NOVELLA

1. "Primrose and Thorn", Bud Sparhawk (May 1996)
2. "Symphony in a Minor Key", H. G. Stratmann (Oct 1996)
3. "Fugue on a Sunken Continent", G. David Nordley (Nov 1996)
4. "A Pillar of Stars by Night", Alexis Glynn Latner (Jan 1996)

NOVELETTE

1. "The Three Labors of Bubba", Bud Webster (Jun 1996)
2. "Amateurs", Tom Ligon (Jul 1996)
3. "Gerry Boomers", A. J. Austin & Daniel Hatch (Dec 1996)
4. "Martian Valkyrie", G. David Nordley (Jan 1996)
5. "Alexandrian Librarians", Stephen L. Burns (Jan 1996)

SHORT STORY

1. "Living It Is the Best Revenge", Ian Randal Strock (Feb 1996)
2. "The Content of Their Character", Doug Larsen (Jun 1996)
3. "Fluffy", Jeffery D. Kooistra (Jun 1996)
4. "When There's a Will, There's a Way", Grey Rollins (Feb 1996)
5. *"Appointment in Sinai", Ben Bova (Jun 1996)
5. *"A Replant Day Carol", John Vester (Dec 1996)

FACT ARTICLE

1. "The Coming of the Money Card: Boon or Bane?", Ian Randal Strock (Oct 1996)
2. "Prospectus", Tom Ligon (Jul 1996)
3. "Population and the Future", Thomas A. Easton & Stephen L. Gillett (Jan 1996)
4. "Will They Let the Spaceships Fly?", G. Harry Stine (May 1996)
5. "The Future of Computers", Robert A. Freitas, Jr. (Mar 1996)

COVER

1. George H. Krauter, Cover of May 1996 (illustrating "Primrose and Thorn" by Bud Sparhawk)
2. Wolf Read, Cover of Nov 1996
3. Keith Scaife, Cover of Aug 1996
4. Todd Lockwood, Cover of Jun 1996
5. Jim Burns, Cover of Oct 1996