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• Longing for Stars Once Lost • [Sun Lords of the Principality] • short story by A. Merc Rustad
•  Longing for Stars Once Lost • interior artwork by Reiko Murakami
• The Walk Up Nameless Ridge • (2012) • short story by Hugh Howey
• Crossing the Midday Gate • [Universe of Xuya] • (2016) • novelette by Aliette de Bodard
• What I Told My Little Girl About the Aliens Preparing to Grind Us Into Hamburgers • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• The Tale of Mahliya and Mauhub and the White-Footed Gazelle • (2016) • short story by Sofia Samatar
• The Dragon of Dread Peak • novella by Jeremiah Tolbert
• Becoming • short story by Rachel Swirsky
• The Breaker Queen • [Dark Breakers • 1] • (2014) • novella by C. S. E. Cooney
• Retrograde (excerpt) • short fiction by Peter Cawdron
• Ka (excerpt) • short fiction by John Crowley
• Book Reviews (Lightspeed, October 2017) • essay by Christie Yant
•   Review: An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard • review by Christie Yant
•   Review: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory • review by Christie Yant
• Media Reviews (Lightspeed, October 2017) • essay by Christopher East
• Interview: Tade Thompson • interview of Tade Thompson • interview by Christian A. Coleman
• Author Spotlight: A. Merc Rustad • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of A. Merc Rustad • interview by Alex Puncekar
• Author Spotlight: Hugh Howey • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Hugh Howey • interview by Laurel Amberdine
• Author Spotlight: Jeremiah Tolbert (Lightspeed, October 2017) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Jeremiah Tolbert • interview by Sandra M. Odell [as by Sandra Odell]
• Author Spotlight: Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed, October 2017) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Adam-Troy Castro • interview by Arley Sorg