Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine 20 - Interzone 249 Nov - Dec 2013

The November–December issue of the 2013 British Fantasy Award winning magazine contains new science fiction and fantasy stories by John Shirley, Tim Lees, Lavie Tidhar, Jason Sanford, Claire Humphrey, and Sarah Brooks. The cover art is by Jim Burns, and interior colour illustrations are by Wayne Haag, Richard Wagner, Martin Hanford, and Ben Baldwin. All the usual features are present: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Laser Fodder by Tony Lee (DVD/Blu-ray reviews); Book Zone: reviews of many recent releases plus an interview with John Shirley and Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted column. Fiction this issue Unknown Cities of America by Tim Lees Paprika by Jason Sanford Filaments by Lavie Tidhar Haunts by Claire Humphrey The Kindest Man in Stormland by John Shirley and by Sarah Brooks Trans-Siberia: An Account of a Journey, with added notes from The Cautious Traveller's Guide to Greater Siberia by L. Girard (Mauriac Publishing, Paris, 1859) Artists this issue Jim Burns Richard Wagner Ben Baldwin Wayne Haag Martin Hanford Books reviewed this issue Book Zone, edited by Jim Steel, has NEW TABOOS John Shirley plus author interview EXIT KINGDOM Alden Bell SWORDS OF GOOD MEN Snorri Kristjansson 21st CENTURY SF editors David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden WE SEE A DIFFERENT FRONTIER editors Fabio Fernandes & Djibril alAyad EVENING'S EMPIRES Paul McAuley THE VIOLENT CENTURY Lavie Tidhar PHOENIX SF Said THE SECRET OF ABDU EL YEZDI Mark Hodder THE DETAINEE Peter Liney SOME REMARKS Neal Stephenson SHAMAN Kim Stanley Robinson HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES Tim Powers THE DIAMOND DEEP Brenda Cooper And Jonathan McCalmont's column FUTURE INTERRUPTED Nick Lowe's movie reviews this issue Thor: The Dark World, Ender's…