December 2003 Issue, ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE

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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 158 Articles
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    January 2003 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. The Ice by Steven Popkes, pp. 98-130
    2. Junk DNA by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling, pp. 16-40
    3. Rejection by Robert Reed, pp. 52-62
    4. The War on Treemon by Nancy Kress, pp. 64-81
    5. Golden Bird by Mary Rosenblum, pp. 84-96
    6. Pick My Bones with Whispers by Sally McBride, pp. 42-50
    7. My Night with Aphrodite by Tim Pratt, p. 41
    8. Poor Richard's Analogue by Steven Utley, p. 51
    9. New Lightning by Ruth Berman, p. 63
    10. Four Lawns by Tom Disch, pp. 82-83
    11. Etiquette with Your Robot Wife by Bruce Boston, p. 97
    12. Reflections: E-mail from Cthulhu by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
    13. On the Net: Cover Art by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 10-15
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      On Books by Peter Heck, pp. 131-136 - 5 Reviews
      1. Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
      2. The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein
      3. Charisma by Steven Barnes
      4. Karel Capek: Life and Work by Ivan Klima
      5. The Turk by Tom Standage
    15. 2002 Index, pp. 137-139
    16. Seventeenth Annual Readers' Award, pp. 140-141
    17. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    18. Cover Art by John Allemand
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    February 2003 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Grass and Trees by Eliot Fintushel, pp. 88-130
    2. Breeding Ground by Stephen Baxter, pp. 10-27
    3. Perfect Pilgrim by Jim Grimsley, pp. 46-64
    4. Elephant by Simon Ings, pp. 28-43
    5. Freefall by Michael Bateman, pp. 65-74
    6. Suitable for the Orient by Karen Traviss, pp. 76-87
    7. The Dark Man by Joe Haldeman, pp. 44-45
    8. To a Prehistoric Huntsman Dead from Exposure by Steven Utley, p. 75
    9. Reflections: Olla Podrida by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
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      On Books by Paul Di Filippo, pp. 131-141 - 12 Reviews
      1. Excelsior! the Amazing Life of Stan Lee by Stan Lee and George Mair
      2. Straydog by Kathe Koja
      3. Valentine by Lucius Shepard
      4. Radiance by Carter Scholz
      5. Kafka Americana by Jonathan Lethem and Carter Scholz
      6. The Translator by John Crowley
      7. The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque by Jeffrey Ford
      8. Shamanspace by Steve Aylett
      9. Only an Alligator by Steve Aylett
      10. The Velocity Gospel by Steve Aylett
      11. Goad: The Many Moods of Phil Hale by Phil Hale
      12. A Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Henry Hardy Heins
    11. The SF Conventinal Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    12. Cover Art by Martina Pilcerova
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    March 2003 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Shepherded by Galatea by Alex Irvine, pp. 14-36
    2. Only Partly Here by Lucius Shepard, pp. 38-56
    3. In the Icehouse by Sally Gwylan, pp. 72-96
    4. The Waste Land by Charles Sheffield, pp. 102-128
    5. The Great Game by Stephen Baxter, pp. 58-71
    6. Giza by Joe Haldeman, pp. 98-101
    7. Aliens by Joe Haldeman, p. 9
    8. Cycle by Bonita Kale, p. 37
    9. Draconian Solution by PMF Johnson, p. 57
    10. What It Comes Down To by David Lunde, p. 97
    11. Reflections: Fantastic Libraries by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-8
    12. On the Net: Laughs by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 10-13
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      On Books: Economic Determinism by Norman Spinrad, pp. 129-141 - 5 Reviews
      1. A Mouthful of Tongues by Paul Di Filippo
      2. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
      3. Maelstrom by Peter Watts
      4. Permanence by Karl Schroeder
      5. Whole Wide World by Paul McAuley
    14. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    15. Cover Art by Rob Day
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    April 2003 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Nightfall by Charles Stross, pp. 10-34
    2. Hard Times by Neal Barrett, Jr., pp. 42-60
    3. Legions in Space by Michael Swanwick, pp. 72-90
    4. The Reign of Terror by Robert Silverberg, pp. 96-130
    5. The Madness of Crowds by Paul McAuley, pp. 36-41
    6. June Sixteenth at Anna's by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, pp. 62-71
    7. Here's Looking at You, Kid by Mike Resnick, pp. 92-95
    8. Eight Things Not to Do When the Alien Steps Out of Its Saucer by Bruce Boston, p. 35
    9. Illusion's Lure by Geoffrey A. Landis, p. 61
    10. re: cycling by Joe Haldeman, p. 91
    11. Reflections: Writers' Tools by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
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      On Books by Paul Di Filippo, pp. 131-141 - 31 Reviews
      1. The Great Hydration by Barrington Bayley
      2. Lumen by Camille Flammarion
      3. Blood Follows by Steven Erikson
      4. The Mount by Carol Emshwiller
      5. Aminadab by Maurice Blanchot
      6. Imago by Amy Sterling Casil
      7. Ersatz Nation by Timothy Kenyon
      8. Alienist by Laurence M. Janifer
      9. Any Time at All by Chris Roberson
      10. Strangers and Beggars by James Van Pelt
      11. Through My Glasses Darkly by Frank M. Robinson
      12. The Merriest Knight by Mike Ashley and Theodore Goodridge Roberts
      13. Altmann's Tongue by Brian Evenson
      14. Dark Demons by Kurt Newton
      15. Aaaiiieee!!! by Jeffrey Thomas
      16. Lies and Ugliness by Brian Hodge
      17. If Lions Could Speak, and Other Stories by Paul Park
      18. Toast by Charles Stross
      19. Feesters in the Lake and Other Stories by Bob Leman
      20. Report to the Men's Club, and Other Stories by Carol Emshwiller
      21. Embrace the Mutation by William Schafer and Bill Sheehan
      22. Leviathan Three by Forrest Aguirre and Jeff VanderMeer
      23. Mind and Body by Renee M. Charles
      24. Agog! Fantastic Fiction by Cat Sparks
      25. Loose Canon by Charles Platt
      26. Lexicographer's Love Song by Ian Watson
      27. Common Ectoids of Arizona by Stepan Chapman
      28. Boneyard, Volume One by Richard Moore
      29. Gipsy: The Fires of Siberia by Enrico Marini
      30. Better to Have Loved by Emily Pohl-Weary and Judith Merril
      31. The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier
    13. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    14. Cover Art by Jim Burns
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    May 2003 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Margaux by Walter Jon Williams, pp. 100-134
    2. Count to One by Chris Willrich, pp. 14-39
    3. Dry Bones by William Sanders, pp. 46-62
    4. The Madwoman of Shuttlefield by Allen M. Steele, pp. 64-85
    5. Graylord Man's Last Words by Gene Wolfe, pp. 40-44
    6. The Apocalypse According to Olaf by Barth Anderson, pp. 86-98
    7. Faerie Child by PMF Johnson, p. 45
    8. Spamology by James Patrick Kelly, p. 63
    9. The Werewife's Trade-in by William John Watkins, p. 99
    10. Reading Headlines While Waiting in the Check-out Line by Janna Silverstein, p. 135
    11. Reflections: Ancestral Voices by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
    12. On the Net: The Next Wave by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 10-13
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      On Books by Peter Heck, pp. 136-141 - 5 Reviews
      1. Chindi by Jack McDevitt
      2. The Witch Queen by Jan Siegel
      3. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
      4. The Gryphon's Skull by H.N. Turteltaub
      5. The Magical Worlds of the "Lord of the Rings" by David Colbert
    14. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    15. Cover Art by Mark Garlick
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    June 2003 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Bellman by John Varley, pp. 10-32
    2. Bernardo's House by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 58-73
    3. The Path of the Transgressor by Tom Purdom, pp. 102-130
    4. Dead Worlds by Jack Skillingstead, pp. 34-43
    5. Nimby and the Dimensions Hoppers by Cory Doctorow, pp. 44-56
    6. Morlock Chili by Lawrence Person, pp. 74-85
    7. The Bird of Paradise by Daniel Abraham and Susan Fry, pp. 86-96
    8. Listen to Me by David Marusek, pp. 98-101
    9. The First Living Skyscraper Copes with an Earthquake by Mario Milosevic, p. 33
    10. The Gingerbread Woman Remembers by Sandra J. Lindow, p. 57
    11. The Power of Myth by Mario Milosevic, p. 97
    12. Tea with the Queen by Robert L. Nansel, p. 131
    13. Reflections: The Conquest of Space by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
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      On Books by Paul Di Filippo, pp. 132-141 - 11 Reviews
      1. As Above, So Below by Rudy Rucker
      2. Stonecutter by Leander Watts
      3. The Cretan Teat by Brian Aldiss
      4. Super-State by Brian Aldiss
      5. Franklin Flyer by Nicholas Christopher
      6. Peter Loon by Van Reid
      7. I-O by Simon Logan
      8. A Box Full of Alien Skies by G.O. Clark
      9. AustrAlien Absurdities by Chuck McKenzie and Tansy Rayner Roberts
      10. Passing Strange by Bill Congreve
      11. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds
    15. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    16. Cover Art by Jean-Pierre Normand
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    July 2003 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker, pp. 78-128
    2. Hexagons by Robert Reed, pp. 26-44
    3. Under the Lunchbox Tree by John Kessel, pp. 16-25
    4. Robots Don't Cry by Mike Resnick, pp. 46-58
    5. Curing Agent by Don D'Ammassa, pp. 60-74
    6. Our Gunther Likes to Dig by Lee Allred, pp. 75-77
    7. Start Up Company by Terry A. Garey, p. 45
    8. Sunspots by G.O. Clark, p. 59
    9. Memory Man by Ian Watson, p. 129
    10. Reflections: When There Was No Internet by Robert Silverberg, pp. 5-9
    11. The 2003 Asimov's Award by Sheila Williams, pp. 10-11
    12. On the Net: Frequent Filers by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 12-15
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      On Books: Content, Consciousness, Style by Norman Spinrad, pp. 130-141 - 5 Reviews
      1. Manta's Gift by Timothy Zahn
      2. The Apocalypse Door by James D. MacDonald
      3. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
      4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
      5. Transcension by Damien Broderick
    14. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-144
    15. Cover Art by Mark Garlick
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    August 2003 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Benjamin the Unbeliever by Allen M. Steele, pp. 86-131
    2. Touching Centauri by Stephen Baxter, pp. 10-32
    3. The Mouth of Hell by Tim Sullivan, pp. 40-60
    4. From the Corner of My Eye by Alexander Glass, pp. 62-79
    5. Sheltering by Tom Purdom, pp. 34-39
    6. Exile by Steven Utley, pp. 80-85
    7. Advice to Alien Life Forms by W. Gregory Stewart, p. 33
    8. Alternate History by Maureen McHugh, p. 61
    9. Reflections: Theme-Parking the Past by Robert Silverberg, pp. 4-9
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      On Books by Paul Di Filippo, pp. 132-141 - 27 Reviews
      1. The Hacker and the Ants by Rudy Rucker
      2. Riding the Rock by Stephen Baxter
      3. Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer
      4. Dawn of the New Man by Eduard Prugovecki
      5. Shadow Black by Tom Arden
      6. The Cleansing by John D. Harvey
      7. Girl Imagined by Chance by Lance Olsen
      8. Bright Segment by Theodore Sturgeon
      9. Black Projects, White Knights by Kage Baker
      10. Strange But Not a Stranger by James Patrick Kelly
      11. Things That Never Happen by M. John Harrison
      12. The Library by Zoran Zivkovic
      13. Lord Stink and Other Stories by Judith Berman
      14. Head Shots by Keith Brooke
      15. The Ogre's Wife, and Other Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups by Richard Parks
      16. New Mythos Legends by Bruce Gehweiler
      17. Tourniquet Heart by Christopher Teague
      18. Keep Out the Night by Stephen Jones
      19. Gargoyle 45 by Richard Peabody and Richard Peabody
      20. Angel Body and Other Magic for the Soul by David Memmott
      21. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Lorenzo Mattotti
      22. The Invisible Frontier by Francois Schuiten and Benoit Peeters
      23. Krypton Nights by Bryan Dieterich
      24. Crepuscular Dawn by Paul Virilio
      25. Speaking of the Fantastic by Darrell Schweitzer
      26. Gil Kane: Art and Interviews by Daniel Herman and Gil Kane
      27. The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction by Dorothy Scarborough
    11. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    12. Cover Art by Jean-Pierre Normand
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    September 2003 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Looking Through Lace by Ruth Nestvold, pp. 16-52
    2. Off on a Starship by William Barton, pp. 92-136
    3. The Long Way Home by James Van Pelt, pp. 54-65
    4. Focus Group by Kit Reed, pp. 66-75
    5. Big Ugly Mama and the Zk by Eleanor Arnason, pp. 76-88
    6. First Principles by Edd Vick, pp. 89-91
    7. Moonbase Alpha's Wish List by G.O. Clark, pp. 8-9
    8. When Burning Off Fingerprints Is No Longer Enough by Cathy Tacinelli, p. 53
    9. Reflections: The Cleve Cartmill Affair: One by Robert Silverberg, pp. 4-7
    10. The 17th Annual Readers' Award Results, pp. 10-11
    11. On the Net: Bots by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 12-15
    12. [+]
      On Books by Peter Heck, pp. 137-141 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
      2. The Briar King by Greg Keyes
      3. Snare by Katharine Kerr
      4. The Life and Death of Planet Earth by Peter D. Ward
      5. Six Degrees by Duncan J. Watts
    13. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    14. Cover Art by Michael Carroll
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    October 2003 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams, pp. 10-58
    2. Ariel by Lucius Shepard, pp. 80-127
    3. Welcome to Olympus, Mr. Hearst by Kage Baker, pp. 178-227
    4. The Man from Somewhere by Jack Williamson, pp. 60-78
    5. The Hydrogen Wall by Gregory Benford, pp. 128-153
    6. Coyote at the End of History by Michael Swanwick, pp. 154-160
    7. The Hibernators by Brian W. Aldiss, pp. 162-177
    8. Lady in Waiting by Cathy Tacinelli, p. 59
    9. Things to Do Before Cold Sleep by G.O. Clark, p. 79
    10. Still Life, with Frog by Tim Pratt, p. 161
    11. Reflections: The Cleve Cartmill Affair: Two by Robert Silverberg, pp. 4-9
    12. [+]
      On Books by Paul Di Filippo, pp. 228-237 - 12 Reviews
      1. Summerland by Michael Chabon
      2. Servants of Chaos by Don D'Ammassa
      3. The Fallen by Dale Bailey
      4. Tomorrow Now by Bruce Sterling
      5. Dummyland by Steve Aylett
      6. Karloff's Circus by Steve Aylett
      7. Stone by Adam Roberts
      8. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
      9. Mortals All by Bruce Golden
      10. Art of Imagination by Frank M. Robinson
      11. Architectures of Night by Ann K. Schwader
      12. Mysteries of Time and Spirit by H.P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei
    13. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 238-242
    14. Cover Art by Fred Gambino
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    December 2003 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis, pp. 14-50
    2. Curator by Charles Stross, pp. 100-141
    3. The Chop Line by Stephen Baxter, pp. 70-91
    4. Way Out on the Regolith by John Alfred Taylor, pp. 52-58
    5. Mortal Engines by Michael Bateman, pp. 60-68
    6. Tycho and the Stargazer by Liz Williams, pp. 92-99
    7. The Man Who Lives in the Attic by Bruce Boston, p. 51
    8. When the Aliens Ask of Breakfast by Amy Miller, p. 59
    9. Old Robots Calculate Their Options by Bruce Boston, p. 69
    10. Reflections: Heart of Stone by Robert Silverberg, pp. 4-9
    11. On the Net: Slipstream by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 10-13
    12. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 142-146
    13. Cover Art by Michael Koelsch
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  Issues of 2004 = 9 Issues, 148 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 7 Issues, 122 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 8 Issues, 145 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 10 Issues, 179 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 165 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 2 Issues, 32 Articles