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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 43, December 2013

Lightspeed Magazine, December 2013

Penned By John Joseph Adams
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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 43, December 2013

Lightspeed Magazine, December 2013

Penned By John Joseph Adams
4.85 23,249 Ratings
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Lightspeed Magazine, December 2013 #43Edited by John Joseph AdamsCover Art (and Artist Spotlight) Halil UralNovella (eBook exclusive)"The Ballad of Bowsprit Bear's Stead" by Damien BroderickShort Stories - Science Fiction"Invisible Planets" by Hao Jingfang (reprint)"Power Armor: A Love Story" by David Barr Kirtley (reprint)"Dead Fads" by Maureen F. McHugh (reprint)"Leaving Night" by Gregory BenfordShort Stories - Fantasy"Yard Sale" by Kit Reed (reprint)"Miss Nobody Never Was" by James Patrick Kelly"The Correspondence between the Governess and the Attic" by Siobhan Carroll"The Foster Child" by William Browning Spencer (reprint)Novel Excerpts (eBook exclusives)"Twinmaker" by Sean Williams"Alien Honor" by Vaughn HeppnerHorror (eBook bonus from Nightmare Magazine)"57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicide" by Sam J. MillerInterview (from Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast) Margaret Atwood

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John Joseph Adams is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, John Joseph Adams can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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