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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 120, Issue 7 & 8, July-August 2000
Double issue.
Cover art by George H. Krauter.
Contents:
• "Blunt Instruments," editorial by Stanley Schmidt
• "The Analytical Laboratory," uncredited essay
• "A Roll of the Dice," novella by Catherine Asaro
• "If Ben Franklin Had Gotten His Way," short story by Michael A. Burstein
• "Brain-Machine Interfaces," essay by Kyle Kirkland
• "In Times to Come," uncredited essay
• "The Wisdom of Demons," short story by Larry Niven
• "Sentences," short story by Rajnar Vajra
• "A Real Bang-Up Job," short story by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
• "Biolog: F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre," essay by Jay Kay Klein
• "The First Martians," essay by William Sims Bainbridge
• "A Day's Work on the Moon," novelette by Mike Shepherd (as Mike Moscoe)
• "Cryptic Crossword," essay by James P. Hogan
• "Built Upon the Sands of Time," short story by Michael F. Flynn
• "The Hanoi Tree," novelette by Shane Tourtellotte
• "Five Predictions for Century 21," essay by Jeffery D. Kooistra
• "The Oedipal Concord," short story by Laurence M. Janifer
• "First Contact," poem by David Clink
• "The Abyss," novelette by James E. Gunn
• "The Emperor's Dark Matters," short fiction by Bud Sparhawk
• "Fictional Space Versus the Real World: A Personal Report from NASA's Roller Coaster in Space," essay by Marianne J. Dyson
• "To Have What It Takes," novelette by Joseph P. Martino
• "Hullabaloo," short story by Diane Turnshek
• "Cheetahs," novelette by Robert R. Chase
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• "A. E. van Vogt, 1912-2000," obituary by Stanley Schmidt
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
Cover art by George H. Krauter.
Contents:
• "Blunt Instruments," editorial by Stanley Schmidt
• "The Analytical Laboratory," uncredited essay
• "A Roll of the Dice," novella by Catherine Asaro
• "If Ben Franklin Had Gotten His Way," short story by Michael A. Burstein
• "Brain-Machine Interfaces," essay by Kyle Kirkland
• "In Times to Come," uncredited essay
• "The Wisdom of Demons," short story by Larry Niven
• "Sentences," short story by Rajnar Vajra
• "A Real Bang-Up Job," short story by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
• "Biolog: F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre," essay by Jay Kay Klein
• "The First Martians," essay by William Sims Bainbridge
• "A Day's Work on the Moon," novelette by Mike Shepherd (as Mike Moscoe)
• "Cryptic Crossword," essay by James P. Hogan
• "Built Upon the Sands of Time," short story by Michael F. Flynn
• "The Hanoi Tree," novelette by Shane Tourtellotte
• "Five Predictions for Century 21," essay by Jeffery D. Kooistra
• "The Oedipal Concord," short story by Laurence M. Janifer
• "First Contact," poem by David Clink
• "The Abyss," novelette by James E. Gunn
• "The Emperor's Dark Matters," short fiction by Bud Sparhawk
• "Fictional Space Versus the Real World: A Personal Report from NASA's Roller Coaster in Space," essay by Marianne J. Dyson
• "To Have What It Takes," novelette by Joseph P. Martino
• "Hullabaloo," short story by Diane Turnshek
• "Cheetahs," novelette by Robert R. Chase
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• "A. E. van Vogt, 1912-2000," obituary by Stanley Schmidt
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis
144 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2000
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Stanley Schmidt
503 books6 followersStanley Schmidt is an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of
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May 2, 2017
This was an excellent issue of Analog. Several prime stories.
12 • A Roll of the Dice • 39 pages by Catherine Asaro
Outstanding. Roll of the Dice is the kind of story that makes me look for an author's novels. In the case of Asaro a previous story in Analog had gotten me hooked on the Skolian stories. This one takes place on Coba set a few years after The Last Hawk.
60 • The Wisdom of Demons • 3 pages by Larry Niven
Good. Humor.
64 • A Real Bang-up Job • 15 pages by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
Good. Humor.
90 • A Day's Work on the Moon • 18 pages by Mike Moscoe
Excellent. Introduced the character, got put in a crisis and then the resolution. Interesting at first and exhilarating at the end.
110 • Built Upon the Sands of Time • 10 pages by Michael Flynn
Good/vg. A scientist is postulating a sort of alternate timeline, because people remember things that didn't happen.
120 • The Hanoi Tree • 21 pages by Shane Tourtellotte
Very Good/excellent. Tried to give us an insight into an alien species.
145 • The Oedipal Concord • 8 pages by Laurence M. Janifer
Fair. Didn't do much for me.
154 • The Abyss • 18 pages by James Gunn
Very Good. A continuation of the Gift from the stars series.
186 • To Have What It Takes • 17 pages by Joseph P. Martino
Very Good. A test pilot is on a dangerous test flight while his wife worries at home.
203 • Hullabaloo • 4 pages by Diane Turnshek
Excellent. I couldn't ask for more in four pages.
207 • Cheetahs • 21 pages by Robert R. Chase
Very Good. An interstellar short story that did not have FTL travel, meaning that when the crew of the starship reached their destination the colony wasn't the same.
12 • A Roll of the Dice • 39 pages by Catherine Asaro
Outstanding. Roll of the Dice is the kind of story that makes me look for an author's novels. In the case of Asaro a previous story in Analog had gotten me hooked on the Skolian stories. This one takes place on Coba set a few years after The Last Hawk.
60 • The Wisdom of Demons • 3 pages by Larry Niven
Good. Humor.
64 • A Real Bang-up Job • 15 pages by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
Good. Humor.
90 • A Day's Work on the Moon • 18 pages by Mike Moscoe
Excellent. Introduced the character, got put in a crisis and then the resolution. Interesting at first and exhilarating at the end.
110 • Built Upon the Sands of Time • 10 pages by Michael Flynn
Good/vg. A scientist is postulating a sort of alternate timeline, because people remember things that didn't happen.
120 • The Hanoi Tree • 21 pages by Shane Tourtellotte
Very Good/excellent. Tried to give us an insight into an alien species.
145 • The Oedipal Concord • 8 pages by Laurence M. Janifer
Fair. Didn't do much for me.
154 • The Abyss • 18 pages by James Gunn
Very Good. A continuation of the Gift from the stars series.
186 • To Have What It Takes • 17 pages by Joseph P. Martino
Very Good. A test pilot is on a dangerous test flight while his wife worries at home.
203 • Hullabaloo • 4 pages by Diane Turnshek
Excellent. I couldn't ask for more in four pages.
207 • Cheetahs • 21 pages by Robert R. Chase
Very Good. An interstellar short story that did not have FTL travel, meaning that when the crew of the starship reached their destination the colony wasn't the same.
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