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• 6 • The Observatory: Stories and Storytellers • [Editorial (Amazing Stories)] • essay by Dave Gross
• 6 •  Cartoon: Troy Tricks • interior artwork by Randy Martinez
• 8 •  Cartoon: Redshirts (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • interior artwork by John Kovalic
• 8 • Dispatches (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • essay by uncredited
• 9 • Haiku Challenge • essay by uncredited
• 10 • Things to Come (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • [Things to Come (Amazing Stories)] • essay by Jeff Berkwits and Dave Gross and Joel Meadows and Resa Nelson
• 16 • The Dark Knight Redone • essay by Joel Meadows
• 20 • Saving the Superhero • essay by Kevin Dilmore
• 26 • A Dimension of Sound • essay by Jeff Berkwits
• 30 • Four-Color Fantasy • essay by Dave Gross
• 33 • On Adaptions • interview of George R. R. Martin • interview by uncredited
• 34 • The Phases of Robert Silverberg • essay by Dorman T. Shindler
• 36 • Proof • short story by Timothy Zahn
• 36 •  Proof • interior artwork by David Rankin
• 42 • The Spider's Amazement • short story by Bruce Sterling
• 42 •  The Spider's Amazement • interior artwork by Dave Dorman
• 46 • Human Subjects • short story by Ray Vukcevich
• 46 •  Human Subjects • interior artwork by Colin Adams
• 50 • Monster • short story by Gene Wolfe
• 50 •  Monster • interior artwork by James Ryman
• 54 • Harlan Ellison's Loose Cannon: An Introduction • essay by Neil Gaiman
• 54 • Loose Cannon, or Rubber Duckies from Space • short story by Harlan Ellison
• 55 •  Loose Cannon, or Rubber Duckies from Space • interior artwork by Jim DeBartolo
• 58 • Reviews: Movies (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • essay by James Lowder and Ron Magid
• 60 • Reviews: DVDs (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • essay by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws and James Lowder and Ray Winninger
• 68 •   Review: Song of Susannah by Stephen King • review by Dorman T. Shindler
• 68 • Reviews: Books (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • essay by Shelly Baur and Wolfgang Baur and John Gregory Betancourt and John C. Bunnell and Paul Hughes and Rob Lightner and Therese Littleton and John Pelan and Dorman T. Shindler and Caroline Stevermer
• 69 •   Review: Iron Council by
  China Miéville^?China Mieville
  • review by Wolfgang Baur
• 69 •   Review: ¡Caramba! A Tale Told in Turns of the Card by Nina Marie Martinez • review by Dorman T. Shindler
• 69 •   Review: Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith • review by John Gregory Betancourt
• 70 •   Review: Beyond Infinity by Gregory Benford • review by Therese Littleton
• 70 •   Review: Ringworld's Children by Larry Niven • review by Wolfgang Baur
• 70 •   Review: Mystic Warrior by Laura Hickman and Tracy Hickman • review by Rob Lightner
• 71 •   Review: 1634: The Galileo Affair by Andrew Dennis and Eric Flint • review by John C. Bunnell
• 71 •   Review: Lion of Senet by Jennifer Fallon • review by Shelly Baur
• 71 •   Review: Eye of the Labyrinth by Jennifer Fallon • review by Shelly Baur
• 71 •   Review: Lord of the Shadows by Jennifer Fallon • review by Shelly Baur
• 72 •   Review: For Us the Living: A Comedy of Customs by Robert A. Heinlein • review by John Pelan
• 72 •   Review: Angel-Seeker by Sharon Shinn • review by John C. Bunnell
• 72 •   Review: Legends II by Robert Silverberg • review by Shelly Baur
• 73 •   Review: A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer • review by John C. Bunnell
• 73 •   Review: Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan • review by Wolfgang Baur
• 74 •   Review: The First Heroes by Noreen Doyle and Harry Turtledove • review by John C. Bunnell
• 74 •   Review: First Blood by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin • review by Therese Littleton
• 74 •   Review: The Shadow of the Wind by
  Carlos Ruiz Zafón^?Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  • review by Dorman T. Shindler
• 75 •   Review: Use Once, then Destroy by Conrad Williams • review by Rob Lightner
• 75 •   Review: The Highwayman by R. A. Salvatore • review by Paul Hughes
• 75 •   Review: Jacques Futrelle's "The Thinking Machine" by Jacques Futrelle • review by Paul Hughes
• 76 •   Review: The Wild Reel by Paul Brandon • review by Rob Lightner
• 76 •   Review: The Knight by Gene Wolfe • review by Wolfgang Baur
• 76 •   Review: The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay • review by Shelly Baur
• 77 •   Review: Liar's House by Lucius Shepard • review by Dorman T. Shindler
• 77 •   Review: In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Harry Turtledove • review by Wolfgang Baur
• 78 • Reviews: Comics (Amazing Stories, September 2004) • essay by Jeff Grubb and Rob Lightner and Therese Littleton and Joel Meadows
• 82 • Time Machine: The Future Is History • [Time Machine (Amazing Stories)] • essay by John Pelan and James J. J. Wilson
• 86 • Q & A: Larry Niven • [Q & A] • interview of Larry Niven • interview by Darrell Schweitzer