NEXT MONTH WE'LL be under the sea, but don't look for any octopus's gardens in Carolyn Ives Gilman's "Arkfall." This novella takes us to the planet Ben, where humans are living underwater as they make the planet habitable, and an offworlder finds that he doesn't fit in as well as he'd hoped.

We also expect to bring you a dark vision of the future in "Pump Six," Paolo Bacigalupi's depiction of what might come to be If This Goes On.

The lineup for our annual anniversary issue isn't finalized yet, but we're looking at new stories by Terry Bisson, Stephen King, M. Rickert, Geoff Ryman, Michael Swanwick, Steve Utley, and Kate Wilhelm. Our cup runneth over. We're also working on making our sixtieth anniversary year a special one, so go to www.fandsf.com and subscribe now to ensure that you'll receive every great issue.