StarShipSofa No 444 Chen Qiufan, Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan – mp3 Week 1 of Translations Special Month! This story was originally written in Chinese and has been translated into English. Main Fiction: “The Smog Society” by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue […]
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StarShipSofa No 443 Matthew Ward
Main Fiction: “Brazen Dreams” by Matthew Ward Originally published in Grimdark Magazine Issue #4 When the young Matthew Ward wasn’t reading of strange worlds in the works of C S Lewis, Tolkien and Douglas Hill, he was watching adventure and mystery in Doctor Who, and Richard Carpenter’s excellent Robin of Sherwood series. In 2002, he […]
StarShipSofa No 442 Erica L. Satifka and Mark Mann
Interview: Mark Mann – Hassan and the Beam Main Fiction: “Signs Following” by Erica L. Satifka Originally published in Ideomancer Erica L. Satifka’s fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Shimmer, and various other places. Her debut novel Stay Crazy will be released by Apex Publications in August 2016. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her spouse Rob […]
StarShipSofa No 441 William Ledbetter
Fact: Science News by J J Campanella Main Fiction: “The Rings of Mars” by William Ledbetter Originally published in Writers of the Future Volume 28. William Ledbetter is a writer with more than forty speculative fiction stories and non-fiction articles published in markets such as Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jim Baen’s Universe, Writers of the […]
StarShipSofa No 440 Joe R. Lansdale
Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Main Fiction: “The Wizard of the Trees” by Joe R. Lansdale Originally published in Old Venus, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois Champion mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than forty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared […]