The December 2010 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction (Volume 34, Number 12; Whole Number 419) goes on sale 5 October. Contents of this issue include:
Novelettes:
“Plus or Minus” by James Patrick Kelly
“Warfriends” by Tom Purdom
Short Stories:
“Libertarian Russia” by Michael Swanwick
“Sins of the Father” by Sara Genge
“Freia in the Sunlight” by Gregory Norman Bossert
“Variations” by Ian Werkheiser
“Excellence” by Robert Reed
“The Prize Beyond Gold” by Ian Creasey
Poetry:
“Xenoaesthetics” by F.J. Bergmann
“Sailor” by Mark Rich
“Blueprint for a Domed City” by Jessica Taylor
Departments:
Editorial: “Sheila and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” by Sheila Williams
Reflections: “Rereading Kornbluth” by Robert Silverberg
Next Issue
On Books by Peter Heck
The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss
The cover art illustrates “Plus or Minus”, and is by John Picacio.
[Edited 12 October 2010: One short story was inadvertently left off the table of contents: Carol Emshwiller’s “Uncle E”. See this article.]