“Agency” by George Sandison – 3.2
Reactor, February 2026 Francis is an estate agent in financial freefall, scraping together his salary to service debt while showing rental properties across the United Kingdom. What his colleagues Misha…
The Threshold Between Worlds: An Academic Review of Michael Libling’s “The Placemat at Baldy’s Diner” – 4.2
Introduction Michael Libling's novelette "The Placemat at Baldy's Diner," published in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, represents a mature and formally inventive entry in the author's expanding…
“The Placemat at Baldy’s Diner” by Michael Libling – 4.2
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 A grief-stricken man named Shore drives aimlessly through New England, barely sleeping, living in his car, haunted by the loss of his daughter and wife.…
“The High Shrines” by Stephen Case – 3.3
Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 In a future where benevolent AIs once guided humanity to prosperity before mysteriously vanishing, investigator Galédin searches for missing asteroids that might explain their departure.…
Academic Review: “The Ghosts of Goldilocks” by Kevin J. Anderson and Rick Wilber – 4.6
Introduction "The Ghosts of Goldilocks," a novella by Kevin J. Anderson and Rick Wilber published in Asimov's Science Fiction (March/April 2026), represents a collaboration between two established science fiction writers…
“The Ghosts of Goldilocks” by Kevin J. Anderson & Rick Wilber – 4.6
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…
“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…
“How Else” by David Ebenbach – 3.6
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…
“Antarctic Radio” by Gu Shi – 3.1
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…
A Formal Academic Review of “A Fierce Need” by James Van Pelt – 4.7
Introduction James Van Pelt's novelette "A Fierce Need," published in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, represents a mature work from an author whose career has been marked…