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Alexander Jablokov. The Comfort of Strangers. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan-Feb 2012)
Wryly entertaining, providing you aren’t put off by the at times quite detailed descriptions of interspecies sex!
Alexander Jablokov. The Days the Wires Came Down. (Asimovs April/May 2011)
A second consecutive story in Asimovs from Jablokov which didn’t do much for me. Actually, to be truthful, it did do something for me – it disappointed me.
Alexander Jablokov. Plinth Without Figure. (F&SF Nov/Dec 2010)
A love story featuring a ghost, urban space design and sculpture.
Alexander Jablokov. Warning Label. (Asimovs August 2010).
An interesting look at how technology (‘intelligent’ RFID, social media) can impact on local politics, elevating an unlikely local government official to their 15 minutes of fame.
Asimovs. March 2010.
I started this issue expecting Rusch and Jablokov to supply the stronger stories, but in fact it is Zumsteg and Ludwigsten who tickled my fancy the most. Who’da thunk it?
Alexander Jablokov. Blind Cat Dance. (Asimovs March 2010).
An unsettling view of how it is possible to be blind to what is happening around us.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2008
Alexander Jablokov. The Boarder. Another in the ‘historical space race’ faction milieu, as a Russian boarder in the family home who previously worked on the Soviet space program gives another perspective on the period increasingly seen as the halcyon days by certain generations of SF writer. A good read, and gives as good an impression […]