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Locus Magazine: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. The Guide to the World's Imagination. https://locusmag.com linktr.ee/locusmagazine

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Read @amartini.bsky.social’s review of AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL by Becky Chambers: “There is dramatic tension. There are thrilling deeds. But there is also a gentleness and care.”

locusmag.comAs You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers: Review by Adrienne MartiniAs You Wake, Break the Shell, Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager 978-0-06293-606-6, $32.00, 480pp, hc) October 2026. For more than ten years now—starting with 2015’s A Long Way to a Small, Angry Plan­e…
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The World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology went to Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney, eds. (Essential Dreams) #wfc2026

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Gordon Van Gelder and Ellen Datlow thank the awards judges. #wfc2026 Gordon reads speech from Life Achievement Award winner Joyce Carol Oates. “I was entranced with miniature narratives…”

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World Fantasy Awards winners about to be announced! #WFC2026

wfc2026.orgFront Page - World Fantasy Convention 2026The World Fantasy Convention is Coming to Oakland! Join us from October 22-25 for four days of panels, readings, awards, the dealers room, books, and art. Reimagined Identities & Fantastic Literature Why Oakland, and why now?
 Because Oakland has always made room for the future while living inside the pressure of the present. Because people […]
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It's almost time for our monthly giveaway! Join our Patreon tier at $10/month now to be entered for a chance to win books! We host this giveaway on the 30th. In addition to entering you will receive the ePub/PDF version of the magazine every month. patreon.com/locus

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“INCARNATE is concerned with gender and beauty not only in the digital age, but also in the age of AI and hyperrealism, where the line between on¬line and real life is fraying” @joanneanderton.bsky.social reviews new work from @almakatsu.bsky.social

locusmag.comIncarnate by Alma Katsu: Review by Joanne AndertonIncarnate, Alma Katsu (G.P. Putnam’s Sons 979-8-2171-777-0-7, $30.00, 336pp, hc) September 2026. Dorothy Wagner has skills. An accomplished programmer and up-and-coming VFX artist, she was always a…
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"THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE is a spooky, unexpectedly gruesome (and I mean that in the best way possible), and deliciously atmospheric read” @Gabino_Iglesias reviews new work from Liam Higginson

locusmag.comThe Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson: Review by Gabino IglesiasThe Hill in the Dark Grove, Liam Higginson (Hogarth 979-8-21715-416-6, $28.00, 304pp, hc) August 2026. Perhaps the only downside of horror subgenres becoming popular is that the market soon floods …
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“The Plague Comes from Chinatown” by @clairejiawen.bsky.social from @nightmare-magazine.com, “Sandcastle Chalet” by Aliya Whiteley from @remainsmagazine.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @paulaguran

locusmag.comRemains #5, Uncanny 7-8/26, and Nightmare 7/26: Review by Paula GuranRemains #5 Uncanny 7-8/26 Nightmare 7/26 Now with its fifth issue, Remains just keeps getting better and better. As a print UK publication, it is probably not getting the attention it deserves on t…