N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy is about the end of history. At the 2018 Hugo Awards, presented last night at WorldCon 76 in San Jose, California, she made history. “I am on this stage accepting this award for pretty much the same reason as every previous Hugo winner,” Jemisin said. “Because I worked my ass […]
The height of summer brought another impressive stack of short stories to the pages of magazines and screens of discerning sci-fi and fantasy readers. Here are the stories that I truly connected with in July. “The Passenger“, by Emily Lundgren in Shimmer Kara stands outside the Pump N’ Stuff where she works, waiting for her […]
Uncanny Magazine, two-time winner of the Hugo Award, is one of our favorite sources for fantastic sci-fi and fantasy short fiction, not to mention essays, commentary, podcasts, art, and more! That’s why each year for the past few years, we’ve turned over the blog to the Uncanny crew to help give a boost to their […]