March 1, 1999
Issue 98
Vol. 5, No. 9

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IN THIS ISSUE

Games and Cool Stuff return to our pages, while Anime and Sound Space take the week off. Meanwhile, in our Letters column, the debate about SF fandom and smelly Klingons is really heating up.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 J. Michael Straczynski's Crusade fails, MST3K comes to an end, the 1998 Nebula nominations are in, a second Star Wars trailer is coming, and more.
ON SCREEN
 We take a look at Showtime's new series Total Recall 2070, but don't expect it to be anything like the movie...
OFF THE SHELF
 America is missing in John Barnes' latest novel Finity, while Faye Smallwood joins the ranks of the Vigil in James Alan Gardner's Vigilant.
CLASSICS
 Step into the world of Tron, where computer programs have a life of their own and where the special effects are really cool.
GAMES
 Game guru Sid Meier is back with his latest world-building title Alpha Centauri, which takes Civilization into outer space.
COOL STUFF
 If you've ever wanted to build and program your own robot, then you'll have to get yourself a set of LEGO Mindstorms.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Looking for a good book to read? Just tell the Reader's Robot what you like and it will give you some recommendations.
LETTERS
 One of our readers says that Gentry Lee is no Arthur C. Clarke, another defends the Encyclopedia Shatnerica, and the debate about SF fandom rages on.

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