Bewildering Stories’
Third Quarterly Review, 2014
Year 13 of Bewildering Stories
The Editors’ Choices: issues 578-589
The Quarterly and Annual Reviews are like lighthouses on the chaotic sea of the Internet.
They signal not danger but “Good landfall” and “Safe harbor.” Welcome ashore!
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Bewildering Stories ends the season — summer or winter, depending on your hemisphere — with the Review Editors’ selection of favorites from the Third Quarter of 2014. New readers will have easy access to the recent best of Bewildering Stories, and veteran readers will have a chance to catch up on anything they may have missed.
The Quarterly Reviews are not a contest, competition or poll. And there are no quotas: anything — from everything to nothing — may qualify in any genre. Rather, they answer a practical question: “If a friend asked you to recommend something special from the past quarter of Bewildering Stories, what would you choose?”
As always, the Review Board’s discussions have been extensive and lively. A big Thank You to Bill Bowler, Charles C. Cole, Bertil Falk, Heather J. Frederick, Gary Inbinder, Marina J. Neary, Carmen Ruggero, John Stocks and Lewayne L. White.
At Bewildering Stories, no one is the proverbial tree falling unheard in a forest. All contributors know that real people have given their works a thoughtful reading, regardless whether we send regrets or they quaify for the Mariner Awards.
The Review Editors and Associate Editors — our review readers — have functions that are entirely different but equally important. The Review Editors determine how Bewildering Stories shall carry its flag. The Associate Editors enable us to converse with our contributors. They determine what Bewildering Stories shall be.
For that reason we also express special gratitude to our Coordinating Editor Bill Bowler and the Associate Editors. Their insightful and detailed critiques of submissions help us set what we like to think is an Internet standard for editorial practice and for service to our contributors and readers.
The Quarterly News
In the past 12 weeks, the Review Editors cast 626 votes on 76 titles, 32 of which have qualified as Editors’ Choices. We congratulate the authors represented here. We hope they will inspire all our contributors.
We think our Review Editors reflect the range of opinion to be found among our readers. The Order of the Hot Potato is shorter but hotter than ever, with nine titles. The Order of Merit is continued for reader interest and as a special acknowledgment to our contributors. It links to the most highly rated works in genres represented by more than one title in this Quarterly Review.
We will resume regular publication with issue 590 on September 29, 2014.
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Novels Novellas Serials Short Stories Flash Fiction |
— 1 of 1 — 11 of 36 8 of 9 |
Poetry Short Poetry Drama Essays & Memoirs |
7 of 19 3 of 9 1 of 1 1 of 1 |
- All selections are listed in alphabetical order by author unless noted otherwise.
- Serialized works are eligible only in the quarter in which they conclude.
- Multiple titles are listed in chronological order.
- Italicized titles indicate collections or the presence of chapter, episode or poem subtitles.
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Novellas Tantra Bensko, Equinox MirrorShort Stories R. C. Capasso, In the Economy of LifeJessica Down, You™ Leah Erickson, House of Clouds Bertil Falk, A Total Rejection Mike Florian, An Illicit Incident at the Imperial Heather J. Frederick, The Scientist’s Garden Channie Greenberg, Unlike Her Children Abha Iyengar, The Man with Heart Thomas E. Lange, A Vicar’s Baptism Henry F. Tonn, The Turtle and Juan Sanchez Ron Van Sweringen, The Last Empty Seat Flash Fiction Michael D. Brooks, Slow-Speed FollowCharles C. Cole Heather J. Frederick Drama Charles C. Cole, The Platonic Friends SocietyPoetry Zane Blom, Armand and KatherineBoris Kokotov, A Model of Bliss Thomas R., Afterwards Alyssa D. Ross, View from a Height John Stocks Tom Wylie, Vacant Lot Short Poetry Oonah V. Joslin, Maybe the BraveAlyssa D. Ross, The Gucci Glass Slipper John Stocks, St. Catherine’s Day Essays and Memoirs Charles C. Cole, Alien Abduction Abduction |
Departments Selections are listed in chronological order. Reviews and Interviews are indexed separately. If no author or discussion contributor is named, the author is the Managing Editor. Special Feature Natan Dubovitsky, Without SkyDiscussions & Challenge Responses Wherever There’s Money... : Gary Inbinder The Abductee Returns : Tantra Bensko
Generation Ships vs. Space Habitats : Norman Sillito
The Society of Generation Ships : Mark Koerner Space Colonies: the Dark Side Natan Dubovitsky’s “Without Sky” : Bill Bowler Challenges Life on JupiterTime, and Again Accidents in Common Who’s Got the Circlet? An End to a Means And Some Drops to Drink The Order of the Hot Potato Here are the most controversial works of the quarter, the ones on which the Review Editors’ opinions diverged significantly for one reason or another. The titles are listed in descending order with the most controversial first. Five of the titles appear among the Editors’ Choices. Challenge to the readers: why might these nine titles be on the list?
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The Order of Merit Here are links to the top winners, the most highly rated works in each genre represented by more than one title in this Quarterly Review. The categories are listed according to their normal order in the Readers’ Guide. Ties are listed in chronological order. In keeping with Bewildering Stories’ astronomical motif, the winners are indicated by the names of space telescopes. The most highly rated title in the quarter is indicated by the name of an arm of the Galaxy. |
Short Stories
Flash Fiction
Poetry
Short Poetry
The Orion Arm |
Available at Bewildering Press
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Jack Alcott, Grim Legion Sam Ivey, Gilboy’s Quest Martin Kerharo, The Dohani War Harry Lang, The Mountains of the Eldritch Sea Danielle L. Parker, In a Pig’s Eye Slawomir Rapala, Aezubah, the Crimson General Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space |
Michael E. Lloyd, Donna’s Men Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie Michael E. Lloyd, Observation One Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Two Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Three |
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