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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 18, released in November 2010, features a cover illustration of a woman in a dark robe holding the leash of a black dog against a yellow background. This DRM-free issue spotlights Arab and Muslim writers, offering fiction from the Middle East alongside Turkish fairy tales. Edited by Catherynne M. Valente.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 20 features a stylized black cat with a red tongue sitting against a red background decorated with white bones, along with the text “Apex Magazine Issue 20 January 2011.” The cover also highlights contributing authors such as Seanan McGuire and includes the editor’s name.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 22 features an eerie room with peeling wallpaper, a round drawer cabinet adorned with books and a teapot, and a creepy curtain—creating the perfect mood for dark stories such as “The Dust and the Red” and “The Speaking Bone.” The names of the featured authors and editor appear on the cover. Apex Magazine Issue 22 is DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 23, April 2011: Cover art shows a glowing cocoon-like structure in a dim sci-fi industrial setting. DRM-free and edited by Catherynne M. Valente.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 24 features a cover illustration of a telescope drifting in space beside a swirling, skull-shaped nebula beyond the asteroid belt. The cover text highlights stories by Annalee Newitz, Jeremy Butler, and Will Ludwigsen. Edited by Catherynne M. Valente.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 25 features a futuristic landscape with a fallen astronaut and control panel on its June 2011 cover, plus DRM-free stories from Chesya Burke, Anaea Lay, Kathryn Weaver, Seanan McGuire, and Shira Lipkin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A digital illustration serves as the cover of Apex Magazine Issue 14, depicting a woman in a winter hat and coat with glowing red eyes standing before futuristic, illuminated orbs—a striking vision drawn from speculative fiction. The magazine’s title appears at the top, while featured authors and the editor are listed below.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 13 features a cover with a futuristic humanoid figure, cybernetic details, and metallic skin. Includes contributor and editor names, stories like &quot;Laika&apos;s Dreams,&quot; and is always DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 12. An astronaut drifts through space above swirling yellow light trails set against a star-filled backdrop, capturing the magazine&apos;s enigmatic and mysterious themes. The cover also lists the featured authors and the editor’s name.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 11 cover: A large futuristic spaceship hovers over a sunset city as a silhouetted person stands by a decorative fence. This DRM-free issue features Seanan McGuire, acclaimed author of &quot;Dying with Her Cheerpants On.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A giant icy statue of a seated figure looms over a snowy landscape, while a line of tiny people trek across the snow below. At the top, Apex Magazine Issue 10, an acclaimed fiction magazine featuring stories from award-winning authors like Mary Robinette Kowal, is proudly displayed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 1: A retro-futuristic city at sunset with neon grid lines, a car labeled FUTURE heading toward the city, and a large orange sun. Includes DRM-free fiction by Jennifer Pelland and more, plus featured authors and editors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Step into a steampunk-inspired cityscape complete with soaring skyscrapers, a drifting hot air balloon, and immense clockwork gears turning in the sky—setting the perfect stage for adventure. Apex Magazine Issue 2 features acclaimed author Maurice Broaddus (Pimp My Airship), alongside Brad Becraft and Eugie Foster. Discover exclusive DRM-free Game Fiction in this one-of-a-kind issue!.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A glowing figure floats in a beam of light among misty trees. The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 100 features science fiction stories and articles by various authors, released DRM-free in September 2017.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A person in a spacesuit sits at a desk on floating rocks among surreal debris—a striking cover for Apex Magazine Issue 102, the DRM-free science fiction magazine.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 103</image:title>
      <image:caption>A woman with curly hair stands among ancient ruins, her hand shimmering with blue light beneath a cosmic purple sky. Text overlays announce APEX MAGAZINE ISSUE 103, highlighting the December 2017 edition of this renowned fiction magazine, featuring a roster of acclaimed authors, insightful interviews, engaging nonfiction pieces, and other exciting articles inside.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 107</image:title>
      <image:caption>The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 107 features a mystical woman with glowing eyes and orb, ethereal lights swirling to a meditating figure below, evoking Lovecraftian and occult themes; editorial fiction is highlighted inside.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 108 showcases a futuristic, ethereal humanoid face with glowing eyes set against a backdrop of swirling, abstract colors; the text highlights the issue number along with featured authors, short stories, articles, and special interviews.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 109</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 112 features a captivating cover illustration of a winged, griffin-like creature embracing a woman in flowing robes amidst a mystical, forested background. The prominent Apex Magazine Issue 112 title overlays the artwork, reflecting the enchanting spirit found within its collection of fantasy short stories.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 115 showcases FICTION and NONFICTION by acclaimed authors—always DRM-free. The cover features a hooded figure in a futuristic reflective suit standing in colorful, rain-soaked city lights.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 117 displays a surreal image of a woman partly hidden by a large black bird perched on her hand. The magazine features fiction and a novel excerpt, released in February 2019.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 26 features a cover with two teddy bears sitting on a wooden chair, while a doll lies face-up on the floor. The text highlights editor Catherynne M. Valente and the issue&apos;s featured authors. Set against a brown, vintage background that captures the spirit of experimental genre books in fiction and nonfiction, this issue is available DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 27 features a gray cover with a white lamb, misty floor, broken birdcage, long strings, and black roses on vines. This DRM-free issue explores genre books and philosophy; contributors and editor Catherynne M. Valente are listed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A robot with a red bindle strolls through a field of purple flowers beneath a vibrant sky, capturing the sense of wonder and imagination characteristic of fantastic literature. The cover displays the title &quot;Apex Magazine Issue 28,&quot; along with the names of featured authors and the editor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 29 cover (October 2012) shows a pumpkin topped with grass, mushrooms, a tree, and a ladder against a cloudy sky. Features poetry and fiction by listed authors; DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An astronaut floats tethered to a spacecraft near a glowing green planet as stars shine beyond. Cover text: Apex Magazine Issue 31, featuring fiction stories and celebrated, DRM-free authors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 32 features a striking cover illustration of a robotic humanoid figure with glowing green accents crouched on a digital grid. The cover text spotlights contributing authors including Cat Rambo, highlights the story &quot;Blood on Vellum,&quot; and notes that this DRM-free issue includes the magazine&apos;s website.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 33</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 33 (Feb 2012): DRM-free. Cover shows a tattooed person with blue facial markings holding a glowing bowl amid swirling blue light. Features stories including &quot;Bear in Contradicting Landscape.&quot; Authors listed left.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 34</image:title>
      <image:caption>A horned, humanoid creature embraces a pale, ethereal woman who rests her head on its chest. The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 34 (March 2012)—featuring queer speculative fiction and works from acclaimed authors like Jay Lake—showcases full credits for both writers and artists. This issue is proudly available DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 35</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 35, April 2012: A vivid mechanical bird with gears and cables features on this World SF edition, which spotlights global science fiction and stories like &quot;Love is a Parasite Meme&quot; by diverse international authors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 36</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 36 (May 2012) features a surreal cover illustration by Naoto Hattori, depicting a cracked, doll-like face with pale skin and green eyes. The cover lists featured authors—including Rachel Swirsky—and the issue is available DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 7</image:title>
      <image:caption>A giant stone head and hand lie partially buried in a rocky, alien landscape under a starry sky with purple light glowing from the statue’s eye. Get Apex Magazine Issue 7, DRM-free and edited by Jason Sizemore.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the DRM-free cover of Apex Magazine Issue 6, a woman stands between two towering stone pillars surrounded by floating rocks, beneath a cloudy sky and massive moon; this issue features stories such as &quot;Overclocking&quot; by James L. Sutter and FICTION59 Beads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 5</image:title>
      <image:caption>The DRM-free cover of Apex Magazine Issue 5 features a vibrant hot air balloon floating above serene, reflective water beneath a starry sky, and lists authors Aliette de Bodard, Lavie Tidhar, Nir Yaniv, and Aleksander Žiljak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 4</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person balances on a tightrope above the city skyline, surrounded by soaring birds and towering skyscrapers below. The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 4 features stories such as &quot;Ghost Technology from the Sun&quot; and &quot;Poor Man&apos;s Roses,&quot; showcasing contributions from acclaimed authors like Brandon Massey and under the editorial direction of Jason Sizemore.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A robotic figure with a metallic, angular design stands before a digital screen of circuits on the cover of Apex Magazine Issue 3, which features the magazine&apos;s title along with contributing authors and the editor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 37</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 37 features a haunting cover image of a pale-skinned person standing with their back exposed, revealing a deep red scar from which white roots or veins spread—capturing the chilling mood of &quot;Winter Scheming.&quot; This DRM-free June 2012 issue includes the evocative story &quot;Blood on Vellum,&quot; and showcases work by featured authors, with text highlighting APEX MAGAZINE, issue 37.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 38</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 38, July 2012. Showcases an abstract, colorful figure with mechanical wings. Highlights a Hugo Award nomination and features works like Ken Liu’s “Blood on Vellum.” This issue is DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 39</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 39, released in August 2012 as a DRM-free edition, features cover art of a woman in a white dress sitting on tentacle-like strands before a monstrous face. The names of the featured authors and contributors are listed in colored text on the cover.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 40</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 40 features a surreal, DRM-free cover: a serene woman partly submerged amid green lily pads, a white water lily with a bee on her forehead. Cover text highlights science fiction writers, artist credits, issue number, and date.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 41</image:title>
      <image:caption>A woman in ornate, theatrical attire and mask sits among several rabbits, framed by an elaborate green and gold floral background. Apex Magazine Issue 41 captures the imaginative world of science fiction and spotlights notable featured authors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 42</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 42 features a whimsical cover illustration: a girl dressed as a butterfly, tied to a target, surrounded by toy soldiers with arrows and a rocking horse—perfectly capturing imaginative 21st-century SF/F.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 43</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 43. A tattooed woman with red hair, entwined with vines and flowers, floats upside down in an ornate marble frame. This striking issue of speculative fiction is presented DRM-free, with featured authors and other text listed on the cover.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 44</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 44 cover features surreal sculpted human figures with fragmented, floating heads on a dark background. Includes stories by Eugie Foster, Lettie Prell, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Geek Girls author Sarah Kuhn. DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 45</image:title>
      <image:caption>A girl in a white dress lies motionless on the forest floor, surrounded by leaves and branches. This haunting image graces the cover of Apex Magazine Issue 45, the Special Shakespeare edition released in February 2013, featuring stories by Kat Howard and Kate Elliott. The story “Blood on Vellum” sets a memorable and chilling tone for this remarkable issue.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 46</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 46 features a cover of a girl with closed eyes inside a goldfish bowl, surrounded by goldfish. This DRM-free science fiction issue lists featured authors and was released in March 2013.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 47</image:title>
      <image:caption>The cover of Apex Magazine Issue 47 features a realistic human face seamlessly blended with organic, root-like textures and striking blue eyes. Highlighting its focus on science fiction poetry, the cover lists featured authors—including Lynne M. Thomas—and credits the cover art to Naoto Hattori.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 48</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 48 (May 2013) features a surreal illustrated cover: a woman in ornate clothes holds a knife-pierced heart, tears on her face. Includes &quot;Blood on Vellum,&quot; author highlights, award info, and is DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 49</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mermaid with long, flowing hair floats in a science fiction underwater environment on the cover of Apex Magazine Issue 49. The cover displays the issue date of June 2013 and lists several authors’ names along with the phrase &quot;Blood on Vellum.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 50</image:title>
      <image:caption>A woman in a white dress with red edges lies on the ground, eyes closed, a snake around her arm. She wears a halo and veil. The dark background hints at speculative fiction. Apex Magazine Issue 50 and credits appear overlaid.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 51</image:title>
      <image:caption>A surreal magazine cover for Apex Magazine Issue 51 features a woman in Renaissance attire holding a rose, surrounded by swirling fantastical creatures and faces in mesmerizing Fantasy Art style. The cover text lists authors—including Lynne M. Thomas—and details for the August 2013 issue.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 52</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 52, a DRM-free science fiction magazine, showcases a dark cover with a woman emerging from branches and a red heart among them. Also features Blood on Vellum and other story highlights.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 53</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 53, October 2013, shows a stylized red-haired woman riding a mechanical horse. This DRM-free issue highlights featured authors and notes its Hugo Award nomination—a striking piece for fantasy fiction fans.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 54</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 54 features cover art by Galen Dara: a woman with long red hair stands in a dark fantasy forest with white trees and glowing hanging bottles. The DRM-free issue lists all featured authors on the cover.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 55 features a DRM-free cover with an illustrated pale-skinned woman with long black hair, red lips, and antlers blowing snowflakes against a blue winter background. Contributor and artist names included. Perfect for fantasy fiction fans.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 57</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 57 is a DRM-free sci-fi magazine featuring a fierce woman with bloodied hands among lions on its cover. The February 2014 issue includes stories by Lucy A. Snyder and more.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 58</image:title>
      <image:caption>A giant minotaur towers over an intricate maze as a woman in a red dress holds a glowing red thread below. Text: Apex Magazine Issue 58, DRM-free fiction magazine, March 2014, with credits for editor and cover artist.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 59</image:title>
      <image:caption>A humanoid with a tiger&apos;s head in a plaid suit stands partly undressed in a room near a toolbox and wooden drawer with a zebra mask—a surreal scene featured in Apex Magazine Issue 59.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 60</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 60 features a smiling, curly-haired figure on a starry blue cover, glowing yellow stars, and highlights science fiction and fantasy themes. The issue includes credits and notes its Hugo Award nomination.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/issue-61</loc>
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      <image:title>Apex Magazine Issue 61</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 61 features a cover of a young girl in pink on a checkered floor, followed by a large purple rhinoceros-like creature. Edited by Sigrid Ellis, this June 2014 issue is available DRM-free.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Apex Magazine Issue 97 features a red robot dog on a rooftop with a red balloon above the city. This June 2017 sci-fi issue includes author interviews and Mars Girls content, with artistic cityscape and cloud imagery on the cover.</image:caption>
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