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• 3 • A Small Press Pioneer • [Editorial (Black Gate)] • essay by John O'Neill
• 6 • The Loiterer in the Lobby • short story by Michael Kaufmann and Mark McLaughlin
• 7 •  The Loiterer in the Lobby • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 15 •  The Loiterer in the Lobby [2] • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 16 • Stranger Ev'rywhere • novelette by Tina L. Jens
• 17 •  Stranger Ev'rywhere • interior artwork by Gabriel Morrissette
• 20 •  Stranger Ev'rywhere [2] • interior artwork by Gabriel Morrissette
• 25 •  Stranger Ev'rywhere [3] • interior artwork by Gabriel Morrissette
• 29 •  Stranger Ev'rywhere [4] • interior artwork by Gabriel Morrissette
• 37 •  Stranger Ev'rywhere [5] • interior artwork by Gabriel Morrissette
• 42 • Night of Two Moons • short story by David B. Coe
• 43 •  Night of Two Moons • interior artwork by Chris Pepper
• 52 •  Night of Two Moons [2] • interior artwork by Chris Pepper
• 57 • Playing the Classics: Role Playing Your Favorite Novels • essay by Kyla Ward
• 72 • Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) • (2002) • short story by Cory Doctorow
• 72 •  Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) • interior artwork by Chuck Lukacs
• 77 •  Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) [2] • interior artwork by Chuck Lukacs
• 92 • Far from Laredo • [Charles Duke] • short story by David Wesley Hill [as by David W. Hill]
• 93 •  Far from Laredo • interior artwork by Allen Koszowski
• 99 •  Far from Laredo • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 102 •  Far from Laredo [2] • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 105 • Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 119 • A Prayer for Captain La Hire • (2002) • short story by Patrice Sarath [as by Patrice E. Sarath]
• 120 •  A Prayer for Captain La Hire • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 130 •  A Prayer for Captain La Hire [2] • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 133 • The Ravens • poem by Keith Allen Daniels
• 133 •  The Ravens • interior artwork by Denis Rodier
• 134 • Mama Told Me Not to Come • novelette by Bill Johnson
• 134 •  Mama Told Me Not to Come • interior artwork by Chris Pepper
• 142 •  Mama Told Me Not to Come [2] • interior artwork by Chris Pepper
• 153 •  Mama Told Me Not to Come [3] • interior artwork by Chris Pepper
• 166 • Scatheling • [Garroc] • (1998) • short story by Nancy Varian Berberick
• 166 •  Scatheling • interior artwork by Gregory Price
• 175 •  Scatheling [2] • interior artwork by Gregory Price
• 188 • The Comics Cauldron: Fantastic Worlds & Weird Visions • [The Comics Cauldron] • essay by
  Claude Lalumière^?Claude Lalumiere
• 197 • Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books • essay by various
• 197 •   Review: Abu and the 7 Marvels by Richard Matheson • review by Lisa DuMond
• 198 •   Review: The Gates to Witch World by Andre Norton • review by Charlene Brusso
• 199 •   Review: Kiln People by David Brin • review by Todd Ruthman
• 200 •   Review: A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons • review by Lisa DuMond
• 201 •   Review: Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick • review by Lisa DuMond
• 202 •   Review: Channeling Cleopatra by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough • review by Sue Granquist
• 203 •   Review: Dreams of the Compass Rose by Vera Nazarian • review by Charlene Brusso
• 204 •   Review: The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein • review by Lisa DuMond
• 205 •   Review: Mars Dust & Magic Shows by Mark Bourne • review by Lisa DuMond
• 206 •  Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint • interior artwork by Jolly Blackburn and Steve Johansson
• 208 •   Review: Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks • review by Lisa DuMond