Icarus
The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction

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Good review of Icarus by Kassa on Rainbow Reviews

Icarus listed in SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Nice review by Charles Tan, a non-gay man who nevertheless found much of interest in Icarus—evidence of the appeal of spec fiction.


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Winter 2011: Icarus: The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction presents stories and features for Winter 2011. This issue features the fiction of Scot D. Ryersson, Damon Shaw & Rodello Santos, and Thomas Carl Sweterlitsch plus a new installment of Tom Cardamone’s column on classic works of gay spec fic, this time about George Nader (Rock Hudson's hunky friend). And then there’s the imaginative and sensual art of young Carleton Starr to enjoy.

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Fall 2011:
Icarus: The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction presents stories and features for Fall 2011. A fairy boy confronts a human crush in Alex Jeffers's "Liam and the Ordinary Boy." James Bennett tells a tale of death and art and Michaelangelo's favorite apprentice. Award-winning author Richard Bowes offers another jewel of a tale that begins when a writer meets a devoted fan at an event. Sandra McDonald tells of a mindful puss. Ken Summers, author of a collection of true queer ghost stories, investigates a new haunting. Plus, this issue has reviews, gossips, an interview with Ginn Hale and the debut of a new column by Tom Cardamone, who reveals his "Lust" for the talented Geoff Ryman.
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Summer 2011: The always impressive and versatile (or so we hear) Hal Duncan pays gay homage to one of the most well-known films ever, Casablanca. Award-winning poet Geoffrey A. Landis must have known my fondness for daikaijū. A devoted servant to the heir of the throne is tested in British author Nyki Blatchley’s story. Kristopher Reisz’s tale of urban fae and the pain of a real “lost and found” is…well, memorable. And to prove we love science fiction as much as we do the fantastical and horrific, we’re pleased to publish Michael C. Thompson’s story of obsession + black holes = “Aldo," plusbook reviews and Icarus's usual side delights. 

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icarus_8 coverSpring 2011: Spring is a time of new birth. Time for some chills--the kind that come from reading great fiction.

Stories by Ed Madden, Richard Larson, Ian Rafael Titus, Marshall Moore and Shelly Li; an interview with Kathe Koja, book reviews and Icarus's usual side delights.

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Winter 2010: Winter, like all seasons, is a time of transformation. Glittering frost appears on windows overnight. Can you feel the chill in the air?This issue has several stories that will contribute to your shivers, of delight and dread. Halloween is coming. 

Stories by Sunny Moraine, Matthew Cheney, Alejandro Omidsalar, Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder, a chilling poem by Michael G. Cornelius, an interview with Hal Duncan, a review of Tanith Lee's Death's Master, and Icarus's usual side delights.

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Fall 2010:
Halloween is coming. Store shelves are filled with objets d'autumn and jack o'lanterns. The air is cooling and mornings are darker. Trees are stripping bare. There's the rushing sound of fallen leaves swirling through deserted streets. Don't be afraid to turn the pages that follow. We have a naughty infamous bogeyman, trips gone awry, Norse poems and boys that haunt in this issue of Icarus. So turn down all the lights but one.

Stories by Thomas Fuchs, Jeff Mann, Viet Dinh, Troy Carlyle, Kelly McQuain; interview with Robert Duncan

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icarus 5Summer 2010: Stories by Julian Lopez, Hal Duncan, Alex Jeffers; poetry by Jerome Steuart; Author interview with Lynn Flewelling, book reviews and more.

Great Review of Icarus #5 on Rainbow Reviews

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Spring 2010: Stories by Sandra McDonald, Warren Rochelle, L.A. Fields, J.A. Deveaux; Author interview with Geoff Ryman, book reviews and more

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Winter 2009: Winter blows in with a chilling story aboard a Russian train by Tanith Lee. Loves lost and found (and sometimes lost again) are told in the evocative words of authors Chaz Brenchley, Robert Joseph Levy, and Rodello Santos. Then there's Icarus's usual assortment of artwork, gossip, and reviews... what better way for a fellow to spend his holidays than curling up by the fire with us?

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Fall 2009: Our Halloween issue features short stories by Lee Thomas, Alex Jeffers, Jeff Mann, an interview with Lee Thomas, an article by Ken Summers about Houdini's haunted Hollywood mansion; a poem "The Vampire Bridegroom" by Chad Helder, plus book reviews, Gaylactic Network Internet Resources, and annoucements of coming events in gay publishing. Icarus is THE magazine of gay speculative fiction.

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Summer 2009: Icarus is the first magazine devoted to gay speculative fiction. Our first issue features short stories by Jeff Mann, Joel D. Lane, Jameson Currier and Tom Cardamone; interviews with Dan Stone and graphic artist Peter Grahame; poetry by Lawrence M. Schoen; plus book reviews, an article about the Gaylactic Network, and brief happenings in gay publishing. Icarus is published by Lethe Press.

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Good review of Icarus by Kassa on Rainbow Reviews

Nice review by Charles Tan, a non-gay man who nevertheless found much of interest in Icarus—evidence of the appeal of spec fiction.

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