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Brian Stableford "The Last Chocolate Bar and the Majesty of Truth: Reflections on the Concept of `Hardness' in Science Fiction" (pt. 1). . . . . . page 1Joe Sanders, "`Men's Wild Behavior': Michael Bishop's Ancient of Days". . . . . . . page 1
The Scream Factory full-page ad. . . . .page 2
Suzy McKee Charnas Read This. . . . page 5
Justine Larbalestier on R. A. MacAvoy's The Belly of the Wolf. . . . . . . .page 6
Darrell Schweitzer on Michael Cadnum's The Horses of the Night. . . . . . . page 7
John Crowley Read This. . . . . . . page 10
John Clute on Melissa Scott's Trouble and Her Friends. . . .page 12
Nicola Griffith on Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. . page 13
Leonard Rysdyk on Sean Stewart's Passion Play. . . .page 14
Stefan Dziemianowicz on Stefan Grabinski's The Dark Domain. page 15
Larry Niven on Marshall T. Savage's The Millenial Project. .page 16
Gwyneth Jones, "The North Wind Read This". . . .page 17
L. W. Currey quarter-page ad. . . . page 18
Anne D. Jordan on Alison Lurie's (ed.) The Oxford Book of Fairy Tales and on Ellen Datlow's and Terri Windling's (eds.) Snow White, Blood Red. . . . . . . .page 19
Dennis Lien L.O.C. on Star Trek. . . . .page 20
Darrell Schweitzer L.O.C. on Star Trek. . . . . page 20
John J. Ordover L.O.C. on Star Trek. . . . .page 21
Ray Davis L.O.C. on criticism. . . . . .page 21
Arthur Byron Cover L.O.C. on D. Broderick. . . .page 21
Sherry Coldsmith L.O.C. on Art Cover's review. . . .page 22
Bryan Cholfin L.O.C. addendum to last L.O.C. . .page 22
Joseph T. Mayhew L.O.C. on Lupoff's review. . . page 22
Kit Reed L.O.C. on feminist Sf. . . . . page 22
Joe Sanders L.O.C. on `The Cold Equations'. . . page 23
Sam Moskowitz L.O.C. on `The Cold Equations'. . page 23
Correction to Gene Wolfe review. . . . .page 23
Editorial: "World Reduction in SF". . . . . page 24