LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.
Our cover story this month is an original science fiction short by Sarah Grey , illustrated by Waiji Choo. We also have original SF from Alex Irvine , along with SF reprints by Bruce McAllister and Dominica Phetteplace . Plus, we have original fantasy by Manuel Gonzales and Kate Elliott , and fantasy reprints by Sheree Renée Thomas and Dennis Danvers . All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with our book and media review columns. For our ebook readers, we also have the ebook-exclusive reprint of the SF novella “Native Seeds,” by Catherine Wells. Our book excerpt this month comes from Sam Hawke’s debut novel, CITY OF LIES.
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.
Our cover story this month is an original science fiction short by Sarah Grey , illustrated by Waiji Choo. We also have original SF from Alex Irvine , along with SF reprints by Bruce McAllister and Dominica Phetteplace . Plus, we have original fantasy by Manuel Gonzales and Kate Elliott , and fantasy reprints by Sheree Renée Thomas and Dennis Danvers . All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with our book and media review columns. For our ebook readers, we also have the ebook-exclusive reprint of the SF novella “Native Seeds,” by Catherine Wells. Our book excerpt this month comes from Sam Hawke’s debut novel, CITY OF LIES.