| Novels | In this last full chapter of The Prophet of Dreams, Julian Lawler sends his remaining characters into a final battle. The Lord Commander realizes that a king alone cannot give “Checkmate.”
The heroine of Tala Bar’s Gaia, Dar, continues her trek across the blasted heath of a world in upheaval in “The Land.” Ian Donnell Arbuckle continues Made It Way Up with the points of view of Bernard and a new character, Essa. |
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| Serial | Fran Jacobs has portrayed a boy who meets a quasi-humorous fate under the blandishments of a succubus in “The Cat” (issue 87). In the conclusion of “Friday Night,” a girl meets a similar demon. Only, the girl considers that she and her boyfriend have an exceedingly complex relationship, which raises the question: Who is what? |
| Short Story |
New contributor Michael Hanson gives us a stylistic tour de force in a diary entry dated 1908. It is recorded by a doctor writing in the quaint but elegant manner of the 19th century. “The Night Jaunt of F. P. Willenby” distills the meaning of the mythical Quest that recurs constantly in Western literature from Beowulf to Wagner and Tolkien. |
| Article | Deep Bora sends us a letter that’s bound to fascinate science fiction fans who dote on first contacts and on meeting aliens from other worlds. But the contacts he describes are real, and science fiction would be hard-pressed to match them. You’ll also like Deep’s charming and gently humorous portrayal of the modern mingling with the ancient in Strange Encounters in the East. |
| Discussion | Donald Sullivan replies to A. R. Yngve in “The Tolkien Bubble,” and Don Webb complements our contributor’s points by taking his customary long view in Writing on the Tide. |
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Michael Hanson and Lewayne L. White. |
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| Challenge | Thomas R. responds to Challenge 89 with a scenario of travel and memory in Marie’s Blue Escape.
Challenge 90, “Cover the Waterfront,” has something for everybody. |
| Letters | John Thiel favors us with kind words and interesting insights on issue 89, and Michael Tyzuk offers a second opinion on Arthur C. Clarke’s collaborations. |
| The Reading Room | Jerry Wright reviews Tamora Pierce, Trickster’s Choice and Michael Chabon, Summerlands. |
| Editorial | So Much for That |
Issue 91 will conclude Julian Lawler’s The Prophet of Dreams and continue Tala Bar’s Gaia and Ian Donnell Arbuckle’s Made It Way Up. Michael J A Tyzuk returns with a new Tamara Thomson mystery. We’ll also have a new contributor, Saurbh Katyal. After his story, as well as Ásgrímur Hartmannsson’s and Thomas R.’s, you will never look at your spare body parts — or health-care service provider — in quite the same way again.
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