Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017

by Dawn Vogel (Editor), Jeremy Zimmerman (Editor), Maureen Bowden

Wing removal from tooth fairies, discoveries of insect history, and Romantic poetry written by automatons. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book.

Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017 collects thirteen tales from the fictional worlds of mad science. For the discerning mad scientist reader, there are also pieces of fiction from Constance Flux, Shanan Winters, and Bobby Riahi. Readers will also find other resources for the budding mad scientist, including an advice column, horoscopes, and other brief messages from mad scientists.

Authors featured in this volume also include Marnie Azzarelli, Caroline von Schmalensee, Sarina Dorie, Dantzel Cherry, Edward Newton, Maureen Bowden, Hamilton Perez, Judith Field, E. B. Fischadler, Bobby O'Rourke, Rebecca Siân Pyne, Jon Hartless, Stuart Webb, Amanda Partridge, Andrew Browning, Andy Brown, Kate Elizabeth, and Torrey Podmajersky. Cover art and layout by Luke Spooner.

164 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2017

Reviews

[AJ Wentz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I may be slightly biased, as some of my flash fiction appears in this volume, but Mad Scientist Journal is one of my favorite speculative fiction magazines to read. The stories collected in this volume range from quirky and fun to eerie and heart-wrenching. If you enjoy soft SF written by thoughtful artists, I heartily recommend MSJ (especially this volume).