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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2016 (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Book 130)

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2016

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2016 (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Book 130)

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2016

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Contents Vortex / short story by Gregory BenfordNumber Nine Moon / novelette by Alex IrvineRockets Red (Lady Astronaut) / short story by Mary Robinette KowalHilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth / essay by Charles de LintSmooth Stones and Empty Bones / short story by Bennett NorthThe White Piano / novelette by David GerroldCaspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do? / short story by Nick WolvenRobot from the Future / short story by Terry BissonSquidtown / short story by Leo VladimirskyTouch Me All Over / short story by Betsy JamesWelcome to Pleistocene Park / essay by Paul Doherty and Pat MurphyTelltale / (Raffalon) / novelette by Matthew HughesThe Visionaries (Paranormal Services "Jimmie & Morrie") / short story by Albert E. CowdreyBraid of Days and Wake of Nights / short story by E. Lily YuCuriosities: The Truth About Wilson, by W.S.K. Webb (1962) / essay by Graham Andrews

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