Albert E. Cowdrey. The Visionaries. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2016)
Jimmie and Morrie of Paranormal Services return to the pages of F&SF.
Matthew Hughes. Telltale. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2016)
Raffalon the Thief returns to the pages of F&SF.
Matthew Hughes. Avianca’s Bezel. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2014)
Further adventures of Raffalon the thief.
Matthew Hughes. Stones and Glass. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2013)
Further adventures of the wizard Raffalon.
Matthew Hughes. Devil or Angel. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2013)
An afterlife that features berobed angels, and devils in skintight red outfits with little horns, comes as a surprise to the protagonist, the more so when he finds himself finding himself in the queue for a red outfit.
Matthew Hughes. Quarter and Triptych. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2011)
Matthew Hughes’ Luff Imbry makes a return to the pages of F&SF after some years’ absence.
Matthew Hughes. Timmy, Come Home. (Is Anybody Out There?)
Brodie is disturbed about the voices in his head, and we follow, with wry humour, his progression through the hands of a variety of specialists.
Interzone Number 198 May/June 2005
Chris Beckett. Piccadilly Circus. The eighteenth story of Beckett’s in Interzone, and one of the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2009
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction finishes 2009 with an issue of their now
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August/September 2009
Sean McMullen. The Art of the Dragon. Dryly satirical tale in which a gigantic dragon
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2008
Matthew Hughes. Fullbrim’s Findings. Good news for fans of Hengis Hapthorne, of whom there are
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2007
Matthew Hughes. Sweet Trap. Further adventures of Hengis Hapthorne, in a story previously in the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2007
Not having bothered with the lengthy Hughes story, as is my wont, there wasn’t a huge amount to get to grips with, with Reed, Rickert and Goulart all providing stories of the ilk that they regularly provide for F&SF ie well written and OK for what they are, but none of them a humdinger.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2007
Alexander Jablokov. Brain Raid. Jablokov wrote some strong short stories in the 80s/90s, being one
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2006
Matthew Hughes. Bye the Rules. Another of Guth Bandar’s regular appearances in F&SF. M.Rickert. The
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2007
R. Garcia y Robertson. Kansas, She Says, Is the Name of the Star. Garcia y
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2006
Matthew Hughes. A Herd of Opportunity. Another tale of Guth Bandar, this one evidently from
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2006
Robert Reed. Less Than Nothing. Reed further develops the story of the boy Raven, one
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2005
Chock full of protein for the brain, with only a bit of excess fat and carbohydrate. To burn off those calories I’m off for a bit of ‘fast-paced’ Asimov’s action…..
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2005
Matthew Hughes. Thwarting Jabbi Gloond. A prequel to the adventures of Hengis Hapthorn to which
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2005
Paul Di Filippo. The Secret Sutras of Sally Strumpet. Similar in style to PDF’s humourous
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2005
Matthew Hughes. Inner Huff. Further comic adventures of Guth Bandar (last seen in ‘A Little
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2004
Mark W. Tiedemann. Rain from Another Country. Even after her death, Ann Myref is trying
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2004
Robert Reed. The Condor’s Green-Eyed Child. Reed returns to the strange milieu of ‘Raven'(F&SF Dec
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2004
Matthew Hughes. A Little Learning. Hughes posits a novel method for transiting multiverses – the
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2004
Matthew Hughes. Mastermindless. The protagonist realises with a start that his facial features and his
Asimovs, March 2005
Esther M. Friesner. The Fraud. The cover illustration (a Raphael no less) is a good
Asimovs, September 2004
Maureen F. McHugh. Oversite. Sensitive story about three generations of women growing apart, through the
Forbidden Planets, edited by Peter Crowther, DAW Books 2006
Overall, the quality of the stories is high, and a fine collection showcasing primarily British authors, although perhaps just a tad below the quality of last year’s ‘Constellations’.
Year’s Best SF 10. David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer. Eos, 2005.
Stories by : Bradley Denton, Brenda Cooper, Charles Coleman Finlay, Gene Wolfe., Glenn Grant, Gregory Benford, Jack McDevitt, James Patrick Kelly, James Stoddard, James. L. Cambias, Janeen Webb, Jean-Claude Dunyach, Ken Liu, Liz Williams, matthew hughes, Neal Asher, Pamela Sargent, Ray Vukcevich, Robert Reed, Sean McMullen, Steve Tomasula, Steven Utley, Terry Bisson.