Reviews
Something Wicked, Issue 6, Summer 2008
On my personal world map of fantastic fiction, South Africa is one of the areas marked “here be dragons,” because I don’t know what else to put there. If the same applies to you, here to amend that is Something Wicked, South Africa’s only quarterly magazine of science fiction and horror (so here there not […]
Continue Reading2012, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne
2012, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne, is a themed anthology produced by Australian publisher Twelfth Planet Press with the main conceit that all the tales are set in the year 2012 and address the social/environmental/economic issues and concerns of the world today. And what we have is eleven tales by Australian authors […]
Continue ReadingA Thousand Faces, Issue #4, Spring 2008
A Thousand Faces busts open its second season with another great lineup of superhuman fiction. And the story chosen by editor and publisher Frank Byrns to set the tone for a new year “in the evolution of the superhero genre” is…a reprint! But a reprint with a purpose.
“Heroic Measures” by Matthew Johnson, originally published in […]
Weird Tales #349
Weird Tales #349 is a special edition: it celebrates the magazine´s 85th anniversary. And it begins in great style, featuring a classic name and a regular contributor to Weird Tales since its resurrection in the 1980s: Tanith Lee.
Lee’s story, “Heart of Ice,” tells of Nirsen, an orphan betrayed by the people he lives […]
Dog Versus Sandwich, April 2008
The first offering in April’s Dog Versus Sandwich is “Eat My Stardust” by Sarah Totton. For those unfamiliar with Totton’s fiction, you’re in for a real treat. Her work has an odd quirkiness unlike any I’ve seen. While her style often possesses a childlike innocence, a certain disturbing decadence offsets the naiveté. […]
Continue ReadingWritten Word, #10, April 2008
This month’s Written Word, #10, dives into darkness with fiction that feels so real it’s hard to believe it isn’t true. Readers who are easily disturbed are cautioned, but my comments should in no way be construed as criticism of some very fine writing by authors with the guts to tackle controversial issues.
The cover […]
Fantasy Magazine, April 2008
This is the richest month I’ve seen from Fantasy Magazine so far. All four stories are strong, or at least interesting, and much more smoothly written than some of the pieces that appeared in the past.
What would you do if Tony the Tiger appeared at your door and asked you to marry him? Can you […]
shortshortshort.com, April 2008
Bruce Holland Rogers’s short shorts for April consist of three stories, the longest of which clocks in at just over 700 words.
In “Dear Lisa,” an advice columnist realizes that despite all the advice she has struggled to give over the years, in general, her readers aren’t really looking for advice but merely for entertainment. She […]
Baen’s Universe, Vol 2 Num 6: April 2008
The Vol 2 Num 6 issue of Jim Baen’s Universe is arranged in the usual fashion of SF and fantasy stories, plus a classic story, and finally a couple of “Introducing” stories featuring authors who are not yet professionals in the genre.
Opening the SF section is Tobias Buckell’s “Manumission.” Pepper is indentured to ShinnCo, a […]
The Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure, edited by Jason M. Waltz
I’ve made no secret of the fact that swords and battles, and especially gory battles, aren’t quite my “cup of tea.” Anyone who reads my reviews—I hope somebody does—may be wondering why I’m even reading this sort of story. Blame editor Eugie, if you will, for catching me in a weak moment, or […]
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