Icarus
The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction


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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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