The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/August 2023

eBook

English language

Published June 30, 2023 by Spilogale, Inc...

4 stars (1 review)

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A better than average issue.

4 stars

A better than average issue, with interesting stories by Kristina Ten, DaVaun Sanders, Nick Thomas, Jennifer Hudak, and two standout stories by Peter S. Beagle and Aimee Ogden.

  • "Approved Methods of Love Divination in the First-Rate City of Dushagorod" by Kristina Ten: an amusing but chilling tale of a country where the family of a girl resorts to 'approved' divination methods to find a partner for their eldest daughter. But repeated divination failures force the daughter to use an unapproved method, which may provide an unlikely end to her quest.

  • "Vanishing Point" by RJ Taylor: two explorers on a surface of a planet encounter difficulties approaching what appears to be a gigantic alien. It never appears to get any closer despite their journey towards it. Then, one of the explorers sees a change in perspective that changes everything.

  • "The Very Nasty Aquarium" by Peter S. Beagle: an old lady is …