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• 5 • Learning Device • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 5 •  Learning Device • (1978) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 12 • On Books (Asimov's, August 1979) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 12 •   Review: The Two Faces of Tomorrow by James P. Hogan • review by Baird Searles
• 13 •   Review: The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers • review by Baird Searles
• 14 •   Review: Mindsong by Joan Cox • review by Baird Searles
• 14 •   Review: Daughter of the Bright Moon by Lynn Abbey • review by Baird Searles
• 16 •   Review: The Fourth Book of Virgil Finlay by Virgil Finlay • review by Baird Searles
• 16 • On More Books (Asimov's, August 1979) • [On Books] • essay by Charles N. Brown
• 17 •   Review: Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn • review by Charles N. Brown
• 19 •   Review: Stardance by Jeanne Robinson and Spider Robinson • review by Charles N. Brown
• 19 •   Review: Destination: Void by Frank Herbert • review by Charles N. Brown
• 19 •   Review: The Jesus Incident by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom • review by Charles N. Brown
• 19 •   Review: The Best of Avram Davidson by Avram Davidson • review by Charles N. Brown
• 20 •   Review: They by Douglas Menville and R. Reginald • review by Charles N. Brown
• 20 •   Review: King Solomon's Children by Douglas Menville and R. Reginald • review by Charles N. Brown
• 20 •   Review: The King of Kor by Sidney J. Marshall • review by Charles N. Brown
• 20 •   Review: The Fox Woman & Other Stories by A. Merritt • review by Charles N. Brown
• 20 •   Review: Bibliography of Adventure by Bradford M. Day • review by Charles N. Brown
• 22 • Dreams • novelette by Barry B. Longyear
• 22 •  Dreams • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 43 • The Explosion of Blabbage's Oracle • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 44 • Alex Schomburg • [Artist Profile] • essay by Shawna McCarthy
• 49 • C.O.D. • short story by Jonathan Milos
• 49 •  C. O. D. • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 56 • Stone Crucible • short story by John M. Ford
• 56 •  Stone Crucible • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate [as by Vincent DiFate]
• 71 •  Stone Crucible [2] • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate [as by Vincent DiFate]
• 78 • On What Really Goes on at a Science Fiction Convention • essay by Darrell Schweitzer
• 81 • The SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, August 1979) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss
• 82 • Itch on the Bull Run • [Terra Tarkington] • short story by Sharon Webb
• 82 •  Itch on the Bull Run • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 93 • The Migration of Darkness • poem by Peter Payack
• 94 • Where Are You, Stephanie Tobin? • short story by Juleen Brantingham
• 94 •  Where Are You, Stephanie Tobin? • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 103 • Doo-Dah Chemistry • short story by William Tuning
• 104 • The Cool War • [The Cool War (Pohl)] • novella by Frederik Pohl
• 104 •  The Cool War • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 124 •  The Cool War [2] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 135 •  The Cool War [3] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 159 •  The Cool War [4] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 164 •  The Cool War [5] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan