Locus Magazine, Issue 600, January 2011

Locus is the magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror fields, with reviews, interviews, news, and listings.

Locus Issue #600, January 2011, contains an interview with author Robert J. Sawyer; a column by Cory Doctorow, "Net Neutrality for Writers: It's All About the Leverage"; essays and commentary on SF in the Digital Age by Neil Gaiman, John Scalzi, and many others; bibliographic listings of the month's New Books and Magazines published in the US and UK; and finally, short fiction reviews by Gardner Dozois, Rich Horton, Gary K. Wolfe, Faren Miller, Russell Letson, Paul Witcover, Carolyn Cushman, and others, of books by Jo Walton, Patricia A. McKillip, Iain M. Banks, Orson Scott Card, and more.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer)

Abyss & Apex 4th Quarter 2010 (Rich Horton)
Analog January/February 2011 (Rich Horton)
Apex Magazine November 2010 (Rich Horton)
Asimov's October/November 2010 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov's December 2010 (Gardner Dozois)
Asimov's January 2011 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies October 21 2010 (Rich Horton)
F&SF Nov/Dec 2010 (Gardner Dozois)
Greatest Uncommon Denominator Summer 2010 (Rich Horton)
Interzone November-December 2010 (Gardner Dozois)

Books reviewed in this issue, listed by author (indicating reviewer)

Aaronovitch, Ben Midnight Riot (Faren Miller)
Anonymous, ed. Blind Swimmer (Rich Horton)
Armstrong, Jon Yarn (Paul Witcover)
Asher, Neal The Technician (Russell Letson)
Ashley, Mike, ed. Steampunk Prime (Paul Witcover)
Banks, Iain M. Surface Detail (Paul Witcover)
Banks, Iain M. Surface Detail (Russell Letson)
Beagle, Peter S., ed. The Secret History of Fantasy (Paul Witcover)
Bradley, Darin Noise (Tim Pratt)
Bruen, Ken The Devil (Tim Pratt)
Bunce, Elizabeth C. Star Crossed (Carolyn Cushman)
Card, Orson Scott The Lost Gate (Carolyn Cushman)
Card, Orson Scott Pathfinder (Carolyn Cushman)
del Toro, Guillermo, & Chuck Hogan The Fall (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
DiTerlizzi, Tony The Search for WondLa (Carolyn Cushman)
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe The Hole in the Wall (Carolyn Cushman)
Funke, Cornelia Reckless (Carolyn Cushman)
Gaiman, Neil, & Al Sarrantonio, eds. Stories: All-New Tales (Gardner Dozois)
Hardy, Janice Blue Fire (Carolyn Cushman)
Harvey, Colin, ed. Dark Spires (Rich Horton)
Jones, Gwyneth The Universe of Things (Gary K. Wolfe)
Joyce, Graham The Silent Land (Gary K. Wolfe)
Joyce, Graham The Silent Land (Gary K. Wolfe)
Korogodsky, Leonid Pink Noise (Rich Horton)
McKillip, Patricia A. The Bards of Bone Plain (Faren Miller)
Ness, Patrick Monsters of Men (Carolyn Cushman)
Parker, K. J. The Hammer (Faren Miller)
Pevel, Pierre The Cardinal's Blades (Faren Miller)
Pevel, Pierre The Cardinal's Blades (Faren Miller)
Shulman, Polly The Grimm Legacy (Carolyn Cushman)
VanderMeer, Ann, & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (Paul Witcover)
Wallace, Sean, & Erzebet Yellowboy, eds. Jabberwocky 5 (Rich Horton)
Walton, Jo Among Others (Gary K. Wolfe)
Warren, Kaaron Dead Sea Fruit (Tim Pratt)
Yansky, Brian Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences (Carolyn Cushman)
Yu, Charles How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Adrienne Martini)

About Locus:

Locus is the news magazine and trade journal for chain SF and fantasy buyers, independent bookstore SF and fantasy buyers, and independent distributors as well as librarians, editors, authors, publishing personnel, and interested readers. The magazine has been covering the SF and fantasy fields for over 40 years, and has won the

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