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Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #2, #5 (December 1979)] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 109-202pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Geoff Pollard) [] Volume, number, and date information appear only on the spine of the issue, asst. ed. Terry Dowling. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 112 · Australian Science Fiction: The State of the Art · Van Ikin · ed 129 · Roger Zelazny’s Form and Chaos Philosophy · Carl B. Yoke · ar [Ref. Roger Zelazny] 152 · Warp · David Stow · ss; illustrated by Michael Kumashov 161 · Editorial Debate _161 · Who Needs a Definition of Science Fiction? And Why? · George Turner · ar _174 · …A Much Richer Phenomenon… · Terry Dowling · ar 184 · [cartoon] · Terry Dowling · ct; illustrated by Dane Ikin 185 · Review · Various · rc _185 · A New Deal in Anthologies · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. George Hay]; review of Pulsar 1, ed. George Hay. _187 · Archaeology on a Tight Budget · Kohan Johnson · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg]; review of The Songs of Summer and Other Stories, by Robert Silverberg. _191 · SF with Rivets On · R. J. Faulder · br [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]; review of The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke. _193 · Short Notices · Various · rc 196 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 201 · Letters · The Readers · lc _201 · [letter] · Ron F. Tait · lt 201 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #3, #6 (August 1980)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 88pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Dane Ikin) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 206 · “Science Fiction” Goes West · Van Ikin · ar; dated 24 March 1980; announces move from Sydney to Perth as of of April 1980. 208 · The Definition of Love: Kurt Vonnegut’s Slapstick · Russell Blackford · ar [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut] 229 · The Germ Growers: An Early Australian Science Fiction Novel · Lucy Sussex · ar [Ref. Robert Potter] 234 · “The Cars” · Robert Potter · ex from The Germ Growers, 1892 243 · A Xenographical Postscript · Terry Dowling · ar [Ref. Jack Vance] 252 · The Lucifer Override · James McQueen · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 264 · Reviews · Various · rc _264 · Australia Takes on the World—and Wins (Mostly) · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Rob Gerrand]; review of Transmutations, ed. Rob Gerrand. _268 · And What if They’d Killed the Christ-Child? · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. Edmund Cooper]; review of Jupiter Laughs, by Edmund Cooper. _269 · Frank Herbert: The Pros and Cons · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Frank Herbert]; reviews of The Green Brain; Whipping Star; and The Dosadi Experiment. _275 · How to Live with a Deux Ex Machina · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom]; review of The Jesus Incident, by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom. _278 · The Fine Art of Villany Revisited · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Jack Vance]; review of The Face, by Jack Vance. _285 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 289 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc

Science Fiction (Australia) [v3 #1, #7 (January 1981)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 48pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by M. Bianchi) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · “Great Thing by Me Forgot”? The Role of the Literature Board in Australian SF Publishing · Van Ikin · ed 7 · Peter Weir: Master of Unease · Terry Dowling & George Mannix · iv [Ref. Peter Weir]; conducted in Sydney on May 1, 1980. 27 · The Films of Peter Weir · [uncredited] · bi 28 · Factory Fresh · Chris Burgess · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 38 · Reviews · Various · rc _38 · Discipline and Bondage · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut]; review of Jailbird, by Kurt Vonnegut. _41 · If Two Out of Three Isn’t Bad… · Stephen Hitchings · br; title actually reads “Pad” but this is apparently a simple typo for “Bad”. __ · Looking for Blucher, by Jack Wodhams · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. Jack Wodhams] __ · The Fourth Hemisphere, by David Lake · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. David Lake] __ · Breathing Space Only, by Wynne Whiteford · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. Wynne Whiteford] _45 · Double Terror · C. Cameron · br __ · Xeno, by D.F. Jones · C. Cameron · br [Ref. D. F. Jones] __ · The Dark, by James Herbert · C. Cameron · br [Ref. James Herbert] 46 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 46 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms 47 · Letters · The Readers · lc _47 · [letter] · George Turner · lt _48 · [letter] · Jeff Harris · lt _48 · [letter] · A. D. Wallace · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v3 #2, #8 (May 1981)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 44pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 52 · Myth and the Art of Science Fiction Commentary · Russell Blackford · ar 57 · The Paul Collins Interview · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Paul Collins] 63 · Stories and Articles by Paul Collins: A Checklist of Cory and Collins Titles · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Paul Collins] 64 · The Art of Nick Stathopoulos · Nick Stathopoulos · pi 68 · The City That Ate Its Visitors · John J. Alderson · ss 78 · A Valediction to the Time Traveller · Terry Dowling · pm 79 · Reviews · Various · rc _79 · Games of Mouse and Dragon · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Damien Broderick]; review of The Dreaming Dragons, by Damien Broderick. _80 · Ballard’s Third Phase: A Plea for the Imagination · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. J. G. Ballard]; title actually has “Phasf” as a typo for intended “Phase”. review of The Unlimited Dream Company, by J.G. Ballard. _84 · The Exploitation of Wonder · Van Ikin · br __ · The Jonah, by James Herbert · Van Ikin · br [Ref. James Herbert] __ · Firestarter, by Stephen King · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Stephen King] _87 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc _90 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 92 · Letters · The Readers · lc _92 · [letter] · A. D. Wallace · lt _92 · [letter] · L. W. Symes · lt 92 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v3 #3, #9 (September 1981)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 42pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Geoff Pollard) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 96 · Frank Herbert Interview · Terry Dowling, Keith Curtis, Joseph Nicholas, Rob McGough & Helen Swift · iv [Ref. Frank Herbert] 109 · David Ireland Interview · Sheridan Hay · iv [Ref. David Ireland] 116 · The Lure of Legendary Ladies · Terry Dowling · pm 117 · A Pagan Gravity · Daniel Lopez · ss 128 · Golden Age Red Shift · Donald M. Hassler · pm 129 · Reviews · Various · rc _129 · The Vision Splendid · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Tim White]; review of The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White. _130 · Reality Concealed, Paranoia Revealed · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Philip K. Dick]; review of The Golden Man, by Philip K. Dick. _132 · The Tools of Criticism · Ron F. Tait · br __ · Science Fiction Book Review Index 1974-1979, ed. H.W. Hall · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. H. W. Hall] __ · The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, by Peter Nicholls · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. Peter Nicholls] __ · The Frank Reade Library, ed. E.F. Bleiler · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. E. F. Bleiler] _132 · Short Notices · C. C. · br [Ref. Barbara Woods]; review of The Watch Gods, by Barbara Woods. 133 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 134 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v4 #1, #10 (March 1982)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 46pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · The Science Fiction Team · [uncredited] · pt 6 · An Interview with Stanislaw Lem · Anne Brewster · iv [Ref. Stanislaw Lem] 9 · The Lever of Life: Winning and Losing in the Fiction of Cordwainer Smith · Terry Dowling · ar; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos [Ref. Cordwainer Smith] 38 · Reviews · Various · rc _38 · Time and Emotion: The Australian Vision · Van Ikin · br __ · The Man Who Loved Morlocks, by David J. Lake · Van Ikin · br [Ref. David J. Lake] __ · The Web of Time, by Lee Harding · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Lee Harding] __ · Playing Beatie Bow, by Ruth Park · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Ruth Park] _44 · Ballard Writes Ballard · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. J. G. Ballard]; review of Myths of the Near Future, by J.G. Ballard. _45 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 46 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc

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