Editor Jason Sizemore tells us that the new issue of Apex Magazine, dated 3 August 2009, is now available. In keeping with their new business model, some of the content is available for free online, while excerpts of other pieces are available. This issues contents include:
“Kenny 149” by Brad Becraft (short fiction, preview online)
“Pimp My Airship” by Maurice Broaddus (short fiction, preview online)
“Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster (novelette, full story available online)
Game Fiction: Why it Works (and Why it Doesn’t)” by Monica Valentinelli (essay, full story available online)
Interview with Gene O’Neill, conducted by Maggie Jamison (full story available online)
Editorial Dispositions: “The real story of ‘Pimp My Airship'” by Jason Sizemore
The issue is available as an ePib from DriveThruSciFi (for $2.50), as a PDF from DriveThruSciFi (for $2.50), for Amazon’s Kindle (for $3.00), or directly from the Apex bookstore (for $8.00).