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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 178, July 2021

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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 July 2021 issue (#178) contains:Original fiction by Karen Osborne ("Promises We Made Under A Brick-Dark Sky"), Grace Chan ("He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars"), Nick Wolven ("When the Sheaves Are Gathered"), Samantha Murray ("Preserved in Amber"), Leonid Kaganov ("I'm Feeling Lucky"), M V Melcer ("The Falling"), and Rich Larson ("Last Nice Day").Non-fiction includes an article by Andrew Liptak and interviews with Tommy Arnold and Sheree Renee Thomas, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Pages 155
Language Eng
Publisher Wyrm Publishing
Published July 1, 2021
ISBN 61196370
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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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