“Sensor Ghosts” by Deborah L. Davitt – 3.5
Lightspeed, February 2026 “Sensor Ghosts” is a science fiction story set on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, where two investigators are sent to check on a research vessel that has gone…
“Dream Destinations (From the Lost Traveler’s Tour Guide)” by Alexander Weinstein – 2.9
Lightspeed, February 2026 “Dream Destinations” is a work of speculative fiction framed as a travel guide to impossible, surreal locations on a mysterious eighth continent that has suddenly appeared on…
“Death Echoes Overlapping” by Megan Chee – 2.1
Lightspeed, February 2026 The story opens on the necropolis space station of the ancient Tau Andromeda megacivilization, where specially trained keepers harvested “death echoes” — a mysterious energy released at…
Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell – 3.6
Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A feminist fairy tale reimagining about escape, transformation,…
The Moving Finger – 3.4
Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A haunting philosophical story about a being that erases people…
Mother’s Hip – 3.1
Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff ``` Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A story about…
Hunter, Hunter – 3.0
Summary of Hunter, Hunter by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe ``` Summary of Hunter, Hunter by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A science fiction story about survival, sacrifice, and leadership aboard a…