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Archive for July, 2011

Mercurio D. Rivera. For Love’s Delirium haunts the Fractured Mind. (Interzone #235, Jul-Aug 2011)

A further story in the ‘Wergen’ series, which started with ‘Longing for Langana’ back in 2006. filling in background to the Langana setting, the Wergen psyche and society, and effectively taking the story sequence a step forward.

Philip Brewer. Watch Bees. (Asimovs August 2011).

A story that notches up the tension, exploring the difficulties individuals, families and communities would have to face in a world not that different to ours.

Colin Harvey. Occupation. (Further Conflicts).

Post-invasion Earth – when an alien aircraft crashes into the bay, the local doctor finds his hippocratic oath is stronger (just) than his hatred for the colonising forces

aside Horton

[27th July 2011] Horton’s Year’s Best just delivered by Amazon today – completing my collection of the 4x competing volumes for the year. Fortunately the Tour de France is over, so that’s one less thing to distract me from reading. Got a window of minimal distraction opportunity before the British and American football seasons start….

Melanie Tem. Corn Teeth. (Asimovs August 2011)

A touching story about inter-species adoption that will strikes chords with any social worker who has been through interracial adoption 101.

Robert Silverberg. The End of the Line. (Asimovs, August 2011)

Another in the long-running Majipoor tales.

Asimovs. July 2011.

Stories by Chris Beckett, Paul Cornell, Theodora Goss, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Norman Spinrad, Josh Roseman, Leah Cypess, Bruce McAllister. Some good stories in here, but not a standout issue.

Stephen Palmer. Brwydr Am Ryddid. (Further Conflicts).

An inventive story, short, but nicely constructed with a narrative voice responding to comments on the narrative throughout.

Matthew Cook. Insha’Allah. (Interzone #235 Jul-Aug 2011)

A different perspective for an alien invasion story, making for an interesting read.

Holly Black. The Aarne-Thompson Classification Revue. (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Five)

Nicely told contemporary urban dark fantasy/horror story about a female werewolf, who finds unexpected and unwanted success in an audition for a theatrical show.

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