 Because they announced their closure following publication of the April 2010 issue, we somehow missed the appearance of the October 2009 issue of Jim Baen's Universe (Volume 4, Number 3; Whole Number 21).
Contents of this issue include:
Science Fiction Stories:
"If the Frame Fits: A Jake Masters Story" by Mike Resnick
"A Thousand Worlds, A Million Adventures" by Chet Gottfried
"Canaan" by Matthew Rotundo
Fantasy Stories:
"New Jersey's Top Ghost Tours Reviewed and Rated" by Sarah Avery
"Katie Birch" by Sarah L. Edwards
Classic Story:
"A Curious Fragment" by Jack London
Serials:
"Blade Light" Episode Five, by Michaele Jordan
"SETI Library: Lathe of Evolution" Part 2, by Gregory Benford
Nonfiction Article:
"We Will Transmute the Elements" by Stephen Euin Cobb
Columns:
The Editor's Page: "Pros and Cons" by Mike Resnick
Notes from the Buffer Zone: "The Crumbling Monolith" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Quarks to Quasars: The Science of Science Fiction: "Interstellar Flight: The Possible" by Ben Bova
From the Heart's Basement: "Goodbye to the Happy Few" by Barry N. Malzberg
Past Masters: "Murray Leinster's a Ten(ster), or Deal out the Lincolns to William F. Jenkins" by Bud Webster
What's New in the Future and You: "October 2009" by Stephen Euin Cobb
The cover art is by Garrett W. Vance.
As always, some of the pieces are available for free on the web site, while others require a subscription to read the whole thing.
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