Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 132, Issue 12, December 2012

by Stanley Schmidt (Editor), Michael Alexander (Contributor), K.C. Ball (Contributor)

Novella
The Moon Belongs to Everyone

Novelettes
From an Antique Land
Silent Mode

Short Stories
Hearing Impairment
The Perfect Book
Garden Spot
Cats Know
Scary Monsters

Science Fact
The Seeds of Cancer

Poetry
'Twas the Flight Before Christmas

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories

112 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Stanley Schmidt is an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine.

Reviews

[A Jaylis · Rating 5 out of 5]

++ four stories
Silent mode - Paul Carlson - has prequels
Hearing impairment - Stephen L. Burns
The Perfect book - Ken Liu
Garden Spot - Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

++/- Cats Know - Richard A. Levett
++/- Scary Monsters - Liz J. Andersen

[Sorin Craciun · Rating 4 out of 5]

This issue stories:

NOVELLA
The Moon Belongs to Everyone by Michael Alexander & K.C. Ball ***

NOVELETTES
From An Antique Land by Shane Tourtellotte ***1/2
Silent Mode by Paul Carlson ****

SHORT STORIES
Hearing Impairment by Stephen L. Burns **1/2
The Perfect Book by Ken Liu ****
Garden Spot by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff ***1/2
Cats Know by Richard A. Lovett ***1/2
Scary Monsters by Liz J. Andersen ****

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you read only one story in this issue, I recommend "Cats Know" by Richard A. Lovett. It's a warm little short about the reuse of body or likeness from among the dead; kind of like Scalzi's Ghost Brigades but with holograms.