The FictionMags Index

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Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v4 #11, #33, November 1980] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) 6 · Editorial: My Autobiography · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · Laughing Man [Brackrath] · Sydney J. Van Scyoc · nv 40 · The Fossilot · Jane Yolen · pm 41 · G. Hovah’s Decision Paradox · Martin Gardner · pz 44 · The Empire Talks Back · Algis Budrys · mr 60 · Slowly By, Lorena [Alternities, Inc.] · John M. Ford · ss 76 · Meeting Place · Ken Duffin · pm 77 · What’s Wrong with This Picture? · Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford & George H. Scithers · ss 92 · On Hyperspherical Space and Beyond · Rudy Rucker · ar 107 · Improbable Bestiary: The Centaur · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 108 · Oh the Things Those Galaxies Say! · Ralph Roberts · ss 114 · Catch the Sun [Red Myklynn] · Barry B. Longyear · na

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v4 #12, #34, December 1980] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Karl Kofoed) 6 · Editorial: What Makes Isaac Run? · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · Bloodsong · Barry B. Longyear & Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. · ss 40 · Tube Through the Earth · Martin Gardner · pz 42 · Haiku for the Apollo Asteroid Miners · Robert Frazier · pm 43 · On Playing Rôles: A Third Look · John M. Ford · ar 53 · Eight Ball Blues · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss 64 · The Deicides · Gerald Pearce · nv 88 · At the Hugo Banquet · Susan Casper · pz 89 · The Beanstalk Analysis [Pshrinks Anonymous] · J. O. Jeppson · ss 96 · Harrison’s Rat · Claire Mahan · pm 96 · Heisenberg’s Date · Marion H. Smith · pm 97 · Is the World in Curious Shape? · Robert J. Schadewald · ar 107 · Checkmate · Edward Wellen · ss 115 · Anger in Heaven · Hope Athearn · pm 117 · The Adopted Father · Gene Wolfe · ss 126 · Companioning [Gleia] · Jo Clayton · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #1, #35, January 19, 1981] ed. George H. Scithers (Davis Publications, Inc., $1.50, 180pp, digest) fc. · Island Man · David Mattingly · cv 6 · Editorial: The Masquerade · Isaac Asimov · ed 10 · On Books · Baird Searles · rc _10 · Day by Night, by Tanith Lee; DAW, $2.25 · Baird Searles · br _12 · Drinking Sapphire Wine, by Tanith Lee; DAW, $1.75 · Baird Searles · br _12 · The Dragon Lensman, by David A. Kyle; Bantam, $1.95 · Baird Searles · br _14 · Hotel Transylvania, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; Signet, $1.95 · Baird Searles · br _14 · The Palace, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; Signet, $2.25 · Baird Searles · br _14 · Blood Games, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; Signet, $2.75 · Baird Searles · br _15 · The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame; Holt, Rinehart & Winston, $16.95 · Baird Searles · br 18 · Island Man · R. A. Wilson · nv; illustrated by Val Lakey 58 · The Bagel Heads Home · Martin Gardner · pz 59 · The SF Conventional Calendar · Erwin S. Strauss · cl 60 · On the Robot Novels · James Gunn · ar; from forthcoming book The Foundations of SF (Oxford, 1982).; illustrated by Alex Schomburg 92 · 1952 Monon Freightyard Blues · John M. Ford · ss; illustrated by Frank Borth 109 · Author, Author · Tim Colley · vi; illustrated by Marc Schirmeister 111 · On the Marching Morons · Larry Niven & Isaac Asimov · ar 119 · Son of Space Cases [Ann Atomic] · Sharon N. Farber · ss; illustrated by Marc Schirmeister 124 · Improbable Bestiary: The Chinese Dragons · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 126 · Isolated Events · John Stallings · ss; illustrated by Jim Thomas 139 · Headlines by the Dozens (Right in My Own Kitchen) · David R. Bunch · pm 140 · Death in Vesunna · Eric G. Iverson & Elaine O’Byrne · nv; illustrated by Karl B. Kofoed 162 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc _162 · [letter from Hendersonville, NC] · Henry B. Poole · lt _162 · [letter from Roanoke, TX] · Linda Sanders · lt _163 · [letter from Cincinnati, OH] · D. Sher · lt _163 · [letter from Ft. Walton Beach, FL] · Nancy Federoff · lt _164 · [letter from Kingfisher, OK] · Mike C. Baker · lt _164 · [letter from Coloma, WI] · Lauretta Kaplan · lt _165 · [letter from Marshall, TX] · Karl L. Krohn · lt _166 · [letter from Ogden, UT] · Sean Jenkins · lt _167 · [untitled limerick] · Lewis D. Blake, III · pm _167 · [letter from Belle Glade, FL] · Rosie Buchanan · lt _168 · [letter from Boston, MA] · Dave Arvedon · lt _169 · [letter from Calgary, Alberta] · Martine Bates · lt _169 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · Thomas E. Simondi · lt _170 · [letter from Fairborn, OH] · Mark D. Egloff · lt 170 · Next Issue · Anon. · ms 171 · Index, 1980 · Anon. · ix

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #2, #36, February 16, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by George Barr) 6 · Editorial: Book Reviews · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · The Dust of Creeds Outworn · Sharon Webb · nv 50 · The Dance of the Jolly Green Digits · Martin Gardner · pz 52 · On Opening Night at the Universe: A Personal Voyage to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos · John M. Ford · ar 58 · Haiku for the Space Telescope · Robert Frazier · pm 59 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: !X! · Grendel Briarton · vi 60 · These Stones Will Remember · Reginald Bretnor · nv 89 · The Limerick Contest: Results · Isaac Asimov · ms 90 · Snowflake · Freff · ss 99 · Silicon Psalm · Jeff Duntemann · ss 108 · Improbable Bestiary: The Bug-Eyed Monster · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 110 · Full Fathom Five My Father Lies · Rand B. Lee · ss 127 · UFO Sightings · D. C. Lewis · pm 128 · Balancing Act [Sam] · F. M. Busby · ss 136 · The Rainbow King [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #3, #37, March 16, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Wayne Barlowe) 6 · Editorial: Science Fiction Poetry · Isaac Asimov · ed 22 · I Have a Winter Reason · Melisa Michaels · ss 34 · Spinsters of Earth · Hope Athearn · pm 35 · Chess by Ray and Smull · Martin Gardner · pz 37 · On Near-Future SF Films · Bill Warren · ar 54 · New People · R. A. Lafferty · ss 67 · UFOs Take Note · Beverly Grant · pm 68 · Artist Profile: Wayne D. Barlowe · Shawna McCarthy · bg 72 · Bluewater Dreams · Sydney J. Van Scyoc · ss 88 · Sand · Sharon Webb · vi 91 · The Wind from the Seven Suns · Jack Gaughan · ss 101 · On Science Fiction Writing Workshops · Darrell Schweitzer · ar 109 · Through All Your Houses Wandering · Ted Reynolds · na

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #4, #38, April 13, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Robert Crawford) 6 · Editorial: Drawing the Line · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · Unicorn Variation · Roger Zelazny · nv 45 · The Polybugs of Titan · Martin Gardner · pz 46 · Unseen Connections · Peggy J. Noonan · pm 48 · The Stuff Itself · James Gunn · ar; from forthcoming book The Foundations of SF (Oxford, 1982). 80 · False Scent · Rick Raphael · vi 83 · The Hotter Flash [Pshrinks Anonymous] · J. O. Jeppson · ss 94 · An Ode to Pan-Galactic Spaceways, Inc. · Barbara S. Ryden · pm 95 · Improbable Bestiary: The Unicorn · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 97 · Graffiti · Gary Alexander · ss 105 · Instead of a Story · Ted Reynolds · ss 109 · Twitch on the Bull Run [Terra Tarkington] · Sharon Webb · ss 119 · Space and the Longevity of Man · Stefan T. Possony & Jerry Pournelle · ar 130 · The House of If · Barry B. Longyear · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #5, #39, May 11, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by George Angelini) 6 · Editorial: Science Fiction Anthologies · Isaac Asimov · ed 11 · On Books: The Best of 1980 · Charles N. Brown · rc 15 · And—On Some Games · John M. Ford · ar 18 · Moonbow · J. P. Boyd · ss 37 · School Days · James Randi · pm 38 · Cracker’s Parallel World · Martin Gardner · pz 40 · The Regulars · Robert Silverberg · ss 51 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: X! · Grendel Briarton · vi 52 · Adventures in Unhistory: Who Fired the Phoenix? · Avram Davidson · ar 76 · Other Wells, Other Saints · Scott Elliot Marbach · nv 95 · The Malice of Machines · Hope Athearn · pm 96 · The Return of the Cousins of the Dune Preacher’s Mistress · Simon Labelle · vi 100 · Bridges · Sharon Webb · ss 109 · Closer Encounter · Mack Reynolds · ss 118 · Improbable Bestiary: The Beast in the Loch · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 120 · Time and Punishment [Ben Hardy] · Warren M. Salomon · na

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #6, #40, June 8, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Robert Crawford) 6 · Editorial: What’s a Galaxy? · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · The Portrait of Baron Negay · Barry B. Longyear · nv 45 · Titan’s Loch Meth Monster · Martin Gardner · pz 46 · Equilibrium, Stability, Feasibility, & All That · Milton A. Rothman · ar 70 · The Woman the Unicorn Loved [Professor Anderson] · Gene Wolfe · nv 88 · Artist Profile: Frank Borth · Elizabeth Mitchell · bg 93 · Bitch on the Bull Run [Terra Tarkington] · Sharon Webb · ss 102 · Directions for Killing the Automated House · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm 103 · Improbable Bestiary: The Yeti · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 104 · Speaking10 to Others2; Speaking3 to Others20 · Leigh Kennedy · ss 119 · Pavlov’s Cat · Don Anderson · pm 120 · Trial Sample · Ted Reynolds · ss 135 · When the Old Man Waves the Banner · Sharon N. Farber · ss 141 · Son of ETAOIN SHRDLU: More Adventures in Type and Space · Sharon Farber, Susanna Jacobson & James Killus · vi 144 · Wind Instrument · Steven Gould · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #7, #41, July 6, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Robert Crawford) 6 · Editorial: Our Own Galaxy · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · Exposures · Gregory Benford · ss 35 · The Jinn from Hyperspace · Martin Gardner · pz 40 · The Lions of Tulath · Tony Richards · ss 58 · Adventures in Unhistory: An Abundance of Dragons · Avram Davidson · ar 89 · The Sneeze · Lowell Kent Smith · ss 103 · Chariots · Penny Tegen · pm 103 · Coming Soon to a Theater Near You · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 104 · Author Plus · Elizabeth Anne Hull & Frederik Pohl · vi 106 · A Million Shades of Green [Pshrinks Anonymous] · J. O. Jeppson · nv 125 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: X!! · Grendel Briarton · vi 126 · Earthchild Rising [Kurt Kraus] · Sharon Webb · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #8, #42, August 3, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by David Mattingly) 5 · Editorial: The Influence of Science Fiction · Isaac Asimov · ed 18 · Sea Changeling · Mildred Downey Broxon · nv 42 · Basic Genesis: Wanging It · Barry B. Longyear & Wang 5-1 · ar 52 · Basic Genesis: I Think I Started Something · Jerry Pournelle & Ezekial · ar 62 · Haiku for the Solar Sail · Robert Frazier · pm 63 · The Balls of Aleph-Null Inn · Martin Gardner · pz 64 · Haiku for Voyager 1 · Robert Frazier · pm 65 · Interlude in a Laboratory · Steve Rasnic Tem · vi 66 · Conversion · Bob Shaw · nv 92 · Magic, the Sea, & Our Conference in Avernus · J. P. Boyd · ss 101 · Modern Pythagoras · William E. Nilsen · pm 103 · Highest Honor · Hank Simpson · vi 105 · Away from It All · Joanne Mitchell · ss 109 · Honest Approach by 79116 · William E. Nilsen · pm 110 · The Dust [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv 136 · Improbable Bestiary: The Genie in the Lamp · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 138 · Dinosaur Weather · Dona Vaughn · vi 142 · Slac// · Michael P. Kube-McDowell · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #9, #43, August 31, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by George Angelini) 6 · Editorial: Taking a Stand · Isaac Asimov · ed 20 · What Mad Diversion · Ted Reynolds · nv 47 · Scrambled Heads on Langwidere · Martin Gardner · pz 48 · Scanners Writhe in Pain · Algis Budrys · mr 54 · Consternation and Empire [Pshrinks Anonymous] · J. O. Jeppson · ss 68 · Commentary on “I Think I Started Something” · Chuck Crayne · ms 70 · The Complaints Department · John Brunner · ss 74 · Tradeground Eyes · Coleman Brax · nv 96 · On the Years Without a Summer · John Boardman · ar 104 · Regarding a Workshop Assignment That Asked: If You Were Stranded on the Ice in the Middle of a Frozen Lake, How Would You Get Off Sans Either Friction or Resistance? · S. Scott Matulis · pm 106 · Bon Appetit · Craig C. Koscho · ss 111 · Star Web · Peter Payack · pm 112 · Written on the Water [Mad Friend] · G. C. Edmondson · ss 128 · Improbable Bestiary: The Gremlin and the Glitch · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 130 · Mallworld Graffiti [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #10, #44, September 28, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by George Angelini) 6 · Editorial: Magazine Covers · Isaac Asimov · ed 18 · Science Fiction on the Dial · Alan Lankin · ar 22 · The Dark Companion · John M. Ford · ss 42 · Ask Penny Jupiter [Dan Tockson] · Ron Goulart · ss 57 · Antimagic at the Number Wall · Martin Gardner · pz 58 · On the Continuing Adventure: The Fourth Sally · John M. Ford · ar 75 · A Trail of Footprints · Keith Minnion · ss 84 · If Continents Can Wander, Why Not Planets? · Robert Schadewald · ar 96 · You Can’t Go Back · R. A. Lafferty · ss 113 · Bringing the Chairman to Order · Tony Sarowitz · ss 118 · Reliquary for an Old Soul · Sharon Webb · ss 129 · Watch This Space · Steven Edward McDonald · vi 132 · Improbable Bestiary: The Clone · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 134 · Limits [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss 140 · Lirios: A Tale of the Quintana Roo · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v5 #11, #45, October 26, 1981] ($1.50, 180pp, digest, cover by Larry Noble) 6 · Editorial: The New York Times Laughs Again · Isaac Asimov · ed 22 · The Artistic Touch · Ian Watson · ss 30 · Parallel Pasts · Martin Gardner · pz 31 · Fashion Plait · Beverly Grant · pm 32 · On Coincidences in Nature and the Hunt for the Anthropic Principle · Bernard Carr & Tony Rothman · ar 47 · I Ain’t Too Dumb to Care · Jon P. Ogden · pm 48 · The Anatomy Lesson · Scott Sanders · ss 54 · Intersections [Alternities, Inc.] · John M. Ford · nv 88 · Adventures in Unhistory: The Theft of the Mulberry Tree · Avram Davidson · ar 106 · The North Wind · James Gunn · ss 122 · Improbable Bestiary: The Missing Link · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · pm 123 · Our Man in Vulnerable · Sharon Webb · vi 126 · Backup System [Sam] · F. M. Busby · ss 136 · Infinite Miss · Charles J. Holst · pm 138 · The Dark Side of Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv