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• 3 •  Contents Page (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • interior artwork by Tiberon Storm
• 4 • Guest Editorial: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Critics? • essay by Gregory Frost
• 6 • V. C. Andrews: A Profile • essay by Douglas E. Winter
• 10 • Feedback (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by various
• 10 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by George T. McWhorter
• 10 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by Charles de Lint
• 10 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by Scott Edelman
• 10 • Imperfect Surfaces • poem by Roger C. Schlobin
• 11 • James P. Hogan: An Interview • interview of James P. Hogan • interview by Frank Garcia
• 12 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by Ramsey Campbell
• 13 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Juggling the Baggage • essay by Gregory Benford
• 13 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: New Questions for Old • essay by Gary K. Wolfe
• 13 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Letter (1) • essay by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
• 14 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Letter (2) • essay by Bob Leman
• 14 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Letter (3) • essay by Tom Shippey [as by T. A. Shippey]
• 14 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Letter (4) • essay by Robert A. Collins [as by Bob Collins]
• 14 • The Benford/Wolfe Files: Letter (5) • essay by Leonard G. Heldreth
• 14 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 16 •   Review: Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov • review by Robert A. Collins
• 16 •   Review: The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg • review by Mary S. Weinkauf
• 16 •   Review: The Damnation Game by Clive Barker • review by Chris Morgan
• 16 •  "Where's the beef?!" • interior artwork by Tiberon Storm
• 17 •   Review: The Ghost of Veronica Gray by Ken Eulo • review by Charles de Lint
• 17 •   Review: Back to the Future by George Gipe • review by Jerry L. Parsons
• 17 •   Review: Eon by Greg Bear • review by Pascal J. Thomas
• 17 •   Review: Artifact by Gregory Benford • review by Gary K. Wolfe
• 18 •   Review: The Children of Anthi by Jay D. Blakeney • review by Joe Sanders
• 18 •   Review: The Postman by David Brin • review by Keith Soltys
• 18 •   Review: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois • review by Andrew Andrews [as by Andrew M. Andrews]
• 18 •   Review: Mustapha and His Wise Dog by Esther M. Friesner • review by Bill Collins
• 19 •   Review: Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart • review by Naomi Galbreath
• 19 •   Review: White Wing by Gordon Kendall • review by Carolyn Wendell
• 20 •   Review: The Zenda Vendetta by Simon Hawke • review by Carolyn Wendell
• 20 •   Review: E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet by William Kotzwinkle • review by Richard Mathews
• 20 •   Review: Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin • review by Carol McGuirk
• 20 •   Review: Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! by Shawna McCarthy • review by Michael R. Collings
• 20 •  Fantasy Review, September 1985 ("I've lost my head twice in this war") • interior artwork by Tiberon Storm
• 21 •   Review: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers by John Fairley and Simon Welfare • review by Robert A. Collins [as by Bob Collins]
• 21 •   Review: Moon by James Herbert • review by Pauline E. Dungate [as by Pauline Morgan]
• 21 •   Review: The Hammer of Darkness by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. • review by William M. Schuyler, Jr.
• 21 •   Review: Blood and Dreams by Richard Monaco • review by Charles de Lint
• 22 •   Review: The Time of the Annihilator by John Morressy • review by C. W. Sullivan, III
• 22 •   Review: Forerunner: The Second Venture by Andre Norton • review by Carl B. Yoke
• 22 •   Review: The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry • review by M. A. Bartter [as by Martha A. Bartter]
• 22 •   Review: Night Cry, Winter 1985 by Alan Rodgers • review by Allan Jenoff
• 23 •   Review: The Secret of Life by Rudy Rucker • review by Pascal J. Thomas
• 23 •   Review: Ou Lu Khen and the Beautiful Madwoman by Jessica Amanda Salmonson • review by Bill Collins
• 23 •   Review: Journey Beyond Tomorrow by Robert Sheckley • review by Chris Morgan
• 23 •   Review: Mindswap by Robert Sheckley • review by Chris Morgan
• 23 •   Review: Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley • review by Chris Morgan
• 24 •   Review: Starkadder by Bernard King • review by Pauline E. Dungate [as by Pauline Morgan]
• 24 •   Review: Alien Main by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. and T. L. Sherred • review by W. D. Stevens
• 24 •   Review: The Search of Mavin Manyshaped by Sheri S. Tepper • review by Allan Jenoff
• 24 •   Review: The Temple of Truth by E. C. Tubb • review by Diana Waggoner
• 24 •   Review: End as a Hero by Keith Laumer • review by M. A. Bartter [as by Martha A. Bartter]
• 24 •   Review: The Endless Frontier Vol. II by John F. Carr and Jerry Pournelle • review by W. D. Stevens
• 25 •   Review: Null-A Three by A. E. van Vogt • review by Mary S. Weinkauf
• 25 •   Review: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome by Joan D. Vinge • review by Susan L. Nickerson
• 26 •   Review: Dragonfield and Other Stories by Jane Yolen • review by Robert A. Collins [as by Bob Collins]
• 26 •   Review: Forrest J. Ackerman's Fantastic Movie Memories by Forrest J. Ackerman • review by Walter Albert
• 26 •   Review: The Last Days of the Edge of the World by Brian Stableford • review by W. D. Stevens
• 26 •   Review: Science Fiction: The Mythos of a New Romance by Janice Antczak • review by Thom Dunn
• 26 • Review of "Dick Smith's Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook" • essay by Michael Klossner
• 27 •   Review: Fantasy and Mimesis: Responses to Reality in Western Literature by Kathryn Hume • review by Len Hatfield
• 27 •   Review: Musique Fantastique: A Survey of Film Music in Fantastic Cinema by Randall D. Larson • review by Walter Albert
• 28 •   Review: Views by Roger Dean • review by Chris Morgan
• 28 •   Review: Modern Science Fiction and the American Literary Community by Frederick Andrew Lerner • review by Robert A. Collins
• 28 •   Review: Nightmare Movies: Wide Screen Horror Since 1968 by Kim Newman • review by Keith Neilson
• 30 •   Review: American International Pictures: A Filmography by Robert L. Ottoson • review by Joe Sanders
• 30 •   Review: The Soft Machine: Cybernetic Fiction by David Porush • review by W. D. Stevens
• 30 •   Review: The Unified Ring: Narrative Art and the Science-Fiction Novel by Frank Sadler • review by David N. Samuelson
• 32 • Mike Ashley's British Scene (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • [The British Scene] • essay by Mike Ashley
• 34 • Specialty & Fan Press (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by uncredited
• 36 • October Paperbacks (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by uncredited
• 38 • Trade Books (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • essay by uncredited
• 40 • News from IAFA (Fantasy Review, September 1985) • [News from IAFA] • essay by Marshall B. Tymn