Nick setchfield, features editor

So, Star Trek: Discovery – magic mushroom or fungal infection? That’s the big question powering this issue’s Hot Topic. We wanted your thoughts on TV’s edgy new take on the final frontier and you delivered, filling our mailbox faster than Tribbles in heat.

This month’s Prize Letter goes to Rik Laan, who wins a copy of Overlords Of The Iron Dragon, courtesy of our friends at Black Library. If you have burning thoughts you want to share on all things geek, our hailing frequencies are on the opposite page.