Interstellar Flight Magazine Best of Year One
by Edited by Holly Lyn Walrath
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Pub Date 3 Aug 2020 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2020
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Description
From space opera to weird fiction to indie games and NaNoWriMo, this collection represents the best in nonfiction dedicated to geekery. Founded by Holly Lyn Walrath, Interstellar Flight Magazine is an online SFF and pop culture mag devoted to essays on what’s new in the world of speculative genres. With interviews, personal essays, rants, and raves, the authors of Interstellar Flight Magazine explore the vast outreaches of nerdom.
In the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, we feature “writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope.”
This anthology also features excerpts from three new Interstellar Flight Press books: The Manticore’s Vow by Cassandra Rose Clarke, a world of dangerous magic and thrilling adventures with this trio of gorgeous, swashbuckling tales, Twelve by Andrea Blythe, a luscious and fae poetry chapbook based on the fairytale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and Local Star by Aimee Ogden, a polyamorous space opera with a fast-paced, action-packed adventure that’s sure to punch you in the feels.
Table of Contents:
The Ones Who Walk Away By Holly Lyn Walrath
Monsters Under the Bed (and Outside the Window) by E.D. Walker
The Greatest Arsenal: Science Fiction Libraries and Archives by Jeremy Brett
Boundary Crossing, Liminality, & the Hungarian Literary Fantastic by T.D. Walker
Indie Games and Accessibility: A Personal Odyssey by Archita Mittra
Diverse Space Opera, Fight Scenes and NaNoWriMo by E.D. Walker
Phantom Fares by Piper J. Daniels
Riverdale, Writer’s Block, & Naval Warfare by Holly Lyn Walrath
Cats in Science Fiction Films by John Tuttle
Unabashedly Hopeful, Heartbroken, & Silly by J.T. Morse
Strange Bodies by Presley Thomas
Spinning Tales, Chinese Embroidery, & Musical Composition by E.D. Walker
Perception, Uncertainty, and Dread: The Horror of Perspective by Caitlin Starling
Space Opera Is Having a Moment and We Love It by E.D. Walker
Goth Weirdness, Slavic Folklore, & Ohio by Jody T. Morse
No Room in Narnia by Erin Becker
Korean Folklore, Big Space Explosions, & Mathematics by Michael Glazner
What Else is there to Say about the Joker? by Archita Mittra and Kaylee Craig
Excerpt: The Manticore’s Vow by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Excerpt: Twelve by Andrea Blythe
Excerpt: Local Star by Aimee Ogden
Featuring Interviews with:
T. Kingfisher
Bogi Takács
Valerie Valdes
R.F. Kuang
Christian McKay Heidicker
Elizabeth Lim
Emily A. Duncan
Yoon Ha Lee
A Note From the Publisher
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Featured Reviews
A_Place_In_The O, Media/Journalist
I'm not going to say I adored every story, but there wasn;t one that I gave up on... no, not even tempted. A lot of great writers who I'll certainly be hunting out more by. Give it a go!
Reviewer 418715
A magazine to follow. A solid selection of stories and strong editing make it a joy to read. I enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Mirco H, Reviewer
SFF non-fiction can show where we are, how we got here, and where we're going. This anthology does all three well, with engaging author interviews showing the past and present of SFF while the excerpts at the end leave the reader excited for what's coming next. Not every piece hit 100% but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The opening essay is particularly strong for its timeliness. Some of the other essays were too conversational (it's jarring when the interviews have cleaner grammar than some moments in the essays) but I understand that's a matter of personal taste. Overall, a good collection of works that left me satisfied, entertained, and more educated than I started.
John T, Reviewer
This "best of year" collection presented a nice selection of articles, interviews, poetry, and essays that will mostly be of value to SFF fans and authors who want to keep up on current tends and persons of interest in that genre of literature. The material is well presented and of appropriate length and depth.
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