The May/June issue of Interzone magazine is now on sale, with a cover by 2016 cover artist Vincent Sammy, “My Name To You No More” (click the image at right for a bigger version.)

Interzone #264 contains five stories:

“Breadcrumbs” by Malcolm Devlin
“Starlings” by Tyler Keevil
“Mars, Aphids, and Your Cheating Heart” by James Van Pelt
“Lifeboat” by Rich Larson
“The Tower Princesses” by Gwendolyn Kiste

Non-fiction this issue includes an Editorial by Elaine Gallagher, Future Interrupted by Jonathan McCalmont, Time Pieces by Nina Allan, plus David Langford’s Ansible Link, and the regular columns: book reviews, Nick Lowe’s Mutant Popcorn film reviews, and Tony Lee’s DVD column, Laser Fodder. Issue 264 is nearly 100 pages and packed with fiction, columns, and top-notch art.

Interzone is the sister magazine of Black Static, both are published by TTA Press in the UK. The distinguished Andy Cox is the editor of both.

As usual, Interzone puts other magazines to to shame when it comes to design and layout. Here’s a look at the table of contents.

Here’s the opening spread for “Breadcrumbs” by Malcolm Devlin (illustrated by Richard Wagner).

And “Mars, Aphids, and Your Cheating Heart” by James Van Pelt.

And “Lifeboat” by Rich Larson (illustrated by Martin Hanford).

Here’s a peek at the Book Zone review column.

And finally, Tony Lee’s Laser Fodder film review column.

As we’ve mentioned before, magazines like Interzone are completely dependent on fans and readers to keep them alive. I hope this one survives for a good long time — but it won’t without reader support. If it sounds intriguing, I hope you’ll consider buying an issue next time you find yourself browsing the magazine rack.

See more details and excerpts from issue 264 at the TTA website.

Interzone is edited by Andy Cox, and published by TTA Press. It is 100 pages, priced at £4.99. The cover is by Vincent Sammy. Copies are usually around $9.99 here in the US. A six-issue subscription is £27 (UK) and £33 in the US. Order right from the TTA Press website.

We last covered Interzone with Issue 263.

See our Late June Fantasy Magazine Rack here, and all of our recent Magazine coverage here.