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Archive for May, 2011

Mary Robinette Kowal. Kiss Me Twice. (Asimovs, June 2011)

Lengthy near-future police thriller in which an AI which is the detective’s constant companion, is removed from the police station.

Colin P. Davies. The Fighter. (Asimovs, June 2011)

Fine as far as it goes, but it’s a short story with a simple plot twist and it does really go that far.

Felicity Shoulders. Apocalypse Daily. (Asimovs June 2011)

Neatly handled, which stories featuring computer games aren’t always.

Alan DeNiro. Walking Stick Fires. (Asimovs, June 2011)

Totally non-bogus alien buddy story.

Carol Emshwiller. All the News That’s Fit. (Asimovs June 2011)

Nicely told story looking at whether it is right to protect innocence.

Ian R. MacLeod. The Cold Step Beyond. (Asimovs, June 2011)

A return to the setting of ‘Breathmoss’ and MacLeod gets it just right.

Out of this World : The British Library, London.

There’s an excellent SF exhibition at the British Library in St. Pancras running until 19th June 2011. Get along to see it if you can.

James Stoddard. The Ifs of Time. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2011).

A clever story to end a strong issue.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2011.

Stories by Sheila Finch, Albert E. Cowdrey, Francis Marion Soty, Paul Di Filippo, Ken Liu, Walter C. DeBill Jr et al, James Patrick Kelly, Karl Bunker, Kali Wallace, Dixon Wragg, James Stoddard.

Kali Wallace. Botanical Exercises for Curious Girls. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2011).

A lovingly crafted story from an author new to me.

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