The author began “writing stories in the fourth grade, some time around the Mesozoic Era, and kept on writing through degrees in biology (BA, Reed College) and psychology (MS, Portland State University), and work as a bacteriologist, a librarian,...
Rebecca Ore has published seven novels since 1988. The latest, Gaia’s Toys, has just come out in trade paperback from Tor Books. Her last story for Asimov’s, “Hypocaust & Baythesphere” (January 1995), was a time travel story set in...
Two British writers add their own bizarre spin to a familiar American tale. Veteran Asimov’s author Paul J. McAuley’s most recent story for us, “Second Skin,” was published in our April 1997 issue. Kim Newman, who is making his first...
With his June 1995 novelette, “Think Like a Dinosaur,” James Patrick Kelly has entered the ranks of Hugo-Award-winning authors. He tells us his newest tale “is one of those stories with a long incubation period. Although it makes no reference...
Charles L. Harness was born in West Texas in 1915. He has a BS in chemistry, and an LLB, and he is a member of the Maryland and DC bars. “Before I retired, I was a senior attorney in the patent department of a large chemical manufacturer. I’ve...
Although “Front Man” marks Greg Abraham’s first solo appearance in these pages, it is his second story for Asimov’s. His earlier tale, “Mr. Sartorious” (Mid-December 1994), was co-written with Mary Rosenblum. Mr. Abraham has sold stories...