The July–August issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new stories by Ryan Row, Rachael Cupp, Darby Harn, James Warner, Tim Major, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and Paul Crenshaw. The cover art is by Vince Haig, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner, Martin Hanford, and Dave Senecal. Features: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Book Zone (book reviews); Andy Hedgecock's Future Interrupted (comment); Nina Allan's Time Pieces (comment); 'Braving the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape' by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam.
Cover Art: Abductees 3 by 2018 cover artist Vince Haig
Fiction:
Grey Halls by Rachael Cupp
illustrated by Richard Wagner
Superbright by Ryan Row
illustrated by Martin Hanford
Tumblebush by Darby Harn
illustrated by Dave Senecal
P.Q. by James Warner
Throw Caution by Tim Major
So Easy by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
Eyes by Paul Crenshaw
illustrated by Richard Wagner
Features:
Guest Editorial: Braving the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape
Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
Future Interrupted: Technological Marvels, Hideous Situations and the Collective Unconscious
Andy Hedgecock
Time Pieces: The Long and the Short of it: Marian Womack’s Lost Objects
Nina Allan
Ansible Link
David Langford
Reviews:
Book Zone
Books reviewed include Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 edited by Jane Yolen, Close Your Eyes by Paul Jessup, Adrift by Rob Boffard, Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee, Shattermoon by Dominic Dulley, The Adventures of the Ingenious Alfanhui by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Apocalypse Nix by Kameron Hurley, The Green Man's Heir by Juliet McKenna
Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe
Films reviewed include Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Deadpool 2, The Cured, Hereditary, The Endless, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, The Little Vampire
