Rich Horton is a soon-to-be retired software engineer for an aerospace corporation. He is also an anthologist, editor, reviewer, essayist, and fan, primarily of science fiction. His upcoming anthology is The Best Philosophical Science Fiction in the History of All the World, due from MIT Press in late 2026 or early 2027. He has published over 20 anthologies, and has written reviews and essays for F&SF, Black Gate, Journey Planet, and numerous other publications. He blogs about SF, Victoriana, and all sorts of fiction at https://rrhorton.blogspot.com and also at his substack: https://richhorton314252.substack.com/