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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 37, June 2013

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2013

Penned By John Joseph Adams
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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 37, June 2013

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2013

Penned By John Joseph Adams
4.85 42,137 Ratings
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Lightspeed is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. Novella (eBook exclusive)“The Fool's Tale” by L. Timmel DuchampShort Stories - Fantasy“The Huntsman” by Megan Arkenberg“Paranormal Romance” by Christopher Barzak“Princess Lucinda and the Hound of the Moon” by Theodora Goss (reprint)“Game of Chance” by Carrie VaughnShort Stories - Science Fiction“The Ballad of Marisol Brook” by Sarah Grey“Alive, Alive Oh” by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley“Get a Grip” by Paul Park (reprint)“Mono no aware” by Ken Liu (reprint)Novel Excerpt (eBook exclusive)Preview chapter from "Abaddon’s Gate" by James S. A. Corey (eBook exclusive)Edited by John Joseph AdamsCover Art (and Artist Spotlight) by Pavel Elagin

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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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