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A lot of people are going to really dig this book. A lot of people are going to find in this the exact sort of thing they read fantasy for, with all the character archetypes and plot twists and cool moments and fantasy worldbuilding they want to see in their stories. For me, however, there are several fundamentals of a good fantasy novel that are missing from this one, and I need to talk about them before I start talking about anything else:

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Sir Konrad, as Emperor's Justice, is tasked with wandering around mainly in the frontiers of the Empire - territories it often just finished conquering a couple of decades ago, in the "Reichskrieg" war - and dispensing justice according to the Empire's Common Law system. With the weight of the emperor's authority, Vonvalt is empowered to hand down sentences from one penny fines up to and including death, with the only real oversight being his own conscience and his accountability to the Order of Justices. As part of his training, he has access to two magical arts, one which allows him to compel the truth from anyone he asks a question of, and one which allows him to speak to the dead, though both come with a high price tag. He's also a talented swordfighter. And handsome! At the point we first meet him, Vonvalt is portrayed as a fair and upstanding person, willing to overlook the letter of the law if he can dispense justice with a minimum of bloodshed. By the end of the book's events, he's done a lot more sword-waggling than fine-levying, and Helena's ominous older self makes it clear that that's the trajectory of things to come.

Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining fans with their brand of unique science fiction and fantasy stories. Collected here are all of the stories this Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine published during the second half of their twelfth year. Includes stories by Kelly Robson, Kij Johnson, Lavie Tidhar, Vajra Chandrasekera, Robert Reed, Rich Larson, Hao Jingfang, and many more!

Welcome to issue 142 of LIGHTSPEED! Once upon a time, television viewers enjoyed the thrilling investigations, fast cars, and casual lifestyle of Magnum, PI. This month, we're delighted to offer you Shiv Ramdas' new fantasy novelette, "Bhatia, PI," which features a thrilling investigation, fast lies, and a lifestyle not so much casual as "totally out of cash." If you're looking for a few good laughs, we think Bhatia has you covered. Our other original fantasy works include Maria Dong's new story "Nine Tails of a Soap Empire"-a tale of obsession and power that will make you re-think the bubbles beside your sink. Nicole D. Sconiers returns to our pages with a flash piece called "Hood Alchemy," a rumination on the way ordinary objects can change us-even without magic. Our fantasy reprint is "All the Time We've Left to Spend" by Alyssa Wong. Our SF shorts include a scholarly essay from beyond the apocalypse: "An Exegesis of the Socioreligious Ramifications of the Collection of Peribi," by Daniel David Froid. If you've ever caved and bought your kid a fast food meal just because of the toys, this story might have extra resonance. In her new story "The Historiography of Loss," Julianna Baggott wonders what might happen if we could recreate the past, and what we might learn if we did. Merc Fenn Wolfmoor contributes a flash story, "The Heaven That They Never Knew," and our SF reprint is "Parables of Infinity," by Robert Reed. The nonfiction team has brought us spotlight interviews with our authors and some reviews of terrific new books. Our ebook readers will get a sneak peak of Maurice Broaddus's new novel, SWEEP OF STARS.

On the fantasy side of the ledger, we're featuring new work from Maria Dahvana Headley ("You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You"), Cadwell Turnbull ("Jump"), Genevieve Valentine ("Abandonware"), Sam J. Miller ("Conspicuous Plumage"), and Kat Howard ("A Brief Guide to the Seeking of Ghosts"), plus we have reprints from Yoon Ha Lee ("The Coin of Heart's Desire"), Theodora Goss ("Elena's Egg"), Charlie Jane Anders ("The Super Ultra Duchess of Fedora Forest"), and Jeremiah Tolbert ("The Girl with Sun in Her Head").

This month, we have original science fiction by A. Merc Rustad ("Tomorrow When We See the Sun") and Aidan Doyle ("Beneath the Silent Stars"), along with SF reprints by Hugh Howey ("Beacon 23: Little Noises") and Charlie Jane Anders ("The Time Travel Club"). Plus, we have original fantasy by Rachel Swirsky ("Tea Time") and the late Jay Lake ("Ex Libris Noctis"), and fantasy reprints by Richard Parks ("The Queen's Reason") and Mark Rigney ("Portfolio"). All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author and artist spotlights, along with an interview with THE MARTIAN author Andy Weir, and the latest installation of our book review column. For our ebook readers, we also have a reprint of the novella "The Surfer" by Kelly Link, and a novel excerpt from A DAUGHTER OF NO NATION by A.M. Dellamonica.

Plus, we have original fantasy by Kelly Barnhill ("The Insect and the Astronomer") and Matthew Hughes ("Sleeper"--a Kaslo Chronicles tale), and fantasy reprints by Ian McDonald ("Tonight We Fly") and Maria Dahvana Headley ("Bit-U-Men").

In eighteenth-century Ohio, two brothers travel into the wooded frontier, planting apple orchards from which they plan to profit in the years to come. As they remake the wilderness in their own image, planning for a future of settlement and civilization, the long-held bonds and secrets between the two will be tested, fractured and broken--and possibly healed. 2ff7e9595c