Magazine Reviews

The following are reviews of science fiction and fantasy magazines that I've read, primarily of the short fiction in each magazine. These reviews are initially posted in my journal as they're finished, but also kept here. The versions here may be edited, clarified, and updated from the original versions posted in my journal.

The reviews are just my personal opinion based on how much I like a story, although I try to provide some analysis of why I hold that opinion. I try to avoid major spoilers, but it can be very hard to review short fiction without giving at least some hint of the direction of the story. Please see my review philosophy for more details on how and why I review and rate books, most of which is also applicable to magazine reviews.

Most recent reviews:

2014-04-06 Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2011 7 out of 10
2014-03-31 Asimov's Science Fiction September 2011 6 out of 10
2013-11-08 Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2011 7 out of 10
2013-11-04 Asimov's Science Fiction August 2011 7 out of 10
2013-11-01 Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2011 6 out of 10

All the reviews:

Analog
4 - January/February 2005
Asimov's Science Fiction
7 - February 2005
5 - March 2005
6 - April/May 2005
8 - June 2005
6 - July 2005
6 - August 2005
7 - September 2005
6 - October/November 2005
7 - December 2005
5 - January 2006
7 - February 2006
6 - March 2006
7 - April/May 2006
7 - June 2006
6 - July 2006
6 - August 2006
5 - September 2006
6 - October/November 2006
6 - December 2006
7 - January 2007
7 - February 2007
6 - March 2007
6 - April/May 2007
6 - June 2007
7 - July 2007
6 - August 2007
7 - September 2007
6 - October/November 2007
6 - December 2007
6 - January 2008
6 - February 2008
6 - March 2008
6 - April/May 2008
7 - June 2008
7 - July 2008
7 - August 2008
6 - September 2008
7 - October/November 2008
5 - December 2008
7 - January 2009
6 - February 2009
6 - March 2009
6 - April/May 2009
6 - June 2009
6 - July 2009
7 - August 2009
7 - September 2009
6 - October/November 2009
6 - December 2009
7 - January 2010
6 - February 2010
7 - March 2010
6 - April/May 2010
6 - June 2010
7 - July 2010
7 - August 2010
7 - September 2010
7 - October/November 2010
6 - December 2010
6 - January 2011
5 - February 2011
6 - March 2011
7 - April/May 2011
7 - June 2011
6 - July 2011
7 - August 2011
6 - September 2011
Fantasy & Science Fiction
6 - January 1993
5 - December 2004
6 - January 2005
5 - February 2005
6 - March 2005
7 - April 2005
6 - May 2005
6 - June 2005
7 - July 2005
7 - August 2005
6 - September 2005
7 - October/November 2005
6 - December 2005
6 - January 2006
6 - February 2006
6 - March 2006
6 - April 2006
6 - May 2006
7 - June 2006
6 - July 2006
6 - August 2006
8 - September 2006
7 - October/November 2006
6 - December 2006
6 - January 2007
6 - February 2007
6 - March 2007
7 - April 2007
7 - May 2007
6 - June 2007
7 - July 2007
7 - August 2007
7 - September 2007
6 - October/November 2007
6 - December 2007
7 - January 2008
7 - February 2008
6 - March 2008
7 - April 2008
7 - May 2008
6 - June 2008
6 - July 2008
7 - August 2008
7 - September 2008
6 - October/November 2008
7 - December 2008
6 - January 2009
7 - February 2009
7 - March 2009
7 - April/May 2009
6 - June/July 2009
7 - August/September 2009
6 - October/November 2009
7 - December 2009
6 - January/February 2010
6 - March/April 2010
6 - May/June 2010
6 - July/August 2010
6 - September/October 2010
7 - November/December 2010
6 - January/February 2011
6 - March/April 2011
6 - May/June 2011
7 - July/August 2011
7 - September/October 2011

I also have an index of short SFF reviews that includes all the individual stories of the above magazines plus book collections and anthologies.

A rating of 5 indicates that I felt neutral about the magazine after having read it. Anything below 5 means that I considered reading the magazine to be a waste of my time.

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