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• Editorial, December 2016 (Lightspeed, December 2016) • [Editorial (Lightspeed)] • essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Cyborg, the Tinman, the Merchant of Death • short story by Rich Larson
•  The Cyborg, the Tinman, the Merchant of Death • interior artwork by Christopher Park [as by Lovely Creatures Studio]
• The Fifth Star in the Southern Cross • (2008) • short story by Margo Lanagan
• The Venus Effect • novelette by Violet Allen [as by Joseph Allen Hill]
• This Is As I Wish to Be Restored • (2014) • short story by Christie Yant
• The War Between the Water and the Road • (2014) • short story by William Alexander
• Every Day Is the Full Moon • short story by Carlie St. George
• Daya and Dharma • (2009) • short story by Shweta Narayan
• The Death of Paul Bunyan • short story by Charles Payseur
• Twenty Lights to "The Land of Snow": Excerpts from the Computer Logs of Our Reluctant Dalai Lama • novella by Michael Bishop (variant of Twenty Lights to "The Land of Snow" 2012)
• The Traitor Baru Cormorant (excerpt) • [The Masquerade] • (2015) • short fiction by Seth Dickinson
• Review: Arrival • essay by Carrie Vaughn
• Book Reviews, December 2016 • essay by Amal El-Mohtar
•   Review: Cloudbound by Fran Wilde • review by Amal El-Mohtar
• Interview: Nancy Kress • interview of Nancy Kress • interview by David Barr Kirtley
• Author Spotlight: Rich Larson (Lightspeed, December 2016) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Rich Larson • interview by Sandra M. Odell [as by Sandra Odell]
• Author Spotlight: William Alexander • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of William Alexander • interview by Christian A. Coleman
• Author Spotlight: Margo Lanagan • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Margo Lanagan • interview by
  Setsu Uzumé^?Setsu Uzume
• Author Spotlight: Carlie St. George • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Carlie St. George • interview by Sandra M. Odell [as by Sandra Odell]
• Author Spotlight: Joseph Allen Hill • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Violet Allen • interview by Arley Sorg
• Author Spotlight: Shweta Narayan • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Shweta Narayan • interview by
  Setsu Uzumé^?Setsu Uzume
• Author Spotlight: Christie Yant • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Christie Yant • interview by Sandra M. Odell [as by Sandra Odell]
• Author Spotlight: Charles Payseur • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Charles Payseur • interview by Arley Sorg