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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September/October 2019 (F&SF, #745)

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THE MAGAZINE OFFANTASY & SCIENCE FICTIONSeptember/October • 70th Year of PublicationNOVELETSTHE WHITE CAT’S DIVORCE -6- Kelly LinkAMERICAN GOLD MINE -30- Paolo BacigalupiKABUL -98- Michael MoorcockERASE, ERASE, ERASE -175- Elizabeth BearSHORT STORIESLITTLE INN ON THE JIANGHU -56 -Y. M. PangUNDER THE HILL -138 -Maureen McHughMADNESS AFOOT -151 -Amanda HollanderTHE LIGHT ON ELDORETH -156- Nick WolvenBOOKSAVR -216- Ken LiuTHE WRONG BADGER -223- Esther FriesnerGHOST SHIPS -243- Michael SwanwickHOMECOMING -250- Gardner DozoisPOEMSLAST HUMAN IN THE OLYMPICS -73- Mary Soon LeeHALSTEAD IV -214- Jeff CrandallDEPARTMENTSTHREE SCORE AND TEN -74- Robert SilverbergBOOKS TO LOOK FOR -84- Charles de LintBOOKS -93- James SallisFILMS: LOVE DEATH + SOME REGRESSION -201- Karin LowacheeSCIENCE: NET UP OR NET DOWN? -204- Jerry OltionPLUMAGE FROM PEGASUS -209- Paul Di FilippoCOMING ATTRACTIONS -256-CURIOSITIES -258- Thomas KaufsekCartoons: Mark Heath (137), Danny Shanahan (249).COVER BY DAVID A. HARDY

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C.C. Finlay is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, C.C. Finlay can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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