Tim Lees. Unknown Cities of America. (Interzone #249, Nov-Dec 2013)
Set against the America of motorways, motels, anonymous small towns, and that stuff that you catch out of the corner of your eye but it’s not there when you turn around
Reviewing short SF since 2000
Set against the America of motorways, motels, anonymous small towns, and that stuff that you catch out of the corner of your eye but it’s not there when you turn around
A well observed story, with a likeably incompetent protagonist, in the same milieu as Lees’ ‘The Corner of the Circle’ from Interzone #218.
A good political and psychological take on the alien incursion meme. Complements quite nicely the SF film ‘Monsters’ which I saw and enjoyed this weekend (and which I can recommend)
British author Chris Beckett gets an issue dedicated to him – well, the first half
Interzone continues to celebrates its 25th year, in an issue notable for every illustration coming