Interzone 216

The new issue of Interzone is here, including the results of the 2007 Readers' Poll.

As you already know, my story "Ack-Ack Macaque" came first in the poll, closely followed by stories from Grace Dugan and Alastair Reynolds.

Included with the results in the magazine this year are a selection of comments from the voters. There were a couple of complimentary ones about "Ack-Ack Macaque" - and only one negative one, which made me laugh out loud because it described the characters as "petty and unpleasant hipsters".

Coming first in this poll means a great deal to me, as it was my ambition for many years to sell a story to Interzone, and I'm absolutely delighted that now I've had two featured in the magazine, both have enjoyed an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from the readership.