Editorial – March 2026

This issue has acquired something of a Bronze Age theme. It all began when Natasha Pulley’s book got the the top of my TBR pile. Given it’s Trojan War theme, I figured I should do Edith Hall’s book too. Then Timmi Duchamp asked me if I would like an ARC of the new Vonda McIntyre. And with all that on the go, I had little choice but to add the Anna Smith Spark.

The stories in the Mabinogi are not specifically Bronze Age. They were written down in mediaeval times. But the oral traditions might date back that far.

Star Trek Academy is definitely not set in the Bronze Age, but the academy’s starship is called the USS Athena.

Which leaves only K-Pop Demon Hunters, for which I have no Bronze Age connection whatsoever. But they are loveable so I have no regrets.

Meanwhile Eastercon is almost upon us. I have seven new books to launch, and four panels to do. Full details over on my blog. One of the panels I am doing is about fanzines, so I will be talking a lot about Salon Futura. I hope to see some of you there.