Analog Science Fiction & Fact

Mal and the others must continue walking and following god, no matter how tired their claws and tentacles get. But how long must the pilgrims walk? And what will happen when they reach their destination? Journey with Mal in "Pilgrimage" by Michael Adam Robson, ready by Tara Robson.

Separated from their group’s camp on his brother’s orders, a lonely Bashim lulls himself to sleep by practicing English with Top Hat Avatar, his holographic tutor. When he awakes in the middle of the night, there’s gunfire down at the camp, and Top Hat Avatar is telling him to run. Escape with Bashim and Top Hat Avatar in “The Shadow of His Wings,” from Analog’s March/April 2021 issue, written and...

The parent company is pulling its funding from the database of gods. All of the museum exhibits and their artificial intelligences will be shut down; all employees assigned to the project are relocating to Mars. For the child of two employees, this means losing a best friend—unless it’s possible to sneak Sancus' code out of the database before they leave. See how this God-heist unfolds in “The Las...

The assignment is straightforward: All Zu has to do is salvage some previously mined ore now lost in space, and the mountain of debt he owes to his employer will be canceled. But in “Ghost Strike,” Zu encounters greater risks—and greater rewards—than he planned for. Please enjoy Brenda Kalt’s reading of her suspenseful story from our November/December issue.

For fourteen fourteens of cycles in the mostly dry tunnels of Mars, Eldest Split and Companion have spent all of their energy on just staying alive. Meanwhile, above them, Peter Churlith lives a life of boredom and fatigue, operating machinery that excavates the Martian soil. Little does anyone realize that Peter is about to make Eldest Split and Companion’s dreams come true. Enjoy as John J. Vest...

For our July/August issue, we have a special double feature for you. First you’ll be hearing “On the Changing Roles of Dockworkers” read and written by Marie Vibbert. Before she can even sit down, Mary is sent to check on Unit 4—something is wrong with the robot’s communications logs—could it be sabotage? Our second story is “The Mad Cabbage” read and written by Céline Malgen. Microbiologist Nicol...

Susana never expected the first manned mission to Mars to begin the way it did: her crew gone, Earth in crisis, and she the sole engineer to see everyone’s hopes for a habitable Mars through. Will she, her rovers and robots, and NASA ground support be enough? The talented Dominica Phetteplace reads her story “Candida Eve” from the May/June 2020 issue for our newest podcast installment.

Fourteen-year-old asteroid-dweller Alaya longs for excitement and a glimpse of the sky. In “One Basket,” her grandmother offers her a chance at both. Enjoy Farah Naz Rishi’s reading of C.C. Finlay’s gripping story about courage, family, and eggs.

Fresh from the pages of our 90th anniversary issue is this exciting piece of alternate history, written and read by Eric Choi, that envisions a different outcome for the Columbia spacecraft. If you enjoy this story, be sure to find our current issue with a fact article by Eric Choi behind the science in this tale! www.analogsf.com