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Maxwell’s Demons by Ben Bova (Baronet, September 1978, 0-89437-043-X, $5.95, 321pp, tp, co) 11 · The Hero as Sociopath · Ben Bova · in 14 · What Chariots of Which Gods? · Ben Bova · ar Astronomy August 1974 33 · The Great Supersonic Zeppelin Race · Ben Bova · nv The Far Side of Time ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd, Mead, 1974 62 · Foeman, Where Do You Flee? [Dr. Sidney Lee] · Ben Bova · na Galaxy Science Fiction January 1969 127 · The Sightseers · Ben Bova · vi Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973 131 · To Be or Not · Ben Bova · ss 142 · The Lieutenant and the Folksinger [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss 160 · The Secret Life of Henry K. · Ben Bova · ss Gallery May 1973 178 · The Man Who Saw “Gunga Din” Thirty Times · Ben Bova · ss Showcase ed. Roger Elwood, Harper & Row, 1973 186 · The Man Who… · Ben Bova · nv 210 · Priorities · Ben Bova · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact December 1971 216 · Those Who Can · Ben Bova · ss 234 · Build Me a Mountain [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss 2020 Vision ed. Jerry E. Pournelle, Avon, 1974 256 · The System · Ben Bova · vi Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1968 259 · Orion [Orion] · Ben Bova · nv Weird Heroes Volume Six ed. Byron Preiss, Pyramid, 1977 303 · The Future of Science: Prometheus, Apollo, Athena · Ben Bova · ar Nebula Award Stories 9 ed. Kate Wilhelm, Gollancz, 1974

New Frontiers: A Collection of Tales About the Past, the Present, and the Future by Ben Bova (Tor, July 2014, 978-0-7653-7644-2, $25.99, 334pp, hc, co, cover by John Harris)     Collection of 14 stories of the past, present, and future, with introductions to each by Bova. Several were originally published in digital form. E-book also available. Details taken from online listing. 13 · Introduction · Ben Bova · in 15 · Introduction to “Sam Below Par” · Ben Bova · is 17 · Sam Below Par [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2012 45 · Introduction to “A Country for Old Men” · Ben Bova · is 47 · A Country for Old Men · Ben Bova · nv Going Interstellar ed. Les Johnson & Jack McDevitt, Baen, 2012 89 · Introduction to “In Trust” · Ben Bova · is 91 · In Trust · Ben Bova · nv Tombs ed. Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1995 113 · Introduction to “The Question” · Ben Bova · is 115 · The Question · Ben Bova · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact January 1998 145 · Introduction to “ ’We’ll Always Have Paris’ ” · Ben Bova · is 147 · “We’ll Always Have Paris” · Ben Bova · ss 155 · Introduction to “Waterbot” · Ben Bova · is 157 · Waterbot · Ben Bova · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2008 189 · Introduction to “Moon Race” · Ben Bova · is 191 · Moon Race · Ben Bova · ss Jim Baen’s Universe December 2008 203 · Introduction to “Scheherazade and the Storytellers” · Ben Bova · is 205 · Scheherazade and the Storytellers · Ben Bova · ss Gateways ed. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Tor, 2010 217 · Afterword to “Scheherazade and the Storytellers” · Ben Bova · as Gateways ed. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Tor, 2010 219 · Introduction to “Duel in the Somme” · Ben Bova · is 221 · Duel in the Somme · Ben Bova · ss Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest Summer 2006 233 · Afterword to “Duel in the Somme” · Ben Bova · as 235 · Introduction to “Bloodless Victory” · Ben Bova · is 237 · Bloodless Victory · Ben Bova · nv 259 · Introduction to “Mars Farts” · Ben Bova · is 261 · Mars Farts · Ben Bova · ss Free Stories 2013, Baen, 2013 279 · Introduction to “A Pale Blue Dot” · Ben Bova · is 281 · A Pale Blue Dot · Ben Bova · ss 287 · Afterword to “A Pale Blue Dot” · Ben Bova · as 289 · Introduction to “Inspiration” · Ben Bova · is 291 · Inspiration · Ben Bova · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1994 305 · Introduction to “The Last Decision” · Ben Bova · is 307 · The Last Decision · Ben Bova · nv Stellar #4 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1978

Notes to a Science Fiction Writer by Ben Bova (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1975, 0-684-14434-4, $6.95, 177pp, hc, co)     A writers’ guide by the editor of Analog, with his stories used as examples. 1 · The Slushpile · Ben Bova · in 9 · Character: Theory · Ben Bova · ar 19 · Fifteen Miles [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1967 37 · Character: Practice · Ben Bova · ar 44 · Background: Theory · Ben Bova · ar 57 · Men of Good Will · Ben Bova & Myron R. Lewis · ss Galaxy Magazine June 1964 65 · Background: Practice · Ben Bova · ar 71 · Conflict: Theory · Ben Bova · ar 81 · Stars, Won’t You Hide Me? · Ben Bova · ss Worlds of Tomorrow January 1966 101 · Conflict: Practice · Ben Bova · ar 107 · Plot: Theory · Ben Bova · ar 120 · The Shining Ones · Ben Bova · nv originally published in a shortened version in Boy’s Life February 1974. 157 · Plot: Practice · Ben Bova · ar 162 · Thinking and Doing · Ben Bova · ar 175 · Bibliography · Ben Bova · bi

Sam Gunn Forever by Ben Bova (Avon Eos, December 1998, 0-380-79726-7, $5.99, 278pp, pb, co) [Sam Gunn]     Collection of five stories featuring the space-going con man, with new framing material. 1 · Aboard Torch Ship Hermes · Ben Bova · lk 2 · Statement of the Rt. Hon. Jill McD. Meyers · Ben Bova · lk 3 · Acts of God [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · ss Science Fiction Age May 1995 56 · Statement of Juanita Carlotta Maria Rivera y Molina · Ben Bova · lk 58 · Sam’s War [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact July 1994 125 · Statement of Lawrence V. Karsh · Ben Bova · lk 127 · Nursery Sam [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact January 1996 169 · Statement of Clark Griffith IV · Ben Bova · lk 171 · Tourist Sam [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 1998 223 · Statement of Steven Achernar Wright · Ben Bova · lk 225 · Sam and the Prudent Jurist [Sam Gunn] · Ben Bova · na Science Fiction Age January 1997 278 · Aboard Torch Ship Hermes · Ben Bova · lk

Viewpoint by Ben Bova (NESFA Press, 1977, 0-915368-14-5, $8.00, 114pp, hc, co, cover by John Schoenherr)     Collection of editorials from Analog, limited to 800 numbered copies. i · This Isn’t Exactly the Way I Had Planned It… · Ben Bova · in 1 · Inside Analog, or How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love My Job · Ben Bova · ar 11 · The Mystic West · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1972 21 · Giant Step Backward · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1973 29 · Mental Energy Crisis · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1974 38 · Teaching Science Fiction · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1974 46 · Teaching Science Fiction Revisited · James Gunn · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1974 56 · Teaching the Teachers · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1976 63 · The Idea Factory · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1974 73 · By Their Fruits · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1975 81 · Kelvin Throop Fights Back [Kelvin Throop] · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1975, as “Kelvin Throop Strikes Back” 89 · The SF Game · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1975 97 · New Worlds for Old · Ben Bova · ed Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1976 104 · Space: 1999, Marked Down from 2001 · Ben Bova · ar American Film Review v1 #4, January/February 1976

Aliens ed. Ben Bova (Orbit, November 1977, 0-86007-958-9, 70p, 156pp, pb, an, cover by Chris Foss)     Also in hc (St. Martin’s 1978). 7 · Introduction · Ben Bova · in 13 · First Contact · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1945 50 · The Big Front Yard · Clifford D. Simak · na Astounding Science Fiction October 1958 108 · A Meeting with Medusa · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Playboy December 1971

Analog 9 ed. Ben Bova (Doubleday, December 1973, 0-385-07190-6, $5.95, xiii+249pp, hc, an, cover by Margo Herr) xi · Introduction · Ben Bova · in 1 · Answer “Affirmative” or “Negative” · Barbara Paul · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1972 23 · The Gold at the Starbow’s End · Frederik Pohl · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1972 85 · The Plague · Keith Laumer · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1970 110 · The Missing Man [Rescue Squad] · Katherine MacLean · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1971 167 · Out, Wit! · Howard L. Myers · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1972 182 · Hero [The Forever War] · Joe Haldeman · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1972

Analog Annual ed. Ben Bova (Pyramid, April 1976, 0-515-04016-9, $1.50, 256pp, pb, oa, cover by Vincent DiFate)     A paperback anthology whose contents were drawn from Analog’s regular inventory, designed to acquaint book readers with the magazine’s existence. Followed by 2 similar volumes called Analog Yearbook from other publishers. 9 · Hugo, John and the Magazines · Ben Bova · in 14 · Fighting Madness [Dr. Hahnemann] · P. J. Plauger · n. 162 · Malf · Dean Ing · nv 195 · Half an Oaf · Spider Robinson · nv 223 · This Tower of Ashes [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · ss 247 · The Climatic Threat · Dr. John Gribbin · ar

Analog Yearbook ed. Ben Bova (Baronet Publishing Co., March 1978, 0-89437-023-5, $5.95, 299pp, tp, oa)     Also published in pb (Ace 0-441-02235-9, Jan ’79, $1.95). 9 · Taking Off in All Directions · Ben Bova · in 13 · The Awe and the Awful · Gregory Benford · ed 22 · Julian · Kate Wilhelm · nv 66 · Too Soon We Grow Old · Spider Robinson · ss 88 · Guzman’s Gardener · Stephen Robinett · nv 126 · More Deadly Than the Male? [Capt. Schuster] · Sam Nicholson · na 190 · Kingsmeat · Orson Scott Card · ss 206 · Oh Say Can You See— · Robert Bloch · nv 231 · The Fifties · Barry N. Malzberg · ar 246 · Immunity to Cancer · Malcolm Thaler · ar 265 · Science Fiction in the Cinema: 1977, Who Needed It? · Jeff Rovin · ar 277 · New Maps of Science Fiction · William Sims Bainbridge & Murray M. Dalziel, M.A. · ar

The Best of Analog ed. Ben Bova (Baronet, October 1978, 0-89437-034-0, $2.25, 418pp, tp, an, cover by Alex Schomburg) 9 · The Best and the Brightest · Ben Bova · in 11 · Persephone and Hades · Scott W. Schumack · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1973 33 · Common Denominator · David Lewis · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1972 93 · The Four-Hour Fugue · Alfred Bester · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1974 114 · How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion · Gene Wolfe · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1973 134 · A Song for Lya [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1974 205 · Unlimited Warfare · Hayford Peirce · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1974 218 · Tricentennial · Joe W. Haldeman · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1976 240 · The Present State of Igneos Research · Gordon R. Dickson · fa Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1975 247 · Child of All Ages [Melissa] · P. J. Plauger · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1975 269 · The Hole Man · Larry Niven · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1974 285 · Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand [Snake] · Vonda N. McIntyre · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1973 310 · A Thing of Beauty · Norman Spinrad · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1973 328 · When I Was in Your Mind · Joe Allred · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact December 1972 346 · Unified Field Theory · Tim Joseph · pm Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact December 1975 348 · Home Is the Hangman [Nemo] · Roger Zelazny · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1975

The Best of Omni Science Fiction ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus (Omni Publications International Ltd., 1980, $3.50, 144pp, quarto, an, cover by Pierre Lacombe) 3 · Introduction · Ben Bova · in 4 · Found! · Isaac Asimov · ss Omni October 1978 10 · Robots · Harry Harrison · ar from Mechanismo, Pierrot Publishing, September 1978 20 · Count the Clock That Tells the Time · Harlan Ellison · nv Omni December 1978 28 · Inner Domains · Kathleen Stein · pi Omni February 1979, as “Inner Landscapes”; illustrated by Frank Armitage & Paul Peck 34 · Body Game · Robert Sheckley · ss Omni December 1978 38 · Unaccompanied Sonata · Orson Scott Card · ss Omni March 1979 46 · Magnifications · Scot Morris · pi Omni April 1979; illustrated by David Scharf 52 · Iceback Invasion · Hayford Peirce · ss Omni April 1979 60 · Visions of the Cosmos · F. C. Durant, III · pi Omni May 1979; illustrated by Andrei Sokolov 68 · No Future in It · Joe W. Haldeman · ss Omni April 1979 72 · Galatea Galante · Alfred Bester · na Omni April 1979 87 · Alien Landscapes · Les Edwards, John Harris, Terry Oakes & Tony Roberts · ex Pierrot Publishing, 1979 94 · Kinsman [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ex Quantum Science Fiction, The Dial Press, 1979 102 · Space Cities · Harry Harrison · ar from Mechanismo, Pierrot Publishing, September 1978 110 · Halfjack · Roger Zelazny · ss Omni June 1979 114 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979 130 · Planet Story · Jim Burns & Harry Harrison · ex Pierrot Publishing, 1979 138 · Interview: Arthur C. Clarke · Malcolm S. Kirk · iv Omni March 1979 [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2 ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus (Omni Publications International Ltd., 1981, $3.75, 144pp, quarto, an, cover by Fred Jurgen Rogner) 3 · Introduction · Robert Sheckley · in 4 · The Way of Cross and Dragon [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni June 1979 12 · Spaceships · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Omni February 1979 22 · The Longest Story Ever Told · Hugh Downs · vi Omni March 1980 24 · Down and Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean Ing · nv Omni March 1979 32 · Whale Song · Leigh Kennedy · ss Omni November 1978 37 · Controlled Experiment · Rick Conley · vi Omni November 1978 38 · 21st-Century Foss · Chris Foss · ex Dragon’s Dream, 1978 46 · The Singing Diamond · Dr. Robert L. Forward · ss Omni February 1979 50 · Dune [Dune] · Frank Herbert · ex Chilton, 1965; illustrated by John Schoenherr; really a Schoenherr pictorial with short extracts from Dune. 58 · The Ancient Mind at Work · Suzy McKee Charnas · nv Omni February 1979 70 · The Chessmen · William G. Shepherd · ss Omni November 1978 74 · The Mickey Mouse Olympics · Thomas Sullivan · ss Omni June 1979 80 · Time Warp · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Omni October 1978 88 · Star Seekers · Robert Sheckley · pi Omni March 1980 94 · The Weariest River · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss Omni November 1978 102 · Lobotomy Shoals · Juleen Brantingham · ss Omni February 1979 106 · Invisible Stripes [Oldies, Ltd.] · Ron Goulart · ss Omni October 1978 112 · 7 Wonders of the Universe · Philip Dunn · pi Omni December 1979 118 · A Thousand Deaths [Worthing] · Orson Scott Card · nv Omni December 1978 125 · Waiting for the Earthquake [Medea] · Robert Silverberg · nv 134 · The Language Clarifier · Paul J. Nahin · ss Omni May 1979 138 · Time Travelers · Ellen Datlow · pi Omni May 1980