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Archive for February, 2011

Matthew Cook. The Shoe Factory. (Interzone #231, Nov/Dec 2010).

A strong story to open the issue.

Asimovs. January 2011.

A fairly routine issue, with stories by : Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Chris Beckett, Elizabeth Bear, Steve Rasnic Tem, Ian McHugh, Gwendolyn Clare.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Killer Advice. (Asimovs, January 2011).

Murder mystery set in space.

Gwendolyn Clare. Ashes on the Water. (Asimovs, January 2011).

It’s not SF by any means, and doesn’t really convince in its setting, with little colour or texture to make the reader feel that the story is set in India

Ian McHugh. Interloper. (Asimovs, January 2011)

It’s a short story, with a bit of a Mad Max vibe about it, the tone not entirely succesful.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction. 27th Annual Collection. (ed Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Press, 2010).

Phew! Finished off the stories in Dozois’ take on the best of 2009, just in time to address the soon to be published year’s bests for 2010.

Ian McDonald. Vishnu at the Cat Circus. (Year’s Best Science Fiction 27th Annual Collection)

An original story from the ‘Cyberad Days’ collection which neatly puts a seal on this story sequence, whilst potentially opening up a whole new ball game.

Adam Roberts. Hair. (Year’s Best Science Fiction 27th Annual Collection).

An intriguing story, one that you read and want to think about, and then re-read.

Robert Reed. Mantis. (Engineering Infinity)

Clever story which looks at whether you can trust the world that is shown through the lens of a screen, and whether you are simply a character on someone else’s screen.

John C. Wright. Twilight of the Gods. (Year’s Best Science Fiction 27th Annual Collection)

An excellent story in it’s own right, and intriguing in the light of the few other stories by Wright that I’ve reviewed.

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