In the realm of speculative fiction, science fiction magazines have carved a niche for themselves, transporting readers to uncharted territories of imagination. Delve into these periodicals and discover a kaleidoscope of extraordinary tales that push the boundaries of science, technology, and human existence. From classic pulps to contemporary digital editions, these magazines ignite curiosity, challenge norms, and offer a glimpse into possible futures, inviting readers to explore the vast expanse of the unknown.

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 61

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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 61 is a special fifth anniversary issue that celebrates the magazine's five-year history of publishing quality science fiction and fantasy. This issue features original fic...

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 153 (February 2023)

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LIGHTSPEED Magazine Issue 153 (February 2023) is the perfect place to explore science fiction and fantasy. Featuring a wide range of stories from near-future, sociological soft SF to far-future, star-...

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 5: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur summer solstice 2020 issue includes 13 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:Wolf by Carla Durbach"The scents of human sweat, wildfire, and fear rise like water vapor in the frosted midnight air."Cinnamon and Copper by E. J. Sidle"When I see him, my mouth fills with teeth."The Hanging Tree by Chris Reeve"I cannot shake the idea that we have somehow set something in motion, something that can’t be stopped."Metallic Sun by Garrett Rowlan"She thought she saw something, a brightness in the dark, a sign of artificial life: a hint of light behind the eyes."In the Silent Garden by Rebecca Buchanan"She stared, sightless and still, into the distance, her body covered in cold moss."Scenes from the End of a World by Steward C Baker"'Greetings, lottery winners!" said the man in the holo, smiling too broadly to be sincere. "And welcome to the future.'"The House at the Lakeside by Prisha Mehta"But there was nothing there, only the sunlight, dampened by the rain, and the lake hissing up at me like a thousand shards of glass."Bob's Emporium of Wonders by Matt Gomez"'Is this the kind of place where you sell me something, and in the end, I realize I had what it took all along to fix my problems?'"Transfer by Esther Clark"There are three doors. One is bright blue like topaz; one is a deep red, like wine; one is pitch black with white trim."The Return by L. D. Oxford"In her dreams, she returned to the island."The Road to Salvation by Eva Schultz"Here he was, walking down a makeshift street in the desert to his father and his fate."The Fear Inventory by Elizabeth Guilt"'I will have your fear, it will be mine to enjoy. I will be able to taste it when you dream your worst nightmares.'"The Guardian by Geri Meyers"'What sort of queen could you be without command of your guardian?'"When the Sand Runs Out by Addison Rizer"The end of the world was lonely, but so had the world been before. At least now we could blame it on the virus when our smiles didn’t reach our eyes."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 2: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur autumnal equinox 2019 issue includes 12 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay"She returned to bed before dawn, smelling of the sea, her body slipping next to mine when the sparrows began to sing."Not Locks but Keys by Michael Walker"He played the poem over in his mind. In the small, floating part of his mind that still belonged to him."The Melodic Travels of a Man Selling Lives by Dennis Mombauer"The countdown began, the shell enveloped Marcus—and all of a sudden, softly and without warning, he heard the music again, the exact same melody, in the exact same moment before the entry into foldspace."Muzi's Boon by Drema Deòraich"The sight of villagers crowding her at every Flowering to beg selfish boons turned my stomach."Players by Astra Crompton"The itch in my code is excruciating now; a punishment for my disobedience but a price I am willing to pay."I Wanted You to be Happy by Alexandra Grunberg"The reason for the end of the world, was me."A Fitting End by Tom Howard"It would have been nice to have friends who existed outside of books, her only companions during her battle with DIPG."The Waves by Lara Alonso Corona"But you get used to all sorts of things. Like having the Old Town underwater."Stowaway by John Visclosky"She knew that Venus was not like Earth. On Venus, there was still work. It was a planet with a future, where even a girl from a dusty village could be whatever she wanted."Reflections by Hugh McStay"It was through the mirrors that the nightmares came."A Cure for Spring by Larina Warnock"'I wanted…' Carmyne gasped between every word. 'I wanted it to feel like the end of everything.'"The Linear Concept of Time by C. S. Lytal"'But maybe they can’t come back to us. Maybe we have to go to them,'” I say, thinking of the tunnel of darkness and stars."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 9: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur summer solstice 2021 issue includes 15 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:Exile's Heart by Nicola Kapron"The man in the river coughed up fire, threw his head back, and screamed."Remembered Voices by Joe Giordano"Strange—I seemed to have been dropped into a 1940s movie set, but where were the cameras and crew?"The Afflicted by Ara Hone"Samey, my forever friend, deserved a last glimpse of topside before her change."Ballad of the Monsoon Seas by Avra Margariti"He thought he caught another gleaming smile hooked in the corner of her mouth. 'You mean you came here to exploit the priestesshood’s goodwill. A pirate, indeed.'"The Jogger by Jenny Maloney"His skill at finding the dead has been impeccable for almost seven decades."Putzy's Perfumes by Beth McCabe"Ellis’s body flooded with endorphins in the close, fragrant air of the shop."Deserved by Randall Drum"Arthur hated funerals almost as much as he hated his mother."Ghosted by W. E. Wertenberger"But if we were right about the size of this Ghost deposit, money wasn’t going to be a concern for me or my descendants for generations to come."This Old House by Angie Calder Telepenko"I may not be much to look at now, but they used to be so proud of me."The Parking Level by Victoria K. Martin"Access to the parking level during travel is strictly prohibited for all passengers and staff. Vehicles in this area will be monitored and maintained by an onboard AI to ensure they are in working order upon arrival."Child of Dreams by Geri Meyers (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)"I’ve dreamed of you since I was small."The Dreamer by Julie Cohen"She remembered the taste of air suddenly. Real air, true fresh air not scarred by decay."The Tower She Built by Nicki Vardon"The wings would look beautiful when finished. Beautiful. White and blemish-free as on the statues in the winding way."The Sweetest Things by Carol Scheina"But sweets came easy for my love, Aimee. She could call down the clouds with a simple wave of her hands."Down Phoenix Alley by Court Ellyn"For a moment she dared to believe a flower was going to fix everything."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 6: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur autumnal equinox 2020 issue includes 13 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:Death and Natalie, Natalie and Death by Jordan Taylor"Death was crying. She wasn’t supposed to cry."Power Down by Nicole Tanquary"Human or droid, this was the start of an interrogation process that had a lot riding on it."The Proclamation by Regina Higgins"'Be it known that, by order of the Council, all registered wise women must cease and desist the practice and teaching of Divination'"The Lightning Boy by Taylor Rae"Through the binoculars, my next life spells itself out in flashbulb images."Green Skin Deep by Mary E. Lowd"'We’re so much alike,' Trinth said, forming the sound of the words through her flute-like reeds."Blame the Monster by Jennifer Lee Rossman"They dared to dream of a world that punished the monsters instead of the victims."The Invisible Ones by Alexis Ames"They said that if we talked about it, we would die, because that’s precisely what happened in quarantine."The Tramping Ground by Carol Gore"The kids at school didn’t believe I talked with Satan most afternoons."Kafka and the Castle by Austin Shirey"The castle seemed to stretch on into infinity, filled with thousands of doors and windows that all led nowhere."Mourning on Calendas by DL Shirey"Monuments ringed the impact crater in bunches—two here, six there—as if they were sharing secrets."The Finale by Rowan Rook (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)"By the end of the night, the audience will be as dead as their dreams."Cat or Crow by Edward Black"Condition the First: Each wish wished must be accompanied by a negative desire."Directions by Lore Graham"Unlike many fans, he was content to be a mundane piece of that magical world."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 3: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur winter solstice 2019 issue includes 13 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:The Children of Gods by MM Schreier"She didn’t answer. Instead, she reached out with her pail and scooped up asteroids, meteorites, stardust."The Fool by Ashley Clayson"Tori hated that phrase, time travel. As if that was all she was doing. As if she wasn’t one of the world’s leading experts in tempo-spatial multiverse splits."Dragon Crossing by Jennifer Shelby"Gavin recognized it now. The sound of a dragon in mourning. He’d imagined this when he thought of what his funeral might be like."Priestess of the Waters by Rebecca Buchanan"Sallali pulled out the clove cigarette and rolled it between his fingers: a nervous tell. 'The nymphs won’t let the body go.'”La Pequeña Roja by Abby Vogler"It wasn't a real island, not like the ones that the old folks talked about. Their islands were dome-shaped concrete houses that dotted the Okaloosa wetlands like bubbles in bath water."The Barn by Ria Hill"'I see a sign,' he says. 'But it’s not much help. It just says ‘aeternam.’'"Children of the Pulsars by Matthew Winchester"It had cost him $1500 to get it there—there being a rocky exoplanet dubbed Tiyan-54b. He had chosen it because it was unpopular, drawing significantly less traffic than the many earth-likes that clogged Instagram feeds."Ari and the Tiger by H.R. Wasserstein"Ari can’t remember her life before the tiger stalked her. She steps out into the sun, feels the warmth of it on her skin, and knows that he is there."The Mangaka Lover by Russell Hemmell"'You can’t make love…because of one of your characters? Is he jealous, maybe?' I tried to keep the incredulity out of my voice, but irony seeped in nonetheless."The Rat-Bug War by Avra Margariti"'You want the bugs to lay eggs in your ears? The rats to gnaw your bones? Fine by me. Just warn me next time I decide to keep you safe.'"Lost Loves by Joyce Reynolds-Ward"We reached the space where the woman and the horse had disappeared into the wall and Sox stopped. He nuzzled the wall twice, then repeated his mournful whicker."Candlelight by Barry Charman"Is this a dream? An understandable thought. A necessary one, for sanity. You remember blowing out the black candle. The one you were warned not to light."Last Night on Earth by Steve Haywood"More than anything right then, I wanted to see one last sunset."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 8: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur vernal equinox 2021 issue includes 15 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:The Cadillac by Joanne Askew"I drove ’til it was dark. It freed me. It made me feel again."The Youngest by Susan D. Smallwood"Each of my sisters who had surfaced and swam among the humans brought back knowledge to share with the rest of us."The Goblin Tree by Liam Carton"I was old enough, I decided, to see the goblins for myself, up close and without the need for binoculars."Consummation by Robb T. White"I used to know when it was real, when it was only a dream."Wake Up by Jason P. Burnham"'Captain, I’m not certain I understand your question, but let me answer what I think you are asking,' said the ship. 'Our journey has lasted considerably longer than was originally intended.'"In the Blink by Rowan Rook (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)"If someone near me will suffer or die within the next day or so, I witness it, literally in the blink of an eye."The Man Who Never Returned by Jennifer Quail"She was standing so perfectly still, I missed when she raised her eyes and looked across the tracks at me."Entangled by David Whitmarsh"'The Entanglement procedure opens a door that’s already ajar.' She gestures as she talks—lively, graceful hands. 'Did you ever see a face for the first time, but it’s already familiar?'"A Winter's Kiss by Rachel Cochran"I am willing to sell every last scrap of me, to give myself to him body and soul, if only he will permit me to remain in these halls."Enlightenments, As Reported by Two Residents of Independence, Oregon by Ross Showalter"I felt like I was in a place where I knew nothing. There were no rules anymore; anything could happen. I didn’t feel scared by that. I laid back down and tried to sleep."Healing Potions by Andrey Pissantchev"The warrior is in a bad way."Trapped and Eternal by Todd Moore"The playground had been emptied of bodies by the automated cleanup crews. The Eternal towers glowed in the predawn like a sneer."Chimera by M.E. Proctor"The more Sam learned, the more he read, the more he admired the scope of his grandfather’s vision. Sirius had imagined a garden of myth, a cosmogony of monsters."Of Feathers and Flowers by Xan van Rooyen"To be so easily unmade. Ara longed for it."Ascending Earth by Sarah Jane Justice"In a sudden panic, she rushed around the confined space, assessing every corner of the craft that would take them away from Earth."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

Speculative North Magazine Issue 1: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (Speculative North Magazine:...

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Speculative North Magazine Issue 1: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror" is a must-have for any fan of speculative literature. With a wide variety of stories, poems, interviews, and non-fiction conte...

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue

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Lightspeed Magazine's June 2014 issue is a special edition celebrating Women Destroy Science Fiction! This issue is full of amazing content, featuring eleven original science fiction short stories, fo...

Amazing Stories #1: V.1 No. 1 In Hugo Gernsback's Historic Science Fiction Magazine

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Amazing Stories" by visiting our Facebook page at facebook.com/classiccomicslibrary! Amazing Stories #1: V.1 No. 1 In Hugo Gernsback's Historic Science Fiction Magazine - - April 1926 - - The Beginni...

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 7: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur winter solstice 2020 issue includes 13 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:Monster by Demi-Louise Blackburn"The light divides, and the submarine follows, drifting like some bloated carcass settling down into the sand."Like Shipwrecked Stars by Scott Beggs"It turned out that superheroes were perfect for fighting crime but not beating it."Demons and Gods by Geri Meyers"'I won’t tell anyone, I swear. Just like I don’t tell anyone about the demon that saved you when you were little like me.'"Orbital Lullaby by M. Douglas White"'We could have enjoyed a perfectly normal life back on Earth!' I yelled. 'You could have let other people chase salvation.'"The Fawn by A.L. Hodges"There was something distinctly profane about the pitiless wounds, and I felt the creature’s eyes interrogating me to find a reason for the pain that we had brought into the world."Firemaker by Jonny Eberle"His dreams were growing more vivid all the time. It was a side effect of the strain of time travel on the human mind."Song of Stillness by Benjamin Kugler"The marriage of force and desire spilled from the woods as a carrion sea, singing its war-song."Something Rare and Beautiful by Lisa Fox"They didn’t question the ways of The Order, even as their own children were marked from the moment they entered this world."Un Comienzo by V.T. Dorchester"He feels a terrible anticipation, a certainty there is something he should see, if he could only find the right focus."The Sum of the Parts by Tricia Lowther"Pictures within pictures, codes within codes, worlds within worlds."The Loneliness of Lions by Sarah Philpott"Arawn knew better than to think himself the stronger predator, not here, not in this place."Now Arriving on Track Four by Michael Merriam"The ghost train pulled into the station as I draped the canvas sheet over my kiosk."Cloud Streets in the Sea of Okhotsk by Jessica Reisman"When he sang, like foxfire, he drew life to him."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

Playboy Magazine, January 1977

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The January 1977 issue of Playboy Magazine is an exciting and entertaining issue featuring a variety of different content. On the cover are various Playmates from 1976, and the centerfold is Susan Kig...

Cirsova: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine

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Cirsova: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine is an exciting new magazine that brings together the best of fantasy and science fiction. Issue 1 of the magazine features a novelette, "A Hill of ...

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 4: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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Explore Evocative Imagined RealitiesAll Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tou...rs through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -PlatoOur vernal equinox 2020 issue includes 14 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:Hettie Johnson and the Orb Rider by Paul Stansbury"'Out there,' Solasta calmly answered, gesturing toward the sky, 'beyond your sun, beyond your galaxy, to the farthest star you can see. Out there, wonders await.'"In Between Saturday Morning Cartoons by Katherine Bergeron"Slowly, you became aware of a presence in the room. You caught their scent before you could see them—they smelled like the hot dust on a television vent."After You by Hamilton Perez"'Cheer up,' she says. 'The fire and brimstone’s only on this side.'"Scavengers by Chrissie Rohrman"She has been all over the galaxy, has seen men killed before her eyes, but has never felt an immediacy of danger quite like this."Found by E. A. Petricone"Make me like you, Melissai whispered. The bee alighted upon the whorl of Melissai’s fingertip, as though he would hear her plea."Appetence by Kevin Kekic"She still remembers its sweetness. The blood and meat. The crunch of bone between her teeth."Freshmint by M. B. Vujacic"'I don't give a damn what Gabe thinks. I'm not risking my life for a box of goddamn hookah tobacco.'"Glazed Eyes by Brian Ennis"'Come, one and all,' the Marionettist cried. "Come and be entertained!'"A Decent Person by Rowan Rook (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)"'No,' Silver assured, 'I cannot hurt a human for any reason.'"Back to the Killing Field by Brenda Anderson"Then they’d found her head, face upward, soil embedded in her partly-opened mouth. From it, flowers had sprung up."Reality Rip by Elana Gomel"What I had seen in the Red Bluff rip had seared itself upon my brain."Trompe L’oeil by Ben Howels"Freddy used the same finger, delicately stroking at the textured paint. There was warmth there—the shiver of muscle fibers."I Am Mazillion by Mary E. Lowd"A tenth of my bodies died on that trip through deep, cold space. Decimated. I wondered so many times if it was worth it."The Nordlyset by T. D. Komoff"Snow didn’t have memories. Any impressions he made would be wiped away by wind and storms, leaving nothing but an empty peace."Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism. Read more

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2015 (Queers Destroy Science Fiction special issue)

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LIGHTSPEED Magazine's June 2015 special issue, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, features an array of original and reprinted science fiction, flash fiction, personal essays, author and artist spotlights...

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy: 20 Dynamic Essays by the Field's Top Professionals

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Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy: 20 Dynamic Essays by the Field's Top Professionals is the perfect book for aspiring writers of science fiction and fantasy. This book provides readers with expert ad...

All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 10: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine

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All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 10: A Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine" and explore evocative imagined realities. With 15 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum, you’ll find yourself capt...

Galaxy’s Edge Magazine: Issue 56, May 2022 (Galaxy's Edge)

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Galaxy’s Edge is a bi-monthly magazine of science fiction and fantasy, published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor. With each issue, readers are transported to a ...

Science fiction magazines are a great source of entertainment for people who love science fiction and fantasy genre. They offer readers an opportunity to explore new and imaginative worlds, characters and ideas. However, with so many science fiction magazines available in the market, it can be challenging to choose the right one. In this article, we will share some valuable tips that can help you identify the best science fiction magazines out there.

1. Check out Reviews

One of the easiest ways to know whether a science fiction magazine is worth your time and money is by checking out reviews online. Various websites offer reviews of science fiction magazines that can help you make an informed decision. You can also check out forums and discussion boards where science fiction enthusiasts discuss and recommend their favorite magazines. By reading reviews, you can learn more about the quality of content, writing style, and overall appeal of a magazine.

2. Read Sample Issues

Another great way to choose a good science fiction magazine is by reading sample issues. Many magazines offer free sample issues on their website or via email. Reading a sample issue will give you an idea of the content and writing quality of the magazine. You can also get a sense of whether the magazine is a good fit for your interests and preferences.

3. Look at the Content

When choosing a science fiction magazine, it's essential to look at the content. Some magazines focus more on short stories, while others may have more articles and interviews. Consider what you enjoy reading the most, and choose a magazine that fits your interests. Also, look at the type of content the magazine publishes. Do they publish traditional sci-fi stories, or do they explore newer, more experimental ideas?

4. Consider the Frequency

Science fiction magazines can have different publication frequencies, including monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly. Consider how frequently you would like to receive your magazine and choose a publication frequency that works best for you. Also, take into account the price of the magazine, as more frequent publications may cost more.

5. Check out the Editorial Team

The editorial team is an essential aspect of any magazine, as they are responsible for selecting and editing content. Check out the editorial team of the magazine you're interested in and see if they have any experience or expertise in the science fiction genre. Also, look at their writing style, as this can give you an idea of the magazine's overall tone and quality.

6. Look at the Magazine's Design

Aesthetics are important when it comes to choosing a science fiction magazine. Look at the magazine's cover design, layout, and typography. Does it look professional and visually appealing? Is it easy to read and navigate? A magazine with good design and typography can enhance your reading experience and make the content more enjoyable.

7. Check out their Social Media

Social media platforms can offer a great insight into a magazine's content and overall tone. Check out the magazine's social media pages, and see if they share behind-the-scenes insights, author interviews, and other interactive content. A magazine's social media pages can show how much they engage with their readers and how much their readers enjoy their content.

Conclusion

Choosing a science fiction magazine can be a challenging task, but with these valuable tips, you can make an informed decision. Remember to consider the content, frequency, editorial team, design, and social media presence of the magazine. Reading reviews and sample issues can go a long way in ensuring that you choose a magazine that matches your interests and preferences. So go ahead, dive into the sci-fi world, and enjoy your reading experience!

Best Science Fiction Magazines
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