The September–October contains new cutting edge science fiction and fantasy by Gregor Hartmann, Shauna O'Meara, Joanna Berry, Aliya Whiteley, and Samantha Murray. The cover art is by Vince Haig, and interior colour illustrations are by Richard Wagner, Ben Baldwin, and Vincent Sammy. 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); guest editorial by Aliya Whiteley.

Cover Art: Abductees 4 by 2018 cover artist Vince Haig

Fiction:

Inscribed on Dark Water by Gregor Hartmann
illustrated by Richard Wagner

The Sea Maker of Darmid Bay by Shauna O'Meara
illustrated by Ben Baldwin

The Analogue of Empathy by Joanna Berry
illustrated by Vincent Sammy

Territory: Blank by Aliya Whiteley

Singles' Day by Samantha Murray
illustrated by Richard Wagner

Features:

Guest Editiral
Aliya Whiteley

Future Interrupted: Smart Dildos, Cosy Delusions
Andy Hedgecock

Time Pieces: Onwards and Upwards
Nina Allan

Ansible Link: News, Obituaries
David Langford

Reviews:

Book Zone

Books reviewed include Twelve Tomorrows (2018) edited by Wade Roush, Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi, The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri, Liminal by Bee Lewis, Infinity's End edited by Jonathan Strahan, Supercute Futures by Martin Millar, Literature® by Guillermo Stitch, Uncommon Miracles by Julie C. Day, Secret Passages in a Hillside Town by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen

Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe

Films reviewed include The Meg, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, The Darkest Minds, Christopher Robin, The Happytime Murders, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Luis and the Aliens, The First Purge, Hotel Artemis