Two great stories, one more above average, the rest weren't for me. 5 • Integral Nothings • 19 pages by Robert Reed Fair/Poor. Gimmicky format. The Earth is getting Blessings. Things to help the environment, prevent nuclear war, etc. Several segments where we focus on one character for a page or two. Never enough to really care about any characters and it distracts from the overall story of the blessings.24 • The Diamond Family Glitters • 11 pages by H. Pueyo Fair. Pretty dry, like a documentary...

An overall solid issue to mark the final issue under the six-year editorial tenure of Charles Coleman (CC) Finlay. While I didn’t remotely dislike this last editorial era, there didn’t seem to be as many stories falling in as favorites for me as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction previously had. There are likely more stories purchased by Finlay still slated to appear in upcoming issues, but I am excited to see how this beloved genre outlet evolves under Sheree Renée Thomas. I also have

It's been a while since I was last subscribed to this magazine, but I figured now that I can easily afford the Kindle subscription price I might as well reup. And I'm really glad this was my first issue, or at least the first one I read. There were a few not so good stories, such as Integral Nothings, and some that fell flat, like N-raptured (there's a Ken Liu story I read a few years ago in this same magazine that I feel examined issues of race in a more interesting and biting way). Fortunately...

A better than average last issue of this magazine to be edited by C.C. Finlay. It features interesting stories by Robert Reed, Jonathan L. Howard, John Kessel, Lavie Tidhar and James Morrow. "N-raptured" by Justin C. Key, however, may be too US-centric a story to be enjoyed by those who are not familiar with racism and the use of racial words in the US against African-Americans.- "Integral Nothings" by Robert Reed: enigmatic aliens are altering the world, making it a better place. But appearance...

A bittersweet issue, seeing the end of the impressive run of C.C. Finlay as F&SF editor, while delivering many good stories, almost as a farewell gift. Probably the best of all is the excellent novella from John Kessel, “The Dark Ride”. A story going back to the beginning of the 20th century, a period particularly tense in anticipation of a future where it was believed that virtually anything may happen. This is shown here both in the wonders that could be foreseen in technology (the setting of

Top quality issue

Many thanks to C. C. Finlay for six very good years of editing my favorite magazine. Excellent final issue.

NOVELLASThe Dark Ride - John KesselA story about Leon Czolgosz with additional material to be appropriate for inclusion.MEHNOVELETSInterludes with the Gunwright - Jonathan L. HowardA story of a soldier and a Gunwright, both women, who just can't quit each other.OKBible Stories for Adults, No. 51: The Great Fish - James MorrowA mother and son are swallowed by The Great Fish and inside are biblical prophets and a few others. There's also a demiurge.MEHSHORT STORIESIntegral Nothings - Robert ReedSt...

An above average issue with all good stories. I'm sad to see C. C. Finlay leave as editor. F&SF has had a good run under him.Robert Reed - Integral Nothings - 4 stars- Robert Reed is an interesting author. He normally has very good story lines and the stories can be very enjoyable to read. Sometimes, though, there can be something about his writing style which just puts me to sleep. I can't explain it. This story, though, has a very unique plot and a very good, catchy style, although a depressin...

Excellent issue; the stories by Kessel, Fowler, Morrow, Howard, and Palwick were especially inventive.

I liked "Interludes with the Gunwright" by Jonathan L. Howard.

An excelent edition, no bad stories, but the last two on my list kinda ended abruptly. My favorite were:- “Integral Nothings” by Robert Reed- “A Little Knife Music” by Jenn Reese- “Interludes With the Gunwright” by Jonathan L. Howard- “N-Raptured” by Justin C. Key- “Wild Geese” by Lavie Tidhar- “The Dark Ride” by John Kessel- “The Piper” by Karen Joy Fowler- “Litter Witch” by Susan Palwick

Rating for H. Pueyo's "The Diamond Family Glitters."Excellent little story about family and death, with very likeable characters (I'd honestly read more stories with Jacinto!).

Another good collection of shorts, though once again tipping the toe into horror for a few stories. Favs included “Litter Witch” by Susan Palwick, “Wild Geese” by Lavie Tidhar, and “Interludes with the Gunwright” by Johnathan Howard.And a special hat-tip to "Hard!" as apparently the Olympic qualifiers are going on and everyone is getting hyped for the Olympics, so it fits the ambiance of irl.

My favorite from this issue was N-Raptured by Justin C. Key. A smart, anxious satire with subtle depth below the obvious. I like the riskiness and humor of it - and the tension this created. I also liked The Piper by Karen Joy Fowler.Overall, a good mix of stories.

I decided to subscribe to F&SF this year, so this will get me editor C.C. Finlay's last issue (this one), and the first five under new editor Sheree Renée Thomas's watch. Finlay does seem to say in "Coming Attractions" that a few of his acquired stories will be in the next one, so I don't know how much commingling there is between editors, but that's an issue for the next issue (pun intended, always).Here we begin with Robert Reed, one of my favorite short story writers, though admittedly I've p...

Here are my favorite stories for Editor C.C. Finlay's final issue. He was a fine steward of F&SF over the past six years and left a Sheree Renée Thomas a solid legacy to build on. I look forward to reading F&SF under her guidance.- Integral Nothings by Robert Reed. Integrals are the summation of infinitesimal nothings that add up to a significant something, so shouldn’t we count our infinitesimal Blessings? It depends on the something.- The Diamond Family Glitters by H. Pueyo.When the matriarch