Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #31.
This time, the lineup includes pretty much everything fans look for in fantasy and science fictionâtime travel, pyramids, space adventure, alternate history, war, monkeys, and even Nazi spies. Does it get much better than that?
Not to forget our mystery readers, for them we have time travel, a private detective, police, international adventure, war, a solve-it-yourself puzzler, and even Nazis. (Did I mention thereâs some overlap between the fantastic and the mysterious in this issue? Surprise! There is.)
I leave you to sort it out among yourselves.
In case you need some help, hereâs the breakdown:
Non-Fiction
âSpeaking with Joe Haldeman,â conducted by Darrell Schweitzer [interview]
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure
âThe Dutiful Rookie,â by James Holding [short story]
âA Wee Bit Of Dough,â by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
âThe Case of the Truculent Avocado,â by Mark Thielman [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Paying the Price, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
âVan Goghing, Goghing, Gone,â by Alan Orloff [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
Science Fiction & Fantasy
âVan Goghing, Goghing, Gone,â by Alan Orloff [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âHow High Your Gods Can Count,â by Tegan Moore [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
âHow We Came Back From Mars,â by Ian Watson [Darrell Schweitzer Presents short story]
âDeath by Proxy,â by Malcolm Jameson[short story]
Bring the Jubilee, by Ward Moore [novel]