Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 35, August 2009

by Neil Clarke (Editor), Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine

FICTION
"The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew" by Catherynne M. Valente
"Advection" by Genevieve Valentine

NON-FICTION
"Long Before They Were Read: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, Part 2 of 2" by Jeremy L. C. Jones
"The Minimal and Finely Focused Fantasy of Ian C. Esslemont" by Jeremy L. C. Jones
"Eternal Lives on Hard-Drives?" by Brian Trent

Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction

58 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2009

About the author

Neil Clarke is best known as the editor and publisher of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning Clarkesworld Magazine. Launched in October 2006, the online magazine has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine four times (winning three times), the World Fantasy Award four times (winning once), and the British Fantasy Award once (winning once). Neil is also a ten-time finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form (winning once in 2022), three-time winner of the Chesley Award for Best Art Director, and a recipient of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award. In the fifteen years since Clarkesworld Magazine launched, numerous stories that he has published have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press, and Stoker Awards.

Additionally, Neil edits  Forever —a digital-only, reprint science fiction magazine he launched in 2015. His anthologies include: Upgraded, Galactic Empires, Touchable Unreality, More Human than Human, The Final Frontier, Not One of Us,  The Eagle has Landed, , and the Best Science Fiction of the Year series. His next anthology, The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Seven will published in early 2023.

He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Frank Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

20 minute read. I didn't find anything to enjoy in this mix of the mundane and the familiar even with a few alien curiosities thrown in for good measure. Three generous stars.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two short science fiction stories with panel interviews, an interview with Ian Esslemont about Malazan, and an essay about brain digitization.

"The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew" by Catherynne M. Valente is a story about the the travels of an artist. 3/5

"Advection" by Genevieve Valentine is a hydrophilic love story. 4/5

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

For Advection, by Genevieve Valentine.

[Grace Crandall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was very odd. Plot-wise, I'm not sure what happened, but I really enjoyed the otherworldy feel, the setting with the perfect mix of space opera oddities and old Hollywood glamor. Definitely a fun read.

[Fernando Hugo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have just finished Valente´s short story, The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew. Different, strange, daring. An alternate world where trips to space are just like the Melies´old films.

[Kira · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew by Catherynne M. Valente - 5 Stars
Advection by Genevieve Valentine - 2 Stars