Stephen Baxter. A journey to Amasia. (Arc 1.1)
I’ve read fewer stories from Baxter of late than I would normally like to, so good to see him leading off this first story in the new Arc magazine.
Rudy Rucker and Eileen Gunn. Hive Mind Man. (Asimovs, February 2012)
Excellent collaboration which looks just a few technology steps into the future.
Steve Rasnic Tem. Twember. (Interzone #239, Mar-April 2012)
An effective glimpse at the impacts, on a global and personal level of dislocation due to the passage of time.
Tim Sullivan. Repairman. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2012)
A grieving woman is visited by the close friend of her recently departed lover.
Geoffrey A. Landis. Demiurge. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2012)
A short piece (just over 1100 words) which posits a fantasy author who had most
Ken Liu. The People of Pele. (Asimovs, February 2012)
a bit too much of a pretty well-covered sf trope than we have had from Liu at his best.
Asimovs. January 2012.
A couple of strong stories, a couple of weaker ones.
Paul McAuley. Bruce Springsteen. (Asimovs, January 2012)
In McAuley’s Jackaroo series, a young man finds himself setting out on the beginning of a great adventure
C.S. Friedman. Perfect Day. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2012)
Humorous short which looks at a potential (very near!) future world dominated by apps, advertising and a consequent lack of free will.
Elizabeth Bear. In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns. (Asimovs January 2012)
A locked room murder mystery in near future India that has depth, physics, astronomy, First Contact, cloning, and a talking cat. What’s not to like?
Best SF Presents : Jay Lake
[4th March 2012] Hugely pleased to be able to make available Jay Lake’s ‘To Raise
Zachary Jernigan. The War Is Over and Everyone Wins. (Asimovs January 2012)
A story in which race is still very much an issue in the near future, albeit with one major player in that complex puzzle removed from the equation.
C.W. Johnson. The Burst. (Asimovs, January 2012)
A story learning towards the more scientist fiction that you get in Analog than is normally the case in Asimovs
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. January/February 2012.
A ridiculously strong collection, with stories by Felicity Shoulders, Ron Goulart, John G. McDaid, K.D. Wentworth, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ted Kosmatka, Alexander Jablokov, Ken Liu, Naomi Kritzer, Michael Alexander, Lewis Shiner.