“Satan’s Slave” by R. Garcia y Robertson – 3.2
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 In a future where slavery has returned to the outer solar system, Diana Spartaca is a gladiator fighting to survive in Nova Roma, a colony…
The Legend Liminal by Ren Hutchings – 4.0
Stars and Sabers Publishing Version 1.0.0 Stacey M. Kells and her two brothers, Spencer and Shelton, along with their best friend Faye, set out on a road trip west in…
Every Dark Cloud by Marisca Pichette – 3.7
Ghost Orchid Press In a future Earth shrouded in permanent darkness, humanity survives beneath artificially generated clouds that protect them from a sun turned deadly. Eighty years ago, the Coalition…
The Lady in Camo by John Richard Trtek – 3.8
Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 Jack Twice, a streetwise “gitman” (investigator) and clone of a powerful political figure, takes on what seems like a simple missing persons case in the…
Cinder House – 4.5
Summary of Cinder House by Freya Marske Summary of Cinder House by Freya Marske Tordotcom Publishing, 2025 by Freya Marske This is a Cinderella retelling featuring a ghost, a cursed…