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February 11, 2002
Issue 251
Vol. 8, No. 7

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INTERVIEW

 Alan Dean Foster, crafter of exceptional SF in his own universes as well as others for 30 years, takes readers behind the scenes of his tie-in novel for Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones.


LAB NOTES

 In his latest column, scientist Wil McCarthy straps on his skates in an attempt to make sense of "The Physics of Rollerball."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine regular Rene Auberjonois removes Odo's makeup for an Enterprise guest spot, Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to the mat to pin wrestling superstar Chyna for Terminator 3, Cripsin Glover joins the rat patrol to star in the upcoming Willard remake, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Chris Klein makes tracks to star in a remake of the 1975 cult classic Rollerball, an American robot goes to pieces in Hong Kong when Jackie Chan Presents: Metal Mayhem, and a young track star skips between worlds as an anime TV favorite gets the feature film treatment in Escaflowne.
OFF THE SHELF
 Mitchell Smith freezes planet Earth with an apocalyptic winter in Snowfall, while Stephen Baxter's astronaut hero makes first contact in Manifold: Origin, the last volume of his cosmic trilogy.
GAMES
 An entire planetary population goes missing in Schizm: Mysterious Journey, and the only way to find the answer to this enigma is by solving puzzles designed by Australian SF writer Terry Dowling.
ANIME
 A shadow organization known as the Kirihara Group collects lost souls, which results in a 17-year-old turning into the robot-demon known as The SoulTaker.
SOUND SPACE
 Babylon 5 star Claudia Christian crash-lands at Area 51, where she sings her heart out in a cosmic musical about government conspiracies, alien encounters and true love.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Wacky Genre TV grew from an irreverent discussion group into a rich site covering TV with attitude, featuring sections on everything from "Funny-Headed Star Trek Aliens" to "Battlin' Babes."
LETTERS
 Readers hope that Stephen King won't put down his pen, debate the believability of The Legend of the Rangers' kung-fu fighting, defend the use of sex to help sell Star Trek, and share other enlightening opinions.

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