Bewildering Stories
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A

Michelle Adelman, Piece of Mind by Alison McBain
David Adès, Afloat in Light excerpt
Edward Ahern Jack Alcott Mileva Anastasiadou, Ellipsis excerpt
Andreas Androutsellis-Theotokis, Nannion excerpt
Piers Anthony, Writer’s Retweet by Alison McBain
Danko Antolovic, The Demiurge excerpt
Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God by Don Webb (in Cassandra’s Voices)
Catherine Asaro Neal Asher Pauline Ashwell, Project Farcry
Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity by Don Webb
Anselm Audley

B

Kage Baker Kristen Ball, A Calf Named Brian Higgins by Alison McBain
B. C. Bamber, Super Red excerpt
Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas by Danielle L. Parker
Tala Bar, Gaia by Don Webb
John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black
Jonathan Barnes, The Somnambulist by Danielle L. Parker
Steven Barnes, Charisma
Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers
Bascom James, ed., Hyperpowers by Alison McBain
Dana Bate, Too Many Cooks by Alison McBain
Stephen Baxter Barrington J. Bayley, The Soul of the Robot  by Thomas R.
Elizabeth Bear, New Amsterdam by Danielle L. Parker
Gary Beck Paul Beckman Denis Bell, A Box of Dreams excerpt
Robert P. Bennett, Blind Traveler Down a Dark River
J. D. Beresford, The Hampdenshire Wonder  by Thomas R.
Cyrano de Bergerac, The Other World, translation by Michael E. Lloyd
Alfred Bester, The Stars, My Destination by Thomas R.
John Gregory Betancourt, To Rule in Amber
Anne Bishop, The Invisible Ring by Danielle L. Parker
Edward Bloor, London Calling
Deep Bora, Venus Interaction excerpt
Anthony Boucher & Denis Green Thoraiya Bousaleh, Red Soul, Green Soul
Leigh Brackett, Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances by Bertil Falk
Russell Bradbury-Carlin, Along the Monster’s Spine excerpt
Jason Brannon, Eric S. Brown, and John Grover Marie Brennan David Brin, Foundation’s Triumph by Don Webb
Kristen Britain, First Rider’s Call
Terry Brooks, Armageddon’s Children by Danielle L. Parker
John Brosnan, Mothership
Mike Brotherton, Star Dragon
Eric S. Brown & Susan Brydenbaugh, Cobble
Matt Browne, The Future Happens Twice by Danielle L. Parker
Steven Brust, Dzur by Danielle L. Parker
Algis Budrys, Benchmarks Continued by David Redd
Lois McMaster Bujold Jim Butcher Salvatore Buttaci, Flashing My Shorts excerpt

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C

Garrett Calcaterra, Umbral Visions excerpt
Albert Camus, The Plague by Nick Pipitone
Orson Scott Card M. R. Carey, The Girl With All the Gifts by Martin Kerharo
Jonathan Carroll, Bones of the Moon
C. J. Carter-Stephenson, The Crystal Ship by Steve Douglas
Lionel Casson, Libraries in the Ancient World by Don Webb
Carlos Castaneda, A Separate Reality by Danielle L. Parker
Ray Cattie, Ard Righ
Ann Cefola, Free Ferry by Alison McBain
Michael Chabon, Summerland
Suzy McKee Charnas, Stagestruck Vampires
C. J. Cherryh Arthur C. Clarke & Steven Baxter, Time’s Eye
Susannah Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Danielle L. Parker
Gary Clifton Eric H. Cline, 1177 B.C., The Year Civilization Collapsed by Don Webb (in Cassandra’s Voices)
Cat Connor, Killerbyte excerpt
Guy Consolmagno, Brother Astronomer by Thomas R.
Scott Coon, Lost Helix excerpt
Loren W. Cooper, CrossTown excerpt
Mickey J. Corrigan, What I Did for Love excerpt
Janine Cross, Touched by Venom by Danielle L. Parker
John Dominic Crossan, God & Empire by Don Webb (in Cassandra’s Voices)
James Curtis, Cataclysm
Crystalwizard, Villenspell: City of Wizards excerpt
Julie Czerneda

D - E

Tony Daniel, Metaplanetary
Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute (The Bitterbynde Book 1)
Colin P. Davies C. G. Davis & Eric S. Brown, Blood Rain by Susie Hawes
Gail Davis, Eric S. Brown and John Grover, Poisoned Graves
Genie Davis, The Model Man by Alison McBain
Oscar Deadwood, The Perfect Revolution (and excerpt)
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe: After the Blast by Mark Koerner
JD DeHart, The Brass Man excerpt
Marianne Delacourt, Sharp Edge by Alison McBain
Craig DiLouie, One of Us byAlison McBain
Phillip Donnelly Paul di Filippo, Harp, Pipe & Symphony by Danielle L. Parker
Chris Dolley, Resonance
Steven R. Donaldson, The Runes of the Earth
Gardner Dozois, ed. Galileo’s Children by Lewayne L. White
Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, eds. Dave Duncan Robert Dutcher & Mike Allen, eds. Rado Dyne, One Man’s Burden excerpt
Robert Earle, Suffer the Children excerpt
Robert Edric, The Mermaids by Steve Mazey
John Eric Ellison Lucy Ellman, Ducks, Newburyport by Gary Inbinder
J. Saunders Elmore, The Amateur American by Danielle L. Parker
Kenneth C. Eng Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon
Andreas Eschbach, The Carpet Makers by Jörn Grote
Jane Espenson & Glenn Yeffeth, eds. Finding Serenity by Lewayne L. White
Loren D. Estleman Janet Evanovich, Tricky Twenty-Two by Alison McBain
Lawrence Watt Evans The Spriggan Mirror

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F

Bertil Falk, Feroze, the Fogotten Gandhi excerpt
Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion
Kane X. Faucher, The Infinite Library excerpt
Adam Fawer, Improbable
John Russell Fearn, Land's End - Labrador by David Redd
Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots
Marina Fitch, The Border
Eric Flint, ed., Ring of Fire
Eric Flint and K. D. Wentworth, The Course of Empire
A. Rahman Ford, Life as a Sclerian by James R. Rudolph
Jeffrey Ford, The Fantasy Writer's Assistant
Beverly Forehand, Haunted Homeplace excerpt
Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon by Steven Francis Murphy
Leo Frankowski, Conrad’s Quest for Rubber by Don Webb
C.S. Friedman, The Wilding
Bret Funk, ed. Beacons of Tomorrow
Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

G

Leighton Gage, Blood of the Wicked by Danielle L. Parker
Neil Gaiman Walter Giersbach, The Green Of Second Avenue excerpt
Cleveland W. Gibson, Moondust, The Indian Rope Trick excerpt
Rachel Gibson, The Trouble With Valentine’s Day by Alison McBain
Greg Gifune, Heretics by Eric S. Brown
Bruce Golden Ken Goldman Elana Gomel Steven Gould, Reflex
James Graham, Jack London, The People of the Abyss review article
Mitchell Graham, The Fifth Ring
Greg Grandin, Fordlandia by Danielle L. Parker
David Grann, The Lost City of Z by Danielle L. Parker
Glenn Gray, The Little Boy Inside and Other Stories excerpt
K. C. Gray, Singular Multiplicity excerpt
Simon R. Green Channie Greenberg John Michael Greer, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by Danielle L. Parker
Nicola Griffith, Ammonite by Danielle L. Parker
Jim Grimsley, The Ordinary
Martin Grise, Black Trident excerpt
John Courtney Grimwood, Pashazade
Talia Gryphon, Key to Redemption by Danielle L. Parker
Jerry Guarino, 40 Slices of Pizza excerpts
Eric J. Guignard, Baggage of Eternal Night excerpt
Kevin Guilfoile, Cast of Shadows

H - I

Joe Haldeman Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Missing Servant: by Danielle L. Parker
Barbara Hambly, Dead Water by Danielle L. Parker
Peter F. Hamilton, Pandora’s Star
John Gregory Hancock, A Plague of Dreams excerpts
Karen Hancock, Arena by Danielle L. Parker
Philip Harbottle, Vultures of the Void: The Legacy by David Redd
Jack D. Harvey, Mark the Dwarf excerpt
Michael Harvey, The Fifth Floor by Danielle L. Parker
Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock by Clyde Andrews
William P. Haynes, The Shaman and the Rose by Susie Hawes
Lian Hearn, Across The Nightingale Floor by Danielle L. Parker
Robert A. Heinlein Amanda Hemingway John G. Hemry, Burden of Proof
Paul Heyer, The Medium and the Magician: Baileigh Higgins, The Black Tide: Remnants by Alison McBain
Kristan Higgins, In Your Dreams by Alison McBain
Alice S. Hill, When the Tree Is Dry by Alison McBain
Martin Hill Ortiz, A Predatory Mind excerpt
Jim C. Hines, Goblin Quest by Clyde Andrews
S.E. Hinton, Hawkes Harbor
Russel Hoban, Riddley Walker by Thomas R.
William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland by Danielle L. Parker
J. B. Hogan James Hogg Wendy Holborow, Janky Tuk Tuks excerpt
Steena Holmes, The Forgotten Ones by Alison McBain
Kenneth Mark Hoover, Fevreblau excerpt
Sean Horlor, Made Beautiful by Use by Joanna M. Weston
Matthew Hughes Faith Hunter, Raven Cursed by Danielle L. Parker
Eric Idle, The Road to Mars by Michael J A Tyzuk
Gary Inbinder Arnaldur Indridason, Silence of the Grave by Danielle L. Parker
Abha Iyengar

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J - K

Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead by Don Webb (in Cassandra’s Voices)
Rick Jankowski, The Sound of Midnight Fire excerpt
Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time series by Eric S. Brown
Michael Kandel, Strange Invasion by Don Webb
Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana by Alison McBain
Marvin Kaye, ed. P. C. Keeler, Migon excerpt
Isabelle Kenyon, This Is Not a Spectacle excerpt
Martin Kerharo Philip B. Kerr Jessica Khoury, Origin by Martin Kerharo
Steven King William Kitcher, Farewell and Goodbye, My Maltese Sleep excerpt Artie Knapp Ellis L. “Skip” Knox, Boris Kokotov, ed., Welcome to the Smashing Center excerpt
Bill Kowaleski, Brighter Than the Stars excerpt
K. A. Krake, Skin. by Alison McBain
Nancy Kress, Nothing Human
Dave Kuzminski

L

Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory R. A. Lafferty, 900 Grandmothers by Thomas R.
Harry Lang, My Name Is Angela excerpt
R D Larson Robert Laughlin, Vow of Silence
Tanith Lee, A Heroine of the World by Alison McBain
Tosca Lee Sarah-Jane Lehoux, Thief excerpt
Eleanor Lerman Edward Lerner, Moonstruck
Jonathan Lethem, The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye by Jörn Grote
Paul Levinson C. S. Lewis, The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by Melissa Green
Michael E. Lloyd LindaAnn LoSchiavo and David Davies, Messengers of the Macabre excerpt
Jack Phillips Lowe, Cold Case Cowboys excerpt
Aidan Lucid Russell Lutz, Iota Cycle

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M

M. K. MacInnes, Close Call by Colin W. Campbell
Ken MacLeod, The Star Fraction by David Norris
Margaret MacMillan, The Uses and Abuses of History by Don Webb
D. A. Madigan, Time Watch excerpt
Tom Mahony Stephen Marlowe, The Lighthouse at the End of the World by Danielle L. Parker
Lori Martin, The Darkling Hills by Danielle L. Parker
A. Lee Martinez, The Automatic Detective by Danielle L. Parker
Mad Marv, Man-Made Monsters by Ian Donnell Arbuckle
Jeffrey Penn May, Where the River Splits excerpt
Matthew McAyeal, Melody excerpt
Alison McBain Wil McCarthy, The Collapsium
Kelly McCullough Jack McDevitt Seanan McGuire, Ashes of Honor by Danielle L. Parker
Joel McKay, Wolf at the Door excerpt
Nancy McKenzie, Guinevere’s Gamble
Patricia McKillip, Od Magic by Danielle L. Parker
Robin McKinley, Chalice
Ian McLeod, The Light Ages
Ken McLeod Sean McMullen, Glass Dragons
Mike McNichols A. A. Merritt, The Ship of Ishtar by Danielle L. Parker
Yves Meynard China Miéville, King Rat by Danielle L. Parker
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller Darby Mitchell Arse Poetica excerpt
Naomi Mitchison, Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Thomas R.
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Elizabeth Moon, The Deed of Paksenarrion
Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel by Alison McBain
Marshall Moore Ward Moore, Bring the Jubilee by Don Webb
William Morris, The Wood Beyond the World by Danielle L. Parker
Walter Mosley Eric G. Müller, Rites of Rock excerpt
Seth Mullins, Song of an Untamed Land excerpt
Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird by Nick Pipitone
Audie A. Murphy, Star City
Ted Myers, Making It: Music, Sex & Drugs in the Golden Age of Rock excerpt
Tendai R. Mwanaka, Zimbabwe: the Blame Game excerpt

N - O

Marina J. Neary B. Z. Niditch, Everything, Everywhere excerpt
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife
Dr. Fred Nour, True Love by Alison McBain
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle James J. O’Donnell Cindy O’Quinn, Dark Cloud on Naked Creek by Alison McBain
Rachel V. Olivier Jerry Oltion, The Getaway Special
Kathleen M. O’Neal, The Powers of Light trilogy by Michael J A Tyzuk
Kenneth Oppel, Airborn

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P - Q

Julie Eberhart Painter, Mortal Coil excerpt
Susan Palwick, Shelter
Edgar Pangborn Christopher Paolini, Eldest
Danielle L. Parker, The Infinite Instant
Richard Parks, Hereafter, and After by Holly Schmidt
Sue Parman, The Thin Monster House excerpt
Melvyn Pettle, The Flowers of the Future by Andrew May
Michael Phillips, Reign of the Nightmare Prince excerpt
Meredith Ann Pierce, Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood
Tamora Pierce, Trickster’s Choice
Jangeo Pinkerton, Templar Knight: A Witch Spell excerpt
Bryce R. Piper, Orlando’s Vigil excerpt
Frederick Pohl, The Boy Who Would Live Forever
L. S. Popovich, Undertones excerpt
Jason Powell, No Man’s Ghost excerpt
Ken Poyner Terry Pratchett Robert M. Price, ed., The Necronomicon, Cthulhu Cycle Book 12 by Danielle L. Parker
Cherie Priest, Dreadnought by Danielle L. Parker
Casey Quinn, Snapshots of Life excerpt

R

R. Rafael & T. R. Roberts, eds., Mother of Invention by P. C. Keeler
Rod Raglin, Forest excerpt
Robert Randall, A Little Intelligence by Bertil Falk
S. J. Rapala, Broken Worlds excerpt
Lev Raphael, My Germany by Danielle L. Parker
Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines
John Reinhart, broken bottle of time
Mike Resnick, The Return of Santiago
Alastair Reynolds Walter Rhein, The Bone Sword by Danielle L. Parker
Teresa Richards, The Windfall App by Alison McBain
Kim Stanley Robinson Spider Robinson, Callahan’s Con by Michael J A Tyzuk
John B. Rosenman, Inspector of the Cross excerpt
Rudy Rucker, Frek and the Elixir by Danielle L. Parker
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Consequences

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S

Fred Saberhagen, Rogue Berserker by Danielle L. Parker
Michelle Sagara, Cast in Shadow by Danielle L. Parker
Angie Sage, Magyk
Chris Saknussemm, Zanesville excerpt
R. A. Salvatore Clarise Samuels Ron Sanders, , Elis Royd excerpt
Robert J. Sawyer John Scalzi Stanley Schmidt, Argonaut
David K. Scholes Karl Schroeder Francine Schwartz, Dancing Shadows excerpt
Susan Schwartz, Second Chances
Marcus Sedgewick Julie Ann Shapiro, Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries excerpt
Tamara Sheehan, Stormy Bamboo excerpt
Tom Sheehan, Brief Cases, Short Spans: Charles Sheffield Charles Sheffield & Jerry Pournelle, Higher Education by Don Webb
Mike Shepherd, Kris Longknife: Mutineer
Robert Silverberg, Dying Inside by Thomas R.
Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Danielle L. Parker
A. C. Smith, The Wanted Lawman by Alison McBain
L. Neil Smith, The American Zone
Sherman Smith Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events
Sydney Somers, Call Me Cupid by Alison McBain
Hannah SpencerThe Wolf of Allendale by Alison McBain
Matt Spencer Spinetingler magazine by Henry F. Tonn
Laura Stamps, The Witches of Dixie: Book One of the Witchery Series excerpt
Olaf Stapledon, The Star Maker
Allen Steele, Coyote
John W. Steele Neil Stephenson, Quicksilver
Bruce Sterling, Visionary in Residence
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, The Edge Chronicles
Chris Stires, To the Mountain of the Beast excerpt
S. M. Stirling Charles Stross Arkady & Boris Strugatsky

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T - V

Phillip E. Temples, Uncontacted Frontier excerpt
Sheri S. Tepper, The Fresco by Danielle L. Parker
Richard Thieme Herbert Thomas, The Superlative Man by Danielle L. Parker
J. Thomas & R. Scotellaro, eds., New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction by Alison McBain
Gabriel Timar James Tiptree, Jr., Meet Me at Infinity: the Uncollected Tiptree
Henry F. Tonn, ed., Remembrances of Wars Past excerpt
Lynn Truss, Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Danielle L. Parker
Harry Turtledove, Gunpowder Empire
V. Ulea, About Angels excerpt
Steven Utley, Ghost Seas excerpt
Eric Van Lustbader, Mistress of the Pearl
James Van Pelt, Summer of the Apocalypse
Rajnar Vajra, Opening Wonders
Jack Vance, Lurulu
John Varley, Red Thunder
Anthony David Vernon, Assumption of Death excerpt
Vernor Vinge, Rainbows End with Danielle L. Parker
Paula Volsky, Illusion Alison McBain

W

Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep by Danielle L. Parker
Tim Waggoner, Necropolis by Danielle L. Parker
D. Alexander Ward, After the Fire by Danielle L. Parker
R. W. Warwick, The Dial excerpt
Lawrence Watt-Evan, Obsidian Chronicles
Peter Watts, Blindsight by Danielle L. Parker
Kenneth Weene Sharon Weinberger, Imaginary Weapons by Danielle L. Parker
Alan Weisman, The World Without Us by Danielle L. Parker
Martha Wells, The Gate of the Gods
Nemo West, The Curious Conspiracy on Gamma Ceti excerpt
Joanna M. Weston Hal White, The Mysteries of Reverend Dean by Bertil Falk
Subodhana Wijeyeratne, Tales From the Stone Lotus excerpt
Tom Willard, The Sable Doughboys by Steven Francis Murphy
Eric C. Williams, For Mona by David Redd
Simon Williams, Oblivion’s Forge by Alison McBain
Jack Williamson, The Legion of Time by Thomas R.
Michael Z. Williamson, The Weapon by Danielle L. Parker
Daniel H. Wilson, How to Survive a Robot Uprising
F. Paul Wilson, Gateways
N. D. Wilson, Dandelion Fire: Book 2 of the 100 Cupboards
Robert Charles Wilson Gene Wolfe Julie Wornan, The Mutual Reverse See excerpt
John C. Wright Philip Wylie, The Gladiator by Danielle L. Parker
Thomas F. Wylie, Cold Car excerpts

X - Z

Douglas Young Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Danielle L. Parker
Timothy Zahn LaVerne Zocco, Moon Flowers excerpt
Tom Zoellner, Uranium by Danielle L. Parker

Film and DVD Reviews

A-H

20 Million Miles to Earth, dir. Nathan Juran by Steven Utley
Brotherhood of the Wolf, dir. Christophe Gans by Eric S. Brown
La Chute (Untergang / Downfall ), dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel by Paule Libby
Daredevil, dir. Mark Steven Johnson by Eric S. Brown
Dark City, dir. Alex Proyas by Michael J A Tyzuk
Flightplan, dir. Robert Schwentke by Chris Stires
FTPD: Fairy Tale Police Department, producer Yoram Gross by Lewayne L. White
The Hills Have Eyes, dir. Alexandre Aja by Chris Stires
A History Of Violence, dir. David Cronenberg by Chris Stires
Hostel, dir. Eli Roth by Chris Stires
House of Wax, dir. Collet-Sera by Chris Stires

I-R

Iron Man, dir. Jon Favreau by O. J. Anderson
George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle, dir. Phillip Norman by Douglas Young
The Last Exorcism, dir. Daniel Stamm by Lewayne L. White
The Mist, dir. Frank Darabont by Lewayne L. White
Mystic River, dir. Clint Eastwood by Mel Cartagena
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, dir. Robert Rodriguez by Mel Cartagena
Penny Serenade, dir. George Stevens by S. Michael Leier
The Pink Panther, dir. Shawn Levy by Michael J A Tyzuk
Red Eye, dir. Wes Craven by Chris Stires
Resident Evil, dir. Paul W. S. Anderson by Eric S. Brown
Rowing with the Wind (Remando al viento), dir. Gonzalo Suárez by Gary Inbinder

S-Z

Sin City, dir. Robert Rodriguez by Chris Stires
Skyline, dirs. Colin & Greg Strause by Lewayne L. White
The Stones and Brian Jones reviewed by Douglas Young
Strange Days, dir. Kathryn Bigelow by Michael J A Tyzuk
Thriller, starring Michael Jackson by Nathan Rosen
The Village, dir. M. Night Shyamalan by Mark Koerner
Wolf Creek, dir. Greg McLean by Chris Stires

Music Reviews

Collections

Four from TokyoPop
The Top Ten Movies in Outer Space by Chris Stires