What’s in Issue 155

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Novels	The refugees from Earth work desperately to terraform Starhell and yet remain hidden. The Galactics, still on their trail, have been discovering things that worry them — a lot: euhal allen, The Bridge, III, chapter 4: Terraforming, part 1; part 2; part 3; appendix: The Qwom-Sor Manuals of Duelism.
Novella	Princess Rhiannon beseeches the witch Graymulkin to lift her curse, but the price may be worse than the curse itself. Rhiannon’s natural generosity leads her to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her sister Queen Gwennan’s maidservants, and her nightmares seem to be telling her something: Rachel Parsons, I Still Wake From My Nightmares, part 5; part 6.
Serial	Private eye Sam Sabre is broke and will take any case, even finding a lost cat. Is kitty a genetically engineered monster? Sam can’t worry about that; he has bigger fish to be fried by: Roberto Sanhueza, Sabre Takes a Case, part 1; part 2.
Short Stories	Robert Pain has spent his career as a policeman searching for missing people, especially children. In retirement he discovers what it means to be separated from loved ones. A world of unimaginable possibilities will make reunion sweet: Jörn Grote, Death Unstung, part 1; conclusion. What happens when Jesus comes to Westerdok? The citizens are rather confused about it all, but surely Franz Kafka would have understood: Aryan Kaganof, A Stoning at Westerdok. Would you like guardian angels to protect you and everyone from harm and untruth and fulfill your desires, to boot? This is not “With Folded Hands,” but questions linger: D. A. Madigan, Halo, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Richard H. Williams sends student David Weiss off on a time-jaunt to meet the poet Basho and the mathematician Fibonacci: As Time Goes By.
Essays	‘What is the world that I would like to live in? A world without armies and bureaucracies. What is the greatest of all oppressions? Class. What is the oppression that I would like to see coming to an end in my lifetime? Gender. The person I would like to change: myself’: Prakash Kona, A Dreamer of the Other World, part 2. See how a movie monster saved Steven Utley from any number of imaginable fates at the hands of Mary Ann! Confessions of a Cinemasochist.

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Richard H. Williams.
Challenge	Challenge 155 eradicates the oppression of armies, class and gender as it investigates How the Worlds Work.
Letters	Kevin Ahearn writes about the War of the Worlds remake. Bob Sorensen compliments the Retrospective. Steven Utley announces The Beasts of Love.
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker reviews L. E. Modesitt Jr.’s Legacies. Jerry Wright reviews Matt Hughes’ Black Brillion.
Editorial	Jerry Wright,xxx

In Times to Come

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In issue 156

Novel: euhal allen, The Bridge III chapter 5 “Tricks of the Trade”
Novella:: Rachel Parsons, “I Still Wake From My Nightmares” part 7, conclusion
Serial: New contributor Lawrence Dagstine, “Orion’s Dendrites” parts 1-2
Short stories:: Robert Allen, “Jenny by the Sea”; New contributor Joel Assaizky, “The Virus”; D. A. Madigan, “Primogeniture”; New contributor David Mitenko, “The Truth About Bats”
Poetry: Viacheslav Iatsko, “Striped Life”
Essays:: Prakash Kona, “A Dreamer of the Other World” part 3; Steven Utley, “Alien Inamorato”
Discussion: Rajnar Vajra and Jerry Wright discuss Rajnar’s “Opening Wonders”
Review: Danielle L. Parker reviews Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal

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