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January 28, 2002
Issue 249
Vol. 8, No. 5

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INTERVIEW

 Director Mark Pellington and stars Richard Gere and Laura Linney take Science Fiction Weekly readers on a supernatural mystery tour of the enigmatic thriller The Mothman Prophecies.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 Dan Simmons returns to the universe of his 1991 novel Summer of Night with the spooky sequel A Winter Haunting, which has SF critic John Clute exclaiming, "The Hover! The Hover!"

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Neil Gaiman spawns a federal lawsuit against Todd McFarlane, Chris Carter drafts David Duchovny for X-Files finale, Anne Rice smiles on the upcoming Queen of the Damned adaptation, Steven Spielberg teases fans about the next Indiana Jones title, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Richard Gere loses a pretty woman but gains a disaster-predicting demon in The Mothman Prophecies, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda bids farewell to Rev Bem in the episode "Ouroboros," and a childless couple gets more than they bargained for in the surreal Little Otik.
OFF THE SHELF
 S.M. Stirling changes the course of history by hurling asteroids at 19th-century Earth in The Peshawar Lancers, while Lee Hogan exports yesterday's Russian empire to tomorrow's galactic empire in Belarus.
GAMES
 Instead of just curling up with a good book, Frank Herbert's Dune allows gamers to actually crawl inside one of SF's greatest books, with action, puzzles and an intriguing plot—all that's missing is the sand.
ANIME
 A strong moral message is on the agenda as a young boy travels to a decaying city of the future in Now and Then, Here and There, but don't worry—it's still fun to watch.
SOUND SPACE
 Up until now, the only king as far as music is concerned has been Elvis, but that's all changed, for the indelible images of the king of comics have inspired a Requiem for Jack Kirby.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Fans planning to travel to San Jose for the 60th World Science Fiction Convention—also known as ConJose—will want to check out early news on programming, awards, hotels and more.
LETTERS
 Readers react to the return of the Rangers, look back at an earlier Metropolis, blame the writers for the ending of The X-Files, recommend that Enterprise learn from original Trek, and more.

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