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June 08, 2006 - The reviews are in. Jim Baen’s Universe magazine’s first issue is a runaway success. SciFiReview calls it, “An exciting new outlet for science fiction!” “The contents of the first issue are looking sweet,” enthuses SFSignal.
Subscribers all over the world are praising Jim Baen’s Universe.
“Gawjus first issue,” says a subscriber from Berkeley, Cal. “I’ll be a subscriber as long as I’m still breathing.”
“I must say, reading these stories and articles in the format you have, via my web browser, is an absolute pleasure,” writes a Jim Baen’s Universe subscriber from Australia. “I will probably read them all like this I think, off and on, and probably not even getting around to putting it on my palm, seeing it is so nice. Thanks very much for the good work!”
Jim Baen’s Universe (http://www.baens-universe.com) is the outstanding new magazine of science fiction and fantasy.
In the first issue:
Science Fiction Stories
"Chilling" by Alan Dean Foster
"Bow Shock" by Gregory Benford
"Pimpf" by Charlie Stross
"What Would Sam Spade Do?" by Jo Walton
"Brieanna’s Constant" by Eric Witchey
"Bob’s Yeti Problem" by Lawrence Person
"Slanted Jack" by Mark Van Name
"Candy-Blossom" by Dave Freer
"The Darkness" by David Drake
Fantasy Stories
"The Cold Blacksmith" by Elizabeth Bear
"Poga" by John Barnes
"Build-A-Bear" by Gene Wolfe
"The Opposite of Pomegranates" by Marissa Lingen
"Ware the Sleeper" by Julie Czerneda
"The Thief of Stones" by Sarah Zettel
Classic Stories
"Light of Other Days" by Bob Shaw
"The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut" by Mark Twain
Serials
"The Ancient Ones Part 1" by David Brin
"Travails with Momma" by John Ringo
"Fish Story, Episode 1" by Andrew Dennis, Eric Flint and Dave Freer
Introducing (Stories by new authors)
"Fancy Farmer" by Pamela Uphoff
"The Puzzle of the Peregrinating Coach" by George Phillies
"Astromonkeys!" by Tony Frazier
"Giving it 14 Percent" by Ani Fox
"Local Boy Makes Good" by Ray Tabler
NonFiction articles
Gods and Monsters in Hollywood by Gregory Benford
Back to the Moon by Travis Taylor
Also included in the first issue are editorials by Eric Flint, Jim Baen, Mark Van Name, and Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg.
To subscribe, visit http://www.baens-universe.com
For more information contact Walt Boyes at 630-639-7090.
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