• Publication: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #5Publication Record # 568600 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
• Editor: Dave Doering
• Date: 1983-00-00
• Publisher: Quark: The Science and Fiction Club
• Pages: 105
• Format:
  tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Cover: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #5 by Steven Keele
• Notes: No publication date given in magazine, likely published between April and October of 1983 based on an ad for an event in November 1983, articles covering an event in February 1983, and art dated March 1983. Cover artist per credit on p.3 "Big Al" Olsen is credited only that way, no real name is given "Thoughts of Tinúviel" interior art on p.27 is not credited and has no visible signature Staff list from p.3:

  • Managing Editor: Dave Doering
  • Fiction Editors: Shayne Bell, Rebecca Bernard, Cara Bullinger, Vicki Brinkmeier, Melva Gifford, Peter Hammond, Barbara Hume, Karen Larsen, Barbara Lynn, Bob Steimle
  • Executive Secretary: Karen Larsen
  • Advertising and Marketing Directors: Shayne Bell, Lareena Smith
  • Staff: Ron Blankenship, Bill Schuler, Cindy Skinner
  • Art Director and Designer: Steven Keele
  • Art Staff: Kristina Mikkelson, LaDonna Mikkelson, Scott Ham
  • Non-Fiction Editor: Julia Sayers
  • Associate Non-Fiction Editors: Vicki Brinkmeier, Bob Steimle
  • Typesetting Supervisors: Shayne Bell, Cara Bullinger
  • Finance Director: Dave Phoenix
  • Staff Members on Leave: Sonja Porter, Dave Bastian

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 2 • Editor's Page (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #5) • essay by David Doering [as by Dave Doering]
• 4 • Approaching the Edge: An Interview with Orson Scott Card • interview of Orson Scott Card • interview by Vicki Brinkmeier
• 8 •  Incident at the Prancing Unicorn • interior artwork by Kristina Mikkelson and LaDonna Mikkelson
• 8 • Incident at the Prancing Unicorn • short story by M. Shayne Bell [as by Shayne Bell]
• 13 •  Incident at the Prancing Unicorn [2] • interior artwork by 'Big Al' Olsen
• 14 •  Sale Item • interior artwork by Kristina Mikkelson
• 14 • Sale Item • short story by Melva Gifford
• 18 • Appearances • short story by Barbara R. Hume [as by Barbara Hume]
• 18 •  Appearances • interior artwork by Kristina Mikkelson
• 22 •  Appearances [2] • interior artwork by 'Big Al' Olsen
• 23 • View from the Edge: Genetic Engineering • essay by William S. Bradshaw
• 27 •  Thoughts of Tinúviel • interior artwork by uncredited
• 27 • Thoughts of Tinúviel • poem by Cara Bullinger
• 28 • Clinging to the Edge: Tip of the Iceberg Fiction • essay by Steve Walker
• 35 •  Red Flowers & Ivy • interior artwork by Bill Carman
• 35 • Red Flowers & Ivy • short story by M. Shayne Bell (variant of Red Flowers and Ivy) [as by Shayne Bell]
• 38 •  The Fractured Boy • interior artwork by Steven Keele
• 38 • The Fractured Boy • short story by Lareena Smith
• 46 •  Return to Sender • interior artwork by Joe Flores
• 46 • Return to Sender • short story by Barbara Lynn
• 50 •  What Was Bought with a Stab of Fire • interior artwork by David Kern
• 50 • What Was Bought with a Stab of Fire • (1982) • short story by Kevin Christensen
• 56 •  Jepatha • interior artwork by Michelle Miller
• 56 • Jepatha • short story by Cara Bullinger
• 59 • Over the Edge: Arthur C. Clarke - Beyond Jupiter • essay by Marjorie Wight
• 63 •  Over the Edge: Arthur C. Clarke - Beyond Jupiter • interior artwork by Steven Keele
• 64 •  Hearth on Terra: Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) • interior artwork by Kristine Keele
• 64 • Hearth on Terra: Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) • serial by Barbara R. Hume (book publication as A Hearth on Terra) [as by Barbara Hume]
• 75 •  Hearth on Terra: Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) [2] • interior artwork by Kristine Keele
• 90 •  Hearth on Terra: Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) [3] • interior artwork by Kristine Keele
• 101 •  Hearth on Terra: Conclusion (Part 4 of 4) [4] • interior artwork by Kristine Keele