Interzone #289 (November-December 2020)

eBook

English language

Published Nov. 11, 2020 by TTA Press.

3 stars (1 review)

1 edition

A lower than average issue of Interzone.

3 stars

A lower than average issue with stories that didn't really attract my attention, apart from stories by Cécile Cristofari and David Maskill. The tale by Maskill is the 2019 James White Award Winning story.

  • "Cryptozoology" by Tim Lees: a tale of a couple who join a trip to track down a 'cryptid' or legendary creature. As the story goes, it turns out that the girl is fascinated by them while her boyfriend goes along, but is sceptical. As their journey looking for cryptids continue, tensions boil over, and they separate. At the end, he sees something that makes him rethink their relationship, but by then it may be too late.

  • "The Ephemeral Quality of Mersay" by John Possident: on a space station, a reporter reports on a possible crisis that affects the entire station. But it later turns out to be a manufactured crisis to cover a criminal operation.

  • "The …