July-August 1998. Double Issue. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Stories: "The Children Star"(Conclusion) by Joan Slonczewski, "The Ice Dragon's Song" by Bud Sparhawk, "Slow Drowning" by Daniel Hatch, "A Life on Mars" by G. David Nordley, "Moon-Calf" by Stephen Baxter, "The Long Way Home" by Shane Tourtellotte, and "In Space, No One Can Here" by Michael A. Burstein. Science Fact article: "Pathfinder Journal: Adventures in the Mars Business" by Geoffrey A Landis. Probability Zero article: "Effacing the Truth" by Arlan Andrews. Poetry: "Sonnet on First Learning the Definitive Role of Neurotransmitters in the Determination of Human Emotions" by Eliot Fintushel. Special Features: "Science Fiction Around the World" by James Gunn, "That Invincible Human Spirit, or, The Golden Ships" by Alexandr Kramer, and "Ikaros" by Erik Simon. Softcover, 5.25-in. x 8.5-in.; 144 newsprint pages, B&W.
Cover price $4.50.