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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 81, June 2013

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 81

Penned By Neil Clarke
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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 81, June 2013

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 81

Penned By Neil Clarke
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Editor's Note:
FICTION“The Urashima Effect” by E. Lily Yu “This is Why We Jump” by Jacob Clifton“Free-Fall” by Graham Templeton“Mongoose” by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear“Dead Men Walking” by Paul J. McAuleyNON-FICTION“Beyond the Tracks: The Locomotive in Science Fiction Literature” by Jason Heller“Eccentric Relatives and Raw Grief: A Conversation with Susan Palwick” by Jeremy L. C. Jones“Another Word: The Techs Can Do It” by Daniel Abraham“Editor’s Desk: Publishing Turns Like a Battleship” by Neil Clarke

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Length 96 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Wyrm Publishing
Released June 1, 2013
Identifier (ISBN) 18014639
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