By: Joshua Glenn

Mary Doria Russell’s THE SPARROW

By: Joshua Glenn

Ken MacLeod’s THE STAR FRACTION

By: Margaret Wertheim

Not merely another age is conjured here, but a near-alien mindset.

By: Lynn Peril

Shops designed to “encourage the blundering male to pick the right gifts.”

By: Joshua Glenn

Adventure terms from ZEALOUS to ZOOM

By: Joshua Glenn

From KINDRED and ENGINE SUMMER to SMILEY’S PEOPLE

By: Joshua Glenn

Nicola Griffith’s SLOW RIVER

By: Alex Gerasev

Each time I put on the parka after that my shame felt fresh.

By: Joshua Glenn

Adventure terms from YIPPEE KI-YAY to YOLO

By: Sara Ryan

She’s alive especially because of her size, proportionate to my hand.

By: Joshua Glenn

Jonathan Lethem’s AMNESIA MOON

By: Paola Antonelli

It was not for the faint of heart.

By: Joshua Glenn

Adventure terms from X to X MARKS THE SPOT

By: Mark Dery

What pricks me is his mild, barely there smile.

By: Joshua Glenn

Nancy Farmer’s THE EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM