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• 1 • Editorial: September 2018 (Lightspeed, September 2018) • [Editorial (Lightspeed)] • essay by John Joseph Adams
• 4 • Her Monster, Whom She Loved • short story by Vylar Kaftan
• 4 •  Her Monster, Whom She Loved • interior artwork by Galen Dara
• 9 • Harry and Marlowe and the Secret of Ahomana • [Harry and Marlowe / The Aetherian Revolution] • novelette by Carrie Vaughn
• 30 • The Last to Matter • novelette by Adam-Troy Castro
• 47 • How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps • (2014) • short story by A. Merc Rustad
• 61 • The Explainer • short story by Ken Liu
• 65 • Hard Mary • novelette by Sofia Samatar
• 95 • NPC • (2015) • short story by Charles Yu
• 102 • Stone Wall Truth • (2010) • novelette by Caroline M. Yoachim
• 118 • Travelling Into Nothing • (2016) • novelette by An Owomoyela
• 132 • Frontier ABCs: The Life and Times of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher • (2013) • short story by Seanan McGuire
• 141 • They Go Bump • (2002) • novelette by David Barr Kirtley
• 158 • Abandonware • short story by Genevieve Valentine
• 169 • Jump • short story by Cadwell Turnbull
• 175 • The Coin of Heart's Desire • (2013) • short story by Yoon Ha Lee
• 182 • You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You • short story by Maria Dahvana Headley
• 196 • Conspicuous Plumage • short story by Sam J. Miller
• 207 • A Brief Guide to the Seeking of Ghosts • short story by Kat Howard
• 211 • Elena's Egg • (2013) • short story by Theodora Goss
• 220 • The Super Ultra Duchess of Fedora Forest • (2016) • short story by Charlie Jane Anders
• 228 • The Girl with Sun in Her Head • short story by Jeremiah Tolbert (variant of The Girl with the Sun in Her Head 2004)
• 238 • The Spaceship Next Door (excerpt) • short fiction by Gene Doucette
• 244 • A Few of Our Favorite Things • essay by Wendy N. Wagner
• 248 • Book Reviews: September 2018 (Lightspeed, September 2018) • essay by Arley Sorg
• 248 •   Review: Zero Sum Game by S. L. Huang • review by Arley Sorg
• 249 •   Review: The Black God's Drums by
  P. Djèlí Clark^?P. Djeli Clark
  • review by Arley Sorg
• 250 •   Review: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse • review by Arley Sorg
• 252 • Media Reviews: September 2018 (Lightspeed, September 2018) • essay by Jenn Reese
• 256 • Interview: John Joseph Adams • interview of John Joseph Adams • interview by Christian A. Coleman
• 268 • Author Spotlight: Vylar Kaftan • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Vylar Kaftan • interview by Gordon B. White
• 270 • Author Spotlight: Genevieve Valentine • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Genevieve Valentine • interview by
  Setsu Uzumé^?Setsu Uzume
• 272 • Author Spotlight: Carrie Vaughn (Lightspeed, September 2018) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Carrie Vaughn • interview by Sandra M. Odell [as by Sandra Odell]
• 274 • Author Spotlight: Cadwell Turnbull • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Cadwell Turnbull • interview by Alex Puncekar
• 276 • Author Spotlight: Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed, September 2018) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Adam-Troy Castro • interview by Jude Griffin
• 278 • Author Spotlight: Maria Dahvana Headley (Lightspeed, September 2018) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Maria Dahvana Headley • interview by Jude Griffin
• 282 • Author Spotlight: Ken Liu • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Ken Liu • interview by unknown
• 285 • Author Spotlight: Sofia Samatar • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Sofia Samatar • interview by unknown
• 287 • Author Spotlight: Sam J. Miller • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Sam J. Miller • interview by unknown
• 290 • Author Spotlight: Kat Howard • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Kat Howard • interview by unknown