FICTION “Mantis Wives” by Kij Johnson “Honey Bear” by Sofia Samatar “Fade to White” by Catherynne M. Valente NON-FICTION “The Spell of History: Magic Systems and Real-World Zeitgeists” by Jeff Seymour “In a Carapace of Light: A Conversation with China Miéville” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Plausibility and Truth” by Daniel Abraham “Editor’s Desk: Finding the Good in a Dark Day” by Neil Clarke