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Astounding/Analog
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 122, Issue 12, December 2002
Vol CXXII, No. 12. Cover art by David A. Hardy.
Contents:
• "Design Flaw," essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Slow Life," novelette by Michael Swanwick
• "The New Outlook for Astrobiology," essay by Ben Bova
• "Witness," shortstory by Jerry Oltion
• "Swap-Out," short story by Shane Tourtellotte
• "Green Light, Red Light," short story by Stephen L. Burns
• "How Not to Do Aether Theory," essay by Jeffery D. Kooistra
• "You Gotta See This!," short story by Ian Randal Strock
• "Voices," short story by Charles L. Harness
• "The Hunters of Pangaea," short story by Stephen Baxter
• "Generation Gap," novelette by John G. Hemry
• "Garbage Day," novelette by Wil McCarthy
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• Review of the nonfiction work "Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities" by Stacy L. Knobler, Adel A. F. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray, by Thomas A. Easton
• Review of the nonfiction non-associational work "Funny Face!" by Mark Rich and Jeff Potocsnak, by Thomas A. Easton
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
Contents:
• "Design Flaw," essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Slow Life," novelette by Michael Swanwick
• "The New Outlook for Astrobiology," essay by Ben Bova
• "Witness," shortstory by Jerry Oltion
• "Swap-Out," short story by Shane Tourtellotte
• "Green Light, Red Light," short story by Stephen L. Burns
• "How Not to Do Aether Theory," essay by Jeffery D. Kooistra
• "You Gotta See This!," short story by Ian Randal Strock
• "Voices," short story by Charles L. Harness
• "The Hunters of Pangaea," short story by Stephen Baxter
• "Generation Gap," novelette by John G. Hemry
• "Garbage Day," novelette by Wil McCarthy
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• Review of the nonfiction work "Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities" by Stacy L. Knobler, Adel A. F. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray, by Thomas A. Easton
• Review of the nonfiction non-associational work "Funny Face!" by Mark Rich and Jeff Potocsnak, by Thomas A. Easton
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
144 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2002
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Stanley Schmidt
503 books6 followersStanley Schmidt is an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of
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April 9, 2022
Just spotted this forced move.
"Slow Life" (2002) by Michael Swanwick;
One of Swanwick's better stories. Free copy online at
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic...
Highly recommended: won the 2003 Hugo for Best Novelette. Don't miss.
"Slow Life" (2002) by Michael Swanwick;
One of Swanwick's better stories. Free copy online at
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic...
Highly recommended: won the 2003 Hugo for Best Novelette. Don't miss.
May 2, 2017
December 2002 Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
8 • Slow Life • 16 pages by Michael Swanwick
Good/OK. Lizzie, Consuelo and Alan are studying Titan. Lizzie starts to have dreams. Sequential dreams that start to feel like communication from an alien intelligence.
34 • Witness • 6 pages by Jerry Oltion
Good+. The invention of telomase has given people immortality. The population control board regulates births to make sure the population stays at its current forty billion. 307 year old Richard is going to jump when the world's oldest person climbs to the same peak ready to make her final jump.
41 • Swap-Out • 11 pages by Shane Tourtellotte
Very Good. Egan has a cyber enhanced brain, and thinks everyone should. Kelly asks Egan about her going cyber. Egan answers in a blunt and kind of rude manner. Nice job setting up the characters.
52 • Green Light, Red Light • 14 pages by Stephen L. Burns
Good+. Jools and Edie invent the SafeScan. Government agent Olds found their research and forced into working on the project. Made me think of The Truth Machine by James L. Halpern.
72 • Voices • 4 pages by Charles L. Harness
OK/good. A man finds a pair of dolls in his attic. He has them act a scene. They choose a take on O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi."
76 • The Hunters of Pangaea • 12 pages by Stephen Baxter
OK. Listener and Stego were a pair of orniths hunting dilpos. Read like an episode of a wild life TV show. Interesting but not gripping.
88 • Generation Gap • 14 pages by J. G. Hemry
Very Good+. A generation ship has reached its destination and finds a planet. The oldsters that have lived their entire life in the controlled climate of the ship don't want the change that will take place by staying to colonize.
102 • Garbage Day • 28 pages by Wil McCarthy
Very Good. Conrad happens to be at summer camp with prince Bascal who leads a group of fourteen year olds on a day out. They do some minor antics. The world they live in is sort of a Utopia with immortality, instantaneous travel and almost everything free. The problem is these kids will always be kids never taking their place as leaders.
8 • Slow Life • 16 pages by Michael Swanwick
Good/OK. Lizzie, Consuelo and Alan are studying Titan. Lizzie starts to have dreams. Sequential dreams that start to feel like communication from an alien intelligence.
34 • Witness • 6 pages by Jerry Oltion
Good+. The invention of telomase has given people immortality. The population control board regulates births to make sure the population stays at its current forty billion. 307 year old Richard is going to jump when the world's oldest person climbs to the same peak ready to make her final jump.
41 • Swap-Out • 11 pages by Shane Tourtellotte
Very Good. Egan has a cyber enhanced brain, and thinks everyone should. Kelly asks Egan about her going cyber. Egan answers in a blunt and kind of rude manner. Nice job setting up the characters.
52 • Green Light, Red Light • 14 pages by Stephen L. Burns
Good+. Jools and Edie invent the SafeScan. Government agent Olds found their research and forced into working on the project. Made me think of The Truth Machine by James L. Halpern.
72 • Voices • 4 pages by Charles L. Harness
OK/good. A man finds a pair of dolls in his attic. He has them act a scene. They choose a take on O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi."
76 • The Hunters of Pangaea • 12 pages by Stephen Baxter
OK. Listener and Stego were a pair of orniths hunting dilpos. Read like an episode of a wild life TV show. Interesting but not gripping.
88 • Generation Gap • 14 pages by J. G. Hemry
Very Good+. A generation ship has reached its destination and finds a planet. The oldsters that have lived their entire life in the controlled climate of the ship don't want the change that will take place by staying to colonize.
102 • Garbage Day • 28 pages by Wil McCarthy
Very Good. Conrad happens to be at summer camp with prince Bascal who leads a group of fourteen year olds on a day out. They do some minor antics. The world they live in is sort of a Utopia with immortality, instantaneous travel and almost everything free. The problem is these kids will always be kids never taking their place as leaders.
September 17, 2016
Very thought-provoking and entertaining story. I want a more explicit ending. Was Lizzie saved?
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