Excerpt from the review of Down & Out: The Magazine No. 1 in The Digest Enthusiast No. 7.
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Fantasy and Science Fiction Vol. 136 No. 3 and 4, No. 742, Mar/Apr 2019 Contents Gregor Hartmann “The Unbearable Lightness of Bullets” Matthew Hughes “The Plot Against Fantucco’s Armor” S. Qiouyi Lu “At Your Dream’s Edge”…
Contents Linda Landrigan: Courting Danger (introduction) The Lineup Mat Coward “What Invisible Means” art by Hank Blaustein Mark Lagasse: Scrambled Poirot (puzzle, solution on page 33) Terence Faherty “Margo and the Red Carnation” Doug Allyn “The…
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (Astounding) Vol. 134 No. 3 & 4 Mar/Apr 2019 Contents Robert Scherrer’s Editorial: Disciplined Daydreaming: The Role of Ideas in Science and Science Fiction James C. Glass “Beneath a Red Sun”…
Contents Gary Lovisi: Paperback Talk Gary Lovisi “The Lost World of Professor Challenger” Jon D. Swartz “A.E. van Vogt” Gary Lovisi “Men Go and Come but Earth Abides” Morgan A. Wallace “Weird and Occult Library” Gary…
Review columns from Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017: Two book review columns, run back-to-back in this issue, to provide plenty of titles for readers’ consideration. Charles de Lint’s “Books to Look For” covers Tillie Madison…
Contents Heads Up (decapitation on PB covers) Doom Mongerers (PBs based on the BBC’s Doomwatch eco-drama) E.V. Cunningham (pseudonym of Howard Fast) The Hitt Squad (letters between writers and publishers) James Doig: Australian Film Novelisations Justin…
Special Tribute Issue: Gardner Dozois Contents Shelia Williams’ Editorial: Editor Extraordinaire James Patrick Kelly’s On the Net: Gardner! In Memorian, Gardner Dozois 1947–2018 Gardner Dozois “The Peacemaker” Greg Egan “Instantiation” Rammel Chan “Tourists” Robert Frazier “Inhale/Exhale”…
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2019 Vol. 153 No. 3 & 4, Whole No. 930 & 931 Contents Joyce Carol Oates “The Women Friends” art by Mark Evan Walker Kristopher Zgorski: Blog Bytes Steve Steinbock: The…
