Space & Time No. 116: Spring 2012

Step back into the strange worlds of Space & Time with Issue No. 116, originally published in Spring 2012, a collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, poetry, and the genre-bending work that has defined the magazine for generations.

Edited by Hildy Silverman, then Editor-in-Chief of Space & Time.

This issue features a particularly special piece of Space & Time history: “Kevin J. Anderson: From Space & Time to Dune,” an interview with bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. Long before Dune prequels, Star Wars novels, international bestseller lists, and more than a hundred published novels, Anderson made his very first professional fiction sale to Space & Time in 1982. In this retrospective interview, he talks about that first $12.50 paycheck, becoming a professional writer, his early influences, creating stories in established fictional universes, and his work with Brian Herbert expanding the world of Dune.

The fiction lineup includes Scott Edelman’s “A Test of Faith for a Couple of True Believers,” Erik T. Johnson’s “Brain Scram,” John R. Fultz’s “The Gnomes of Carrick County,” Steven E. Belanger’s “Hide the Weird,” Floris M. Kleijne’s “Prisoner of War,” and W.K. Tucker’s “The Preacher Man.”

Also inside are Linda D. Addison’s “Word Ninja,” a review of By Other Means edited by Mike McPhail, and Daniel M. Kimmel’s “The Tale Wagging the Dog,” alongside speculative poetry and original interior artwork.

Published as Space & Time celebrated more than 45 years of continuous publication, Issue No. 116 captures both the magazine’s long history and its ongoing commitment to imaginative, provocative, and wonderfully strange speculative literature.

With cover art by Victor Giannini, this is a fascinating piece of Space & Time history for readers, collectors, and fans of Kevin J. Anderson and speculative fiction.

Originally published Spring 2012 · Issue No. 116