The March–April issue of Britain's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine contains new stories by Steve Rasnic Tem, Sean McMullen, Tim Akers, Christien Gholson, and Richard E. Gropp. The cover artist for 2017 is Dave Senecal, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner and Martin Hanford. Features: Guest Editorial by Steve Rasnic Tem; Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Book Zone (book reviews, including an interview with Steve Rasnic Tem conducted by Peter Tennant); Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted (comment); Nina Allan's Time Pieces (comment).

Cover Art:

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Fiction:

The Influence Machine by Sean McMullen
illustrated by Richard Wagner

A Death in the Wayward Drift by Tim Akers
illustrated by Richard Wagner

Still Life With Falling Man by Richard E. Gropp
illustrated by Richard Wagner

A Strange Kind of Beauty by Christien Gholson
illustrated by Martin Hanford

The Common Sea by Steve Rasnic Tem

Features:

Guest Editorial by Steve Rasnic Tem

Future Interrupted: #Resistance
Jonathan McCalmont

Time Pieces: The Voyage Home
Nina Allan

Ansible Link
David Langford

Reviews & Interviews:

Book Zone
Books reviewed include Ubo by Steve Rasnic (plus an interview with the author conducted by Peter Tennant); Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel by Jospeh Fink & Jeffrey Cranor; Bethany by Adam Roberts; The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad & Jared Shurin; The Promise of the Child and The Weight of the World by Tom Toner; The Mountains of Parnassus by Czesław Miłosz; Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař; The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi; Empire Games by Charles Stross

Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe
Films reviewed include The Lego Batman Movie, A Monster Calls, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin's Creed, The White King, The Great Wall, Monster Trucks, Split, A Cure for Wellness, Passengers, The Space Between Us, Collateral Beauty, Underworld: Blood Wars