Archive for October, 2010
Ian R. MacLeod. Recrossing the Styx. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2010)
Very dark, top quality macabre humour from MacLeod.
Asimovs. September 2010.
Stories by Geoffrey A. Landis, Nancy Fulda, Benjamin Crowell, Mary Robinette Kowal, with Mirabelli the pick of a bunch in an issue which doesn’t quite hit the heights.
Geoffrey A. Landis. The Sultan of the Clouds. (Asimovs September 2010).
An intriguing political background, and an imaginative setting amongst the clouds of Venus, to which the story doesn’t quite live up.
Interzone #227 Mar-Apr 2010
A strong issue, with stories by Jon Ingold, Mercurio D. Rivera, Jim Hawkins, Nina Allen, Chris Beckett and Steve Rasnic Tem.
Steve Rasnic Tem. The Glare and the Glow. (Interzone #227, March/April 2010)
A clever little story to end the issue.
Chris Beckett. Johnny’s New Job. (Interzone #227, March/April 2010)
A near-future dystopic nightmare of what it is to be a social worker
Mary Robinette Kowal. For Want of a Nail. (Asimovs, September 2010).
Clever playoff between an AI and a crewmember both suffering from memory loss.
Nina Allen. Flying in the Face of God. (Interzone #227, March/April 2010).
A third strong story from Allen to appear in Interzone, and I’d pick it out as a potential for a year’s best inclusion next year.
Benjamin Crowell. Wheat Rust. (Asimovs, September 2010).
An entertaining adventure on a generation starship – the only issue being the way the story is suddenly brought to a conclusion – I was expecting a few more pages and was rather disappointed!
Jim Hawkins. Chimbwi. (Interzone #227, March/April 2010)
Ecological, political and societal upheavel has left Europe and the USA devastated. However, Africa is a continent reborn, cheap energy at their fingertips.
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