Contents:

The Plot, essay by James P. Baen

Spirals, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

How to Become a Space Colonist, essay by J. E. Pournelle, Ph.D.

The Pilot, by Joe Haldeman

The Story Writer, by

Spider vs. the Hax of Sol III, essay by Spider Robinson

Encounter, by Stephen Leigh

Computerized Fireflies, by Stephen Kimmel

Defending the Third Industrial Revolution, by G. Harry Stine

Malthus’ Last Laugh, by Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin

Fleas, by Dean Ing

Science and Science Fiction, Part Three: On Imaginary Science, essay by Poul Anderson

Cover art by Dean Ellis.

Interior illustrations by David Egge, Steve Fabian, Fernando, Jose Gonzalez, M. Salvador, E. T. Steadman and Katrina Taylor.