Interzone Number 189 May/June 2003
Dominic Green. The Rule of Terror. Green returns to the type of near future, dark,
Reviewing short SF since 2000
Dominic Green. The Rule of Terror. Green returns to the type of near future, dark,
A special issue in that it has been edited by Paul Brazier, whose magazine SF
Nicholas Waller. Sandtrap. Lin Adenuka arrives on planet 48-274C, known locally as ‘Churned’. He is
Eric Brown. The Wisdom of the Dead. Interzone have published a number of stories in
Paul Di Filippo. Bare Market. A Charles Stross story from early 2000 (‘Bear Trap’) had
For the second time in 2002 Interzone gives an issue a double-month attribution in an
John Meaney. The Whisper of Discs. A well written and evocative piece, of longer length,
Christopher Evans. Posterity. A somewhat downbeat, peculiarly British take on time-travelling (not unlike last month’s
Mat Coward. Time Spent in Reconnaissance. A very peculiarly British take on Roswell visitors. Having
The publishers are at pains to point out that whilst this issue is dated ‘June/July’
Molly Brown. The Hamlet AI Murders. A rather missed opportunity. A subtle tale of a
Richard Calder. Zarzuela. Calder has appeared in several issues of Interzone over the past couple
A 20th Anniversary issue, with Guest Editors Nick Gevers and Keith Brooke of the InfinityPlus
Greg Egan. Singleton. I have to admit disappointment with this story. I approached it with
Dominic Green. Blue Water, Grey Death. Non-genre story about two men who get in above
A good issue. Nothing quite hitting the heights, but do bear in mind I do judge by the highest of standards!
Queen of Hearts. Dominic Green. A couple of years ago Green’s ‘That Thing Over There’
The Invisible Hand Rolls the Dice. Carolyn Ives Gillman. Lee Pao Nelson is a wealthy,
The Frankenberg Process. Eric Brown. Shades of ‘Think Like a Dinosaur’, in that the Frankenberg
Espiritu Santo. Richard Calder. The final instalment of Calder’s telling of the multi-generational battle of
Isabel of the Fall. Ian R. MacLeod. MacLeod has put together ten years’ worth of
Babylon Sisters. Paul Di Filippo. Classy stuff from Di Filippo in a well written (as
Flickering. Ayerdhal. Credit to Interzone for including yet more non-English SF, in this case a
Roach Motel. Richard Calder. Another instalment in the far future Pike family saga, erstwhile claimants
Myxomatosis. Simon Ings. A John Christopher tribute, the main character referring to Christopher’s ‘Death of
The Nephilim. Richard Calder. Calder takes us once more into the far future Britain of
Catch the Sleep Ship: the first science-fiction story of the century. George Zebrowski. Complements the
The experienced writers provide solid fare in this issue, although with four stories having humorous undertones the feel of the issue is slightly lightweight as opposed to a festive feast with all the trimmings.
The Lady of the Carnelias, Richard Calder. Calder returns once more to his Lord Soho
The Worms of Hess, Barrington J. Bayley. I approached this story with no little trepidation,
Incunabula, Richard Calder. Every so often I come across a story during the reading of
Liberty Zone, Keith Brooke. Keith Brooke, not content with having SF novels published at an
Hideaway, Alastair Reynolds. Far future, with humanity in dire straits. The enigmatic Waymakers have, perhaps,
The Suspect Genome. Peter F. Hamilton. Futuristic crime fiction. Not quite a locked room mystery,
H.M.S. Habbakuk. Eugene Byrne. Alternate History, with an aircraft carrier made of ‘pykrete’ turning the
Lord Soho, Richard Calder. A rich, entertaining story, a far distant sequel to the author’s
Cadre Siblings. Stephen Baxter. Baxter packs a lot into a short space: a post-invasion Earth,
Colours of the Soul, Sean McMullen. A virus is spreading across the globe, and those
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