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January 31, 2005
Issue 406
Vol. 11, No. 5

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INTERVIEW

 Alastair Reynolds reinvented the space opera for a new generation by standing out in the Century Rain.


EDITORIAL

Scott Edelman, Science Fiction Weekly's editor-in-chief, visits Antarctica and discovers "Why Great Explorers Are Still to Come—And Why I Won't Be One of Them."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 J.J. Abrams enlists an old friend for a new Mission, Neil Gaiman develops Beowulf for the big screen, Ice Cube delivers his own XXX-rated State of the Union address, Douglas Adams' name hitchhikes to the stars, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 Christian Slater investigates evil spirits in Alone in the Dark, Gary Cole commands Earth's only hope of stopping an alien infection on the Crusade: The Complete Series DVD, and Gandalf meets Darth Sidious in Macbeth.
OFF THE SHELF
 Al Sarrantonio wars with the sentient species of the Red Planet in Haydn of Mars, while Elizabeth Bear shoots a cyborg to outer space in Hammered.
GAMES
 With the Jedi academies in ruins, it's up to one young Knight to fight the evil enveloping the galaxy in Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
CLASSICS
 In Jack Williamson's cautionary novel The Humanoids, the robots care about us—but unfortunately, they care about us far too much.
COOL STUFF
 As Officer Murphy died, he surely never dreamed he'd come back to life as one of the living dolls of the Robocop Mez-itz Action Figures set.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Catch up with award-winning author Nancy Kress at her home page with book covers, a biography, novel excerpts, and much more.
LETTERS
 Readers debate the merits of Battlestar Galactica, find salvation in sci-fi's villains, demand their HDTV, and much more.

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