Magic and alternate history mixed with a large serving of boys' own adventure and a pinch of the fun and wittiness of Sherlock Holmes . . .Aubrey Fitzwilliam is the son of a prominent ex-prime minister. He's also brilliant at magic, but he's stuck at military school. At least he has his best friend, George, there to back him up. George would follow Aubrey anywhere - and with Aubrey's talent for thinking up daring schemes that will get them both in trouble, that's n...

Magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam is about to become involved in a convoluted series of adventures ... for a change.At a loss after finishing their exams, Aubrey and George travel to the Gallian capital, Lutetia. Aubrey is pursuing a cure for his condition, but his family have other ideas, and he's soon burdened with a royal mystery to solve, a missing ornithologist to locate and a spot of diplomatic espionage. These tasks should keep Aubrey occupied - but that wou...

Ten possible futures. Two lives. One enduring friendship.Sam and Tara. Best friends in a future when artificial intelligence organises our lives, and micropets are the latest craze. Best friends when rationing means cold showers and no internet. Best friends when genetic matching makes asking a girl on a date a minefield of epic proportions.But will they still be best friends in a future when plague wipes out most of humanity? Or a future when the Inquisitor asks Sam to cho...

Aurealis #153, our August issue, features the captivating and baroque 'Grief Aside, I Hate it Here' by Emma-Grace Clarke, the magical and affecting 'The Boy with No Heart' by Thoraiya Dyer and the nightmarish 'Machinations' by Ross Heard. Our engrossing non-fiction in this issue includes 'Individualism in 20th Century Dystopian Fiction' by Kris Ashton, 'The Practicalities of an Alien Invasion' by Todd Sullivan and an in-depth look at Snowpiercer by Claire Fitzpatrick. And if that's not eno...

In Aurealis #152, our July issue, we feature the hauntingly otherwordly 'At Dawn's Speed' by Dirk Strasser, the elegant and poignant 'Tree Song' by Avril Mulligan, and the absorbing meditation on mortality that is 'My Spirit Shall Not Always Strive' by Bryn Dodson. Our fascinating non-fiction is 'Pioneering SF Women: Kate Wilhelm and the Clarion Workshop' by Lynne Lumsden Green, 'How to Build a World for Gothic Adventure: the Case of Fugitive Anne' by Gillian Polack, 'The Hounds of the Mor...

Aurealis #150 is jampacked with top F/SF, including 'The Thrill' by Joseph Townsend, 'Remembrances in Skin' by Alastair Brown and 'The Wormtail Invasion' by Karl El-Koura. In our engrossing non-fiction Lynne Green explores the works of Anne McCaffrey, Gillian Polack continues her series on early examples of worldbuilding in 'The Last Lemurian: A Westralian Romance' and Kris Aston delves into the brilliance of 'Midnight Mass'. Naturally, we also have our probing and enthusiastic Reviews sec...

Our July issue has landed, and it brings you some absorbing, compelling and thought-provoking reading, with the tender and touching 'The Martian Diary' from Stuart Bullock, the delightful and surprising 'The Gene Witch and the Orchard' from Phil Dyer and the choice worldbuilding of 'Access Denied' from Baden Chant. Our non-fiction features Claire Fitzpatrick's deep dive into Anne Rice's Science Fiction and Lachlan Walter's robust exploration of cannon, continuity and creativity. This issue...

Aurealis #140 brings you the touching future nostalgia of 'Stories My Mum Told Me' by Erin A Sayers, the tension filled 'Door Thirteen' by Caylee Tierney and the off-world otherness of 'The Last Memory' by Azure Arther. In our absorbing non-fiction, Daniel Thompson looks at planetology, Lachlan Walter explores SF film and Chris Foster has a sparkling interview with comedian/writer Stephen Hall. Don't forget our extensive and insightful Reviews section and our stunning internal art from Pet...

Aurealis 143 brings you a wealth of great reading, with the deeply creepy 'Pig Headed' by Ron Schroer, the contemplative questing of 'Impulsion' by Jenna Cosgrove and the adrenaline-packed 'Imago et Umbra' by Hristo Goshev. We also present absorbing non-fiction, with Amy Laurens' fascinating exploration of the werewolf phenomenon, Gillian Polack's investigation of Lost Race novels, and Claire Fitzpatrick's analysis of the works of David Cronenberg. Plus extensive reviews and jaw-dropping i...

Aurealis #151 is bursting with mind expanding stuff, from the whimsical satire of 'Convenience Viking' by David Dick, to the moving and heartfelt 'Ashes' by Tania Fordwalker to the quirky and twisty 'The Bedlam Undesirables' by Julian Gyll-Murray. Our top class non-fiction comes from Nicholas Sheppard, Sarah Fallon and Rebecca Fraser, and we're proud to have our incisive and illuminating Reviews section canvassing a multitude of speculative fiction offerings, plus our sensational internal ...

Aurealis #141, our June issue, features the enigmatic and evocative Holes, Mountains, Ravens by A. Marie Carter, the unsettling The Void by Benjamin Keyworth and the stylishly horrific It Will Have Its Way by Andrew Knighton. Don't forget our extensive Reviews section, where you'll get pointers towards some great Spec Fic reading, and our analytical and entertaining non-fiction from Amy Laurens on Unicorns, Eugen Bacon on Slipstream Fiction and Ani White dissects the popular Xbox fantasy g...

Let editors Dirk Strasser, Stephen Higgins and Michael Pryor introduce you to the world of New Zealand speculative fiction in Aurealis #132. Get entangled in the Greek myths of James Rowland's 'Arachne's Web', re-imagined as humanity's victories rather than its punishments. Spend some time with Andi C Buchanan's 'Like Clocks Work' and explore the banality of evil in Peter Friend's 'DogWorld'. Then leave New Zealand briefly and enter the new world of Dirk Strasser's latest instalment of the...