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In his earlier “InterstellarNet” stories here, Edward M. Lerner showed us a kind of interstellar contact more than a little different from what people usually imagine: a scenario in which civilizations born around different stars interact not face to face, but through “agents” dealing in, and created by, pure information. But what if that kind of relationship is eventually followed by face-to-face contact? You might think the prior exchanges would make it smoother and easier, but that isn’t necessarily so—especially if extraterrestrial species are as different and devious as humans. This month we begin serializing Lerner’s new novel, A New Order of Things, about just that situation—which turns out to be full of not only surprises and dangers, but also memorable characters cast from several decidedly alien molds.
Catherine Shaffer’s fact article, “The Terrestrial Search for Extraterrestrial Life,” will help keep your imagination limber by examining the surprising diversity of alien lifeforms found in unlikely parts of our own planet, which gives us clues about how much wider the range might be elsewhere. We also have “The Scarlet Band,” a new tale of Harry Turtledove’s “geologically-based-Atlantis” alternate history (and incidentally a sort of Sherlock Holmes pastiche), and new stories by Rob Chilson, Jerry Oltion, and Geoffrey A. Landis.
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A New Order of Things (part I of IV)
by Edward M. Lerner
“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things."
—Niccolò Machiavelli
Illustrated by John Allemand
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Update: e-Zine Availability
We apologize for the lack of availability of Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact in e-Zine format at the eReader web site.
Over the past six months and at the suggestion of eReader, Dell Magazines has worked with the Science Fiction Writers of America and our individual authors to enhance the availability of e-zine versions of Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact. In the interim, eReader underwent internal changes that have resulted in a delay in contract discussions. We are optimistic about continuing our long-time relationship with eReader and will announce the outcome as soon as there is a resolution. In the meantime, Dell Magazines’ Science Fiction and Mystery e-zines remain available at fictionwise.com.
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