http://scifi.kidchyron.com A science fiction and fantasy reading blog Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:40:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The grandaddy of American SF magazines gets the new year started in fine fashion with an enjoyable January/February 2009 issue. Reviews of the seven stories and one serial installment behind the cut—beware of minor spoilers (but I'll try not to give away the endings). John Allemand's... ahem, vivid cover illustration is for the issue's lead ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=21 "Of Late I Dreamt of Venus" (novelette) by James Van Pelt Originally published in Visual Journeys, ed. Eric T. Reynolds, Hadley Rille 2007 (slated for inclusion in Gardner Dozois' upcoming The Year's Best Science Fiction, Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection, due out from St. Martin's Griffin in July 2008.) The Story: Elizabeth Audrey, the richest human ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=28 "Finisterra" (novelette) by David Moles Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2007 (The first of a series in which I'll review the stories slated for inclusion in Gardner Dozois' upcoming The Year's Best Science Fiction, Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection, due out from St. Martin's Griffin in July 2008.) The Story: ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=24 "Call Me Joe" (novelette) by Poul Anderson (1926-2001) Originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957 From one of Jupiter's smaller moons, the Solar System's largest planet is studied by a team of dedicated researchers. One of their project's primary tools is the pseudojovian, a powerful genetically-engineered creature designed to live in the ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=23 Still a few days to go until it's 2008 proper, but the new year's short sci-fi (and fantasy) has already been available for a while. We won't call it a "resolution," per se, 'cause we all know how those turn out, but I will try to stay on top of things from ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=19 “Echo” by Elizabeth Hand Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Oct/Nov 2005 Nebula Award nominee for Best Short Story From an isolated island in Maine, a woman calls out to a lost lover, wondering plaintively where he is and what has happened to him.  Her days are full of simple survival, long walks with her ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=18 “Pip and the Fairies” by Theodora Goss Originally published on Strange Horizons, 3 October 2005 Nebula Award nominee for Best Short Story Susan Lawson was the author of a series of children’s books about a girl named Pip and her adventures in a magical land with the likes of Jack Feather, Hyacinth, and the Thorn King. Her daughter ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=17 “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2006 Hugo Award nominee for Best Short Story Pete, a low-key guy who loves movies more than anything else in the world, finds a strange little video store called Impossible Dreams, a store that he’s positive wasn’t there before. Unable to ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=15 “Helen Remembers the Stork Club” by Esther M. Friesner Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Oct/Nov 2005 Nebula Award nominee for Best Short Story Helen — the Helen, as in “of Troy,” as in getting lots of boats on their way with her face, that Helen — is thousands ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=13 Links will appear when each item has been read and blogged. 2007 NEBULA AWARDS (to be awarded May 12, 2007 at the Financial Center Marriott in New York City) Novels From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes (Golden Gryphon Press, 2005) The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford (Dark Alley, ... http://scifi.kidchyron.com/?p=12