Dec. 7, 1998
Issue 87
Vol. 4, No. 27

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IN OUR NEXT ISSUE

Anime and Sound Space will get the week off, while Cool Stuff and Games will return to our pages. We'll also take a look at some out-of-this-world space toys from Rocket USA, the new winter movie Jack Frost, and more.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 The Sci-Fi Channel lands First Wave, Matthew Modine will star in Flowers for Algernon, Bicentennial Man is back on track, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise must save the inhabitants of an endangered paradise world in Star Trek: Insurrection.
OFF THE SHELF
 Bruce Sterling looks at the future of technology and politics in Distraction, while Maureen McHugh takes readers on a journey across a not-so-alien landscape in Mission Child.
CLASSICS
 When Pat Frank published Alas, Babylon in 1959, he set out to show readers that a nuclear war was unwinnable. Instead, he created an enduring story about the rediscovery of humanity.
SOUND SPACE
 Ever want to hear William Shatner's infamous rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man"? Or listen to Leonard Nimoy sing "Spock Thoughts"? Then Spaced Out! is for you!
ANIME
 As Manga Video's Giant Robo series draws to a close, it looks like it's up to 12-year-old Daisaku to save the day.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Trekweb is a great online resource for Star Trek news and information, as long as you're partial to Deep Space Nine and Voyager.
LETTERS
 Some of our readers rush to defend the "science fiction" label, others tell you what's wrong with SF movies today, and more.

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