Welcome to Helix #4, Spring 2007. Here's what we've got for you this time:
Fiction
- "Gherem" by
Mike Allen and Charles Saplak
Some burdens are too great even for the strongest back. - "Pretty Little
Thing" by Sara Genge
Stalkers and stalked in a near-future Paris. - "A Matter of
Muskets" by Berry Kercheval
Close encounters of the swashbuckling kind. - "Vamp in the Middle" by
James Killus
Love and all that jazz. - "Mercytanks" by
Jennifer Pelland
The quality of mercy can be very strange. - "The Hoplite" by
Robert Reed
Theirs not to ask why — or when. - "Shelf Life" by
Pras Stillman
The best laid plans of mice, men, and Martians....
Poetry
Bringing you the best in SFnal verse.
- "What Happens in Space-Time" by Greg Beatty
- "Loup garou" by Serena Fusek
- "Berry Cobbler" by Samantha Henderson
- "E-Meter Messiah" by Mary Horton
- "I Can Feel the Drilling" by Drew Morse
- "Prometheus Bound" by Mikal Trimm
Regular Features
- Past Masters by Bud Webster
A look at forgotten masters in the field of speculative fiction. - Uchronicle by Steven H Silver
Examining the subgenre of alternative history. - News and Announcements
Because we need publicity, too. - Archives
Past joys and delights.
Editorials
- William Sanders and Lawrence
Watt-Evans
Our glorious leaders pontificate on the subjects closest to their hearts.