Vol. XCVI No. 3 & 4. Novella: • CONSUMER, Stephen Case Novelettes: • AND WEAR A GOLDEN SORROW, Eric Del Carlo • ROVERS, Paul Carlson • FALSE LIGHT, MB Valente Short stories: • SONGBIRDS, H.A.B. Wilt • SHADE, David Whitmarsh • SLINGSHOT, David Gerrold • CARBON, Jay Werkheiser • THE PEARL DIVERS OF CONNELL-B, Scott Steensma • THE THREE BILLION BASE PAIRS OF THE PROPHET, Gregor Hartmann • GODSPEED, C.R. Hodges • SEEKING SINGULARITY, Joel Richards • THE SHINY NEW FOLK, Steve Rasnic Tem • CONSCIENCE, Tom R. Pike Probability Zero: • ON THE ORIGINS OF THE SPECIES, Edd Vick Science fact: • HOMES AWAY FROM HOME, Michael Carroll Special Features: • SEEDS OF CITIES: SCIENCE FICTION NOVUMS, M.C. Childs • PATTERNS AND PLAUSIBILITIES, Howard V. Hendrix Poetry: • NO PLACE ON EARTH, Mary Soon Lee • SOUR GRAPES, Holly Day Reader's Departments: • GUEST EDITORIAL: Artificial Stupidity, Stanley Schmidt • IN TIMES TO COME • THE ALTERNATE VIEW, John G. Cramer • UNKNOWNS: OUT OF SEQUENCE, Alec Nevala-Lee • THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, Rosemary Claire Smith • BRASS TACKS 【 PREVIOUS ISSUE ← March/April 2026 → NEXT ISSUE out in April 2026 】