The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Integral Trees Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32065-4, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $3.50, 272pp, pb) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1984) sf novel, first paperback edition. A probable Hugo contender.
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Limits Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32142-1, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $2.95, 240pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, including several collaborations.
- vii · Introduction · in
- 1 · The Lion in His Attic [Mana] · ss F&SF Jul 82
- 23 · Spirals · Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle · na Destinies Apr 79
- 66 · A Teardrop Falls [Berserker] · ss Omni Jun 83
- 78 · Talisman [Mana] · Larry Niven & Dian Girard · nv F&SF Nov 81
- 114 · Flare Time [Medea] · nv Andromeda 3, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1978
- 157 · The Locusts · Larry Niven & Steven Barnes · nv Analog Jun 79
- 200 · Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard · fa Omni Jul 80
- 205 · Folk Tale [Draco Tavern] · ss Nivens Laws, Owlswick, 1984
- 221 · The Green Marauder [Draco Tavern] · ss Destinies Feb 80
- 226 · War Movie [Draco Tavern] · ss Stellar #7, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1981
- 232 · The Real Thing [Draco Tavern] · ss IASFM Nov 82
- 236 · Limits [Draco Tavern] · ss IASFM Sep 28 81
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Limits Larry Niven (SFBC #1818, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.98, 205pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1985) collection, first hardcover edition.
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The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven (Ace 0-441-51554-1, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1978) short fantasy novella, with illustrations by Esteban Maroto. This is the 9th Ace printing.
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Footfall Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32347-5, Jun 85 [May 85], $17.95, 495pp, pb) Sf novel of aliens invading Earth. Sf writers help save the world.
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Footfall Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (Gollancz 0-575-03690-7, Sep 85 [Aug 85], £9.95, 495pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) sf novel, first British edition. The U.S. edition said it was perhaps the finest novel of alien invasion, while the British one proclaims it the ultimate.
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Footfall Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (SFBC #03475, Dec 85, $6.98, 575pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) sf novel.
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Inferno Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (Pocket 0-671-49766-9, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $3.50, 237pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1976) fantasy novel. 13th printing.
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Look Out for Space William F. Nolan (Intl Polygonics 0-930330-20-X, Jun 85 [May 85], $4.95, 188pp, pb) [Sam Space] The new Sam Space novel, sequel to Space for Hire.
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Space for Hire William F. Nolan (Intl Polygonics 0-930330-19-6, Jun 85 [May 85], $4.95, 174pp, pb) [Sam Space] Reprint (Lancer 1971) humorous sf/private eye novel, with a new introduction by the author.
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Beasts of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-028-9, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.95, 444pp, pb) [Gor] Reissue (DAW 1978), Gor #12. 10th printing.
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Dancer of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-100-5, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $3.95, 479pp, pb) [Gor] Sf novel, Gor #22.
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Hunters of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-010-6, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Gor] Reissue (DAW 1974) sf novel, Gor #8. 19th printing.
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Marauders of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-025-4, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.50, 296pp, pb) [Gor] Reissue (DAW 1975), Gor #9. 17th printing.
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Mercenaries of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-018-1, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.95, 446pp, pb) [Gor] Sf novel, #21 in the Tarl Cabot Saga.
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Slave Girl of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-027-0, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.95, 446pp, pb) [Gor] Reissue (DAW 1977), Gor #11. 13th printing.
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Tribesmen of Gor John Norman (DAW 0-88677-026-2, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.50, 364pp, pb) [Gor] Reissue (DAW 1976), Gor #10. 15th printing.
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Breed to Come Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-07900-8, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.50, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1972) sf novel. 9th Ace printing.
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The Crossroads of Time Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-12316-3, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $2.50, 242pp, pb) [Blake Walker] Reissue (Ace 1956) sf novel. 8th Ace printing since 1974, plus god knows how many before. This is early Norton, but still one of her outstanding books. (CNB)
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The Crystal Gryphon Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-54738-1, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Witch World: Gryphon] Reprint (Atheneum 1982) fantasy novel. Part of the Witch World series and book 1 of the Gryphon trilogy.
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Magic BooksDragon Magic Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-16654-7, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (Crowell 1972) juvenile fantasy novel. 5th Ace printing.
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Forerunner: The Second Venture Andre Norton (Tor 0-312-93256-1, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $13.95, 254pp, hc) [Forerunner] Sf novel, sequel to Forerunner.
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Forerunner: The Second Venture Andre Norton (SFBC #2413, Nov 85, $6.98, 181pp, hc) [Forerunner] Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. Sequel to Forerunner.
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Garan the Eternal Andre Norton (DAW 0-88677-055-6, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 206pp, pb) [Garan] Reissue (FPCI 1972) quasi-novel of fantasy, made up of 5 shorts. 6th DAW printing.
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Here Abide Monsters Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-54732-2, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $2.95, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1973) fantasy novel.
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Horn Crown Andre Norton (DAW 0-88677-051-3, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Witch World] Reissue (DAW 1981) fantasy novel. This is chronologically the first of the Witch World books. 6th printing.
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Lavender-Green Magic Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-47443-8, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.75, 241pp, pb) Reissue (Crowell 1974) juvenile fantasy novel. 6th Ace printing.
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Merlins Mirror Andre Norton (DAW 0-88677-052-1, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 205pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1975) sf novel about Merlin. 8th printing.
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Moon of Three Rings Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-53899-1, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.50, 294pp, pb) [Moonsinger] Reissue (Viking 1966) sf novel, 12th Ace printing.
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Night of Masks Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32070-0, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $2.25, 191pp, pb) [Dipple] Reprint (Harcourt Brace & World 1964) sf novel.
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No Night Without Stars Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32520-6, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.95, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1975) sf novel.
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Operation Time Search Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32586-9, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $2.95, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1967) sf novel.
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Ordeal in Otherwhere Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-63819-8, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $2.50, 203pp, pb) [Forerunner] Reissue (World 1964) sf novel. Forerunner #2. 4th Ace printing.
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Plague Ship Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-66837-2, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.50, 204pp, pb) [Solar Queen] Reissue (Gnome 1956, as by Andrew North) sf novel, Book 2 in the Solar Queen series. 7th Ace printing.
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Postmarked the Stars Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32069-7, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.50, 192pp, pb) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Harcourt 1959) sf novel, fourth in the Solar Queen series.
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Quest Crosstime Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-69685-6, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.50, 250pp, pb) [Blake Walker] Reissue (Viking 1965) sf novel. 5th printing.
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Red Hart Magic Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-71098-0, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.50, 179pp, pb) [Magic] Reissue (Crowell 1976) young-adult time warp fantasy novel, illustrated by Donna Diamond. 3rd Ace printing.
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Sargasso of Space Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-74987-9, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.50, 248pp, pb) [Solar Queen] Reissue (Gnome 1955, as by Andrew North) sf novel, Book 1 in the Solar Queen series. 7th Ace printing.
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Secret of the Lost Race Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-75836-3, May 85 [Apr 85], $2.50, 179pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1959) sf novel. 11th printing.
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Star Mans Son Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32588-5, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1952 as Star Mans Son 2250 A.D.) sf novel.
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Star Rangers Andre Norton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32308-4, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $2.50, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1953) sf novel.
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Storm Over Warlock Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-78747-9, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.50, 201pp, pb) [Forerunner] Reissue (World 1960) sf novel, first in the Forerunner series. 7th Ace printing.
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Witch World Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-89708-8, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.75, 282pp, pb) [Witch World] Reissue (Ace 1963) fantasy novel, first in the series. 11th printing.
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Yurth Burden Andre Norton (DAW 0-88677-054-8, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 206pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel. 5th printing.
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The Zero Stone Andre Norton (Ace 0-441-95966-0, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $2.75, 221pp, pb) [Murdoc Jern] Reissue (Viking 1968) sf novel. 6th Ace printing.
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Gryphons Eyrie Andre Norton & A. C. Crispin (Tor 0-812-54736-5, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.95, 248pp, pb) [Witch World: Gryphon] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, conclusion of the Gryphon trilogy. First paperback edition.
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Gryphons Eyrie Andre Norton & A. C. Crispin (SFBC #1594, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $4.98, 220pp, hc) [Witch World: Gryphon] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, third in the Gryphon series.
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House of Shadows Andre Norton & Phyllis Miller (Tor 0-812-54743-8, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult fantasy novel of a haunted house.
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Ride the Green Dragon Andre Norton & Phyllis Miller (Atheneum 0-689-50331-8, Sep 85 [Oct 85], $12.95, 231pp, hc) Young-adult mystery/adventure novel; it may not have fantasy elements, but is listed for Norton fans.
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Magic in Ithkar ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54740-3, May 85 [Apr 85], $6.95, 317pp, pb) [Ithkar] Anthology of original fantasy stories, all set in the same fantasy world.
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Magic in Ithkar 2 ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54745-4, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $6.95, 306pp, pb) [Ithkar] Original anthology of 14 fantasy stories all set in mythical Ithkar.
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The Borrowers Avenged Mary Norton (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-210531-X, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $6.95, 298pp, pb) [Borrowers] Reprint (Harcourt 1982) juvenile fantasy novel, fifth in the Borrowers series. Illustrated by Beth & Joe Krush.
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Polar Fleet Warren C. Norwood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24877-4, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 234pp, pb) [Double Spiral War] Sf novel, sequel to Midway Between.
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The Fourth Horseman Alan E. Nourse (Pinnacle 0-523-42432-9, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $3.50, 405pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1983) sf novel of plague in the near future.
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Land Under England Joseph ONeill (Overlook 0-87951-218-0, Sep 85 [Oct 85], $7.95, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1935) sf novel.
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Cadre One Robert ORiordan (Ace 0-441-09022-2, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 263pp, pb) [Cadre] Sf novel of an intergalactic super-police force, a first novel.
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Star Trek: The Klingon Dictionary Marc Okrand (Pocket 0-671-54349-0, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $3.95, 172pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek tie-in. English-Klingon/Klingon-English lexicon of familiar expressions with a complete grammar handbook and pronunciation key.
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Shadows in the Sun Chad Oliver (Crown 0-517-55867-X, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $8.95, 207pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1954) sf novel, with a new introduction by George Zebrowski. There is also a new afterword by the author.
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A World in Amber A. Orr (Bluejay 0-312-94459-4, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $14.95, 214pp, hc) [World in Amber] Fantasy novel, a first novel.
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Top Fantasy ed. Josh Pachter (Dent 0-460-04659-4, Jun 85 [May 85], £9.50, 311pp, hc) Authors choice anthology, plus comments by the authors on why each story is their personal favorite. An excellent anthology and well worth the trouble of ordering it from an English dealer. (CNB)
- vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in
- 1 · The Man Who Walked on Air · Michael Avallone · ss Weird Tales Sep 53
- 12 · Report on an Unidentified Space Station · J. G. Ballard · ss City Limits, 1982
- 18 · The Ship of Disaster · Barrington J. Bayley · ss New Worlds Jun 65
- 33 · Collaborating · Michael Bishop · ss Rooms of Paradise, ed. Lee Harding, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Quartet Books, 1978
- 51 · The Man Who Collected Poe · Robert Bloch · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct 51
- 65 · The Fog Horn [The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms] · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 23 51
- 73 · The Day of the Butterflies · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss The DAW Science Fiction Reader, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976
- 84 · The Depths · Ramsey Campbell · nv Dark Companions, Macmillan, 1982
- 104 · Touchstone · Terry Carr · ss F&SF May 64
- 117 · Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory · Thomas M. Disch · ss Quark #1, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970
- 134 · Trouble with Water · Horace L. Gold · ss Unknown Mar 39
- 154 · Harpist · Joe L. Hensley · ss Speculations, ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982
- 168 · Blue Vase of Ghosts · Tanith Lee · nv Dragonfields Win 83
- 188 · The Wifes Story · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss The Compass Rose, Harper & Row, 1982
- 193 · The House of Cthulhu · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers Jul 73
- 206 · The Real Shape of the Coast · John Lutz · ss EQMM Jun 71
- 217 · The Smallest Dragonboy [Pern] · Anne McCaffrey · ss Science Fiction Tales, ed. Roger Elwood, Rand, McNally, 1973
- 230 · Caves in Cliffs · Josh Pachter · ss *
- 239 · The Broken Hoop · Pamela Sargent · ss Twilight Zone Jun 82
- 253 · Dancers in the Time-Flux · Robert Silverberg · ss Heroic Visions, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1983
- 270 · Amends, A Tale of the Sun Kings · Nancy Springer · ss F&SF May 83
- 281 · Sing a Last Song of Valdese [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Chacal Win 76
- 293 · The Father of the Bride · Connie Willis · ss Twilight Zone May 82
- 301 · Kevin Malone · Gene Wolfe · ss New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
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Top Science Fiction ed. Josh Pachter (Dent 0-460-04647-0, 1984 [Feb 85], £8.95, 340pp, hc) Anthology of 25 authors choice stories with brief forewords by the authors. An excellent selection, and the various forewords are fascinating. (CNB)
- vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in
- 1 · All the Worlds Tears · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Nebula #21 57
- 12 · The Last Question · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Nov 56
- 25 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct 58
- 38 · A Small Kindness · Ben Bova · ss Analog Apr 83
- 52 · There Will Come Soft Rains · Ray Bradbury · ss Colliers May 6 50
- 59 · The Totally Rich · John Brunner · nv Worlds of Tomorrow Jun 63
- 83 · Internal Combustion · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Infinity Science Fiction Feb 56
- 99 · Hop-Friend · Terry Carr · ss F&SF Nov 62
- 111 · Transit of Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy Jan 71
- 124 · Going Under · Jack M. Dann · nv Omni Sep 81
- 143 · Why Johnny Cant Speed · Alan Dean Foster · ss Galaxy Sep 71
- 155 · Rescue Operation · Harry Harrison · ss Analog Dec 64
- 169 · Mazes · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Epoch, ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
- 174 · Endfray of the Ofay · Fritz Leiber · ss If Mar 69
- 189 · A Galaxy Called Rome · Barry N. Malzberg · nv F&SF Jul 75
- 208 · The Ship Who Sang [Helva] · Anne McCaffrey · nv F&SF Apr 61
- 226 · The Green Marauder [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Destinies Feb 80
- 231 · A Typical Day · Doris Piserchia · ss Galaxy Mar 74
- 242 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue Feb/Mar 66
- 248 · Capricorn Games · Robert Silverberg · ss The Far Side of Time, ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd Mead, 1974
- 266 · The Engineer and the Executioner · Brian M. Stableford · ss Amazing May 75
- 281 · Film Library · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Jul 46
- 301 · The Cosmic Express · Jack Williamson · ss Amazing Nov 30
- 309 · Daisy, in the Sun · Connie Willis · nv Galileo Nov 79
- 327 · In Looking-Glass Castle · Gene Wolfe · ss TriQuarterly #49 80
- · NOTE: The Dutch and German editions contain the following additional stories:
- · The Exploration of Space · Barrington J. Bayley · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1972
- · Cathadonian Odyssey · Michael Bishop · nv F&SF Sep 74
- · I Like Blondes · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy Jan 56
- · Elbow Room · Marion Zimmer Bradley · nv Stellar #5, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1980
- · A Passage in Earth · Damien Broderick · ss Rooms of Paradise, ed. Lee Harding, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Quartet Books, 1978
- · Remodeling of Eve · Lee Correy · ss Analog Jul 79
- · The Shape of Things That Came · Richard Deming · ss F&SF Oct 51
- · Mutability · Thomas M. Disch · ss Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribners, 1978
- · The Start of the End of the World · Carol Emshwiller · ss Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers Oct 79
- · The Man with English · Horace L. Gold · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- · Amnesty · Ron Goulart · ss Analog Sep 77
- · Zoo · Edward D. Hoch · vi Fantastic Universe Jun 58
- · Continued on Next Rock · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1970
- · The Way Back · Sam Moskowitz · nv Comet Jan 41
- · All Cats Are Gray [as by Andrew North] · Andre Norton · ss Fantastic Universe Aug/Sep 53
- · The Boy Who Cried Alien · Josh Pachter · ss
- · And Then We Went to Venus · Bill Pronzini · ss F&SF Jun 80
- · Clone Sister [Paul Swenson (& clones)] · Pamela Sargent · nv Eros in Orbit, ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1973
- · Examination Day · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy Feb 58
- · Walden Three · Michael Swanwick · nv New Dimensions 12, ed. Marta Randall & Robert Silverberg, Pocket, 1981
- · Countercharm [Sector General] · James White · nv New Worlds Nov 60
- · Heathen God · George Zebrowski · ss F&SF Jan 71
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