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• 3 • Torque Control (Vector 257) • [Torque Control • 13] • essay by Niall Harrison
• 4 •  Letter (Vector 257) • essay by Nic Clarke
• 4 •  Letter (Vector 257) • essay by Lindsay Jackson
• 4 •  Letter (Vector 257) • essay by James Bacon
• 5 • The BSFA Awards 2008 • essay by Donna Scott
• 6 • Doris Lessing and SF • essay by Adam Roberts
• 9 • ...And the Law Won: Some Thoughts on SF and the Laws of Physics • essay by Jonathan McCalmont
• 12 • On the "Art" of Reviewing • essay by Frank Ludlow
• 14 •   Review: Slaves of the Shinar by Justin Allen • review by A. P. Canavan
• 14 •   Review: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong • review by Anne F. Wilson
• 15 •   Review: Neuropath by Scott Bakker • review by Gary S. Dalkin
• 15 •   Review: Flood by Stephen Baxter • review by Edward James
• 16 •   Review: Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan • review by Cherith Baldry
• 16 •   Review: Weaver by Stephen Baxter • review by Tony Keen
• 17 •   Review: The Dark Wraith of Shannara by Terry Brooks • review by Shaun C. Green
• 17 •   Review: Student of Kyme by Storm Constantine • review by N. J. Ravenscroft
• 18 •   Review: Acacia by David Anthony Durham • review by Mark Connorton
• 18 •   Review: From Deep Within the Earth by Gabrielle S. Faust • review by Mark Connorton
• 19 •   Review: Blood Ties by Pamela Freeman • review by Lynne Bispham
• 19 •   Review: Principles of Angels by Jaine Fenn • review by Chaz Brenchley
• 20 •   Review: Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost • review by James Bacon
• 20 •   Review: Dalek I Loved You by Nick Griffiths • review by Simon Guerrier
• 21 •   Review: Conceptual Breakthrough: Two Experiments in SF Criticism (Star/Alien) by James Holden and Simon King • review by Nic Clarke
• 22 •   Review: The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt • review by Chris Hill
• 22 •   Review: The Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen Hunt • review by Sue Thomason
• 23 •   Review: A World Too Near by Kay Kenyon • review by Mark Harding
• 23 •   Review: What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid • review by Adam Roberts
• 24 •   Review: Tourniquet: Tales from the Renegade City by Kim Lakin-Smith • review by Tanya Brown
• 25 •   Review: Love & Sex with Robots by David Levy • review by Paul Raven
• 26 •   Review: The Necronomicon: The Best Weird Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft • review by Donna Scott
• 27 •   Review: Dreamsongs: Book 2 by George R. R. Martin • review by Steve Jeffery
• 27 •   Review: The SFWA European Hall of Fame by James Morrow and Kathryn Morrow • review by Dave M. Roberts
• 28 •   Review: The Host by Stephenie Meyer • review by Paul Bateman
• 28 •   Review: Empress by Karen Miller • review by A. P. Canavan
• 29 •   Review: The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan • review by Penny Hill
• 29 •   Review: Exotic Excursions by Anthony Nanson • review by Martin Lewis
• 30 •   Review: Horror Films by Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell • review by Gary S. Dalkin [as by Gary Dalkin]
• 30 •   Review: Debatable Space by Philip Palmer • review by Simon Guerrier
• 31 •   Review: Zig Zag by
  José Carlos Somoza^?Jose Carlos Somoza
  • review by Ian Watson
• 31 • Review of the comic book "Zombie-Loan 1 & 2" by Peach-Pit • essay by James Bacon
• 31 • Review of the comic book "Y Square One" by Judith Park • essay by James Bacon
• 32 •   Review: Sixty Days and Counting by Kim Stanley Robinson • review by Anthony Nanson
• 32 •   Review: The Curse of the Coral Bride by Brian Stableford • review by Mitch Le Blanc and Colin Odell
• 33 •   Review: The Gospel of the Knife by Will Shetterly • review by Nic Clarke
• 33 •   Review: To Hell and Back by Lilith Saintcrow • review by Myfanwy Rodman
• 34 •   Review: Halting State by Charles Stross • review by Michael Abbott
• 34 •   Review: The Digital Plague by Jeff Somers • review by Ben Jeapes
• 35 •   Review: Saturn's Children by Charles Stross • review by Ben Jeapes
• 36 •   Review: The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt • review by L. J. Hurst
• 36 •   Review: Null-A Continuum by John C. Wright • review by L. J. Hurst
• 36 •   Review: Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn • review by Anne F. Wilson
• 37 •   Review: Why Aren't They Here? The Question of Life on Other Worlds by Surendra Verma • review by Paul Kincaid
• 37 •   Review: Kytos - The Dark Beyond by John Von Kesmark • review by Jim Steel
• 38 •   Review: Space Vulture by Archbishop John J. Myers and Gary K. Wolf • review by Martyn Taylor
• 38 • Review of the graphic novel "Judge Dredd: America" by John Wagner & Colin McNeill • essay by James Bacon
• 39 •   Review: An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe • review by Martin Potts
• 40 •   Review: The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins by John D. Rateliff and J. R. R. Tolkien • review by uncredited
• 40 •   Review: The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End by John D. Rateliff and J. R. R. Tolkien • review by uncredited
• 40 •   Review: Steward of Song by Adam Stemple • review by uncredited
• 40 •   Review: The Storms of Acias by Dominic Took • review by uncredited
• 41 • Transmission, Interrupted 3: Midnight at the Lost and Found • [Transmission, Interrupted • 3] • essay by Saxon Bullock
• 43 • Vector No 1 • [Foundation Favourites • 3] • essay by Andy Sawyer
• 44 • Resonances (Vector 257) • [Resonances • 52] • essay by Stephen Baxter
• 46 • The New X: Photocopying the Navel of August Caesar • [The New X • 13] • essay by Graham Sleight