This anthology is the one I always hoped we'd get around to. Anyone that knows me knows that robots are my favourite science fiction concept. So this theme was as inevitable as the creation of the first self aware automaton. Oh. Sorry, we've not built that yet. Have we ? British Small Press superstars Accent UK offer up their latest top-notch and eagerly anticipated anthology, edited by Dave West and Colin Mathieson and featuring a host of tales by some terrific writers and artists (plus a front cover by Andy Bloor):
Divinity, Existence and Toast, Art and Story by Benjamin Dickson
Robot, Art by Andy Bloor, Story by Kieron Gillen,
The Creator, Art by Leonie O'Moore, Story by Tony Hitchman
Tiger, Tiger, Art by Garry Brown, Story by Owen Johnson
Enbies, Art by Iain Laurie, Story by Jon Ayre
Karakuri, Art and Story by Crispian Woolford, Script by Ian Dowson
Job Satisfaction, Art by Nolan Worthington, Story by Jon Ayre
Survival of the Fittest, Art by Manoel Magalhães, Story by Phil Rigby
Teruo, Art by Marleen Lowe, Story by Paul Bowles
Accent UK, paperback, 204 pages, published June 2008