Apex Magazine Issue 98

By Jason Sizemore

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month.

EDITORIAL
Words from the Editor-in-Chief — Jason Sizemore

FICTION
THE TURING MACHINES OF BABEL— Eric Schwitzgebel
L'appel du vide — Rich Larson
— Kai Ashante Wilson
Entertaining Demons (Excerpt) — Daniel I. Russell

NONFICTION
Interview with Author Eric Schwitzgebel — Andrea Johnson
Mothers Who Consume — Kristi DeMeester
Interview with Cover Artist Quentin Castel — Russell Dickerson
Entities of Modern Evil — Daniel I. Russell

• Language: English
• Publisher: Apex Book Company
• Release date: Jul 2, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370722549

Jason Sizemore

Jason Sizemore is a writer and editor who lives in Lexington, KY. He owns Apex Publications, an SF, fantasy, and horror small press, and has twice been nominated for the Hugo Award for his editing work on Apex Magazine. Stay current with his latest news and ramblings via his Twitter feed handle @apexjason.

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