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The Third Alternative [#20, 1999] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.00, 66pp, A4, cover by David Checkley) 4 · Editorial · Andy Cox · ed 6 · Gibbons · Brian Ruckley · ss; illustrated by Wendy Down 13 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 14 · Michael Moorcock: Confronting the Grand Consumer · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 18 · Nightside · Liz Williams · ss; illustrated by David Checkley 22 · Your Letters · [The Readers] · lc 24 · Starlight · Tim Lees · ss; illustrated by David Checkley 30 · We Have Fed You All for a Thousand Years · Mat Coward · ss 34 · Solomon Brothers Inc · James Harris · ss; illustrated by David Checkley 38 · The Review · [Various] · rc 42 · The Real Winston · Ian Watson · ss The Book of Ian Watson, Ziesing 1985; illustrated by Roddy Williams 48 · Cornered: Long, Long Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. · Peter Crowther · cl 50 · Two in the Multiverse · James Van Pelt · ss 54 · The Poetry of Flesh · Mike O’Driscoll · mr [David Cronenberg] 61 · The Rain · Alexander Glass · ss; illustrated by Wendy Down

The Third Alternative [#21, 1999] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.00, 68pp, A4, cover by Wendy Down) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Editorial · Andy Cox · ed 5 · The Artists · Steven Lawler · bg 6 · Gallery of the Eighth Day · Christopher East · ss; illustrated by David Checkley 14 · The Talking Dog & The Walking Shadow [Jonathan Carroll] · David Matthew · iv 18 · Twilight at Djemaa El Fna · Sten Westgard · ss 24 · Crowther’s Corner · Peter Crowther · cl 26 · Our Lady of the Beetle · Glen Dennis · ss; illustrated by David Checkley 30 · The Illusion of Life · Andrew Hook · ss; illustrated by Steven Lawler 36 · The Review · [Various] · rc _41 · Justina Robson on Silver Screen · Rosanne Rabinowitz · iv _43 · Kim Newman on Life’s Lottery · David Matthew · iv 44 · Hello Darkness · Mike O’Driscoll · ss; illustrated by Roddy Williams 51 · In Space, No One Can Hear You Cream [Part 1 of 4] · Rob Kirbyson · cs 52 · Chicken Little, Ten to Lifer · Pras Stillman · ss; illustrated by Steven Lawler 54 · Over the Edge: Hong Kong Genre Cinema · Tony Lee · cl 59 · The Letters · [The Readers] · lc 60 · Intimate Insights · Yvonne Navarro · ss; illustrated by Wendy Down 66 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl

The Third Alternative [#22, 2000] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.00, 68pp, A4, cover by Steven Lawler) Includes eight page pamphlet containing “The Expanding Woman” by Rhys Hughes. 4 · Editorial · Andy Cox · ed 6 · On Probation · Alexander Glass · ss 11 · In Space, No One Can Hear You Cream [Part 2 of 4] · Rob Kirbyson · cs 12 · William Gibson: Feasts of Static · David Mathew · iv 16 · The Numbers of the Dead · Sten Westgard · ss 24 · Crowther’s Corner · Peter Crowther · cl 26 · The Blue Magnolia · Tony Ballantyne · ss 30 · The Review · [Various] · rc 38 · Fugitive Spirit · Rosanne Rabinowitz · ss 44 · The Seven Wonders of the Modern World · Jason Gould · ss 50 · Ed Wood: The Triumph of Failure · Desmond Knight · ar [Edward D. Wood, Jr.] 57 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 58 · Spirit Dance · Douglas Smith · nv Tesseracts6, ed. Robert J. Sawyer & Carolyn Clink, Tesseract 1997 ins. · The Expanding Woman · Rhys Hughes · ss

The Third Alternative [#23, 2000] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.25, 68pp, A4, cover by Mike Bohatch) 4 · Editorial · Andy Cox · ed 6 · GIFCO · M. John Harrison · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss 1992 15 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 16 · Something About a Sunday Night · Charles M. Saplak · vi 17 · Xenos Beach · Graham Joyce · ss 23 · In Space, No One Can Hear You Cream [Part 3 of 4] · Rob Kirbyson · cs 24 · Peter Straub: Dancing Architecture · David Mathew · iv 30 · The Arcana of Maps · Jessica Reisman · ss 36 · Crowther’s Corner · Peter Crowther · cl 38 · Green to Blue · Brian Howell · ss 42 · The Review · [Various] · rc 52 · Copying Cannibals · Mark Morris · ss 62 · Dennis Potter: Personal Mythmaking · Roger Keen · pi [Dennis Potter]

The Third Alternative [#24, 2000] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.25, 68pp, A4, cover by Chad Michael Ward) 3 · The Correspondent · John Paul Catton · ms 6 · Straight to Hell · Paul J. McAuley · ss 13 · In Space, No One Can Hear You Cream [Part 4 of 4] · Rob Kirbyson · cs 14 · The Frequency of You · Christopher Kenworthy · ss 20 · Postcards from Coup Land: Douglas Coupland Interviewed · Dan Coxton · iv 23 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 24 · Somme-Nambula · Allen Ashley · ss 32 · The Review · [Various] · rc 46 · The World Stops · Christopher East · ss 48 · The Lonely Ones · Alexander Glass · ss 52 · Federico Fellini: The Circus Is in Town · Tim Lees · ss 58 · Firmament · Charlee Jacob · ss

The Third Alternative [#25, 2000] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.25, 68pp, A4, cover by Robert Sindermann) 6 · Excuse the Unusual Approach · Conrad Williams · ss 15 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 16 · Everybody’s Crazy in the West · Tim Lees · ss 20 · Watching China: An Interview with China Mieville [China Miéville] · Tony Mileman · iv 24 · Beneath the Drops · Lynda E. Rucker · ss 32 · Just Between Us · Ryan Van Cleave · ss 36 · The Review · [Various] · rc 48 · Contracting Iris · Sten Westgard · ss 54 · Crowther’s Corner · Peter Crowther · cl 56 · Bohemian Dreams: The Films of Jan Svankmajer · Alec Worley · ar [Jan Svankmajer] 60 · Violent Cities, Quiet Towns and Settled Homes · Simon Avery · ss

The Third Alternative [#26, 2001] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.25, 68pp, A4, cover by David Ho) 6 · Of Blood and Earth · Danith McPherson · ss 16 · Burma Skyway · Antony Mann · ss 22 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 24 · James Lovegrove: Foreign Hopes & Day-Long Gaps [David Lovegrove] · David Mathew · iv 28 · Running · David Lovegrove · ss 30 · In the Pineal Colony · Glen Dennis · ss 36 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 38 · Head in the Clouds: The Films of Michael Powell · Roger Keen · ar [Michael Powell] 44 · All Cats Are Grey · Simon Ings · ss 48 · The Necropolis Line · Alexander Glass · ss 53 · The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#27, 2001] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.25, 68pp, A4) fc. · [photo] · Troy Paiva · cv 6 · Shadows · Mike O’Driscoll · ss 16 · The Lost District · Joel Lane · ss 22 · Luke Rhinehart: The Gospel According to Luke · Peter Tennant · iv 27 · Bridget Jones in Space · Allen Ashley · ex 28 · Esthra, Shadows, Glass, Silence · Robert Guffey · ss 32 · The Virtual Menagerie · Andrew Hook · ss 36 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 38 · In the Zone: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky · Tim Lees · ar [Andrei Tarkovsky] 42 · Raiders · Paul Meloy · ss 50 · Shite-Hawks · Muriel Gray · ss 54 · Muriel Gray: The Nature of Dirt · David Mathew · iv 57 · The Review · Simon Clark · br

The Third Alternative [#28, Autumn 2001] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.75, 68pp, A4, cover by Shannon Hourigan) 6 · Homeground · Tim Lees · ss 14 · Rituals, Auguries & Finding the Right Dance Steps [Graham Joyce] · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 20 · Laying on Hands · Martin Simpson · ss 26 · Working Push-Out · James Van Pelt · ss 30 · Out of Water · Pras Stillman · ss 34 · Burning Man · Ryan Van Cleave · ss 40 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 42 · Rooting for the Monster: The Films of Tim Burton · Philip Raines · ar [Tim Burton] 48 · Violin Road · Alexander Glass · ss 55 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 56 · By Her Hand, She Draws You Down · Douglas Smith · ss 59 · The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#29, 2002] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.75, 68pp, A4, cover by Bob Libby) Reviewing: New Rules of Engagement · Peter Tennant · ar 6 · Open the Box · Andrew Humphrey · ss 14 · Song for Edna · Barry Fishler · ss 18 · Jeff Lint Profile · Steve Aylett · bg 18 · Steve Aylett interview · Iain Emsley · iv 22 · That Jellyfish Man Keeps A-Rollin · Leslie What · ss 28 · Vital Signs: M. John Harrison interviewed · David Mathew · iv 32 · The Life to Come · Tim Lees · ss 38 · Going Back · Tony Richards · ss 40 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 42 · The Cabinet of Dreams: The films of the Brothers Quay · Mark Beech · ar 48 · Some Help from Stanley · Charlie Williams · ss 54 · Watch the Pretty Girls, Kid · Jay Lake · ss 56 · The Weird Ways · SD Tullis · ss

The Third Alternative [#30, Spring (July 31) 2002] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.75, 68pp, A4, cover by Peter Gric) 6 · Amber Rain · Neil Williamson · ss 12 · Ambiguities and Hauntings: Mark Morris interviewed · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 16 · The Subliminal Son · Douglas Lain · ss 24 · A Free Man · Ian Watson · nv 33 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 34 · Tales of the Golden Legend · Robert Wexler · ss 38 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 40 · “Does It Look Wacky Enough?” The films of the Coen Brothers · Philip Raines · ar 46 · Care in the Continuum · Paul Meloy · ss 52 · The Edge of England · Christopher Kenworthy · ss 60 · From Hell and Back: Alan Moore Interviewed [Part 1 of 2] · Tim Lees · iv 63 · The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#31, Summer 2002] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.75, 68pp, A4, cover by David Ho) Guest Editorial · Claude Lalumière · ed 6 · The Routine · Gala Blau · ss 14 · Not to Mention the Burritos: Michael Marshall Smith interviewed · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 20 · The Machine · Conrad Williams · ss 24 · Putting Away Childish Things · John Aegard · ss 31 · Japan’s Dark Lanterns: The Shadows Beneath the Rising Sun · John Paul Catton · cl 34 · The Green Man · Christopher Fowler · ss 40 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 42 · Visions of Alternative Realities: The films of Peter Weir · Gary Couzens · ar [Peter Weir] 46 · One Box of Books · Mat Coward · ss 50 · The Producer · Steve Mohn · ss 56 · From Hell and Back: Alan Moore Interviewed [Part 2 of 2] · Tim Lees · iv 58 · Jeffrey Ford interviewed · Jeff Topham · iv The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#32, Autumn 2002] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.50, 72pp, A4, cover by Richard Marchand) 6 · Wooden Horse · John Grant · nv 18 · Soul Mining in the Midlands: Mark Chadbourn Interviewed · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 22 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 24 · De Fortuna · Brian Hodge · ss 30 · The Hard Copy · Joel Lane · ss 34 · Non-Existent Cats · Tony Richards · ss 38 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 40 · King of Twilight: The Films of Guy Maddin · Derek Hill · ar [Guy Maddin] 44 · The Coventry Boy · Graham Joyce · nv 56 · Favourite Colour Black: Neil Gaiman Interviewed · Iain Emsley · iv 59 · Japan’s Dark Lanterns: The Shadows Beneath the Rising Sun · John Paul Catton · cl 60 · The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#33, Winter 2003] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.95, 68pp+, A4, cover by Pascal Blanché) 6 · With Acknowledgements to Sun Tzu · Brian Hodge · nv 14 · Immigrants · Mary Soon Lee · ss 18 · Commander Calex Killed · Brian Aldiss · ss 18 · From Teratology to Terrorism [Brian W. Aldiss] · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 24 · The Chance Walker · Lynda E. Rucker · ss 32 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 34 · De Palma’s Way: The Films of Brian De Palma · Mike Sutton · ar [Brian De Palma] 39 · Japan’s Dark Lanterns: The Shadows Beneath the Rising Sun · John Paul Catton · cl 40 · Leon Is Dead · Simon Avery · ss 50 · Fleeing Sanctuary · John Aegard · ss 55 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 56 · Crow Man · Sarah Singleton · ss 60 · Graham Joyce Interviewed · Sandy Auden · iv 60 · The Review · [Various] · rc

The Third Alternative [#34, Spring 2003] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.95, 68pp+, A4, cover by Richard Marchand) 6 · Finisterre · Patrick Samphire · ss 12 · Fathoming the Riddle: Alan Wall Interviewed · Andy Hegecock · iv 12 · The Legality of Dreams · Alan Wall · ss 20 · Li Ketsuwan · Eric Brown · ss 25 · Japan’s Dark Lanterns: The Shadows Beneath the Rising Sun · John Paul Catton · cl 26 · Babies · Leslie What · ss 31 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 32 · New Life · James Sallis · ss 34 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 36 · Violent Alchemy: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky · Jaspre Bark · ar [Alejandro Jodorowsky] 40 · Don’t Touch the Blackouts · Paul Meloy · ss 44 · The Anti-Fan · Tim Lees · ss 50 · In the Darkening Green · Mike O’Driscoll · ss

The Third Alternative [#35, Summer 2003] ed. Andy Cox (TTA Press, £3.95, 68pp+, A4, cover by David Ho) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Long Live the New Weird · China Miéville · ed 6 · All Our Heroes Are Bastards · Jay Lake · ss; illustrated by Rob Middleton 15 · The Dodo Has Landed · Allen Ashley · cl 16 · John Connolly: Haunting Hybrids & the Stuff Between the Lines · Andrew Hedgecock · iv 20 · The Butterflies of Memory · Ian Watson · ss; illustrated by Phil Wrigglesworth 27 · Japan’s Dark Lanterns: An Examination of the Shadows Beneath the Rising Sun · John Paul Catton · cl 28 · Cure · Christopher Kenworthy · ss; illustrated by Bill McConkey 34 · Electric Darkness · Christopher Fowler · mr 36 · The Nature of Stone · Alexander Glass · ss; illustrated by Joachim Luetke 46 · Zoster Searches · Glen Dennis · ss; illustrated by Chris Nurse 55 · The Review · [Various] · rc _55 · Roger Levy Interviewed · Sandy Auden · iv _58 · James Lovegrove on Untied Kingdom · Tony Mileman · iv _62 · Liz Williams on The Poison Master · Sarah Singleton · iv _64 · Ian R. MacLeod on The Light Ages · Jeff Topham · iv