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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
June 1997

Stories featured in this issue are:

"Graffiti" by Robert Reed. A stunning story about a small town which has a unique way of solving horrendous crimes. But the story turns chilling at the end over the question of cause and effect.
"Rajmahal" by Kit Reed. Set in India, this story shows how life in a village surrounding a ancient Indian palace depends on who is doing the perceiving.
"Bright, New Skies" by M. Shayne Bell shows a future world where the ozone layer has vanished and many species of animals and plants are fast disappearing or going blind. Into this world wanders a biologist who could alter animals to withstand the ultra-violet rays. The world portrayed is depressing, showing off one of the worst possible scenarios of a world without protection.
"The Pipes of Pan" by Brian Stableford describes what is apparently an idyllic future, when people live a long time and children don't have to grow up. But slowly, things are going wrong, as we see through the eyes of a child of this future.
"Jelly Bones" by Robin Aurelian is the story of an extremely strange person who could have come out straight from The X-Files; a shape-changer who can dissolve his bones and fit through any crack! We are lead on a quest by him to discover his past.
"The Macklin Gift" by Pat McEwen is a disturbing story about a family whose father and son has a strange power. At first sight, you may think this power is wonderful (from a male angle) but as the story shows, this is one power you wish you did not have.
"Why I Never Went Steady with Heather Moon" by Ron Goulart is a funny story about a boy who, first, dates a women whom another magician is after, and then a witch whose family warns him of trouble ahead.

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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine June 1997

Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
June 1997