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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2003
Vol. CXXIII, No. 1. Cover art by Michael Carroll.
Contents:
• "Driving Forces," essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Seed of Destiny," novella by Daniel Hatch
• "Kepler Mission: Discovering Earth-Like Planets," essay by Yoji Kondo
• "Background Noise," short story by Daniel M. Hoyt
• "Cult of the I," short story by Kyle Kirkland
• "The Ones Who Stay Home," short story by Larry Niven
• "The New Recycling Universe," essay by John G. Cramer
• "Counterspy," short story by Richard Foss
• "Afterburn," novelette by Rajnar Vajra
• "Mixed Signals," novelette by Ken Wharton and Lori Ann White
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• 2002 Index
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
Contents:
• "Driving Forces," essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Seed of Destiny," novella by Daniel Hatch
• "Kepler Mission: Discovering Earth-Like Planets," essay by Yoji Kondo
• "Background Noise," short story by Daniel M. Hoyt
• "Cult of the I," short story by Kyle Kirkland
• "The Ones Who Stay Home," short story by Larry Niven
• "The New Recycling Universe," essay by John G. Cramer
• "Counterspy," short story by Richard Foss
• "Afterburn," novelette by Rajnar Vajra
• "Mixed Signals," novelette by Ken Wharton and Lori Ann White
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• 2002 Index
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
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First published January 1, 2003
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8 • Seed of Destiny • 34 pages by Daniel Hatch
Very Good. Chamal has many different intelligent species, but for each species they are wise for several generations and then not for several. Every 400 years the red monkeys ascend and for a few generations where they take control, enslave other species, advance technology. After this brief spurt of advancement they start warring among themselves, until they no longer rule. It's mid-cycle now, but the seed keepers have found a way to keep a stable number of red monkeys. These red monkeys kidnap Jerome, a human researcher, and try to use him to change their genetics, so the red monkeys can rule Chamal.
50 • Background Noise • 14 pages by Daniel M. Hoyt
Good/vg. Angus leaves Wyoming coming to Denver to see a holographic billboard. He eats close by at Dogies, is enamored by the waitress and becomes a regular. The story starts four years later with Angus contemplating suicide because he couldn't even distinguish between a real girl and a hologram. While high up on a billboard he witnesses holograms from several different ads interacting with each other and doing lots of weird stuff.
64 • Cult of the I • 12 pages by Kyle Kirkland
Good+. Rex is a Medical Investigator looking into why a rich girl dropped out of college and became a stripper after coming into contact with a cult. I really liked the characters, the story was an OK scifi mystery.
76 • The Ones Who Stay Home • 3 pages by Larry Niven
OK/good. Rick's bar has been hit by terrorists. He talks with a group of his patrons, a couple different alien species. They discuss how very few of any race actually goes into space. What it takes for those individuals to do it. They also talk about what happened to the bar.
86 • Afterburn • 14 pages by Rajnar Vajra
Very Good+. Paul was burned and on the verge of dying. He is put into a tank, ironically designed by himself, to help care for critically burned patients. Inside the tank Paul is dreaming that he is constantly in danger. It's like he is in a realistic video game. Outside the tank we see his doctors, and learn the back story.
100 • Mixed Signals • 28 pages by Ken Wharton, Lori Ann White
Very Good/good. LIGO, a laboratory for detecting graviton waves, is having a problem with an unexpected noise. The nearby nuclear facility is having strange readings from one of their sites. Alex who works at LIGO is set up on a blind date by Steve, who works at the nuke facility, with his wife's sister, Rebecca. Nice mix of science, scifi premise and humor with a tad of romance thrown in.
Very Good. Chamal has many different intelligent species, but for each species they are wise for several generations and then not for several. Every 400 years the red monkeys ascend and for a few generations where they take control, enslave other species, advance technology. After this brief spurt of advancement they start warring among themselves, until they no longer rule. It's mid-cycle now, but the seed keepers have found a way to keep a stable number of red monkeys. These red monkeys kidnap Jerome, a human researcher, and try to use him to change their genetics, so the red monkeys can rule Chamal.
50 • Background Noise • 14 pages by Daniel M. Hoyt
Good/vg. Angus leaves Wyoming coming to Denver to see a holographic billboard. He eats close by at Dogies, is enamored by the waitress and becomes a regular. The story starts four years later with Angus contemplating suicide because he couldn't even distinguish between a real girl and a hologram. While high up on a billboard he witnesses holograms from several different ads interacting with each other and doing lots of weird stuff.
64 • Cult of the I • 12 pages by Kyle Kirkland
Good+. Rex is a Medical Investigator looking into why a rich girl dropped out of college and became a stripper after coming into contact with a cult. I really liked the characters, the story was an OK scifi mystery.
76 • The Ones Who Stay Home • 3 pages by Larry Niven
OK/good. Rick's bar has been hit by terrorists. He talks with a group of his patrons, a couple different alien species. They discuss how very few of any race actually goes into space. What it takes for those individuals to do it. They also talk about what happened to the bar.
86 • Afterburn • 14 pages by Rajnar Vajra
Very Good+. Paul was burned and on the verge of dying. He is put into a tank, ironically designed by himself, to help care for critically burned patients. Inside the tank Paul is dreaming that he is constantly in danger. It's like he is in a realistic video game. Outside the tank we see his doctors, and learn the back story.
100 • Mixed Signals • 28 pages by Ken Wharton, Lori Ann White
Very Good/good. LIGO, a laboratory for detecting graviton waves, is having a problem with an unexpected noise. The nearby nuclear facility is having strange readings from one of their sites. Alex who works at LIGO is set up on a blind date by Steve, who works at the nuke facility, with his wife's sister, Rebecca. Nice mix of science, scifi premise and humor with a tad of romance thrown in.
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