Writing Zombies! Is almost exactly like going to a horror con. Most of the pieces are conversational musings on how to or why the authors write zombie stories. Some try to be instructive, others are more enthusiastic conversations from fans, and most do a fair amount of self promotion (some more fluidly than others). However … Continue reading
Read it free here: http://www.apexbookcompany.com/apex-online Recently Apex Magazine has seem a few changes, the most obvious of which has brought the online magazine away from its trademark dark science fiction and broadened out to include fantasy as well. Every bit as attention deserving as big time magazines such as Clarkesworld and Fantasy, Apex proves it … Continue reading
July’s Apex Magazine starts off with “Artifact” by Peter Atwood, a tale with a similar flavor to The Deadliest Catch, wrapped up in a SF future. In it Reeda and Davis are still mourning the loss of their daughter, in their individual ways, when Davis finds a strange object while fishing for mussels in the … Continue reading
The May 2010 issue of Apex Magazine features two original stories, a reprint and a variety of ways to enjoy them, from free on the Apex webpage, to downloadable for ereaders and audio versions as well. The first original fiction offering is “Last Stand of the Ant Maker” by Paul Jessup, the tale of a … Continue reading
Apex Magazine is a free online SF/horror magazine. You can read the April issue here. This issue of Apex starts with “Dying with Her Cheer Pants On” by Seanan McGuire (also available in audio form in this issue). The tale should be whimsical, but it’s not, pitting a team of cheerleaders, narrow escapees from a … Continue reading
March’s edition of Apex Magazine is dedicated to long time Apex supporter and excellent genre member, Mary Robinette Kowal. Kowal’s novelette, “The Bride Replete”, is the first of her pieces to appear (in two parts, so make sure to read it all). In this story a family of reptilian characters, from the point of view … Continue reading
