Right, that’s another one out of the door. 🙂

Issue #7 features a lovely cover by Dean “Conzpiracy” Samed which may or may not explain why Fluff Cthulhu favored Wales over Ireland in the rugby at the weekend. (Sorry Jen.)

We have two guest articles. The very wonderful Ken MacLeod has a report on one of the strangest academic conferences ever to feature science fiction. I know that China has a degree in International Relations, but I had no idea that people working in that discipline wrote books about SF.

The second guest article is from frequent Guardian columnist, David Barnett, and it looks at one for the hottest novels from last year, Charles Yu’s How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe.

There’s something of an emphasis on crime in this issue. The podcast features three SF/F/H writers who have use the crime novel structure in their work: Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Aliette de Bodard and Mike Carey. My own article covers crime-related works by Seanan McGuire, Ben Aaronovitch, J.M. McDermott, Bryan Talbot and Thomas Blackthorne (a.k.a. John Meaney).

Jonathan’s article is all about Shotaro Ishinomori. If that name means nothing to you, well he’s the guy who, among many other things, created the Power Rangers. Do check out the “Starfish Hitler” video, it is awesomely silly.

Sam has gone for a walk in the Hindu Kush. He has good reasons for it, honest.

Our interviews this month were shot at P-Con in Dublin so we have two Ireland-based writers: C.E. Murphy and Ian McDonald. If you want to know what Ian is working on next, go listen.

Plus we have our usual features about what new books you can buy from us, and from other people. And there’s a new subscription offer you can take advantage of.

The epub of #7 is available in store now. Kindle versions are on their way, as soon as Kevin has had a chance to test them (unless anyone else wants to volunteer).