Lightspeed Mag (Bluesky: @lightspeedmagazine.com)@LightspeedMag

A Hugo Award-winning digital science fiction & fantasy magazine edited by John Joseph Adams.

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The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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We just hit 50% of our goal with 20 days remaining. Thanks again so much to everyone who backed the campaign. We also just added a new Add-On: Signed copies of The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson! Back today: bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Jempo" by Thomas Ha lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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We've reached 40% of our goal & added a bunch of new rewards, including signed books by Chuck Wendig, Daniel H. Wilson, Ken Liu, Paul Tremblay, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Veronica Roth, Victor LaValle, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Seanan McGuire & Martha Wells.
LIGHTSPEED/NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Side 1: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Side 2: Bright yellow/gold background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says "Live on Kickstarter" and "40% Funded."

ALT LIGHTSPEED/NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Side 1: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Side 2: Bright yellow/gold background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says "Live on Kickstarter" and "40% Funded."

Lightspeed Mag (Bluesky: @lightspeedmagazine.com)@LightspeedMag
Sep 15
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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We reached & then surpassed 25% of our funding goal & are now closing in on $15K and 30%. 178 of you have pledged your support so far. Thanks so much to all of you for backing and spreading the word... and being a part of the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE story. bit.ly/LS-NM-26
Lightspeed Mag (Bluesky: @lightspeedmagazine.com)@LightspeedMag
Sep 15
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Dragon, the Scarab, the Wolf, the Dragon" by Rhiannon Rasmussen lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15

ALT Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15

ALT Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15
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WOW, what a first day! In our first 24 hours, nearly 150 backers pledged more than $11K, putting us 22% of the way toward our goal. Several of our limited signed books and collectibles are already gone. If you haven't checked it out yet: bit.ly/LS-NM-26

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It ends with “Consider backing today."

Lightspeed Mag (Bluesky: @lightspeedmagazine.com)@LightspeedMag
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The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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Here's a peek at our current add-ons. Some of them are extremely limited in quantities (some there's only 1), so back early if you want a shot at grabbing one in particular!
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Our Kickstarter launches Sept. 15, and we recruited a killer lineup of authors to write new stories for us. The first to agree was HUGH HOWEY, author of WOOL, SHIFT, & DUST, the basis of the Apple+ series SILO. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! lightspeedmagazine.com/kicks…

ALT LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter, three-slide gif. Slide 1: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Slide 2: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Slide 3: Green background with white words that say "Launching on Kickstarter September 15." In the bottom right corner is a badge that says "Project We Love" and "Kickstarter" with a heart in the center that flashes empty/full.

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This author is going to either end up in LIGHTSPEED or NIGHTMARE depending on how the story turns out: None other than bestseller Chuck Wendig! He's the author of WANDERERS, CALAMITIES, and BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! lightspeedmagazine.com/kicks…

ALT LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "Live on Kickstarter Sept. 15" Bottom: a black and gold button that says NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH with sparks on either end of the phrase; it flashes between that state and a white button with blue text saying the same thing.

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Our Kickstarter launches TOMORROW, OMG. And huzzah, we'll have a new story by NYT bestseller & award-winner Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach series (ANNIHILATION, et al), BORNE & HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! lightspeedmagazine.com/kicks…

ALT LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Chrysalis of Moth One" by V.M. Ayala lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15

ALT Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Long Goodbyes" by Anya Ow lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15

ALT Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Text says LIVE ON KICKSTARTER Sep. 15 - Oct. 15
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Dreamweavers" by Alexander Weinstein lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…

Dreamweavers - Lightspeed Magazine

In The Before Days, Tim was a fellow procurer of dreams. He made a good living frequenting rooftop parties amid aging tech bros in fur-clad vests where mangosteen juices were mixed and silent discos...

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