Contents25 August 2008COLUMN: Xenobiology At the Extremes: And You Think Your Neighbors Are Weird?, by Marshall PerrinOver the past decade or so, spurred in part by the biological revolution and in part by our increasing confidence that earth-mass planets are potentially common, astrobiology has started to come of age. FICTION: The Secret Identity, by Richard ButnerWe were studying for midterms when I found out about the ghost. POETRY: Maya Blue (at Chichen Itza), by Ann K. SchwaderAbove us in the silence yet to come, / deep thunder speaks -- then lightning-axes fall REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a weekMonday: Neuropath by Scott Bakker and Blindsight by Peter Watts, reviewed by Nader Elhefnawy All material in Strange Horizons is copyrighted to the original authors and may not be reproduced without permission. Violators will be prosecuted. |