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Enjoy the THIRD issue of Worlds of IF, the relaunched, classic science fiction magazine! Exploring the ever-evolving horizon of science fiction, while remaining firmly grounded in the historical spirit of the genre. This is the biggest issue of Worlds of IF ever published! Weighing in at 212 pages of heavyweight creativity, issue #179 packs an EXPLOSIVE knockout punch thrown by some of the biggest names and rising stars in science fiction & fantasy! For the love of science fiction: DO NOT MISS THIS ISSUE! Cover art by Bruce Pennington! Back cover art by Marianne Plumridge! In this magazine, you will be delighted by art, stories, poetry, essays, and interviews by: Louis Blue Cloud Michael Butterworth Dave Creek A J Dalton Andy Dibble Mike Dooley Zdravka Evtimova Robert Frazier Brian U. Garrison David Gerrold Maxwell I. Gold Richard Grieco Jenna Hanchey Howard V. Hendrix Robert Jeschonek Ai Jiang Neil R. Jones Lauren McBride Thomas Parker Bruce Pennington Juan Manuel Pérez Marah Pérez K. Pimpinella Marianne Plumridge Daniel Pomarède Carmelo Rafalà John Reinhart Paulo Sayeg John Shirley Robert Silverberg Nigel Suckling Dave Vescio Cynthia Ward Brought to you by the editorial team of: Editor-in-Chief: Justin T. O'Conor Sloane Poetry Editor: Jean-Paul L. Garnier Science Editor: Daniel Pomarède Indigenous Futurism Editor: Juan Manuel Pérez Contributing Editor: Robert Silverberg Design & Layout: F. J. Bergmann Proofreader (emeritus): Pedro Iniguez