Ian Watson. Faith Without Teeth. (Solaris Rising 3)
Satirical look at communism, where one of the protagonists takes a piss, as Watson takes the piss throughout.
Ian Watson. Blair’s War. (Asimovs July 2013)
Unless you’re expert on the Spanish Civil War, or guess who the titular Blair is (not Tony!) you’re left with a so-so story about young children evacuated to Britain in the 1930s.
Ian Watson. How We Came Back From Mars (A Story That Cannot Be Told). (Solaris Rising)
Excellent, entertaining story about a crew who are stranded on Mars with only hours of oxygen left, and no hope of rescue.
Ian Watson. A Waterfall of Lights. (Is Anybody Out There?)
A scientific researcher at Oxford University realises that the aliens are already amongst, but we haven’t been able to see it..
Interzone Number 197 March/April 2005
I‘ve already taken editor Andy Cox to task over the front cover of this issue.
Interzone Number 192 November/December 2003
With this issue Interzone moves to a bi-monthly publication. Irritatingly for the anally bibliographical amongst
Interzone Number 166, April 2001.
Roach Motel. Richard Calder. Another instalment in the far future Pike family saga, erstwhile claimants
Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 2001
The year’s bumper double-issue, with a nice cover (certainly leagues ahead of the dire cover
Asimovs, October/November 2006
Robert Reed. A Billion Eves. A complex and initially very satisfying story. The story beings
Asimovs, April/May 2005
Walter Jon Williams. Solidarity. A sequel to ‘Margaux’ (Asimovs, May 2003) in which Gredel, a
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, March 2002
I’ve been reading e-versions of Asimovs for some months now, but went back to the
We Think, Therefore We Are’ ed Peter Crowther pub DAW Books 2009
Daw and Crowther provide the goods once again, in a pocket-sized collection that manages to 15 almost invariably top quality stories.
Subterfuge. Edited by Ian Whates, Newcon Press. 2008
Ian Whates latest collection under the NewCon imprint comes in a variety of flavours : paperback, hardback, and special (extra stories!) limited-edition, signed hardback. It is the latter of these reviewed here. And Whates has provided another strong collection, bigger than previous volumes, and worth looking out for. The standard of writing, and the invention in the stories, is almost uniformly excellent, and is strongly recommended
Celebration. ed Ian Whates. NewCon Press, 2008
This is a good collection featuring some strong stories by many of the biggest names in British SF.
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, ed George Mann, 2007
Sixteen stories, of which I’d say 8 hit the mark. It’s a collection of fairly traditional SF, eschewing the new speculative, as perhaps might be expected with the authors for the most being well established. The majority of the stories could have been written anytime during the 1990s, making it a good, if safe collection, and a solid start.
Time Pieces, edited by Ian Whates, Newcon Press, 2006
‘Time Pieces’ is a slim volume, containing eight shorter stories by some well-established names, commemorating
Constellations, edited by Peter Crowther, DAW Books 2005
If it’s SFnal bang for your buck you’re after, you won’t get much better value for money than this during 2005.
Best SF: 1974. edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss. 1975
Stories by : Alfred Bester, Angela Carter, Craig Strete, Doris Piserchie, Ian Watson, James Tiptree Jr., Kate Wilhelm, Kit Reed, Philip Jose Farmer, Robert R. Olsen, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Thomas Baum.
Best Science Fiction of the Year 16. ed Terry Carr. 1987
Stories by : Carter Scholz, Harry Turtledove, Ian Watson, James Patrick Kelly, John Varley, Judith Moffett, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lucius Shepard, Orson Scott Card, Richard Kearns, Robert Silverberg
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15. ed Terry Carr. 1986
Stories by : Robert Silverberg, Howard Waldrop, Harry Turtledove, Lucius Shepard, John Crowley, David Zindell, Connie Willis, Gregory Benford, Michael Bishop, Karen Joy Fowler, Ian Watson, James Tiptree Jr.
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13. ed Terry Carr. 1984
Stories by : Cherry Wilder, Connie Willis, Frederik Pohl, Greg Bear, Ian Watson, Jack Dann, John Sladek, Michael Bishop, Richard Cowper, Robert Silverberg.
Best Science Fiction of the Year 8. ed Terry Carr. 1979
Stories by : Dean Ing, Donald Kingsbury, Fritz Leiber, Gordun Eklund, Gregory Benford and Marc Laidlaw, Harlan Ellison, Hilbert Schenck, Ian Watson, James Patrick Kelly, Joan D. Vinge, John Varley, Thomas M. Disch.
Science Fiction The Best of 2001, edited by Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber. ibooks, 2002
Stories by : Dan Simmons, Gregory Benford, Ian Watson, James Patrick Kelly, Jim Grimsley, Michael Blumlein, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Richard Wadholm, Robin Wayne Bailey, Stephen Baxter.
Science Fiction The Best of the Year 2007 edition, ed Rich Horton, Prime Books 2007
A collection more in tune with my preferences than last year’s, with the exclusion of Analog stories being the primary cause of that.
Year’s Best Science Fiction, 10th Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. 1993
Stories by : Arthur C. Clarke, Bradley Denton, Connie Willis, Frederik Pohl, Greg Egan, Ian McDonald, Ian R. Macleod, Ian Watson, Joe Haldeman, Jonathon Lethem, Kate Wilhelm, Kathe Koja, L. Sprague de Camp, Lukas Jaeger, Maureen F. McHugh, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Neal Barrett Jr, Pat Cadigan, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, Steven Utley, Terry Bisson, Tom Maddox.
Year’s Best Science Fiction, 5th Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. 1988
Stories by : Alexander Jablokov, Bruce McAllister, Bruce Sterling, Dean Whitlock, Gene Wolfe., Howard Waldrop, Ian Watson, James Patrick Kelly, Joseph Manzione, Karen Joy Fowler, Kate Wilhelm, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lucius Shepard, Michael Bishop, Michael Flynn, Michael McDowell, Neal Barrett Jr, Octavia E. Butler, Orson Scott Card, Pat Cadigan, Pat Murphy, Paul J. McAuley, R. Garcia y Robertson, Robert Silverberg, Susan Palwick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Walter Jon Williams.
Nebula Awards 19. edited by Marta Randall.
Stories by Greg Bear, Gardner Dozois, Ian Watson, and Robert Silverberg.
The Year’s Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. 1984.
I am holding off on reading this volume, which I managed to get a copy of in 2002 on eBay. For the moment, here are the contents, and some story summaries for those stories read in other volumes.