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Analog, May 2009

By Jim Steel ⋅ August 29, 2009

Adam-Troy Casto opens this issue of Analog with “Among The Tchi”. It’s not as successful as his “Gunfight on Farside” in the previous issue, but not many stories are. It’s still an intruiging novelette that will remind many readers of the type of archly decadent tales that Mathew Hughes excels at writing. Castro’s human characters [...]

Jupiter XXIV: Iocaste, April 2009

By David Hebblethwaite ⋅ August 25, 2009

Issue 24 of Ian Redman’s science fiction magazine Jupiter begins with “Black Water” by David Conyers. In a future Africa starved of water, Joseph Nuwangi bluffs his way into a wealthy corporation with the intention of stealing some of the pure Grade A stuff. The corporation has dire punishments in store for anyone found to [...]

The Yellow Room #2

By Marion Arnott ⋅ August 15, 2009

Edited by Joe Derrick (formerly Jo Good of ‘QWF’ fame – good to see you back in action, Jo!), The Yellow Room comes in A5 format and comprises a generous 11 short stories, guidelines for the autumn short story competition (£4 entry fee for a story less than 2,500 words or £10 for [...]

Supernatural Tales #14, Winter 2008/09

By Mario Guslandi ⋅ August 15, 2009

Always the source of excellent fiction, issue #14 of Supernatural Tales, David Longhorn’s brainchild, is more captivating than ever, thanks also to the inclusion of a couple of stories which will last long in the readers’ memory as outstanding examples of what the genre, at its best, can produce.
First of all let me give inconditionate [...]

Sybil’s Garage, #6, May 2009

By Dan Alamia ⋅ August 8, 2009

Issue six of Sybil’s Garage from Senses Five Press is fun. Few journals and magazines I’ve read could be described with the “F” word, and probably fewer still aspire to it at all. Liberally illustrated, this issue is crowded with 16 works of fiction, an interview with Paul Tremblay, and 13 poems. Not only that, [...]

The Yellow Room #1

By Carole Ann Moleti ⋅ August 7, 2009

Editor Jo Derrick shares, in the chatty, comfortable way that women tend to communicate, how the British literary journal The Yellow Room rose from the ashes of Quality Women’s Fiction and Cadenza. And the stories in this anthology read like diaries, psychoanalytic confessions and sometimes, suicide notes. The momentum of the women’s movement in the [...]

Paradox #13, Spring 2009

By Scott M. Sandridge ⋅ August 7, 2009

“The Artist and His Mother” by Steve Rasnic Tem
“Beautiful Calamity” by Maura McHugh
“The Place That Makes You Happiest” by T. L. Morganfield
“Like a Stone Wall” by Danny Adams
“Salt Feels No Pain” by Marie Brennan
“Last Voyage” by Natasha Simonova
“For Want of Sympathy” by Ernesto Brosa
The coolest thing about alternate history stories is you get to view [...]

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June/July 2009

By Joshua Reynolds ⋅ May 15, 2009

The June/July 2009 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction leans towards the latter end of the combination with only two of the nine stories which could really be called ‘fantasy’. However, this is not to say that there isn’t a wealth of good material for the eager reader. All of the stories [...]

Asimov’s, April/May 2009

By Val Grimm ⋅ April 23, 2009

There’s a lot of variety in this double issue. Notable adventurers and intellectuals of the English Renaissance face an alien invasion. A private security firm signs on to protect an archaeological treasure—but from whom? In a future where anonymity can only be bought at a dear price, a couple of info hunters enounter a [...]

Analog, April 2009 & Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (serialized in the November 2008 – March 2009 issues of Analog)

By Jim Steel ⋅ April 1, 2009

The April 2009 issue of Analog features one novella, two novelettes, and three short stories.
Oh, the myths we weave. One of the fondest pulp imaginings was that outer space was going to be like the American Wild West. Well, they’re both frontiers, aren’t they? As the space age slowly pushes past its first half-century, it [...]

PostScripts, #17, Winter 2008/2009

By Val Grimm ⋅ April 1, 2009

In issue #17 of Postscripts, Birds teach moral lessons in the jungle. Memorably awful family vacations mark an English boy’s summers. A long-lived man marvels at the society he missed. Bitter scientists compete for access to a dead inventor’s secrets. Weird and punnish events occur at the first ever World of Music Beyond Sense festival. [...]

Black Static, #9, February/March 2009

By Scott M. Sandridge ⋅ April 1, 2009

When Black Static #9 landed on my lap (well, actually, on my computer as a reviewer’s PDF file, if you want to get technical), I initially had two thoughts go through my head. My first was, “Cool. You can never have too much horror.” My second occurred immediately after reading the line, “Paris Hilton is [...]

Cemetery Dance #59

By Jason Sizemore ⋅ March 22, 2009

Cemetery Dance bills itself as the World Fantasy Award-winning magazine of horror, dark mystery, and suspense.
Fair enough, it is just that.
Cemetery Dance also bills itself as a bi-monthly publication.
Hold on. Not quite.
Issue #58 of CD was released in February, 2008 (a nice Charlie Grant tribute issue). Then it sort of…disappeared…for a long time. Fans [...]

Something Wicked #9

By Michele Lee ⋅ March 22, 2009

Something Wicked is a dark genre magazine out of South Africa. It features good art and a mix of dark fiction offerings that vary from complete misses to overlooked gems.
Issue #9 starts with “9 Curzon Place” by Daniel W. Powell. A perfect musician is found dead while his undeserving, vice-ridden band mates are left alive. [...]

Tales of the Unanticipated: Issue #29

By Rae Bryant ⋅ March 22, 2009

With a nod to Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), Editor Eric M. Heideman opens issue #29 of Tales of the Unanticipated, describing the issue as a “[showcase of] fiction by TOTU veterans.” Associate Editor Rebecca Marjesdatter follows with a seemingly introductory social editorial, “The Ties That Bind.” This article does not focus so much on [...]

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