The Glass Parachute

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Shoemaker, Martin L.

Tallerman, David

Edginton, Matt D

Kane, Alex J

Michaelson, Jasmine

Morris, Grayson Bray

Wade, S.C.

Godby, Ben

Oxley, Rob

Science Fiction

Villipede Publications

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.
Our August 2015 issue (#107) contains:
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<li>Original Fiction by Martin Shoemaker ("Today I am Paul"), J.B. Park ("It Was Educational"), Han Song ("Security Check"), and Emily Devenport ("The Servant").</li>
<li>Reprints by Peter M. Ball ("Dying Young") and Neal Asher ("Softly Spoke the Gabbleduck").</li>
<li>Non-fiction by Mark Cole ("Fans Are Slans": A Study in Campbellian Influence), a group interview on writing for video games, an Another Word column by Emily Devenport, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.</li>
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Clarkesworld Issue 107 (Clarkesworld Magazine)

Asher, Neal

Clarke, Neil

Devenport, Emily

Song, Han

Park, J.B.

Ball, Peter M.

Clarkesworld Magazine

<h2>Strap yourself in for the adventure of our generation!</h2> 50 years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors--plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein and set to music by David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash. The Final Frontier is open for business! Includes 5 award-winning stories! Contributors:Spider Robinson Stanley G. Love Mike Barretta Marianne J. Dyson Sean Monaghan K. B. Rylander Matthew S. Rotundo Ronald D. Ferguson Martin L. Shoemaker Nancy Fulda Philip A. Kramer David D. Levine Patrick Lundrigan David Walton C. Stuart Hardwick

Final Frontier: A Sci-fi Celebration of the Indomitable Spirit That Carried Humanity to the Moon

Levine, David D.

Robinson, Spider

Monaghan, Sean

Ferguson, Ronald D.

Hardwick, C. Stuart

Barretta, Mike

Rylander, K. B.

Fulda, Nancy

Rotundo, Matthew S.

Independently published

Today I Am Carey

REMARKABLE DEBUT NOVEL FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR MARTIN L. SHOEMAKER. Shoemaker proves why he has consistently been praised as one of the best story writers in SF today with this touching, thoughtful, action-packed debut novel, based on his award-winning short story Today I am Paul. Mildred is dying of Alzheimer's Disease. As her memories fade, she requires the aid of a full-time android to assist her in her everyday life. The android's duty: to tend to Mildred as Alzheimer's steals her away one memory at a time, and to pretend to be her absent family. Soon, Mildred passes away, and the android Carey must find a new purpose in the world--and in its new family: Paul Owens, the overworked businessman. Susan Owens, the dedicated teacher. And Millie, a curious little girl who will grow up alongside her android best friend. As the humans around it age and change, Carey struggles to understand life's challenges and to make its own path. Carey must learn to live. To grow. To care. Today I Am Carey is a story about life . . . and an android's memories. Advance praise for Today I Am Carey: "Martin Shoemaker proves conclusively that while a science fiction novel must have the trappings of science fiction, it is at its strongest when it is about people, even an artificial (but emotional) person named Carey."--Mike Resnick "A dazzling ride through the near future. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I've never seen anything remotely like it."--Jack McDevitt "Martin Shoemaker is a rare writer who can handle the challenges of dealing with future technology while touching the human heart. This is a must-read!"--David Farland, New York Times Best-selling Author Praise for the work of Martin L. Shoemaker: "Martin Shoemaker's 'Black Orbit' is a more conventional Analog adventure, and a very good example of such . . . a really solid story." -- Rich Horton, Locus Online "['Bookmarked'] is an exceptional example of how to discuss deep moral and philosophical issues while maintaining a tight narrative that brings the reader along. This story will be added to the required readings for my SF classes." - Robert L Turner III, Tangent Online

Literature & Fiction

United States

Baen

An unabridged collection of the best-of-the-best science fiction stories published in 2015 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In “My Last Bringback,” by John Barnes, an expert on restoring the memories of Alzheimer's patients becomes her own patient. A young man living in a bubble habitat on the ocean floor of Venus must deal with terraforming gone awry in “The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss,” by David Brin. In “Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight,” winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award, by Aliette de Bodard, the death of a scientist in the Dai Viet interstellar empire is mourned. The shipmind of a cobbled together fighter spacecraft and its pilot press on under dire circumstances in “Damage” by David Levine. An aristocrat’s trip to Venus, in search of her disgraced brother, is memorialized by papercuts of flora native to this planet in “Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan,” by Ian McDonald. In “The Audience,” by Sean McMullen, a spacecraft’s trek to another planet discovers a malevolent species interested in Earth. An AI is on a mission to the outer reaches of the solar system to found a sanctuary in a posthuman universe in “Empty,” by Robert Reed. In “A Murmuration,” by Alastair Reynolds, a scientist struggles to publish a paper on her exhilarating findings on the flocking behavior of birds. In the dystopian future of “Two-Year Man,” by Kelly Robson, a janitor brings a mutant baby home to his wife hoping to fill their lives with love. And finally, an android medical attendant, capable of mimicking family members, cares for an Alzheimer’s patient in “Today I Am Paul,” by Martin L. Shoemaker.

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8

De Bodard, Aliette

REED, Robert

MCDONALD, Ian

Robson, Kelly

Kaster, Allan

Reynolds,Alastair

Barnes,John

Brin, David

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Last Dance (The Near-Earth Mysteries, 1)

At the heart of a mystery unfolding in space, the opposing forces make a treacherous journey between Earth and Mars.
In space, mutiny means death—that’s why Inspector General Park Yerim is taking her investigation so seriously. The alleged mutineer is Captain Nicolau Aames, whose command of the massive Earth-Mars vessel Aldrin has come under fire. The vast System Initiative says he disobeyed orders, but his crew swears he’s in the right.
En route to Mars, Park gathers testimony from the Aldrin’s diverse crew, painting a complex picture of Aames’s character: his heroism, his failures, even his personal passions. As the investigation unfolds, Park finds herself in the thrall of powerful interests, each pushing and pulling her in a fiery cosmic dance.
Corruption, conflicting loyalties, and clashing accounts make it nearly impossible to see the truth in fifty million miles of darkness, and Park faces danger from every direction. All eyes are on her: one way or another, her findings will have astronomical implications for the Aldrin and the future of space travel.

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At the heart of a mystery unfolding in space, the opposing forces make a treacherous journey between Earth and Mars.
In space, mutiny means death—that’s why Inspector General Park Yerim is taking her investigation so seriously. The alleged mutineer is Captain Nicolau Aames, whose command of the massive Earth-Mars vessel Aldrin has come under fire. The vast System Initiative says he disobeyed orders, but his crew swears he’s in the right.
En route to Mars, Park gathers testimony from the Aldrin’s diverse crew, painting a complex picture of Aames’s character: his heroism, his failures, even his personal passions. As the investigation unfolds, Park finds herself in the thrall of powerful interests, each pushing and pulling her in a fiery cosmic dance.
Corruption, conflicting loyalties, and clashing accounts make it nearly impossible to see the truth in fifty million miles of darkness, and Park faces danger from every direction. All eyes are on her: one way or another, her findings will have astronomical implications for the Aldrin and the future of space travel.

A colony on Mars becomes home to a killer conspiracy in a Near-Earth Mystery by the award-winning author of The Last Dance. Brazilian investigator Rosalia Morais, and her husband, revered American spacer Nicolau Aames, are building a life together in Mars's Maxwell City, the fastest-growing settlement on the planet. Good news: there are no natural predators. Bad news: there are humans. That means the crime rate is growing, too. To ensure public safety, Rosie's appointed by the mayor as the Red Planet's first chief of police. No sooner does she build a law enforcement squad than the biggest challenge looks to be internal. Policing the police for graft and corruption is one thing. But when an industrialist is found among the chars of an arson, it's murder. The fire leads to questions that can be answered by only one man--Nick's former officer on the Earth-to-Mars vessel the Aldrin. And Nick is still duty bound to keep the officer's secrets. As loyalties shift, trust breaks, and the tide of a political conspiracy rises, Rosie must solve a mystery that could doom the future of humanity on Mars.

The Last Campaign (The Near-Earth Mysteries, 2)

Uml Applied: A .Net Perspective is the first book to examine the two worlds of Unified Modeling Language (Uml) and .Net concurrently. The core of this book provides a set of proven, hands-on, team-oriented exercises that will have you solving real-world problems with Uml faster than when using any other approachoften in under a day. Author Martin Shoemaker also demonstrates how to use Rational Xde for effective model-driven development. From the author: In teaching Uml to my students, nothing has been as effective as 'Five-Step Uml,' a process I devised by stripping away, one piece at a time, everything that got in the way of learning Uml. Eventually, I was left with five simple, clear steps that show the students why and how to use Uml, by having them start the class by actually solving problems with Uml. After they learn the why and the how, they're motivated to learn the what: the details of the Uml notation. And they have a lot of fun in the process. Now 'Im using Five-Step Uml to teach .Net analysis and design in a larger framework. I call it model-driven developmentUml models as the central artifacts of the development process, with other artifacts (code, tests, documents, even estimates and schedules) all deriving from the models. With this book, I've collected my Five-Step Uml and model-driven development thoughts into one complete package. I also give a Uml perspective of the .Net Common Language Runtime and the .Net Framework, providing a graphical overview that complements the online help.

UML Applied: A .NET Perspective

Computers & Technology

Programming

Apress

A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy *** ISSUE 6: January 2014 *** Edited by Mike Resnick. I*** Stories by: C. J. Cherryh, Steve Cameron, Robert Sheckley, Martin L. Shoemaker, Mercedes Lackey, Lou J. Berger, Elizabeth Bear, Brad R. Torgersen, Robert T. Jeschonek, Alexei Panshin. *** Serialization: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp. *** Columns by: Barry Malzberg, Gregory Benford. *** Book Reviews: Paul Cook.

Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 7, March 2014

Bear, Elizabeth

Cameron, Steve

Lackey, Mercedes

Torgersen, Brad R.

Jeschonek, Robert T.

Cherryh, C.J.

Shackley, Robert

Berger, Lou J.

Fantasy

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