Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 2 • Editorial: Why Another Magazine? • essay by Liz Holliday and Ben Jeapes
• 3 • The Angle of My Dreams • short story by Jay Lake
• 7 • In Media Res: 'Trust Us, We're Scientists...' • essay by Alex Stewart
• 10 • Sweet Waters • [Liaden Universe short fiction] • novelette by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
• 17 •  Sweet Waters • interior artwork by Alfred Klosterman
• 21 • Readers' Guide: Alternate Histories • essay by Steven H Silver [as by Steven H. Silver]
• 22 • A Bit of the Old Cosmic Stuff • interview of Ian McDonald • interview by Liz Holliday
• 26 • Fanbase (3SF #1, October 2002) • essay by Kim Campbell and Sparks
• 27 • Writers on Writing • interview of George R. R. Martin • interview by Christy Hardin Smith
• 28 • Sunlight in Spelling • short story by Marion Pitman
• 30 •  Sunlight in Spelling • interior artwork by Chris Adams
• 34 • Making Fields • short story by Mary Soon Lee
• 36 • The Third Way • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
• 38 •  The Third Way • interior artwork by Dion Hamill
• 41 • Volunteers • short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• 43 •  Volunteers • interior artwork by Dion Hamill
• 47 • Eclectica: Looking for New England • essay by John Whitbourn
• 50 • The Ring of Ankhar • short story by Cherith Baldry
• 53 •  The Ring of Ankhar • interior artwork by Steve Crisp
• 56 • Punishment • short story by Richard Parks
• 60 •  Punishment • interior artwork by Alfred Klosterman
• 63 • Re:Views (3SF #1, October 2002) • essay by Gwyneth Jones
• 63 •   Review: The Praxis by Walter Jon Williams • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 63 •   Review: Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 64 •   Review: Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 64 •   Review: The Xenocide Mission by Ben Jeapes • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 64 •   Review: Swan Songs by Brian Stableford • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 64 •   Review: Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 65 •   Review: British Summertime by Paul Cornell • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 65 •   Review: The Velocity Gospel by Steve Aylett • review by Gwyneth Jones
• 66 • Re:Instate (3SF #1, October 2002) • essay by Rich Horton
• 66 •   Review: Schild's Ladder by Greg Egan • review by Rich Horton
• 67 •   Review: Metal of Night by Mark W. Tiedemann • review by Rich Horton
• 67 •   Review: Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold • review by Rich Horton
• 68 • Re:Media (3SF #1, October 2002) • essay by Alex Stewart
• 68 •   Review: The Guns of Tanith by Dan Abnett • review by Alex Stewart
• 68 •   Review: Storm of Iron by Graham McNeill • review by Alex Stewart
• 70 • Re:Play: Clap if You Believe in Fairies • essay by Alex Stewart
• 72 • Jonathan Archer • essay by Alex Stewart