Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, #8, April 2008
In the fine traditional of Isaac Asimov, Jim Baen and, er, Vargo Statten, the Intergalactic Medicine Show webzine is named after a science fiction author. In some cases, such as Asimov’s, the author merely lends his name, and in others, such as the title under review, the author has a much more hands-on approach. […]
Continue ReadingAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #34
With its determinedly pulpy focus on humorous science fiction, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine isn’t going to be mistaken for Granta very often. But that’s okay—sometimes one prefers a beer to a Bordeaux.
There are always a few stories in ASIM that are serious in tone, so each issue has more in the way of […]
Another Santana Morning by Mike Dolan
Mike Dolan is a writer who is new to me and, I suspect, to many others as well. Another Santana Morning is a reissue of his 1970 collection, Santana Morning. Ten new stories have been added, and the original ones have been re-worked and even re-titled in some cases. Half a dozen appear to have […]
Continue ReadingLeading Edge #54
Leading Edge #54 opens with Laura Ware’s “Last Heir.” Our heroine, the solder Kele, rides to the palace to warn the royal family of the death of the king in battle. Prince Rennly is the new king; however, the Queen Mother (mother of the dead king and grandmother of the new king) uses […]
Continue ReadingWeird Tales #347
Issue #347 is the first issue of Weird Tales from fiction editor Ann VanderMeer, who prior to joining the Weird Tales masthead had already established a reputation in the industry for editing fantasy and the weird. Given that Weird Tales also has a bit of a track record in the fantasy and weird departments, […]
Continue ReadingCrap Ghosts by Gavin Inglis
This is the second edition (or “second apparition”) of Gavin Inglis’s collection, Crap Ghosts. Six new stories have been added to the original ten, and I will note the reprints as I come to them. On balance, if you enjoyed the first edition, then it’s probably worth getting your hands on this one […]
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