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8 September 2008

[Article by Donna Royston]

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ARTICLE: Rimfall, Finger Pokes, and Angry Letters: Discworld's Fantastic Reaches, by Donna Royston

It is the peril—and the paradoxical lure—of the Rim that elevates Discworld from amusement to something strange and terrifying.

FICTION: The Future Hunters, by Christopher J. Clarke

The ancient grey-walled fortress, built from the bones of the city, now housed the Library and the Academy. Kale entered under the bell tower and made her way across the hard red-earth enclosure, basket at her side, greeting several of her acolytes as they went to study.

POETRY: Upon the death of my host and waiting for uplink: by Event Horizon, formerly of the Oracle Duality Liselle Marie Michaud / Event Horizon, by C.S. MacCath

It is cold. / No, not cold, but cooling / And still, except for bacteria / That favor flesh. /

REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a week

Monday: Anathem by Neal Stephenson, reviewed by Martin Lewis
Wednesday: Implied Spaces by Walter Jon William, reviewed by Dustin Kurtz
Friday: The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway, reviewed by Jonathan McCalmont

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