Shoreline of Infinity 5

Shoreline of Infinity 5

Iain Maloney

Iain Maloney

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 bender, Parabolic Puzzles.And finally, we meet Sara Julia's friend, who has featured on the cover of Shoreline of Infinity Issues 2 - 5. Well you will if you order yourself a copy...StoriesThe Revolution Will Be Catered—Iain MaloneyNeme—Jack SchoutenPossible Side Effects—Adam ConnorsNothing to Fear—Nat NewmanPerennials—Daniel RosenIncoming—Thomas ClarkOverkill—Rob ButlerWhen...
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First Time Solo

First Time Solo

Iain Maloney

Iain Maloney

A distinctive debut novel by a mature new voice sheds light on a previously neglected aspect of war, its casualties and victims, and those forces unleashed by a conflict that changed the world forever It's 1943 and Jack Devine, a farmer's son from the rural North of Scotland, is finally called up to the RAF. Jack dreams of becoming a pilot, breaking hearts, and returning home a hero. The realities of training are very different, with boredom, bullying, and casual violence the norm. Drawn together by a love of jazz music, Jack makes friends with Terry, a worldly Welshman dabbling in the black market; Joe, a fellow Scot and aggressive anti-fascist; and the public school educated Clive. The group form a jazz band to surprising acclaim and for a while an alternative future to that preordained for each seems possible. But the initial camaraderie soon gives way to simmering resentment as age-old tensions resurface. When one of the four dies in a suspicious flying accident, another in...
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