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John Alfred Taylor. Chromatophores. (Asimovs October/November 2012)

March 24, 2013March 24, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments John Alfred Taylor

A few years hence, but teenage girls are still teenage girls. Young Janice and her friends lead a recognisable life to contemporary teens, with some high tech improvements, including a skin-colour changing capability, to combat the threat of melanoma.

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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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Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 2003

February 14, 2010February 16, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Charles Stross, Connie Willis, John Alfred Taylor, Liz Williams, Michael Bateman, Stephen Baxter

I missed this when it first hit the shelves, so a mini-review some months after the event. Connie Willis. Just

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Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2001 (Peanut Press edition)

February 14, 2010November 8, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments Eliot Fintushel., Jim Grimsley, John Alfred Taylor, Lois Tilton, Mike Resnick, Robert R. Chase

For me, other than the Fintushel story, a fairly average bunch. Mind you, the preview of the next issue is most impressive.

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Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 2001 (Peanut Press edition)

February 14, 2010February 16, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Brian Stableford, Daniel Abraham, David Marusek, Eleanor Arnason, John Alfred Taylor, Megan Lindholm, Robert Reed

Moby Quilt. Eleanor Arnason. Another formulaic Lydia Duluth story which gets perilously close to plot lines hackneyed even for nautical

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Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 2000

February 14, 2010December 27, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments David Langford, John Alfred Taylor, Lois Tilton, Rick Wilber, Robert Reed, Stephen Baxter

Father to the Man. Robert Reed. The concluding chapter of a five-tale sequence, begun back in November 1993. The obvious

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Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, May 2000.

February 14, 2010December 27, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Alastair Reynolds, Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris, John Alfred Taylor, Mike Resnick, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, Susan Palwick, Tom Purdom

Reflections. Robert Silverberg The latest technological developments in slowing the speed of laser light give Silverberg pause to reflect on

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