May 22, 2000
Issue 161
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COVER ART Featured Artist: M. Pettersson

INTERVIEW

 Star Trek: Voyager's bad boy Robert Duncan McNeill talks about how the character of Tom Paris has evolved, his experiences directing episodes of the show and more.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 SF critic John Clute delves into China Miéville's 710-page Perdido Street Station in his latest column, "Possible transformations enacted upon a possible world."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 The Nebula Awards are announced, The X-Files will have an eighth season, Michael Piller will create a new SF TV series, Bruce Sterling wins the Clarke award, the WB renews Roswell, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 Agent Ethan Hunt must track down a deadly virus and a rogue operative in Mission: Impossible 2, while Disney's Dinosaur tells the story of an orphaned iguanodon who gets raised by lemurs.
OFF THE SHELF
 In a world with practical immortality, a historian documents the history of death in Brian Stableford's Fountains of Youth, while an AI explores life and sexuality in Scott Westerfield's Evolution's Darling.
GAMES
 It's time again for our annual E3 report, in which we profile the 10 hottest upcoming SF computer games. The games include real-time strategy, first-person shooters, space station simulators and more.
ANIME
 Bolt Crank, hero of Eat-Man '98, says little but eats lots--nuts, bolts, even bullets and guns. And anything he eats, he later extrudes from his right hand, usually to dole out some hard justice.
SOUND SPACE
 During the 1970s, Soviet musician Edward Artemiev composed the scores of some highly influential SF films. His work can now be heard on the soundtrack CD Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Looking for a good read? Check out The Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List, a site that polls thousands of readers and compiles their recommendations into a handy guide.
LETTERS
 Our readers defend and defame both the movie and book versions of Battlefield Earth, one hates the state of Earth: Final Conflict, another really likes Big Bangs and much more.

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