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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
March 2002

Stories featured in this issue are:

"Coelacanths" by Robert Reed. A weird tale told from multiple viewpoints, this story looks at the various branches of humanity in the future, ranging from the somewhat contemporary to the barely understandable. In hindsight, the title of the story possibly has some relationship to the tale.
"The Pyramid of Amirah" by James Patrick Kelly. A story that looks at the workings of a strange religion. One girl is choosen in her hometown to become a 'pyramid girl' which involves being entombed inside a period for an unknown amount of time. As time passes and as her supplies run out, she begins to wonder just what is needed to meet the needs of her religion.
"Grandma" by Carol Emshwiller. An interesting tale involving comic-book superheroism about an unusual grandmother who is willing to do all that she can for her grandchild.
"Press One for Literature" by Paul Di Filippo. An amusing and thoughtful story about just what might happen in a world where authors directly market their books to readers. Dinner conversations may just never be the same again.
"Ransom" by Albert E. Cowdrey. A complex tale set in a future where an Asian-Chinese empire rules a group of worlds. The children of one of the military's top men is kidnapped and as a ransom, he is asked to perform one task that may totally changed the history of his civilisation.
"Presence" by Maureen F. McHugh. A thoughtful story about a woman who is looking after her husband who has Alzheimer's disease and the strain shows. But then she is offered the hope of a treatment that can arrest Alzheimer's and maybe help him to recover. But after the treatment, as he recovers, will he still be the man she knows?

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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine March 2002

Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
March 2002