The Last Reef by Gareth L. Powell
In his introduction to Gareth L. Powell’s The Last Reef, Jetse de Vries says:
When reading (and re-reading) the stories in this collection, it strikes me that most of them are set on the edge of tomorrow—some so close to the here-and-now they could be history in a few short hours
De Vries goes on to describe […]
Tales of the Unanticipated #28
Rebecca Marjesdatter, associate editor of the Tales of the Unanticipated “Heroes Issue,” states:
“I don’t like heroes. In my stories, I have protagonists. In my mental landscape, I have role models. In my life, I have mentors, teachers, or inspirers. No heroes.”
in answer to the question “What’s Wrong with Heroes?” Seventeen short stories accompany a […]
Black Static #5
Few horror publications still offer a breadth of terror that satisfies the widely diverse palates of the mature and experienced audience. Too often, splatterpunk takes center stage: blood curdling screams, sexy blonde teenagers running from a dripping blade. While this reader does not discredit the gore scene—it is as foundational to contemporary horror as […]
Continue ReadingPsychological Methods to Sell Should Be Destroyed: Stories by Robert Freeman Wexler
“They are genuine artistic gems,” Zoran Živković comments in his introduction to Psychological Methods to Sell Should Be Destroyed: Stories by Robert Freeman Wexler. With a wink and nod for Wexler’s anti-conglomerate marketing themes, Methods’ innovative fiction pushes physical boundaries, speaks to bread, belays jungle walls, listens to disembodied sages, and escapes anti-utopias. If this […]
Continue ReadingSybil’s Garage, #5, February 2008
Issue #5 of Sybil’s Garage, edited by Matthew Kressel, is an eclectic mix of multimedia works, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, from bist-girls to phantasmagoric supermarkets. With carefully rendered black and whites, the artwork highlights themes and characters, gracing each text with well-appointed visuals. To further the artistic experience, each work suggests a “To the […]
Continue ReadingInterzone #216, June 2008
Interzone #216, the special Mundane SF issue, guest edited by Geoff Ryman, Julian Todd, and Trent Walters, exhibits spectacular artwork by Christopher Nurse and offers seven original, earthly stories full of change and hope, what Ryman maintains are the cornerstones of science fiction.
Opening the issue is “How to Make Paper Airplanes” by Lavie Tidhar. In […]
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