Wolf Moon, Antler Moon
In one small town, the delicate balance between predator and prey is threatened when five girls...
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All of Reactor’s Short Fiction in 2024
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Songs of the Snow Whale
At the edge of the world, on the island of R’evava in the Arctic Ocean, a blizzard rages outside...
Vulcanization
In the same world as Everfair, a brutal king plagued by visions of the Black people he slaughter...
I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe
A stoner kid and his best friend attempt to move a sofa across town during an alien invasion...
The V*mpire
The vampires aren't even the worst part about being a teenage trans girl on tumblr.
Excerpts
Read an Excerpt From Samantha Sotto Yambao’s Water Moon
A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets and embarks on a magical quest when...
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A girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachi...
Read an Excerpt From Nnedi Okorafor’s Death of the Author
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Read an Excerpt From Clay McLeod Chapman’s Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
A social horror novel that holds a mirror to our divided nation and will shake readers to the co...
Reprints
Some Ways to Retell a Fairy Tale
There's more to “once upon a time” than meets the eye...
The Woman Carrying a Corpse
We’re excited to reprint “The Woman Carrying a Corpse” by Chi Hui, translated from Chinese...
The Stars We Raised
We’re delighted to share “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from C...
A Dream of Electric Mothers
We're excited to reprint "A Dream of Electric Mothers," the 2023 Nebula Award–nominated novelett...
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