Kameron Hurley. Body Politic (Meeting Infinity)
Taut hi-tech espionage drama – think The Matrix and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy mashed up together.
Simon Ings. Drones. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
A disturbing, near-future story, starting with tousled-haired Mayor of London opening the new London airport….
Benjanun Sriduangkaew. Desert Lexicon. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
A complex, psychological take on a future conflict.
Paolo Bacigalupi. A Hot Day’s Night. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, September/October 2015)
Nice to have a story form Bacigalupi – oh for the days when stories from him were much more common occurrences.
Marissa Lingen. Ten Stamps Viewed Under Water. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2015)
Plague has devastated their world, and two sisters are barricaded at home, their only contact with the outside world being letters and food parcels from the masked postman, and conversations through the high garden fence with their next door neighbours.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 (ed Greg Bear, Pyr 2015)
Another excellent anthology, full of top quality SFF…
E. Catherine Tobler. Silencer – Head Like a Hole Remix. (Interzone #259 Jul/Aug 2015)
A story in which neither the protagonists nor the reader knows the whys and wherefores of what is happening.
Alan Smale. English Wildlife. (Asimovs October/November 2015)
A well-handled story set in the quiet green countryside of middle England, where there is history and legend. And not all of it has been consigned to history…
Nick Wolven. We’re So Very Sorry For Your Recent Tragic Loss. (Fantasy and Science Fiction Sept/Oct 2015)
A cautionary, near-future tale from Wolven, set in an interconnected world, with an Internet of Things, and with personalisation embedded throughout,
James S.A. Corey. Rates of Change. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
Corey opens the fourth volume in the ‘Infinity’ anthology series with a thoughtful look at one of the central conceits of the collection theme – how will change in the near future impact the very essence of humanity.