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John Grant. Ghost Story. (Interzone #251 Mar-Apr 2014)

May 2, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments John Grant

As the title tips you off, this is more of a ghost story than SF or F. But it’s not a ghost of the Xmas Past/Present/Future, but more a ghost of Xmas Alternate.

Anthologies

Nova Scotia – new Scottish Speculative Fiction, ed Neil Williamson and Andrew J. Wilson. Crescent, 2005

September 1, 2005February 17, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments A. J. McIntosh, Andrew C. Ferguson, Andrew J. Wilson, Angus McAllister, Charles Stross, Deborah J. Miller, Gavin Inglis, Hal Duncan, Hannu Rajaniemi, Harvey Welles and Philip Raines, Jack Deighton, Jane Yolen, John Grant, Ken MacLeod, Marion Arnott, Matthew Fitt, Michael Cobley, Neil Williamson, Ron Butlin, Stefan Pearson, William Meikle

A good mix of SF, alternate history and horror, interspered with some dry humour. It’s a handsome paperback that deserves to do well.

Anthologies

Live Without a Net. edited by Lou Anders. Roc, 2003

July 16, 2003February 17, 2010 Mark Watson 0 Comments Adam Roberts, Alex Irvine, Charles Stross, Chris Roberson, David Brin, David Hutchinson, Del Stone Jr., John Grant, John Meaney, Matthew Sturges, Michael Swanwick, Mike Resnick and Kay Kenyon, Paul Di Filippo, Paul Melko, Rudy Rucker, S.M. Stirling, Stephen Baxter, Terry McGarry

All in all, an interesting varied collection, and well worth the shelf-space.