Interzone 249 Nov: Dec 2013

The November–December issue of the 2013 British Fantasy Award winning magazine contains new science fiction and fantasy stories by John Shirley, Tim Lees, Lavie Tidhar, Jason Sanford, Claire Humphrey, and Sarah Brooks. The cover art is by Jim Burns, and interior colour illustrations are by Wayne Haag, Richard Wagner, Martin Hanford, and Ben Baldwin. All the usual features are present: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Laser Fodder by Tony Lee (DVD/Blu-ray reviews); Book Zone: reviews of many recent releases plus an interview with John Shirley and Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted column.

Fiction this issue
Unknown Cities of America by Tim Lees
Paprika by Jason Sanford
Filaments by Lavie Tidhar
Haunts by Claire Humphrey
The Kindest Man in Stormland by John Shirley
and by Sarah Brooks Trans-Siberia: An Account of a Journey, with added notes from The Cautious Traveller's Guide to Greater Siberia by L. Girard (Mauriac Publishing, Paris, 1859)

Artists this issue
Jim Burns
Richard Wagner
Ben Baldwin
Wayne Haag
Martin Hanford

Books reviewed this issue
Book Zone, edited by Jim Steel, has
NEW TABOOS John Shirley
plus author interview
EXIT KINGDOM Alden Bell
SWORDS OF GOOD MEN Snorri Kristjansson
21st CENTURY SF editors David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden
WE SEE A DIFFERENT FRONTIER editors Fabio Fernandes & Djibril alAyad
EVENING’S EMPIRES Paul McAuley
THE VIOLENT CENTURY Lavie Tidhar
PHOENIX SF Said
THE SECRET OF ABDU EL YEZDI Mark Hodder
THE DETAINEE Peter Liney
SOME REMARKS Neal Stephenson
SHAMAN Kim Stanley Robinson
HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES Tim Powers
THE DIAMOND DEEP Brenda Cooper
And Jonathan McCalmont's column FUTURE INTERRUPTED

Nick Lowe's movie reviews this issue
Thor: The Dark World, Ender's Game, How I Live Now, Justin and the Knights of Valour, About Time, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, Riddick, R.I.P.D.

Tony Lee's TV/DVD reviews this issue
Ikarie XB-1, Lifeforce, Grimm Season 2, Dr Mabuse the Gambler, My Amityville Horror, The Night of the Hunter, Pacific Rim, Under the Dome

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