PLANET MAGAZINE

Metal cylinder burn through world. Fiery screams. Awe. Terror. Much death.

Silence.

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This is a great idea. But there is just one little problem.
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Actually, most of my work as a bounty hunter was black-ops stuff.
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Many readers have asked us why UFOs are seen everywhere but through telescopes. You’d think that telescopes, which point at the heavens as a full-time job, would be spotting flying saucers every other Thursday, at a minimum. Well, it turns out there is a very simple answer.
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Planet Magazine: Wild Science Fiction and Fantasy — Online since 1994 — FREE!

Planet is the free, award-winning and groundbreaking electronic magazine of short science fiction and fantasy by emerging writers and illustrators. Our goal is to encourage authors and artists and to just have fun. There could be other, hidden aims, of course, motivations that are obscure and uncomfortable, instincts linked perhaps to primal, nonreasoning urges regarding power and procreation — the very same forces, no doubt, that brought down the Atlanteans and their alabaster-towered oceanic empire. And the Dark Gods laffed….

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There are three basic ways to read Planet Magazine, which in September 2004 changed from a quarterly webzine (HTML) format to a regularly updated blog-style format:

- Read the latest posts in the main column on the home page. The top posting is the newest, and they get older as you page down. Stories, poems, and editorial commentary will be intermingled.

- Choose a category in the sidebar. The Stories and Poems categories will get you reading right away, which is especially important if you’re at work right now and don’t know when the boss might show up.

- Explore. Browse through the archives by date or month, the categories, the recent postings, and any comments from other readers.

To return to the main page at any time, click on the Planet Magazine logo at the top of any page.

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Since 1994, Planet Magazine has appeared in a variety of formats, mostly HTML (Web pages) but also Acrobat PDF, plain text, DOCMaker (Macintosh only), and Palm (PRC). Click below to access these issues. Planet now appears in a weblog-style format, which displays recent entries and archives them automatically. Please use the Calendar or the Categories on the sidebar to access current stories and poems.

HTML (web) format:
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WRITERS & POETS:

Read Planet Magazine first to get a sense of what we want in terms of style and story length.

Planet Magazine accepts original, unpublished, and complete short science fiction or fantasy stories and poems from any adult writer. Accepted stories will be proofread and minor changes (such as corrections to punctuation or spelling) may be made without contacting the author. For any higher-level changes, a rewrite or an update will be requested from the author. We reserve the right to reject any story or poem for any reason. Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot always critique rejected submissions.
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The following sites are presented alphabetically, with no order of preference implied, although we do like all of them. If you’d like to add a link to us on your Web site, we provide a banner graphic or a button for your use. Link them to http://www.planetmag.com/

3 A.M. Publishing
is an excellent resource for both writers and readers.
http://www.3ampublishing.com/

Anotherealm
offers fresh, original speculative fiction — as much as possible, as often as possible. There’s a lot of good stuff to read here.
http://www.anotherealm.com/

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society
is a non-profit educational organization offering resources of interest to science fiction fans.
http://www.bsfs.org/

A Barsoom Glossary
by David Bruce Bozarth, has everything you needed to know about the worlds created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
http://www.erblist.com/

Clocktower Fiction
provides free quality original fiction for avid readers.
http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/

Concatenation
is a review of science fact and science fiction. Formerly (1987-1997) the annual (paper) magazine distributed at the UK national SF convention and European SF convention.
http://www.concatenation.org/

Critters Workshop
is an online workshop/critique group for serious writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
http://brain-of-pooh.tech-soft.com/critters/

Cyber-Pulp Books
helps readers of cyber-pulp find great new books faster and offers deals and prizes.
http://cyberpulpreaders.tripod.com

Encyclopedia of Arda
has everything you wanted to know about the world created by J.R. Tolkien.
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm

The E-Zine List
is an original, but no longer being updated.
http://www.meer.net/~johnl/e-zine-list/

Fantasy Illustration
by Alan Rabinowitz.
http://www.fantasy-illustration.com/

Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
is dedicated to presenting works in the fields of science-fiction and fantasy (sometimes collectively called ’speculative fiction’) that get high grades for literary quality without needing any bonus points just for being SF&F. The books are judged as just books, not as ’science-fiction books’ or ‘fantasy books’.
http://greatsfandf.com/

Green Tentacles
is for people and businesses in the speculative fiction industries.
http://www.greententacles.com/

Jostilla.com
provides Japanese anime, heroes, and manga.
http://www.jostilla.com/

Locus Magazine
offers news, reviews, resources, and perspectives of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
http://www.locusmag.com/

Mars Unearthed
shows animated, unretouched images of Mars. Spooky.
http://www.marsunearthed.com/index.html

Nuketown
is a webzine of speculative fiction. You can also find movie reviews, SF info, and more.
http://www.nuketown.com/

Preditors & Editors
is home of the annual Preditors & Editors Readers Poll for science fiction and fantasy, among many other resources.
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/

The Pulp Zone
is your online reference to the Golden Age of pulp magazines.
http://www.PulpZone.com/

Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
has online access to over 55,000 historical and critical items about science fiction, fantasy and horror.
http://library.tamu.edu/cushing/sffrd/

The Science Fiction Resource Guide (SFRG)
is just what it says it is.
http://www.sflovers.org/SFRG/

Scifieditor.com
offers book-editing service and resources for writers and readers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
http://www.scifieditor.com/

Serebella.com
is an Internet directory offering numerous links to articles and web sites, including SF and fantasy.
http://www.serebella.com/directory/Arts/Online%20Writing/E-zines/Fiction/Science%20Fiction%20and%20Fantasy/

SFF Net
is designed to support fast-moving, intelligent conversation about genre literature of all kinds. It’s the place for authors, editors, readers, and publishers to get together to discuss books, stories, the art and craft of popular fiction, and all aspects of the literary life.
http://www.sff.net/

SF Site
bills itself as “the home page for science fiction and fantasy,” and that’s a very good description. You’ll find lots of book reviews here, as well as feature articles, commentary, interviews, and links to top SF magazines like Analog and Asmiov’s. Go visit.
http://www.sfsite.com/home.htm

Spacejetters
includes SF art galleries, a virtual museum, the top 100 SF movies, free SF screensavers, etc.
http://www.spacejetters.co.uk/

Speculative Vision
is “the Science Fiction and Fantasy Resource Network” and is a very nice place to spend some time.
http://speculativevision.com/

Spicy Green Iguana
is a speculative fiction magazine link resource guide for writers, readers, and artists. It has more than 300 links to genre magazines large and small, print and online, and includes submission addresses, monthly reviews, and a section devoted to magazines without an Internet presence.
http://www.spicygreeniguana.com/

Timeship Studio
offers sci-fi radio dramas. The producers also offer free online production classes to volunteers in the areas of voices, music, sound effects, etc.
http://www.timeshipstudio.com/

Twisted Dreams
by Duncan Long, is a gallery of twisted art.
http://www.blindside.net/twisteddreams/

Tyrannosaurus Press
is a small publishing house in New Orleans that specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Its goal is to help both new and established authors produce and promote quality works of SF&F.
http://www.tyrannosauruspress.com/

Whispers of Wickedness
offers dark, atmospheric art and fiction, a regularly updated website, a quarterly print zine, and chapbook publication.
http://www.ookami.co.uk/

Yesterday’s Tomorrows
explores the history of the future — our expectations and beliefs about things to come. From ray guns to robots, to nuclear-powered cars, to the Atom-Bomb house, to predictions and inventions that went awry, “Yesterday’s Tomorrows” helps us understand the values and hopes Americans hold and have held about the years to come.
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