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5 January 2009

[Column by  James Schellenberg]

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COLUMN: Finale and Follow-Up, by James Schellenberg

Avatar: The Last Airbender wrapped up its third and final season earlier this year. Haven't seen it? You're missing the smartest fantasy on TV.

FICTION: Sisters of the Blessed Diving Order of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew, by A.C. Wise

Lucy came to the Blessed Diving Order of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew in the usual way: her parents abandoned her as a babe in a little woven basket on the shore. Her first lullaby was the hush of waves rolling smoothed stone over stone and stringing tangled seaweed around her cradle.

POETRY: Ascending, by Mike Allen

The escalator, rolling ever down, / has reached an end at last and here you lie

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

Monday: 2008 In Review, by Our Reviewers
Wednesday: Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin, reviewed by Adam Roberts
Friday: METAtropolis edited by John Scalzi, reviewed by Farah Mendlesohn