Science Fiction Weekly

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August 26, 2002
Issue 279
Vol. 8, No. 35

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INTERVIEW

Nancy Kress won both of science fiction's highest awards for her Beggars in Spain tales—and now her Probability trilogy promises to earn her still more.

LAB NOTES

In his latest column, scientist Wil McCarthy bids flesh and blood goodbye, because today's living actors are threatened with replacement by tomorrow's digitized "Bit Players."

HUGO AWARDS POLL

It's time once again for Science Fiction Weekly's annual unofficial Hugo Awards poll! What were the best SF books, movies and stories of 2001?

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NEWS OF THE WEEK

Director Guillermo del Toro dives under the sea to revive the Creature From the Black Lagoon, Adam West and Burt Ward go Back to the Batcave, Jeffrey Coombs returns as Lovecraft's maddest scientist in a Re-Animator sequel, and more.

ON SCREEN

Al Pacino reboots a beauty in Simone, Jeri Ryan is caught in an apocalyptic love triangle in The Last Man, a babysitter minds a bizarre menace in That Little Monster, and an anime genius unveils a new creation in InuYasha.

OFF THE SHELF

John Barnes mines planet Mars for adventure in The Sky So Big and Black, while editor Peter Crowther collects a quartet of possible futures in his new anthology Infinities.

GAMES

Live your SF dreams in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Earth & Beyond, which carries humanity out beyond the solar system to a deep-space community.

ANIME

A high-school freshman hounds monsters from hell in Devil Hunter Yohko Complete Collections, a celebration of 10 years of awesome anime from ADV.

SOUND SPACE

Digital-age Beethoven Mamoru Samuragoch orchestrates a popular video game in the 30 selections on the Sounds of Onimusha CD.

SITE OF THE WEEK

Listen to SF's greatest Grand Master at the Robert A. Heinlein Home Page, which includes among its many treasures rare audio clips by the author of Starship Troopers.

LETTERS

Readers continue to debate Star Trek's Prime Directive, make note of discrepancies in the appearance of Obi-Wan Kenobi, differ over the success of Signs, and much more.