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Short Story Finalists for the 2018 Nebula Award

April 12, 2019 The Unbound Writers

“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington.” Illustration by Odera Igbokwe from Fireside Magazine. — “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington.” Illustration by Odera Igbokwe from *Fireside Magazine*.

Fiction Unbound continues our annual tradition of admiring the unique voices and daring ideas that are the short stories nominated by SWFA member writers for the Nebula Awards. No predictions.

"A People's Future of the United States"

April 5, 2019 The Unbound Writers

Dystopia can be fun, in the right hands, but time loops probably aren’t. Example: our own era. Fiction Unbound writers Gemma and Catie explore stories that consider what the future may bring based on where we are presently, in the new collection A People’s Future of the United States.

"Muse of Nightmares": Looking Through the Lens of Trauma

March 29, 2019 C.S. Peterson

Laini Taylor put a restriction on this project: killing couldn’t be the solution to her characters’ conflicts. The result is a harrowing exploration of nightmares, both lived and dreamed.

Whitney Scharer’s “The Age of Light” Illuminates Lee Miller During Her Man Ray Years

March 22, 2019 Danyelle Overbo

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Whitney Scharer’s historical fiction The Age of Light is a sumptuous look into photographer and artist Lee Miller’s relationship with Man Ray. Set in Paris in the early 1930’s, this novel does a beautiful job of giving Lee Miller a strong, clear voice during her formative years as a artist.

"Black Leopard, Red Wolf": A Knife to the Neck of Genre and Gender Tropes

March 15, 2019 CH Lips

2015 Man Booker winner Marlon James embraces epic fantasy with a non-conforming, lightning-paced tale that up-ends every expectation.

Sooner or Later Sarah Pinsker Breaks Your Heart and Puts It Back Together All Weird

March 8, 2019 Theodore McCombs

The award-winning Sarah Pinsker finally has a collection out, and it’s excellent.

No More Yielding but a Dream: Sandra Newman's "The Heavens" and the Progressive Vision

January 18, 2019 Theodore McCombs

The Heavens by Sandra Newman from Grove Atlantic

Newman’s novel is an inspired time-travel story and a troubled look at progressive hopes.

Their Hungry, Thirsty Roots: McGuire's latest Wayward Child

January 4, 2019 C.S. Peterson

Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series continues with a story that asks, “What if life were fair?” It’s portal fantasy at its best: A door appears, a choice is made, you come back changed … if you come back at all.

"How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?": The Book Born Great

December 21, 2018 Sean Cassity

If three consecutive novel Hugos have not convinced you N. K. Jemisin is a modern master, this collection will bridge the gap.

Refusing Silence: A Review of Gabino Iglesias's "Coyote Songs"

December 15, 2018 Guest Contributor

Guest Contributor Manual Aragon reviews Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias. “[Iglesias] creates a world that I know, where language knows no barriers, no walls, and moves exactly where it is most comfortable.”

"Mechanical Animals": An Anthology of Animal Automata, Old and New

November 30, 2018 The Unbound Writers

Biomimicry abounds in this themed collection of new and classic science fiction “at the crux of creatures and tech,” from Hex Publishers.

A Human Being Is Only Breath and Shadow: "The Book of M"

November 7, 2018 Theodore McCombs

Peng Shepherd’s thrilling debut novel explodes post-apocalyptic fantasies of independence.

"Finding Baba Yaga": The Perfect Book for the Season of the Witch

October 19, 2018 The Unbound Writers

Jane Yolen’s novel-in-verse, Finding Baba Yaga, arrives just in time for the season of the witch.

"New Fears 2": Nightmares Are the Price We Pay for Dreaming

October 12, 2018 The Unbound Writers

In the second New Fears anthology, horror knows no boundaries.

What Feels Like Fate: Daisy Johnson’s "Everything Under"

October 5, 2018 Theodore McCombs

A watery, Gothic update of Greek myth by an exciting new voice in dark fiction.

"Exit Strategy": Beware the Wrath of Murderbot

September 28, 2018 Mark Springer

In volume 4 of The Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot’s climactic showdown with an evil corporation pushes the rogue SecUnit to its limits, and beyond.

"Circe": A Thousand Ways to Deal with Lovers

September 21, 2018 C.S. Peterson

Yes, you can turn them into pigs, but there are so many other situations women find themselves in and such a variety of possible responses. Gods and Heroes, trigger warning: not all of them act like gentlemen.