March, 2006 (Vol. III: #3)

Editorial

Octavia Butler, A Remembrance

Science Fiction mourns the passing of one of our great ones.

by Steven Barnes

Interview

A Spark In The Background Noise

An Interview with Bruce Holland Rogers

An author, poet, and master of the short-short story discusses the writing life.

by Michael Lohr

Searching for Scottish Ghosts, Stardust and Causality Violations

An Interview with Charles Stross

Stross talks about his work, the Singularity, and the Russo-Japanese war.

by Michael Lohr

Feature

Beyond Perry Rhodan

Contemporary Speculative Fiction in Germany

The names, stories, and awards in German-language SF.

by Ruth Nestvold & Jay Lake

Aliens at the Oscars

The Academy's Love/Hate/Love Relationship with Genre

Or...Genre ghettos and the rise of the Geek Ethos.

by MaryAnn Johanson

Con Report

Sunday at Boskone 43

Audiobooks, literature, quantum mechanics, oh my!

by Kate Nepveu

Criticism

Kirinyaga and Beyond

Mike Resnick's African Diaspora in Space

Preserving culture, no matter what the cost.

by John Rosenman

Review

NFSF: The War is Over! SF Won!

Thomas Disch declares a cultural victory for science fiction.

by Greg Beatty

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

Lessons for a Wicked World

Is this latest entry in Song of Fire and Ice more than a seductive tease?

by Stephanie Dray

A Tour Guide in Utopia by Lucy Sussex

A collection of eclectic, intellectual, and award-winning stories.

by Ian McHugh

March Short Fiction Reviews

Rounding up the month in short fiction.

by Lois Tilton

Final Staff

Editors

Copy Editors

Editors-at-Large

Publicity