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• 2 • Nuts & Bolts (Vector 173) • [Nuts & Bolts] • essay by Catie Cary
• 3 • On the Arthur C. Clarke Award 1993 • essay by John Clute
• 5 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by K. V. Bailey
• 5 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by Steve Palmer
• 5 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by Ray Girvan
• 5 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by Adrian Soames
• 6 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by Freda Warrington
• 6 •  Letter (Vector 173) • essay by Philip Muldowney
• 7 • Pretty Bloody Happy! • interview of Nicola Griffith • interview by Carol Ann Kerry-Green [as by Carol Ann Green]
• 11 • A Judge's Summary of the Clarke Award • essay by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Speller]
• 13 • Compass Points 6: Change at Fayfield for Elveston: Lewis Carroll's Sylvie and Bruno • [Compass Points • 6] • essay by Andy Sawyer
• 15 • Anatomising Science Fiction • essay by Paul Kincaid
• 17 • Insight: Nightmare on Channel 4 • essay by Steve Palmer
• 19 •   Review: Against a Dark Background by Iain M. Banks • review by Cherith Baldry
• 19 •   Review: Demons Don't Dream by Piers Anthony • review by Tom A. Jones
• 19 •   Review: Remembrance Day by Brian Aldiss • review by Paul Kincaid
• 20 •   Review: Mindstar Rising by Peter F. Hamilton • review by Paul Kincaid
• 20 •   Review: Daughters of a Coral Dawn by Katherine V. Forrest • review by Alison Sinclair
• 20 •   Review: Darkest Day by Christopher Fowler • review by Martyn Taylor
• 20 •   Review: Raven by Charles L. Grant • review by Martin R. Webb
• 21 •   Review: Kalifornia by Marc Laidlaw • review by Chris Amies
• 21 •   Review: Earthsea Revisioned by Ursula K. Le Guin • review by Cherith Baldry
• 21 •   Review: Evolution Annie and Other Stories by Rosaleen Love • review by Carol Ann Kerry-Green [as by Carol Ann Green]
• 21 •   Review: Stainless Steel Visions by Harry Harrison • review by Michael J. Pont
• 22 •   Review: The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Alan Johnson
• 22 •   Review: Red Dust by Paul J. McAuley • review by Ian Sales
• 23 •   Review: Farnor by Roger Taylor • review by uncredited
• 23 •   Review: Valderen by Roger Taylor • review by uncredited
• 23 •   Review: The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling • review by Ian Sales
• 23 •   Review: Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett • review by Jessica Yates
• 24 •   Review: Aisling and Other Irish Tales of Terror by Peter Tremayne • review by David V. Barrett
• 24 •   Review: Sideshow by Sheri S. Tepper • review by Norman Beswick
• 25 •   Review: The Weird Colonial Boy by Paul Voermans • review by K. V. Bailey
• 25 •   Review: Dreams of a Final Theory by Steven Weinberg • review by Stephen Baxter
• 25 •   Review: Merlin and the Last Trump by Collin Webber • review by Andy Mills
• 26 •   Review: To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams • review by Barbara Davies
• 27 • Barbed Wire Kisses (Asimov's March, May; F&SF March, May; Analog April; Amazing February, March; Interzone May; Aurealis #9, #10) • [Barbed Wire Kisses] • essay by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Speller]
• 30 •   Review: Mercycle by Piers Anthony • review by Susan Badham
• 30 •   Review: The Paper Grail by James P. Blaylock • review by Norman Beswick
• 30 •   Review: Anvil of Stars by Greg Bear • review by Colin Bird
• 31 •   Review: Codgerspace by Alan Dean Foster • review by Chris Bailey [as by Chris C. Bailey]
• 31 •   Review: Still Life by Joe Donnelly • review by Martin Sutherland
• 31 •   Review: Red Bride by Christopher Fowler • review by Martyn Taylor
• 31 •   Review: Gameworld by J. V. Gallagher • review by Steven Tew
• 31 •   Review: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley • review by Sue Thomason
• 32 •   Review: Amanda and the Eleven Million Mile High Dancer by Carol Hill • review by Susan Badham
• 32 •   Review: Lies and Flames by Jenny Jones • review by Alan Fraser
• 32 •   Review: Ye Gods! by Tom Holt • review by Jan Malique
• 32 •   Review: The Dreamstone by Liane Jones • review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Speller]
• 33 •   Review: Eternal Light by Paul J. McAuley • review by Chris Amies
• 33 •   Review: Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore • review by Cherith Baldry
• 33 •   Review: Damia by Anne McCaffrey • review by Lynne Bispham
• 33 •   Review: Damia's Children by Anne McCaffrey • review by Lynne Bispham
• 33 •   Review: Achilles' Choice by Steven Barnes and Larry Niven • review by Ian Sales
• 34 •   Review: Cutthroat by Michael Slade • review by Graham Andrews
• 34 •   Review: Die Softly by Christopher Pike • review by Alan Fraser
• 34 •   Review: Candlenight by Phil Rickman • review by John Newsinger
• 34 •   Review: Children of the Night by Dan Simmons • review by Jon Wallace (1954 -)
• 35 •   Review: And Disregards the Rest by Paul Voermans • review by Mat Coward
• 35 •   Review: The Martian Inca by Ian Watson • review by Paul Kincaid
• 35 •   Review: Space Marine by Ian Watson • review by Paul Kincaid
• 35 •   Review: The Angel of Pain by Brian Stableford • review by John D. Owen
• 35 •   Review: Labyrinth of Night by Allen Steele • review by Ian Sales
• 35 •   Review: Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick • review by Jim Steel
• 36 •   Review: Spider World: The Magician by Colin Wilson • review by L. J. Hurst
• 36 •   Review: Prayer for the Dead by David Wiltse • review by Simon Lake (I)
• 36 •   Review: The Legend of Shadd's Torment by Philip G. Williamson • review by Sue Thomason
• 36 •   Review: Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams • review by Jessica Yates
• 37 •   Review: Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 by Myrna Culbreath and Sondra Marshak • review by Julie Atkin
• 37 •   Review: Bram Stoker's Dracula by James V. Hart and Fred Saberhagen • review by Julie Atkin
• 37 •   Review: Star Trek The Next Generation: Grounded by David Bischoff • review by Chris Bailey [as by Chris C. Bailey]
• 37 •   Review: Dangerous Journeys: The Samarkand Solution by Gary Gygax • review by Sally-Ann Melia
• 37 •   Review: The Shores of Death by Michael Moorcock • review by Sally-Ann Melia
• 37 •   Review: Star Trek: Shell Game by Melissa Crandall • review by Jim Steel
• 38 •   Review: Shadowrun: Into the Shadows by Jordan K. Weisman • review by Susan Badham
• 38 •   Review: Star Wars: Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn • review by Mat Coward
• 38 •   Review: Shadowrun: Streets of Blood by Marc Gascoigne and Carl Sargent • review by Andy Mills
• 38 •   Review: Driftglass / Starshards by Samuel R. Delany • review by Andrew Seaman
• 38 •   Review: Vampires at Midnight by Peter Haining • review by Max Sexton
• 39 •   Review: Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi by Brian Lumley • review by Martin Sutherland
• 39 •   Review: Casablanca by Michael Moorcock • review by Brendan Wignall
• 40 •   Review: Sailing to Utopia by Michael Moorcock • review by K. V. Bailey
• 40 •   Review: A Nomad of the Time Streams by Michael Moorcock • review by K. V. Bailey