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David G. Hartwell, "Hard Science Fiction". . . .page 1Brian Stableford on Brian Attebery and Ursula K. Le Guin's (eds.) The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990. . . . . . .page 1
ArmadilloCon 15 full-page ad. . . . page 2
NYRSF Readings at Dixon Place quarter-page ad. . . .page 5
John Clute on Nancy Kress's Beggars in Spain. . page 7
Michael Swanwick, "Corrupting the Mainstream". . . .page 9
Gordon Van Gelder Read This. . . . .page 11
Alexander Jablokov on Jack Vance's Throy. . . . page 13
David Alexander Smith on Megan Lindholm's Alien Earth. . . .page 14
Howard V. Hendrix on Gwyneth Jones's White Queen. . page 15
Lois Tilton on Tanith Lee's Dark Dance and Melanie Tem's Wilding. . . . . . page 17
Keneth L. Houghton on Lou Aronica, Amy Stout, and Betsy Mitchell's (eds.) Full Spectrum 3. . . . .page 18
L. W. Currey quarter-page ad. . . . page 19
Stefan Dziemianowicz on Richard Matheson's 7 Steps to Midnight and Richard Christian Matheson's Created By. . page 21
Michael Swanwick, "Involution Ocean". . . . page 22
Editorial: "Virtual Light on the Highway: Smokey and the Bandit in Cyberspace". . . . . . page 24