Interzone 290-291. Wraparound cover by Vincent Sammy

There was some uncertainty about the fate of British SF magazine Interzone at the beginning of the year. Well, I was uncertain, anyway. Long-time publisher and editor Andy Cox announced the magazine was being sold, then quietly announced it wasn’t. The January-February 2021 issue never appeared. But then, out of the blue, this beautiful and massive double issue appeared in June to lay all doubts to rest. Here’s the description from the website.

192 gorgeous full color pages packed full of modern science fiction and fantasy: New long and short stories by Alexander Glass, Tim Major, Lyle Hopwood, Daniel Bennett, Cécile Cristofari, Matt Thompson, John Possidente, Lavie Tidhar, and Shauna O’Meara; Climbing Stories by Aliya Whiteley (x2); Ansible Link by David Langford; lots of book reviews; six and a half thousand words of Nick Lowe’s Mutant Popcorn; wraparound cover art by Vincent Sammy and story illustrations by Jim Burns, Vince Haig, Richard Wagner, Dave Senecal, Ev Shipard and others.

Interzone is one of the most beautiful SF magazines on the market. Here’s a sample of some of the gorgeous interior art.

“A Hollow in the Sky” by Alexander Glass. Illustration by Jim Burns

“A Stray Cat in the Mountain of the Dead” by Cécile Cristofari. Art by Richard Wagner

“Nemesis” by Matt Thompson. Art by Dave Senecal

“The Mischief that is Past” by John Possidente

“The Egg Collectors” by Lavie Tidhar. Art by Ev Shipard

“Without Lungs or Limbs to Stay” by Shauna O’Meara. Art by Richard Wagner

Here’s the complete fiction contents:

“A Hollow in the Sky” by Alexander Glass
“The Andraiad” by Tim Major
“Pace Car by” Lyle Hopwood
“An Island for Lost Astronauts” by Daniel Bennett
“A Stray Cat in the Mountain of the Dead” by Cécile Cristofari
“Nemesis” by Matt Thompson
“The Mischief that is Past” by John Possidente
“The Egg Collectors” by Lavie Tidhar
“Without Lungs or Limbs to Stay” by Shauna O’Meara
Climbing Stories (1): “Glass Case Futures” by Aliya Whiteley
Climbing Stories (2): “Joining Dots, Real or Otherwise” by Aliya Whiteley

The double issue is sold out on the website, but you can buy digital copies at Amazon, and order subscriptions right from the publisher’s website.

Interzone is edited by Andy Cox, and published by TTA Press. It is (usually) 96 pages, priced at £7. Copies are usually around $13 here in the US. A four-issue subscription is £26 (UK) and higher in the US. Order from the TTA Press website, or have a look at their other fine publications, including Black Static.

We last covered Interzone with Issue 276-278. See all of our recent Magazine coverage here.