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Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2012
CONTENTS
Novella
"In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns" by Elizabeth Bear
Novelette
"Bruce Springsteen" by Paul McAuley
Short Stories
"Recyclable Material" by Katherine Marzinsky
"Maiden Voyage" by Jack McDevitt
"The War Is Over and Everyone Wins" by Zachary Jernigan
"The Burst" by C. W. Johnson
"Friendlessness" by Eric Del Carlo
Poetry
"Train Delays on the South Central Line" by Fiona Moore
"Seeing Oneself" by Robert Frazier
Departments
"Editorial: Centering Science Fiction" by Sheila Williams
"Reflections: Rare Earths, Getting Rarer" by Robert Silverberg
"On the Net: Son of Ebooks, The Next Generation, Vol. III" by James Patrick Kelly
"On Books" by Paul Di Filippo
"Twenty-Sixth Annual Readers' Award"
"Index"
"SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2012, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Whole No. 432)
Sheila Williams, editor
Cover art by Michael Whelan
Novella
"In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns" by Elizabeth Bear
Novelette
"Bruce Springsteen" by Paul McAuley
Short Stories
"Recyclable Material" by Katherine Marzinsky
"Maiden Voyage" by Jack McDevitt
"The War Is Over and Everyone Wins" by Zachary Jernigan
"The Burst" by C. W. Johnson
"Friendlessness" by Eric Del Carlo
Poetry
"Train Delays on the South Central Line" by Fiona Moore
"Seeing Oneself" by Robert Frazier
Departments
"Editorial: Centering Science Fiction" by Sheila Williams
"Reflections: Rare Earths, Getting Rarer" by Robert Silverberg
"On the Net: Son of Ebooks, The Next Generation, Vol. III" by James Patrick Kelly
"On Books" by Paul Di Filippo
"Twenty-Sixth Annual Readers' Award"
"Index"
"SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2012, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Whole No. 432)
Sheila Williams, editor
Cover art by Michael Whelan
116 pages, Perfectbound
First published January 1, 2012
About the author
Sheila Williams
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Sheila Williams is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form.
Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms. Williams received a bachelor's degree from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, although she studied at the London School of Economics during her junior year. She received her Master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is married to David Bruce and has two daughters.
She became interested in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (as it was then titled) while studying philosophy at Washington University. In 1982 she was hired at the magazine, and worked with Isaac Asimov for ten years. While working there, she co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (at one time called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing). In 2004, with the retirement of Gardner Dozois, she became the editor of the magazine.
Along with Gardner Dozois she also edited the "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series. She also co-edited A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) with Connie Willis. Most recently she has edited a retrospective anthology of fiction published by Asimov's: Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology. Booklist called the book "A gem, and a credit to editor Williams."
She has been nominated for 4 Hugo Awards as editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
See also Sheila Williams's entry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
Sheila Williams is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form.
Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms. Williams received a bachelor's degree from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, although she studied at the London School of Economics during her junior year. She received her Master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is married to David Bruce and has two daughters.
She became interested in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (as it was then titled) while studying philosophy at Washington University. In 1982 she was hired at the magazine, and worked with Isaac Asimov for ten years. While working there, she co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (at one time called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing). In 2004, with the retirement of Gardner Dozois, she became the editor of the magazine.
Along with Gardner Dozois she also edited the "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series. She also co-edited A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) with Connie Willis. Most recently she has edited a retrospective anthology of fiction published by Asimov's: Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology. Booklist called the book "A gem, and a credit to editor Williams."
She has been nominated for 4 Hugo Awards as editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
See also Sheila Williams's entry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
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January 12, 2012
Overall: average with an interesting novella by Elizabeth Bear.
"Bruce Springsteen" by Paul McAuley - a strange tour through the strange countryside of a distant planet by two people driven to steal an alien object. References to Bruce Springsteen songs are, unfortunately, lost to this non-Springsteen fan.
"Recyclable Material" by Katherin Marzinsky - a robotic garbage disposal unit discovers an unusual object in the trash. Can it be recycled? Or should it be disposed of?
"Maiden Voyage" by Jack McDevitt - tells the maiden yoyage of McDevitt's Priscilla Hutchins. The story is interesting enough and does not depend on his "Academy" novels, fortunately.
"The War Is Over And Everyone Wins" by Zachary Jernigan - a dark tale of a future where bio-warfare has wiped out a human race (based on skin colour). As a family prepares to bury their grandfather, racial differences in the family come to a head.
"The Burst" by C.W. Johnson - a student discovers what may be dark matter, but fumes when her professor appears indifferent to her discovery. It is only at the end that we learn why and have to re-evaluate just what is important to a person.
"Friendlessness" by Eric Del Carlo - in a future where people can be programmed to be 'friends', one man discovers the value of real friendship.
"In The House Of Aryaman, A Lonely Signal Burns" by Elizabeth Bear - set in an India of the future, a detective strives to solve the mystery of a 'locked-room' murder. And it turns out the murderer and murdered are not whom they appear to be. The story has a strong cultural feel that links to events in a distant galaxy.
"Bruce Springsteen" by Paul McAuley - a strange tour through the strange countryside of a distant planet by two people driven to steal an alien object. References to Bruce Springsteen songs are, unfortunately, lost to this non-Springsteen fan.
"Recyclable Material" by Katherin Marzinsky - a robotic garbage disposal unit discovers an unusual object in the trash. Can it be recycled? Or should it be disposed of?
"Maiden Voyage" by Jack McDevitt - tells the maiden yoyage of McDevitt's Priscilla Hutchins. The story is interesting enough and does not depend on his "Academy" novels, fortunately.
"The War Is Over And Everyone Wins" by Zachary Jernigan - a dark tale of a future where bio-warfare has wiped out a human race (based on skin colour). As a family prepares to bury their grandfather, racial differences in the family come to a head.
"The Burst" by C.W. Johnson - a student discovers what may be dark matter, but fumes when her professor appears indifferent to her discovery. It is only at the end that we learn why and have to re-evaluate just what is important to a person.
"Friendlessness" by Eric Del Carlo - in a future where people can be programmed to be 'friends', one man discovers the value of real friendship.
"In The House Of Aryaman, A Lonely Signal Burns" by Elizabeth Bear - set in an India of the future, a detective strives to solve the mystery of a 'locked-room' murder. And it turns out the murderer and murdered are not whom they appear to be. The story has a strong cultural feel that links to events in a distant galaxy.
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