Some of you may like to know that the second issue of E-ON is complete and is rolling through the presses. All being well the ink should be dry and magazines will be ready to mail out on 6th January 2006 – a week from now. What this means is that for those who've pre-ordered, you can expect your magazine to be in your hands before the end of the month - probably a good deal earlier.

Here’s what will be nestling among the 76 pages of full-colour EVE goodness:

• COVER STORY: EMPIRES STRIKE BACK
  A cornerstone of Kali is ‘Factional Warfare’ and it’s a feature that will impact upon every player, no matter what your allegiance

• FANFEST 2005
  We came, we saw, we conferred… then came back and wrote about it

• IN CHARACTER
  Profiles of Telemicus Thrace, Pulgor, Zeepo and Hinik

• TESTFLIGHT: BATTLESHIPS
  Do battleships still have a place in the modern fleet now they’ve been outsized by Titans and Carriers?

• CHRONICLE: ANIMA OBSCURA by Winterblink
  Why pods are dangerous for you and those around you

• CHRONICLE: COUNTING STONES by Herko Kerghans
  A poignant tale of family life in the Caldari State

• CHRONICLE: THE EIGHTH PLAGUE by Istvaan Shogaatsu
  Ever wondered what the inside of a drone hive is like

• INSIDER’S GUIDES
  The second part of Kaaii’s trading guide, a look at corp recruitment and a rather thorough study of tanking

• HIT THE DECKS
  A detailed look at the EVE collectable card game (CCG) that’s currently being beta-tested

…whilst on the subject of the EVE card game, we’ve put together a couple of bonus pages that should serve as the perfect introduction to the EVE: Second Genesis. Enjoy.

Don’t forget, if you manage to take out a subscription before the 6th, you will receive a set of six glossy postcards of rare ships – useful for sending out to your relatives thanking them for all the socks you received for Christmas. Or you could just keep them.

Happy New Year.