The latest issue of SFX is guest edited by author Terry Pratchett - here are his opening words

More book coverage than ever! That’s right, for three months SFX is including , such as our ambitious list of the top 100 authors who’ve shaped SF. Look out for the dedicated section starting in issue 196 and follow the little badges throughout the mag. We’re generously supported by and if you want to buy any of the books you’ve read about in this issue, we recommend , either in store or online. But of course the big news is that , author of many much-loved novels, has participated in the creation of this issue. Here's a brief excerpt from his introduction:

; but nevertheless I✨ was happy to agree to have Amy on the cover and an interview with Karen Gillan. But fortunately I was able to persuade them to run features on Blade Runner and my favourite PC game Oblivion𒁃: The Elder Scrolls.

"You will also find a feature on the Mob Films adaptation of Going Postal. I have to say that Mob are getting better at Discworld with every movie. Sometimes they miss a detail, but they really make a wonderful effort to get it right and the clacks system they built is everything I could have hoped🌳 for. Unfortunately, the whole effect is totally ruined by some amateur actor they allowed in at the last minute. They did the same thing in the previous two. You are allowed to boo him.

"Look out for notes from me dotted throughout the issue, where I&rsqu🌺o;ve felt the need to stick my oar in and tell the team what they should be doing. If you like what you read this month, it was down to me. If you don’t like what you see, then it was SFX’s fault and you should send your hate mail to the usual place. I do."

Terry Pratchett

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