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October was a very busy month for us, we attended two back-to-back conventions and yet still managed to get our November issue ready. We did have one small timing problem. Drew Bittner's interview of Jim Butcher: Harry Dresden's New (Illustrated) Adventures won't be in until November 5th or 6th so check back. In the meantime, Drew's review of The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle, a graphic novel and a prequel to Storm Front is ready and you can whet your appetite for the interview. This sounds like it's going to be a great series and I've already put this book on my Christmas list.

This month, Mary Rose-Shaffer covers Dark or Gothic Fantasy. I'm really enjoying this series of essays and I hope that you're getting as much out of it as I am. It's easy to read a genre or subgenre, enjoy it, and find it entertaining, but not stop to think about the rules or tropes that define the category.

Sam Tomaino managed to review nine magazines this month. That's a lot of reading to give you an overview of the short fiction that is available. Check out his Zines & Short Fiction column so you can plan your reading. We also have several reviews of anthologies in this issue. It seems the short story field is definitely active with something for everyone.

We also have news, convention listing, and our usual columns. Remember if your group has a convention, we can't list it if we don't know about it. The same with science fiction and fantasy related news items -- what we don't get is unlikely to be listed. And, as always, feel free to send us your comments. We're always looking for ways to make SFRevu a better zine for our readers. Now for our usual announcements:

Reviewers Wanted:
While we're happy to have a core of great reviewers for SFRevu, we get more books each month than we've got readers for and we'd like to have more. If you have a great desire to review SF/Fantasy for no pay but the glory of a byline, write to us at editor (at) sfrevu.com telling us a bit about yourself and send a 500 word (or so) review of a book that you have recently read. We should be able to get back to you within the month.

News Column:
We started a News column last month. If you have a news item or announcement that you think would be of interest to readers of SF, send to: editor (at) sfrevu.com.

Convention Calendar:
We'd like to add a convention calendar to our magazine. We've made a start. However, we don't have time to scour the Internet looking for what's happening in the SF/Fantasy arena. Please send us your convention listings. Send to: editor (at) sfrevu.com.

Letters to the Editor(s):
We'd like to hear from you ... yes, you. What do you think of our magazine? How could we make it better? Do you like our reviews? What are your thoughts on the SF and Fantasy and their subgenres? Write to us at editor (at) sfrevu.com.

Publishers Take Note:
Material sent to us will be listed in our books-received column and may also be commented on or reviewed. With few exceptions, material not sent will not be listed or reviewed. Please send materials to SFRevu c/o Gayle Surrette, 16440 Baden Westwood Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. Or if you publish in the UK or Europe send to: John Berlyne c/o SFRevu, 8 Elm Grove, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7JY, United Kingdom.

Media People Take Note:
It's rather difficult to review newly released DVDs or other media when we don't get a copy. So, if you'd like us to review something, send material to SFRevu c/o Gayle Surrette, 16440 Baden Westwood Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. Media publishers in the UK or Europe send to: John Berlyne c/o SFRevu, 8 Elm Grove, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7JY, United Kingdom.

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