Interzone #271 (July-August 2017‪)‬

The July–August issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new stories by Julie C. Day, Tim Casson, Michael Reid, Eliot Fintushel, Chris Barnham, and Andy Dudak. The cover artist for 2017 is Dave Senecal, and interior colour illustrations are by Jim Burns, Richard Wagner, and Martin Hanford. Features: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Book Zone (book reviews, including an interviews with Nina Allan conducted by Maureen Kincaid Speller, and Emily B. Cataneo conducted by Peter Tennant); Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted (comment); Nina Allan's Time Pieces (comment).

Cover Art: 417h3r105 v4 by 2017 cover artist Dave Senecal

Fiction:

The Rocket Farmer by Julie C. Day
illustrated by Richard Wagner

Gods in the Blood (of those who rise) by Tim Casson
illustrated by Martin Hanford

If Your Powers Fail You in a City Under Tin by Michael Reid
illustrated by Jim Burns

Chubba Luna by Eliot Fintushel

When I Close My Eyes by Chris Barnham
illustrated by Richard Wagner

Cryptic Female Choice by Andy Dudak
illustrated by Richard Wagner

Interface:

Future Interrupted: From Beneath You, It Transforms - Jonathan McCalmont

Time Pieces: Broken River: The Conversation and The Discourse - Nina Allan

Ansible Link - David Langford

Editorial - Roy Gray

Reviews:

Book Zone
Books reviewed include THE RIFT by Nina Allan (plus author interview conducted by Maureen Kincaid Speller), THE STARGAZER’S EMBASSY by Eleanor Lerman, THE SWITCH by Justina Robson, EX LIBRIS edited by Paula Guran, THE HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS by Aliette de Bodard, ORBITAL CLOUD by Taiyo Fujii, SPEAKING TO SKULL KINGS AND OTHER STORIES by Emily B. Cataneo (plus author interview conducted by Peter Tennant)

Mutant Popcorn - Nick Lowe
Films reviewed include WONDER WOMAN, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, THE MUMMY, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR’S REVENGE, ALIEN: COVENANT, A DOG’S PURPOSE, THE RED TURTLE, OKJA, COLOSSAL, MARJORIE PRIME