Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts By Ida Countess Rathangan
by Ian McDonald Time: 44m (13K words) Issue: Old Venus
Lady Ida's visit to Venus was
memorialized by the beautiful floral papercuts she made there, but this
sensational story reveals the secret of the real purpose of her visit.
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A young woman is murdered in Armstrong
City, Luna, and both the police and organized crime want to understand why.
Captivating.
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The narrator, a blond American man,
works for a Mexican oil company and leaks information to the cartels. He
beats their lie detector tests using special implants in his face.
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In near-future Seattle, a basketball
scout finds an unusually talented high school senior, but there's one catch.
This story is uplifting and painful all at once.
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On an alternate Venus, communist
Russians investigate mysterious disappearances and worry that the Americans
are behind it.
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The Astrakhan, the Homburg, and the Red Red Coal
by Chaz Brenchley Time: 25m (8K words) Issue: Lightspeed 61
A group of Englishmen sharing an
evening in a pub near a canal on "Old Mars" meet a stranger who
knows their secret and makes them an offer.
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The Javelin reaches a rogue planet 36
light-days from Earth, but the crew finds something terrible there.
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
2015 Lois Tilton & Gardner Dozois Short Fiction List
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