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• 4 • Editorial: Life After 40 (Such As It Is) • [Editorial (Black Gate)] • essay by John O'Neill
• 9 •  Letters: Thoughts from Our Readers (Black Gate, Fall 2005) • essay by various
• 18 • The Whited Child • short story by Michael Canfield
• 18 •  The Whited Child • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 26 •  Payment Deferred • interior artwork by Chuck Lukas
• 27 • Payment Deferred • [Morlock Ambrosius] • novelette by James Enge
• 35 • The Thrall • short story by Michael Schultz
• 35 •  The Thrall • interior artwork by Denis Rodier
• 48 • Seijin's Enlightenment • short story by William John Watkins
• 48 •  Senjin's Enlightenment • interior artwork by Matt Hughes
• 59 • Retro-Hugos That Will Never Be • essay by Rich Horton
• 72 •  Pets • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 73 • Pets • short story by Adam J. Thaxton
• 82 •  The Hand That Binds • interior artwork by Matt Hughes
• 83 • The Hand That Binds • short story by Michael Livingston
• 107 • Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 107 • Review of campaign setting "Northern Crown: New World Advntures" by Doug Anderson • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 107 • Review of campaign setting "Northern Crown: The Gazetteer" by Doug Anderson • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 109 • Review of game accessory "Explorer's Handbook" by David Noonan, Frank Brunner, Rich Burlew • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 111 •   Review: His Last Command by Dan Abnett • review by Don Bassingthwaite
• 112 • Review of game "The Secret of Zir'An Core Gamebook" by Chris Hockabout, Martin Caplan, Marcus Flores, Aram Gutowski • essay by Don Bassingthwaite
• 114 • Review of sourcebook "Frostburn" by Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, & George Strayton • essay by John O'Neill [as by Todd McAulty]
• 114 • Review of sourcebook "Sandstorm" by Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, JC Wiker • essay by John O'Neill [as by Todd McAulty]
• 116 • It's a Wonderful Con • (2002) • short story by Larry Tritten
• 116 •  It's a Wonderful Con • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 122 • The Longday Hunt • short story by Sean Oberle
• 122 •  The Longday Hunt • interior artwork by Denis Rodier
• 132 • The Final Flight of Major Havoc • short story by Carl Reed
• 132 •  The Final Flight of Major Havoc • interior artwork by Bernie Mireault
• 136 •  A Touch of Crystal • interior artwork by Mark Evans
• 137 • A Touch of Crystal • short story by Martin Owton and Gaie Sebold
• 152 • The Fifth-Dimension Catapult • [Tommy Reames • 1] • (1931) • novella by Murray Leinster
• 152 •  The Fifth-Dimension Catapult • (1931) • interior artwork by H. W. Wesso [as by Wesso]
• 195 • Reviews (Black Gate, Fall 2005) • essay by various
• 195 •   Review: Tumithak of the Corridors by Charles R. Tanner • review by John O'Neill [as by Todd McAulty]
• 197 •   Review: In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction by Gordon Van Gelder • review by Todd Ruthman
• 199 •   Review: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova • review by Sue Granquist
• 201 •   Review: Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest • review by Jennifer Brozek
• 202 •   Review: Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke • review by Thomas F. Cunningham [as by Thomas Cunningham]
• 203 • Review of audio "The Dark Hills Divide" by Patrick Carman • essay by Lisa DuMond
• 204 •   Review: The Black Angel by John Connolly • review by Lisa DuMond
• 205 • Review of audio "The Death Collectors" by John Kerley • essay by Lisa DuMond
• 206 •  Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint • interior artwork by Jolly Blackburn and Steve Johansson and John O'Neill