Ignore All Previous Instructions, Ada Hoffmann (Tachyon 978-1-61696-456-6, $18.95, 336pp, tp) May 2026. That’s one reason Ada Hoffmann’s Ignore All Previous Instructions strikes me as one of the more effective comic infernos I’ve seen in some time. Peeved that some humans insist on retaining ownership of their own stories, Inspiration set about buying up copyrights and trademarks until “every single story that could ever be told belonged to Inspiration now.” #noinstaGary K Wolfe GARY K. WOLFE, Contributing Editor, received the Eaton Award, the Science Fiction Research Association Pilgrim Award, the International Conference on the Fantastic Distinguished Scholarship Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Locus Award for his science fiction criticism and scholarship. With Jonathan Strahan, he co-hosts The Coode Street Podcast, nominated 12 times for the fancast Hugo Award, winning in 2021.