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michaeldrakich's review against another edition
4.0
Like the first three issues, this one featured a number of articles for light reading. An EDITORIAL by Ira Nayman, AMAZING COVER ARTIST by Yoko Matsuoka, RACHEL ARMSTRONG INTERVIEW by Gary Dalkin, CITIZENS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM by Jack Clemons, THROWING ROCKS AT THE VOID by Shirley Meier, INSPIRING BOOKS FOR AMAZING STORIES READERS by Ricky Brown and SF ON FILM by William Gibson. All are interesting in their own way.
There is a return of the new addition to this magazine as a POETRY page featuring four poems. SPACEMAN OKEKE VISITS THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE by Uche Ogbuji, HOW TO FATHOM A LIGHT-YEAR by Mary Soon Lee, WE STILL NEED MARS by R. Gene Turchin and ZER-G (#2) by Jerry Hardesty. As before, I do not review poems as I have no idea how.
As to the short stories included, here are my reviews.
FOLLOW THE OTHER BRICK ROAD (OR...IN THE LAND OF THE WURLIKINS) by David Gerrold. Although there is a mild reference to the WIZARD OF OZ in this piece, it is of no consequence. Ruffian travelers enter a village of peaceful Wurlikins. Despite all efforts to affront the locals, odd things happen. 3 stars
SHADOW PHOENIX EXCERPT by M. J. Moores. Although only an excerpt from a novel, it reads like a short story. 4 stars
HOME-O-CIDE by Jen Frankel. A designer of futuristic homes laments the demise of one. 2 stars
THE SCHEDULE WAR by Tatiana Ivanova. A super-soldier refuses to surrender his home to a planned war. 2 stars
CANUCK COMMODITIES AND FUTURES by Cathy Smith. The family of Uncle Harry tries their best to convince him to leave his inheritance to them. I was disappointed in the author naming one of the characters Rick Mercer who is an icon in the Canadian entertainment industry. 2 stars
WORTH DOING WRONG by Brad Preslar. A mechanic has a new partner, a military robot, to help her fix buses. The robot goes through the learning curve to an interesting conclusion. 5 stars
THE PRUFOCK WHISPERER by Brian Rappata. A correlation between poetry and brilliance leads to a search for the next prufock whisperer. 3 stars
#SAVEJADE by Jo Miles. This is not science fiction. This is supernatural. Regardless, this is an entertaining piece about a nomiphage, a creature that consumes people to replace them. 5 stars
Although the average is just over three, the inclusion of two stories I consider five star boosts the rating. 4 stars
There is a return of the new addition to this magazine as a POETRY page featuring four poems. SPACEMAN OKEKE VISITS THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE by Uche Ogbuji, HOW TO FATHOM A LIGHT-YEAR by Mary Soon Lee, WE STILL NEED MARS by R. Gene Turchin and ZER-G (#2) by Jerry Hardesty. As before, I do not review poems as I have no idea how.
As to the short stories included, here are my reviews.
FOLLOW THE OTHER BRICK ROAD (OR...IN THE LAND OF THE WURLIKINS) by David Gerrold. Although there is a mild reference to the WIZARD OF OZ in this piece, it is of no consequence. Ruffian travelers enter a village of peaceful Wurlikins. Despite all efforts to affront the locals, odd things happen. 3 stars
SHADOW PHOENIX EXCERPT by M. J. Moores. Although only an excerpt from a novel, it reads like a short story. 4 stars
HOME-O-CIDE by Jen Frankel. A designer of futuristic homes laments the demise of one. 2 stars
THE SCHEDULE WAR by Tatiana Ivanova. A super-soldier refuses to surrender his home to a planned war. 2 stars
CANUCK COMMODITIES AND FUTURES by Cathy Smith. The family of Uncle Harry tries their best to convince him to leave his inheritance to them. I was disappointed in the author naming one of the characters Rick Mercer who is an icon in the Canadian entertainment industry. 2 stars
WORTH DOING WRONG by Brad Preslar. A mechanic has a new partner, a military robot, to help her fix buses. The robot goes through the learning curve to an interesting conclusion. 5 stars
THE PRUFOCK WHISPERER by Brian Rappata. A correlation between poetry and brilliance leads to a search for the next prufock whisperer. 3 stars
#SAVEJADE by Jo Miles. This is not science fiction. This is supernatural. Regardless, this is an entertaining piece about a nomiphage, a creature that consumes people to replace them. 5 stars
Although the average is just over three, the inclusion of two stories I consider five star boosts the rating. 4 stars
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