Interzone, Number 131, May 1998

Contents only

Paul J. McAuley. The Secret of My Success.

Subsequently collected in his 'Little Machines' in which I wrote : "provides a neat twist on humanity battling the insidious alien menance which is embedded in our society. In his case it is a Class War and not War of the Worlds, as those which his protagnist find have been using science to improve the quality and longevity of their life are simply those who already have wealth and privilege on their side. And in true Marxist style he not only takes up arms, but also legs, torsos, and the various disembodied bits of those against whom he chooses to rail."

Madeleine Cary. Red-Eye. Alexander Glass. Upgrade.

Don Webb. Man of Steel.

Stephen Dedman. A Single Shadow.

Thomas M. Disch. The First Annual Performance Art Festival at the Slaughter Rock Battlefield.

Other Stuff

• David Langford's Ansible Link
• John Meaney interviews 'The Real Molly Brown' (nice outfit, Molly)
• Nick Lowe's Mutant Popcorn column covers 'The Postman', 'Fairytale : the True Story', and 'Flubber'
• Wendy Bradley's tv column reviews 'Oktober'
• Gary Westfahl ponders following readng Geoff Ryman's 'Family' from Interzone #127
• Chris Gilmore reviews David G. Hartwell's 'the Science Fiction Century', Michael Hemmingson's 'Minstrels', Dan Weiss's 'Mood Shifts' and 'Diplodiners', Elizabeth A Lynn's 'Dragon's Winter'
• Brian Stableford reviews 'The Barbers of Surreal'
• Andy Cox reviews small press mags 'Nasty Piece of Work', 'Albedo One', 'Night Dreams'
• David Mathew reviews 'Gothic Ghosts' (ed Wendy Webb and Charles Grant), Kate Wilhelm's 'The Good Children', Mark Pepper's 'Man on a Murdery Cycle', Julian May's 'Perseus Spur : the Rampart Worlds, Book 1'
• Neil Jones and Neil McIntosh review the latest 'New Worlds' anthology
• Kim Newman reviews 'St James Guide to Horror : Ghost and Gothic Writers' ed David Pringle