Matrix, September/October 2004

Editor(s): Tom Hunter  Claire Weaver  Martin McGrath 
Pages: 32, A4
Price: 2.25
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Notes: #169
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Editorial
  Welcome: Write for Matrix - Tom Hunter 

Articles
  Matrix goes all weird - Tom Hunter 
  Its a weird world... - Claire Weaver 
  The new weird... or is it? - Steve Cockayne 
  The new weird... or is it? - Justina Robson 
  The new weird... or is it? - Jon Courtenay Grimwood 
  Wild EnFusiasm - Gary Fry 

Columns
  News - Claire Weaver 
  World of Science - Roderick Gladwish 
  Flicker (Film/TV News) - Martin McGrath 
  Foundation Favourites, Number 9: The Pleasures of a Futuroscope - Lord Dunsany - Andy Sawyer 
  Discovery: New on DVD (Van Helsing: The London Assignment; The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury; Donnie Darko Director's Cut; Shaolin Soccer) - Martin McGrath 
  Pulpitations (Premonitions) - Roderick Gladwish 
  Resonances: Clash on Titan - Stephen Baxter 
  Checkpoint: Of fans and dreaming spires - Mark Plummer 
  BSFA Awards: Is small still beautiful? - Claire Brialey 
  Incoming - Claire Weaver 
  Encounters - Del Cotter 
  Competition 169; 165 Result; 167 Result & Solution - John Ollis 
  Rage Against... tropism! - Jay Caselberg 
  Crossword 169 - uncredited 

Letters
  Asher/'organic' - Anthony Nanson 
  Reply to Anthony Nanson - Tom Hunter 

Film Reviews
  Swinging times (Spiderman 2) - Martin McGrath 
  Code-breaking (Code 46) - Martin McGrath 
  Monstrous (Alien Vs Predator) - Martin McGrath 
  Not quite Camelot (King Arthur) - Anthony Nanson 
  Certainly not FAB (Thunderbirds) - Martin McGrath 
  Girl power? (The Stepford Wives; Catwoman) - Martin McGrath 
  Riddick's return (The Chronicles of Riddick) - Martin McGrath 
  Why, Robot? (I, Robot) - Martin McGrath 
  Don't go into the woods (The Village) - Martin McGrath 
  Tapes from the Crypt: The Seventh Sign - Martin McGrath 
  Heartbreak (Grave of the Fireflies) - Martin McGrath 
  Don't fear the reaper (Dead Like Me) - Martin McGrath 
  Tru-ly tedious (Tru Calling) - Martin McGrath 

Interviews
  The truth about weird - China Mieville  by Claire Weaver
  Multiple personalities in order - Jane Johnson  by Claire Weaver
  Magical mystery - Susannah Clarke  by Tom Weaver
  Quercus maximus - Paul Brazier  by Martin Sketchley

Book Reviews by uncredited
  Natural History - Justina Robson 
  Perdido Street Station - China Mieville 
  The Year of Our War - Steph Swainston 


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