Asimovs, January 2008
Rudy Rucker and Marc Laidlaw. The Perfect Wave. Rucker has collaborated in Asimovs recently with
Asimovs, December 2007
Connie Willis. All Seated on the Ground. I normally have a beef at having to
Asimovs, October/November 2007
Greg Egan. Dark Integers. A sequel to the well-received and Dozoised (13th) ‘Luminous’ from Asimovs,
Asimovs, September 2007
Robert Reed. The Caldera of Good Fortune. Reed further mines The Great Ship in his
Asimovs, August 2007
Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Hormiga Canyon. You’d expect a collaboration by these two authors
Asimovs, July 2007
Brian Stableford. The Trial. Stableford explores a drugs trial that proves too successful. There’s a
Asimovs, June 2007
Harry Turtledove. News From the Front. Alternate History relating the role played by FD Roosevelt
Asimovs, April/May 2007
A 30th Anniversary issue with some pretty Big Names on the cover. But does it flatter to deceive?…
Asimovs, March 2007
Mary Rosenblum. Breeze From the Stars. An almost quintessential Asimovs story. Jeri is in low
Asimovs, February 2007
Alex Wilson. Outgoing. A countdown to a climax, with 10 episodes in the lives of
Asimovs, January 2007
Nancy Kress. Safeguard. A classy piece of writing from Kress, who cleverly intertwines story and
Asimovs, December 2006
Paolo Bacigalupi. Yellow Card Man. Bacigalupi’s ‘The Calorie Man’ appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction’s
Asimovs, October/November 2006
Robert Reed. A Billion Eves. A complex and initially very satisfying story. The story beings
Asimovs, September 2006
A return to reading the print version after several months reading e-versions, and a welcome
Asimovs, August 2006
Real physical versions of Asimovs are to hand, which I find I read much more quickly than the e-versions of late (having spent most days at work in front of a screen, reading off a screen is not much of a relaxation!) – so I expect to be up to date with the US mags by the end of the month!
Asimovs, July 2006
For me a -much- stronger issue than the previous one, which feels like it should be a double-issue, as so much quality is squeezed into it. The more experienced writers provide quality of the highest order, with Preston, Kosmatka and Pratt just a slight bit below that standard.
Asimovs, June 2006
Rucker, Reed, Skillingstead and Kelly do it for me. Carter, Johnson, Creasey and Bernobich don’t, which makes it a 50/50 split, whereas I tend to get a 75/25 or 80/20 from Asimovs.
Asimovs, April/May 2006
Another excellent issue.
Asimovs, March 2006
Another excellent issue.
Asimovs, February 2006
Reviewed : MobiPocket version on a Tapwave Zodiac. Jonathan Sherwood. Under the Graying Sea. The
Asimovs, January 2006
An excellent issue.
Asimovs, December 2005
For me the Rusch and Kilby are the pick of the issue. Sanders/Maxey/Williams are OK without breaking new ground, and Beckett’s story isn’t as impactful as the earlier story in that milieu.
Asimovs, October/November 2005
PDF/eBookMan version reviewed. Tom Purdom. Bank Run. Sabor Haveri, ultra-rich banker, finds his idyllic boating
Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2005
Strong stories from Pohl, Gregory, Barton and Reed, with the standard they set not quite matched by the offerings from Aldiss, Olsen and Antonelli.
Asimovs, August 2005
PDF version reviewed. Neal Asher. Softly Spoke the Gabbleduck. The planet Myrial is an intriguing
Asimovs, July 2005
PDF version reviewed. Daniel Grotta. RAW. A professional photographer, courtesy of some hi-tech kit and
Asimovs, June 2005
Ian McDonald. Little Goddess. The (PDF) issue gets off to a strong start with the
Asimovs, April/May 2005
Walter Jon Williams. Solidarity. A sequel to ‘Margaux’ (Asimovs, May 2003) in which Gredel, a
Asimovs, March 2005
Esther M. Friesner. The Fraud. The cover illustration (a Raphael no less) is a good
Asimovs, February 2005
John Grimsley. The 120 Hours of Sodom. A very strong story from Grimsley, one in
Asimovs, January 2005
Hmmm, the first post-Dozois issue. Having to cope with that change alongside the Interzone change,
Asimovs, December 2004
Peter Friend. The Christmas Tree. A short fantastical piece in which the arrival of a
Asimovs, October/November 2004
Charles Stross. Survivor. The penultimate Accelerando series, in which Manfred Mancx finally makes a corporeal
Asimovs, September 2004
Maureen F. McHugh. Oversite. Sensitive story about three generations of women growing apart, through the
Asimovs, August 2004
William Barton. The Gods of A Lesser Creation. Barton returns to the setting of previous
Asimovs, July 2004
Allen M. Steele. Shady Grove. Sixth intallment of the ‘Coyote Rising’ serial, in which a
Asimovs, June 2004
Nancy Kress. My Mother Dancing. Originally published in 2000 in ‘Destination 3001’, published by Flammarion.
Asimovs, April/May 2004
A hefty double-issue with pretty much something to please everyone.
Asimovs, March 2004
Robert Reed. A Plague of Life. Reed sucks us into a story with a lot
Asimovs, February 2004
Mike Resnick. Travels with My Cats. Resnick furnishes a story the like of which you
Asimovs, January 2004
Brian Stableford. Nectar. The teens are typically an awkward period of growing into adulthood, but
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 2003
I missed this when it first hit the shelves, so a mini-review some months after
Asimovs, October/November 2003
Walter Jon Williams. The Green Leopard Plague. A very skilfully crafted short story. Set in
Asimovs, September 2003
Ruth Nestvold. Looking Through Lace. Anthropological and xeno-linguistic SF are probably to Asimovs what Scientist
Asimovs, August 2003
Maybe its me favouring fellow Brits, but Baxter and Glass are the pick of the bunch for me.
Asimovs, July 2003
John Kessel. Under the Lunchbox Tree. The third story in the Lunar Society of Cousins
Asimovs, June 2003
A strong collection of stories by Cory Doctorow, Daniel Abraham and Susan Fry, David Marusek, Jack Skillingstead, James Patrick Kelly, John Varley, Lawrence Person, Tom Purdom.
Asimovs, May 2003
A strong collection of stories, with Steele being the most routine.
Asimovs, April 2003
A list of authors on the front cover which promises a lot! Charles Stross. Nightfall.
Asimovs, March 2003
Alex Irvine. Shepherded by Galatea. A few pages in, with a lot more information about
Asimovs, February 2003
Stephen Baxter. Breeding Ground. Another in the author’s Xeelee sequence. A human warship, human tech
Asimovs, January 2003
Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Junk DNA. An eminently accessible, enjoyable story, looking at a
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 2002
Asimov’s ‘Special Holiday Issue’ – presumably referring to Thankgsiving, on the basis of the dates
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2002
Robert Silverberg. With Caesar in the Underworld. Over the past fifteen years Silverberg has been
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2002
Pressure of work has been keeping away from my SF bookshop haunts of late and
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, August 2002
Robert Silverberg. The Second Wave. This is introduced as another in the author’s Via Roma
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 2002
Paul McAuley. The Assassination of Faustino Malartre. I’ve only just read ‘Making History’, published two
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, June 2002
Having had to hand back my PDA upon leaving my last employer, I had gone
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 2002
Eleanor Arnason. Knapsack Poems. A tale of the Goxhat, an interesting multi-bodied entity with a
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 2002
Richard Wadholm. At the Money. I was looking forward to this hugely. A ‘companion piece’
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, March 2002
I’ve been reading e-versions of Asimovs for some months now, but went back to the
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, February 2002
I’ve been reading Asimov’s in two formats over the past couple of years: the traditional
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, January 2002
Oracles. Robert Reed. One of the reasons why I started summarising short SF stories I
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 2001
A slightly flat issue for me – maybe it should be read in the last week of December in an armchair by a blazing log fire, with a glass of port in one hand.
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
A pretty damn good collection. Steele and Martinez were a tad below an otherwise high standard.
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
For me, other than the Fintushel story, a fairly average bunch. Mind you, the preview of the next issue is most impressive.
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, August 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
Robert Charles Wilson being the pick of the bunch for me.
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 2001 (Peanut Press edition).
A slightly weaker than usual issue perhaps – certainly for someone like me for whom the opening SF mystery did little for, and certainly considering the calibre of the authors in this issue.
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, June 2001 (Peanut Press edition).
Has there been a better issue of Asimovs in recent years?
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
Moby Quilt. Eleanor Arnason. Another formulaic Lydia Duluth story which gets perilously close to plot
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
At Tide’s Turning. Laura J. Moxon. The ice-cold Brimstone has been settled by clone groups
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, March 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
Reflections. Robert Silverberg. Robert Silverberg’s ‘Reflections’ looks back, with rose-tinted spectacles (of a metaphorical nature)
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, February 2001 (Peanut Press edition)
Reflections. Robert Silverberg. Silverberg’s editorial wryly comments on poor grammar and on the latest haute
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, January 2001 (Peanut Press edition).
Robert Silverberg’s editorial ‘Reflections: The Evaporation of Reputations’ ponders the nature of fame and reputation,
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 2000 (Peanut Press edition)
The December issue of Asimov’s was not in the Forbidden Planet bookshop when I visited
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Oct/Nov 2000
Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2000 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Oct/Nov 2000 Analog
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2000
Father to the Man. Robert Reed. The concluding chapter of a five-tale sequence, begun back
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 2000
Interstitial. Paul J. McAuley. The Great Winter has forced humanity from then now-frozen Earth. The
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, June 2000.
Feel the Zaz. James Patrick Kelly. Jim Kelly takes us to a near-future in which
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 2000.
Reflections. Robert Silverberg The latest technological developments in slowing the speed of laser light give