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*Lightspeed: Year One* compiles all the fiction published by the online science fiction magazine Lightspeed in its first year. Originally published stories include Nebula Award finalists Vylar Kaftan's "I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno" and Adam-Troy Castro's "Arvies" as well as Carrie Vaughn's Hugo Award-nominated "Amaryllis". Plus there are classic stories by Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and more. The popular, critically-acclaimed Lightspeed is edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Lightspeed publishes all types of science fiction, from near-future sociological soft sf to far-future star-spanning hard sf—and everything in between. Each month, Lightspeed features a mix of original and classic stories, from a variety of authors, showcasing the best new genre voices along with bestsellers, award-winners, fan favorites, and notable authors readers already know. Contents: Introduction – John Joseph Adams June 2010, Issue One I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno – Vylar Kaftan The Cassandra Project – Jack McDevitt Cats in Victory – David Barr Kirtley Amaryllis – Carrie Vaughn July 2010, Issue Two No Time Like the Present – Carol Emshwiller Manumission – Tobias S. Buckell The Zeppelin Conductors' Society Annual Gentlemen's Ball – Genevieve Valentine ...For a Single Yesterday – George R. R. Martin August 2010, Issue Three How to Become a Mars Overlord – Catherynne M. Valente Patient Zero – Tananarive Due Arvies – Adam-Troy Castro More Than the Sum of His Parts – Joe Haldeman September 2010, Issue Four Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain – Yoon Ha Lee The Long Chase – Geoffrey A. Landis Amid the Words of War – Cat Rambo Travelers – Robert Silverberg October 2010, Issue Five (SF-Horror Hybrids Issue) Hindsight – Sarah Langan Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back – Joe R. Lansdale The Taste of Starlight – John R. Fultz Beachworld – Stephen King November 2010, Issue Six Standard Loneliness Package – Charles Yu Faces in Revolving Souls – Caitlin R. Kiernan Hwang's Billion Brilliant Daughters – Alice Sola Kim Ej-Es – Nancy Kress December 2010, Issue Seven In-Fall – Ted Kosmatka The Observer – Kristine Kathryn Rusch Jenny's Sick – David Tallerman The Silence of the Asonu – Ursula K. Le Guin January 2011, Issue Eight Postings from an Amorous Tomorrow – Corey Mariani Cucumber Gravy – Susan Palwick Black Fire – Tanith Lee The Elephants of Poznan – Orson Scott Card February 2011, Issue Nine Long Enough And Just So Long – Cat Rambo The Passenger – Julie E. Czerneda Simulacrum – Ken Liu Breakaway, Backdown – James Patrick Kelly March 2011, Issue Ten Saying the Names – Maggie Clark Gossamer – Stephen Baxter Spider the Artist – Nnedi Okorafor Woman Leaves Room – Robert Reed April 2011, Issue Eleven All That Touches the Air – An Owomoyela Maneki Neko – Bruce Sterling Mama, We are Zhenya, Your Son – Tom Crosshill Velvet Fields – Anne McCaffrey May 2011, Issue Twelve The Harrowers – Eric Gregory Bibi From Jupiter – Tessa Mellas Eliot Wrote – Nancy Kress Scales – Alastair Reynolds