The December 2008 issue of Jim Baen’s Universe (volume 3, number 4; whole number 16) is now available. This issue’s contents include:
Science Fiction Stories:
“Moon Race” by Ben Bova
“Pumpkin” by Bud Sparhawk
“Loki’s Net” by Marissa Lingen
“Some Events at the Templar Radiant” by Fred Saberhagen
“Shoresteading”, Part Two by David Brin
Fantasy Stories:
“The Gossamer Mage” by Julie Czerneda
“A Very Formal Affair: A Harry the Book Story” by Mike Resnick
Serials:
SETI Library: “Orbitfall” by Gregory Benford
Fish Story Episode Fifteen: “They Came from Beyond” by Eric Flint, Dave Freer, and Andrew Dennis
Introduction Stories:
“In the Light of the Hunger Moon” by Kevin J. Cheek
“Johnny Plays ‘Round Saturn’s Rings” by Jason K. Chapman
Classic:
“The Moon Pool” by A. Merritt
Columns:
“Words Matter” by Mike Resnick
“The Future of Reading” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
“Where Is Everybody?” by Ben Bova
“Letting the Guns Bury Them” by Barry N. Malzberg
As always, some of the pieces are available for free on the web site, while others require a subscription to read the whole thing.