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Issue 82 Volume 08 June 2004

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Editorial

Dan Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Flight of the Starhawk
Part 3 (of 3)

Tony Ragas
As a teenager, Josh had wanted to fly to the stars. As an adult, he ended up with an oilfield job and a portfolio of hopeless dreams stashed away on his PC's hard drive. Alcoholism and depression ate away at him and drove him to spend lonely nights pondering his existence. Then he met an alien on the riverbank one night. An alien with a machine that created objects out of raw matter and energy. Even complex objects like components for starships!

Strange Deaths to Follow
Part 5 (of 5)

Neil McGill
A strange tale where a fortean detective meets the minority report meets the world of Pratchett meets Tarantino.

The Darkling
William Henry
Centuries of pain leads immortal sorcerer Catherine to Paris in the fall of 1773 seeking revenge, only to find something else.

Nightwatch: Dragon's Egg
Robert Moriyama
SERIES DEBUT:

To some, the Nightwatch Institute for Strategic and Economic Studies was an adviser to governments and major corporations. To others, it provided expertise and equipment to help build — or rebuild — vital services in every corner of the world. But Nightwatch did its most important work in the shadows …
For Dr. Simon Litchfield, engineer, linguist, and — other things, the discovery of a mysterious object in Afghanistan was just another day at the office.

Aphelion is proud to announce the beginning of a new shared universe series: Nightwatch, under the direction of Jeff Williams.

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Short Stories

A Matter of Faith
Robert Moriyama
The College Masters used powerful magic to conjure up the ultimate weapon against the undead demi-god Morgenstern. But now they need Al Majius to save them from their own cleverness …

First Time Starter
Mark Stanley
Valley Princess was destined to be a champion before she was ridden by Lottman, and he knew it.

Inside Job
E.S. Strout
The greatest dangers come unbidden, unheralded, and unseen.

Institute of the Dead
Susan Wigget
When Margot's late father appeared to her in a dream, he seemed to be trying to tell her something that she could not understand. The solution to the mystery could only be found at the Institute of the Dead.

The Wanderers
Joel Doonan
When Ava saw a rough looking man stealing bullets in a sporting goods store, she didn't report him. The next time she saw him was on a darkened street.

Veterans Day
George J. Condon
One day each year we pause to remember them. The rest of the year, we turn our faces away. But perhaps on one our tomorrows, their day will come.

The Things We Remember
Peter L. Johnson
"Wouldn't it be just great, if life were on videotape?" — Steve Goodman, lyricist.

Trial by Intimacy
Claude Hopper
When real people wind up in a very strange place, can anything be what it seems? And if reality is as easily manipulated as all that, wouldn't everyone rather spend a day at the beach instead of playing God? Me? I'd rather visit the Mare Inebrium. Fortunately, I know how to get there from here. First, you drive north on Highway 441…

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Bloodless Land
Gary William Crawford

Conquering Demons
Lanaia Lee

E.S.P.
Mike Rasmussen

Evanescent
Cameron Nielson

Pulling Away
Steven Utley

Ship of Fools
Rev. Theresa Jackson

Steelhand Blues Cruising
Kristine Ong Muslim

The Last March of Gondor
Rob Wynne and Larissa March

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Articles and features

The Pollwatchers!
Cary Semar
Cary Semar turns his eye towards the political scene…

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