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A review by thesffreader
Interzone #273 (November-December 2017): New Science Fiction & Fantasy by David Langford, R. Boyczuk, Andy Cox, Dan Grace, Nick Lowe, Nina Allan, Jonathan McCalmont, Rachael Cupp, Laura Mauro, Erica L. Satifka
3.0
Looking for Laika by Laura Mauro 4.5*
The highlight of the issue, it follows a main protagonist with anxiety who is certain that London is going to fall because of a nuclear bomb. I loved how the story was written, it managed to pull me in the story very quickly and I loved the relationship between the siblings (especially I loved how the sister manages to calm down her brother when he was having a panick attack, the scene brought tears to my eyes). Very good story though I wished we could have learned a bit more about the world.
After the Titans by Rachael Cupp - DNF
Fully Automated Nostalgia Capitalism by Dan Grace - 3.5*
Interesting concept and good writing but it was a bit too short.
The Big So-So by Erica L. Satifka - 4*
What if aliens managed to solve all of humanity's problem by making everyone addict to a drug and then, took it away?
Cool concept, good writing, I'm not too sure about the bittersweet ending.
The Garden of Eating by R. Boyczuk - 2.5*
The Morrigan by Stewart Horn - 3*
The ideas were there but it was too violent for me.
The highlight of the issue, it follows a main protagonist with anxiety who is certain that London is going to fall because of a nuclear bomb. I loved how the story was written, it managed to pull me in the story very quickly and I loved the relationship between the siblings (especially I loved how the sister manages to calm down her brother when he was having a panick attack, the scene brought tears to my eyes). Very good story though I wished we could have learned a bit more about the world.
After the Titans by Rachael Cupp - DNF
Fully Automated Nostalgia Capitalism by Dan Grace - 3.5*
Interesting concept and good writing but it was a bit too short.
The Big So-So by Erica L. Satifka - 4*
What if aliens managed to solve all of humanity's problem by making everyone addict to a drug and then, took it away?
Cool concept, good writing, I'm not too sure about the bittersweet ending.
The Garden of Eating by R. Boyczuk - 2.5*
The Morrigan by Stewart Horn - 3*
The ideas were there but it was too violent for me.