Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 188, May 2022

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 188, May 2022

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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, articles, interviews and art.Our May 2022 issue (#188) contains:Original fiction by Rich Larson ("Wants Pawn Term"), Adriana C. Grigore ("Tea Parties around Nebula-55"), Bo Balder ("Hatching"), David D. Levine ("Kora Is Life"), Liang Qingsan ("The Possibly Brief Life of Guang Hansheng"), Oyedotun Damilola Muees ("A Manual on Different Options of How to Bring A Loved One to Life"), and Oskar Källner ("Gamma").Non-fiction includes an article by Galen T. Pickett, interviews with Dennard Dayle and Alex Shvartsman & Tarryn Thomas, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Pages 149
Language Eng
Publisher Wyrm Publishing
Published May 1, 2022
ISBN 61143646
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