I get angry when I hear the word ‘empire’; it reminds me of slavery, it reminds me of thousands of years of brutality, it reminds me of how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised.
-- Benjamin Zephaniah (on being offered the OBE)
-- Benjamin Zephaniah (on being offered the OBE)
Issue 2012.22
![[ Issue 2012.22; Cover art © 2012 Robin E. Kaplan ]](http://futurefire.net/images/f22cover.jpg "[ Issue 2012.22; Cover art © 2012 Robin E. Kaplan ]")
- ‘A History of the 20th Century, with illustrations: Atonement’, Ian Sales (illustrated by Robin E. Kaplan)
- ‘Bilaadi’, S. Ali (illustrated by Carmen)
- ‘The City of Sand and Knives’, A.J. Fitzwater (illustrated by Laura-Anca Adascalitei)
- ‘The Boy who Shattered Time’, Mark D. Dunn (illustrated by Cécile Matthey)
- ‘Requiem for Shiva’, D. Thomas Minton (illustrated by Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein)
Great selection of stories here and the illustrations add to a sterling issue. I particularly liked The Boy Who Shattered Time. I'm a huge devourer of dystopian fiction and this ticks many boxes for me. Done right, time travel is always a fascinating novum and TBWST has a remarkably fresh zing to it.
ReplyDeleteThere are various socio-political topics covered: government, science within society, class and poverty. While I don't think these issues are "dealt" with as the principal theme of the story, they are important components and add interest and depth to the narrative.
Thank you for the kind words, Paul.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading.
Best,
md
http://markddunn.blogspot.com
Bogi Takacs's flash sf round-up includes a review of Ian Sales's 'A History of the 20th Century, with Illustrations: Atonement'.
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