Sad to see it closed, I was an initial subscriber, and have the complete set. They just couldn't get enough subscribers to make it viable.
End of an era, really. Jim Baen was always trying to get a quality short fiction periodical going for 30 years. First Destinies, then Far Frontiers, then New Destinies, and finally Baen's Universe. There never was quite enough customers to keep them going. Now that Jim's gone, I don't think you'll see the likes of these again. You may not have liked the editorial slant, but the quality was always there....
Adios Universe, y vaya con Dios...
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