Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 234

Name: Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 234
Rating: 3.917 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781642362107

By Neil Clarke & Wanxiang Fengnian &

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Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our March 2026 issue (#234) contains:

Fiction
* "Bend Like the Palm" by David D. Levine
* "First Human Ghost on Mars" by R.L. Meza
* "Crosstalk, Elysium" by Carolyn Zhao
* "Scion" by Thomas Ha
* "Scion: Afterword" by Thomas Ha
* "Those Who Left History" by Wanxiang Fengnian
* "You Are Invited to Our SPRING CELEBRATION" by Thoraiya Dyer
* "Person, Place, Thing" by Marissa Lingen

Non-Fiction
* "The Hands and the Brain: Complementary Dominance" by Benjamin C. Kinney
* "Anatomy of a Novel: A Conversation with J.M. Sidorova" by Arley Sorg
* "Fluidity, Desire, and Survival: A Conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse" by Arley Sorg
* "Editor's Desk: The Best from 2025" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art
* "Long Distance Call" by Pascal Blanché

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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 234 Reviews

3.5

Emma

Created 6 days ago

“These are consistently stella little shot stories! I had a few stand outs this month. Very keen for next month 😅 they are so good to read over a morning cuppa”

staticskYY

Created 22 days ago

“Not as strong as last month but still some really great stuff in here, especially in the back half! Scion and Spring Celebration have been rattling in my head since I read them, which is always a great sign.”

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Drusilla

Created 24 days ago

“Alright, I wanted to try something different, so this is my first attempt at reading stories in a magazine—though maybe not my very first, but it’s been quite a few years since I’ve done something like this... I haven’t decided yet whether this will be a good project for me. The stories were all very weird to me and sometimes pretty hard to understand; I guess I’ll have to recalibrate my brain a bit for this. But I’ll still be eagerly waiting for the next issue. "Bend Like the Palm" by David D. Levine: liked it ✯✯✯✯ ❝ We were living on a sugar cube dissolving in coffee, and we had been for my whole life. But where else could we go? The islands were our home. „First Human Ghost on Mars" by R.L. Meza: weird but interesting ✯✯✯ "Crosstalk, Elysium" by Carolyn Zhao: amusing, liked it very much ✯✯✯✯✯ ❝ All Karnarian ships need to sleep when they’re tired, or when the fuel is out, or when the pilot tells such boring stories that it’s not possible to stay conscious. "Scion" by Thomas Ha: nope … sorry ✯ "Those Who Left History" by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu: Phew, very morbid, very depressing. For a long time, I didn't know what to make of it, but I actually ended up liking this story. ✯✯✯ "You Are Invited to Our SPRING CELEBRATION" by Thoraiya Dyer: The story gives off some really strong “Project Hail Mary” vibes—really, really strong ones. I like the story. ✯✯✯ "Person, Place, Thing" by Marissa Lingen: interesting, weird ✯✯”

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