Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction MagazineAs the leaves turn to brown or the blossom appears (Northern or Southern hemispheres) we have some great new stories, interview with Simon Mordem, a freshly minted column by Ruth EJ Booth, poetry from Andrew Blair and Ruth Aylett. We have a fine selection of book reviews, a new comic from Stuart Beel, and our journey through classic Scottish science fiction continues with George MacDonald. And not forgetting our regular brain b...

Until recently a lack of precision around China’s economic size was taken for granted but caused little lost sleep: room to expand and the pace of growth were self-evident, and everything beyond that was academic for most purposes. But today the pace and even direction of China’s growth is prone to volatility, and the nation is sizable enough to cause global disruption. This study reassesses China’s nominal economic size from the bottom up. It compares China’s practices with international ...

‘Tales of the Jazz Age’ (1922) is a collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. The stories in this collection are excellent examples of the writing skills of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and are entertaining with a diverse subject matter. It is a great escape into the wild and vibrant...

H. G. Wells travels to the twentieth century in pursuit of Jack the Ripper in this classic science fiction adventure that inspired both a film and a TV series."Alexander has produced a nifty, fresh and clever combination of romance, humor, suspense and a touch of science fiction. And it's just his first novel." — Santa Barbara News-PressLondon, 1893: H. G. Wells, science enthusiast and writer, invents a time machin...

"A tour-de-force, with nuanced characters in a masterfully conceived world of stunning, mind-bending eco-tech" from the author of A Human Stain (Annalee Newitz, bestselling author of The Terraformers ).Finalist for the Hugo and Nebula AwardsDiscover a shifting history of adventure as humanity clashes over whether to repair their ruined planet or luxuria...

Time is twisted, worlds are changed, and fates are intertwined in this thrilling final chapter of the Burton & Swinburne Adventures from Philip K. Dick Award-winning author Mark Hodder.In 1890 the renowned adventurer and explorer Sir Richard Burton could sense his impending death…Until he was suddenly alive, young and strong in the year 1864—a past that he remembers well, but which is definitely different from what he previously lived through. Burton’s amaz...

What happens when the Law of Unintended Consequences meets the Time-Travel Paradox?Find out in the thrilling continuation of the Keeping Time trilogy!Follow Elizabeth, William, Maxwell, and the rest as they do their best to set time right... again. Struggling to get history flowing correctly, they encounter a brutal, dystopian regime, steam-powered airships, breathtaking revelations, and a pocket watch that is both a tool and a trap...

"Work Sets You Free", by David Barnett, is an original short story featuring the protagonist of the forthcoming novel Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (Tor Books [US] and Snowbooks [UK], September 2013). Gideon is a young fisherman in Yorkshire, England, in an alternate 1890, who embarks on a journey to find Captain Lucian Trigger, the famed Hero of the Empire, to deal with a mystery plaguing his home village. This story takes place as the naive Gideon sets off for London, but...

A monstrous secret hides in the backwoods of a remote western town—a portal connecting our world to forty-two other universes. The visitors—most would call them terrifying—often have devastating effects. Their destruction hasn't been intentional… until lately. The usual band of protectors, The Rifters, defend us with daring and weapons built from coils, gears, and crystals, which is no longer enough. Earth's survival depends on an outlaw from 1888 and a librarian with a knack for ghosts.

After graduating from the Artificers' Academy that he has studied at since he was a child, Miles Nummer dreams of using his knowledge to help people. Instead a chance encounter with a church archon leaves him hopelessly entangled with a plot to destroy the heart of the society he lives in.             Miles Nummer is an artificer, born with the ability to blend science and magic. After ten years of study in the artificer's acad...

"The Men in the Walls" is a science fiction novel that blends elements of suspense and speculative fiction. The story revolves around a mysterious and seemingly inexplicable phenomenon occurring within the walls of a building or space.The plot typically follows a group of characters who are trying to understand and address the strange occurrences linked to the walls. This could involve uncovering hidden secrets, dealing with unseen forces, or confronting supernatural or technological anoma...

Tom Bowler, burger boy at an inter-stellar service station, encounters new friends, new enemies and new adventures in this witty sequel to 'All Aliens Like Burgers'.Tom's group of friends is distraught when the Truxxian Raphyl is exiled to the impenetrable prison planet Porriduum. With its molten crust and deadly orbit around an ion star, escape from Porriduum is impossible.Or is it? Tom, Kayleesh and their friends embark on a quest to prove Raphyl's innocence and bring him...