Our November issue covers a wide spectrum of both length and content from Michael A. Burstein’s novella (whose starting situation and characters will be familiar to readers who remember his popular "Broken Symmetry" and "Absent Friends") to Shane Tourtellotte’s "Probability Zero" tale about "Messengers." Between those extremes we’ll have stories of all shapes and sizes by such writers as F. Alexander Brejcha, Grey Rollins, Pete D. Manison, Ron Goulart, and Brian Plante. The prolific Stephen L. Gillett, Ph.D., supplies the fact article, with the tantalizing title "Diamond Ether, Nanotechnology—and Venus." If you’re reading this magazine, your likely have at least a passing acquaintance with several methods that have been suggested that might be used for terraforming Venus. What you may not know, but as Dr. Gillett will explain, many of those ideas look considerably less promising on close examination than at first glance. But yes, he does have an alternative suggestion; and it is, as the saying goes, something completely different. . . .

Reality Check by Michael A. Burstein Most of us need one from time to time—but what if there's more than one reality? Illustration by Randy Asplund

The Reference Library by Tom Easton This month Tom reviews new books by Charles Sheffield, Frederik Pohl ,and David Brin. Upcoming Events by Anthony Lewis Every month, Anthony keeps you up to date on what's going on in the world of science fiction.

Novella Reality Check by Michael A. Burstein Novelettes Psyscraper by Pete D. Manison I Married a Robot by Ron Goulart Food for Thought by Grey Rollins Take a Load Off by F. Alexander Brejcha Short Stories The Destiny Manifest by J.W. Donnelly Seen One Human by Brian Plante Science Fact Diamond Ether, Nanotechnology—And Venus by Stephen L. Gillett, Ph.D. Probability Zero Messengers by Shane Tourtellotte