Best SF | 2010 April

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

An updating of the classic fairytale, with a princess held incommunicado under a repressive political regime.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Gentle Pratchettian fantasy funny featuring an elderly wizard with powers somewhat on the wane, and his familiar, an invisible chair.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another excellent semi-autobiographical tale from Bowes. Put a Velvet Underground LP on (CDs and mp3s won’t cut it) and step back in time 40 years.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A group of young kids in the 1950s head out into the desert. It’s a convincingly, and lovingly told horror story, with details that ring true.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Neat little love story set in a broken, bureaucratic post-something society just a little skew-whiff.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[April 16th 2010] Jetse de Vries’ ‘Shine’ anthology popped on my doormat courtesy of Amazon. nice.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[April 16th 2010] Rejigged the box above the Quicklinks to highlight the reviews currently in progress, which hopefully helps.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Either an excellent pastiche of Analog-style SF, or an Analog-style story that doesn’t sit well in F&SF.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Watery southern horrors in Cowdrey’s inimitable style.

By Mark Watson ⋅ April 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Stories by Shane Tourtellotte, Christopher L. Bennett, Carl Frederick, Bud Sparhawk, Brad Aiken, David A. Simons

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