The January 2009 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction (Volume 33, Number 1; Whole Number 396) is now available. This issue contains:
Novelettes:
“Lion Walk” by Mary Rosenblum
“Uncle Bones” by Damien Broderick
Short Stories:
“Passing Perry Crater Base, The Unicorn” by Larry Niven
“Bridesicle” by Will McIntosh
“Five Thousand Light Years from Birdland” by Robert R. Chase
“Messiah Excelsa” by E. Salih
“Unintended Behavior” by Nancy Kress
Poem:
“On Zurlygg Street” by Bruce McAllister
Departments:
Editorial: “Controlled Chaos” by Sheila Williams
Reflections: “Hic Rhodus, Hic Salta” by Robert Silverberg
On the Net: “Hear Now” by James Patrick Kelly
Next Issue
On Books by Paul Di Filippo
Twenty-third Annual Readers’ Award
2008 Index
The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss
Most of the department features are available on the web through links on this page. The February issue—featuring Judith Berman, Carol Emshwiller, Rudy Rucker, and Bruce Sterling—goes on sale 24 December 2008.