Interzone 213, December 2007

The Universe of Xuya #he Lost Xuyan Bride

by Andy Cox (Editor), Chris Roberson (Contributor), Benjamin Rosenbaum (Contributor)

This is a back issue of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Interzone (#213 from Dec 2007) and was the best selling of the now long gone Fictionwise e editions. That popularity may well stem from one of its stories heralding Aliette de Bodard’s Xuyan Universe sequence and that being deliberately juxtaposed with an episode from Chris Roberson’s Celestial Empire series. However you’ll also find stories from Benjamin Rosenbaum, John Phillip Olsen, Jason Stoddard & Steve Bein plus book reviews from John Clute in ‘Scores’, another 7 book reviews in ‘Book Zone’ Tony Lee’s reviews of 8 DVDs/Blu-rays in ‘Laser Fodder’ and author Gary Gibson interviewed by Andy Hedgecock. No doubt the spectacular cover by Kenn Brown for ‘Metal Dragon Year’ also played its part in this issue’s popularity.
So Interzone is essentially a fiction magazine containing short science fiction and fantasy stories. But it covers other aspects of the genre via comment, news, reviews of books, movies, DVDs and TV. The latest issue, #255, is also on Amazon Kindle.

Fiction this issue
METAL DRAGON YEAR - Chris Roberson
MOLLY AND THE RED HAT - Benjamin Rosenbaum
THE MEN IN THE ATTIC - John Phillip Olsen
THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE - Jason Stoddard
ODIN'S SPEAR - Steve Bein
THE LOST XUYAN BRIDE - Aliette De Bodard

Authors this issue
Chris Roberson
Benjamin Rosenbaum
John Phillip Olsen
Jason Stoddard
Steve Bein
Aliette De Bodard

Artists this issue
Kenn Brown
David Gentry
Warwick Fraser-Coombe
Paul Drummond

Books reviewed in John Clute’s Scores
One For Sorrow - Christopher Barzak
In a Town Called Mundomuerto - Randall Silvis
Blaugast - Paul Leppin

Books reviewed this issue in Book Zone, edited by Paul Raven
Making Money - Terry Pratchett
Beyond Human - Gregory Benford and Elisabeth Malartre
Dagger Key and Other Stories - Lucius Shepard
Ragamuffin - Tobias S. Buckell
The Merchant's War - Charles Stross
Pirate Freedom - Gene Wolfe
Dragonhaven - Robin McKinley
Queen of Candesce - Karl Schroeder

Tony Lee's Laser Fodder, TV/DVD, reviews this issue Riding The Bullet, The Invincible Iron Man, Messages, Bacterium, Flight Of The Living Dead: Outbreak On A Plane, The Prisoner, Gandahar, Les maîtres du temps.

Other non-fiction this issue
David Langford - Ansible Link
Editorial – Andy Cox, Chris Roberson, Aliette de Bodard
Worldcon Report - John Paul Catton
A MULTITUDE OF IMAGINABLE FUTURES - Andy Hedgecock interviews Gary Gibson author of Angel Stations (2004), Against Gravity (2005), Stealing Light (2007)

269 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2007

Reviews

[Samuel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alas, most of the stories weren't really my cup of tea.

[Robbie Sheerin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read

[Harri · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Men in the Attic and The Lost Xuyan Bride were my favourites. Odin’s Spear was pretty good as well. The others, I enjoyed less.