Latest Releases
Shoreline of Infinity 16
Nominated again (after winning last year!) for the British Fantasy Society Best Magazine/Journal of the year
New Science fiction stories from: Petra Kuppers, Allen Ashley, Helen French, Kate Macdonald, Laura Duerr, Calum L. MacLeòid, Ahmed A. Khan
2019 BFS award-winning Ruth EJ Booth: Noise and Sparks
Vicki Jarrett: interview
SF Poetry: Rachel Plummer, Cardinal Cox, Chuck Von Nordheim
Plus Mark Toner’s Tales of the Beachcomber
Book Reviews
Shoreline of Infinity 15
Stories: DA D’Amico, EM Faulds, Tim Major, Callum McSorley, Tiffany Meuret, JG Sarmiento, Teika Marija Smits, Lidia Molina Whyte
Cymera Festival/Shoreline of Infinity Short fiction winners: Cleo Luna, Beth Nuttall
Gareth L Powell on Writing
Louise Welsh interview
Ruth EJ Booth: Noise and Sparks
SF Poetry: Angela Cleland, Peter King, Rachel Sambrooks
Plus Mark Toner’s Tales of the Beachcomber
Book Reviews
Shoreline of Infinity 14
Stories: Thomas Broderick, Rhiannon Grist, Cat Hellisen, Ken MacLeod, Andrew Reichard, Neil Williamson, Vicki Jarrett, Emma Levin, Alyssa Eckles, Eris Young
Poetry: FJ Bergmann, Harry Josephine Giles, Richard Stevenson
Ruth EJ Booth’s BSFA award shortlisted column “Noise and Sparks”
Pippa Goldschmidt on “The Future is already here”
Mark Toner’s Tales of the Beachcomber
SF Caledonia: Chris Kelso on Neil Williamson
Plus reviews
Event Horizon 12th December 2019 – Quiz Night and Flash Fiction Competition Results
Test your knowledge – it’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Quiz
Other Publications
The Chosen from the First Age
A taste of Shoreline of Infinity. Stories selected from the first 11 issues of the British Fantasy Society award winning magazine. Bo Balder – Shaker Look Gregg Chamberlain– APOCALYPSE BETA TEST...
Tales of the Beachcomber Volume 1
The Beachcomber's own comic, volume 1 features Gail Scott's first adventure "Who Is Mentor?" along with "Mutable Martians," "Where Have All The Time Machines Gone?" and "The Centenary Of Arthur...
Multiverse – an international anthology of science fiction poetry
Edited by Rachel Plummer and Russell Jones Come on a journey through time and space, viewing strange lives and meeting even stranger lifeforms from the darkest depths and brightest sparks...
Starfield – science fiction by Scottish writers
Stories and poems by: Angus MacVicar, Chris Boyce, David John Lee, Naomi Mitchison, Janice Galloway, Louise Turner, Angus McAllister, Edwin Morgan, Elsie Donald, William King, David Crooks, alburt plethora, Richard Hammersley,...
Shoreline of Infinity 11½ – Edinburgh International Science Festival Special Edition
Can Science Fiction Save Us? Jane Alexander, Charlie Jane Anders, Eric Brown, Anne Charnock, David L Clements, Leigh Harlen, Ian Hunter, Ken MacLeod, Tim Major, Paul McAuley, Colin McGuire, Megan Neumann, Jennifer R. Povey, Juliana Rew, Peter Roberts, Michael F Russell, Holly Schofield, Marge Simon, Guy Stewart, Adrian Tchaikovsky, JS...
Shoreline of Infinity – Edinburgh International Book Festival Special Edition
We have fantastic sci-fi stories, articles and poems from Pippa Goldschmidt, Adam Roberts, Ken MacLeod, Ada Palmer, Nalo Hopkinson, Charles Stross, Jo Walton and Jane Yolen (all of whom appeared...
The Folger Variation and Other Lies
The Folger Variation follows three interconnected lives throughout different strands of time. Pancake: Pancake Patterson is a former jazz musician who spends all his time roaming the seedy underbelly of...
Books and Publications
Scotland in Space
Creative Visions and Critical Reflections on Scotland’s Space Futures Edited by Deborah Scott and Simon Malpas With a foreword by Ken MacLeod Take a bunch of science fiction writers, scientists,...
A Practical Guide to the Resurrected
Medicine is advancing at a breakneck pace. Genome editing, lab-grown organs and advanced bionics are all on the horizon - our lives are going to change dramatically. We'll live longer,...
Watch The Signs! Watch The Signs!
Dragons, rockets, Vulcans, witches, scientists, authors and the Apocalypse – this book has it all. A handy reference of genuine British pub signs relating to science fiction, fantasy and horror,...
Shoreline news and updates
2019 Flash Fiction Competition: A Twist of Reality – The Shortlist
Here we go – the top 8 stories. Congratulations to all listed here. Next stop – 1 winner and 2...
2019 Flash Fiction Competition: A Twist of Reality – The Longlist
By crikey we’ve had some fun with this collection of stories. This year we chose a different approach to judging....
Scotland in Space
Take a bunch of science fiction writers, scientists, humanists and artists, and throw them into a room. Give them a...
Darling Grace in The Forgotten and the Fantastical 5
If the Editor of Shoreline of Infinity can be allowed a few moments to broadcast some personal news, I’m delighted...
Book launch for Scotland in Space
Scotland has big plans for its space industry in the next decade: opening Europe’s first orbital spaceport, expanding further its...
Latest Reviews
Origamy – Rachel Armstrong
Origamy by Rachel Armstrong Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: NewCon Press Reviewed by Steve Ironside There’s a point in every good roller-coaster ride where the anticipation gives way to acquiescence – that...
Worlds and Beings – The Romanian Cultural Institute
Worlds and Beings – Romanian Contemporary Science Fiction Stories Reviewed by Eris Young Worlds and Beings, published in 2015 by the Romanian Cultural Institute, is a large collection by any...
The Unicorn Anthology (ed. Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman)
The Unicorn Anthology (ed. Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman) Tachyon Publications Reviewed by: Lucy Powell A collection of short stories all in some ways about unicorns, this anthology offers...