The May–June issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new stories by Christopher Mark Rose, Nathan Hillstrom, Wayne Simmons, Jonathan L. Howard, Malcolm Devlin, Emily B. Cataneo, and Shauna O'Meara. The cover artist for 2017 is Dave Senecal, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner and Dave Senecal. Features: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Book Zone (book reviews, including an interview with Malcolm Devlin conducted by Peter Tennant); Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted (comment); Nina Allan's Time Pieces (comment).
Cover Art:
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Fiction:
Rushford Recapitulation by Christopher Mark Rose
illustrated by Richard Wagner
Like You, I Am A System by Nathan Hillstrom
Dirty Code by Wayne Simmons
illustrated by Dave Senecal
Encyphered by Jonathan L. Howard
The New Man by Malcolm Devlin
illustrated by Richard Wagner
Evangeline and the Forbidden Lighthouse by Emily B. Cataneo
illustrated by Richard Wagner
Memories of Fish by Shauna O'Meara
Interface:
Future Interrupted: The Incomplete Legacy of Racefail
Jonathan McCalmont
Time Pieces: All Over Bar the Shouting
Nina Allan
Ansible Link
David Langford
Reviews:
Book Zone
Books reviewed include NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson, NETHERSPACE by Andrew Lane & Nigel Foster, THE STARS ARE LEGION by Kameron Hurley, THE END OF THE DAY by Claire North, WICKED WONDERS by Ellen Klages, YOU WILL GROW INTO THEM by Malcolm Devlin (plus author interview conducted by Peter Tennant), WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow
Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe
Films reviewed include GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, THE BOSS BABY, GET OUT, LIFE, LOGAN, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, GHOST IN THE SHELL, POWER RANGERS, PERSONAL SHOPPER
