8pm Thursday 13th May 2021 A cabaret of mythic proportions! This live event will feature myth and folklore influenced music, prose and poetry readings, plus a bonus extra-special inside look...
Book your tickets - Pay what you can »8pm Thursday 15th April 2021 Ken MacLeod's Road Trip takes us from Scotland through the north of England and London to the far side of the Earth. Three talkative passengers...
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New stories from Callum McSorley, Jo Ross-Barrett, Jack Schouten, R V Neville
Poetry from Christopher Collingwood
Alex Storer visits The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Book Reviews
This issue is published in digital format: PDF, Kindle and ePub.
Edited by Madeleine Shepherd
Introductions by Ken MacLeod and Pippa Goldschmidt
The first human being in space was Russian. The first man on the Moon was American. However, the space race is a marathon, not a sprint. Startling evidence suggests that the longest rocket flight ever made was a classified Scottish project.
Alba ad Astra is a collaborative thought experiment celebrating Scotland’s industrial and technological heritage. Documents, photographs and testimonials have been collected by Madeleine Shepherd and contributors such as Andrew J. Wilson and Kirsti Wishart. These fragments reveal a secret part of Scotland’s history – or a new mythology.
We have a great range of stories this issue. Callum McSorely takes us deep under the Antarctic ice to explore strange worlds and a murder; Jo Ross-Barrett introduces us to...
Read MoreJoin Shoreline at Edinburgh's first International poetry Festival.
Read MoreWe’re delighted to announce that Shoreline of Infinity has been nominated for best magazine/periodical by the British Fantasy Society.
Read MoreWe’re absolutely thrilled to bits to announce that Tobi Ogindiran’s story Isn’t Your Daughter Such a Doll has been nominated for best short story for the The Shirley Jackson Awards. Tobi’s...
Read MoreWe’re looking for short stories, poetry, non-fiction and reviews with a focus on sci-fi with a spotlight on disabled and/or neurodivergent writers.
Read MoreA Science Fiction Ghost Story At Christmas, everyone enjoys the thrill of a ghost story. This year, we want a science fictional ghostly tale to scare the bejeesus out of us....
Read MoreSpotlight on science fiction by trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming writers Stories and poems from: B.G. Alder, Beth Martyn, Danielle Froom, Freiya Benson, Harry Josephine...
Read MoreNew stories from E.M. Faulds, Gary Gibson, Elana Gomel, Simon Nagel Poetry from Cat Hellisen David L Clements on: "What is...
Read MoreNew stories, poetry and non-fiction from: Tim Major, Emma Levin, Deborah L. Davitt, Arthur Davis, Michael Ventura-Rogers and Iain Maloney. The ghostly...
Read MoreEd Bentley’s wife has left him and he's been dropped by his publisher. Still, it’s not the end of the world. All he has to do is ghost-write a science-fiction...
Read More"So what is MILK? It's not really a graphic novel, as it is comprised of a collection of short stories but it's not really an anthology either. I see it...
Read MoreBirthed in the body shop, polished by the nurse, it rests in your arm without movement or thought, until you speak. — from ‘Robot Baby' Jane Yolen has won the...
Read MoreIt’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of? Adam Roberts 288 pages Elliott & Thompson Review by Ken MacLeod No one would have believed in...
Read MoreTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini 878 pages Tor Review by Andrew Chidwick Ever since the days of Tolkien, maps have been a beloved staple of the...
Read MoreOne Love ChigusaSoji Shimada (Author), David Warren (Translator)Red Circle, 115 pagesReview by Noel Chidwick You’ve had a major motorbike accident, and your body is ripped to pieces. You’re salvaged, and most of your body...
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