The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 917
| Novel |
Darren appears to have become a bloodthirsty monster and has cut off Kerri’s and Tiponi’s rescue. But a forest stream may offer temporary shelter from Darren’s magical powers. Rebecca Johnson, Keepers of the Ageless One |
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| Novella |
Eta confers with Jose Luis and Gael just as the Solarian Axis invades the Alebrije system and causes a mass flight of refugees. Gabriel S. de Anda, Castles in the Sky
Chapter V: Eta Greschoff-Alatriste
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| Short Stories |
Dan carries a message that he intends to deliver to whoever will listen. His relatives’ gardening shows him that nettles do not belong in certain gardens and that some people won’t listen:
Shauna Checkley, A Time of Nettles. Beth is an artificial intelligence specializing in the genetic modification of plants to forestall a world hunger crisis. Beth also has a moral compass and a sense of humor: Geoffrey C. Porter, The Beth-Made Plants. Omega performs special effects in combating enemy drones while his partner, Hoonra, carries out a rescue mission: Tom Vaine, Omega Brown and the Sorcerer of Space Station 9, part 1; part 2; conclusion, |
| Flash Fiction |
It may be hard to adjust to — or even imagine — living somewhere else, even if one must: Charles C. Cole, The Other Woman. |
| Poetry |
Channie Greenberg, Darkling Jessica Lee McMillan, Reflections on Glass |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 917 finds that discoveries can be made by Following Noses. |
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| Letters | Bewildering Stories responds to a query about Writers’ Resources. |
| The Reading Room |
Douglas Young, Deep in the Forest excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Flight of Fancy A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance |
Randomly selected Bewildering motto:
Randomly selected classic rejection notice:
Bewildering Stories’ official mottoes:
“Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé
Ars longa, vita brevis. Rough translation: “Proofreading never ends.”
To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: In Times to Come
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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