The latest edition of the science fiction webzine features the original short story "Too Shy" by Bill Snodgrass, reviews of the horror flick "Boogeyman" and the direct-to-DVD Disney sequel Mulan 2 and Conan-inspired sci-ku. Read the full story.

In the distant future, Earth will be in ruins. The land will have been ravaged by a horrific assortment of doomsday weapons, from nuclear bombs to genetically engineered super-viruses to hunter-killer nanites. Mutants -- both human, animal and things horribly in between -- roam the Earth ... and consider it home. They compete with the surviving human settlements, which must fight off starvation and mutation, as well as the other denizens of their far-future Gamma World.

So who should ride into save the day? Why the capitalists of course!

At least a third of what made Halo such a great game was its original soundtrack, which combined good ol'rock'n'roll with synthesized orchestras and erie discordant notes to perfectly complement the action happening on screen.

The music is just as important to its sequel, but just as Halo 2 is has a certain over-the-top, Hollywoodish feel to it, so does its soundtrack. Indeed, where as the original soundtrack was focused entirely on the game's music, seven of the sequel's 21 tracks are music by popular artists "inspired by" the game.