Balanced pulp - ASIM #22
Apr. 27th, 2006 08:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysI started reading a book today that had very small print. It just seemed like too much hard work when ASIM #22 was just waiting there for me. So obviously I read the ASIM instead, especially since there is a story by a Kiwi author in there.
Tansy Rayner Roberts edited this one. It is always interesting to see how each editor interprets the pulp thing. I liked the balance of this issue. It has a number of very short funny stories mixed with longer (but still short) old fashioned '50s style SF stories. By old fashioned I mean the type of story told, not the writing style or sensibilities that went with those times - those are current. These types of stories appeal to me - well told with variations on classic themes. The examples in the issue are all good. It is just a lot of fun.
I particularly liked The Last Cyberpunk by Will McIntosh. Capturing the impact of the disconnecting effects of old age while poking a bit of borax at the whole cyberpunk style. It fulfils the pulp requirement but still has interesting depths.
Apart from that one I would also make mention of Marco's Tooth by Trent Jamieson and Black Box by Miles Deacon. The latter having a real Campbell era feel to it. But there are no bad stories here and I am sure others would pick different favourites.
So when is the next one due...
Tansy Rayner Roberts edited this one. It is always interesting to see how each editor interprets the pulp thing. I liked the balance of this issue. It has a number of very short funny stories mixed with longer (but still short) old fashioned '50s style SF stories. By old fashioned I mean the type of story told, not the writing style or sensibilities that went with those times - those are current. These types of stories appeal to me - well told with variations on classic themes. The examples in the issue are all good. It is just a lot of fun.
I particularly liked The Last Cyberpunk by Will McIntosh. Capturing the impact of the disconnecting effects of old age while poking a bit of borax at the whole cyberpunk style. It fulfils the pulp requirement but still has interesting depths.
Apart from that one I would also make mention of Marco's Tooth by Trent Jamieson and Black Box by Miles Deacon. The latter having a real Campbell era feel to it. But there are no bad stories here and I am sure others would pick different favourites.
So when is the next one due...