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border-width:medium;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="275"> <span style="background-color: #C0C0C0"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Editorial License:</b></font></span><br> <font face="Arial"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20735"><b>Editorial Matters - February 2025</b></a> by Gayle Surrette<br> </font> <br> <span style="background-color: #C0C0C0"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Columns:</b></font></span><br> <font face="Arial"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=USBOOKS&Search=202502"><b>US Books</b></a><br> <!-- <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=UKBOOKS&Search=202502"><b>UK Books</b></a><br> --> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=MANGA&Search=202502"><b>Graphic Novels/Manga</b></a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=MEDIA&Search=202502"><b>Media Watch</b></a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=ZINE&Search=202502"><b>Zines & Short Fiction</b></a> - Sam Tomaino<br> <!-- <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=DADVD&Search=202502"><b>Blu-ray & DVD Reviews</b></a> by Charles Mohapel<br> --> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=NEWS&Search=202502"><b>News</b></a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Column.php?ColumnType=CONVENTION&Search=202502"><b>Convention Calendar</b></a><br> </font> <br> </td> <!-- Right Content Column --> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <!-- <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#A0A0A0" bordercolor="#0000FF"> <p align="center">Special "boxed" matterial goes here. </td> </tr> </table> <br> --> <span style="background-color: #C0C0C0"><font face="ARIAL" size="2"><b>Short Fiction Reviews:</b></font></span><br> <font face="ARIAL"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20733"><b>Bravado</b></a> by Carrie Vaughan<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20714"><b>The Stolen Apocalypse (Raiders of the Arcana)</b></a> by Jacquelyn Benson<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20730"><b>What I Saw Before the War</b></a> by Alaya Dawn Johnson<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20729"><b>Wolf Moon, Antler Moon</b></a> by A.C. Wise<br> </font><br> <span style="background-color: #C0C0C0"><font face="ARIAL" size="2"><b>US Book Reviews:</b></font></span><br> <font face="ARIAL"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20665"><b>Bonded in Death (Eve Dallas/Roarke)</b></a> by J.D. Robb<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20712"><b>Empire of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana)</b></a> by Jacquelyn Benson<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20728"><b>Haunting and Homicide (Ghost Tour)</b></a> by Ava Burke<br> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=20667"><b>Swordheart</b></a> by T. Kingfisher<br> </font><br> </td> </tr> </table> <script src="https://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-3134639-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body> </html>