Our September issue brings not one, but two blockbuster tales of adventure. In his first story for Asimov’s, two-time Nebula Award finalist Dale Bailey plunges us into an extraordinary time travel expedition. You’d better fasten your seatbelt if you hope to survive   Dale’s treatise on the “Mating Habits of the Late Cretaceous.” William Preston returns with another of his exciting tales about the Old Man—this time as a rather young man called Little Boss. The action takes place in South America between the World Wars. With its evocative cast of characters and a mystery that must be “Unearthed,” this is one novella you won’t want to miss.

Popular author Suzanne Palmer brings us a sly short story about the affect that “Adware” could have on life on Mars; Hugo Award winner Robert Reed takes an old word, “Noumenon,” and applies it to a brand new outtake from his Great Ship Universe; in his bittersweet short story, up-and-coming author Matthew Johnson takes a look at how our continually evolving technology might allow “The Last Islander” to record the end of one way of life and help prepare him for the start of a new one; and, finally, another up-and-coming author, Chris Willrich, offers us a scintillating look at the far future and the richly rewarding tales that may be spun when a stranger comes to town asking for help preparing his “Star Soup.”

Robert Silverberg’s Reflections column looks at the evolution of “Anthologies” and we’ll have Peter Heck’s On Books column; plus an array of poetry and other features you’re sure to enjoy. Look for our September issue on sale at newsstands on July 24, 2012. Or subscribe to Asimov’s—in paper format or in downloadable varieties—by visiting us online at www.asimovs. com. We’re also available individually or by subscription on Amazon.com’s Kindle and KindleFire, BarnesandNoble.com’s Nook, ebookstore.sony.com’s eReader and from Zinio.com!

New stories by Robert Reed, Kit Reed, Paul McAuley, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Mike Resnick, Alan Smale, Eugene Mirabelli, Ken Liu, Ekaterina Sedia, Chris Beckett, Steven Utley, Jay Lake, Vylar Kaftan, Will Ludwigsen, James Van Pelt, John Alfred Taylor, Gray Rinehart, and many others!