Interzone #240, May/June 2012
reviewed by Sandra Scholes
Here we have short stories, illustrations, and the usual interviews, news and reviews. Ben Baldwin's illustration of a futuristic android prepares readers for what is inside, as there are stories of rebels in the heart of revolutionary France, the poverty of an otherworldly Middle-Eastern country, the secret of dreams, home life with a twist, and what others think of humans. Each story is interesting, and is either fantasy or science fiction, but written in such a way that blurs what is seen in a way that is normal.

Interzone #236, September/October 2011
reviewed by Sandra Scholes
This issue begins in an interesting fashion with David Langford's Ansible Link where he mentions all that is right or terribly wrong in fiction. Personal favourites from this article are Court Circular, As Others See Us II, and the ever comical Thog's Masterclass. It is a mixture of humour and factual information that readers will find useful if they like hearing about everything in the fantasy and science fiction literary world to date.

Interzone #231, November-December 2010
reviewed by D. Douglas Fratz
There have been occasions when a new writer with a singular new style and vision appears whose fiction seems destined to have lasting impact on the field. Jason Sanford is one such a new writer. He writes with a confidence and skill that makes it difficult to believe that he burst onto the scene only in the past few years. The November-December issue of Interzone is a special Jason Sanford issue.

Interzone #230, September-October 2010
reviewed by D. Douglas Fratz
This issue features a celebration of 25 years of Nick Lowe's "Mutant Popcorn" film reviews that have so often been far superior to the work he is writing about, along with five well-written and imaginatively exotic science fiction stories by burgeoning UK writers that seem a bit too alike in their enigmatic settings and war-torn dystopian pessimism.

Interzone #229, July-August 2010
reviewed by D. Douglas Fratz
This issue continues the UK magazine's recent tradition of featuring short story writers virtually unknown to North American readers, with styles and viewpoints distinctly different than those seen in most US and Canadian magazines and anthologies.  It also continues to be the best designed current science fiction magazine.

Interzone #228, May-June 2010
reviewed by D. Douglas Fratz
This issue of the UK's best science fiction magazine contains five imaginative and well-written short stories, along with the usual extensive non-fiction on both books and films. Also as usual, the magazine is beautifully and colorfully designed with splendid art and layout.

Interzone #225, December 2009
reviewed by Sandra Scholes
One of the most popular magazines for mainstream fantasy and science fiction, it also has a great deal of extra filler information in the form of film reviews, book reviews, comical anecdotes and a two page history of movies. Early on, the reader will be faced with Dave Langford's Ansible Link mentioning various snippets on the world of writing, publishing and the lives of writers in general. His brand of light humour is just enough to ease the reader into the magazine at the start.

Interzone #200
reviewed by David Soyka
The 200th issue marks a number of important milestones, not the least of which is that it has reached this many issues -- and seems positioned to exceed it -- when not too long ago it seemed teetering towards extinction. To celebrate, this issue is particularly slick, with full glossy color throughout. Moreover, editor/publisher Andy Cox seems to have hit on a formula that, in terms of both graphic presentation and content, improves on the issues that struggled through the transition from David Pringle's venerable "old" Interzone.

The 3rd Alternative #40 and Interzone #196
reviewed by Matthew Cheney
With this issue, The 3rd Alternative celebrates ten years of publication. It is an auspicious anniversary, because the magazine has survived longer than might have been expected for a periodical publishing stories that don't always fit into neat genre categories, stories that struggle to mix the fantastic and mundane in new and profound ways. Because it is one of only a few places where such stories can really be at home, The 3rd Alternative is a truly necessary magazine.

Interzone #194
reviewed by Martin Lewis
The king is dead, long live the king. After twenty two years at the helm of what has become Britain's longest running SF magazine David Pringle has stepped aside. He passes the magazine over to Andy Cox, editor of the highly regarded The 3rd Alternative and Crime Wave. So what's changed?

Interzone, Spring 2004
reviewed by David Soyka
This issue marks David Pringle's last as editor and publisher; not, as he notes in his departing remarks, because of any "weariness with the authors and fiction we publish, but rather with the whole business side of running a magazine." Indeed, of late the magazine was unable to maintain a monthly publishing schedule, and this "Spring" issue was originally slotted for January/February.

Interzone, February 2003
reviewed by Alma A. Hromic
Alma thinks she is a little too much of the old school. Yes, stories depend on character -- but she also wants them to have the usual beginning, a muddle (well, you could say middle if you really wanted to but in this case she means a-problem-to-be-solved so a muddle will do just fine), and an end. The first story in this issue, "The Wisdom of the Dead" by Eric Brown, has a muddle...

Interzone, December 2001
reviewed by David Soyka
David's initial interest in this issue of the magazine was piqued by the non-fiction (though the stories are equally worthy of attention), specifically Gene Wolfe's essay, "The Best Introduction to the Mountains," on the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. It has become hip in certain circles to dismiss Tolkien, particularly in light of the popular and critical success of the Peter Jackson movie, as immature fodder for the masses. He was looking for something that would provide a more sensible perspective.

Interzone, August 2001
reviewed by David Soyka
Can you judge a magazine by its cover? Well, in the case of this one you can -- as long as you pay attention to the listed authors and not the artwork, which has always struck David as consistently unattractive. However, it could be argued that an ugly illustration is apt for Richard Calder's cover story, "Espiritu Santo," the sixth and concluding episode of the Lord Soho series, dealing with succeeding generations of the Richard Pike dynasty in a far-future England immersed in class conflict and under siege by forces of dark magic.

Interzone, February 2001
reviewed by David Soyka
One of the highlights of this issue is Richard Calder's "The Nephilim," a polemic about the conflict between rationality and spirituality in confronting the forces of darkness, represented as magical creatures emerging from the Netherworld to disrupt a deteriorating 56th-century English aristocracy; another is Stephen Baxter's "Lost Continent," a conversation between two old university chums in yet another variation of the "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean I'm crazy" theme.

Interzone, March 2000
reviewed by David Soyka
The highlights of this issue are Nick Lowe's regular dead-on witty movie review column, "Mutant Popcorn," and George Jenner's short story, "Loving Sancho," about a woman's strange relationship with a bioengineered cocker spaniel. It's a story that really has to be read in its entirety to be appreciated. Suffice it to say that we can all rest safely knowing Jenner has channeled his twisted mind into writing fiction as opposed to becoming a priest or a politician or a general.

Interzone, February 2000
reviewed by David Soyka
In this issue, there's an interesting article by Bruce Sterling about how technology (meaning, of course, the Internet) is shaping the future, a funny movie review by Nick Lowe, and some cleverly observed book reviews. The two best stories here share the topic of death -- Zoran Zivkovic's "The Window" and "Dog Years" by Liz Williams, both told in the first person.

Interzone, December 1999
reviewed by Rich Horton
This issue features a number of regulars: the always baroque Richard Calder opens an unusual contemporary story, "Impakto," with a horror edge to it; Leigh Kennedy's "The Bicycle Way" tells of a diminutive woman who plays a child in an effort to flush out potential rapists and abusers; and "The People of the Nova" by Eric Brown features the head of a Station on Tartarus, charged with evacuating the planet before its sun blows up.

Interzone, November 1999
reviewed by Rich Horton
This issue also displays the range of the magazine fairly well, with the odd feature that each story included has a tinge of horror. They range from an alternate history to an alien invasion tale, from an atmospheric near future SF to an odd contemporary fantasy/horror story to a humorous werewolf piece. Rich's favourite was "Naming the Dead" by Paul J. McAuley.