The editor of one of Britain's cutting-edge science fiction magazines compiles a collection of science fiction works by both well-known and new authors--such as Brian Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Eric Brown, Mary Gentle, Cherry Wilder, and many others.
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For the last 15 years Interzone has been the premiere (and sometimes the only) British science fiction short story magazine. It launched the careers of some of today's hottest writers. In this anthology, Interzone editor David Pringle gathers the best of what his magazine has offered in the past five years, including stories by Brian Aldiss, J. G. Ballard, Thomas M. Disch, and Greg Egan. In all, there are 29 of some of the finest stories that have been published in any country, providing a good look at the often overlooked British science fiction scene.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
SF Anthology Monster Meets Literature Demon, Lives,
By K.M. McKay (Eugene, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Interzone (Hardcover)
The first story makes the price of the book worth while! (Egan's piece, 'Mitochondrial Eve,' is tight, pertinent, and funny ten years after first publication. If you read it closely, you'll laugh out loud.)The truth about British sci-fi is that it often puts American sci-fi to shame in the area of style. I found the stories in this work superbly written, whereas I often get sleepy slogging through Mr. Dozois tastes (because they're so consistent, so repetitive). This collection has a lot of fresh ideas. 'Best of Interzone' is a great gift for a person you know who likes modern (short) fiction and wants to try, for the first time, "a little science fiction." It will offer a sublime feel for what authors with panache and a little articulate gab can do if they're motivated. High recommendations! K.M. McKay
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Here's the Table of Contents:
Introduction by David Pringle Mitochondrial Eve by Greg Egan The Message from Mars by J. G. Ballard The Sculptor by Garry Kilworth The Allure by Richard Calder Song of Bullfrogs, Cry of Geese by Nicola Griffith Pigs, Mostly by Ian Lee The Tourist by Paul Park George and the Comet by Stephen Baxter Warmth by Geoff Ryman The Family Football by Ian R. MacLeod Ahead! by Ian Watson Bad Timing by Molly Brown World Wars III by Paul Di Filippo Bird on a Time Branch by Cherry Wilder Norbert and the System by Timons Esaias Sharp Tang by John Meaney Off the Track by David Garnett The Eye-Opener by Brian Aldiss The Welfare Man by Chris Beckett The Data Class by Ben Jeapes Downtime in the MKCR by Eric Brown Eat Reecebread by Graham Joyce and Peter F. Hamilton The Unkindness of Ravens by Brian Stableford The Man Who Read a Book by Thomas M. Disch Slow News Day by Kim Newman The Net of Babel by David Langford A Ring of Green Fire by Sean McMullen Human Waste by Mary Gentle Cyril the Cyberpig by Eugene Byrne -Author Biographies This is a average anthology which provides a good intro to Brit Sci-Fi. Well, mainly Brit, anyway. My favorite story here is "Mitochondrial Eve" by Greg Egan, who is an Australian. I got this book cheap, so I can't really complain.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been better,
This review is from: The Best of Interzone (Hardcover)
There are 29 stories here, representing "The Best of Interzone" from the first half of the Nineties. Interzone is the UK's premiere SF magazine and it can certainly hold its head up in any company. So, this book has the makings of a good anthology. Many of the authors will be well known to SF fans around the world.Perhaps I was expecting too much but, for me at least, the book did not live up to expectations. Some of the stories were really good but too many were mediocre and one or two were very hard going. The two stories that stood out the most were right at the end of the book. "Human Waste" by Mary Gentle and "Cyril the Cyberpig" by Eugene Byrne. These two tales could hardly be more different. The first was a ghastly reminder of the desire or perhaps even the need for cruelty that can drive humans. It reminded me very much of "All My Darling Daughters" by Connie Willis which you can find in the first of Ellen Datlow's "Alien Sex" anthologies. Eugene Byrne's tale on the other hand is a sort of "Robocop" satire which had me laughing out loud several times. I rate this as three stars. It's worth it if you like shorter SF a lot but if you will only read one anthology this year, then you should really find a better one. A real "Best of Interzone" could have been much better than this.
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