Interzone, issue 218: October 2008

Issue #218 of Interzone is described as a “Chris Beckett special,” and contains an interview with Beckett and three of his stories. This led me to think over how much of Beckett’s work I’d read previously. Although his name was familiar from reading Interzone over the years, I could recall only one of his stories with any clarity. But the interview piqued my interest, and I looked forward to the following three tales...

The full review is available online at The Fix.

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Hannu Rajaniemi

The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian

After their failed rebellion against him, the Just King bound the Dukes and their heirs to remain within the walls of their homes - literally so, for invisible barriers prevent them from ever stepping outside. But there may be a way: rumour has it that all the Dukes have their own secret power and that, should a Duke or Duchess discover all the others' secrets, he or she would break the curse. So the Dukes (unable, of course, to travel themselves) have taken to sending out emissaries charged with unearthing these secrets...

The full review is available online at The Zone.

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Vera Nazarian
Norilana Books