Firestarter by Dan Peacock – 3.5
Phano, May 2025 “Firestarter” is a poignant science fiction story about grief, guilt, and redemption set in Earth’s orbit. The narrator, Nick, works as a “firestarter”—a satellite technician whose job…
Babies Don’t Grow In People by Peter Nena – 3.6
Will This Be A Problem, Issue 2 In a dystopian future society called Jupiter, Acacia Sidai falls mysteriously ill with severe vomiting and fatigue. Medical androids, equipped with advanced bio-imaging…
The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn by Louise Hughes – 3.4
Kaleidotrope, October 2025 Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn was once the best pilot in her division—someone who could outrun Wasps, survive near-fatal encounters, and make it home against all odds. But…
The Jealous Wives of the Sea by Alaya Dawn Johnson – 4.5
Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, 2025 In a post-apocalyptic future where rising seas have forced humanity into underwater cities called SeaCities, Oriana—a twenty-three-year-old settlement woman—travels to SeaCity Oranto to…
Steel Holds the Heat’s Memory by Rick Hollon – 3.6
Kaleidotrope, Summer 2025 A nameless girl travels with her father, a stage conjurer who performs under false names while teaching her the secrets of illusion. Their journey takes a dangerous…
Emilio’s Tale by Bruce McAllister – 3.8
Kaleidotrope, Spring, 2025 Twelve-year-old Emilio lives in a tiny fishing village on the Ligurian coast with his mother, a sex worker who refuses to identify his father. Emilio stands out…
Let the Gods Drown With Us by R.K. Duncan – 2.4
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2026 In a dying coastal settlement called the narrow shore, the Favored—descendants of a people whose green land was drowned by the gods—cling to ritual and…
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…
Hot Bot Summer – 3.5
Summary of Hot Bot Summer by J. R. Dewitt Summary of Hot Bot Summer by J. R. Dewitt Escape Pod 1012, September 25, 2025 by J. R. Dewitt Aura, a…
The Ones Left Behind – 3.9
Summary of The Ones Left Behind by K.J. Chien Summary of The Ones Left Behind by K.J. Chien Grist, Jan 08, 2025 by K.J. Chien In a climate-changed future New…