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Analog, March 2008
The first science fiction magazine I ever bought was the January 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. The issue featured a Christmas cover by Kelly Freas. I had been reading SF about 5 or 6 years and up to then had been content with books, mostly paperbacks. My taste for short fiction was satisfied, I […]
Continue ReadingMurky Depths #2
It should be noted before reviewing an issue of Murky Depths that the presentation is different from most other print magazines. Even the short fiction is heavily infused with moody, graphic novel stylings. From the author and illustrator biography boxes to spikes of graphic strips between some of the stories, Murky Depths is much more […]
Continue ReadingLady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, November 2007, No. 21
What’s in a name? What, exactly, should a reader expect when they pick up a magazine called Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet? Pretensions to literary stylings would seem to be a certainty, but does the obscure title also hint at a deliberately obscure approach to story and language? There are those writers whose primary purpose is […]
Continue ReadingRealms of Fantasy, February 2008
There’s a fine assortment of stories in the February 2008 issue of Realms of Fantasy, as usual, some that I found more appealing than others, but all of them offering food for thought as well as entertainment. All of them touch, in one way or another, on very current themes, including war, terrorism, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2008
In the first short story, “Balancing Accounts” by James L. Cambias, of the February 2008 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Annie is a sentient spaceship (I think) whose owners allow her the independence to seek out and trade for metal, electronics, and other supplies needed for interstellar travel. Mostly, Annie thinks in a […]
Continue ReadingAsimov’s, February 2008
The February 2008 issue of Asimov’s features six stories, all of which are SF.
The issue starts off with “The Last American” by John Kessel, the biography of Andrew Steele, a ruthless and skilled manipulator whose meteoritic rise to President of the United States is only the latest in a series of incarnations which saw Steele […]
Postscripts #13, Winter 2007
The Winter 2007 issue of Postscripts opens with “The Twilight Express” by Christopher Fowler, a sad tale about Billy, a small town boy who wants to escape his small town for something bigger and better, if only he hadn’t gotten his girlfriend pregnant. He doesn’t want her hurt, but he does scheme his way […]
Continue ReadingParadox, #11, Autumn 2007
Issue #11 of Paradox ranges all over the historical map, not just geographically, but in time and in tone. This range makes for a more satisfying read.
The issue gets off to an excellent start with T.L. Morganfield’s “Love, Blood and Octli,” told in first person by Ayomichi, who gets her name from the feathered […]
Cabinet des Fées: A Fairy Tale Journal, #2
Cabinet des Fées is a relatively new publication from established fantasy and science fiction small press, Prime Books. The publication has an online manifestation that has run for some time, but this is only the second issue of three expected in print this year. Nonetheless, Cabinet des Fées has already established a strong reputation […]
Continue ReadingBlack Static #2, December 2007
Black Static serves up an intriguing blend of fiction and essays this month, wrapped up in a dark design whose aesthetic is caught between eras, a wobbly-legged lovechild of a ‘zine and a website. Its pages are replete with Photoshop art, rusty backgrounds, and the simulacra of whiteout, creases, underexposed patches, scratches, sharpie annotations, Polaroids, […]
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