This issue features three original storiesâa pair of mysteries (by Mindy Quigley and Mark Thielman, thanks to Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman), plus John Gregory Betancourt's âSympathy for Invisible Men,â part of a series of meditations on classic monsters he has been writing for about 30 years now. Plusâif youâve been following the lamentations of science fiction magazines about AI submissionsâyou will find Norman Spinradâs essay on the subject fascinating. And of course there is plenty of great reading from old masters like Robert E. Howard and Marie Beloc Lowndes and (relatively) newer writers like Robert Abernathy, Stephen Marlowe, and Louis Carbonneau. Of course, no issue is complete without a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles, too!
Hereâs the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âThe Meeting,â by Mark Thielman [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âThe Case of the Patriotic Pilferage,â Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
âWorth the Wait,â by Mindy Quigley [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
The Terriford Mystery, by Marie Belloc Lowndes [novel]
Essay:
âSave the SF Magazines from AI, Amazon, And SFWA?â by Norman Spinrad
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âSympathy for Invisible Men,â by John Gregory Betancourt [short story]
âRighteous Plague,â by Robert Abernathy [novella]
âFugue,â by Stephen Marlowe [novella]
âSkulls in the Stars,â by Robert E. Howard [Solomon Kane series, short story]
The Sentinel Stars, by Louis Charbonneau [novel]