New SF, Fantasy, and Horror magazines seen, April

• A SETI debate rages on among Analog contributors, including scientist Robert Zubrin, former editor Ben Bova, columnist Jeffery D. Kooistra, various letter writers, and editor Stanley Schmidt, who addresses the debate--concerning competing evidence and presumptions between "SETI scientists" and the "UFOlogists"--before asking the deeper question, does the answer matter?
• The cover story is a novella by Michael A. Burstein, "Time Ablaze". Novelettes are by Grey Rollins, Stephen Baxter, and J.T. Sharrah; short stories are by Alexis Glynn Latner, Kevin J. Anderson, and Richard A. Lovett.
• The science fact article, by Richard A. Lovett, is "The Transcience of Memory"--subtitled "We Really Can Remember It for You Wholesale".
• Other departments include Tom Easton's book reviews (covering Eoin Colfer and Gene Wolfe, among others), letters, and upcoming events.
• (Sat 10 Apr 2004)

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• This issue has James Patrick Kelly's annual June contribution (his 21st consecutive June appearance), novelette "Men Are Trouble", highlighted on the cover.
• There's also a novelette by Lois Tilton, and short stories by Nancy Kress (reprinted from a 2000 French anthology), Neal Asher, Paul Melko, Robert R. Chase, Ruth Berman, and Lena DeTar. Poetry is by Bruce Boston, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Mario Milosevic.
• Departments includes Robert Silverberg's Reflections column, the second of two installments about a "theory of story" (with more on the subject to come); book reviews by Peter Heck; and a convention calendar.
• Rich Horton reviews this issue in the May issue of Locus Magazine, specifically recommending the stories by James Patrick Kelly and Lois Tilton.
• (Wed 7 Apr 2004)

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• The cover story is "Faces", a short story by Joe Haldeman illustrated by Max Bertolini. Other fiction consists of novelets by Matthew Hughes and Charles Coleman Finlay, and short stories by A.A. Attanasio, Kit Reed, Arthur Porges, and Ray Vukcevich.
• Departments include book reviews by Charles de Lint and Robert K.J. Killheffer, a "Plumage from Pegasus" feature by Paul Di Filippo, Lucius Shepard's review of The Return of the King, and a Curiosities page by Bud Webster.
• Editor Gordon Van Gelder addresses the recent controversy over adult material in Asimov's in his introduction to Matthew Hughes' story. And he revives F&SF's long-running series of competitions, with #68, asking readers to submit the missing pages that printers carelessly misplaced, thus explaining twist endings, e.g. "'No problem,' said Sauron. 'I'll just use my other ring.'" Entries can go to carol@cybrid.net, and there are prizes at stake.
• Nick Gevers reviews this issue in the upcoming May issue of Locus Magazine.
• (Fri 9 Apr 2004)

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