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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 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; review of The Judas Mandala, by Damien Broderick. _120 · Do Not Adjust Your Mind; There Is a Fault in Reality · Span Hanna · br; review of Schrodinger’s Cat: The Universe Next Door, by Robert Anton Wilson. _122 · Good Oil on the Wrtiers’ Toil · David Wintering · br; review of Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 8: Twentieth-Century American Writers, ed. David Cowart & Thomas L. Wymer. _123 · Short Notices · Anon. · 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] · br _19 · Australians Tackle the “New Fiction” · Van Ikin · br; review of Dreamworks, ed. David King. _21 · A Modern Myth of Insanity · Yvonne Rousseau · br; 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 __ · Ring of Truth, by David Lake · Diane Southgate Fox · br _25 · Short Notices · Anon. · rc 26 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 30 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 35 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms [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 [Gene Wolfe] 48 · Stan Pitt Interview · John Snowden · iv 57 · Libetta · V. Thomas · ss ?? · [Illustrated Feature] · Stan Pitt · pi ?? · Reviews · [Various] · rc _ · [review of An Unusual Angle, by Greg Egan] · Veronica Brady · br _ · [review of The Tapestry Warriors, by Cherry Wilder] · Jenny Blackford · br _ · [review of Deadeye Dick, by Kurt Vonnegut] · Russell Blackford · br ?? · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc

Science Fiction (Australia) [v5 #3, #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 [Andrew Weiner; Ursula K. Le Guin; James Campbell; Thomas M. Disch]; includes letters from Andrew Weiner; Ursula K. Le Guin; James Campbell; and Thomas M. Disch. 88 · What Australian SF Critics Should Be Talking About · George Turner · ar 90 · Silverberg: Transformation and Death · Joe Sanders · ar [Robert Silverberg] 96 · Up Against the Wall: The Rational Limits of Ethical Objectivity; or, Shevek 1, Mobius 0 · Jay Bland · ar [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; review of The Great Dune Trilogy and God-Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert. _103 · “The Disquieting Domain of the Spirit” · Yvonne Rousseau · br; review of The Plains, by Gerald Murnane. _106 · Short Reviews · Anon. · rc _ · The Steel Tsar, by Michael Moorcock · Anon. · br _ · The Non-Born King, by Julian May · Anon. · br 107 · Eight-Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc; personal “Bests” lists of preceding decade, plus book reviews. 112 · Night Webs · Keith Curtis · br 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 [H. G. Wells]; illustrated by Nick Stathopoulos 15 · Australian SF in 1983: A Checklist · Van Ikin · bi 16 · Warriors of the Tao: David Lake’s Xuma Novels · Russell Blackford · ar [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 __ · Across the Sea of Suns, by Gregory Benford · Van Ikin · br _21 · Against the Empire · Russell Blackford · br; review of Valencies, by Rory Barnes & Damien Broderick. _22 · Making Language Strange · David King · br; review of The Tempting of the Witch King, by Russell Blackford. _23 · Short Notices · Anon. · 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 · [Various] · 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; 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; JB and RB 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; review of Transmitters, by Damien Broderick. _50 · Celtic Kings and Dreaming Gods, by Joy Chant · Sandra Lambert · br; 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; 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") 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. fc. · [A. Bertram Chandler donning a “Ned Kelly” armor helmet] · Nick Stathopoulos · cv 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 [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; review of Moreta—Dragonlady of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey. _76 · Woman Seeks Man; Insects Ignored · Span Hanna · br; review of Meanwhile, by Max Handley. _77 · Science Fiction Finds God · Russell Blackford · br; review of Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan. _78 · Short Notices · Anon. · rc 81 · 8 Point Universe · Bruce Gillespie · rc 83 · Darkside: Horror Fiction · Lorene Tell · rc; review of Tengu, by Graham Masterton. 84 · Frank Views: Self Discovery vs. Directed Discovery in SF Tourism · Frank C. Bertand · ar [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 [Gene Wolfe] 15 · Books by Gene Wolfe: A Checklist · Chris Nelson · bi [Gene Wolfe] 18 · Mirrors of the Future City: William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” · Russell Blackford · ar [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] · br

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 _48 · Night’s Daughter, by Marion Zimmer Bradley · Jean Weber · br _49 · Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard · Sandra Lambert · br _49 · Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, ed. Jen Green & Sarah LeFanu · Jean Weber · br 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; review of Strange Attractors, ed. Damien Broderick. _15 · The City-Scape as Fiction · Yvonne Rousseau · br; review of Urban Fantasies, ed. David King & Russell Blackford. _19 · A Deconstructionist’s Delight · David King · br; 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; 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") Details supplied by Denny Lien. fc. · photo of Philip Gore · Anon. · cv 33 · Tutor’s Desk · Van Ikin · ed 37 · The “Omega” Man: An Interview with Philip Gore · Van Ikin · iv 43 · Reviews · [Various] · rc _43 · Tom O’Bedlam, by Robert Silverberg · Gelb Rossman · br _44 · Native Tongue, by Suzette Haden Elgin · Jean Weber · br _45 · The Shattered Chain, by Marion Zimmer Bradley · Jean Weber · br _46 · Writers of the Future, ed. Algis Budrys · Van Ikin · br _47 · Mission Earth: The Invaders Plan, by L. Ron Hubbard · Chris Stenner · br _48 · Road Lines, by Chris Ould · Chris Stenner · br _49 · Unicorn Variations, by Roger Zelazny · Van Ikin · br __ · [photo of Roger Zelazny] · Terry Dowling · pt _50 · Cry Wolf, by Aileen La Tourette · Van Ikin · br 51 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc [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 [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) [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 [Michael Coney] _ · [photo of Michael Coney] · Anon. · pt 16 · Sex and the Single Man: “The Left Hand of Darkness” · Barbara Bengels · ar [Ursula K. Le Guin] _ · [photo of Ursula K. LeGuin] · Kay Godwin · pt 19 · Reviews · [Various] · br _19 · A “Rave Review” of One of the Best Novellas I’ve Ever Read · Van Ikin · br; review of The Unconquered Country, by Geoff Ryman. _20 · Mirror-Reversals and the Tolkien-Mating Game · Van Ikin · br; review of The Mirror of Her Dreams, by Stephen Donaldson. _22 · Juggler Wolfe Keeps His Balls in the Air · Van Ikin · br; review of Soldier of the Mist, by Gene Wolfe. _23 · Postal Mythologies · Chris Stenner · br; review of The Postman, by David Brin. _24 · Too Big, Too Hollow · Lorene Tell · br; review of Eon, by Greg Bear. _25 · The Mindless Get Top Billing · Lorene Tell · br; review of Best SF of the Year 15, ed. Terry Carr. _27 · Mercenary Ladies, by Louise Cooper & Barbara Hambly · Jean Weber · br; reviews of The Initiate, The Outcast, The Master, by Louise Cooper; and The Ladies of Mandrigyn, by Barbara Hambly. 28 · Darkside · Lorene Tell · rc; review of Night Warriors, by Graham Masterton. 29 · Frank Views · Frank C. Bertrand · cl 31 · Winds of Criticism · Van Ikin · ms [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