Paul Di Filippo. I’ll Follow the Sun. (Fantasy and Science Fiction Nov/Dec 2014)
I always found Doctor Strange just a little dubious – having what I would probably identify now as a rather camp theatricality about him
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Claudio Chillemi and Paul Di Filippo. The Via Panisperna Boys in ‘Operation Harmony’ (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2014)
An alternate history that doesn’t quite do it for me.
Read morePaul Di Filippo. The Mood Room. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2013)
Only a few pages long, but PDF crams in a lot, as is his wont, in a neat treat of a story.
Read moreRudy Rucker and Paul Di Filippo. Yubba Vines. (Asimovs July 2013)
I and I enjoyed this dread tale, ‘gnarly transrealism’, as it is described in the introduction.
Read morePaul di Filippo. A Palazzo in the Stars. (Solaris Rising 1.5)
The First Men in the Moon from an Italian perpective, which of course involves beautiful scenery, food, and a molto bella lady with attitude (this latter being a Filippian requisito).
Read morePaul Di Filippo. A Princess of the Linear Jungle. (PS Publishing 2010)
Two years since it was published, but, by diggedy, worth the wait.
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Specter-Bombing the Beer Goggles. (trsf: The Best New Science Fiction)
Reassuring to find that my sense of humour and outlook on life is remaining closely in tune with Di Filippo as the years progress.
Read morePaul di Filippo. Sweets Spots. (Solaris Rising)
I’m not finding as many di Filippo stories to read as I would like, which is a shame, but it’s nice to be welcomed by an opening paragraph that tells you that your going to get his slightly-gonzo world view
Read morePaul Di Filippo. A Pocketful of Faces. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar/Apr 2011)
Good to see a Di Filippo story again, they are way too few and far between these days.
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Life in the Anthropocene. (The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF).
As you would expect from Di Filippo, a somewhat lighter touch than most of the stories in the book, in his inimitable gonzo style.
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Galaxy of Mirrors. (Is Anybody Out There?)
A drily written story by Di Filippo, and my only concern is that the author is perhaps succumbing to middle age…
Read moreEclipse 3. (ed Jonathan Strahan).
Nicely complements the Strahan/Dozois New Space Opera anthology series, starting with several stories of the contemporary, speculative type.
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Yes We Have No Bananas. (Eclipse 3).
Another piece of classy slightly skew-whiff gonzo world creation from Di Filippo.
Read moreInterzone #203 March/April 2006
Paul di Filippo. The Furthest Schorr : 32 Fugues on the Paintings of Todd Schorr. Clustered on pages throughout the
Read moreInterzone #201 November/December 2005
A full-colour, handsome issue #201 sees Interzone draw level with New Worlds as Britain’s longest running SF magazine, and re-invigorated
Read moreInterzone Number 196 January/February 2005
Jason Stoddard. Winning Mars. The Stoddard story is illustrated on the cover of this issue – but note that the
Read moreInterzone Number 192 November/December 2003
With this issue Interzone moves to a bi-monthly publication. Irritatingly for the anally bibliographical amongst us, the previous issue, 191,
Read moreInterzone Number 185 January 2003
Paul Di Filippo. Bare Market. A Charles Stross story from early 2000 (‘Bear Trap’) had a punning conclusion to a
Read moreInterzone Number 177, March 2002
A 20th Anniversary issue, with Guest Editors Nick Gevers and Keith Brooke of the InfinityPlus website. Michael Swanwick. Five British
Read moreInterzone Number 168, June 2001
Babylon Sisters. Paul Di Filippo. Classy stuff from Di Filippo in a well written (as you would expect) and nicely
Read moreInterzone Number 163, January 2001.
Catch the Sleep Ship: the first science-fiction story of the century. George Zebrowski. Complements the author’s “The last science fiction
Read moreInterzone, Number 155, May 2000
H.M.S. Habbakuk. Eugene Byrne. Alternate History, with an aircraft carrier made of ‘pykrete’ turning the tide of war in the
Read moreInterzone 153 March 2000
Cadre Siblings. Stephen Baxter. Baxter packs a lot into a short space: a post-invasion Earth, with a conquered humanity greatly
Read moreThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2005
Paul Di Filippo. The Secret Sutras of Sally Strumpet. Similar in style to PDF’s humourous “The Short Ashy Afterlife of
Read moreThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2003
I read this some weeks ago, but managed to mislay the copy before writing the review. The magazine finally resurfaced
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Paul Di Filippo. The Short Ashy Afterlife of Hiram P. Dottle. The bookish Dottle finds his path from quiet middle
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Doing the Unstuck. Paul Di Filippo. The angst of teen Goth Erin is painfully observed, and set to the music
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Charles Stross. Survivor. The penultimate Accelerando series, in which Manfred Mancx finally makes a corporeal return, and those who have
Read moreRich Horton. Science Fiction The Best of the Year 2008 Edition.
As has been the case with others in his take on the year’s best SF there is less I agree with than is the case with the other year’s best volumes.
Read more‘Fast Forward 1’ ed Lou Anders, pub Pyr 2007
An excellent collection of short SF. Several made it to the various Year’s Best collections, and a couple of others which were not selected would not have looked out of place. The volume starts well, is strong in the middle, and ramps up to a strong finish.
Read moreWe 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.
Read moreThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume One. ed Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2007.
Stories by : Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, Cory Doctorow, Ellen Klages, Christopher Rowe, Margo Langanan, Walter Jon Williams, Jeffrey Ford, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Frances Hardinge, Tim Powers, Paolo Bacigalupi, Geoff Ryman, Jay Lake, Robert Charles Wilson, M. Rickert, Robert Reed, Kelly Link, Elizabeth Hand, Connie Willis, Paul Di Filippo, Gene Wolfe, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Ian McDonald
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreForbidden 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’.
Read moreYear’s Best SF 8. David G. Hartwell. Eos Books 2003
Stories by : A.M. Dellamonica, Bruce Sterling, Carol Emshwiller, Charles Sheffield, Charles Stross, Eleanor Arnason, Gene Wolfe., Geoffrey A. Landis, Greg Egan, J.R. Dunn, Jack Williamson, Ken Wharton, Michael Moorcock, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Neal Asher, Paul Di Filippo, Richard Chwedyk, Robert Onopa, Robert Reed, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Ursula K. Le Guin.
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Year’s Best Science Fiction, 22nd Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. St. Martins Griffin, 2005
Stories by : Albert E Cowdrey, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Brendan Dubois, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Christopher Rowe, Colin P. Davies, Daniel Abraham, David Moles, Eleanor Arnason, James Patrick Kelly, James. L. Cambias, Kage Baker, M. John Harrison, Mary Rosenblum, Michael F. Flynn, Nancy Kress, Paolo Bacigalupi, Pat Murphy, Paul Di Filippo, Paul Melko, Peter F. Hamilton, Robert Reed, Stephen Baxter, Terry Bisson, Vandana Singh, Vernor Vinge, Walter Jon Williams, William Sanders.
Read moreYear’s Best Science Fiction, 21st Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. St. Martins Griffin, 2004
Stories by : Charles Stross, Dominic Green, Geoff Ryman, Geoffrey A. Landis, Harry Turtledove, Howard Waldrop, Jack Skillingstead, James Van Pelt, John C. Wright, John Kessel, John Varley, Judith Moffett, Kage Baker, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, M. Shayne Bell, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Nick DiChario, Paolo Bacigalupi, Paul Di Filippo, Paul Melko, Robert Reed, Steven Popkes, Terry Bisson, Terry Dowling, Vernor Vinge, Walter Jon Williams, William Barton, William Shunn.
Read moreYear’s Best Science Fiction, 19th Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. St. Martins Griffin, 2002
Stories by : Alastair Reynolds, Allen M. Steele, Andy Duncan, Brenda W. Clough, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Charles Stross, Chris Beckett, Dan Simmons, Eleanor Arnason, Geoff Ryman, Howard Waldrop and Leigh Kennedy, Ian R. Macleod, James Kelly, Jim Grimsley, Ken MacLeod, Michael Blumlein, Michael Cassutt, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Paul Di Filippo, Paul McAuley, Robert Reed, Simon Ings, William Sanders.
Read moreNebula Awards 28. ed James Morrow, Harvest 1994.
Stories by : Connie Willis, Gregory Benford, James Morrow, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Bishop, Nancy Kress, Pamela Sargent, Paul Di Filippo, S.N. Dyer
Read moreMirrorshades : the CyberPunk Anthology edited by Bruce Sterling, (Anchor House, 1986).
A cracking little paperback, which every self-respecting SF reader should have at home. The pbk version I have also features a neat reflective pair of shades (which my scanner totally fails to scan!).
Read moreLive Without a Net. edited by Lou Anders. Roc, 2003
All in all, an interesting varied collection, and well worth the shelf-space.
Read more‘cities’. edited by Peter Crowther, (Gollancz 2003).
You won’t find many volumes this year with such a high quality. The first three stories are all set in vividly described cities, giving a solid theme to the collection. But once again, Gollancz and PS Publishing showcase the best in British SF/fantasy. More!
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Little Doors. 4W8W, 2003.
One of the more prolific, and in my opinion, the most inventive of short SF writers of the current era,
Read morePaul Di Filippo. Babylon Sisters and other Posthumans.
Di Filippo is one of the foremost short story writers in SF, and has to date produced several small press
Read morePaul Di Filippo. A Year in Linear City. PS Publishing, 2003.
There is more invention in this short story than I have come across in a long, long time. A shoo-in for the next Year’s Best collections.
Read moreThe Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: the Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology. Edward L. Ferman and Gordon van Gelder (eds). Tor 1999.
F&SF have been producing anthologies since 1952 – annual anthologies for the first quarter century, and every two or three
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