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• 6 • The Dean of Science Fiction • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 6 •  The Dean of Science Fiction • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 10 • On Books (Asimov's, November 1979) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 10 •   Review: The Road to Corlay by Richard Cowper • review by Baird Searles
• 12 •   Review: The Dragon Lord by David Drake • review by Baird Searles
• 14 •   Review: The Web Between the Worlds by Charles Sheffield • review by Baird Searles
• 15 •   Review: Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White • review by Baird Searles
• 18 •   Review: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 18 •   Review: The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum • review by Baird Searles
• 21 • The SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, November 1979) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss
• 22 • The Eternal Genesis • [Lagrange (Rothman) • 2] • novelette by Milton A. Rothman
• 22 •  The Eternal Genesis • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 45 • Haiku for the L5 • poem by Robert Frazier
• 46 • The Erasing of Philbert the Fudger • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 48 • Twist Ending • short story by Barry B. Longyear
• 48 •  Twist Ending • interior artwork by George Barr
• 53 • The Raindrop's Rôle • short story by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.
• 53 •  The Raindrop's Rôle • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed (variant of The Raindrop's Role) [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 71 • tanka for the SUNSAT Project • poem by Robert Frazier
• 72 • In Spring a Livelier Iris • short story by Ruth Berman
• 72 •  In Spring a Livelier Iris • interior artwork by Hilary Barta
• 88 • From the Lunatech Admissions Committee • short story by Sharon N. Farber
• 88 •  From the Lunatech Admissions Committee • interior artwork by Freff
• 92 • Furlough • short story by Skip Wall
• 92 •  Furlough • interior artwork by Val Lakey Lindahn [as by Val Lakey]
• 105 • Flamegame • short story by Steve Perry
• 105 •  Flamegame • interior artwork by Ron Miller
• 120 • The Fare • short story by S. R. Cronin [as by Sherri Roth]
• 120 •  The Fare • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 131 • Autumn Sunshine for Moe Joost • short story by John Morressy
• 133 • The Sapphire As Big As the Marsport Hilton • short story by John M. Ford
• 133 •  The Sapphire as Big as the Marsport Hilton • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 137 • Sharing Time in the Gallery • short story by Sharon Webb
• 137 •  Sharing Time in the Gallery • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 146 • On the Midwatch • short story by Keith Minnion
• 146 •  On the Midwatch • interior artwork by Keith Minnion
• 155 • This Could Not Be the Alien • poem by Charles West [as by Charles West, Jr.]
• 156 • Mountain Wings • short story by Sydney J. Van Scyoc
• 156 •  Mountain Wings • interior artwork by Ron Miller
• 172 • Gift of a Useless Man • short story by Alan Dean Foster
• 172 •  Gift of a Useless Man • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 185 •  Letters (Asimov's, November 1979) • essay by various
• 191 •  Letters (Asimov's, November 1979) • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel [as by Roy G. Krenkel, Jr.]