Bruce McAllister. The Woman Who Waited Forever. (Asimovs Feb 2010).
A ghost story set in Italy after the Second World War.
Peter Watts. The Island. (New Space Opera 2)
Ultra-hard SF, ultra-far future.
Damien Broderick. Dead Air. (Asimovs February 2010).
Broderick suckers the reader into thinking his dyspeptic dystopian view is a wry comment on our current society, until…
Caroline M. Yoachim. Stone Wall Truth. (Asimovs February 2010).
Low on tech, high on humanity, an excellent Asimovs debut. (And ruminations on Avatar and The War Horse).
Robert Charles Wilson. Utriusque Cosmi. (New Space Opera 2)
A powerful and human story from someone at the top of their form.
Asimov’s January 2010.
A strong issue, with stories by Landis, Reed, Steele, Shoulders, Tem, Roberson and Emshwiller.
Allen M. Steele. The Jekyll Island Horror. (Asimovs Jan 2010)
The storytelling is handled well in the mannered style of the 1930s.
Carol Emshwiller. Wilds. (Asimovs, January 2010).
Embracing the wilds, a man eschews that which he has left behind, to become one with the land on which he lives.
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[February 23rd 2010] Hugo, Nebula, and Year’s Best reviews are making their way onto the
Robert Reed. The Good Hand. (Asimovs, January 2010)
Clever reflection on the current issues with the Iranian nuclear bomb-building programme. Reed postulates a world in which the USA keeps a very firm stranglehold on its nuclear bomb technology..
Chris Roberson. Wonder House. (Asimovs, Jan 2010)
The story introduction refers to an inspiration for this story being ‘Men of Tomorrow’, a
Steve Rasnic Tem. A Letter from the Emperor. (Asimovs Jan 2010)
A deceptively affecting short story from Tem.
Asimovs. December 2009.
This issue got caught up in the big revamp of Best SF, and wasn’t reviewed
Starting to review stories
[February 17th 2010] Starting to review stories individually as per The Big Plan. A huge
Felicity Shoulders. Conditional Love. (Asimovs January 2010).
For a new writer, it’s a well-handled story. The main characters are portrayed well, and perhaps only a slight issue with the dramatic resolution – although in the limited space, perhaps little option for the author. I’ll look forward to more stories from Shoulders.
Geoffrey A. Landis. Marya and the Pirate. (Asimovs Jan 2010)
Landis gets the signal honour of being the first story to be reviewed on the new-improved Best SF. Who needs a Hugo or Nebula when you’ve got an honour like this!
Interzone #224 Sept/Oct 2009
Jason Sanford. Sublimation Angels. A lengthy novella from Sanford which had the slight misfortune to
Interzone #223 July-Aug 2009
None of the multiple Dominic Green stories did much for me, with the other stories simply ok.
Interzone #222 June 2009
Kim Lakin-Smith. Johnny and Emmie-Lou Get Married. Steam-driven 1950s Rebel Without a Cause type-punks. After
Interzone #221 March/April 2009
Will McIntosh. A Clown Escapes From Circus Town. When Beaners the Clown escapes the hell
Interzone #220 February 2009
Another strong collection from a mostly youthful group of authors, boding well for the future.
Interzone #219 December 2008
A good, but not great, issue, with Sanford being the pick of the youthful crop.
Interzone #218 October 2008
British author Chris Beckett gets an issue dedicated to him – well, the first half
Interzone #217 August 2008
Sanford and McAuley provide top-notch SF.
Interzone #216 June 2008
The much-trumpeted ‘mundane-SF’ issue edited by Geoff Ryman. I say much-trumpeted on the basis I
Interzone #215 April 2008
Jamie Barras. The Endling. Far future setting, with three different perspectives : Asha, some form
Interzone #214 February 2008
Jason Stoddard. Far Horizon. Stoddard continues his run of strong stories in Interzone, in this
Interzone #213 Dec 2007
Chris Roberson. Metal Dragon. Another in Roberson’s ‘Celestial Empire’ series, in which China is a
Interzone #212 Sep-Oct 2007
A last minute technical problem resulted in this issue having a completely b&w interior which,
Interzone #211 July-August 2007
A special Michael Moorcock issue 60 issues since the last issue of that ilk). Moorcock
Interzone #210 June 2007
Interzone continues to celebrates its 25th year, in an issue notable for every illustration coming
Interzone #209 April 2007
Interzone celebrates its 25th Anniversary Issue, courtesy of the sterling work of Andy Cox and
Interzone #208 January/February 2007
Jason Stoddard. Softly Shining in the Forbidden Dark. A far future drama with a strange
Interzone #207 November/December 2006
With a striking cover from Richard Marchand, issue #207 has reverted to a slightly smaller,
Interzone #206 September/October 2006
Jamie Barras. The Beekeeper. An excellent story, its impact all the greater for some atmospheric,
Interzone #205 July/August 2006
Cover art by Jim Burns, who last appeared on issue 199, and whilst these breasts
Interzone #204 May/June 2006
This issue arrived a good few weeks ago, and was read in short order, but
Interzone #203 March/April 2006
Paul di Filippo. The Furthest Schorr : 32 Fugues on the Paintings of Todd Schorr.
Interzone #202 January/February 2006
Now the longest-running British SF mag, Interzone continues in glorious full colour, and a hefty
Interzone #201 November/December 2005
A full-colour, handsome issue #201 sees Interzone draw level with New Worlds as Britain’s longest
Interzone #200 September/October 2005
A milestone issue for Interzone, and it has reached #200 re-invigorated to an extent that
Interzone #199 July/August 2005
TTA Press took over Interzone last year, and it has made a refreshing change to
Interzone Number 198 May/June 2005
Chris Beckett. Piccadilly Circus. The eighteenth story of Beckett’s in Interzone, and one of the
Interzone Number 197 March/April 2005
I‘ve already taken editor Andy Cox to task over the front cover of this issue.
Interzone Number 196 January/February 2005
Jason Stoddard. Winning Mars. The Stoddard story is illustrated on the cover of this issue
Interzone Number 195, November/December 2004
I pondered in my review of the first TTA-published issue of Interzone as to how
Interzone Number 194, September/October 2004
Only a couple of years ago things were looking rosy for the British SF magazine
Interzone Number 193 Spring 2004
This is the last David Pringle edited/published issue of Interzone, and the Pringle era ended
Interzone Number 192 November/December 2003
With this issue Interzone moves to a bi-monthly publication. Irritatingly for the anally bibliographical amongst
Interzone Number 191 September 2003
Gregory Benford. Naturals. Dawn is a young girl with an untouched genotype of great vintage.
Interzone Number 190 July/August
John Meaney. Entangled Eyes are Smiling. Jack’s love life takes a turn for the worse
Interzone Number 189 May/June 2003
Dominic Green. The Rule of Terror. Green returns to the type of near future, dark,
Interzone Number 188 April 2003
A special issue in that it has been edited by Paul Brazier, whose magazine SF
Interzone Number 187 March 2003
Nicholas Waller. Sandtrap. Lin Adenuka arrives on planet 48-274C, known locally as ‘Churned’. He is
Interzone Number 186 February 2003
Eric Brown. The Wisdom of the Dead. Interzone have published a number of stories in
Interzone Number 185 January 2003
Paul Di Filippo. Bare Market. A Charles Stross story from early 2000 (‘Bear Trap’) had
Interzone Number 184 November/December 2002
For the second time in 2002 Interzone gives an issue a double-month attribution in an
Interzone Number 183 October 2002
John Meaney. The Whisper of Discs. A well written and evocative piece, of longer length,
Interzone Number 182 September 2002
Christopher Evans. Posterity. A somewhat downbeat, peculiarly British take on time-travelling (not unlike last month’s
Interzone Number 181 August 2002
Mat Coward. Time Spent in Reconnaissance. A very peculiarly British take on Roswell visitors. Having
Interzone Number 180 June/July 2002
The publishers are at pains to point out that whilst this issue is dated ‘June/July’
Interzone Number 179 May 2002
Molly Brown. The Hamlet AI Murders. A rather missed opportunity. A subtle tale of a
Interzone Number 178, April 2002
Richard Calder. Zarzuela. Calder has appeared in several issues of Interzone over the past couple
Interzone Number 177, March 2002
A 20th Anniversary issue, with Guest Editors Nick Gevers and Keith Brooke of the InfinityPlus
Interzone Number 176, February 2002
Greg Egan. Singleton. I have to admit disappointment with this story. I approached it with
Interzone Number 175, January 2002
Dominic Green. Blue Water, Grey Death. Non-genre story about two men who get in above
Interzone Number 174, December 2001
A good issue. Nothing quite hitting the heights, but do bear in mind I do judge by the highest of standards!
Interzone Number 173, November 2001
Queen of Hearts. Dominic Green. A couple of years ago Green’s ‘That Thing Over There’
Interzone Number 172, October 2001
The Invisible Hand Rolls the Dice. Carolyn Ives Gillman. Lee Pao Nelson is a wealthy,
Interzone Number 171, September 2001
The Frankenberg Process. Eric Brown. Shades of ‘Think Like a Dinosaur’, in that the Frankenberg
Interzone Number 170, August 2001
Espiritu Santo. Richard Calder. The final instalment of Calder’s telling of the multi-generational battle of
Interzone Number 169, July 2001
Isabel of the Fall. Ian R. MacLeod. MacLeod has put together ten years’ worth of
Interzone Number 168, June 2001
Babylon Sisters. Paul Di Filippo. Classy stuff from Di Filippo in a well written (as
Interzone Number 167, May 2001
Flickering. Ayerdhal. Credit to Interzone for including yet more non-English SF, in this case a
Interzone Number 166, April 2001.
Roach Motel. Richard Calder. Another instalment in the far future Pike family saga, erstwhile claimants
Interzone Number 165, March 2001.
Myxomatosis. Simon Ings. A John Christopher tribute, the main character referring to Christopher’s ‘Death of
Interzone Number 164, February 2001.
The Nephilim. Richard Calder. Calder takes us once more into the far future Britain of
Interzone Number 163, January 2001.
Catch the Sleep Ship: the first science-fiction story of the century. George Zebrowski. Complements the
Interzone Number 162, December 2000.
The experienced writers provide solid fare in this issue, although with four stories having humorous undertones the feel of the issue is slightly lightweight as opposed to a festive feast with all the trimmings.