Dominica Phetteplace. Atheism and Flight. (Asimovs, January 2016)
Young Bos has lost an arm, which is bummer for this dude, but he has bud Jimeo and Jimeo’s girlfriend Cleo to help out.
Ted Kosmatka. Chasing Ivory. (Asimovs January 2016)
A short but clever piece from Kosmatka, with mammoths returned to Earth.
Ian McHugh. The Baby Eaters. (Asimovs January 2016)
A patriarchal society, with aliens with two sets of arms, and some strange names, and some issues around gender around childbirth, and attitudes towards multiple births.
X at The Royal Court Theatre
An intelligent SF play in London.
Sean Williams. All the Wrong Places. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
A love story on an epic scale.
Madeline Ashby. Memento Mori. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
A reflection on what will happen to the individual self when bodies can be swopped at a whim.
C.A. Hawksmoor. Murder on the Laplacian Express. (Interzone #260, Sep-Oct 2015)
A fast-paced adventure, with an intriguing background.
Jeff Noon. No Rez. (Interzone #260, Sep-Oct 2015)
Good to read something just that bit different, and intense.
Lavie Tidhar. Terminal. (Tor.com April 2016)
Well-written, subtle bit of writing.
Carrie Vaughn. Origin Story. (Lightspeed Magazine #71, April 2016)
Short, but sweet, superhero yarn.
Carolyn Ives Gilman. Touring with the Alien. (Clarkesworld Magazine #115, April 2016)
An excellent road trip story, with a difference.
Malcolm Devlin. Five Conversations With My Daughter (Who Travels In Time). (Interzone #261 November/December 2016)
If you don’t have the time or inclination to read Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’, then this five stanza short is the one for you.
Interzone #261, November/December 2015
Stories by Gary Gibson, Julie C. Day, Greg Kurzawa, Rich Larson, Malcolm Devlin, and Ken Altabef.
Norman Birnbach. It’s All Relative at the Space Time Cafe. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2015)
Featuring a guest appearance from every scientist who has a science theory relevant to SF who ever drew breath – all making pertinent and apposite comments.
Naomi Kritzer. Cleanout. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2015)
A subtle and effective/affecting story, featuring three sisters, who come to an understanding about the origins of their emigre parents.
Bruce McCallister. DreamPet. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2015)
A story that was pitched as a movie back in the day – which would start out My Little Pony and end up Predator/Do Androids….
Harvey Jacobs. The Fabulous Follicle. (Fantasy and Science Fiction Nov/Dec 2015)
Morris Fein’s barbering business takes an upturn thanks to him targetting a new client base.
Gregory Benford. Aspects. (Meeting Infinity, 2015)
A vignette set in the ‘Galactic Centre’ novel sequence.
Asimovs December 2015
A strong issue with good stories from vets like Greg Egan and Robert Reed, as well as the newer writers.
Greg Egan. The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred. (Asimovs December 2015)
A good blend of technology, politics and characterisation.
Julian Mortimer-Smith. Come-From-Aways. (Asimovs December 2015)
A second story in this issue featuring something strange happening off the coast of a fishing town.
Amanda Forrest. Of Apricots and Dying. (Asimovs December 2015)
A minor sfnal element, but a great story.
Rich Larson. Bidding War. (Asimovs December 2015)
A near-future story with current tech and trends extrapolated, fleshed out nicely, and a lot to like in it’s five pages.
Garrett Ashley. Riding the Waves of Leviathan. (Asimovs December 2015)
A story by an author new to me, on account of his previous story appearing in an issue of Asimovs I didn’t get my hands on, and one which shows a lot of promise..