Description

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our December 2025 issue (#231) contains:

Fiction
* "Tomorrow. Today." by R.T. Ester
* "Imperfect Simulations" by Michelle Z. Jin
* "The Cold Burns" by Anne Wilkins
* "The Hole" by Ferenc Samsa
* "Between Here and Everywhere" by Robert Reed
* "This Sepulchral Aegis" by Rob Gillham
* "Home Grown" by Madeleine Vigneron

Non-Fiction
* "Decoding Animal (and Alien?) Language" by Gunnar De Winter
* "Allegory and Worldbuilding: A Conversation with Simon Stålenhag" by Arley Sorg
* "Climate, Hope, and the Global Community: A Conversation with Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich" by Arley Sorg
* "Editor's Desk: The End of the Year" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art
* "The Brood" by Kristin Kest