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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2013
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2013, Volume CXXXIII No. 6
Trevor Quachri, editor
Cover art by diversepixels/shutterstock
Serial
"Dark Secret", part III by Edward M. Lerner
Novelettes
"A Cup of Dirt" by Mark Niemann-Ross
Short Stories
"In the Green" by K.S. Patterson
"Wavefronts of History and Memory" by David D. Levine
"Hydroponics 101" by Maggie Clark
"Out in the Dark" by Linda Nagata
Probability Zero
"Glitch" by Jack McDevitt
Science Fact
"Waves of the Future: Where Will the Next Tsunami Strike?" by Richard A. Lovett
Departments
"Guest Editorial: Gem Hunting" by Jamie Todd Rubin
Trevor Quachri, editor
Cover art by diversepixels/shutterstock
Serial
"Dark Secret", part III by Edward M. Lerner
Novelettes
"A Cup of Dirt" by Mark Niemann-Ross
Short Stories
"In the Green" by K.S. Patterson
"Wavefronts of History and Memory" by David D. Levine
"Hydroponics 101" by Maggie Clark
"Out in the Dark" by Linda Nagata
Probability Zero
"Glitch" by Jack McDevitt
Science Fact
"Waves of the Future: Where Will the Next Tsunami Strike?" by Richard A. Lovett
Departments
"Guest Editorial: Gem Hunting" by Jamie Todd Rubin
109 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Trevor Quachri
99 books25 followersTrevor Quachri (b. 1976) has been the sixth editor of
Analog Science Fiction & Fact
magazine since September 2012.
Previously, he was “a Broadway stagehand, collected data for museums, and executive produced a science fiction pilot for a basic cable channel.”
Quachri started as an editorial assistant in 1999 at Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog. Former editor of Analog, Ben Bova, was an early influence.
Previously, he was “a Broadway stagehand, collected data for museums, and executive produced a science fiction pilot for a basic cable channel.”
Quachri started as an editorial assistant in 1999 at Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog. Former editor of Analog, Ben Bova, was an early influence.
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May 28, 2013
My first time reading Analog, as part of my magazine discovery marathon. I read the March/April 2013 issue of F&SF before this.
FICTION
"Hydroponics 101" (Maggie Clark)
A good story, but with a disappointing and ambiguous ending.
"Wavefronts of History and Memory" (David D. Levine)
Another good story. There were promising ideas, and I wish the interesting history of the world was discussed more. The beginning was confusing, and it took me a while to figure out the gender of the narrator.
"Out in the Dark" (Linda Nagata)
Pretty good.
"A Cup of Dirt" (Mark Niemann-Ross)
Really just an all-round OK story about a mildly interesting technical challenge that ends up taking a back seat to less interesting interpersonal drama. A satisfying ending, but nothing super exciting.
"Glitch" (Jack McDevitt)
The concept of glitches in the matrix is not new, but still holds interest. Unfortunately, this piece is far too brief to really go anywhere, and just comes off as trite. Nothing wrong with shorter fiction, but it worked against this piece. Apparently part of a recurring column called "Probability Zero", the purpose or theme of which is not explained for new readers.
"In the Green" (K.S. Patterson)
Doesn't go anywhere at all. Not really a STORY.
"Dark Secret, Part 3/4" (Edward M. Lerner)
An extremely long and tedious soap opera that takes up most of the magazine. Not my thing. I managed to get through every page of F&SF which was as thick as a book and mostly mediocre, but I had to stop a few pages into this story. I bought the next issue of Analog (July/August) before getting halfway through this one because I wanted to see what a double issue was like. I expect a good deal of it will be taken up by the conclusion of this serial. I feel cheated.
NONFICTION
"Gem Hunting" (Jamie Todd Rubin)
I liked this. I am gem hunting when reading these magazines.
"Working on the Space Shuttle" (Jeff Mitchell)
Interesting, and not just because I'm unemployed right now.
"The Reference Library" (Don Sakers)
I liked the brief discussion at the beginning about the definition of YA literature, but none of the book reviews appealed to me. The F&SF issue I read had THREE book review columns and a film review column that made me want to check out ALL of the books and films mentioned!
"The Alternate View: On the Sucking Out of Inertia" (Jefferey D. Kooistra)
I don't remember enough about physics to really understand this. Might be interesting if I did.
"Waves of the Future: Where Will the Next Tsunami Strike?" (Richard A. Lovett)
A dry blur of statistics about a boring subject.
Other Notes:
The cover art is terrible.
I wish some biographical information on each author was included, like F&SF does.
Nice that it has limited art on the inside though, which F&SF doesn't.
Overall this was very disappointing. It makes me feel bad for only giving F&SF three stars. Now I'm going to read Asimov's. When I'm done I'll read the next issues of Analog and F&SF because I've already bought them.
FICTION
"Hydroponics 101" (Maggie Clark)
A good story, but with a disappointing and ambiguous ending.
"Wavefronts of History and Memory" (David D. Levine)
Another good story. There were promising ideas, and I wish the interesting history of the world was discussed more. The beginning was confusing, and it took me a while to figure out the gender of the narrator.
"Out in the Dark" (Linda Nagata)
Pretty good.
"A Cup of Dirt" (Mark Niemann-Ross)
Really just an all-round OK story about a mildly interesting technical challenge that ends up taking a back seat to less interesting interpersonal drama. A satisfying ending, but nothing super exciting.
"Glitch" (Jack McDevitt)
The concept of glitches in the matrix is not new, but still holds interest. Unfortunately, this piece is far too brief to really go anywhere, and just comes off as trite. Nothing wrong with shorter fiction, but it worked against this piece. Apparently part of a recurring column called "Probability Zero", the purpose or theme of which is not explained for new readers.
"In the Green" (K.S. Patterson)
Doesn't go anywhere at all. Not really a STORY.
"Dark Secret, Part 3/4" (Edward M. Lerner)
An extremely long and tedious soap opera that takes up most of the magazine. Not my thing. I managed to get through every page of F&SF which was as thick as a book and mostly mediocre, but I had to stop a few pages into this story. I bought the next issue of Analog (July/August) before getting halfway through this one because I wanted to see what a double issue was like. I expect a good deal of it will be taken up by the conclusion of this serial. I feel cheated.
NONFICTION
"Gem Hunting" (Jamie Todd Rubin)
I liked this. I am gem hunting when reading these magazines.
"Working on the Space Shuttle" (Jeff Mitchell)
Interesting, and not just because I'm unemployed right now.
"The Reference Library" (Don Sakers)
I liked the brief discussion at the beginning about the definition of YA literature, but none of the book reviews appealed to me. The F&SF issue I read had THREE book review columns and a film review column that made me want to check out ALL of the books and films mentioned!
"The Alternate View: On the Sucking Out of Inertia" (Jefferey D. Kooistra)
I don't remember enough about physics to really understand this. Might be interesting if I did.
"Waves of the Future: Where Will the Next Tsunami Strike?" (Richard A. Lovett)
A dry blur of statistics about a boring subject.
Other Notes:
The cover art is terrible.
I wish some biographical information on each author was included, like F&SF does.
Nice that it has limited art on the inside though, which F&SF doesn't.
Overall this was very disappointing. It makes me feel bad for only giving F&SF three stars. Now I'm going to read Asimov's. When I'm done I'll read the next issues of Analog and F&SF because I've already bought them.
May 15, 2013
A good issue. None of the short stories grabbed me spectacularly but I did really enjoy the novelette A Cup of Dirt which was a simple yet fun little story about growing tomatoes (in a sci-fi setting, of course). Part three of the serial Dark Secret by Edward M. Lerner was also good. The plot makes a real turn and it's looking like a good conclusion next issue. A good science fact article about tsunamis and earthquakes too. All good stuff.
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November 9, 2017This issue stories:
Serial
Dark Secret, part III by Edward M. Lerner ***1/2
Novelettes
A Cup of Dirt by Mark Niemann-Ross
Short Stories
In the Green by K.S. Patterson
Wavefronts of History and Memory by David D. Levine
Hydroponics by Maggie Clark
Out in the Dark by Linda Nagata
Serial
Dark Secret, part III by Edward M. Lerner ***1/2
Novelettes
A Cup of Dirt by Mark Niemann-Ross
Short Stories
In the Green by K.S. Patterson
Wavefronts of History and Memory by David D. Levine
Hydroponics by Maggie Clark
Out in the Dark by Linda Nagata
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