[Interzone 244] • Interzone 244 Jan - Feb 2013

Books reviewed in this Jan/Feb 2013 issue are

THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON by Saladin Ahmed plus author interview, NEXUS by Ramez Naam, BEDLAM by Christopher Brookmyre, STEAMPUNK III Edited by Ann Vandermeer, TAKEN by Benedict Jacka, ORIGIN by J.T. Brannan, HELIX WARS by Eric Brown, IN OTHER WORLDS by Margaret Atwood, THE CORPSE-RAT KING by Lee Battersby, THE CREATIVE FIRE by Brenda Cooper and JAGANNATH by Karin Tidbeck plus author interview

Movies reviewed in this issue are

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2

DVD movies reviewed in this issue are

DEATH WATCH

THE ARRIVAL OF WANG

THE CASTLE

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

U.F.O.

CONTINUUM

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