The November-December issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new stories by Gary Gibson, Julie C. Day, Greg Kurzawa, Rich Larson, Malcolm Devlin, and Ken Altabef. The 2015 cover artist is Martin Hanford, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner, Ben Baldwin, and Vince Haig. Features: We All Need Diverse Books by Maureen Kincaid Speller; 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 (book reviews, including Jack Deighton on Cixin Liu, and Ian Sales on David Mitchell); Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted (comment); Nina Allan's Time Pieces (comment).
Fiction this issue
Five Conversations With My Daughter (Who Travels In Time) by Malcolm Devlin
We Might Be Sims by Rich Larson
Heartsick by Greg Kurzawa
Florida Miracles by Julie C. Day
Scienceville by Gary Gibson
Laika by Ken Altabef
Artists this issue
Martin Hanford
Richard Wagner
Ben Baldwin
Vince Haig
Books reviewed this issue
Book Zone, edited by Jim Steel, has: The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, The Bone Clocks and Slade House by David Mitchell, The House Of Shattered Wings by Aliette De Bodard, Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove, If Then by Matthew De Abaitua, Luna: New Moon by Ian Mcdonald, The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan, Heart Of The Original by Steve Aylett, Stories For Chip: A Tribute To Samuel R. Delany edited By Nisi Shawl & Bill Campbell.
Reviewers; Jack Deighton, Ian Sales, Jim Steel, Paul Kincaid, Stephen Theaker, Maureen Kincaid Speller, Ian Hunter, Andy Hedgecock
Nick Lowe's Mutant Popcorn movie reviews this issue include: The Martian, The Last Witch Hunter, Hitman: Agent 47, The Boy And The Beast, Pan, Hotel Transylvania 2, The Lobster, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Crimson Peak, The Brand New Testament
Tony Lee's Laser Fodder, TV/DVD, reviews this issue include: The Dance Of Reality, The Flash Season One, Arrow Season Three, Iceman, Infini, Mad Max: Fury Road, Turbo Kid, Dark Matter Season One, Haven Season Five, Metal Hurlant Resurgence, Terminator Genisys, Technotise: Edit & I, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Eyes Without A Face, Seconds, Tour Of Duty, Elimination Game, Alien Strain, Song Of The Sea, Downtime
Other non-fiction this issue
We All Need Diverse Books - Maureen Kincaid Speller
Future Interrupted - Jonathan McCalmont - Harder-Core-Than-Thou
Time Pieces - Nina Allan - Doctor Change Or Doctor Die
Ansible Link David Langford
