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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction provides consistently high quality fiction – with slightly more F than SF in each issue.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2017

March 11, 2017 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories this issue from : Richard Chwedyk, Robert Grossbach, Matthew Hughes, Albert E. Cowdrey, Arundhati Hazra, Cat Hellisen, James Sallis, Eleanor Arnason.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2017

January 20, 2017 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories this issue from : Rachel Pollack, Nina Kirika Hoffman, Rick Norwood, Robert Reed, Rich Larson, Wole Talabi, Gregor Hartmann, Debbie Urbanski, Monica Byrne, Marc Laidlaw.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2016

December 16, 2016March 11, 2017 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories from Esther M. Friesner, Albert E. Cowdrey, Lilliam Rivera, Matthew Hughes, Gardner Dozois, Minsoo Kang, Kurt Fawver, Charlotte Ashley, Robert Reed, James Beamon, Sandra McDonald.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2016

December 11, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Special David Gerrold issue, with a couple of stories from him, and stories from others including Sarah Pinsker, Peter S. Beagle, Leah Cypess, Ian Creasey, Geoff Ryman.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/August 2016.

September 22, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories from Lavie Tidhar, David Prill, David Gerrold, Gregor Hartmann, Dominica Phetteplace, Oliver Buckram, K.B. Rylander, Bruce McAllister, Betsy Phillips. Reviews underway.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016.

July 19, 2016September 22, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Fiction this issue from Pat MacEwen, Charlotte Ashley, Brian Trent, Albert E. Cowdrey, William Leadbetter, Ted Kosmatka, Rich Larson, Allora & Calzadilla and Ted Chiang, Joseph Tomares, Susan Palwick, Yukimi Ogawa. Reviews underway.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2016

June 14, 2016June 16, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories by John P. Murphy, Marc Laidlaw, Cat Rambo, Juliette Wade and Sheila Finch, Sarina Dorie, Nancy Kress, Justin Barbeau, Chris De Vito, N.J. Schrock, James L. Cambias. Nothing in the issue really grabbed me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2016

June 13, 2016June 16, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Three SF stories set on Mars start the issue, other good SF, and Raffalon and Jimmie and Morrie return to grace the F&SF pages.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2015

May 15, 2016May 15, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Scholz, Kritzer, and Birnbach the pick of the issue for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2015

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Some excellent stories within – a strong issue.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/August 2015

November 29, 2015November 29, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Muir, Van Aaron Hughes, and Chwedyk the pick of the ish for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2015

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Some strong stories in the issue, with David Gerrold the pick of the bunch.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March/April 2015

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

An especially strong issues with Bao Shu a particular standout.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January/February 2015

May 31, 2015June 2, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Dale Bailey and Eric Schwitzgabel the pick of the bunch for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November/December 2014

March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories by Rand B. Lee (the pick of the issue for me), Michael Libling, Paul Di Filippo, Albert E. Cowdrey, Tim Sullivan, Justin Barbeau, Scott Baker, KJ Kabza, David Gerrold. Cover by Mondolithic Studios.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September/October 2014

February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Slightly more lighter stories than the norm, making the issue a gentle read. The Reed story was OK, but not up there with his Great Ship stories, and the one SF story didn’t really gr

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/August 2014

November 30, 2014November 30, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Guest Editor C.C. Finlay, and stories from Charlie Jane Anders, Paul M. Berger, David Erik Nelson, Sarina Dorie, Dinesh Rao, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Annalee Flower Horne, Sandra McDonald, Cat Hellisen, Ian Tregillis.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2014

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Boyer’s Bartleby the Scavenger a strong story that kept me engrossed, but the rest of the issue much less so.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March/April 2014.

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Clearly something is wrong with the time-space continuum as there’s way too much content to fit into even 250-odd pages, and it must be something to do with superdense dark matter that has meant I’ve been reading the issue since April. And there’s some excellent stories in the issue.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2014

April 6, 2014May 9, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Cover by way of tribute to the late Ed Valigursky. Pick of the stories this month from Andy Stewart, C.C. Finlay, Seth Chambers, Alex Irvine.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2013

February 5, 2014February 6, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Striking cover by ‘Modolithic Studios’ and strongest stories in a strong issue from Michael Blumlein and M.K. Hobson.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Sept/Oct 2013

January 11, 2014May 9, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Not an issue with a standout story for this reader, but entertaining enough.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July-Aug 2013

November 24, 2013May 9, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Altabef and Campion the pick of the issue for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2013

September 15, 2013September 15, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Excellent value for money!

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2013.

July 6, 2013January 7, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Wowza, an issue bulging with 10 stories, with pretty much something for everyone. Van Aaron Hughes and Albert E. Cowdrey being my picks.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2013.

March 10, 2013March 10, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories by Alex Irvine, Matthew Hughes, Desmond Warzel, Judith Moffett, David Gerrold, Ken Liu, Dale Bailey, Albert E. Cowdrey, Robert Reed. From bovine to canine, and issue that spans the genres.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2012.

December 15, 2012December 15, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

A mighty fine issue, and, as usual, excellent value for money.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2012.

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

A particulary strong issue with only a couple of the eleven stories not quite doing it for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012.

August 19, 2012September 22, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

A good spread of fantasy and a touch of the horror, but not a huge amount for those of us primarily looking for SF.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2012.

July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Some good stories in the issue, with a bit more SF than is often the case.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2012.

May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

An issue that didn’t really grab me…

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. January/February 2012.

March 3, 2012March 3, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments

A ridiculously strong collection, with stories by Felicity Shoulders, Ron Goulart, John G. McDaid, K.D. Wentworth, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ted Kosmatka, Alexander Jablokov, Ken Liu, Naomi Kritzer, Michael Alexander, Lewis Shiner.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2011.

December 29, 2011December 29, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Cambias and Gilman provide some strong SF.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2011.

December 10, 2011December 10, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Outstanding volume – both in quantity and quality : it felt like reading a Year’s Best SF/F/Horror volume!

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Jul/Aug 2011.

October 7, 2011October 7, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

An excellent issue, with several top-notch stories, well-balanced across the SFFH spectrum.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. May/June 2011.

July 17, 2011September 15, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Stories by Alexandra Duncan, Albert E. Cowdrey, Kate Wilhelm, Chet Williamson, Robert Reed, Steven Popkes, Don Webb, Carter Scholz, Scott Bradfield, S.L. Gilbow, Ken Liu, Robert Reed (again!) – and a strong collection it is.

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

May 23, 2011September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

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.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2011

April 8, 2011September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 1 Comment

Stories by Pat MacEwen, Kate Wilhelm, Albert E. Cowdrey, Matthew Corradi, Rick Norwood, Chris Lawson, James Stoddard, Jim Young, Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg, Richard A. Lupoff, Alan Dean Foster.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. November/December 2010.

January 6, 2011September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

An issue with an outrageous number of quality writers appearing therein.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. September/October 2010.

December 4, 2010September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Excellent issue with Dale Bailey, Ken Liu, Rick Wilber and Nick DiChario, and Terry Bisson being the picks for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2010.

November 12, 2010September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

John Langan, Richard Bowes, Ian R. MacLeod, and Sean McMullen the pick of an extremely strong issue.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2010

September 24, 2010September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments

Libling, Schulz and Irvine the pick of the issue for me.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2010.

May 7, 2010September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Alexandra Duncan, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Bruce McAllister, Dennis Danvers, Michael Reaves, Ramsey Shehadeh, Rand B. Lee, Richard Bowes, Tim Sullivan

Something for everyone … pervs included. Duncan, Reaves and Bowes my favourites, giving the first half of the chunky, value for money, volume more grist to my reviewing mill.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2010.

March 14, 2010September 3, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Charles Oberndorf, Dean Whitlock, John Langan, Kate Wilhelm, Marc Laidlaw, Paul Park, Robert Reed, Robin Aurelian, Steven Popkes

Excellent issue, with Paul Park the standout, and others from Robert Reed, Charles Oberndorf, Dean Whitlock, John Langan, Robin Aurelian, Marc Laidlaw, Steven Popkes, Kate Wilhelm.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2009

February 15, 2010November 24, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Alex Irvine, Alexandra Duncan, Brendan Dubois, Harvey Jacobs, kit reed, matthew hughes, Richard Bowes, Sarah Thomas, Terry Bisson, Tim Sullivan

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction finishes 2009 with an issue of their now standard bi-monthly size, but dated

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2009

February 15, 2010March 7, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Carol Emshwiller, Charles Oberndorf, Elizabeth Hand, Geoff Ryman, Joe Haldeman, Kate Wilhelm, Lucius Shepard, M Rickert, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, Ron Goulart, Ron Partridge

Elizabeth Hand. The Far Shore. A middle-aged man, ballet dancer initially, ballet teacher after an injury, loses his job but

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August/September 2009

February 15, 2010June 24, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Bruce Sterling, George-Olivier Chateaureynard, Lawrence. C. Connolly, matthew hughes, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Nancy Spring., Rand B. Lee, Sean McMullen, Yoon Ha Lee

Sean McMullen. The Art of the Dragon. Dryly satirical tale in which a gigantic dragon appears and destroys the Eiffel

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June/July 2009

February 15, 2010August 31, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Carolyn Ives Gilman, John Kessel, Mike O'Driscoll, Robert Reed, Terry Bisson, Wayne Wightman

Reed, Wightman and O’Driscoll are the cream of the crop, with Kessel’s new story, Bisson and Cowdrey not quite up to their (well-established) best.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April/May 2009

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 1 Comment Deborah J. Ross, Ellen Kushner, Henry Garfield, Jack Skillingstead, John C. Wright, S.L. Gilbow, Sean McMullen

The first of the now double-size but bi-monthly F&SF. The disappointment of now to be hearing a copy of F&SF

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2009

February 15, 2010October 5, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Daniel Abraham, Marc Laidlaw, Robert Bloch, Robert Reed, Yoon Ha Lee

Daniel Abraham. The Curandero and the Swede : a Tale from the 1001 American Nights. Taking his new girlfriend to

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2009

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Charles Coleman Finlay, Eugene Mirabelli, Fred Chappel, Jack Cady, Mario Milosevic

Fred Chappel. Shadow of the Valley. When protagonist Falco previously appeared in F&SF in ‘Dance of Shadows’ I wroteth :

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2009

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Barry B. Longyear, Carol Emshwiller, Charles Coleman Finlay, Dean Whitlock, Jerry Oltion, Jim Aiken, Michael Meddor, Patricia Ferrera

Charles Coleman Finlay. The Minutemen’s Witch. Adventure set against the American Revolution, with added witchcraft. Part of a series that

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2008

February 15, 2010October 5, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Eugene Mirabelli, John Langan, Robert Reed, Warner Law, Wayne Wightman

Wayne Wightman. A Foreign Country. Quentin A. Denmore is standing for President of the USA, an independent candidate, with a

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2008

February 15, 2010November 24, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Carol Emshwiller, Geoff Ryman, Laurel Winter, M Rickert, Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, Scott Bradfield, Stephen King, Steven Utley, Terry Bisson, Tim Sullivan

Albert E. Cowdrey. Inside Story. Retired Detective Sergeant Alphonse Fournet finds the lure of work, post-Katrina, too much to resist,

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2008

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Carolyn Ives Gilman, Jim Aikin, Laura Kasischke, Michael Swanwick and Eileen Gun, Paolo Bacigalupi, Rand B. Lee, Robert Reed

Paolo Bacigalupi. Pump Six. The lead-out story in Bacigalupi’s collection ‘Pump Six and Other Stories’. Editor GvG warns that the

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2008

February 15, 2010October 5, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Charles Coleman Finlay, Marc Laidlaw, Rand B. Lee, Richard Mueller, Scott Dalrymple, Stephen Popkes

Marc Laidlaw. Childrun. Wandering bard Gorlen Vizenfirthe makes a re-appearance in F&SF after a ten year absence, no doubt good

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2008

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Lisa Goldstein, matthew hughes, Michael Blumstein, Scott Dalrymple

Matthew Hughes. Fullbrim’s Findings. Good news for fans of Hengis Hapthorne, of whom there are many as he is evidently

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2008

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Al Michaud, Mary Patterson Thornburg, P.E. Cunningham, Rand B. Lee, Robert Reed, Ted Kosmatka

Ted Kosmatka. The Art of Alchemy. Excellent SF/science thriller. It has a sense of place (the dying little steel towns

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2008

February 15, 2010August 18, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Alex Jeffers, George Tucker, M Rickert, Rachel Pollack, Robert Reed, S.L. Gilbow

Robert Reed. Reunion. F&SF regular Reed hit top form with the previous issue’s ‘Five Thrillers’, but in contrast this is

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2008

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments James Stoddard, Kate Wilhelm, Kevin N. Haw, Robert Reed, Steven Utley, Tim Sullivan

James Stoddard. The First Editions. Fantasy, in which a bibliophile falls afoul of a fellow collector, a mage who turns

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2008

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Alexander Jablokov, K.D. Wentworth, nancy springer, Richard Mueller, Richard Paul Russo

Alexander Jablokov. The Boarder. Another in the ‘historical space race’ faction milieu, as a Russian boarder in the family home

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2008

February 15, 2010February 22, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Ann Miller, Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald, James. L. Cambias, Matthew Huges, Richard Bowes, Ron Goulart, Steven Popkes

James L. Cambias. Balancing Accounts. A strong SF story to open the issue, and one with an interesting POV character

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2008

February 15, 2010October 5, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Alex Irvine, James Powell, John Kessel, Michaela Roessner, Ruth Nestvold, Sean McMullen

Sean McMullen. The Twilight Year. A historical tale with the merest whiff of the fantastical. England in the mid-sixth century

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Benjamin Rosenbaum and David Ackert, David Marusek, David Moles, Frederic S. Durbin, M Rickert, S.L. Gilbow

David Marusek. Osama Phone Home. Published earlier in MIT’s Technology Magazine, and it reads like a story that you would

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2007

February 15, 2010August 19, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Daryl Gregory, Fred Chappell, James Stoddard, Judith Moffet, M. Ramsey Chapman, Michael Swanwick, Paul Park, Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg. Against the Current. A car salesman leaves work early after a sudden but short-lived migraine. As he makes

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Alexander Jablokov, Heather Lindsley, John Langan, Kevin N. Haw, Robert Reed, Ted Chiang

Dangnabbit, GvG has put the Ted Chiang story last of all. Can I resist a peek whilst I make my

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Chris Willrich, Esther M. Friesner, Gwyneth Jones, Nancy Farmer

Esther M. Friesner. At These Prices. Lightweight, very lightweight humour, involving a particularly unappealing hotel guest who takes much more

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Lawrence. C. Connolly, Lucius Shepard, M.K. Hobson, P.E. Cunningham, Ray Vukcevich

Lawrence C. Connolly. Daughters of Prime. I’m not a big fan of xenolinguistic/xenothropological fiction. Ursula K Le Guin has a

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Alex Irvine, Charles Coleman Finlay, Marta Randall, matthew hughes, Melanie Fazi, Sheila Finch

Matthew Hughes. Sweet Trap. Further adventures of Hengis Hapthorne, in a story previously in the limited edition of the first

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments A.A. Attanasio, Don Webb, Ian R. Macleod, K.D. Wentworth, Paolo Bacigalupi

Ian R. MacLeod. The Master Miller’s Tale.. Based in the alternate setting of his novel ‘The Light Ages’, MacLeod paints

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments David D. Levine, David Gerrold, Donald Mead, Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe. Memorare. This special Gene Wolfe issue leads off with an SF story which confirms just how good Wolfe

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2007

February 15, 2010November 24, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Fred Chappell, M Rickert, matthew hughes, Robert Reed, Ron Goulart

Not having bothered with the lengthy Hughes story, as is my wont, there wasn’t a huge amount to get to grips with, with Reed, Rickert and Goulart all providing stories of the ilk that they regularly provide for F&SF ie well written and OK for what they are, but none of them a humdinger.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2007

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Alexander Jablokov, John Morressy, matthew hughes, S.L. Gilbow, William Browning Spencer

Alexander Jablokov. Brain Raid. Jablokov wrote some strong short stories in the 80s/90s, being one author who I watched out

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2007

February 15, 2010December 24, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Bruce Sterling, David Gerrold, Jeremy Minton, Marta Randall, Neil Gaiman, Robert Reed

Jeremy Minton. The Darkness Between. Subterranean horrors, as group of men, part of a Klondike-type rush to the mines under

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2006

February 15, 2010November 24, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Daryl Gregory, M Rickert, matthew hughes, Robert Reed, Scott Bradfield, Susanna Clarke

Matthew Hughes. Bye the Rules. Another of Guth Bandar’s regular appearances in F&SF. M.Rickert. The Christmas Witch. Rickert has provided

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2006

February 15, 2010August 18, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Carol Emshwiller, Carrie Richerson, Charles Coleman Finlay, Geoff Ryman, Paolo Bacigalupi, Peter S. Beagle

Albert E. Cowdrey. Revelation. The bucolic pair, Dr. Dorshin, psychiatrist, and Professor (Dr.) Drea(d) both have the pleasure of knowing,

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2006

February 15, 2010June 10, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments John Morressy, Matthew Corradi, Michael Kandel, Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due. Senora Suerte. This issue featurs a trio of stories by authors who have responded to a story idea

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2006

February 15, 2010October 13, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Chris Willrich, Christopher Rowe, Ken Altabef, Robert Loy, Robert Reed, Terry Bisson

Chris Willrich. Penultima Thule. Gaunt and Bone return for more cod-fantasy fun, the story being partly in tribute to the

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2007

February 15, 2010December 11, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Heather Lindsley, Jerry Seeger., matthew hughes, R. Garcia y Robertson, Robert Onopa, Steven Popkes, Terry Bisson, Ysabeau S. Wilce

R. Garcia y Robertson. Kansas, She Says, Is the Name of the Star. Garcia y Robertson has provided primarily F

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2006

February 15, 2010March 11, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, C.S.Friedman, Gardner Dozois, John Morressy, Laird Barron, Tim McDaniel

Albert E. Cowdrey. Animal Magnetism. Another of F&SF regular Cowdrey’s well observed, well drawn humorous tales. When Henry Greene’s partner

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