Latest Releases
Shoreline of Infinity 18
Spotlight on BAME science fiction
New stories from: Feng Gooi, Tobi Ogundiran, Prashanth Srivatsa, K.M. McKenzie, Asith Pallemulla, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Zen Cho
SF poetry from: Jeda Pearl, Mandisi Nkomo, Robert René Galván
Guest Editors:
Tendai Huchu and Raman Mundair
The History of Japanese Science Fiction: from the 1930s to 2010s
The Dangers of Expectation in African Speculative Fiction
Book Reviews
Shoreline of Infinity 17
New stories from: Bo Balder, S.A.M. Rundell, Brian M. Milton, dave ring, Jeremy Nelson, Peyman Saremian, Raymond W Gallacher
Winners of the 2019 Flash Fiction Competition: Simon Fung, Emma Levin, Anna Ziegelhof
Poetry: Frederick Pollack, Laura Watts, Emma Levin
Ruth EJ Booth – award winning column Noise and Sparks
Chris Beckett – interview and a wee extract from Beneath the World, a Sea
SF Caledonia: J.T. McIntosh
Mark Toner – Tales of the Beachcomber
Special Treat: Russell Jones’ Prime Jokes
Book Reviews
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
In conversation: Nailah King and Chimedum Ohaegbu
Surveillancing the Future
A chat about sci-fi technologies, surveillance, the bias and discrimination of technologies with Nailah King and Chimedum Ohaegbu
8pm, Thursday 27th August 2020
Other Publications
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 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,...
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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,...
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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,...
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Shoreline of Infinity 18 out now – spotlight on BAME science fiction
It has been a tough few months, but the work by the Shoreline team has borne fruit – Shoreline of...
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Flash Fiction Competition for Shoreline of Infinity Readers 2020
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch...
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T.L. Huchu in conversation with Chikodili Emelumadu
Emelumadu and Huchu will be discussing their love of African monsters, the weird, and the craft of writing dope SFF.
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Event Horizon Online Live! 8pm 6th June 2020
Launching Shoreline of Infinity 18: Spotlight on BAME SF writers Live performances from… Music: Fadzai Mandaza Prose: Zen Cho, Asith...
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Submissions Open
Submissions Open for May! Cheer us up with your finest science fiction prose.
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One Love Chigusa by Soji Shimada
One 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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The Plague Stones by James Brogden
The Plague Stones James Brogden Titan Books, 419 pages Review by Benjamin Thomas James Brogden’s The Plague Stones is a gothic world of horror and history. The novel follows...
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Cognition by Jacques St-Malo
Cognition Jacques St-Malo 342 pages Ballista Press: 2019 Review by Megan Turney Jacques St-Malo’s Cognition is a near-future technothriller revolving around the micro and macro consequences of a society...
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