Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Question: Which is better? Analog or Asimov's?

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Posted by Netstorm2k (Member # 2279) on :

Just curious to know the opinions out there.

Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :

They're different. Analog is hard core scifi and Assimov's is softer and also includes fantasy. It really depends upon your tastes.

Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :

ditto

Posted by Netstorm2k (Member # 2279) on :

Let me rephrase: Which do You like better? Say you only had enough for one, and they both were printing authors whose stories you tended to like equally, and there was a man standing behind you with a really big gun, saying, "CHOOSE NOW!"
What would you pick?

[This message has been edited by Netstorm2k (edited January 05, 2005).]

Posted by HuntGod (Member # 2259) on :

Analog, but I'm a hard sci-fi junky.

Posted by Ergoface (Member # 1429) on :

Analog!!!

Posted by EricJamesStone (Member # 1681) on :

Analog, for three reasons:
1. I like hard SF.
2. Analog is the continuation of Astounding Science Fiction, which originally published a lot of the stories that I later read in anthologies when I was a kid.
3. Analog bought a story from me. Of course, I haven't yet gotten around to submitting to Asimov's, so maybe they will, too.

Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :

Asimov. They tend to do more character driven stories than Analog.

Posted by punahougirl84 (Member # 1731) on :

If you can only subscribe to one, I think I would suggest Asimov's because their range is broader. But if you are only into harder sf, or at least not into any fantasy, I would say Analog.

My husband got me subscriptions to both, plus F&SF and a guitar magazine for Christmas!

Course, now I have to keep up with them! At least I hopefully won't miss out on Eric's story...

Posted by ChrisOwens (Member # 1955) on :

Asimov's. More imaginitive stories, at least less constricted.

Posted by Erazmus (Member # 2306) on :

Asimovs. They seem to have a braoder range of stories on an issue by issue as well as a year by year basis, so I am more likely to find at least one I really like. However, I admit a strong bias toward fantasy and towards markets more likely to buy stories from me (The same thing really, about a 10 to 1 ratio F to SF in my work) so its not much of a question for me really.
Mike