LIGHTSPEED is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF-and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.

This month, we have original science fiction by Dominique Dickey ("Spaceship Joyride") and Ruth Joffre ("Queen of the Andes"). We also have two terrific flash pieces: "Jaywalk the Stars" from Elad Haber and "Always Personal" by Rich Larson. Plus, we have original fantasy by Sarah Grey ("And All the Fields Below") and Deborah L. Davitt ("Philoctetes in Kabul"). We also have a flash story ("The Bone-Gatherer's Lament") from Wendy Nikel, and another ("Bestiary viventem") from Kyle E Miller. All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with book reviews from our review team. Our ebook readers will also enjoy an excerpt from Lilith Saintcrow's new novel SPRING'S ARCANA.