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October 2003
Our October issue features a rare treat: a new novella by Vernor Vinge, well known to Analog readers for his elastic and far-ranging imagination. This one is about some folks with a problem Sisyphus could empathize with–and what they do about it gives new meaning to "time-binding"! We also have a variety of fiction including a clearly seasonal piece by Brian Plante and one that might or might not be considered seasonal by Robert R. Chase–and, of course, Part 2 of Edward M. Lerner’s four-part Moonstruck.
The science fact article comes from a trio of authors either well known to our readers or likely soon to become so: Robert A. Metzger, Gregory Benford, and Martin I. Hoffert. Under the somewhat unlikely title "The Power of Rotting Plants, or How SF Solved Global Warming," it offers an imaginative new approach to that much-publicized problem, intriguing in its own right and a worthy follow-on to Richard A. Lovett’s recent article about other possible methods.
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Man is "the time-binding animal."
But in the future, that simple
statement may take on meanings
that Korzybski never imagined. . . .
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Illustration by
Broeck Steadman
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SPECIAL!
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The Alternate View by John G. Cramer
John talks about the WMAP and what it has changed about our understanding of the Universe.
The Reference Library by Tom Easton
Reviews of books by Bruce Sterling, Jerry Pournelle, Wen Spencer, Poul Anderson, and Linda Nagata, among others.
Upcoming Events by Anthony Lewis
Every month, Anthony keeps you up to date on what's going on in the world of science fiction.
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Meet MORE of Our Hugo Nominees
August 26 @ 9:00 p.m. EST
Meet MORE of our Hugo nominees. Chat with Gregory Frost, Geoffrey A. Landis, Robert J. Sawyer, and Michael Swanwick about their Hugo nominations.
Our chats are co-sponsored with Asimov's, and SCIFI.COM and are moderated by Asimov's editor, Gardner Dozois.
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Analog and Asimov's collections now available at Audible.com
Key word search for: Analog Science Fiction
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Serial
Moonstruck (Part two of four)
by Edward M. Lerner
Novella
The Cookie Monster
by Vernor Vinge
Novelettes
A New Man
by Shane Tourtellotte
Unseen
by Robert R. Chase
Short Story
Halloweentown
by Brian Plante
Science Fact
THE POWER OF ROTTING PLANTS
by Robert A. Metzger, Gregory Benford, and Martin I. Hoffert
Probability Fact
JUST AN AVERAGE GUY
by Richard Foss
Reader's Departments
The Editor's Page
In Times to Come
The Alternate View by John G. Cramer
The Reference Library by Tom Easton
Brass Tacks
Upcoming Events by Anthony Lewis
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