TABLE OF CONTENTS Issue 146, July 2022 FROM THE EDITOR – “Editorial: July 2022” by John Joseph Adams SCIENCE FICTION – "Critical Mass" by Peter Watts – “Liberty: Seeking Support for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for a Non-Human Being" by Samuel Peralta – “Singing the Ancient Out of the Dark” by R.J. Theodore and Maurice Broaddus – “Ursus Frankensteinus" by Rich Larson FANTASY – “The Rustle of Growing Things” by Isabel Cañas – "An Old Man Cometh and He Is Overgrown" by Lyndsie Manusos – “The Sun in Exile” by Catherynne M. Valente – “Hungry as the Mirror Bright” by Micah Dean Hicks EXCERPTS – “A Half-Built Garden” by Ruthanna Emrys NONFICTION – “Book Review: Gearbreakers, by Zoe Hana Mikuta” by Aigner Loren Wilson – “Book Review: El Porvenir, ¡Ya!, edited by Duncan, Irizary, & Rendón” by Arley Sorg – “Book Review: Juniper & Thorn, by Ava Reid” by Chris Kluwe AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS – “Author Spotlight: Peter Watts” by Laurel Amberdine – “Author Spotlight: Lyndsie Manusos" by Laurel Amberdine – “Author Spotlight: R.J. Theodore and Maurice Broaddus” by Laurel Amberdine – “Author Spotlight: Micah Dean Hicks” by Laurel Amberdine MISCELLANY – “Coming Attractions” by The Editors – “Stay Connected” by The Editors – “Subscriptions and Ebooks” by The Editors – “Support Us on Patreon, or How to Become a Dragonrider or Space Wizard” by The Editors – “About the Lightspeed Team” by The Editors – “Also Edited by John Joseph Adams” by The Editors © 2022 Lightspeed Magazine