ("Assassins"), Nin Harris ("Prosthetic Daughter"), Simone Heller ("How Bees Fly"), and Chi Hui ("Rain Ship"). Reprints by Cecelia Holland ("Dragon''s Deep") and K.J. ...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our October 2018 issue (#145) contains:Original fiction by Finbarr O'Reilly ("The Miracle Lambs of Minane"), Yilin Wang ("Sparrow"), Simone Heller ("When We Were Starless"), Anna Wu ("The Facecrafter"), Suzanne Palmer ("Thirty-Three Percen...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our October 2025 issue features "What>We>Will>Never>Be" by Robert Reed, "Idols" by Ken Liu, and "Forever the Forest" by Simone Heller. Cover art by Ron Guyatt.

How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze obscures any view of the universe beyond? Or on an unfathomable scale in the...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke. Our May 2022 issue features "A Rocket for Dimitrios" by Ray Nayler, "An Arc of Electric Skin" by Wole Talabi, and "Keloid Dreams" by Simone Heller.

Issue 8 of FUTURE SF is themed Medical SF and guest-edited by RM Ambrose.Table of contents:"Second Generation" by Julie Nováková (Czech Republic)"Panoptes" by Eliza Victoria (Philippines)"Keloid Dreams" by Simone Heller (Germany)"Chrysalis" by David Brin (USA)"The Post-Conscious Age" by Su Min (China) translated by Nathan FariesNon-fiction:The Other Reel review column by Paul Levinson

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part IThe Kraken King and the Scribbling SpinsterA former smuggler and thief, Ariq—better known as the Kraken King—doesn’t know what to make of the clever, mysterious woman he rescues from an airship besieged by marauders. Unsure if sh...

With two great golden clouds suspended around it, Moth was the only planet that appeared to have wings. It was a beautiful planet . . . and a trap for the unwary.Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers—a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provideda comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Flinx and his pet mini-dragon, Pip. With his odd...

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part IIThe Kraken King and the Abominable WormAs they continue their expedition across Australia, Ariq is determined to stay close to Zenobia and figure out what kind of game she’s playing—even as his admiration for the enigmatic woman...

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part IIIThe Kraken King and the Fox’s DenAfter a harrowing escape, Zenobia, Ariq, and their company take refuge in a gold rush town—but their temporary port is just a respite before traveling to the dangerous smugglers’ dens. Ariq is d...

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part IVThe Kraken King and the Inevitable AbductionThe Kraken King has declared that Zenobia Fox is under his protection—and with her identity revealed, she needs that protection more than ever. But it comes with a price when Ariq dema...

Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook.The Kraken King, Part VThe Kraken King and the Iron HeartWith their lives and the fate of an empire at stake, Ariq is forced to leave Zenobia behind. Held captive by their enemies, Zenobia can only pray that Ariq keeps his promise to come for her—until...