Interzone
294
Special Edition Magazine with digital extras!
January 2023
Featuring short stories, essays, reviews, columns, and much more in this new Special Edition issue.
£4.99
Includes DRM-Free ePub & MOBI files for all devices.
The NEW Special Edition issue of the long-running science fiction magazine.
Welcome to Scarlet Ferret's first Special Edition issue of Interzone magazine. I'm proud to stock the newest digital iteration of this flagship publication.
Interzone was first published in 1982, and this 294th issue is the first under the editorial hand of Gareth Jelley at MYY Press and available at Scarlet Ferret. Together, we present the first Special Edition digital issue, with exciting extras.
Here's what you can look forward to in Interzone 294!
Stories
The Disappeared
Short story by J.F. Sebastian
When a refugee awakes on a beach to a personal tragedy, he soon realizes there is truth to the saying 'out of sight, out of mind'.
Murder by Proxy
Novelette by Philip Fracassi
A wise-cracking detective with a deep-rooted fear of ventriloquist dummies tries to solve a locked-room mystery where the victims are being murdered in an impossibly brutal fashion.
The Black Box Killer
Short story by Kat Clay
In a world where criminals are redacted, ████ from the Bureau of Redaction must track down a serial killer before █ strikes again.
The Coming of the Extroverts
Short story by Daniel Bennett
Aliens invade under the guise of East City's newest band, The Extroverts. Only one person can stop them: Moog, part time holo-synth player, who is looking to replace them on the bill…
Seven Shots at the Ultimate High
Short story by Marisca Pichette
The club's called EVOLUTION. You know the price, and what you get: 25 minutes of bliss, your mind opened to the stars. Isn't it worth it, to feel like that? Isn't it worth everything for a chance to fly?
The Building across the Street
Short story by R.T. Ester
To avoid getting chipped and interred at a facility for the unhoused, Leland agrees to help intercept alien dispatches originating light years from Earth.
Last Act of the Revolution
Short story by Louise Hughes
Esther was a woman who lived the revolution, fighting with every breath she had to free a world from its corporate overlords. Trouble is, the revolution won.
Neostalgia
Memoir by Liviu Surugiu, translated from the Romanian by Teodora Vidrean, Ana Maria Bancea, Alexandru Maniu and Irina Mocanu
Interviews
Semi-Playful Metaphors
An Interview with Christopher Priest by Paul Kincaid
Nothing But Beautiful Stories
An Interview with Cassandra Khaw by Laura Mauro
Regular
Ansible Link
Column by David Langford
Mutant Popcorn
Essay by Nick Lowe
Climbing Stories
Essay by Aliya Whiteley
Book reviews
By Georgina Bruce, Alexander Glass, Kelly Jennings, Laura Mauro & Mike O'Driscoll
Zelazny, from A to Z
First in a series of 26 essays by Alexander Glass
Folded Spaces
First in a new series of essays by writer and critic Val Nolan
Special Edition Extras
Included with this Special Edition issue from Scarlet Ferret:
Benji the Killbot
A short story by Daniel Bennett, illustrated by Martin Hanford.
...Marvell made the mistake of catching the attention of a passing drone. It jagged from its flight path towards him, a squat, flash-damaged robot with the name ‘Benji’ stencilled on its orange paintwork in white letters. A green hailing light flashed expectantly as it neared Marvell's balcony.
‘Hi how are you?’ the machine called out. ‘I'm Benji. Do you want anyone killed today?’
Digital Extras Pack
Interzone Digital
Special Edition readers get FREE access to exclusive password-locked Interzone Digital stories and essays.
January's stories include:
Cold Reading, a story by Sean Padraic Birnie with art by Dante Luiz
5 JanuaryHasty Generalization, a story by Mary Soon Lee with art by Dave Senecal
10 JanuaryMuseum of Silences, a story by Michael Gardner with art by Richard Wagner // 12 January 2023
The Ants That Eat the Bones, a story by Timothy Mudie with art by Vinayak Varma
17 JanuaryMere Happenstance, a story by Joseph Paul Bernstein with art by Dante Luiz
19 JanuaryTwo Great Thinkers Discuss the Future of Humanity, a story by David McGillveray with art by Martin Hanford
24 JanuaryQuad, a story by Philip Fracassi with art by Dante Luiz
26 January
Discord Server
Special Edition readers also receive access to the Interzone Discord, for updates and news direct from the Interzone team, and the community of Interzone fans.
Interzone
Launched in 1982, Interzone is the eighth-longest-running English language science fiction magazine in history. Stories published in Interzone have been finalists for the Hugo Awards and have won a Nebula Award and numerous Science Fiction Awards.
