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Jessica A. Salmonson, "Amazon Heroic Fantasy: A Critical Overview". . . . . . . page 1Frank Dietz, "Everyperson in Nowhereland: Characters in Contemporary American Utopias". . . . .page 1
Tor full-page ad Castleview . . . . .page 2
Bryan Cholfin on Semiotext(e) SF. . . . page 5
Gordon Van Gelder on Michael Bishop's Nebula Awards 24. . . . . . . . .page 6
Mike Resnick Read This. . . . . . . page 7
Paul Williams, "Fever" by Little Willie John. . page 9
Gwyneth Jones, "Woman with a Sword". . . . .page 10
Suzy McKee Charnas "The Problem of Inadequate Amazons". . . . . . . .page 11
Greg Cox on Peter David's Howling Mad and S. P. Somtow's Moon Dance . . . . . . . page 11
Donald G. Keller on Ellen Kushner's Thomas the Rhymer . . . .page 13
L. W. Currey ad. . . . . . .page 13
Lenny Bailes Read This. . . . . . . page 14
Charles Platt, "Quantum Fiction: A Blueprint for Avoiding Literary Obsolescence". . . . . . . page 15
Alexei Panshin, "As I was Saying". . . . . .page 16
Gordon Van Gelder, "That Only a Novel Could Tell". . . .page 17
Rob Swigart, "NITS and DRITS". . . . . .page 17
Robert Killheffer on Judith Tarr's Ars Magica . . . .page 18
Springer-Verlag Fractals 1/2 page ad. . . . page 20
Richard Terra on Stanislaw Lem's Eden . . . . . .page 21
Paul Williams, "'I've Had It' by the Bell Notes". . page 22
Minicon full-page ad. . . . . . page 23
Editorial: "Days of Miracles and Wonders". . . .page 24