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Amazing Stories [v71 #1, #596, Spring 1999] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, large, cover by Samwise Didier) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Observatory: Fifty Years Together · Robert Silverberg · cl 14 · Scientifiction: A Star Wars State of Mind · Bill Slavicsek · cl 20 · Revelations [StarCraft] · Chris Metzen & Sam Moore · ss 28 · Hillary Orbits Venus · Pamela Sargent · ss 40 · Hieratic Realignment · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 46 · The Roar Shack · James C. Bassett · ss 52 · Instant Labor · Douglas Lain · ss 62 · An Air of Deception · J. Gregory Keyes · ss 72 · No Good Deed · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 82 · Silver Screen: You Can’t See the Same Film Twice · George Zebrowski · mr 86 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 88 · A Night at the Opera · Charlene Brusso · ss 92 · Luna Incognita · Mary Soon Lee · ss 96 · Time Machine: Frame of Reference · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v71 #2, #597, Summer 1999] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, large, cover by Cliff Nielsen) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Amazing Top 10 · Anon. · br 10 · The Observatory: Ultimate Surveillance · David Brin · cl 14 · Scientifiction: Reinventing the Past · John C. Bunnell · cl 20 · Running the Belt [Star Wars] · R. A. Salvatore · ss 27 · On Star Wars, Fantasy, and Teenagers [R.A. Salvatore] · Pamela Mohan · iv 30 · A Guide to the Fiction of Star Wars [Star Wars] · Sue Weinlein Cook · bi 32 · Travelers · Robert Silverberg · ss 40 · The Fourth Branch [The Company] · Kage Baker · ss 52 · The Shadow of His Thoughts [Babylon 5] · J. Michael Straczynski · ss 60 · Heal Thyself · Orson Scott Card · ss 66 · A Whisper of Caladan Seas [Dune] · Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson · ss 74 · Moondance · Brian Plante · ss 82 · Silver Screen · James Lowder · mr 86 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 88 · Game Space · Lester Smith · gr 92 · Nursery Crimes · Devon Monk · ss 96 · Time Machine: Look Out Below! · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v71 #3, #598, Fall 1999] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, quarto, cover photo) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Observatory: The “Death” of Science Fiction? · Kevin J. Anderson · cl 12 · Scientifiction: It’s Not Over Till the Fat Alien Sings · John C. Bunnell · cl 16 · The Adventures of Captain Proton: Chapter One: The Space Vortex of Doom [Star Trek: Voyager] · D. W. “Prof” Smith · ss 22 · Life Itself Is Reason Enough [Star Trek: The Next Generation] · M. Shayne Bell · nv 32 · Hatching the Phoenix [Part 1 of 2; Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] · Frederik Pohl · nv 44 · Homesickness [Redgunk] · William R. Eakin · ss 52 · Kevin’s Fetch · James Morrow · ss 66 · Ascension · Russell William Asplund · ss 74 · Old Is New Again · Harry Harrison · ar 76 · Where Does a Circle Begin? · John G. Hemry · ar 84 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 86 · Game Space: To Boldly Game: The History of Playing Star Trek · Cory Herndon · ar 90 · Otherness · Phillip C. Jennings · ss 96 · Time Machine: The Ultimate Heat Wave · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v71 #4, #599, Winter 2000] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 112pp+, quarto, cover by Cliff Nielsen) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Observatory: Reading for Posterity · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · cl 12 · Scientifiction: A Game for the Young · John C. Bunnell · cl 16 · Genus Loci [Babylon 5] · J. Michael Straczynski · ss 22 · Straczynski Speaks Out · Sue Weinlein Cook · ms [J. Michael Straczynski] 23 · Babylon 5 Books · Anon. · bi 26 · Mud · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 40 · London, Paris, Banana... · Howard Waldrop · ss 44 · Born in Secrets [Dark*Matter] · Monte Cook · ss 49 · Dark·Matter Fast-Play Game · Rich Baker & Bill Slavicsek · ar 68 · The Bride · Elizabeth Braswell · ss 74 · Shadow of the Mothaship · Cory Doctorow · ss 84 · Hatching the Phoenix [Part 2 of 2; Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] · Frederik Pohl · nv 98 · Silver Screen · John Scott Lewinski · mr 100 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 102 · Game Space · Lester Smith · gr 106 · Working for the U · Paul Di Filippo · ss 112 · Time Machine: Who Needs Y2K? · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v71 #5, #600, Special Edition 2000] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Christopher Moeller) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches: Letters from Days Gone By · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Observatory: Yesteryear’s Futures · Robert Silverberg · cl 12 · Scientifiction: Playing to the Peanut Gallery · John C. Bunnell · cl 18 · The Toad Prince or, Sex Queen of the Martian Pleasure-Domes · Harlan Ellison · nv 34 · Photo Control · Bernard Brown, B.Sc. · nv Amazing Stories Aug 1934 44 · Gallery of Glacial Doom · Frances M. Deegan · ss Amazing Stories Dec 1945 50 · The Man in the Ice Box · Paul W. Fairman · ss Amazing Stories Nov 1955 56 · Jam for Christmas [Everett O’Toole] · Vance Simonds · nv Amazing Stories Mar 1964 64 · Last Contact · James Patrick Kelly · ss Amazing Stories Jul 1981 68 · Common Mind · Pamela Sargent · ss 80 · Silver Screen: The Great and the Beloved Worst · George Zebrowski · ar 88 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 90 · Game Space: Little Green Dice · Cory Herndon · ar 96 · Time Machine: The Ages of Ellison · Anon. · ms [Harlan Ellison]

Amazing Stories [v72 #1, #601, Spring 2000] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, quarto, cover photo) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 6 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Observatory: The Once and Future Mars · Ben Bova · cl 14 · Scientifiction: Take Me to Your Leader · John C. Bunnell · cl 18 · Bedside Matters [Star Trek: The Next Generation] · Greg Cox · ss 24 · The Laurel & Hardy Alpha Centauri Farewell Tour · Ray Bradbury · ss 30 · In the Valley of the Thunder Quail · Robert Reed · ss 38 · Selling Jesus · Douglas Lain · ss 48 · Requiem with Interruptions · G. Scott Huggins · ss 56 · A Boost in Time · Charles Harness · ss 60 · The Reign of Rainbow Stars · Christian L. Campbell · ss 70 · Hybrid [StarCraft] · Micky Neilson · ss 76 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 78 · Silver Screen: Countdown to Battlefield Earth [John Travolta] · Cory Herndon · iv 84 · Game Space: Roleplaying in Battlefield Earth · Steve Miller · ar 92 · Reality Slough · Kent Robinson · ss 96 · The Time Machine · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v72 #2, #602, Summer 2000] ed. Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Renton, WA, $4.95, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Cliff Nielsen) 4 · From the Editor · Kim Mohan · ed 5 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 6 · Observatory: The Dog Nose and Tree Mind, Observations of an Art Junkie · Paul Di Filippo · cl 10 · Scientifiction: King of the Wild Frontier · John C. Bunnell · cl 14 · Space, Time, and the Incurable Romantic [Babylon 5] · J. Michael Straczynski · ss 22 · Babylon 5: Crucible of War · Agents of Gaming · ar 24 · The Lazarus Murder · Michael A. Stackpole · ss 34 · High Jump · Ben Bova · ss 44 · Disassembly · Angus MacDonald · ss 48 · Multum inParvo · Michael Kandel · nv 60 · Copter · Joshua Mertz · ss 68 · Upstream · James Sallis · ss 70 · Power to the People [Gamma World] · Nick Pollotta · ss 78 · Gamma World: Slashburn · Mike Selinker · ar 84 · Ask Dr. Sciense... · Neal Barrett, Jr. · hu 86 · Silver Screen: Titan A.E., A New Standard for Animated SF · Cory Herndon · iv 90 · Game Space: Big Ideas for SF Gaming · Allen Varney · ar 96 · Time Machine: Another Fish Story · Anon. · ms

Amazing Stories [v73 #1, #603, September 2004] ed. Dave Gross (Paizo Publishing, $5.99, 88pp, quarto) 6 · The Observatory: Stories and Storytellers · Dave Gross · ed 8 · Dispatches 8 · [letter] · Robert Silverberg · lt 8 · [letter] · Jack Williamson · lt 8 · [letter] · George H. Scithers · lt 8 · [letter] · Joe Wrzos · lt 9 · Jive Tolkien · Mike Selinker · pz 10 · Things to Come · Resa Nelson · cl 16 · The Dark Knight Redone · Joel Meadows · ar 20 · Saving the Superhero · Kevin Dilmore · ar 26 · A Dimension of Sound · Jeff Berkwits · ar 30 · Four-Color Fantasy · Dave Gross · ar [George R. R. Martin] 33 · On Adaptations [George R.R. Martin] · Anon. · iv 34 · The Phases of Robert Silverberg · Dorman T. Shindler · ar [Robert Silverberg] 36 · Proof · Timothy Zahn · ss; illustrated by David Rankin 42 · The Spider’s Amazement · Bruce Sterling · ss; illustrated by Dave Dorman 46 · Human Subjects · Ray Vukcevich · ss; illustrated by Colin Adams 50 · Monster · Gene Wolfe · ss; illustrated by James Ryman 54 · 1,000 Words: Loose Cannon, or Rubber Duckies from Space · Harlan Ellison · vi 56 · Harlan Ellison’s Loose Cannon: An Introduction · Neil Gaiman · is; illustrated by Jim DeBartolo 58 · Reviews 58 · Van Helsing · James Lowder · mr 59 · Godzilla · Ron Magid · mr 59 · The Chronicles of Riddick · Ron Magid · mr 60 · The Matrix Revolutions · Robin D. Laws · mr 61 · Onibaba · Robin D. Laws · mr 61 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer:The Complete Sixth Season · Ray Winninger · mr 62 · The Devil’s Backbone · James Lowder · mr 62 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Ray Winninger · mr 63 · Steam Detectives · James Lowder · mr 63 · Belaboring the Obvious · Jeff Berkwits · rv 64 · Intacto · James Lowder · mr 64 · Futurama, Volume Three · James Lowder · mr 64 · Ginger Snaps II · Robin D. Laws · mr 65 · Jack the Giant Killer · Robin D. Laws · mr 65 · The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set · Ray Winninger · mr 66 · Donnie Darko · James Lowder · mr 66 · Big Fish · Kenneth Hite · mr 66 · Starship Troopers 2 · Ray Winninger · mr 68 · Song of Susannah: The Dark Tower VI, by Stephen King · Dorman T. Shindler · br 69 · Iron Council, by China Miéville · Wolfgang Baur · br 69 · ¡Caramba!, by Nina Marie Martinez · Dorman T. Shindler · br 69 · Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith, by Clark Ashton Smith · John Gregory Betancourt · br 70 · Beyond Infinity, by Gregory Benford · Therese Littleton · br 70 · Ringworld’s Children, by Larry Niven · Wolfgang Baur · br 70 · Mystic Warrior, by Tracy Hickman & Laura Hickman · Rob Lightner · br 71 · 1634: The Galileo Affair, by Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis · John C. Bunnell · br 71 · The Second Sons Trilogy, by Jennifer Fallon · Shelly Baur · br 72 · For Us, the Living, by Robert A. Heinlein · John Pelan · br 72 · Angel-Seeker, by Sharon Shinn · John C. Bunnell · br 72 · Legends II, by Robert Silverberg · Shelly Baur · br 73 · A Scholar of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer · John C. Bunnell · br 73 · Broken Angels, by Richard K. Morgan · Wolfgang Baur · br 74 · The First Heroes, by Harry Turtledove · John C. Bunnell · br 74 · Thieves’ World: First Blood, by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey · Therese Littleton · br 74 · The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón · Dorman T. Shindler · br 75 · Use Once, Then Destroy, by Conrad Williams · Rob Lightner · br 75 · The Highwayman, by R.A. Salvatore · Paul Hughes · br 75 · Jacques Futrelle’s “The Thinking Machine", by Jacques Futrelle · Paul Hughes · br 76 · The Wild Reel, by Paul Brandon · Rob Lightner · br 76 · The Knight, by Gene Wolfe · Wolfgang Baur · br 76 · The Last Light of the Sun, by Guy Gavriel Kay · Shelly Baur · br 77 · Liar’s House, by Lucius Shepard · Dorman T. Shindler · br 77 · In the Presence of Mine Enemies, by Harry Turtledove · Wolfgang Baur · br 78 · The Goon · James Lowder · lr 79 · Elfquest:The Searcher and the Sword · Therese Littleton · lr 79 · Ex Machina · Joel Meadows · lr 79 · It’s a Bird · Rob Lightner · lr 80 · The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #1 · Jeff Grubb · lr 80 · Invincible · Jeff Grubb · lr 82 · Time Machine: The Future Is History · John Pelan & James J. J. Wilson · pi 86 · Q&A: Larry Niven · Darrell Schweitzer · iv

Amazing Stories [v73 #2, #604, October 2004] ed. Dave Gross (Paizo Publishing; Bellevue, WA, $5.99, 84pp, quarto, cover photo) 6 · The Observatory · Dave Gross · ed 8 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Things to Come · Anon. · ms 20 · Demon Stone · Casey Loe · ar 26 · Flight of Fancy · Kevin Dilmore · ar 34 · Live Forever! · John Strysik · ar 38 · Elves Gone Wold · Therese Littleton · ar 40 · Fantastic Fall TV · Resa Nelson · ar 46 · Injure the Corners · Patrick Weekes · ss 50 · Cobbling Together a Solution [Birthright Universe] · Mike Resnick · ss 56 · Alias the Stranger · Larry Tritten · ss 62 · Memento Mori · Joe Haldeman · vi 66 · Reviews · [Various] · rv 80 · Time Machine · Anon. · ms 82 · Q&A: Charles Vess · Anon. · iv

Amazing Stories [v73 #3, #605, November 2004] ed. Dave Gross (Paizo Publishing, $5.99, 88pp, quarto) 6 · The Observatory: Smells Like Science Fiction · Dave Gross · ed 8 · Dispatches · [The Readers] · lc 8 · [letter] · Jetse DeVries · lt 9 · [letter] · Brooks Peck · lt 9 · [letter] · Justin Christman · lt 9 · [letter] · Ken Goldenberg · lt 9 · [letter] · Robert H. Riethmeier · lt 10 · Writer Wrongs · Mike Selinker · pz 12 · Things to Come · Resa Nelson · cl 13 · Passages · Jeff Berkwits · ob 18 · A Hallmark Frankenstein · John Strysik · ar 24 · Star Wars Comes Home · Daniel Wallace · mr 28 · Green Lantern—Rebirth of the Cool · Rob Lightner · lr [Geoff Johns] 30 · Back to the Future? · Don Kaye · ar 36 · Pohl Positions · Therese Littleton · ar [Frederik Pohl] 40 · A Wow Finish · James Van Pelt · ss; illustrated by David Seidman 48 · Stay Tooned, Folks! [Roger Rabbit] · Gary K. Wolf · ss; illustrated by Mike Cressy 54 · Smarty Pants · Greg Stolze · ss; illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo 58 · The Mutable Borders of Love · Leslie What · ss; illustrated by Colin Adams 62 · 1,000 Words: Dream of Earth · Jack Williamson · vi; illustrated by John Picacio 66 · Reviews 66 · Shaun of the Dead · Paul Hughes · mr 67 · The Village · Ron Magid · mr 67 · Catwoman · Ray Winninger · mr 68 · Millennium: The Complete First Season · Ray Winninger · mr 69 · Farscape Season Four, Collection Five · Matthew Sernett · mr 69 · The H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume I · Robin D. Laws · mr 69 · Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Platinum Edition Volume 1 · Cynthia Ward · mr 70 · Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition Gift Set · James Lowder · mr 70 · Paranoia Agent Volume I: Enter Lil’ Slugger · Cynthia Ward · mr 71 · Forbidden Planet Explored · Jeff Berkwits · rv 71 · To the Stars · Jeff Berkwits · rv 71 · Phantom of the Paradise · James Lowder · mr 72 · The Complete Daimajin · James Lowder · mr 72 · Dune: The Battle of Corrin [Brian Herbert; Kevin J. Anderson] · John Joseph Adams · rv 73 · Incubus Dreams, by Laurell K. Hamilton · Dorman T. Shindler · br 74 · Shadows in the Darkness, by Elaine Cunningham · John C. Bunnell · br 74 · The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, by Stephen King · Dorman T. Shindler · br 74 · Banner of Souls, by Liz Williams · John C. Bunnell · br 75 · Sleeping in Flame, by Jonathan Carroll · Therese Littleton · br 75 · The Guin Saga, by Kaoru Kurimoto · Shelly Baur · br 76 · Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery and Fantasy, by Dana Stabenow · Dorman T. Shindler · br 76 · The Boy Who Would Live Forever, by Frederik Pohl · Wolfgang Baur · br 76 · Silver Age Sentinels, by James Lowder · Rob Lightner · br 77 · Murder by Magic, by Rosemary Edghill · John C. Bunnell · br 77 · A Handbook of American Prayer, by Lucius Shepard · Dorman T. Shindler · br 77 · White Rose, by R. Garcia y Robertson · Dorman T. Shindler · br 78 · Identity Crisis · Rob Lightner · lr 79 · xxxHOLiC · James Lowder · lr 79 · The Saga of Seven Suns: Veiled Alliances · Rob Lightner · lr 79 · Little Gloomy’s Crypt of Creeps · James Lowder · lr 80 · Time Machine: Buck Rogers · James J. J. Wilson · pi 82 · Q&A: Greg Keyes · Dave Gross · iv