Some very good stories. Unfortunately, I did not really enjoy the novella, but the two Phobos-based stories were great, and Matthew Hughes “The Prevaricator” was very fun. Flintoff’s “The Queen of the Peri” was a great little fairy tale, very nice for someone making the move to fiction from journalism.

Another solid collection of stories. I particularly enjoyed Freezing Rain, A Chance of Falling by L. X. Beckett, Visible Cities by Rachel Pollack and Morbier by R. S. Benedict.

Another excellent collection of tales from the usual suspects.

A better than average issue with nice stories by Matthew Hughes, Corey Flintoff, Ashley Blooms and William Ledbetter with an interesting story by Rachel Pollack about fantastic cities featured during a search by the protagonist. - "The Phobos Experience" by Mary Robinette Kowal: an interesting story set in an alternate timeline where we have a colony on Mars. As astronaut there is tasked to help a military unit investigate the moon Phobos. An unexpected finding there hints at possible moves by t...

An absolutely stellar issue.It's got a university whose citation system is downright Lovecraftian; a waitress who just might be a time traveller; a novice shaman's tour of cities that have each made adjustments to what their denizens can see. It's got SF and haunting fantasy and a fairy hunt and a heist. It's a pretty amazing issue :)I plan to circle back and review this one properly, but until then: read this issue it's fantastic

A space adventure set in the alternate Lady Astronaut timeline in the 1970s. It was a fun. However, the protagonist reminded me too much of Elma: she's a NavCom astronaut with a medical condition that compromises her abilities to function but somehow she overcomes that. Her voice wasn't distinctive enough from Elma's. The twist was unexpected; I liked seeing more political intrigue in the Lady Astronaut universe.

This was quite a diverse issue, and even the tales that weren't quite my taste were enticing enough that I read all the way through. My favorites were:"The Queen of the Peri Takes Her Time" by Corey Flintoff, a fantastic example of ancient mythology made current and fresh."The Adjunct" by Cassandra Rose Clark is a joke story seriously told."Broken Wings" by William Ledbetter, I must say, I was biased toward because I read it in early form, and it was great to read it again.

Simply fantastic. Every story added to the Next.

I only read "The Phobos Experience" by Mary Robinette Kowal, not the whole magazine. This short story seemed like it could be a good start to a novella, but on it's own it didn't seem to have a point. Goodreads rating: 2 stars (it was ok)

I liked every one of the ten stories in this issue of F&SF, and also appreciated their diversity. There are two science fiction stories with a backdrop of space exploration to accompany Bob Eggleton's wonderful cover art of Mars and its moons; there's dystopic science fiction; there's fantasy of the magic variety and of the encountering-magical-beings variety; there's time travel, and a very original take on summoning monsters, and a not-quite-ghost-story.Five of the stories particularly appeale...

Always enjoyable. I'm very happy to finally be catching up on my subscription and did I mention Matthew Hughes was in this again? I really love how often he's been showing up lately.

6 • The Phobos Experience • 20 pages by Mary Robinette Kowal Very Good+. Darlene, Mo and Lindholm are sent from their station on Mars to explore the caves of Phobos. When they get to that moon there is a surprise. 26 • The Prevaricator • 17 pages by Matthew Hughes Very Good. Alphonz is a con man. He had specialized in moving into a town and using a Ponzi scheme to swindle the marks. His regrets were the amount of seed capital and the expenditure of time. When he heard of a town that paid a wizar...

Good story selection

My favorite stories:- "The Prevaricator" by Matthew Hughes. Alphonz is very good at the scam, but he really shouldn't try to play a player.- "The Adjunct" by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Nobody Ever Died For Dear Old Rutgers, but what about Miskatonic U.?-"Hainted " by Ashley Blooms. The best story in this issue is from a newcomer. Every day coal miners leave a little bit of themselves behind in the mountain, until they are but a shadow of themselves. Can a young girl get the fragments of her dad back...

As with most good short stories, you want more. This is no different. It may be that I'll get more to this story since it's numbered 4.1 and only the first two full-length novels are published. In the meantime I'll have to make do with this quick look at a secret mission to Phobos and What They Find There.

This was purchased for the Sallis an Hughes specifically which were approximately a dozen pages long each, and worth the price of the magazine. It was mostly read in the car when out and about and waiting time needed to be filled. As per usual I read the non-fiction first. Contents: NOVELLAS075 - “Freezing Rain, a Chance of Falling” – L.X. BeckettNOVELETS164 - "Visible Cities" – Rachel Pollack233 -"Broken Wings" – William LedbetterSHORT STORIES006 - "The Phobos Experience" – Mary Robinette Ko...

Always a pleasure.

This issue had 10 stories (1 novella, 2 novelettes, 7 short stories), 1 poem, and 5 nonfiction pieces, along with 3 cartoons.This was a such a good issue that I'm considering subscribing for 2020, though this may be because I love Mary Robinette Kowal's work so much. (I got this print issue for free last year, but of course, only got around to it now).In addition to Kowal's story "The Phobos Experience" (set in the Lady Astronaut universe), I ended up loving Rachel Pollack's "Visible Cities" (po...

I enjoyed 7 of the 10 stories! Very pleased with that ratio!"The Prevaricator" by Matthew Hughes - ****"The Phobos Experience" by Mary Robinette Kowal - ***"The Queen of the Peri Takes Her Time" by Corey Flintoff - ****1/2 Wow! I'm going to have to look for more from this author! "Freezing Rain, A Chance of Falling" by L. X. Beckett - ***"The Adjunct" by Cassandra Rose Clarke - ****"Visible Cities" by Rachel Pollack - ***"Bedtime Story" by James Sallis - * The one disappointment with this issue....

These stories were all basically enjoyable, but they also all felt too convenient and tidy. My favorites: The Adjunct (this one made me grin); The Queen of the Peri Takes Her Time (I liked the blend of "old fantasy" and modern Dubai); Hainted (this one had the best ending, I think); The Prevaricator; Freezing Rain, a Chance of Falling (this story had great world-building and it genuinely creeped me out, but again, the ending was too cute); Morbier.