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Magazines

Most of my reading of short stories pre-2000 was through the various Year’s Best anthologies. I started reading the big 4 magazines (Analog, Asimovs, F&SF, and Interzone) in 2000. You will find links to these individual magazines through the right-hand Categories menu.

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Apex Magazine #32 January 2012

By Mark Watson ⋅ February 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

New fiction from Cat Rambo, Sarah Dalton, and a classic reprint from Gregory Frost.

Analog. December 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Stories by Brad R. Torgeson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Charles E. Gannon, Susan Forest, Brad Aiken, Kyle Kirkland, Dave Creek (contents only)

Asimovs. December 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ January 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Not a classic issue, even Connie Willis failed to tickle my fancy this issue.

Interzone #237, Nov-Dec 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ December 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Hawkins’ story takes up a lot of real estate in the issue in a story that didn’t engage, but the Tidhar/Lain stories very much did so.

Interzone #238 Jan-Feb 2012

By Mark Watson ⋅ December 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

‘Substantial’ new stories by Ray Cluley, Carole Johnstone, E.J. Swift, and Tyler Keevil. Cover illustration by Ben Baldwin. Reviews to follow.

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ December 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Cambias and Gilman provide some strong SF.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ December 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Outstanding volume – both in quantity and quality : it felt like reading a Year’s Best SF/F/Horror volume!

Asimovs. October/November 2011.

By Mark Watson ⋅ November 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Stories by : Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kij Johnson, Kit Reed, Eleanor Arnason, Dominica Phetteplace, Jason K. Chapman, Eugene Mirabelli, Jack Skillingstead, Derek Künsken, Nancy Kress. Review underway.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. January/February 2012.

By Mark Watson ⋅ November 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Stories by Felicity Shoulders, Ron Goulart, John G. McDaid, K.D. Wentworth, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ted Kosmatka, Alexander Jablokov, Ken Liu, Naomi Kritzer, Michael Alexander, Lewis Shiner.