The debut of a new publication, some occasional ezines, and a couple of the regular monthlies. I particularly enjoyed Electric Velocipede this time around. Publications Reviewed Electric Velocipede #26, Spring 2013 Lightspeed, May 2013 Strange Horizons, May 2013 Adventure Rocketship! #1 edited by Jonathan Wright Bourbon Penn #7, May 2013 Electric Velocipede #26, Spring 2013 [...]

An Australian anthology from Fablecroft Publishing, featuring women writers, as well as some of the usual ezines. Publications Reviewed Clarkesworld, May 2013 Apex Magazine #48, May 2013 One Small Step , edited by Tehani Wessely Waylines #3, May 2013 Clarkesworld, May 2013 Three well-written stories of captivation by the other. “Soulcatcher” by James Patrick Kelly [...]

The monthly digests for April feature a double issue of Analog. There’s good work in Asimov’s from Wilber and Schwartz. Also a nice lineup from Tor.com, where I give the Good Story Award to “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Publications Reviewed Analog, July/August 2013 Asimov’s, July 2013 Tor.com, April 2013 [...]

A batch of the usual monthly and bimonthly zines. Lightspeed has overall good work this time. Publications Reviewed F&SF, May/June 2013 Apex Magazine, April 2013 Lightspeed, April 2013 Strange Horizons, April 2013 Beneath Ceaseless Skies #118-119, April 2013 F&SF, May/June 2013 Starting out with the Stewart novella, I began to think this could be one [...]

Starting with the second of TTA Press’s new novella series, I also have some little magazines and the first-of-the-month Clarkesworld. Sadly, I also note that the promising ezine Eclipse Online has fallen victim to the Night Shade collapse. Publications Reviewed “Spin” by Nina Allan Clarkesworld, April 2013 Shimmer #16, Winter 2013 Kaleidotrope, Spring 2013 “Spin” [...]

Still digging my way out of the avalanche of fiction that fell at the beginning of March. I think I found most of the best stuff earlier in the month. Publications Reviewed Asimov’s, June 2013 Analog, June 2013 Beneath Ceaseless Skies, March 2013 On Spec, Winter 2012/2013 Tor.com, March 2013 Asimov’s, June 2013 Featuring a [...]

March is turning out to be a particularly good month for reading. I found good stories in all the publications reviewed below. The Good Story Award goes to the Howard and Kiernan pieces from Subterranean. Publications Reviewed Subterranean, Spring 2013 Interzone, March-April 2013 Eclipse Online, March 2013 Lightspeed, March 2013 Strange Horizons, March 2013 Subterranean, [...]

March comes in and dumps a lion’s share of fiction on my head, along with the snow. I’m looking at the debut issues of two new ezines, though neither raises high my heart with hope. Also some of the usual monthly publications, which had strong selections overall. Publications Reviewed Galaxy’s Edge #1, March 2013 Crowded [...]

End of the shortest month with a double issue of Asimov’s, a single of Analog, and a rare original anthology, which takes best of show this time. A Good Story award to “Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer”, and there are several other good stories in Clockwork Phoenix 4. Publications [...]

The usual monthly ezines. I call Lightspeed best overall this time, particularly the more explicit fantasy half. Publications Reviewed Lightspeed, February 2013 Eclipse Online, February 2013 Strange Horizons, February 2013 Beneath Ceaseless Skies #114-115, February 2013 Lightspeed, February 2013 A strong issue. As often, much more fantastic than sciencefictional. Some author name changes here – [...]