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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, Issue 704, Nov/Dec 2012

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Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, Issue 704, Nov/Dec 2012

Penned By Gordon Van Gelder
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Editor's Note:
Novella - Katabasis by Robert ReedNovelets - High Stakes by Naomi Kritzer The Problem of the Elusive Cracksman by Ron Goulart Heaventide by KJ Kabza Short Stories - Claim Blame by Alan Dean Foster Application by Lewis Shiner Breathe by Steven Popkes The Ladies in Waiting by Albert E Crowdrey If the Stars Reverse Their Courses, If the Rivers Run Back From the Sea by Alter S Reiss Waiting for a Me Like You by Chris WillrichDepartments - Editorial by Gordon Van Gelder Books to Look For by Charles de Lint Books by Elizabeth Hand Films by Kathi Maio Coming Attractions Competition #84 Index to Volumes 122 & 123 Curiosities by David Langford

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Length 260 Pages
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Imprint Spilogale, Inc.
Released November 1, 2012
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