Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld, a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning digital magazine. Stories from Clarkesworld have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Ditmar, Aurora, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press and Stoker Awards.
Our fifth piece of audio fiction for September is "First Principle" written by Nancy Kress and read by Kate Baker. Originally published in Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier, edited by Jonathan Strahan.