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May 28, 2002
Issue 266
Vol. 8, No. 22

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INTERVIEW

 Science fiction and fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance—who perfected the planetary romance—tells readers how he brought The Dying Earth to life.


EDITORIAL

Scott Edelman, Science Fiction Weekly's editor-in-chief, wields his critic's lightsaber on both Spider-Man and Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones, and determines that "One Zings, the Other Doesn't."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Jonathan Frakes directs Twilight Zone pilot, Guillermo Del Toro preps Hellboy for the screen, Keanu Reeves reveals Matrix Reloaded secrets, Ashley Judd sharpens her claws as Catwoman, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Roman Coppola gives Austin Powers a groovy run for his money in the '60s spy-fi thriller CQ, and Douglas Adams' beloved classic comes to life on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy DVD.
OFF THE SHELF
 Julie E. Czerneda invites hungry aliens to take a bite out of humanity in To Trade the Stars, while Lloyd Biggle Jr. travels from past to future and back to end a time war in The Chronocide Mission.
GAMES
 For more than 20 years, gamers have colonized alien worlds with Cosmic Encounter, one of the original SF board games—and now that classic is reborn for the Internet.
CLASSICS
 Bruce Dern learns that it isn't easy being green when he transports Earth's last living plants and animals into deep space in the eco-mystery Silent Running.
COOL STUFF
 Irwin Allen invites cult TV fans to climb aboard a sleek submarine for a new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea with the Seaview Plastic Model Kit.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Fans of futuristic romances, romantic ghost stories and everything in between can find guidance in literary matters of the heart at Science Fiction Romance, with book reviews, essays and more.
LETTERS
 Readers mourn the recent deaths on genre TV, insist that Star Wars and Star Trek are more alike than people think, declare that the end of The X-Files has caused them to trust no one, and much more.

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