Once again, we’ve filled our double anniversary issue full to bursting with excitement. Our April/May 2013 issue features a thrilling cover story from Neal Asher. A life-or-death Universe-transversing search for mysterious artifacts will ultimately reveal the horrifying truth about “The Other Gun”; Tom Purdom’s “Warlord” plunges us into the strife on Delta Pavonis II, where only the most resourceful will survive; and long after the dust of battle has settled, Colin P. Davies scrutinizes the man behind the legend of “Julian of Earth.”

While probing a series of puzzling murders, Alan Wall unravels the secret of “Spider God and the Periodic Table”; Naomi Kritzer’s desperate time traveler tries to push her younger self to “The Wall”; disturbing truths about the human heart are revealed in Ken Liu’s dark look at “The Oracle”; Karl Bunker brings two people with completely different world views together in “Gray Wings”; Leah Cypess tells the story of a young woman who must learn to cope with an amazing gift or else remain forever “Distant Like the Stars”; Joel Richard’s police detective’s hunt for a brutal criminal is guided by the “Writing in the Margins”; and Linda Nagata’s suspenseful tale about an ill-fated demonstration shines a ray of hope “Through Your Eyes.”

In “My Desk,” Robert Silverberg’s Reflections column offers us a glimpse of the author’s workspace and a sliver of his autobiography; Norman Spinrad’s On Books column escorts us through exciting “Doors to Anywhere”; for anyone curious about the dramatis personæ of the publishing industry, James Patrick Kelly’s On the Net offers us “A Field Guide to the Editors”; plus we’ll have an array of poetry and other features you’re sure to enjoy. Look for our April/May issue on sale at newsstands on February 26, 2013. 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, Zinio.com, and from magzter.com/magazines!

new stories by G. David Nordley, Ted Kosmatka, Robert Reed, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Benjamin Crowell, Eric Del Carlo, Jack Skillingstead, Megan Arkenberg, Ian Watson, and many others!