Steven Popkes. Breathe. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2012)
An interesting take on a popular modern horror genre.
Steven Popkes. Agent of Change. (Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2011)
A whaling vessel is sunk after colliding with a monstrous Gojira.
Steven Popkes. The Crocodiles. (F&SF May/June 2010)
A story about which I’m quite ambivalent. It’s told by a German scientist in the
Steven Popkes. Jackie’s-Boy. (Asimovs April/May 2010)
Strong imagery around humanity’s concrete and metal structures falling to the power of earthquake, flood and vegetation, and with the flora and fauna taking over, with the future for humanity looking bleak.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2010.
Excellent issue, with Paul Park the standout, and others from Robert Reed, Charles Oberndorf, Dean Whitlock, John Langan, Robin Aurelian, Marc Laidlaw, Steven Popkes, Kate Wilhelm.
Steven Popkes. The Secret Lives of Fairy Tales. (F&SF Jan/Feb 2010)
Five traditional fairy tales through the wry lens of modern (in)sensibilities, as is F&SF’s regular wont.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2008
James L. Cambias. Balancing Accounts. A strong SF story to open the issue, and one
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 2005
Steven Popkes. The Great Caruso. A long-term smoker sources some dubious cigarettes, and finds that
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2003
Buy a copy from Amazon. M. Shayne Bell. Anomalous Structures of My Dreams. When the
Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2001 – (Peanut Press edition)
Somewhat belated review, as I never did get a copy of the printed edition, but
Asimovs, August 2009
An excellent issue. Rusch and Popkes perhaps the slightly weaker of the contributions, Broderick and Reed edging ahead of Blumstein, Zumsteg and Kowal.
Asimovs, January 2004
Brian Stableford. Nectar. The teens are typically an awkward period of growing into adulthood, but
Asimovs, January 2003
Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Junk DNA. An eminently accessible, enjoyable story, looking at a
Year’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.
Year’s Best Science Fiction, 20th Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. St. Martins Griffin, 2003
Stories by : Alastair Reynolds, Alex Irvine, Bruce Sterling, Charles Coleman Finlay, Charles Stross, Chris Beckett, Eleanor Arnason, Geoff Ryman, Greg Egan, Gregory Benford, Ian McDonald, Ian R. Macleod, James Van Pelt, John Kessel, John Meaney, Kage Baker, Maureen F. McHugh, Michael Swanwick, Molly Gloss, Nancy Kress, Paul McAuley, Richard Wadholm, Robert Reed, Steven Popkes, Walter Jon Williams
Year’s Best Science Fiction, 7th Annual Collection. Gardner Dozois. 1990
Stories by : Alan Brennert, Alexander Jablokov, Avram Davidson, Brian Stableford, Bruce Sterling, Charles Sheffield, Connie Willis, Gregory Benford, Janet Kagan, John Crowley, Judith Moffett, Kathe Koja, Lucius Shepard, Megan Lindholm, Michael Swanwick, Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Neal Barrett Jr, Robert Sampson, Robert Silverberg, S.P. Somtow, Steven Popkes, William King.