What the reviewers are saying...
Horrorscope's review of issue 30:
ASIM celebrates five years of continuous publication with one of its
strongest and most even issues to date. Issue editor Robbie Matthews
recaptures the magazine's initial intentions for fun, entertaining
speculative fiction with nine new stories that are light in tone but rich in
story. The fiction here is ASIM at its very best: with stories written with
entertainment in mind that don't fall into the common trappings of cheap
gags or preachy morals (a common fault of some stories in past issues). The
end result is a collection of fun bedside tales and the perfect anti-dote
for all those serious sci-fi warnings of doom and gloom.
From Angela Slatter's ASIF! review of issue 29:
We are in a small, antipodean pond and this is a fine, home-grown
publication.
From Lorraine Cormack's ASIF! review of issue 16:
..a thoroughly enjoyable issue with very high quality stories.
From Bryn Sparks' ASIF! review of issue 20:
Consistently well written stories true to the editor's stated intentions of
putting together a collection of specfic not taking itself too seriously.
And isn't that the flight mission of the entire Andromeda Spaceways Inflight
Magazine collective?
From Mari Ness's ASIF! review of issue 19:
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine satisfies an old love of mine for well
plotted speculative fiction. Issue 19 continues the magazine's tradition of
recreating the feel of the greatest of the old pulp magazines, and does it
well. Strict "literary" types may sniff that the 'zine fails to produce
innovative fiction, but for those looking for sheer plot and fun, this is
the place to look.
From Horrorscope's review of issue 25:
..issue 25 shows a magazine that has grown from "joke fiction" to biting
satire and social comment.
From IROSF's review of issue 13:
Andromeda Spaceways is always chock-a-block full of science fiction from the
fun to the absurd.
From IROSF's review of issue 16:
I read most of this story on the bus, where I frequently burst out in
laughter.
"Payne has brought together a varied and captivating group of stories, making an issue which is enjoyable from cover to cover." Tangent Online
"The thirteenth issue of ASIM strikes me as one of their best ever - and that's saying a lot..." Paul Di Filippo, Asimov's March 2005
"Impressively regular." - Rich Horton, Locus Magazine
"I love the concept.... Ah, if only the airline I'm flying today provided such interesting material to thumb through during my flight." - Paul J. Iutzi, Tangent Short Fiction Review, Issue 16
"Whimsy is what's on the menu, and it is served piping hot in ten short stories." - Phil Soletsky, Tangent Short Fiction Review, Issue 15
"Light fare is often what makes Andromeda Spaceways such a pleasure to receive.", "...it's really good!", and "Highly recommended!" - BlueJack, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
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