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Oct. 20, 1997
Vol. 3, No. 20
Issue 56



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News of the Week
Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner join Star Trek 9, the Sci-Fi Channel denies Doctor Who rumors, and much more.
 Off the Shelf
Joe Haldeman revisits his ground-breaking novel The Forever War with a "thematic" sequel called Forever Peace.
On Screen
We have previews of Gattaca and The House of Frankenstein, plus a review of the oddball SF comedy, Rocket Man.
Classic Sci-Fi
In 1974 Joe Haldeman wrote what many consider to be the classic war novel of all time, in any genre, with his The Forever War.
 
Excessive Candour
SF scholar and critic John Clute takes a look Amitav Ghosh's The Calcutta Chromosome in "A tale decent folk can buy."
 
Sci-Fi Site of the Week
Remember Wierzbowski, the pudgy, balding Colonial Marine from Aliens? Neither did we, but Noah Mittman has with this hilarious Web site.
 Anime
The Crusher Joe team is back with two action-packed OVAs that are a far cry from the original Joe movie, but still fun to watch.
Cool Sci-Fi Stuff
Infinite Worlds is an SF art book devoted to the entire history of the field, with profiles and samples from more than 100 SF artists.
 Games
Just in time for Halloween, Capcom has released a special director's cut of its creepy and spooky SF thriller Resident Evil. And it comes with a demo of Resident Evil 2!