July, 2005 (Vol. II: #6)

Editorial

The Wars of the Worlds

who's we, terran chordate?

Us versus Them, then and now.

by Joy Ralph

Feature

Guests of Honor, Ghosts of Honor

Or: The Order of the Blinking Purple Fez; Or: The Coup of the GOHs

The mystery of the apex of haberdashery revealed!

by Jay Lake & Ruth Nestvold

Essay

The Appeal of Fanfiction

What happens when fans love a world too much to leave it when the story is over?

by Heidi Kneale

I Was a Pre-Teen Frankenstein

A formative edict in the life of a fan.

by Steven Utley

H.G. Wells: Creature of the Twilight

One of the foundation authors of our genre, just as resistant to strict definition.

by Dave Creek

Criticism

Ever-Changing Portents of Fear

Wells and Spielberg Versus the Martians, and Each Other

The classic jewel reset with particularly current resonance.

by MaryAnn Johanson

Review

Short Fiction Reviews, July 2005

All the short SF under the sun, er, read under the sun.

by Bluejack

The Stone Ship by Peter Raftos

A Canberran twist on Kafka, bureaucracy, and revenge.

by Ian McHugh

Are We There Yet?

Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

A counterpoint to the song of praise.

by Robert Urell

Final Staff

Editors

Copy Editors

Editors-at-Large

Publicity