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Editorial

Dan Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Novellas

On The Corner of Galaxy and Fifth
Part Three of Five
Rob Wynne and Jeffrey Williams
Trauma and his companions team up with an unlikely ally and devise a plan to try and rescue the damaged timestream.
(Read Part One and Part Two here.)

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Short Stories

Alien Mosquito
Joseph Vadalma
At first, they thought that some new and terrible disease had killed all but one of the space pirates who had hijacked a prospector's vessel. But what kind of disease literally burned a man alive — from the inside out?

Edward's Visitor
John Pegg
The stranger said that he was an angel. That he was something strange was pretty obvious, so the bizarre list of tasks he gave Edward as a means to earn a reward wasn't quite as outrageous as it could have been.

Ochre
Jonathan Lowe
Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Carter had disappeared. His wealthy, powerful family wanted answers. Now Border Patrol Agent Fletcher and a private detective hired by the Carters had to find those answers without any messy police involvement — preferably answers that made sense.

Out of Body
Matthew A. Reed
Ka'Rul crystals were rare and precious for their healing properties, even without their connection to the Goddess Sorilla. What Ta'Mon was about to do was probably suicide in more ways than one…

Rubican's Crystal
Gust Dimoulias
Before the beginning of recording history, there was magic in the world. It faded and was lost, except for half-remembered tales twisted and distorted by time. Now it's back — along with an evil that should have died along with it.

The Moost Beautiful Leddy in the Warld
Adam Ferrarri
Arrg the dwarf — or maybe troll — brought Adam into his world to rescue — and woo — the beautiful daughter of the Duke. There were a couple of problems with that plan, starting with Adam's complete lack of experience in the damsel-rescuing business.

The Pathetic Motley Clown
M. B. Barlow
It was a mistake for Armero to send Sarra Slylaw to Varsam, no matter how much they wanted the weapon she hoped to obtain in trade. After all, an android was a machine, and in Varsam, machines were prohibited. But both sides had failed to recognize that a far more valuable weapon was right there in front of them.

The Zeitsev
Michael Hart
The Zeitsev, a warship named for a general who had been expected to do great things in Afghanistan — but who had failed, like so many before and since — was a relic of the old Soviet Union. But it still had an important role to play…

Announcement: First Forum Challenge Winner Selected

Congratulations to Kitanzi, winner of the first-ever Aphelion Forum Writing Challenge. Check out Kitanzi's story, Dual Dreaming, and four other entries , in the Fun and Games folder of the Aphelion Forum!

And check the Forum in the months to come for more Challenges, open to anyone with a keyboard and an Aphelion Forum username. (Registration is free and easy — all you need is a valid e-mail address to help us to keep spambots from muddying the waters.)

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Biblical Conundrum
Richard Tornello

Don't Run!
Kenneth Brown

Wolf's Bane
James Matthew Byers

Scifaiku
Richard H Fay

Oh, Heavenly Body!
Bryon D. Howell

Wounded Bear
Thomas D Reynolds

Magnus Retail
Mary Crowell

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Articles and features

Dan Hollifield Reviews: Thursday Next - First Among Sequels
by Jasper Fforde, fifth in the Thursday Next series.

Dan Hollifield Reviews: The Probability Broach: The Graphic Novel
by L. Neil Smith and Scott Bieser
L. Neil Smith's Prometheus Award-winning book returns to print as a Graphic Novel.

The Listening Room: Courting My Muse
Rob Wynne slips into the sultry, sexy world of Mary Crowell's jazz-infused torch filk.

With Great Boyfriends Come Great Responsibilities
Becky Kletnieks
Some words of advice for anyone considering a romantic entanglement with a costumed superhero.

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