The December 2009 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact> (Vol. CXXIX, No. 12) goes on sale 6 October 2009. This issue contains:
Serial:
To Climb a Flat Mountain (conclusion) by G. David Nordley
Novelettes:
“Formidable Caress” by Stephen Baxter
“Wilderness Were Paradise Enow”” by H.G. Stratmann
Short Stories:
“The Jolly Old Boyfriend” by Jerry Oltion
“The Universe Beneath Our Feet” by Carl Frederick
Science Fact:
“Plate Tectonics, Goldilocks, and the Late Heavy Bombardment: Why Earth Isn’t Mars or Venus” by Richard A. Lovett
Probability Zero:
“A Flash of Lightning” by Robert Scherrer
Reader’s Departments:
The Editor’s Page
In Times to Come
The Alternate View by John G. Cramer
The Reference Library by Don Sakers
Brass Tacks
Upcoming Events by Anthony Lewis
The cover art is by David A. Hardy.