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''Albedo One'' is an Irish horror, fantasy and science fiction magazine founded in 1993 and currently published by Albedo One Productions. ==Overview== ''Albedo One'' is widely regarded as the successor to the defunct Irish science fiction magazine ''FTL'', which was originally published by the (also now-defunct) Irish Science Fiction Association.〔Albedo One, Decade One (An honourable draw), ''Phoenix Convention, 27th-28th September, 2003, Official Program'', 2003〕 ''FTL'' was itself a successor of the Irish magazine ''Gateway''. ''Albedo One'' is often credited as holding the position of the "longest running Irish magazine of speculative fiction" 〔(Review of Albedo One issue 25 in TRS2 - The Review Site )〕 and has been billed as "Ireland's answer to ''Interzone''." 〔(Review of ''Albedo One'' issue 34 )〕 From issue 1, 1993, to issue 12, 1996, ''Albedo One'' was published by Tachyon Productions and was in an A5 size format. From issue 13, 1996, the magazine moved to a larger A4 format and was published by Albedo One Productions. The move to new publisher and format was motivated, according to the editors, "in an effort to gain better distribution, more advertising and put a little jizz into the magazine.".〔Editorial, ''Albedo One'' issue 12, 1996〕 ''Albedo One'' currently publishes original (i.e. previously unpublished) stories from Irish, European and International authors. Its focus on Irish authors has often been noted by reviewers,〔(Review of ''Albedo One'' issue 30 in SF Crowsnest )〕 but publication of non-Irish authors is not excluded as with some national genre magazines, and the magazine is "primarily interested in good writing".〔 The magazine states 〔(Albedo One Writer's Guidelines )〕 that its "definition of what constitutes SF, horror and fantasy is extremely broad" and that it likes "to see material which pushes at the boundaries", a fact that has been remarked upon by readers and reviewers.〔(Review of Albedo One issue 34 in Horrorscope )〕 In this respect, one reviewer stated that "Any magazine that encourages both new writers and readers to range more widely, deserves encouragement." 〔(Review of Albedo One issue 30 in SF Crowsnest )〕 The magazine currently appears in print and electronic pdf format approximately two to three times per year. Stories published in each issue generally range from 2000 to 8000 words in length,〔 though in practise published stories sometimes fall outside these lengths. The magazine also publishes in each issue an interview with a well-known genre author, in addition to book reviews and a (recently sporadic) letters column under the heading "Ugly Chickens" 〔As in ''Albedo One'' issue 29, 2004〕 after the famous story "The Ugly Chickens" by genre author Howard Waldrop. The editors of the magazine have stated that aside from the fiction, they feel that non-fiction content "lends a magazine its identity." 〔Editorial, ''Albedo One'' issue 11, 1996.〕 The magazine also features an irregular article or opinion piece by anonymous authors writing under the name of Severian, after a character made famous in the writing of genre author Gene Wolfe. These columns are often noted for their "opinionated" 〔(Review of ''Albedo One'' issue 17, 1998 )〕 or controversial stance on genre matters,〔(Review of Albedo One issue 33 in SF Crowsnest )〕 with that in issue 31 of ''Albedo One'' being described as "a deliberately provocative rant" by one reviewer.〔(Review of Albedo One issue 31 in SF Crowsnest )〕 In 1996 the editors offered an open invitation, stating that "If you feel strongly about anything and want to let us and the readers know, you too can don the mightly mantle of Severian." 〔Editorial, ''Albedo One'' issue 12, 1996.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albedo One」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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