September 1978 Issue, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION

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    January 1978 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Insects in Amber by Tom Reamy, pp. 32-75
    2. Seastate Zero by Jeffrey A. Carver, pp. 88-112
    3. Kingdom Come by Gary Jennings, pp. 137-157
    4. Time Lord by Herbie Brennan, pp. 6-23
    5. Shan by Kit Reed, pp. 80-87
    6. In Answer to Your Call by Phyllis Eisenstein, pp. 113-125
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      Books by John Clute, pp. 24-31 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley
      2. The Incandescent Ones by Fred Hoyle and Geoffrey Hoyle
      3. Cloudcry by Sydney J. Van Scyoc
      4. Souls in Metal by Mike Ashley
      5. Strangeness by Thomas M. Disch and Charles Naylor
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 76
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      Films: Sinbad, Stay Home! by Baird Searles, pp. 77-79 - 1 Review
      1. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977 Film) by Sam Wanamaker
    10. Science: The Real Finds Waiting by Isaac Asimov, pp. 126-136
    11. Acrostic Puzzle by Georgia F. Adams, pp. 158-164
    12. Cover by David Hardy
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    February 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Lady in White by Stephen R. Donaldson, pp. 27-53
    2. Bearings by Edward Wellen, pp. 121-157
    3. Stone by Edward Bryant, pp. 5-19
    4. Cuckoo by Dulan Barber, pp. 54-64
    5. Lectric Jack by Ron Goulart, pp. 68-80
    6. The Night of the Tiger by Stephen King, pp. 82-93
    7. The Beckfords by Barry Knister, pp. 94-109
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 20-26 - 6 Reviews
      1. Songs of Stars and Shadows by George R.R. Martin
      2. The Dark Design by Philip Jose Farmer
      3. The Blue Hawk by Peter Dickinson
      4. We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ
      5. The Passing of the Dragon by Keith Roberts
      6. Edd Cartier: The Known and the Unknown by Dean Cartier and Edward Daniel Cartier
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      Films: See Logan Run... by Baird Searles, pp. 65-67 - 1 Review
      1. Logan's Run (1976 Film) by Michael Anderson
    10. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 81
    11. Science: The Lost Art by Isaac Asimov, pp. 110-120
    12. Letters: On Star Wars, pp. 158-164
    13. Cover for "Stone" by Dario Campanile
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    March 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Persistence of Vision by John Varley, pp. 6-50
    2. Papa Schimmelhorn's Yang by R. Bretnor, pp. 135-164
    3. Hundred Years Gone by Manly Wade Wellman, pp. 51-62
    4. The Family Man by Ted Thomas, pp. 72-77
    5. The Seventh Fool by Glen Cook, pp. 78-82
    6. Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose by Charles L. Grant, pp. 84-96
    7. Down the Ladder by Robert F. Young, pp. 100-110
    8. The Horror Out of Time by Randall Garrett, pp. 111-122
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 63-71 - 2 Reviews
      1. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
      2. The Futurians by Damon Knight
    10. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 83
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      Films and Television: The Road to Albany by Baird Searles, pp. 97-99 - 1 Review
      1. Damnation Alley (1977 Film) by Jack Smight
    12. Science: Anyone for Tens by Isaac Asimov, pp. 123-134
    13. Cover by Chesley Bonestell
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    April 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Gulf and the Forest by Brian W. Aldiss, pp. 4-11
    2. Ariadne Potts by Keith Roberts, pp. 12-29
    3. The Man Who Understood Carboniferous Flora by John Brunner, pp. 30-38
    4. Three Ways by Brian W. Aldiss, pp. 39-55
    5. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 56
    6. Films and Television by Baird Searles, pp. 57-59
    7. Marriage by Robert Aickman, pp. 60-81
    8. My Soul Swims in a Goldfish Bowl by Ian Watson, pp. 82-85
    9. Drink Me, Francesca by Richard Cowper, pp. 86-101
    10. Psychosis by Kenneth Bulmer, pp. 102-114
    11. Science: The Floating Crystal Palace by Isaac Asimov, pp. 115-123
    12. The Watched by Christopher Priest, pp. 124-164
    13. Cover by David Hardy
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    May 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Deed by Andrew Weiner, pp. 39-70
    2. Ghost Stalk by Glen Cook, pp. 129-158
    3. King Frog by Richard Olin, pp. 6-23
    4. Big Ernie, the Royal Russian and the Big Trapdoor by Barry Malzberg, pp. 33-38
    5. The Huns by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 71-89
    6. The Green Dog by Mel Gilden, pp. 90-101
    7. The Art Among the Flags by Raylyn Moore, pp. 105-117
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 24-31 - 4 Reviews
      1. Dying of the Light by George R.R. Martin
      2. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 22nd Series by Edward L. Ferman
      3. The Devil in a Forest by Gene Wolfe
      4. The Art of Science Fiction by Frank Kelly Freas
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 32
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      Films: Just Another Pretty UFO by Baird Searles, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
      1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 Film) by Steven Spielberg
    11. Science: By Land and By Sea by Isaac Asimov, pp. 118-128
    12. F&SF Competition, pp. 159-164
    13. Cover for "King Frog" by Rick Sternbach
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    June 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Enemies of the System by Brian W. Aldiss, pp. 5-65
    2. The Tree's Wife by Jane Yolen, pp. 77-81
    3. A House Divided by Lee Killough, pp. 82-99
    4. Points of Contact by Gordon Eklund, pp. 100-111
    5. The Leech by Frank Sisk, pp. 115-126
    6. Mortimer Snodgrass Turtle by Jack C. Haldeman, pp. 138-140
    7. Let Us Prey by Gary Jennings, pp. 141-158
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      Books by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin, pp. 66-76 - 5 Reviews
      1. Galactic Empires by Brian W. Aldiss
      2. Weird Heroes, Vol. Six by Byron Preiss
      3. Catchworld by Chris Boyce
      4. A Place Beyond Man by Cary Neeper
      5. Hunter of Worlds by C.J. Cherryh
    9. Films: The Big Time by Baird Searles, pp. 112-114
    10. Science: We Were the First by Isaac Asimov, pp. 127-137
    11. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, pp. 159-161
    12. Index to Volume 54, pp. 162-164
    13. Cover for "Points of Contact" by David Hardy
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    July 1978 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Syndicated Time by Sterling E. Lanier, pp. 6-53
    2. The Flying Stutzman by Neal Barrett, Jr., pp. 62-82
    3. The Werewolf of West Point by Paul Dellinger, pp. 84-95
    4. Morning by David Redd, pp. 96-113
    5. Warlord of Earth by David S. Garnett, pp. 117-126
    6. Death Therapy by James Patrick Kelly, pp. 137-157
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 54-61 - 3 Reviews
      1. In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford
      2. High Couch of Silistra by Janet E. Morris
      3. Stellar #3 by Judy-Lynn Del Rey
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 83
    9. Films: Ad Infinitum, Ad Nauseum by Baird Searles, pp. 114-116
    10. Science: Second to the Skua by Isaac Asimov, pp. 127-136
    11. Acrostic Puzzle by Rachel Cosgrove Payes, pp. 158-164
    12. Cover for "The Syndicated Time" by Ron Walotsky
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    August 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Smasher by Fred Saberhagen, pp. 8-27
    2. A Good Night's Sleep by Avram Davidson, pp. 88-130
    3. It's the Queen of Darkness, Pal by Rod Keen, pp. 36-53
    4. Achilles Heel by Herbie Brennan, pp. 54-62
    5. Ring, the Brass Ring, the Russian and I by Barry Malzberg, pp. 63-68
    6. The Interface by Larry Eisenberg, pp. 72-87
    7. Hologirl by Robert F. Young, pp. 142-157
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      Books by Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 28-34 - 4 Reviews
      1. Science Fiction in Dimension by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin
      2. Science Fiction at Large by Peter Nicholls
      3. The Best of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
      4. The Perfect Lover by Christopher Priest
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 35
    10. Films and Television: Losses by Baird Searles, pp. 69-71
    11. Science: Rings and Things by Isaac Asimov, pp. 131-141
    12. Letters, pp. 158-164
    13. Cover for "Smasher" by Alex Schomburg
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    September 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. In Alien Flesh by Gregory Benford, pp. 6-29
    2. The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck by Hilbert Schenck, pp. 131-157
    3. Caesar, Now Be Still by Charles L. Grant, pp. 40-56
    4. The Book Keeper by Reid Collins, pp. 57-61
    5. Nightfall on the Dead Sea by R. Faraday Nelson, pp. 62-76
    6. The Liberation of Josephine by Charles W. Runyon, pp. 80-95
    7. No Left Turn, No Right Turn, No Thorofare by Raylyn Moore, pp. 96-120
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 30-38 - 5 Reviews
      1. Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber
      2. Up the Walls of the World by James Tiptree, Jr.
      3. The Genesis Machine by James P. Hogan
      4. Mastodonia by Clifford D. Simak
      5. The Best of L. Sprague de Camp by L. Sprague de Camp
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 39
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      Films: The Fury Most Foul by Baird Searles, pp. 77-79 - 1 Review
      1. The Fury (1978 Film) by Brian De Palma
    11. Science: Countdown by Isaac Asimov, pp. 121-130
    12. F&SF Competition, pp. 158-164
    13. Cover for "In Alien Flesh" by Rick Sternbach
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    October 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Man Who Had No Idea by Thomas M. Disch, pp. 5-33
    2. The Gunslinger by Stephen King, pp. 52-90
    3. Effigies by Michael Bishop, pp. 106-130
    4. Cassandra by C.J. Cherryh, pp. 41-48
    5. A Clone at Last by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 50-51
    6. Pulling the Plug by Ron Goulart, pp. 94-105
    7. Virra by Terry Carr, pp. 141-157
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      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 34-40 - 5 Reviews
      1. Blind Voices by Tom Reamy
      2. The Persistence of Vision by John Varley
      3. Sorcerers: A Collection of Fantasy Art by Bruce Jones and Armand Eisen
      4. Ariel: The Book of Fantasy by Durwood
      5. Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy Through 1968, Vol. II: M-Z by Donald Henry Tuck
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 49
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      Films: Fantasia by Baird Searles, pp. 91-93 - 1 Review
      1. Fantasia (1940 Film) by James Algar, T. Hee, Bill Roberts, Ford Beebe, and Jim Handley, ...
    11. Science: Toward Zero by Isaac Asimov, pp. 131-140
    12. Letters, pp. 158-164
    13. Cover by David Hardy
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    November 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Goldbrick by Edward Wellen, pp. 95-164
    2. Little Goethe by M. Mendelsohn, pp. 34-57
    3. Brother Hart by Jane Yolen, pp. 6-12
    4. Project Hi-Rise by Robert F. Young, pp. 22-32
    5. Cat by Bill Pronzini, pp. 58-63
    6. Second Chance by Charles V. De Vet, pp. 67-74
    7. He--y, Come on Ou--t! by Shinichi Hoshi, pp. 75-78
    8. [+]
      Books by Algis Budrys, pp. 13-21 - 3 Reviews
      1. And Having Writ... by Donald R. Bensen
      2. Definitely Maybe by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky
      3. The Earth Book of Stormgate by Poul Anderson
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 33
    10. Films: An Oddity by Homer by Baird Searles, pp. 64-66
    11. A Checklist of Isaac Asimov's Science Essays, pp. 79-84
    12. Science: Fifty Million Big Brothers by Isaac Asimov, pp. 85-94
    13. Cover for "Brother Hart" by David Palladini
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    December 1978 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Quiet Sea by Glen Cook, pp. 7-30
    2. Concepts by Thomas M. Disch, pp. 89-127
    3. The Yellow Man by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 31-46
    4. The Wind Among the Mindymuns by Joseph Green and Patrice Milton, pp. 50-64
    5. Be Jubilent My Feet! by Gary Jennings, pp. 66-83
    6. The Humanic Complex by Ray Russell, pp. 84-88
    7. Missionary Work by Bruce McAllister, pp. 139-161
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      Films: Whimsy One by Baird Searles, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
      1. Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film) by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 65
    10. Science: Where is Everybody? by Isaac Asimov, pp. 128-138
    11. Index to Volume 55, pp. 162-164
    12. Cover for "Quiet Sea" by David Hardy
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