Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Forty years after the damaged generation ship Hind barely managed to land its passengers on the planet Goldilocks, humanity struggles to survive on a world…
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…
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Sharon (Shar) Katz is a chronic second-guesser who always wonders how her life might have turned out differently. When Virtual Alternative Reality (VAR) technology becomes…
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Gu Shi’s “Antarctic Radio” presents a haunting vision of climate catastrophe through the format of a radio broadcast interwoven with a family’s desperate journey at…
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 This poignant novelette follows Theo and her best friend Celeste from childhood through young adulthood, united by their fierce dream of reaching space.As ten-year-olds, the…
Clarkesworld, February 2026 In a near-future Toronto, Aniqa Khan rushes her girlfriend Maria Shah to the emergency room, only to discover a devastating truth: Maria is an android. For four…
Clarkesworld, February 2026 Morag is a tech salvager living in post-collapse Wales who maintains robots, including her companion walkbot Seamus—a former military killer robot she freed years ago. During Rugby…
Clarkesworld, February 2026 Mars is a genetically modified soldier fleeing military pursuit in Windhoek, Namibia. Born with a congenital inability to feel pain, he was selected as a child for…
Clarkesworld, February 2026 This nested science fiction narrative follows Mason (Maxexcelson), son of tech CEO Rembrandt Crow, who becomes the navigational consciousness of the Diviner—a luxury sleeper ship carrying wealthy…
Clarkesworld, February 2026 "Chip" is a thoughtful science fiction story about Mengxiang (Meng), a jobless newcomer to a futuristic city, and their unexpected friendship with an AI robocab named Chip.…