The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2006
Matthew Hughes. A Herd of Opportunity. Another tale of Guth Bandar, this one evidently from
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2006
Daryl Gregory. Gardening at Night. Analog-style ‘scientist fiction’, or ‘lab opera’ as editor Gordon van
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2006
Alex Irvine. Shambhala. The story was inspired by the illustration by Mark Evans which graces
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2006
Gary W. Shockley. The Cathedral of Universal Biodiversity. One of those stories where either I’m
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2006
Robert Reed. Less Than Nothing. Reed further develops the story of the boy Raven, one
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2005
Delia Sherman. Walpurgis Afternoon. Cosy suburbia is threatened by a brand new house appearing overnight,
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2005
Chock full of protein for the brain, with only a bit of excess fat and carbohydrate. To burn off those calories I’m off for a bit of ‘fast-paced’ Asimov’s action…..
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2005
David Gerrold. A Quantum Bit Exists in Two States Simultaneously : On This issue is
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2005
Matthew Hughes. Thwarting Jabbi Gloond. A prequel to the adventures of Hengis Hapthorn to which
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2005
An issue which gets stronger the further you get in (unless you’re a fan of the Kedrigern stories). For me Utley and McCalliser where the pick of the bunch, with Cowdrey, Reed and Shultz entertaining.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005
PDF version reviewed. Charles Coleman Finlay. Of Silence and the Man at Arms. The third
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2005
Steven Popkes. The Great Caruso. A long-term smoker sources some dubious cigarettes, and finds that
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2005
Paul Di Filippo. The Secret Sutras of Sally Strumpet. Similar in style to PDF’s humourous
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2005
Albert E. Cowdrey. The Amulet. In which a young journalist (in New Orleans, natch) meets
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2005
Matthew Hughes. Inner Huff. Further comic adventures of Guth Bandar (last seen in ‘A Little
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2005
Alex Irvine. The Lorelei. A nice piece of writing about the fin-de-siecle New York art
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2004
Having just read the Oct/Nov double issue of F&SF I ploughed straight in to this
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2004
Lisa Goldstein. Finding Beauty. Fairy Tale which looks at the Sleeping Beauty story from Prince
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2004
Mark W. Tiedemann. Rain from Another Country. Even after her death, Ann Myref is trying
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2004
Robert Reed. The Condor’s Green-Eyed Child. Reed returns to the strange milieu of ‘Raven'(F&SF Dec
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2004
James Stoddard. The Battle of York. Some 3000 years after the passing of America, the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2004
Matthew Hughes. A Little Learning. Hughes posits a novel method for transiting multiverses – the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2004
A Best SF Review-LiteTM, on account of my having read this issue about a month
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2004
James L. Cambia. Ocean of the Blind. A very Analog type of story. A team
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2004
Matthew Hughes. Mastermindless. The protagonist realises with a start that his facial features and his
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2004
Paolo Bacigalupi. The People of Sand and Slag. Bacigalupi’s ‘The Fluted Girl’ (F&SF June 2003)
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2004
Nancy Etchemendy. Nimitseahpah. A tale of strange doings in the desert a century ago (cue
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2003
For me the issue gets progressively stronger, with the earlier stories not quite doing it for me to any great extent.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2003
Judith Moffett. The Bear’s Baby. Moffett has written a couple of novels featuring the Hefn,
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2003
Bret Bertholf. Alfred Bester Is Alive and Well and Living in Winterset, Iowa. A ‘doozy’
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2003
A so-so issue, some way below their best, and bit below the average high quality.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2003
Charles Coleman Finlay. Wild Thing. The Arthurian mythos is seen from another perspective, with the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2003
One of the occasional F&SF special issues devoted to a particular author, which I for
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2003
Ellen Klages. Basement Magic. A tale of a young child with a wicked (well, not
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2003
I read this some weeks ago, but managed to mislay the copy before writing the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2003
Robert Reed. Buffalo Wolf. When ‘Raven Dream’ appeared in the Dec 2001 issue of F&SF
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2003
Laird Barron. Old Virginia. Deep in the American countryside an ageing intelligence officer, Garland, is
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2003
Buy a copy from Amazon. M. Shayne Bell. Anomalous Structures of My Dreams. When the
Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 2002
Sean McMullen. Walk to the Full Moon. In mainland Spain a young girl is found
Fantasy and Science Fiction, October/November 2002
Charles Coleman Finlay. A Democracy of Trolls. Not an obvious collective noun for the rock-dwelling
Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 2002
Robert Reed. The Majesty of Angels. Occasionally, very occasionally, you come across an SF short
Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 2002
M. Rickert. Leda. In this, the first in a series of ‘contemporary retellings of classical
Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 2002
Albert E. Cowdrey. The Posthumous Man. Cowdrey takes us once again to New Orleans. Wentworth
Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 2002
Another excellent issue.
Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2002
Paul Di Filippo. The Short Ashy Afterlife of Hiram P. Dottle. The bookish Dottle finds
Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2002
An enjoyable collection, with Friesner, Disch, Bowman and Dozois providing some entertaining if not substantial fare. Williamson and Thomas provide some good fiction, the Finlay story is stretched just a bit too far to have really held my attention, but the Friesner is a little gem.
Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2002
Robert Reed. Coelacanths. In the Dec 2001 issue of F&SF, Reed’s ‘Raven Dream’ brought us
Fantasy and Science Fiction February 2002
The Man on the Persian Carpet. Kate Wilhem. A potent blend of mystery/suspense, time travel
Fantasy and Science Fiction January 2002
Almost two year’s after its publication, a mini-review in order to fill in the only
Fantasy and Science Fiction December 2001
Raven Dream. Robert Reed. ‘An intriguing story that promises to be the start of a
Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 2001
The year’s bumper double-issue, with a nice cover (certainly leagues ahead of the dire cover
Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2001
Yesterday’s Tomorrows. Kate Wilhelm. Not a Kate Wilhelm Special Issue as it says on the
Fantasy and Science Fiction August 2001
One Last Game. Robert Reed. Another story from Reed, who has taken over the baton
Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2001 – (Peanut Press edition)
Somewhat belated review, as I never did get a copy of the printed edition, but
Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2001
Counting the Shapes. Yoon Ha Lee. Fantasy with a mathematical bent – in fact, fantasy
Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2001
Doing the Unstuck. Paul Di Filippo. The angst of teen Goth Erin is painfully observed,
Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2001
Have Not Have. Geoff Ryman. Classy stuff. The societal impact of technology is something that
Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2001
Eternity. Lucius Shepard. A lengthy feature novella as part of a special Lucius Shepard issue.
Fantasy and Science Fiction February 2001
From A to Z, in the Sarsaparilla Alphabet. Harlan Ellison. A feature novella, acquired some
Fantasy and Science Fiction January 2001
The Measure of All Things. Richard Chedwyk. Tom Groverton runs an animal rescue centre –
Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2000
Sunrise Blues. S.N. Dyer A not unknown storyline – linking rock’n’roll with vampires – is