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Science Fiction (Australia) [v4 #2, #11 (1982)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 44pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) “Special Jack Vance Tschaicon Program Issue” Details supplied by Denny Lien. 51 · Why Tschaicon? · Terry Dowling · ed 53 · An Appreciation of Jack Vance · A. Bertram Chandler · ar [Ref. Jack Vance]; includes a photo of Jack Vance, by Charles N. Brown. 55 · Kirth Gersen—The Other Demon Prince · Terry Dowling · ar; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos [Ref. Jack Vance] 67 · Profile: Leanne Frahm · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Leanne Frahm]; includes a photo of Leanne Frahm, by Mervyn Binns. 69 · Culture · Leanne Frahm · ss; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 73 · Reviews · Various · rc _73 · To See the Invisible Man · Kohan Johnson · br [Ref. Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller]; review of Writers of the 21st Century Series: Jack Vance, ed. Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller. _74 · The March of the Talking Nebula · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]; review of Nebula Maker, by Olaf Stapledon. _76 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 77 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 79 · Chronological Jack Vance Crime Checklist · Keith Curtis · bi [Ref. Jack Vance] 79 · Australian National Conventions · [uncredited] · ms 80 · Australian SF Achievement Awards: 1982 Nominations · [uncredited] · ms 81 · Australian SF Achievement Awards, 1969-1981 · [uncredited] · ms 82 · Jack Vance: A Bibliography · Daniel J. H. Levack · bi [Ref. Jack Vance] 85 · Constitution of the Australasian SF Society · [uncredited] · ms 87 · Tschaicon Guests · [uncredited] · pt [Ref. Eric Lindsay & Marc Ortlieb] 88 · Tschaicon’s Toastmaster: Marc Ortlieb · Marc & A. T. Ortlieb · bg

Science Fiction (Australia) [v4 #3, #12 (September 1982)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($2.00, 36pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 92 · [“Illustrating Bleeding Stones, by Harlan Ellison”] · Nick Stathopoulos · il; same illustration as on cover, but appearing at full-page size. 94 · The Damien Broderick Interview · Russell Blackford · iv [Ref. Damien Broderick] 106 · Science Fiction and the Plight of the Literary Critic · Kirpal Singh · ar 110 · A Shadow Over Unsheeath · Chris Simmons · ss 117 · “We found another one today…” · Margaret Davis · pm 118 · Reviews · Various · rc _118 · The Artifice of Eternity · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Damien Broderick]; review of The Judas Mandala, by Damien Broderick. _120 · Do Not Adjust Your Mind; There Is a Fault in Reality · Span Hanna · br [Ref. Robert Anton Wilson]; review of Schrodinger’s Cat: The Universe Next Door, by Robert Anton Wilson. _122 · Good Oil on the Wrtiers’ Toil · David Wintering · br [Ref. David Cowart & Thomas L. Wymer]; review of Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 8: Twentieth-Century American Writers, ed. David Cowart & Thomas L. Wymer. _123 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 125 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 126 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v5 #1, #13, March 1983] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($3.00, 38pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · [illustration] · Nick Stathopoulos · il; same illustration as on cover, but appearing at full-page size. 4 · Australian SF, 1950-1980 · George Turner · ar; paper presented at 1981 HRC Convention (Canberra, 18-19 July). 11 · Australian SF in 1982: A Checklist · Van Ikin · bi 12 · Australian SF: Contemporary Perspectives · Bruce Gillespie · ar; paper presented at 1981 HRC Convention (Canberra, 18-19 July). 16 · A Message from Your Typesetter · Bruce Gillespie · ms 17 · The White Angel of Mantria · David Brooks · vi 19 · Reviews · Various · rc _19 · Australians Tackle the “New Fiction” · Van Ikin · br [Ref. David King]; review of Dreamworks, ed. David King. _21 · A Modern Myth of Insanity · Yvonne Rousseau · br [Ref. J. Bland]; review of Lavington Pugh, by J. Bland. _23 · Physical and Metaphysical Horror · Diane Southgate Fox · br __ · Future War, by Jack Wodhams · Diane Southgate Fox · br [Ref. Jack Wodhams] __ · Ring of Truth, by David Lake · Diane Southgate Fox · br [Ref. David Lake] _25 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 26 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 30 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 35 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms [Ref. George Turner]; “summary of reviewer responses” to Yesterday’s Men, by George Turner. 36 · Letters · The Readers · lc _36 · [letter] · Bruce Gillespie · lt _36 · [letter] · David Wintering · lt _36 · [letter] · Frank C. Bertrand · lt _37 · [letter] · Russell Blackford · lt 38 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v5 #2, #14, June 1983] ($3.00, 38pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Stan Pitt) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 43 · Gene Wolfe and the Tale of Wonder; The End of the Apprenticeship · Rod French · ar [Ref. Gene Wolfe] 48 · Stan Pitt Interview · John Snowden · iv [Ref. Stan Pitt] 57 · Libetta · V. Thomas · ss ?? · [Illustrated Feature] · Stan Pitt · pi ?? · Reviews · Various · rc _ · [review of An Unusual Angle, by Greg Egan] · Veronica Brady · br [Ref. Greg Egan] _ · [review of The Tapestry Warriors, by Cherry Wilder] · Jenny Blackford · br [Ref. Cherry Wilder] _ · [review of Deadeye Dick, by Kurt Vonnegut] · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut] ?? · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc

Science Fiction (Australia) [v5 #3, whole #15, September 1983] ed. Bruce Gillespie ($3.00, 40pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Dane Ikin) “Special ”Last SF Commentary“ Issue”, “aided by” Van Ikin. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 80 · I Must Be Talking to My Friends · Bruce Gillespie · cl [Ref. Andrew Weiner, Ursula K. Le Guin & Thomas M. Disch]; includes letters from Andrew Weiner; Ursula K. Le Guin; and Thomas M. Disch. 88 · What Australian SF Critics Should Be Talking About · George Turner · ar 90 · Silverberg: Transformation and Death · Joe Sanders · ar [Ref. Robert Silverberg] 96 · Up Against the Wall: The Rational Limits of Ethical Objectivity; or, Shevek 1, Mobius 0 · Jay Bland · ar [Ref. Friedrich Dürrenmatt & Ursula K. Le Guin]; comparison of The Physicists, by Dürrenmatt, and The Dispossessed, by Le Guin. 101 · Reviews · Various · rc _101 · Dunebuk · Michael J. Tolley · br [Ref. Frank Herbert]; review of The Great Dune Trilogy and God-Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert. _103 · “The Disquieting Domain of the Spirit” · Yvonne Rousseau · br [Ref. Gerald Murnane]; review of The Plains, by Gerald Murnane. _106 · Short Reviews · [uncredited] · rc _ · The Steel Tsar, by Michael Moorcock · [uncredited] · br [Ref. Michael Moorcock] _ · The Non-Born King, by Julian May · [uncredited] · br [Ref. Julian May] 107 · Eight-Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc; personal “Bests” lists of preceding decade, plus book reviews. 112 · Night Webs · Keith Curtis · rc 114 · [letter] · Michael Hailstone · lt _ · [response to Michael Hailstone letter] · Van Ikin · ms _ · [response to Michael Hailstone letter] · Bruce Gillespie · ms 116 · Practicalities · Van Ikin · ed

Science Fiction (Australia) [v6 #1, #16, 1984] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($4.00, 32pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Dane Ikin) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Back Issues · The Editor · ms 4 · H.G. Wells’s Fire Sermon: The War of the Worlds and the Book of Revelations · Tom Gibbons · ar; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos [Ref. H. G. Wells] 15 · Australian SF in 1983: A Checklist · Van Ikin · bi 16 · Warriors of the Tao: David Lake’s Xuma Novels · Russell Blackford · ar [Ref. David Lake] 19 · Reviews · Various · rc _19 · Anyone Who Thinks SF Is Dead Hasn’t Read Gregory Benford · Van Ikin · br __ · The Integral Trees, by Larry Niven · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Larry Niven] __ · Across the Sea of Suns, by Gregory Benford · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Gregory Benford] _21 · Against the Empire · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Rory Barnes & Damien Broderick]; review of Valencies, by Rory Barnes & Damien Broderick. _22 · Making Language Strange · David King · br [Ref. Russell Blackford]; review of The Tempting of the Witch King, by Russell Blackford. _23 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 24 · Price Increase · Van Ikin · ms 25 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 28 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms; “summary of reviewer responses” to several recent sf/f works. 30 · Letters · The Readers · lc _30 · [letter] · Doris Mehegan · lt _30 · [letter] · Jerry Kaufman · lt _31 · [letter] · Victor Nathan · lt _31 · [letter] · David Wintering · lt _32 · [letter] · Frank C. Bertrand · lt

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.