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Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v138 #5 & 6, May/June 2018] ed. Trevor Quachri (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp+, digest, cover by Fred Gambino) 4 · Editorial: Thank-You Notes · Trevor Quachri · ed 8 · The Last Biker Gang · Wil McCarthy · na; illustrated by Joel Iskowitz 40 · Seeing Alien Tech · James & Dominic Benford · ar 45 · In Times to Come · Anon. · ms 46 · Hubpoint of No Return [Nashira, David, & Rynyan] · Christopher L. Bennett · nv; illustrated by Josh Meehan 65 · Finding Their Footing · Marissa Lingen · ss 72 · Being Neighborly · Kate MacLeod · ss 77 · Two Point Oh · Robert Reed · ss 85 · Within the Dyson Sphere · John Richard Trtek · pm 86 · Probability Zero: Another View of the Matter Addressed in Shelley’s “Ozymandias” · Tim McDaniel · vi 90 · The Alternate View: Can We Cure Aging? · John G. Cramer · cl 93 · The Willing Body, the Reluctant Heart · Marie Vibbert · vi 96 · While You Sleep, Computer Mice™ Earn Their Keep · Buzz Dixon · ss; illustrated by Kevin Speidell 101 · My Base Pair · Sam J. Miller · ss 114 · The Guest Alternate View: The Mundane Space Revolution and Disease Prevention from Orbit · Richard A. Lovett · cl 117 · Prime Development Opportunity: Dirt · Mary Soon Lee · vi 118 · A Barrow for the Living · Alison Wilgus · ss 125 · Telegraph · William Shunn · pm 126 · Shooting Grouse · Ian Creasey · ss; illustrated by Eldar Zakirov 136 · Mission Accomplished · Stephen L. Burns · ss 142 · Vigilance · William Ledbetter · vi 144 · The Quantum Magician [Part 3 of 3; Quantum Magician Universe] · Derek Künsken · sl; illustrated by Josh Meehan 199 · The Reference Library · Don Sakers · rc _200 · Windhome, Kristin Landon; Candlemark & Gleam, 346pp, $20.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-1936-4607-9-3 · Don Sakers · br _201 · The Clingerman Files, Mildred Clingerman; Size 5-1/2 B, 288pp, $20.00, tp, ISBN: 978-0-692-96186-5 · Don Sakers · br _202 · If We Had Known, ed. Mike McPhail; eSpec Books, 183pp, $14.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-94299029-1 · Don Sakers · br _202 · The Die Is Cast, ed. Greg Schauer; eSpec Books, 171pp, $14.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-94299024-6 · Don Sakers · br _202 · Though Hell Should Bar the Way, David Drake; Baen, 416pp, $25.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8313-1 · Don Sakers · br _203 · Into the Fire, Elizabeth Moon; Del Rey, 480pb, $28.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-10188734-9 · Don Sakers · br _203 · Neogenesis, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller; Baen, 435pp, $25.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8278-3 · Don Sakers · br _204 · Guardian Angels & Other Monsters, Daniel H. Wilson; Vintage, 279pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-10197201-4 · Don Sakers · br _204 · Trope-ing the Light Fantastic: The Science Behind the Fiction, Edward M. Lerner; Phoenix Pick, 364pp, $34.99, hc, ISBN: 978-1-61242-369-2 · Don Sakers · br 205 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _205 · [letter from Littleton, CO] · Allan Sutton · lt _205 · [letter from College Park, MD] · Oscar L. Colombo · lt __205 · [response to Oscar L. Colombo] · John G. Cramer · ms _206 · [letter from Punta Gorda, FL] · Jack Courtney · lt __206 · [response to Jack Courtney] · Stanley Schmidt · ms _206 · [letter] · Jim Grumbach · lt __207 · [response to Jim Grumbach] · Stanley Schmidt · ms _207 · [letter from Lynnwood, WA] · Chas. H. W. Talbot · lt 208 · Upcoming Events · Anthony Lewis · cl

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v138 #7 & 8, July/August 2018] ed. Trevor Quachri (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp+, digest, cover by NASA) 4 · Guest Editorial: Gender Parity in Space · Marianne J. Dyson · ed 8 · Analytical Laboratory Results · Anon. · cl 10 · A Stab of the Knife [John Draiken; Andrea Cort] · Adam-Troy Castro · na 42 · The Science Behind The Quantum Magician · Derek Künsken · ar 49 · The Long Night Watch · Robert Frazier · pm 50 · Until We Are Utterly Destroyed · Frank Wu · nv; illustrated by Tomislav Tikulin 63 · Generations Lost and Found · Evan Dicken · vi 66 · A Simple Question · Kris Dikeman · vi 70 · The People v. Craig Morrison · Alex Shvartsman & Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss 80 · Potosí · Joe Pitkin · nv; illustrated by Vincent DiFate 95 · The Alternate View: Cryptocurrency and Quantum Computing · John G. Cramer · cl 98 · Eulogy for an Immortal · James Robert Herndon · ss; illustrated by Eldar Zakirov 104 · Welcome to the Arboretum, Little Robot · Mary E. Lowd · vi 105 · Keck · G. O. Clark · pm 106 · Probability Zero: Preface to the Handbook of Social Treatments for Conceptual Allergies · Daniel James Peterson · vi 108 · In Times to Come · Anon. · ms 109 · New Frontiers of the Mind · Andy Duncan · nv 125 · The Campbell Machine · Alec Nevala-Lee · ar; from the forthcoming book Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee, Dey Street Books, October 2018. 134 · Here’s Looking at You, Cud · M. Bennardo · ss 142 · Render Unto Caesar · Eduardo Vaquerizo; translated by Rich Larson · ss 149 · Extracts from the Captain’s Notes First Crew to Saturn’s Moons · Mary Soon Lee · vi 150 · Open Source Space · C. Stuart Hardwick · nv 162 · Guest Alternate View: Eclipse Unity · Richard A. Lovett · cl 166 · Priorities · Jacob A. Boyd · vi 170 · A Crystal Dipped in Dreams · Auston Habershaw · nv; illustrated by Joel Iskowitz 183 · Left to Take the Lead · Marissa Lingen · nv 198 · The Reference Library · Don Sakers · rc _199 · The Complete Psychotechnic League Volume 2, Poul Anderson; Baen, 306pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8306-3 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Welcome to Dystopia, ed. Gordon Van Gelder; OR Books, 406pp, $22.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-682191-26-2 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Altered Seasons: Monsoonrise, Paul Briggs; Secant, 374pp, $15.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-944982-48-7 · Don Sakers · br _201 · Star Destroyers, ed. Tony Daniel and Christopher Ruocchio; Baen, 328pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8409-4 · Don Sakers · br _201 · Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi; Penguin, 281pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-0-14321-2879-8 · Don Sakers · br; book author given as Almed Saadawi. _202 · Jagannath, Karin Tidbeck; Vintage, 161pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-101-97397-4 · Don Sakers · br _202 · Tell the Machine Goodnight, Katie Williams; Riverhead, 304pp, $25.00, hc, ISBN: 978-0-525-53312-2 · Don Sakers · br _203 · Denver Moon: The Minds of Mars, Warren Hammond & Joshua Viola; Hex, 264pp, $18.99, hc, $12.99, tp, ISBN: 978-0-9986-6672-3 · Don Sakers · br _203 · The Bend at the End of the Road, Barry N. Malzberg; Fantastic Books, 162pp, $13.99, tp, ISBN: 978-1-5154-1038-6 · Don Sakers · br 204 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _204 · [letter from Tuscon, AZ] · Gerald Reas · lt __204 · [response to Gerald Reas] · Stanley Schmidt · ms _204 · [letter from Conway, WA] · Ken Winkes · lt __205 · [response to Ken Winkes] · Stanley Schmidt · ms _205 · [letter from Billings, MT] · Dave Stoltenberg · lt __205 · [response to Dave Stoltenberg] · Trevor Quachri · ms _205 · [letter from Minden, NV] · Harold Parks · lt __206 · [response to Harold Parks] · John Cramer · ms 208 · Upcoming Events · Anthony Lewis · cl

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v138 #9 & 10, September/October 2018] ed. Trevor Quachri (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp+, digest) fc. · Go Random, My Love · Joel Iskowitz · cv 4 · Guest Editorial: Colliding Icebergs · Richard A. Lovett · ed 8 · Go Random, My Love · Bill Johnson · nv 32 · Alien Biochemistry: Embracing the Carbon Chauvinist · Jay Werkheiser · ar 39 · In Times to Come · Anon. · ms 40 · Optimizing the Verified Good · Effie Seiberg · ss; illustrated by Tomislav Tikulin 49 · Three-body · Josh Pearce · pm 50 · A Surprise Beginning · Gregory Benford · ss 55 · When the Rain Comes · Ron Collins · vi 58 · The Unnecessary Parts of the Story · Adam-Troy Castro · ss 65 · Intuitive Leaps · Bruce Boston · pm 66 · The Pendant Lens · Sean McMullen · nv 78 · ...And He Built a Crooked Hub [Nashira, David, & Rynyan] · Christopher L. Bennett · nv; illustrated by Josh Meehan 97 · Shepherd Moon · Premee Mohamed · ss 106 · It Came from the Coffee Maker · Martin L. Shoemaker · ss 110 · The Alternate View: Vacuum Birefringence and Neutron Stars · John G. Cramer · cl 113 · Nevertheless · Elizabeth Rubio · ss 120 · Probability Zero: The Plaything on the Tesseract Wall · Larry Hodges · vi 122 · Off-Road · Harry Lang · ss 131 · Trapezium · Tony Ballantyne · nv 145 · Biolog: Tony Ballantyne · Richard A. Lovett · bg 146 · Black Shores · Darren Speegle · ss 156 · Impetus · Shane Landry · ss; illustrated by Josh Meehan 167 · Harry and the Lewises · Edward M. Lerner · na 199 · The Reference Library · Don Sakers · rc _200 · Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Alec Nevala-Lee; Dey Street Books, 528pp, $28.99, hc, ISBN: 978-0-0625-7194-6 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Shadow Call, AdriAnne Strickland and Michael Miller; Delacorte, 432 pages, $18.99, hc, ISBN: 978-0-3995-5257-1 · Don Sakers · br _201 · A Metal Box Floating Between Stars and Other Stories, Jamie Lackey; Air and Nothingness Press, 166 pages, $20.00, tp, ISBN: 978-0-9991-9530-7 · Don Sakers · br _202 · Supremacy’s Shadow, T. Eric Bakutis; SF Productions, 317 pages, $14.99, tp, ISBN: 978-0-9996-9350-6 · Don Sakers · br _202 · The Greater Glory of God, Raymund Eich; CV-2 Books, 197 pages, $9.99, tp, ISBN: 978-0-9991-0162-9 · Don Sakers · br _203 · Oblivion, Steve White & Charles E. Gannon; Baen, 326 pages, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8325-4 · Don Sakers · br _204 · Stranger Suns, George Zebrowski; Armchair Fiction, 304 pages, $12.95, ISBN: 978-1-6128-7407-4 · Don Sakers · br 205 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _205 · [letter] · David Gaeddert · lt __205 · [response to David Gaeddert] · C. Stuart Hardwick · ms _205 · [letter from Visalia, CA] · Dennis Anthony · lt _205 · [letter] · Doug Lee · lt __205 · [response to Doug Lee] · James Gunn · ms _205 · [letter] · Daniel Simon · lt _206 · [letter from Somers Vic. Australia] · Henry Broadbent · lt _206 · [letter from Fremont, CA] · Blake Bacon · lt 208 · Upcoming Events · Anthony Lewis · cl

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v138 #11 & 12, November/December 2018] ed. Trevor Quachri (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp+, digest) fc. · Empress of Starlight · Eldar Zakirov · cv 4 · Guest Editorial: Dystopic? Or Myopic? · Edward M. Lerner · ed 8 · Empress of Starlight · G. David Nordley · nv 34 · In Defense of the Planet · Marianne Dyson · ar 42 · Pandora’s Pantry · Stephen L. Burns · nv; illustrated by Joel Iskowitz 56 · The Gleaners · Sarina Dorie · ss 63 · Smear Job · Rich Larson · vi 66 · A Measure of Love · C. Stuart Hardwick · ss 72 · Learning the Ropes · Tom Jolly · ss; illustrated by Vincent DiFate 83 · Past Pluto · Eric Pinder · pm 84 · Hubstitute Creatures [Nashira, David, & Rynyan] · Christopher L. Bennett · nv 104 · The Light Fantastic · J. T. Sharrah · ss 109 · Collisions · Kathryn Fritz · pm 110 · The Alternate View: IceCube and the Source of Cosmic Rays · John G. Cramer · cl 113 · The Jagged Bones of Sea-Saw Town · Marissa Lingen · vi 116 · Sandy · Bruce McAllister · vi 118 · In Times to Come · Anon. · ms 119 · Biolog: Bruce McAllister · Richard A. Lovett · bg 120 · Dad’s War · Filip Wiltgren · ss; illustrated by Kevin Speidell 130 · Ashes of Exploding Suns, Monuments to Dust · Christopher McKitterick · nv 155 · Guest Alternate View: Air on the Moon (Really) · Richard A. Lovett · cl 158 · The 7 Most Massive Historical Mistakes in The Gunmaster of the Carlords · Eric James Stone · vi 160 · The Ascension · Jerry Oltion · ss 164 · Left Turn · Jay Parks · ss 169 · Body Drift · Cynthia Ward · ss; subtitled “un hommage à Frederik Pohl”. 174 · Mixipoxi Learns to Drive · Joyce & Stanley Schmidt · nv; illustrated by Eldar Zakirov 197 · The Reference Library · Don Sakers · rc _197 · Twelve Tomorrows 2018, ed. Wade Roush; The MIT Press, 256pp, $19.95, tp, ISBN: 978-9-242-53542-7 · Don Sakers · br _198 · Street Freaks, Terry Brooks; Grim Oak Press, 364pp, $28.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-944145-20-0 · Don Sakers · br _198 · Dragon’s Code, Gigi McCaffrey; Del Rey, 272pp, $27.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-1019-6474-3 · Don Sakers · br _199 · Fault Lines, Kelly Jennings; Candlemark & Gleam, 278pp, $19.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-9364-6083-0 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Relic, Alan Dean Foster; Del Rey, 305pp, $27.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-1019-6763-8 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Sleepwalker’s World, Gordon R. Dickson; Baen, 176pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8316-2 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Among the Wild Cybers, Christopher L. Bennett; ESpec Books, 204pp, $14.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-942990-96-3 · Don Sakers · br _201 · Hearts of Tabat, Cat Rambo; WordFire Press, 428pp, $19.99, tp, ISBN: 978-1-6147-5637-8 · Don Sakers · br _201 · Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett; Crown, 512pp, $27.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-5247-6036-6 · Don Sakers · br _202 · Not Here, Not Now, Alex Jeffers; Lethe Press, 140pp, $20.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-59021-607-1 · Don Sakers · br _202 · The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 4, ed. David Afsharirad; Baen, 355pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8332-2 · Don Sakers · br _202 · Watching Skies: Star Wars, Spielberg and Us, Mark O’Connell; History Press, 368pp, $27.95, tp, ISBN: 978-0-7509-7019-8 · Don Sakers · br 204 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _204 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · John Hertz · lt _204 · [letter] · Patricia Linderman · lt _204 · [response to Patricia Linderman] · John G. Cramer · ms _206 · [letter from Weaverville, NC] · Stanley Schmidt · lt _206 · [letter] · C. Henry Depew · lt _206 · [letter from Winnipeg, Manitoba] · Christopher D. A. Kozier, B.Sc., LL.B. · lt _206 · [letter] · Rachel · lt _207 · [letter from Berry Creek, CA] · Richard Kester · lt 208 · Upcoming Events · Anthony Lewis · cl

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v139 #1 & 2, January/February 2019] ed. Trevor Quachri (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp+, digest) Mislabelled v134 #1&2 instead of v139 #1&2. fc. · Ring Wave · Donato Giancola · cv 4 · Guest Editorial: Speed Demons · Stanley Schmidt · ed 9 · Ring Wave · Tom Jolly · nv 29 · Epigenetics: The Future of Genetics in Health and Fiction · Douglas F. Dluzen, Ph.D. · ar 38 · Love in the Time of Immuno-Sharing · Andy Dudak · ss 49 · A Message from Our Sponsor · J. T. Sharrah · ss 58 · The Last Squirrel Keeper · Shane Halbach · ss; illustrated by Kurt Huggins 65 · All the Smells in the World · Julie Novakova · ss 70 · The Umwelt of the Shark · John Alfred Taylor · vi 73 · The Alternate View: Are Humans Too Fragile for Life in Space? · John G. Cramer · cl 76 · Forever · Mary Soon Lee · vi 78 · Clockwork Cataclysm · Edward M. Lerner · vi 80 · The Narrowest Eye [Sifters] · Howard V. Hendrix · ss 88 · Applied Linguistics · Auston Habershaw · ss; illustrated by Joel Iskowitz 98 · A Civilization Dreams of Absolutely Nothing · Thoraiya Dyer · nv 112 · Guest Alternate View: The Zircons of Hades · Richard A. Lovett · cl 116 · Lulu’s Friends · Aimee Ogden · vi 118 · Temple of Children · Jennifer R. Povey · vi 121 · Reboot · Robert Reed · vi 124 · Soft We Wake · S. B. Divya · ss 128 · In Times to Come · Anon. · ms 129 · Fingers · Frederick Gero Heimbach · ss 136 · Galileo Falling · Stuart Greenhouse · pm 138 · The Fading Pages of a Short Story · Bud Sparhawk · ss 146 · A Place to Stand On · Marie Vibbert · ss; illustrated by Kurt Huggins 154 · The View from Proxima Centauri · Susan Pieters · nv 166 · The Savannah Problem [John Draiken] · Adam-Troy Castro · na 195 · The Reference Library · Don Sakers · rc _196 · Salvation, Peter F. Hamilton; Del Rey, 565pp, $30.00, hc, ISBN: 978-0-3991-1787-6 · Don Sakers · br _197 · Finders, Melissa Scott; Candlemark & Gleam, 360pp, $20.95, tp, ISBN: 978-1-9364-6088-5 · Don Sakers · br _197 · Uncompromising Honor, David Weber; Baen, 784pp, $28.00, hc, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8350-6 · Don Sakers · br _198 · Black Triumph, Brendan DuBois; Baen, 288pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8343-8 · Don Sakers · br _198 · The Future Will Be BS Free, Will McIntosh; Random House, 352pp, $17.99, hc, ISBN: 978-0-553-53414-6 · Don Sakers · br _199 · The Complete Psychotechnic League Volume 3, Poul Anderson; Baen, 215pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8337-7 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Tinker, Wen Spencer; Baen, 343pp, $16.00, tp, ISBN: 978-1-4814-8347-6 · Don Sakers · br _200 · Fantasy for the Throne: One-Sitting Reads, ed. Judith K. Dial and Tom Easton; Fantastic Books, 200pp, $14.99, tp, ISBN: 978-1-5154-2330-9 · Don Sakers · br 201 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _201 · [letter from Lakewood, CO] · Doug Tisdale · lt _201 · [letter] · Edward A. Bianchi · lt _202 · [response to Edward A. Bianchi] · John G. Cramer · ms _202 · [letter from Venetia, PA] · Bob Peirce · lt _202 · [response to Bob Peirce] · John G. Cramer · ms _202 · [letter from Littleton, CO] · Allan Sutton · lt _202 · [letter from Atlanta, GA] · Leonard Pallats · lt 204 · 2018 Index · Anon. · ix 207 · Analytical Laboratory Ballot · Anon. · ms 208 · Upcoming Events · Anthony Lewis · cl