Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 140, May 2018

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 140, May 2018

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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 May 2018 issue (#140) contains: * Original fiction by Bo Balder ("A Vastness"), Chelsea Muzar ("Not Now"), Sally Gwylan ("Fleeing Oslyge"), and A Que ("Farewell, Doraemon"). * Reprints by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty ("Cold Comfort") and Michael F. Flynn ("In Panic Town, on the Backward Moon"). * Non-fiction by Mark Cole, an interview with Hannu Rajaniemi, an Another Word column by Regina Kanyu Wang, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Published May 1, 2018
ISBN 40108241
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Neil Clarke writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Neil Clarke lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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