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Chris Willrich. Star Soup. (Asimovs September 2012)

March 17, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Chris Willrich

Neat take on the post-fall of humanity trope. A visitor arrives in the remaining village on the planet Dimhope, and through his use of some advanced tech, he teases stories out of some of the villagers – full humans, and those that are less so.

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Chris Willrich. Waiting for a Me Like You. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2012)

December 3, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Chris Willrich

Bob(s) comes face to face with his/their alter ego(s), and finds whilst he/they are a pretty mean dude(s), he/they might not be the meanest Bob(s) they they know. Thinks look bleak for Bob.

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Chris Willrich. Grand Tour. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2012)

June 10, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Chris Willrich

A look at the problems of growing in to adulthood in the future.

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F&SF 

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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F&SF 

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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F&SF 

Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 2002

February 15, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Albert E Cowdrey, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Chris Willrich, R. Garcia y Robertson, Robert Loy, Robert Onopa, Thomas M. Disch

Albert E. Cowdrey. The Posthumous Man. Cowdrey takes us once again to New Orleans. Wentworth is an antiques dealer, specialising

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Asimovs 

Asimovs, June 2009

February 14, 2010October 27, 2015 Mark Watson 1 Comment Chris Willrich, Eric Brown, James Patrick Kelly, John Alfred Taylor, Sandra McDonald, Tom Purdom

A strong collection, with the Purdom story somewhat of a struggle.

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Asimovs 

Asimovs, May 2003

February 14, 2010June 8, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Allen M. Steele, Barth Anderson, Chris Willrich, Gene Wolfe, Walter Jon Williams, William Sanders

A strong collection of stories, with Steele being the most routine.

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Strahan’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

This SF&F anthology ceased with Volume 13 in 2019, but Strahan has an SF-only anthology from Saga Press due out July 2020. Browse all editions of this annual anthology :

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