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the city kept us lean and furious, like starving dogs, and we were always looking to the left and right and over our shoulders, to see if the walls were             closing in, to see if a steel girder was stooping like a falcon […] The post the city that hunted us appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

The planet of the worms is a cold, barren, sunless place. The worms do not think. They feel nothing but hunger, and so they eat. They eat through the planet’s surface. They eat through the planet’s molten core. Over time, the planet grows speckled and spongelike, riddled with tunnels and holes. But the worms don’t […] The post The Worms that Ate the Universe appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

If you were to drive to my sister Violet’s house today, you would find yourself at a very different place from the one I encountered on my first trip. The road up the mountain has been paved, for one thing, to make it more accessible to the tourists who now support it. Back then if […] The post Signs of Life appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

Coming July 2, the 59th issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on August 6. Don’t forget eBook Subscriptions to Uncanny Magazine are available […]The post Uncanny Magazine Issue 59 Cover and Table of Contents! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

Stupendous news, Space Unicorns! “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark won the Locus Award for Best Short Story!!! Congratulations to P. Djèlí Clark and to all of the finalists! Once again, congratulations to the other Uncanny Magazine stories that were finalists: “The Year Without Sunshine”  by Naomi Kritzer (which was a […] The post “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark and Uncanny Magazine Won Locus Awards!!! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

PHENOMENAL news, Space Unicorns! Four Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Hugo Award! “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer is a finalist for the Best Novelette Hugo Award, “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker is a finalist for the Best Novelette Hugo Award, “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. […]The post Four Uncanny Stories, Uncanny Magazine, and Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Are 2024 Hugo Award Finalists! appeared first

Outstanding news, Space Unicorns! FOUR Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association! “Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge” by Eugenia Triantafyllou is a finalist for Best Novelette, “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer is a finalist for Best Novelette, “Tantie Merle […]The post Four Uncanny Magazine Stories are 2023 Nebula Award Finalists! appeared first on

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark is a finalist for the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Short Fiction! Congratulations to P. Djèlí Clark and to all of the finalists! From the BSFA website: The British Science Fiction Association is delighted to announce the shortlists […]The post “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark Is a Finalist for the British Science Fiction Association