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Product Description: Features imaginative short stories, novelettes, and novellas. Also provides science fiction book reviews, editorials, and a monthly calendar of science fiction events.
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Rating: - The Best Science Fiction MAGAZINE
I like Asimov better than ANALOG, but that's kind of like saying that I like strawberry better than chocolate or vanilla. It's a matter of personel tastes. I especially like the new book section. I've ordered one book from it already.
Gunner July,2007
Rating: - Great magazine but...
I love the magazine with all the new fresh writers. BUT, whomever is sending these out needs to do better. My 1st issue didn't show up until after 3 months. Also, the magazine has no protection at all, so mine show up: ripped, torn, pages missing, pages folded in weird directions. Anyway, it makes it hard to read. And at $3.20 a piece I would think they could afford shrink wrapping or something. I guess I'll call the publisher directly and see if I can resolve this problem myself.
But I DO love the magazine.
We are STILL waiting for the "Fantasy" version of this magazine which was ordered at the same time as this one. Amazon tells me to be patient...uuhh...huh, done that for 4+ months now.
Rating: - Some of the best science fiction shorts out there
Regular readers of my reviews are probably getting sick of me mentioning Kage Baker, but I have to credit her for getting me to try a lot of things that I wouldn't normally try if she hadn't been a part of them. Asimov's Science Fiction magazine is another time where this is the case. While I have bought Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine every month for a while now, I would also check Asimov's to see if it had a Baker story. If it did, I would buy it. What I have found, however, is that I have enjoyed most of the other stories in the issues I have bought as well. Thus, from now on I will be buying it every month too.
Much like Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov's contains mostly science fiction stories of various lengths (short story, novelette, novella) along with a couple of columns and some cartoons. The difference between the two is that Asimov's contains no fantasy (though some of Mike Resnick's stories have a fantasy feel to them). However, the magazine likes to concentrate on character-based science fiction, so you won't see a lot of "technology first, character second" stories in the magazine. Personally, I think that's a good thing as hard science fiction turns me off. If you're more into the hard sciences, you may find stuff in here to interest you, but there's a good chance that you won't.
Occasionally, there will be guest editorials (they printed George R.R. Martin's Guest of Honor speech from Worldcon in the October/November issue). There's always an "On Books" column, sometimes written by Paul Di Filippo, sometimes by Peter Heck. The authors use this column to recommend books that you may not have come across. Robert Silverberg opens each issue with a "Reflections" column that can cover everything from space exploration to ideas on story-writing. James Patrick Kelly occasionally is featured with an "On the Net" column, examining various science fiction web sites and other online activities. Unlike Fantasy & Science Fiction, there is often some poetry included as well. Finally, there is a calendar of upcoming conventions that covers the world so you can always find someplace to go if you need to get together with a group of fans.
The bread and butter of the magazine, though, are the stories. Each story has an introduction from the editor (currently Gardner Dozois, though that will change to Sheila Williams with the January issue), which may explain the genesis of the story, or just tell us how long it's been since that author has appeared in Asimov's. One of the things about ... Read More
Rating: - Possibly the greatest SF magazine in existence.
I would encourage everyone to subscribe, and help support the magazine. Asimov's Science Fiction (along with Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Analog Science Fiction & Fact) is truly the lifeblood of the science fiction genre. Short fiction has the unique advantage of being able to develop new worlds in a shorter amount of space than one might find in a novel, although in many cases a large portion of this world-building is left to the reader's imagination. Thus, good short fiction is able to convey a true sense of transaction between writer and reader, giving the impression that more has been said than has actually been specifically stated.
Asimov's is no exception. It publishes some of the best fiction on the market today, by James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, Robert Silverberg, and Nancy Kress to name but a few. In addition, it still manages to introduce new writers to the field; indeed, it is one of the principle markets for finding and developing vital new talent for the continued success of science fiction as a whole. I believe it to be one of the most important publications in SF today. So, please, subscribe. You don't know what you're missing.
Rating: - Amazing!
This magazine is simply the best SF out there! Every issue goes well over 100 pages and it's a monthly! The June Issue has some great storys in it, so go pick it up at your local convience store, now! This magazine is awesome!
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