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Warmly,
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ABOUT ANALOG
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is the most enduring and popular science fiction magazine in history. Launched in 1930, Analog offers imaginative fiction reflecting the highest standards of scientific accuracy, as well as lively fact articles about current research on the frontiers of real science. A guiding principle for both fiction and provocative opinion columns is the exploration of the impact of science and technology on the human condition.
AUTHOR’S CORNER
Meet the pantheon of Analog Science Fiction and Fact authors. In addition to a Who’s Who of outrageously famous writers, you’ll also find short bios of authors in the current issue, in-depth factual articles examining the processes particular authors utilize, and more. Visit often – there’s always something new to discover!
A simple courier job turns out to be more than a crew of mercs had bargained for—literally, in “The User Manual” by Tony Ballantyne; a coming of age ceremony has more personal stakes than anyone realizes for one participant, in “Beggar’s Mounted” from Eric Del Carlo; an alien superstructure does its best to keep its secrets in “Septo’s Taj” from R.R. Corvi; a burglary leads a pair of Detective Inspectors to a much bigger and weirder crime in “The Light of Darian” by Sean McMullen; an automaton with larceny on its mind gets down to business in “Career Considerations for Starship Burglars” by Hans Ege Wenger; some harsh youths learn a harsh lesson in “Robo Bashers” from Harri Hemlock, plus the next installment in Kelly Lagor’s “Warm Pond” fact series, and much more, from Adam-Troy Castro, Jay Werkheiser, and others!
THE RIVETS
Practical resources for readers and writers, including the Analog Index, Writer’s Submission Guidelines, upcoming Science Fiction events, News, and more.
XMas in Derbtown
by M.T. Reiten
Joey pressed against the clear side of his “hamster ball,” a repurposed rescue bubble scrounged from the Conglom’s luxury resort on the far side of the crater. The fine lunar regolith creaked beneath the tread as he moved. His dad steadied the squishy bubble with a strong hand so Joey wouldn’t accidentally roll away down the slope into the debris field below.
With his own eyes, Joey saw blurry plasma colors pinched in magnetic fields shifting against a permanent night sky. Joey recognized what the Weber fields made a kilometer away. A huge, jittery cone-shaped Christmas tree—neon red ornaments and argon green branches and a sodium yellow star on top—pulsated over the resort dome. Seeing it in person made better sense than the round, glowy blob on the satellite feeds on the display at home. “Wow.”READ MORE
Derailed
by Hûw Steer
She limped a few meters from the rails to get a good look at the crash site, already covered in a thickening layer of red dust.
“Well,” said Lowell, looking at the distinctly sideways nuclear steam train, “shit.”
Nobody heard the words but her. That was one of the many items jockeying for the hallowed status of “biggest problem” on her mental list. The dust storm that would be sweeping over this area for at least two days had filled the air with lovely scattering particles that rendered even the powerful radio aboard the train useless at any significant range. She could try to find a local transponder, but even those would be iffy in this weather. READ MORE
