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Science Fiction (Australia) [v6 #2, #17, 1984] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Given as #16 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 34 · [illustration] · Nick Stathopoulos · il; same illustration as on cover, but appearing at full-page size. 36 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed [Ref. Victor Kelleher]; largely consists of review of a “very, very good novel” The Beast of Heaven, by Victor Kelleher. 41 · Sexuality in Science Fiction · Russell Blackford · ar 45 · Ebony: The Festival of Colours · Jenny & Russell Blackford · iv; the authors interview each other regarding their new publishing house, Ebony Books. 48 · Reviews · Various · rc _48 · A Fine Blend of Pathos and Absurdity · Lucinda Brayford · br [Ref. Damien Broderick]; review of Transmitters, by Damien Broderick. _50 · Celtic Kings and Dreaming Gods · Sandra Lambert · br [Ref. Joy Chant]; reviews of three books by Joy Chant: The High Kings; When Voiha Wakes; Red Moon and Black Mountain. _51 · Meet an Alien · Diane Fox · br [Ref. Jan Howard Finder]; review of Alien Encounters, ed. Jan Howard Finder. _52 · Short Notices · L. T. · rc 53 · Frank Views: On SF’s Lubricious Imagination · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 55 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 57 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms; summary of reviewer responses to several recent sf/f works. 59 · Letters · The Readers · lc _59 · [letter] · David J. Lake · lt _59 · [letter] · L. W. Symes · lt _59 · [letter] · Rick Kennett · lt _60 · [letter] · Paul Collins · lt _60 · [letter] · Russell Blackford · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v6 #3, #18, 1985] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 32pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover: [A. Bertram Chandler donning a “Ned Kelly” armor helmet] by Nick Stathopoulos) [] nb: Ikin says on p.91 this was to be the “September 1984” issue, but he was writing on 17 February 1985. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 62 · [illustration] · Nick Stathopoulos · il; same illustration as on cover, but appearing at full-page size. 64 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed; incorporates lengthy letters from George Turner and Bruce Gillespie. _64 · The George Turner Letter · George Turner · lt _66 · A Reply from Bruce Gillespie · Bruce Gillespie · lt 70 · A. Bertram Chandler: A Personal Reminiscence · Joe Billings · ar [Ref. A. Bertram Chandler] 71 · Notes on the Battle of Kiel · A. Bertram Chandler · ar 72 · “Kelly Country”, Chapter 4: Edited out of the Novel by Penguin · A. Bertram Chandler · ex 74 · Diamond Sky Fjord Castle Sea Amethyst · David King · pm 75 · Reviews · Various · rc _75 · Dragonhealer · Michael J. Tolley · br [Ref. Anne McCaffrey]; review of Moreta—Dragonlady of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey. _76 · Woman Seeks Man; Insects Ignored · Span Hanna · br [Ref. Max Handley]; review of Meanwhile, by Max Handley. _77 · Science Fiction Finds God · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Alan Ryan]; review of Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan. _78 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 81 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 83 · Darkside: Horror Fiction · Lorene Tell · rc _ · Tengu · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Graham Masterton] 84 · Frank Views: Self Discovery vs. Directed Discovery in SF Tourism · Frank C. Bertand · ar [Ref. Theodore Sturgeon] 85 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms; summary of reviewer responses to several recent sf/f works. 88 · Letters · The Readers · lc _88 · [letter] · Jay Bland · lt _88 · [letter] · Bruce Gillespie · lt _88 · [letter] · Terry Dowling · lt _89 · [letter] · Bruce Gillespie · lt _89 · [letter] · Terry Hailstone · lt _90 · [letter] · Bruce Gillespie · lt _90 · [letter] · Van Ikin · lt 91 · Famous Last Words · Van Ikin · ms; notes that he has lost access to typesetting machine, so future issues will be reproductions of typewriting.

Science Fiction (Australia) [v7 #1, #19, 1985] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 32pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 5 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed _ · [letter] · Jenny Blackford · lt _ · [letter] · Victor Kelleher · lt _ · [letter] · Damien Broderick · lt 12 · Late Night Thoughts on Reading Gene Wolfe’s “The Devil in a Forest” · Frank C. Bertrand · ar [Ref. Gene Wolfe] 15 · Books by Gene Wolfe: A Checklist · Chris Nelson · bi [Ref. Gene Wolfe] 18 · Mirrors of the Future City: William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” · Russell Blackford · ar [Ref. William Gibson] 23 · The Foreigner’s Guide to Australian SF · Van Ikin & Australian Fandom · bi; rankings from a poll asking for “Top Five” such, based on 185 responses. 27 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 28 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc 30 · Reviews · Various · rc

Science Fiction (Australia) [v7 #2, #20, 1985] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Kerrie Hanlon) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 36 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed _38 · [photographs of several SF contributors] · Terry Dowling & Kerrie Hanlon · pt _39 · Tutor’s Bookshelf · Van Ikin · br 40 · The Arena: The Prognosis for SF: Doom, Gloom, and Then We Go Boom? · Brian Aldiss, Russell Blackford, Lucinda Brayford, Damien Broderick, David Lake, Colin Steele, George Turner & Van Ikin · sy 48 · Reviews · Various · rc _48 · Native Tongue, by Suzette Haden Elgin · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Suzette Haden Elgin] _48 · Night’s Daughter, by Marion Zimmer Bradley · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Marion Zimmer Bradley] _49 · Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard · Sandra Lambert · br [Ref. L. Ron Hubbard] _49 · Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, ed. Jen Green & Sarah LeFanu · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Jen Green & Sarah LeFanu] 50 · Terminus Est · Bruce Gillespie · rc; review/descriptions of eight books about sf fans or collections of fannish writings. 54 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 56 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc 57 · Letters · The Readers · lc _57 · [letter] · Gregory Benford · lt _58 · [letter] · Brian W. Aldiss · lt _59 · [letter] · David J. Lake · lt _60 · [letter] · Sydney J. Bounds · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v7 #3, #21, 1985] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 63 · Editorial Notes · Van Ikin · ed; illustrated by Kerrie Hanlon 64 · Lesser Literatures? · B. H. Slater · ar 82 · Letters · The Readers · lc _82 · [letter] · Victor Kelleher · lt _84 · [letter] · Stephen Hitchings · lt _86 · [letter] · Diane Fox · lt _87 · [letter] · Damien Broderick · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v8 #1, #22, 1986] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Kerrie Hanlon) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed 7 · “Oo-a-deen”: An Early Australian Metafantasy · Michael Tolley · ar 11 · Reviews · Various · rc _11 · The Zeitgeist Machine Runs Out of Steam · David King · br [Ref. Damien Broderick]; review of Strange Attractors, ed. Damien Broderick. _15 · The City-Scape as Fiction · Yvonne Rousseau · br [Ref. David King & Russell Blackford]; review of Urban Fantasies, ed. David King & Russell Blackford. _19 · A Deconstructionist’s Delight · David King · br [Ref. David Brooks]; review of The Book of Sei and Other Stories, by David Brooks. _21 · The Expanded, Revised, but Not-Too-Illuminating Light of Other Days · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Philip K. Dick]; review of Lies, Inc., by Philip K. Dick. 23 · Terminus Est · Bruce Gillespie · rc; review/descriptions of some recent books about SF and fantasy. 26 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 28 · Letters · The Readers · lc _28 · [letter] · George Turner · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v8 #2, #23, 1986] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover: photo of Philip Gore) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 33 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed 37 · The “Omega” Man: An Interview with Philip Gore · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Philip Gore] 43 · Reviews · Various · rc _43 · Tom O’Bedlam, by Robert Silverberg · Gelb Rossman · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg] _44 · Native Tongue, by Suzette Haden Elgin · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Suzette Haden Elgin] _45 · The Shattered Chain, by Marion Zimmer Bradley · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Marion Zimmer Bradley] _46 · Writers of the Future, ed. Algis Budrys · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Algis Budrys] _47 · Mission Earth: The Invaders Plan, by L. Ron Hubbard · Chris Stenner · br [Ref. L. Ron Hubbard] _48 · Road Lines, by Chris Ould · Chris Stenner · br [Ref. Chris Ould] _49 · Unicorn Variations, by Roger Zelazny · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Roger Zelazny] __ · [photo of Roger Zelazny] · Terry Dowling · pt _50 · Cry Wolf, by Aileen La Tourette · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Aileen La Tourette] 51 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc [Ref. William W. Johnstone, Graham Masterton & Whitley Strieber]; reviews of recent horror novels by William W. Johnstone, Graham Masterton, and Whitley Strieber. 53 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms [Ref. Kurt von Trojan]; summary of reviewer responses to The Transing Syndrome, by Kurt von Trojan. 54 · Letters · The Readers · lc _54 · [letter] · Yvonne Rousseau · lt _55 · [letter] · Damien Broderick · lt _56 · [letter] · Rick Kennett · lt _56 · [letter] · Anthony Peacey · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v8 #3, whole #24, 1986] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 28pp+, 6″ x 9″, cover: “For as long as you burn” by Kerrie Hanlon) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from the index to #1-26. 61 · Tutor’s Desk: Writers Who Let the Big One Get Away · Van Ikin · ed [Ref. Harry Harrison, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle]; references Winter in Eden by Harry Harrison and Footfall by Niven & Pournelle. 65 · Stephen King: A Modern Interpretation of the Frankenstein Myth · Carol A. Senf · ar; illustrated by Dane Ikin [Ref. Stephen King] 74 · Reviews · Various · rc _74 · The John W. Campbell Letters, Vol. 1 · Van Ikin · br [Ref. John W. Campbell] _75 · The Darwath Trilogy · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Barbara Hambly] _76 · Games of the Strong · Lucinda Brayford · br [Ref. Glenda Adams] _77 · Queen of the States · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Josephine Saxton] _78 · The Dream Years · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Lisa Goldstein] _79 · The Edge of Tomorrow · Chris Stenner · br [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 79 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc _ · Thin Air · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Neil Burger & George E. Simpson] _ · It · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Raymond Hawkey] _ · The Wells of Hell · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Graham Masterton] 81 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 83 · Winds of Criticism · Various · ms; summary of reviewer responses to Landscape with Landscape, by Gerald Murnane. 84 · [photo(s) of Terry Dowling, Kerrie Hanlon, and Van Ikin] · Various · pt 84 · Letters · The Readers · lc _84 · [letter] · G. Eraclides · lt _84 · [letter] · David King · lt _84 · [letter] · Russell Parker · lt _85 · [letter] · David King · lt _86 · On Kelly Country · Sydney J. Bounds & David King · lt _87 · Postscript to A. Bertram Chandler—A Personal Reminiscence · Joe Billings · lt _87 · [letter] · David Wintering · lt _88 · [letter] · Gelb Rossman · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v9 #1, #25, 1987] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 36pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · [untitled note] · The Editor · ms; reminiscence of first issue, with reprint of Dane Ikin’s cover art for it. 5 · Tribute: The Last of “Omega” · Terry Dowling · ms 7 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed 11 · The Science Fiction of Michael Coney: An Infinite Field for Intelligent Entertainment · Michael J. Tolley · ar [Ref. Michael Coney] _ · [photo of Michael Coney] · [uncredited] · pt 16 · Sex and the Single Man: “The Left Hand of Darkness” · Barbara Bengels · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin] _ · [photo of Ursula K. LeGuin] · Kay Godwin · pt 19 · Reviews · Various · rc _19 · A “Rave Review” of One of the Best Novellas I’ve Ever Read · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Geoff Ryman]; review of The Unconquered Country, by Geoff Ryman. _20 · Mirror-Reversals and the Tolkien-Mating Game · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Stephen Donaldson]; review of The Mirror of Her Dreams, by Stephen Donaldson. _22 · Juggler Wolfe Keeps His Balls in the Air · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Gene Wolfe]; review of Soldier of the Mist, by Gene Wolfe. _23 · Postal Mythologies · Chris Stenner · br [Ref. David Brin]; review of The Postman, by David Brin. _24 · Too Big, Too Hollow · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Greg Bear]; review of Eon, by Greg Bear. _25 · The Mindless Get Top Billing · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Terry Carr]; review of Best SF of the Year 15, ed. Terry Carr. _27 · Mercenary Ladies · Jean Weber · br [Ref. Louise Cooper & Barbara Hambly]; reviews of The Initiate, The Outcast, The Master, by Louise Cooper; and The Ladies of Mandrigyn, by Barbara Hambly. 28 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc _ · Night Warriors · Lorene Tell · br [Ref. Graham Masterton] 29 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 31 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms [Ref. Damien Broderick, David King & Russell Blackford]; summary of reviewer responses to Strange Attractors, ed. Damien Broderick; and Urban Fantasies, ed. David King & Russell Blackford. 33 · Letters · The Readers · lc _33 · [letter] · Yvonne Rousseau · lt