Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine 35 - Interzone #264 (May-June 2016)

The May–June issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new novelettes and stories by Tyler Keevil, Malcolm Devlin, James Van Pelt, Rich Larson, and Gwendolyn Kiste. The 2016 cover artist is Vincent Sammy, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner and Martin Hanford. Features: Comment from Jonathan McCalmont, Future Interrupted; Nina Allan, Time Pieces; Editorial by Elaine Gallagher; Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits). Reviews: film, Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe; DVD/Blu-ray, Laser Fodder by Tony Lee; Book Zone, books reviews section edited by Jim Steel. This issue 'High Rise', the film of JG Ballard's novel, gets a welcome from Nina Allan and in Nick Lowe's film reviews. In the book reviews Duncan Lunan looks at The Medusa Chronicles wherein two Interzone stars, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds, collaborate on a kind of sequel to Arthur C Clarke's 'A Meeting with Medusa' Fiction this issue Breadcrumbs by Malcolm Devlin Starlings by Tyler Keevil Mars, Aphids, and Your Cheating Heart by James Van Pelt Lifeboat by Rich Larson The Tower Princesses by Gwendolyn Kiste Artists this issue My Name To You No More by 2016 cover artist Vincent Sammy Richard Wagner Martin Hanford Other non-fiction this issue Elaine Gallagher - Editorial Nina Allan - Time Pieces column - Rising High, or Most Prophets Are Madmen, Too Jonathan McCalmont - Future Interrupted column - Settling, Settled, Settlement David Langford - Ansible Link - News and obituaries . Books reviewed this issue Book Zone, edited by Jim Steel, has: Science Fiction Rebels: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines From 1981 to 1990 by Mike Ashley, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu, Central Station by Lavie Tidhar, Dreamsnake by Vonda N. Mc…