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Jim Baen’s Universe [v1 #5, February 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories War Stories · Elizabeth Bear · ss A Stranger in Paradise · Edward M. Lerner · ss Demonstration Day · Ian Creasey · ss Oceans of the Mind Fll 2003 I Could’ve Done Better · Gregory Benford & David Brin · ss Marklord Pete · Wil McCarthy · ss Fantasy Stories The Spiral Road · Louise Marley · ss Rebel the First · Edd Vick · ss Pawn’s Gambit · Carol Hightshoe · ss Classic Research Alpha · A. E. van Vogt & James H. Schmitz · na If Jul 1965 Serials Slan Hunter [Part 2 of 3; Slan] · A. E. van Vogt & Kevin J. Anderson · n. Fish Story [Part 5 of 15] · Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis & Dave Freer · sl Introducing: Storm Warning · Robert Cruze · ss Old Folks’ Home · John Kratman · ss The Goblin Hunter · Jeff Stehman · ss NonFiction S.S. Sunbeam · Iver P. Cooper · ar The Universal Diagram · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns James Patrick Baen Memorial Writing Contest · William Ledbetter · cn The Editor’s Page · Mike Resnick · ed Salvos Against Big Brother: Lies, and More Lies · Eric Flint · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl From the Heart’s Basement: February 2007 · Barry N. Malzberg · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v1 #6, April 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories Crawlspace [Rats, Bats & Vats] · Dave Freer & Eric Flint · ss Newts · Kevin J. Anderson · ss Chance of Storms · Ed Lerner · ss Dinosaur Egg $6 · Chet Gottfried · ss The Ten Thousand Things · Mark L. Van Name · ss Fantasy Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War · Garth Nix · nv Midnight at the Quantum Café · K. D. Wentworth · ss The Redemption of Nephtheli · E. Sedia · ss Serials Slan Hunter [Part 3 of 3; Slan] · A. E. van Vogt & Kevin J. Anderson · n. The Ancient Ones [Part 4 of 5] · David Brin · sl Fish Story [Part 6 of 15] · Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis & Dave Freer · sl Introducing Common Ground · Mackey Chandler · ss New Moon · Michael Barretta · ss Non Fiction Genre Getaways · Carol Pinchefsky · ar My Father’s Watch · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Classic The Gnarly Man · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Unknown Jun 1939 Columns The Editor’s Page · Mike Resnick · ed Salvos Against Big Brother: There Ain’t No Such Thing As a Free Lunch · Eric Flint · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Arias and Barcarolles · Barry N. Malzberg · cl Bananaslug and Stoney show · Walt Boyes & Stoney Compton · ar

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #1, June 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction: The Big Guy · Mike Resnick · ss Running Water for L.A. · Eric Witchey · ss Thin Ice · Dave Freer · ss Weredragons of Mars · Carl Frederick · ss Swing Time · Carrie Vaughn · ss Fantasy: Cryptic Coloration · Elizabeth Bear · nv The Littlest Wyrm-Maid · Rebecca Lickiss · ss Child, Maiden, Woman, Crone · Terry Bramlett · ss The Realm of Words [Joe’s World] · Eric Flint · nv Serials: Fish Story [Part 7 of 15] · Andrew Dennis, Dave Freer & Eric Flint · sl Introducing: Touching the Dead · J. Kathleen Cheney · ss Chicken Soup · A. F. Tesson · ss Chirus Fever · Lisa Satterlund · ss Classic: Giant Killer · A. Bertram Chandler · nv Astounding Oct 1945 Fact: Scandals: Being True to Our Imagination · Gregory Benford · ar Columns The Editor’s Page: Straitjackets · Mike Resnick · ed Salvos Against Big Brother: Books: The Opaque Market · Eric Flint · ar From the Heart’s Basement: Overtaken · Barry N. Malzberg · cl In My Opinion: The Tiniest Assassins · Mike Resnick · ar What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #2, August 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: An Ocean Is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away · John Barnes · nv At the Watering Hole · Edward M. Lerner · ss Concentration of Dogs · Carl Frederick · ss Free Space · Carrie Vaughn · ss Murphy’s War · James P. Hogan · ss Fantasy Stories: The Lord-Protector’s Daughter · L. E. Modesitt, Jr. · ss Creation: The Launch! · Laura Resnick · ss Dark Corners · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Polyphony 6, ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press 2006 Classic: The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer Jul 12 1890 (+1) Serials: Fish Story [Part 8 of 15] · Dave Freer, Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis · sl; this part titled “The Yellow Sub...”. Introducing: Mrs. Schrödinger’s Cat · Gary Cuba · ss Squish · S. E. Ward · ss Nonfiction: Last Things: Cold Comfort in the Far Future · Gregory Benford · ar The Perpetual Electron · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns: The Editor’s Page: Slush · Mike Resnick · ed From the Heart’s Basement: The Conventional Wisdom · Barry N. Malzberg · cl Salvos Against Big Brother: Spillage: or, The Way Fair Use Works in Favor of Authors and Publishers · Eric Flint · cl In My Opinion: Chemo for Algernon · Mike Resnick · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #3, October 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Tweak · Jack McDevitt · ss Dreamtime · Rob Shelsky · ss Kether Station · C. L. Polk · ss From the Badlands · Gorg Huff & Paula Goodlett · ss Fantasy Stories: The Necromancer in Love · Wil McCarthy · ss The Rest of Your Life in a Day · Elizabeth Bear · ss Soul Searching · Laird Long · ss Palm Sunday · Ian Watson · ss Classic: The Monster-God of Mamurth · Edmond Hamilton · ss Weird Tales Aug 1926 NSF Winner: A Better Sense of Direction · Mike Wood · ss Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 1 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Fish Story [Part 9 of 15] · Dave Freer, Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis · sl; this part titled “Love at First Bite”. Introducing: The Quiet Man · David Carrico · ss The Waters of Eternity [Dabir & Asim] · Howard A. Jones · ss NonFiction: Why Carol Won’t Sit Next to Me at Science Fiction Movies · Mike Resnick · ar Why Do So Many People Resist the Idea of Global Warming? · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns: The Editor’s Page: Revealed Falsehoods · Mike Resnick · ed Salvos Against Big Brother: The Economics of Writing · Eric Flint · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Scattershot · Barry N. Malzberg · cl Mail - July/August 2007 · [The Readers] · lc What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #4, December 2007] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Laws of Survival · Nancy Kress · nv Darwin’s Suitcase · Elisabeth Malartre · ss Double Secret Weapon · Tony Frazier · ss Misfits · Sharon Lee & Steve Miller · ss Fantasy Stories: Christmas Eve at Harvey Wallbanger’s [Harry the Book] · Mike Resnick · ss Fossilized Gods · J. Simon · ss Second Banana · Way Jeng · ss The Art of Memory · Barry N. Malzberg & Jack Dann · ss Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 2 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Fish Story [Part 10 of 15] · Dave Freer, Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis · sl Introducing Stories: Inheritance · David Wesley · ss Queen’s Mask · Barbara Tarbox · ss Nonfiction: Rubber Sciences · Norman Spinrad · ar The Craft of Science Fiction, ed. Reginald Bretnor, Harper & Row 1976 Title · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Classic: A Holy Terror · Ambrose Bierce · ss The Wasp Dec 23 1882 Columns: The Editor’s Page: Breeding like Rabbits—or Hugos · Mike Resnick · ed In My Opinion: Pleistocene Park · Mike Resnick · cl Salvos Against Big Brother: The Pig in a Poke Factor · Eric Flint · cl From the Heart’s Basement: From the Catacombs · Barry N. Malzberg · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #5, February 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: The Smartest Mob [Existence] · David Brin · ss Premature Emergence · Eric James Stone · ss Waking Ophelia · E. Catherine Tobler · ss Spiderweb · David Gerrold · ss Fantasy Stories: The Temple of Thorns · John Lambshead · ss Hourglass · Alma Alexander · ss Sluggo · Mike Resnick · ss Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 3 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. The Ancient Ones [Part 5 of 5] · David Brin · sl Fish Story [Part 11 of 15] · Dave Freer, Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis · sl; this part titled “The End of Mankind”. Introducing Stories: End of the Line · Holly Messinger · ss Classic: Unprofessional · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Story-teller Oct 1930 Nonfiction: Becoming Stewards of Our World, The Great Theme of the 21st Century, Part One · Gregory Benford · ar What I’ve Learned Interviewing Futurists · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns: Television Has a Lot to Answer For · Mike Resnick · ed The Literature of Fandom · Mike Resnick · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Substantial Fire, or Why This Column Almost Didn’t Appear · Barry N. Malzberg · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v2 #6, April 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Manumission · Tobias S. Buckell · nv Virtually, a Cat · Jody Lynn Nye · ss Indomitable · Jack McDevitt · ss Honorable Enemies [Jake Masters] · Mike Resnick · ss Fantasy Stories: Scraps of Fog · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss The Witch of Waxahachie · Lou Antonelli · ss Knight of Coins · Margaret Ronald · ss Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 4 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Fish Story [Part 12 of 15] · Eric Flint, Dave Freer & Andrew Dennis · sl Nonfiction: Becoming Stewards of Our World: The Great Theme of the 21st Century, Part Two, Editing the Sun: A Way Out Way Out · Gregory Benford · ar Earth’s Next Schism · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Introducing Stories: Red Tape and Cold Iron, or A Proposal for the Reintroduction of the Faery Folk to the United Kingdom · Lucy Bond · ss Extreme Reservations · R. J. Ortega · ss Classic: Born of the Sun [Legion of Space] · Jack Williamson · nv Astounding Mar 1934 Columns: Attending Worldcon · Mike Resnick · ed A Matter of Symbiosis · Eric Flint · cl The Matrix and the Star Maker · Mike Resnick · ar Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film, ed. Lou Anders, MonkeyBrain Books 2004 From the Heart’s Basement: The Toy Shop · Barry N. Malzberg · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v3 #1, June 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Last Plane to Heaven · Jay Lake · ss Why There Are No Type-C Civilizations · Marvin Minsky & David Gerrold · ss Quasi · M. Alan Ford · ss Ted · Tom Van Natta · ss Making Alex Frey · Marissa Lingen · ss Maker of Worlds · Norman Spinrad · ss One Small Step · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Fantasy Stories: Madame Pompadour’s Blade · Tom Purdom · ss Bella of Ghostsea Is Dead · A. S. Fox · ss A Thread of Silk · Eugie Foster · nv Classic: A Modest Proposal · Jonathan Swift · fa S. Harding 1729, uncredited Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 5 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Fish Story [Part 13 of 15] · Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis & Dave Freer · sl Introducing Stories: Cacophony of the Spheres · Jeff Haas · ss Spamdemonium · John Parke Davis · ss Nonfiction: Cosmic Electricity · James P. Hogan · ar The Coming Popularity and Power of Luddism · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns: Remembering Giants · Mike Resnick · ed The Nature of Transitions · Eric Flint · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Scattershot Again · Barry N. Malzberg · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v3 #2, August 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Discards · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss Shopping Spree · Beth Bernobich · ss Tribute · Todd McCaffrey · ss The Lordly Loofah · Bud Webster · ss Helix Sum 2006 The Super · Bud Sparhawk · ss Fantasy Stories: Dragon’s Tooth · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Twinkletoes · J. A. Howe · ss Classic Stories: A Martian Odyssey [Tweel] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Wonder Stories Jul 1934 NSF Contest Winner: Letting Go · David Walton · ss Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 6 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Fish Story [Part 14 of 15] · Andrew Dennis, Dave Freer & Eric Flint · sl; this part titled “Punctiphobia: An Inordinate Fear of Spots”. Introducing Stories: Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball · N. K. Jemisin · ss Quality of Life · Benjamin Crowell · ss Nonfiction: Tales of the Prozines · Mike Resnick · ar Transhumanism’s Universal Success Is Unavoidable · Stephen Euin Cobb · ar Columns: The Greatest Thinker of Them All · Mike Resnick · ed Adventures with a Search Engine · Eric Flint · cl The Science in Science Fiction · Ben Bova · cl From the Heart’s Basement: At the O.K. Corral · Barry N. Malzberg · cl August 2008, What’s New in the Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v3 #3, October 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Article of Faith · Mike Resnick · ss Postscripts Sum 2008 A Date with Patti Pleezmi · Chuck Rothman · ss Shoresteading [Part 1 of 2; Existence] · David Brin · na The Rings of Ragnaran · J. Simon · ss First Rites · Nancy Kress · ss Fantasy Stories: The Mudlark · Pat Cadigan · ss Soul Survivor · Matthew Joseph Harrington · ss Classic: Pretty Quadroon · Charles Fontenay · nv If Jun 1957 Serials: Countdown to Armageddon [Part 7 of 7] · Edward M. Lerner · n. Introducing Stories: Homo Sylvanus · Amber D. Sistla · ss Russian Roulette · Simon Horvat · ss Columns: The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow · Mike Resnick · ed Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites · Ben Bova · cl Introductions and Hints of the Future · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · cl The Problem Is Legal Scarcity, Not Illegal Greed · Eric Flint · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Scattershot Again · Barry N. Malzberg · cl What’s New in The Future and You · Stephen Euin Cobb · cl

Jim Baen’s Universe [v3 #4, December 2008] ed. Eric Flint (Baen Books, $30 for 6 issues, online) Science Fiction Stories: Moon Race · Ben Bova · ss Pumpkin · Bud Sparhawk · nv Dancing with Dragons, Wildside Press 2001 Loki’s Net · Marissa Lingen · ss Some Events at the Templar Radiant [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · nv Destinies v1 #4 1979 Shoresteading [Part 2 of 2; Existence] · David Brin · na Fantasy Stories: The Gossamer Mage · Julie Czerneda · ss A Very Formal Affair [Harry the Book] · Mike Resnick · ss Serials: SETI Library: Orbitfall · Gregory Benford · sl Fish Story [Part 15 of 15] · Eric Flint, Dave Freer & Andrew Dennis · sl; this part titled “They Came from Beyond”. Introducing Stories: In the Light of the Hunger Moon · Kevin J. Cheek · ss Johnny Plays ’Round Saturn’s Rings · Jason K. Chapman · ss Classic: The Moon Pool [Walter Goodwin] · A. Merritt · na All-Story Weekly Jun 22 1918 Columns: Words Matter · Mike Resnick · ed The Future of Reading · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · cl Where Is Everybody · Ben Bova · cl From the Heart’s Basement: Letting the Guns Bury Them · Barry N. Malzberg · cl