October/November 2009 • 61st Year of Publication
NOVELLAS
Halloween Town	–	Lucius Shepard
NOVELETS
The Far Shore	–	Elizabeth Hand
Bandits of the Trace	–	Albert E. Cowdrey
The Way They Wove the Spells in Sippulgar	–	Robert Silverberg
I Waltzed With a Zombie	–	Ron Goulart
Another Life	–	Charles Oberndorf
SHORT STORIES
Logicist	–	Carol Emshwiller
Blocked	–	Geoff Ryman
Mermaid	–	Robert Reed
Never Blood Enough	–	Joe Haldeman
The President's Book Tour	–	M. Rickert
Through Time and Space With Ferdinand Feghoot LXXI	–	Ron Partridge
Shadows on the Wall of the Cave	–	Kate Wilhelm
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial	–	Gordon Van Gelder
Books to Look For	–	Charles de Lint
Musing on Books	–	Michelle West
Plumage from Pegasus: Sugar and Spice, and Everything Licensable	–	Paul Di Filippo
Coming Attractions	–
Science: Seeing Red	–	Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty
Film: Anti-Trek	–	Lucius Shepard
Competition #79: Hooked On Mnemonics	–
Curiosities	–	David Langford
CARTOONS
Bill Long, Arthur Masear, S. Harris, Frank Cotham
COVER
Cover: "Retro Rocket" by David A. Hardy