Table of Contents

September/October 2026 Vol. XCVI No. 9 & 10

NOVELETTES

THE LIGHT OF DARIAN, Sean McMullen

BEGGARS MOUNTED, Eric Del Carlo

THE USER MANUAL, Tony Ballantyne

SEPTO’S TAJ, R.R. Corvi

BELLA’S HEART, A.T. Sayre

SHORT STORIES

ROBO BASHERS, Harri Hemlock

SOCRATES, Geoffrey Hart

RELATIVE ERROR, Jay Werkheiser

MEETING A MOM AT THE EDGE OF SPACE, Xu Mason

A DARK OR RED FOREST, Jakub Tomczyk

THE SUPPLY-SIDE OUROBOROS, Noah Lemelson

ROOTS REMEMBERANCE, Jennifer S. Hane

UPCOAST, J.L. Rifkin

CAREER CONSIDERATIONS FOR STARSHIP BURGLARS, Hans Ege Wenger

THE DAUGHTER, Stephen Case

WEE MAN, David McGillveray

BRIGHT POINTS ON THE QUIET SUN, Jody Rich

PREGGO BOMB, J. R. Dewitt

NEOMERGENCE, Paul E. Franz

FLASH FICTION

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE?, Adam-Troy Castro

SPECIAL FEATURE

ASTOUNDING AND VON BRAUN, Edward M. Wysocki Jr.

SCIENCE FACT

OUT OF “SOME WARM POND” PART 3, Kelly Lagor

POETRY

THE HUBBLE CONSTANT, Ashleigh Gill

TIME BETWEEN WARS, Carol Dorf

READER’S DEPARTMENTS

EDITORIAL: THE LONG ROAD, Trevor Quachri

ANLAB RESULTS

UNKNOWNS, NAMING CONVENTION, Todd McClary, edited by Alec Nevala-Lee

ALTERNATE VIEW, John G. Cramer

IN TIMES TO COME

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, Sean CW Korsgaard

BRASS TACKS