Current Issue

This is Issue #69 of Salon Futura. Here are the contents:


  • Cover: Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour: This issue's cover is from Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour (The story of a visit to the planet Mars.) by Charles Dixon (Bliss, Sands & Co , 1895). The artist is Arthur Layard.

  • Written on the Dark: A new Guy Gavriel Kay book is on the way. Does Cheryl love it? Of course she does.

  • Loka: S B Divya's follow-up to Meru is every bit as thoughtful as its predecessor

  • Future’s Edge: Gareth L Powell's latest novel is fast-paced and full of ideas

  • Mediaeval Women: Having been to the exhibition, Cheryl reviews the book of the exhibition

  • Navigational Entanglements: This novella from Aliette de Bodard is all about love between women, and so much more

  • The Tusks of Extinction: Ray Nayler brings the mammoth back from extinction, but this book is not just about people being chased by dangerous prehistoric animals.

  • The Many Selves of Katherine North: A review from a few years back that nicely compliments to Ray Nayler book

  • The Wild Robot: Lots of air travel, so much media, so little worth watching...

  • The War of the Rohirrim: Despite its feminist themes, Cheryl is less than impressed with the latest Lord of the Rings movie

  • Editorial – March 2025: Yes, this is a bit late. Cheryl was away in Canada.