I pondered in my review of the first TTA-published issue of Interzone as to how TTA were going to keep the identity of Interzone and The 3rd Alternative separate. The 3rd Alternative #39 made that clear, as editor Andy Cox stated that The 3rd Alternative was not going to include SF any more, and was […]
John Meaney. Entangled Eyes are Smiling. Jack’s love life takes a turn for the worse when Anya leaves him. In his cups (or pints of Guinness) the Irishman is able to take advantage of the alien presence, the Zajinet, to sort things out. An implant in his brain appears to be a painless solution, but […]
Nicholas Waller. Sandtrap. Lin Adenuka arrives on planet 48-274C, known locally as ‘Churned’. He is on Arbiter business, and the small team of scientists terraforming the planet have every reason to be worried, as he is investigating what he believes to be a murder, and not an accident, as their ‘accident’ report suggested. A beginning […]
