Apex Magazine Issue 97

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month.

EDITORIAL
Words from the Editor-in-Chief -- Jason Sizemore

FICTION
Elena's Angel -- Aimee Ogden
Black Hole Heart -- K.A. Teryna
Welcome to Astuna -- Pip Coen
Sundown -- Tobias S. Buckell
Mars Girls (Excerpt) -- Mary Turzillo

NONFICTION
Interview with Author Aimee Ogden -- Andrea Johnson
The Ecumenical, the Ersatz, and the Euphemistic: Three Ways to Misunderstand Identity -- Karen Lord
Interview with Cover Artist Irina Kovalova -- Russell Dickerson
Mars Isn't Easy -- Mary Turzillo