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Short science fiction review

Short Science Fiction Review

Author and journalist Jon Cronshaw reviews short science fiction stories.

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015 - John P. Murphy - Claudius Rex (2014)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/16

John P. Murphy's novella Claudius Rex was first published in the Alembical 3: A Distillation of Three Novellas collection from 2014. Claudius Rex tells the story of a private investigator who stumbles across a corpse while attending a job interview, and investigates the crime with help of an advanced AI implant. Have you read this story? What did you think? You can let me know on Twitter @ShortSFReview, you can also leave a comment on my website: http://www.joncronshaw.com #scifi

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014 - Connie Willis - Ado (1988)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/15

Connie Willis's short story Ado was first published in the January 1988 issue of Asimov's magazine. I read this in Willis's short story collection from 1993 called Impossible Things. Ado tells the story of an English Literature teacher attempting to teach Shakespeare in a world where sensitivity to offence is taken to its logical extreme. The themes of this story are so closely tied to its narrative that I found it impossible to talk about it any meaningful way without being spoilterific. So

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013 - Hugh Howey - Deep Blood Kettle (2013)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/11

Hugh Howey's short story Deep Blood Kettle was published by Lightspeed Magazine in April 2013 and reprinted in the anthology Wastelands 2, edited by John Joseph Adams. Deep Blood Kettle is a first contact story where the aliens give Earth an ultimatum. Have you read this story? What did you think? Tell me about your favourite short science fiction stories on Twitter @ShortSFReview. If you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to leave a review on iTunes and please feel free to share links

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012 - Judith Merril - That Only a Mother (1948)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/10

Judith Merril's short story That Only a Mother was first published in the June 1948 issue of Astounding magazine. The version I read was in the anthology Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One (1929-1964). That Only a Mother tells the story of mother who gives birth to a child against a background of fear about radiation, nuclear weapons and genetic mutation. Have you read this story? Let me know what you think. You can follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw and follow the show @shortsfreview

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011 - Cory Doctorow - The Man Who Sold the Moon (2014)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/09

Cory Doctorow's novella The Man Who Sold the Moon was first published in the 2014 anthology Hieroglyph, edited by Ed Finn. The Man Who Sold the Moon is a near-future story about the potential of 3D printing and the fun that can be had at Burning Man. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ShortSFReview and if you enjoy the show, please take a moment to leave a review on iTunes. #scifi #nearfuture #3Dprinting

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010 - Beth Goder - Windows (2016)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/08

Beth Goder's short story Windows first appeared on episode 523 of the Escape Pod podcast on March 1, 2016, as part of its second annual Artemis Rising series of stories by women and non-binary genders. Windows tells the story of an academic working on a distant world whose job is to study alien cultures. You can listen to this story for free on the Escape Pod podcast. Have you read this story? Let me know what you thought of it. You can follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw and follow this

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009 - Joe Haldeman - More than the Sum of His Parts...

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/04

Joe Haldeman's short story More than the Sum of His Parts was first published in the May 1985 edition of Playboy and reprinted by Lightspeed magazine. More than the Sum of His Parts tells the disturbing story of an engineer who is transformed into a cyborg following an industrial accident. Have you read this story? Let me know what you think. Follow the show on Twitter @shortSFreview. #scifi #cyborgs #1980s

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008 - Evelyn E. Smith - The Doorway (1955)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/03

Evelyn E. Smith's short story The Doorway was first published in the September 1955 edition of Fantastic Universe magazine. The Doorway is a story of alternative time-lines and parallel universes. Have you read it? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. You can read this story for free through Project Gutenberg here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29138/29138-h/29138-h.htm #classicscifi #scifi #SF

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007 - Ken Liu - The Regular (2014)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/02

Ken Liu’s short story The Regular was first published September 2014 in Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke. The Regular is a near-future story about a private investigator investigating the murders of a series of women. A free link to the ebook version of this story can be found on Ken Liu's website here: http://kenliu.name/stories/ Have you read this story? What did you think? You can let me know on Twitter @jlcronshaw. You can now subscribe to this show on iTunes, Blubrry, Stitcher and

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006 - Elizabeth Bear - Tideline (2008)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/04/01

Elizabeth Bear’s short story Tideline was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in March 2007. The version I listened to was in the 2008 anthology We, Robots, edited by Allan Kaster. Tidelines won the 2008 Hugo Award and tells the story of a friendship between a child and a war robot. Have you read this story? What did you think? You can follow this podcast on Twitter @ShortSFReview and follow Jon Cronshaw @jlcronshaw. Please get in touch with any feedback or

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005 - William Gibson - The Gernsback Continuum (1981)

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2016/03/29

The Gernsback Continuum was William Gibson’s first published story, appearing in Universe 11 in 1981. The version I read was reprinted in Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (1986), edited by Bruce Sterling. It tells the story of an arts photographer taking a trip across America to document retro-futuristic architecture. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #cyberpunk #scifi #podcast #1980s

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004 - Aliette de Bodard - Three Cups of Grief, By...

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2016/03/28

Aliette de Bodard's short story Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight was published in the January 2015 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. It tells the story of how a son, a workmate and a ship's AI mourn the loss of a top research professor. The story won the 2015 BSFA Award for the best short story. Have you read it? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw and let me know what you think. #scifi #podcast #BSFAawards

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003 - Jack Vance - The Miracle-Workers (1958)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/03/27

Jack Vance’s short story The Miracle-Workers was first published in the July 1958 edition of Astounding Science Fiction. The Miracle-Workers tells the story of a far-future human society that has degenerated to feudal medievalism. The version I read for this review was reprinted in Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994) edited by Gardner R. Devois. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #podcast #dyingearth #SFF

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002 - M. Rickert - Bread and Bombs (2003)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/03/26

M. Rickert’s short story Bread and Bombs was originally published in the April 2003 edition of Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine. The version I read was reprinted in the 2008 Wastelands anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #podcast #postapocalyptic

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001 - Isaac Asimov - Robbie (1940)

Short science fiction review ·

2016/03/25

Written in 1939, Isaac Asimov’s Robbie was first published in the September 1940 issue of Super Science Stories magazine as Strange Playfellow. The version reviewed on the Short Science Fiction Review is the first story in Isaac Asimov’s collection of robot stories, I, Robot (1950). Robbie tells the story of a young girl with a robot nursemaid and centres around the theme of technophobia. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #robots

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000 - Introducing the Short Science Fiction Review

Short science fiction review ·

2016/03/24

The Short Science Fiction Review is a podcast dedicated to providing short reviews of short science fiction stories. I will review short stories and novellas by a diverse range of authors, from the earliest scientific romance tales to new voices in the genre. The authors covered will reflect my own tastes. I enjoy science fiction works that are thought-provoking, mind-bending, political, satirical, or explore an interesting idea, concept or piece of technology. It is highly unlikely that I

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