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Science Fiction [v2 #4, March 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Paul) 10 · The Life Beyond · John Coleridge · nv 39 · Beings of the Ooze · John M. Taylor · nv 54 · Star of Blue · Milton Kaletsky · ss 61 · Science from Syracuse · Polton Cross · ss 75 · Wisdom of the Dead · Ed Earl Repp · ss 90 · War Versus Logic · Charles D. Hornig · ed 91 · Bargain with Colossus · Helen Weinbaum · nv

Science Fiction [v2 #5, June 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp) 10 · The Man Who Was Millions · Willard E. Hawkins · na 49 · An Old Martian Proverb · John M. Taylor · ss 60 · Lord of the Earthquake · Leigh Brackett · nv 82 · The World in Wilderness · Thornton Ayre · nv

Science Fiction [v2 #6, September 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Paul) 10 · Lunar Concession · Thornton Ayre · nv 31 · The Sky Terror · Ed Earl Repp · nv 47 · Revolving World · Millard Verne Gordon · ss 50 · Day of the Micro-Men · Edmond Hamilton · ss 64 · Master of Emotion · Willard E. Hawkins · nv 82 · Heavy Cargo · Milton Kaletsky · ss 85 · A Matter of Philosophy · Wilfred Owen Morley · vi 87 · Devil Dogs of Space · Helen Weinbaum · nv

Science Fiction (1952)    (about) --- see under American Science Fiction.

Science Fiction (Australia)    (about) Science Fiction is primarily a journal of review and criticism. In its earlier issues it ran some fiction and verse. These items are listed here. The magazine continues to be published as of 1992 but no longer carries any fiction. Publishers: Van Ikin; Sydney, NSW, Australia: Science Fiction Editors: Van Ikin - Editor: Science Fiction Terry Dowling - Assistant Editor: Science Fiction

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #1, June 1977] ($1.70, 120pp+, 6½" x 9½", cover by Dane Ikin) 6 · Alternative Reality and Deviant Logic in J.G. Ballard’s Second ’Disaster’ Trilogy · Terry Dowling · ar 30 · Answers to Seventeen Questions: An Interview with Peter Carey · Van Ikin · iv 40 · The Prophet · Rae Desmond Jones · pm 51 · I Am Talking to You · Bradley Wynne · ss 56 · The Lindley Mentascripts · George Turner · ex; from the forthcoming novel Beloved Son (Faber & Faber, 1978).

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #2, June 1978] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 120pp+, 6½" x 9½", cover by Geoff Pollard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Editorial · Van Ikin · ed 11 · A Conversation with Roger Zelazny · Terry Dowling & Keith Curtis · iv; conducted on 8 April 1978, at Ron Graham’s home in Sydney. 25 · Roger Zelazny: A Selected Checklist · Keith Curtis · bi [Roger Zelazny] 28 · The Novels of Lee Harding: a Survey · Van Ikin · ar [Lee Harding]; illustrated by Dane Ikin 46 · Lee Harding: an Interview · Van Ikin · iv 57 · The Works of Lee Harding: a Checklist · Anon. · bi [Lee Harding] 60 · Shade of Encounter · Terry Dowling · ss; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 75 · The Return of the Jancy Rover · Damien White · ss; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 92 · The Clone Ranger · Terry Dowling · cs; illustrated by Paul Power 95 · A Logical Extrapolation · Bev Lane · pm 96 · Planar Conjunction · Bev Lane · pm 97 · The Art of Geoff Pollard · Geoff Pollard · pi 105 · Reviews · [Various] · rc _105 · A Specialist in ‘Relative’ Disaster: J.G. Ballard: The First Twenty Years, by James Goddard & David Pringle · Terry Dowling · br _107 · Of Snakes and Healers: Dreamsnake, by Vonda N. McIntyre · Keith Curtis · br _109 · Thumbs Up at NASA: Capricorn One · Ron F. Tait · mr 112 · Practicalities · [The Editor] · ms 113 · New Contributors · [Various] · bg

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #3 (1979)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 154pp+, 6½" x 9½", cover by Geoff Pollard) Notes that this intended “December 1978” issue is actually “reaching subscribers in late 1979,” though forty-some copies had been distributed earlier in 1979. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · The “Man” with the Off-White Light-Sabre · Terry Dowling · ed; on Jungian archetypes in Star Wars. 10 · The Doctrine of the Perfect Lie · Roger Zelazny · pm 11 · I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right · Roger Zelazny · pm 13 · The Art of Xenography: Jack Vance’s “General Culture” Novels · Terry Dowling · ar [Jack Vance]; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 99 · A Vance Bestiary · Geoff Pollard · ms; identification of figures depicted in the illustrations to Dowling’s article. 100 · At the Edge of the Ebb · Bob Beale · pm 103 · Travel Service · Peter Knox · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 111 · Suspect Donut · Roland Toime · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 119 · George Turner: The Man, the Writer, the Critic · Van Ikin · iv; illustrated by Dane Ikin 139 · Reviews · [Various] · rc _139 · The Unholy Competence of Man: Beloved Son, by George Turner · Van Ikin · br _143 · The Uses of SF: · Ron Tait · br __ · 100 Great SF Short Short Stories, by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh · Ron Tait · br __ · SS-GB, by Len Deighton · Ron Tait · br 147 · Nightwebs: A Book Column · Keith Curtis · rc 150 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc _150 · [letter] · Roger Zelazny · lt _150 · [letter] · Lee Harding · lt _151 · [letter] · John J. Alderson · lt 153 · Practicalities · [The Editor] · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #1, #4 (September 1979)] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 108pp+, 6½" x 9½", cover by Michael Kumashov) Given as May 1979 on spine, asst. ed. Terry Dowling. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · What Is Science Fiction? or Finding a Lowest Common Denominator · Terry Dowling · ed 21 · The Science in Science Fiction: An Interview with Frank Bryning · Van Ikin · iv 40 · Frank Bryning: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Checklist · Anon. · bi [Frank Bryning] 42 · Action—Reaction [Dr. Gale] · Frank Bryning · ss The Australian Magazine Jun 1952 55 · Kumashov’s Campaign · Michael Kumashov · pi 67 · TimeWinds: Terry Dowling and George Mannix Talk with Dennis Collins and Mark Salwowski · Terry Dowling & George Mannix · iv 75 · The Eighteenth Century and Science Fiction: A Symbiosis? · Donald M. Hassler · ar; originally presented as paper at a regional meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. 83 · On the Role of the Editor · The Science Fiction Team · ar 85 · Reviews · [Various] · rc _85 · Australian SF Novels: A Grey, Grey Future? · Van Ikin · br __ · The Moon Baby, by John Bailey · Van Ikin · br __ · Moon in the Ground, by Keith Antill · Van Ikin · br __ · The Luck of Brin’s Five, by Cherry Wilder · Van Ikin · br __ · Displaced Person, by Lee Harding · Van Ikin · br _95 · Daniel Dann Versus “The Monster of the Spaceways” · Kohan Johnson · br; review of Up the Walls of the World, by James Tiptree, Jr. _98 · Shorter Notices · Anon. · rc 101 · Nightwebs: A Book Column · Keith Curtis · rc 104 · Practicalities · [The Editor] · ms; notes that material was “prepared for June” but issue will be “mailed out in September” (no year stated). 105 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc _105 · [letter] · Jack Williamson · lt _105 · [letter] · George Turner · lt _107 · [letter] · Ron F. Tait · lt

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 [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; review of Pulsar 1, ed. George Hay. _187 · Archaeology on a Tight Budget · Kohan Johnson · br; review of The Songs of Summer and Other Stories, by Robert Silverberg. _191 · SF with Rivets On · R. J. Faulder · br; 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 [Kurt Vonnegut] 229 · The Germ Growers: An Early Australian Science Fiction Novel · Lucy Sussex · ar [Robert Potter] 234 · “The Cars” [from The Germ Growers] · Robert Potter · ex 1892 243 · A Xenographical Postscript · Terry Dowling · ar [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; review of Transmutations, ed. Rob Gerrand. _268 · And What if They’d Killed the Christ-Child? · Ron F. Tait · br; review of Jupiter Laughs, by Edmund Cooper. _269 · Frank Herbert: The Pros and Cons, by Frank Herbert · Van Ikin · br; reviews of The Green Brain; Whipping Star; and The Dosadi Experiment. _275 · How to Live with a Deux Ex Machina · Terry Dowling · br; review of The Jesus Incident, by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom. _278 · The Fine Art of Villany Revisited · Terry Dowling · br; review of The Face, by Jack Vance. _285 · Short Notices · Anon. · 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; conducted in Sydney on May 1, 1980. 27 · The Films of Peter Weir · Anon. · bi 28 · Factory Fresh · Chris Burgess · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 38 · Reviews · [Various] · rc _38 · Discipline and Bondage · Russell Blackford · br; 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 __ · The Fourth Hemisphere, by David Lake · Stephen Hitchings · br __ · Breathing Space Only, by Wynne Whiteford · Stephen Hitchings · br _45 · Double Terror · C. Cameron · br __ · Xeno, by D.F. Jones · C. Cameron · br __ · The Dark, by James Herbert · C. Cameron · br 46 · Short Notices · Anon. · 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 63 · Stories and Articles by Paul Collins: A Checklist of Cory and Collins Titles · Anon. · bi [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; review of The Dreaming Dragons, by Damien Broderick. _80 · Ballard’s Third Phase: A Plea for the Imagination · Terry Dowling · br; 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 __ · Firestarter, by Stephen King · Van Ikin · br _87 · Short Notices · Anon. · rc _90 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 92 · Letters · [The Readers] · lt _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 109 · David Ireland Interview · Sheridan Hay · iv 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; review of The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White, by Tim White _130 · Reality Concealed, Paranoia Revealed · Terry Dowling · br; 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 __ · The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, by Peter Nicholls · Ron F. Tait · br __ · The Frank Reade Library, ed. E.F. Bleiler · Ron F. Tait · br _132 · Short Notices · C. C. · br; 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 · Anon. · pt 6 · An Interview with Stanislaw Lem · Anne Brewster · iv 9 · The Lever of Life: Winning and Losing in the Fiction of Cordwainer Smith · Terry Dowling · ar [Cordwainer Smith]; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos 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 __ · The Web of Time, by Lee Harding · Van Ikin · br __ · Playing Beatie Bow, by Ruth Park · Van Ikin · br _44 · Ballard Writes Ballard · Terry Dowling · br; review of Myths of the Near Future, by J.G. Ballard. _45 · Short Notices · Anon. · 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 [Jack Vance]; includes a photo of Jack Vance, by Charles N. Brown. 55 · Kirth Gersen—The Other Demon Prince · Terry Dowling · ar [Jack Vance]; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos 67 · Profile: Leanne Frahm · Anon. · bg; 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; 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; review of Nebula Maker, by Olaf Stapledon. _76 · Short Notices · Anon. · rc 77 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 79 · Chronological Jack Vance Crime Checklist · Keith Curtis · bi [Jack Vance] 79 · Australian National Conventions · Anon. · ms 80 · Australian SF Achievement Awards: 1982 Nominations · Anon. · ms 81 · Australian SF Achievement Awards, 1969-1981 · Anon. · ms 82 · Jack Vance: A Bibliography · Daniel J. H. Levack · bi [Jack Vance] 85 · Constitution of the Australasian SF Society · Anon. · ms 87 · Tschaicon Guests · Anon. · pt [Eric Lindsay; Marc Ortlieb] 88 · Tschaicon’s Toastmaster: Marc Ortlieb · Marc & A. T. Ortlieb · bg