THE MAGAZINE OF
FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
May/June • 69th Year of Publication
NOVELETS
The Barrens -19- Stephanie Feldman
Inquisitive -48- Pip Coen
Argent and Sable -92- Matthew Hughes
Crash Site -150- Brian Trent
Behold the Child -222- Albert E. Cowdrey
SHORT STORIES
Tender Loving Plastics -7- Amman Sabet
The Bicycle Whispererr -130- Lisa Mason
Unstoppable -135- Gardner Dozois
What You Pass For =176- Melanie West
Ku’gbo -208- Dare Segun Falowo
The Properties of Shadow -243- Nina Kiriki Hoffman
DEPARTMENTS
Books to Look For -71- Charles de Lint
Books -81- James Sallis
Plumage from Pegasus: Live by the Word, Die by the Word -88- Paul Di Filippo
Science: Asking Questions -189- Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty
Films: Downsizing To Little Too Late -200- Kathi Maio
Competition #95 -206-
Coming Attractions -256-
Curiosities -258- Phoenix Alexander
Cartoons: Kendra Allenby (129, 188, 242), Arthur Masear (149), Nick Downes (205).
COVER BY ALAN D. CLARK FOR “THE BARRENS”