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December Issue
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Next issue is our December Special Holiday Issue (even though I’m writing about it in July, here in the Wacky World of Magazine Pub-lishing), and so in accordance with long tradition, we’re bringing you a Christmas story–we’re bringing you two of them, in fact, although both are rather odd and untraditional takes on the Christmas tradition. First, New Zealand writer Peter Friend, making his Asimov’s debut, takes us to a distant planet in the far future for a study of the persistence of tradition even under the most unusual of circumstances, as an impoverished tribe undertakes the dangerous job of trimming "The Christmas Tree." Then James Van Pelt returns to give us a poignant lesson in the kind of "Echoing" that can take place on the lonely winter highways of America during the holiday season.
But if you’re the sort who sympathizes with Scrooge rather than Tiny Tim, and who chases Christmas carolers from the doorstep, don’t worry–the rest of our December issue ranges far from seasonal concerns.
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Also In December
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Hugo-winner Allen M. Steele brings the second sequence of his popular "Coyote" stories to a moving conclusion as he invites us to visit the "Home of the Brave"; Hugo and Nebula-winner Mike Resnick returns with the bittersweet story of "A Princess of Earth"; new writer Chris Roberson makes a brilliant Asimov’s debut with a tale of deadly cultural conflict on a colonized alien world, where the choice is between "Red Hands, Black Hands"; Aaron Schutz returns to these pages after a very long absence (his last sale here was in 1989!) to tell us about the strange problems involved in "Being with Jimmy"; new writer Paul Melko gives us a suspenseful look at a dangerous situation in which "Strength Alone" is not enough; new British writer Neal Asher gives us to dazzlingly fast-paced introduction to "Strood"; Keith Ferrell makes a compelling Asimov’s debut with the story of an embattled family on a hostile world who must face the subtler dangers of "A Reunion"; and new writer Elizabeth Counihan makes a lyrical Asimov’s debut with a melancholy vision of the last days of the human race, as witnessed by "The Star Called Wormwood."
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Exciting Features
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Robert Silverberg’s "Reflections" column explores the case to be made for "A Postage Stamp for Isaac"; Peter Heck brings us "On Books"; and James Patrick Kelly’s "On the Net" column asks "EBooks Again?"; plus an array of cartoons, poems, and other features. Look for our December Special Holiday Issue on sale at your newsstand on October 12, 2004. Subscribe today and be sure to miss none of the fantastic stuff we have coming up for you next year.
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