Locus Magazine, Issue #684, January 2018

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

Locus Issue #684 (January 2018) features interviews with John Crowley and JY Yang, a column by Cory Doctorow, a report on SF in Ukraine, photos from the Locus Holiday Party, Best of 2017 lists from Amazon, Audible, Goodreads, and PW, and reviews of short fiction and books by Henry Wessells, Victor LaValle, Maggie Stiefvater, Maggie Shen King, and many others.

Magazine Issues reviewed in this issue (indicating reviewer)

Analog November/December 2017 (Rich Horton)
Asimov's November/December 2017 (Rich Horton)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies November 2017 (Rich Horton)
Clarkesworld November 2017 (Rich Horton)
F&SF Nov/Dec 2017 (Rich Horton)
Lightspeed December 2017 (Rich Horton)
Not One of Us October 2017 (Rich Horton)
Omni Winter 2017 (Rich Horton)
Uncanny September/October 2017 (Rich Horton)

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

Alexander, Alma, ed. Children of a Different Sky (Gardner Dozois)
Brust, Steven Vallista (Liz Bourke)
Caine, Rachel Ash and Quill (Carolyn Cushman)
Cashore, Kristin Jane, Unlimited (Carolyn Cushman)
Cogman, Genevieve The Lost Plot (Carolyn Cushman)
Corey, James S. A. Persepolis Rising (Russell Letson)
Datlow, Ellen, ed. Mad Hatters and March Hares (Gardner Dozois)
Díaz, Junot, ed. Global Dystopias (Gardner Dozois)
Díaz, Junot, ed. Global Dystopias (Rich Horton)
Hendrix, Grady Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Hill, Joe Strange Weather: Four Short Novels (Stefan Dziemianowicz)
Hines, Jim C. Terminal Alliance (Liz Bourke)
Hutchinson, Dave Acadie (Rich Horton)
Jones, Stephen Graham Mapping the Interior (John Langan)
Kiste, Gwendolyn Pretty Marys All in a Row (John Langan)
Lavalle, Victor The Changeling (John Langan)
Law, Lucas K., & Derwin Mak, eds. Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Gardner Dozois)
Mauro, Laura Naming the Bones (John Langan)
McKean, Dave, & William Schafer, eds. The Weight of Words (Gary K. Wolfe)
Milford, Kate Ghosts of Greenglass House (Colleen Mondor)
Nix, Garth, & Sean Williams Have Sword, Will Travel (Carolyn Cushman)
Parisien, Dominik, & Navah Wolfe, eds. Robots vs. Fairies (Gary K. Wolfe)
Parker, K. J. The Father of Lies (Gary K. Wolfe)
Pierce, Tamora Tortall: A Spy's Guide (Carolyn Cushman)
Radford, Irene A Spoonful of Magic (Carolyn Cushman)
Reynolds, Alastair Elysium Fire (Russell Letson)
Rogerson, Margaret An Enchantment of Ravens (Carolyn Cushman)
Stiefvater, Maggie All the Crooked Saints (Colleen Mondor)
Strahan, Jonathan, ed. Infinity Wars (Rich Horton)
Swift, E. J. Paris Adrift (Liz Bourke)
Szilágyi, Anca L. Daughters of the Air (Katharine Coldiron)
Thompson, Tade The Murders of Molly Southbourne (John Langan)
Twain, Mark, & Philip Stead The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (Carolyn Cushman)
Wagner, Phoebe, & Brontë Christopher Wieland, eds. Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation (Gardner Dozois)
Wessells, Henry A Conversation Larger than the Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic 17622017 (Gary K. Wolfe)
Ziemska, Liz Mandelbrot the Magnificent (Liz Bourke)

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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 Hugo Award, science fic

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