2.5
Mindy drift. 2.5 out of 5
Definitely nuts. 2.5 out of 5
Corpse raising problem. 2.5 out of 5
Bargain killing. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Soccer Mom Smackdown – Julia S. Mandala
Simple kid’s book as the author explains in an intro for this republication. A spaceship’s overdrive fails, much damage to craft, so bailing out to a planet is necessary, where three disparate characters have to try and survive the environment and aliens. An intuitive synthesist, a logician and a strong guy. 2.5 out of 5
Weak group. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Man With the Hoe – George Clayton Johnson
Shafted apart. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Colliers’ Venus – Caitlin R. Kiernan
Filling up twist. 2.5 out of 5
Oh, Wings. 2.5 out of 5
For spooky types. 2.5 out of 5
Glassy. 2.5 out of 5
Short camera. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Newton Boys’ Last Photograph – Blake Crouch
Alien mate. 2.5 out of 5
Shaula ship whammy. 2.5 out of 5
Dandrin, Dugan, Kennon. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Songs of Summer – Robert Silverberg
Music find. 2.5 out of 5 http://ttapress.com/downloads/of-dawn.pdf
Not really as advertised, and the description data seems completely unrelated to the title. A hell of a lot of mundane and dull for something that is supposed to be ‘Extreme’. Far less successful than the science fiction version. Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Senator Bilbo – Andy Duncan Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy [...]
Continue reading about The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy – Mike Ashley
Dying long. 2.5 out of 5
Flamer. 2.5 out of 5
Stan and Ollie goose. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Save A Place In The Lifeboat For Me – Howard Waldrop
Devilishly slow. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Dream A Little Dream For Me – Peter Crowther
Band vs Necromancer. 2.5 out of 5
Just 3.13 here and pretty dull, except for the Resnick. Plus a sword article. Subterranean Online 20 : Subterranean Online 20 – William Schafer Subterranean Online 20 : White Lines on a Green Field – Catherynne M. Valente Subterranean Online 20 : SHAKA II – Mike Resnick Subterranean Online 20 : Antiquities and Tangibles – [...]
Continue reading about Subterranean Online 20 – William Schafer
Kubrick set-to. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11lain.htm
Continue reading about The Last Apollo Mission – Douglas Lain
Killer performance. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11swanwick.htm
Odd hyperspace problem. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11guffey.htm
Continue reading about Bring Me The Head Of André Breton! – Robert Guffey
No good at 3.00. The Peek story is ok and the discussion with De Bodard is interesting. Clarkesworld 63 : Clarkesworld 63 – Neil Clarke Clarkesworld 63 : Sirius – Ben Peek Clarkesworld 63 : In Which Faster-Than-Light Travel Solves All Of Our Problems – Chris Stabback Clarkesworld 63 : Silently And Very Fast 3 [...]
Gargoyles and bits. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Curious Affair Of The Deodand – Lisa Tuttle
Head off. 2.5 out of 5
A Well of Souls reboot – with a horribly boring first half of random American ramblings until we see some signs of the Well and transformations later on – but still feels all aimless and padded, glimpses of Brazil and Chang notwithstanding. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Echoes of the Well of Souls – Jack L. Chalker
Climb tower, get rid of king. 2.5 out of 5
Dead time soldier. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/new/new-fiction/torn-away/
A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne Whoe from the timee that he firs beganne To jazzen oute he lopved rapery, And many a damsel sat himme on his knee. As far as goeth manne he had wente, And many a virgin’s gude name hadde bente. Betimes among the dames of seventeen, And [...]
Continue reading about A Sappe Ther Wos And That A Crumbe Manne – Robert E. Howard
Organisation suicide. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Loaves and the Fishes – John DeChancie
She was snoozing on her sweezer, Many a goofish year ago, And a smile was on her beezer, As she gently scratched her toe. She, the Maiden of Kercheezer, Hair as black as a harness tug, As is fluttered in the breezer, O’er her lovely, girlish mug. Evening dress of green and yeller, What a [...]
Continue reading about The Maiden Of Kercheezer – Robert E. Howard
Shopping horror. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Substitution – Michael Marshall Smith
Kid lock. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Violence Child of Trust – Michael Cisco
“And Dempsey climbed into the ring and the crowd sneered. And Carl Morris climbed into the ring and the crowd yelled, “Sock his damned jaw!” And Dempsey hit Carl, by Hell! And Carl hit the floor, by Hell! And the crowd yelled, “You’re the boy Jack!” 2.5 out of 5 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/And_Dempsey_climbed_into_the_ring_and_the_crowd…
Continue reading about And Dempsey climbed into the ring and the crowd – Robert E. Howard
Shuttle ride. 2.5 out of 5
Better than the last one at 3.13, but largely unremarkable with Palmer the best. Interzone 234 : IN THE SEASON OF THE MANGO RAINS – Lavie Tidhar Interzone 234 : THE CEILING IS SKY – Suzanne Palmer Interzone 234 : HER SCIENTIFICTION FAR FUTURE MEDIEVAL FANTASY – Jason Sanford Interzone 234 : INCOMPATIBLE – Will [...]
New York Rube. 2.5 out of 5
Kennedy machine bad in crazy dictator ways. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37653
““Do you know what the Many Worlds Theory is?” Everett said. He leaned forward across the table. Previous occupants had doodled stars and spirals and cubes and the names of football clubs on the peeling plastic. “Every time the smallest least tiniest thing happens, the universe branches. There’s a universe where it happened, and a [...]
Stories about books. Not rare. 2.5 out of 5
Maybe big islands. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Man Who Bridged The Mist – Kij Johnson
Copy or whatever, with vomit. 2.5 out of 5
Not good message. 2.5 out of 5
Safeties that is, for shagging. 2.5 out of 5
Similar to last issue, but non-fiction not as good. This time, however, there is a standout fiction piece by Buckell and Klecha. Clarkesworld 62 : A Militant Peace – Tobias S. Buckell and David Klecha Clarkesworld 62 : The Smell of Orange Groves – Lavie Tidhar Clarkesworld 62 : Silently and Very Fast 2 – [...]
“The castle windows go dark, one by one.” 2.5 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_11_11/
Continue reading about Silently And Very Fast 2 – Catherynne M. Valente
“”But the test happens, whether we make it formal or not. We ask and we answer. We seek a human response. And you are my test, Elefsis. Every minute I fail and imagine in my private thoughts the process for deleting you from my body and running this place with a simple automation routine which [...]
“”But the test happens, whether we make it formal or not. We ask and we answer. We seek a human response. And you are my test, Elefsis. Every minute I fail and imagine in my private thoughts the process for deleting you from my body and running this place with a simple automation routine which [...]
Continue reading about Silently And Very Fast 1 – Catherynne M. Valente
Stupid embarassment SF standover. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Return Of The Mutant Worms – Peter F. Hamilton
A bunch of middle of the road fantasy mostly, and one good SF story by Buckell means this is barely over a 3. Subterranean Online 19 : The Fox – Malinda Lo Subterranean Online 19 : Younger Women – Karen Joy Fowler Subterranean Online 19 : Queen of Atlantis – Sarah Rees Brennan Subterranean Online [...]
Continue reading about Subterranean Online 19 – William Schafer
Camp seed. 2.5 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/summer-2011/fiction-demons-your-body-and-you-by-genevieve-valentine/
Continue reading about Demons Your Body And You – Genevieve Valentine
After multiple conflicts and alliances over resources and the environment the same thing continues in the 22nd century, with continuing problems. However, space and the lagrange points are also key military strategic areas. So the spies and enhanced soldiers (or criminals, depending on your point of view) and combinations of the them continue the slaughter [...]
Continue reading about The Mirrored Heavens – David J. Williams
Phoenix Pick have done an edition :- 3.5 out of 5 http://www.phoenixpick.com/catalogue/PPickings.htm
An excellent Steven King novella, a few other decent stories and a lot of junk means this one is only a 3.15. Prime Evil : The Night Flier – Stephen King Prime Evil : Having a Woman at Lunch – Paul E. Hazel Prime Evil : The Blood Kiss – Dennis Etchison Prime Evil : [...]
Grim gris-gris. 2.5 out of 5 http://dailysciencefiction.com/story/eugie-foster/requiem-duet-concerto-for-flute-and-voodoo
Continue reading about Requiem Duet Concerto for Flute and Voodoo – Eugie Foster
Second of an audio serial. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.beammeuppodcast.com/shows/bmu_279.mp3
Preston horror. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Alice’s Last Adventure – Thomas Ligotti
Quinlan changes. 2.5 out of 5
Madwoman bomb. 2.5 out of 5
Life stuff bits. 2.5 out of 5
Guard action figure death. 2.5 out of 5
Jamison say. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Till The Morning Comes – Stephen Graham Jones
Vampire assumption. 2.5 out of 5
Sorry losing. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.webscription.net/chapters/9781597803113/9781597803113___4.htm
Sheilah play. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Was She Wicked? Was She Good? – M. Rickert
Seeking with a fondness for goats. 2.5 out of 5
Jane Doe hospital. 2.5 out of 5
Species adoption. 2.5 out of 5
A sub-par issue at 3.00 with DeLancy’s story the best. An article on maybe Misery will shake itself a lot. Analog 962 : Analog 962 – Stanley Schmidt Analog 962 : THERAPEUTIC MATHEMATICS AND THE PHYSICS OF CURVE BALLS – Gray Rineheart Analog 962 : HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT – Emily Mah Analog 962 : THE CHAPLAIN’S [...]
Guild magic fighting. 2.5 out of 5
Useless printing. 2.5 out of 5
Something with a J. 2.5 out of 5
You killed grandpa. 2.5 out of 5
Machen Merry. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Andromeda Among the Stones – Caitlin R. Kiernan
Endecott show. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Pickman’s Other Model – Caitlin R. Kiernan
Porky with a problem. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.tyngasreviews.com/2011/08/ffthree-little-pigs-by-justin-gustainis.html
Boring, no secret passage. 2.5 out of 5
Lutanian forget. 2.5 out of 5
A short anthology of planetary romance stories, with Brackett by far the highlight. The Anderson is reasonable and Hamilton’s is fun, complete with lightsaber duels. Swordsmen In the Sky : Swordsman of Lost Terra – Poul Anderson Swordsmen In the Sky : The People of the Crater – Andre Norton Swordsmen In the Sky : [...]
Continue reading about Swordsmen In the Sky – Donald A. Wollheim
Tork or not, take me, Lotan! 2.5 out of 5 http://www.erbzine.com/mag0/0037.html
Continue reading about A Vision of Venus – Otis Adelbert Kline
Garin’s in Tav. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4571/the-people-of-the-crater
Continue reading about The People of the Crater – Andre Norton
Audra-rora defense. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Magician And The Maid And Other Stories – Christie Yant
Two for one Intervention. 2.5 out of 5
Kid cry. 2.5 out of 5
Couple of me, one of her. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about An Empty House With Many Doors – Michael Swanwick
Space accident blog. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.bentopress.com/sf/citizen.html
Music prison. 2.5 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/winter-2011/fiction-a-small-price-to-pay-for-birdsong-by-k-j-parker/
Continue reading about A Small Price To Pay For Birdsong – K. J. Parker
Minigod tales. 2.5 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ness_06_11/
Kurz cling. 2.5 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hartshorn_04_11/
An issue of not much of interest other than the fine Reynolds reprint and an interview with Jill Tarter, the director of SETI. Lightspeed 12 : The Harrowers – Eric Gregory Lightspeed 12 : Bibi From Jupiter – Tessa Mellas Lightspeed 12 : Eliot Wrote – Nancy Kress Lightspeed 12 : Scales – Alastair Reynolds [...]
“Metaphor not working.” 2.5 out of 5 http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/eliot-wrote/
A lot of stories here, mostly short and mostly average. Much near future flashbacking into badness, too so a bit of a theme presumably. Plenty of fun photos as usual. Flurb 10 : A Peculiar Fashion Business – Jon Armstrong Flurb 10 : Six Days on the Road and I’m Gonna Make it Home Tonight [...]
A poor issue at 3.06 with the best work being by Fulda. James Patrick Kelly swaps out your brain for you a new one in his column. Asimov’s 422 : CLEAN – John Kessel Asimov’s 422 : WHERE – Neal Barrett Asimov’s 422 : I WAS NEARLY YOUR MOTHER – Ian Creasey Asimov’s 422 : [...]
Retro crumpet. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Lost In The Memory Palace I Found You – Nick Wolven
Perry K H I D. 2.5 out of 5
I’m all monitored. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.mydigitalcomics.com/product.aspx?id=04fedc32-aa44-4079-a653-0507f15c72ab
