A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy ISSUE 48: January 2021Lezli Robyn, EditorMartin Shoemaker, Assistant EditorTaylor Morris, CopyeditorShahid Mahmud, Publisher Stories by Kai Wolden, Michael Swanwick, Elise Stephens. Sean Patrick Hazlett, Nancy Kress, Dantzel Cherry Serialization: Over the Wine Dark Sea by Harry Turtledove Columns by: Gregory Benford, L. Penelope Recommended Books: Richard Chwedyk Galaxy's Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by L. Penelope and Gregory Benford, and book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk.

Galaxy’s Edge Magazine: Issue 48 January 2021 - Galaxy's Edge

Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin) the scholarly Sostratos, are back in their third adventure. This time around the two cousins end up in the Sacred Land, Jerusalem, where they encounter a strange religion. This fascinates Sostratos, who wants to learn as much as he can about the strange monotheists living there. The more worldly Menedemos looks more toward more common pleasures, particularly those involving pretty women (not letting small inconveniences such as their marriages to other men get in the way). But, as always, trouble follows them. From cargo they can't sell to bandits and thugs waiting to jump them, they must once again use their quick wits to survive and, hopefully, make a profit from their long journey.

The Sacred Land

Is travelling on The Train a means to an end.a way to complete one's journey.or is The Train the destination itself, rolling endlessly through realms both magical and mechanical?And what of Javan, the lad from Pingaspor, whose third-class ticket entitles him to a spot on a hard bench? He has given up everything he had for that cherished spot. But where, exactly, is he headed?Javan's story is followed by the tale of nanny Eli, hired by Baroness Vasri to take care of her son and daughter as they travel on The Train in first class. But the Baroness' agenda may run contrary to that of those running The Train...and what will become of the children?"Turtledoves père and fille offer two stories set on a railroad-girt world. Harry Turtledove (Supervolcano) introduces Javan, a young man from the city of Pingaspor whose third-class ticket allows him to expand his worldview, and whose ambition allows him to make a life for himself in the narrow confines of the Train. Rachel Turtledove's story describes the first-class travels of nanny Eli, hired by the Baroness Vasri, who becomes entangled in the world of the Directors of the Railroad and the slinkers who stow away. The world of the Train is insular even as it circles the planet, offering only fleeting glimpses into the wonders beyond, whether the ravages of war or the effects more magical regions have on the Train's mechanism. The original setting and likable characters have a surprising number of possibilities that could easily be explored in future books."-Publishers Weekly

On the Train

Japanese Zeros appear in the skies over Hawaii and descend upon Pearl Harbor in a devastating attack that cripples the U.S. Navy fleet and airfields. One after another, the islands are conquered and occupied by the Empire of the Sun. In the hands of a merciless enemy, American soldiers in POW camps suffer cruel punishment. Many older Hawaiians of Japanese origin support the invaders - while some of their children want to fight back. 
But the domination of the Pacific and the submission of those who live there is merely the beginning. With the U.S. military on Hawaii completely subjugated, there is no one to stop the Japanese from using the islands' resources to launch an offensive against America's western coast...

Days of Infamy

When Avram became King of Detina, he intended to liberate the blonde serfs from their ties to the land. The northern provinces, who would not accept his lordship, seceded from Detina, choosing Avram's cousin, Grand Duke Geoffrey, as their king in his place.
Avram refused to let Geoffrey rule the north and sent armies clad in grey against them. Geoffrey raised his own army, and arrayed his men in blue.
Avram held the larger part of the kingdom, and the wealthier part, too. But Geoffrey's men were bolder soldiers. And the north, taken all in all, had better wizards than the southrons did. The war raged for almost three years, until Avram's General Guildenstern moved against the northern army under Count Thraxton the Braggart and his commander of unicorn-riders, Ned of the Forest, which held the town of Rising Rock, close by Sentry Peak. Both sides knew this was a crucial battle in the desperate war, but neither guessed just how crucial it would be...

Sentry Peak

In a Moslem-free universe where Constantinople never fell, the Byzantine Empire has not only survived but flourished, developing technology at an earlier date than in our universe. And spreading its power and influence throughout the world. But Byzantium has enemies who are jealous of its glory and would like nothing better than to bring it down and loot its treasures.
Basil Argyros, Byzantium's top agent, as his hands full, thwarting un-Byzantine plots and making the world safe for the Byzantine Empire.

Agent of Byzantium

In a parallel-world 21st-century San Francisco where the Kaiser's Germany won World War One and went on to dominate the world, Paul Gomes and his father Lawrence are secret agents for our timeline, posing as traders from a foreign land. They run a storefront shop called Curious Notions, selling what is in our world routine consumer technology - record players, radios, cassette decks - all of which is better than anything in this world, but only by a bit. Their real job is to obtain raw materials for our timeline. Just as importantly, they must guard the secret of Crosstime Traffic - for of the millions of parallel timelines, this is one of the few advanced enough to use that secret against us.
Now, however, the German occupation police are harassing them. They want to know where the Gomeses are getting their mysterious goods. Under pressure, Paul and Lawrence hint that their supplies come from San Francisco's Chinese...setting in motion a chain of intrigues that will put the entire enterprise of Crosstime Traffic at deadly risk.

Curious Notions

As their armies watch, Marcus, a Roman centurion, and Viridovix, a Celt, begin a duel to the death until a strange spell transports them and a group of Roman legionaires to the mysterious world of Videssos, a land ruled by magic and dark sorcery.

The Misplaced Legion

Je fais le premier projet à Longhand, ce qui permet d'économiser beaucoup de réécriture. J'essaie de faire un certain montant chaque jour. Je ne le fais pas toujours, mais j'essaye. Ensuite, je nettoie les réécritures.

Vous comptez les museaux », a déclaré Straha. «Quel que soit le côté qui peut persuader la plupart des museaux de le rejoindre prévaut. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'être intelligent. Il n'a pas besoin d'être sage. Il suffit d'être populaire.

Beaucoup de choses sont possibles. Peu de choses sont certaines.

J'ai appris en lisant énormément et en écrivant un demi-million de mots de choses avec lesquelles personne ne ferait rien, sauf envelopper le vieux poisson.

...Voyez-vous les choses en noir et blanc, ou y a-t-il des nuances de gris pour vous ?" "J'espère qu'il y a du gris... Le noir et blanc facilite les choses, mais seulement si vous ne voulez pas réfléchir.

Développement plausible, construisant de ce que nous savons de ce qui s'est vraiment passé, et une bonne histoire qui est entourée… entourée d'ennemis se livre les deux. Tenez donc vos chapeaux, les amis. Vous êtes dans toute une balade.

Les gens que vous n'aimez pas sont anédés. Vos amis sont têtus ou tiennent leur but.

Un taon ne peut pas faire beaucoup de dégâts réels à un cheval, mais il peut le rendre sauvage de toute façon.

Je suis une chenille sociale. Je ne suis pas un papillon social

J'ai d'abord essayé un roman quand j'avais 14 ans. .

La fiction doit être plausible. Tout ce que l'histoire doit faire est de se produire.

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