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Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine - Issue 1
The premiere issue of Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine is 8” by 5 ½” and 80 pages of fun! Published October 10, 2003.
Artist Stephanie Ann Johanson designed
the cover, a dynamic mixture of science fiction and fantasy, depicting a
dragon tearing apart a missile. Stephanie is artist, assistant editor and art
director of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. She has also illustrated
several of the stories in this issue.
This issue starts with an interesting and funny
editorial, The Decline of Future Shock by Karl Johanson. Karl has
a knack for introducing people to new ideas, when they thought they were just
being entertained. You have been warned. : )
Following the editorial, Karl Johanson
takes us for “A Walk Through the Periodic Chart”,
which will be a regular column in Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. In this
issue Karl introduces us to “Neodymium”, and its many uses.
Karen Kazanowski adds her two cents to Karl’s romp through the
uses of Neodymium, with a wonderful illustration of the effects of
ferrofluid on carpet.
The first story, in Neo-opsis Science Fiction
Magazine issue one, is “On the Road with Fiamong’s Rule”, written by Sherry
D. Ramsey. (8700 words - Novelette) I don’t want to give away the whole
story, so I’ll just say that it is housewife meets adventure, science fiction
style. Sherry D. Ramsey is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer whose
work has appeared in print, online, and over the airwaves. She lives in Nova
Scotia with her husband, daughter, son and various pets. You can visit her on
the web at www.sherrydramsey.com.
The second story, “Successful Delegation”
by Ian Creasey (4,000 words - Short Story), explores the diplomatic
meeting of first contact with life on a gas giant. Ian Creasey was born in 1969
and lives in Yorkshire, England. He began writing when rock & roll stardom
failed to return his calls. His fiction has appeared in various publications
including Oceans of the
Mind, Gothic.Net,
Paradox, On Spec, and Challenging Destiny.
The third story, “Island of the Moon” by
Derryl Murphy (10,100 words - Novelette), shows us a future of planet
earth that many of us worry might come to pass. Derryl Murphy has been writing
short SF for a little over a decade now, and is actually and finally hard at
work on his first novel. His most recent story, “More Painful Than the Dreams of Other Boys,” can be found in Open Space, edited by Claude
Lalumière. He lives with his wife and two sons in Prince George, deep in the
wilds of British Columbia. http://www.sff.net/people/dmurphy/
The fourth story, “Closet Business” by Davin
Ireland (4,090 words - Short Story), tells a story worthy of The Twilight
Zone. Step into the store and have a close look at what is on the shelves… An
Englishman by birth, Davin Ireland grew up on the Hampshire town of Basingstoke
before moving to the Netherlands, where he has lived for the past fourteen
years. His stories have recently been accepted by a number of print magazines,
including Here & Now, JupiterSF, Dark Animus, Underworlds, and The Journal of Pulse-Pounding Narratives.
The fifth story, “Timestealer” by Steven
Stanton (1,670 words - Short Story), well gee… if I say anything I will
give the story away. Read it… I think you’ll like it. Steve Stanton is the
editor and publisher of “Dreams & Visions” magazine. He recently published
a science fiction and fantasy anthology, “Sky Songs”. He also has two science
fiction novels in print.
Two informative book reviews by Paula
Johanson, give us the skinny on “The Nitpicker’s Guide for X-Philes”
by Phil Farrand, Dell Publishing and “The Demon in the Freezer” by
Richard Preston, Random House. Paula Johanson has been a free-lance writer for
18 years. Two of her stories were short listed for Aurora Awards. She has
written book reviews, articles, and poetry for a number of magazines, newspapers,
guidebooks and fanzines. She teaches writers’ workshops for community colleges
and libraries, and writes d20 material for RPG companies. Paula has been
working with Tesseract Books for five years, currently as assistant editor in
acquisitions.
Karl Johanson treats us to his Maynard and The Cheese cartoon,
a commentary on one-upmanship.
Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine lists the
winners of the 2003 Hugo Awards and the 2003 Prix Aurora
Awards.
Karl Johanson created a collage of pictures from the 61st
World Science Fiction Convention held in Toronto Ontario, Canada, August 28 to
September 1, 2003.
The last article, in Neo-opsis Science Fiction
Magazine issue one, is “The Last Two Pages Re-examination of an Icon” by
Karl Johanson. Karl gives you something else to think about, to tide you
over till next issue. : )
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