Asimov’s

Stories from Asimov’s have won 41 Hugos and 24 Nebula Awards, and its editors have received 18 Hugo Awards for Best Editor.

Asimov’s, June 2008

By Aliette de Bodard ⋅ April 8, 2008

Opening the June, 2008, issue of Asimov’s is “Call Back Yesterday” by Nancy Kress. Caitlin, Seena, and Josh are patients in a special ward of those afflicted by Cathcart Syndrome, a condition which causes them to hallucinate visions of people at odd moments. And yet, it seems that there is much more going on […]

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Asimov’s, April/May 2008

By Aliette de Bodard ⋅ March 4, 2008

The double April/May, 2008, issue of Asimov’s contains stories with a common theme of loss and grief—either the loss of a person or, more drastically, that of a whole way of life.
In “Memory Dog” by Kathleen Ann Goonan, the world has drastically changed after all-out war. Arnold Wentworth is a “smacker,” someone who sends out […]

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Asimov’s, March 2008

By The Fix Contributors ⋅ January 30, 2008

In the March, 2008, issue of Asimov’s, Brian Stableford depicts a world overrun by biotech in “Following the Pharmers.” Daniel Anderson has retired to a remote part of the Yorkshire Everglades, hoping to be left alone. He once worked for a big pharmaceutical corporation, but has now virtually stopped growing bio-engineered plants—keeping only a few […]

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Asimov’s, February 2008

By Aliette de Bodard ⋅ December 25, 2007

The February 2008 issue of Asimov’s features six stories, all of which are SF.
The issue starts off with “The Last American” by John Kessel, the biography of Andrew Steele, a ruthless and skilled manipulator whose meteoritic rise to President of the United States is only the latest in a series of incarnations which saw Steele […]

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Asimov’s, January 2008

By The Fix Contributors ⋅ November 14, 2007

The January 2008 issue of Asimov’s offers a variety of tales, ranging from straightforward SF to subtle fantasy.
In “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” by Mike Resnick, Silver and Gold are two old men who met each other as kids in the titular shop, which purports to sell magic tricks. They are now ninety-year-olds in […]

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Asimov’s, December 2007

By Aliette de Bodard ⋅ October 3, 2007

The December, 2007, issue of Asimov’s features four SF stories and one fantasy one.
In “All Seated on The Ground” by Connie Willis, aliens have arrived in Denver. The Altari, as they’ve been dubbed (though no one really knows where they’re coming from), seem to be unable to communicate, other than through glares of reprobation—an […]

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