The first Interzone of 2009 has now gone to press for an early January release.

Cover art is by Adam Tredowski, and we fiddled with the template a bit to better match his spectacular art.

Stories:

Monetized by Jason Stoddard
illustrated by Paul Drummond

Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast by Eugie Foster
illustrated by Geoffrey Grisso

After Everything Woke Up by Rudy Rucker
illustrated by Rudy Rucker

Spy vs Spy by Neil Williamson

Miles to Isengard by Leah Bobet
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Memory Dust by Gareth L. Powell
illiustrated by Daniel Bristow-Bailey

Features:

Ansible Link by David Langford
news, obituaries

Readers’ Poll
vote for your favourite stories of 2008

Book Zone
book reviews from Jim Steel and the team, including Jeffrey Ford interviewed by Rick Kleffel

Laser Fodder by Tony Lee
DVD reviews

Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe
film reviews

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Tags: Adam Tredowski • Ansible • books • Daniel Bristow-Bailey • David Langford • DVDs • Eugie Foster • films • Gareth Powell • Geoffrey Grisso • INTERZONE • Jason Stoddard • Leah Bobet • Neil Williamson • Paul Drummond • Rudy Rucker • Warwick Fraser-Coombe

IZ219 will be on its way to subscribers and on sale in some UK shops (the rest to follow) by the 13th November.

Cover art is a digital, colorized version of an original painting by Kenn Brown of Mondolithic Studio called The Traveler.

Stories:

Everything That Matters by Jeff Spock
illustrated by Kenn Brown

When Thorns Are The Tips Of Trees by Jason Sanford
illustrated by Vincent Chong

The Shenu by Alexander Marsh Freed

The Fifth Zhi by Mercurio D. Rivera
illustrated by Paul Drummond

The Country Of The Young by Gord Sellar
illustrated by Daniel Bristow-Bailey

Butterfly, Falling At Dawn by Aliette de Bodard
illustrated by Paul Drummond

Features:

Editorial: Hope Springs Eternal

Ansible Link by David Langford
news, obituaries

Book Zone by Various
book reviews, Tim Lebbon interview, competitions

Laser Fodder by Tony Lee
DVD reviews and competitions

Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe
film reviews

More details to follow. Meanwhile, subscribe now!

Tags: Alexander Marsh Freed • Aliette de Bodard • Ansible • Book Reviews • Daniel Bristow-Bailey • David Langford • DVD reviews • film reviews • Gord Sellar • INTERZONE • Jason Sanford • Jeff Spock • Kenn Brown • Mercurio D Rivera • Mondolithic • Nick Lowe • Paul Drummond • Tim Lebbon • Tony Lee • Vincent Chong

IZ218 is a Chris Beckett special. Chris was an Interzone ‘discovery’ in 1990 and went on to publish a further 18 stories here. We recently received three more quality stories from him in quick succession, so we decided to run all three in the same issue, along with Chris’s own introductions and an in-depth interview conducted by Andy Hedgecock.

The Chris Becket stories are:

Poppyfields, illustrated by Vincent Chong

Greenland, illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Rat Island, illustrated by Daniel Bristow-Bailey

The cover image is by Warwick Fraser-Coombe, for Greenland.

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Other stories in this issue:

If by Daniel Akselrod & Lenny Royter

His Master’s Voice by Hannu Rajaniemi
illustrated by Paul Drummond

The Corner of the Circle by Tim Lees
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Features:

Ansible Link by David Langford
news, gossip, obituaries

Book Reviews
many titles covered, plus interviews with Charles Stross and Gareth L. Powell

Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe
film reviews

Laser Fodder by Tony Lee
DVD reviews, with competitions to win discs, including the director’s cut of Dark City

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Tags: Charles Stross • Chris Beckett • Daniel Akselrod • Daniel Bristow-Bailey • David Langford • Gareth Powell • Hannu Rajaniemi • INTERZONE • Lenny Royter • Nick Lowe • Paul Drummond • Tim Lees • Tony Lee • Vincent Chong • Warwick Fraser-Coombe