March 22, 1999
Issue 101
Vol. 5, No. 12

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EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

SF Critic John Clute takes a look at Vernor Vinge's new novel A Deepness in the Sky in his latest column, "We are breathing in the dark."

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
 The cast of Harsh Realm is set, bootleg Star Wars trailers hit the net, Gillian Anderson looks at the future, Astro Boy heads to the big screen, and more.
ON SCREEN
 We preview Matt Groening's new prime-time animated SF series Futurama, and we look at Chris Roberts' film Wing Commander.
OFF THE SHELF
 In Rainbow Mars, Larry Niven travels back in time to visit the Red Planet during the Burroughs years. Plus we review the Charles Sheffield anthology How to Save the World.
CLASSICS
 It's high noon at the Con-Am 27 mining facility on Io, and Sean Connery is the only man who stands between law and disorder in Outland.
SOUND SPACE
 Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra are back with Greatest Science Fiction Hits IV, another volume of out-of-this-world SF sounds.
ANIME
 Gundam 0083 combines the epic scale of Star Blazers with the detailed animation of the '90s to create an excellent mecha series.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 After K'hraarn's recent visit to our planet, he wrote The Alien's Guide to Earth, but none of his fellow aliens believe what he claims to have seen!
LETTERS
 See what our readers have to say about the new SF shows Farscape and First Wave, find out why SF doesn't have to be high art to be great, and more.

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