Interzone 294 (MYY Press, January 2023) Last summer I reported that Interzone, the leading British science fiction magazine, had been sold. After 19 years and exactly 100 issues. Andy Cox at TTA Press brought his storied reign as editor to a triumphant close — though he does continue to produce his excellent magazine of modern horror, Black Static. Interzone was acquired by MMY Press in Poland, and the new editor is Gareth Jelley. I ordered a copy of issue #294,…
Interzone 292/293. Cover art by Vincent Sammy Big changes are afoot for Interzone, the leading British SF magazine. Long time publisher TTA Press has announced that the latest issue, Interzone 292/293, will be its last. The magazine has been sold to MYY Press. The new editor is Gareth Jelley. The TTA era of Interzone ends with a bang — a big 192-page full color double issue, with new fiction from Rich Larson, Jeff Noon, Alexander Glass, Charles Wilkinson, and many…
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….
I don’t get to pick up British SF magazine Interzone as often as I like, though I buy it whenever I see it. I was lucky enough to find three issues recently on the magazine rack at Barnes & Noble, and they’ve help remind me what a terrific magazine it is. If you’re at all interested in what’s going on in modern SF, I urge you to check it out. Interzone is published and edited by Andy Cox, who has assembled a…
The July/August issue of Britain’s longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine has new fiction by Julie C. Day, Tim Casson, Michael Reid, Eliot Fintushel, Chris Barnham, and Andy Dudak, plus David Langford’s Ansible Link, film reviews by Nick Lowe; book reviews, and columns by Jonathan McCalmont and Nina Allan. Here’s Robert L Turner III, writing at Tangent Online. Michael Reid’s “If Your Powers Fail you in a City Under Tin” is set in a future where magic has returned to the…
The March-April issue of Britain’s longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine has new fiction by Sean McMullen, Tim Akers, Richard E. Gropp, Christien Gholson, and Steve Rasnic Tem, plus David Langford’s Ansible Link, film reviews by Nick Lowe; book reviews, columns by Jonathan McCalmont and Nina Allan, and a guest editorial by Steve Rasnic Tem. Kat Day, writing at Tangent Online, had lots of good things to say about the issue. This issue of Interzone brings us five substantial short stories… The…
The November–December issue of Britain’s longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine has reached bookstores here in Illinois, which means it’s probably available everywhere. This month has a terrific cover by 2016 cover artist Vincent Sammy (with an evocative title, “The Orion Crusades: Infection” — click the image at right for a bigger version) and new fiction by Harmony Neal, Ryan Row, Sarah Brooks, Rich Larson, Samantha Henderson, and David Cleden. There’s also a feature by Martin McGrath on the James…
The September/October issue of Interzone magazine is now on sale, with a cover by 2016 cover artist Vincent Sammy, “Heaven Spots” (click the image at right for a bigger version.) This issue is pretty intriguing. Or, at least, Kevin P Hallett’s Tangent Online review makes it sound pretty intriguing. Here’s Kevin on Malcolm Devlin’s “The End of Hope Street.” The twelve houses on Hope Street faced a strange blight in this horror mystery novelette. One by one, the sinister blight consumed each…
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,…
The March/April issue of Interzone magazine is now on sale, with a cover by 2016 cover artist Vincent Sammy, “November-Class 627A” (click the image at right for a bigger version.) Interzone #263 contains six stories: “Ten Confessions of Blue Mercury Addicts, by Anna Spencer” by Alexander Marsh Freed “Spine” by Christopher Fowler “Not Recommended For Guests Of A Philosophically Uncertain Disposition” by Michelle Ann King “Motherboard” by Jeffrey Thomas “Lotto” by Rich Larson “Andromeda of the Skies” by E. Catherine Tobler Non-fiction this…