• Publication: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986Publication Record # 556386 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
• Editors: Karl F. Batdorff, Chris Halladay
• Date: 1986-00-00
• Publisher: Quark: The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Price:
  $2.50^?$: US dollar
• Pages: 120
• 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 and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986 by David Bastian
• Notes: No specific publication date given, only "Fall 1986" Cover artist per copyright column on p.3

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 2 • Driven to the Edge: Editor's Page (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986) • essay by Karl F. Batdorff
• 4 • Chipping at the Edge: Letters to the Editor (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986) • essay by Sharon Deem
• 5 • Chipping at the Edge: Letters to the Editor (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986) • essay by David Doering [as by Dave Doering]
• 6 • Chipping at the Edge: Letters to the Editor (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #12 Fall 1986) • essay by Per A. Malm
• 8 • Run Fast, Rat Mother • short story by Glenn L. Anderson
• 8 •  Run Fast, Rat Mother • interior artwork by David A. Murry
• 13 •  Run Fast, Rat Mother [2] • interior artwork by David A. Murry
• 22 •  Run Fast, Rat Mother [3] • interior artwork by David A. Murry
• 23 • Approaching the Edge: From the Big Bang to Superstrings to Nuclear Fusion • essay by B. Kent Harrison
• 34 • Rasta Man • short story by Howard V. Hendrix
• 34 •  Rasta Man • interior artwork by John Utykanski
• 36 •  Rasta Man [2] • interior artwork by John Utykanski
• 38 • Saguaro • short story by Robert Kirby
• 38 •  Saguaro • interior artwork by Edward Liebing
• 43 •  Saguaro [2] • interior artwork by Edward Liebing
• 47 •  Saguaro [3] • interior artwork by Edward Liebing
• 51 •  Saguaro [4] • interior artwork by Edward Liebing
• 52 •   Review: The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson • review by Dave Wolverton
• 54 •   Review: The Troll's Grindstone by Elizabeth H. Boyer • review by Kristy Merrill
• 55 •   Review: Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree, Jr. • review by Edward Liebing [as by Edward A. Liebing]
• 56 •   Review: L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume II by Algis Budrys • review by Dave Wolverton
• 58 • The Dawntower • poem by Charlene C. Harmon [as by Charlene Carlisle]
• 58 •  The Dawntower • interior artwork by Valerie Rees
• 60 • And the Stars Are Old (Part 1 of 2) • serial by M. Shayne Bell
• 60 •  And the Stars Are Old • interior artwork by Shareen Halliday
• 68 •  And the Stars Are Old [2] • interior artwork by Shareen Halliday
• 72 •  And the Stars Are Old [3] • interior artwork by Shareen Halliday
• 80 •  And the Stars Are Old [4] • interior artwork by Shareen Halliday
• 86 •  And the Stars Are Old [5] • interior artwork by Shareen Halliday
• 87 • A View from the Edge: Report from Confederation • essay by Jonathan D. Langford
• 90 • Tabby • short story by Colleen Drippé
• 91 •  Tabby • interior artwork by Elaine Grey
• 95 •  Tabby [2] • interior artwork by Elaine Grey
• 98 •  Tabby [3] • interior artwork by Elaine Grey
• 99 • Over the Edge: Reflection on Twenty Years of Star Trek • essay by Julia L. Taylor
• 104 • Mandy • short story by April Allgaier
• 104 •  Mandy • interior artwork by Alicia Brimhall
• 110 •  Mandy [2] • interior artwork by Alicia Brimhall
• 112 • Magician's Retreat • short story by Sharon Wilson
• 112 •  Magician's Retreat • interior artwork by Sharon Wilson
• 114 • Take Out the Trash • short story by Melva Gifford [as by Mel L. Gifford]
• 115 •  Take Out the Trash • interior artwork by Eddy Mueller
• 116 •  Take Out the Trash [2] • interior artwork by Eddy Mueller
• 117 •  Take Out the Trash [3] • interior artwork by Eddy Mueller
• 118 •  Take Out the Trash [4] • interior artwork by Eddy Mueller
• 119 •  Take Out the Trash [5] • interior artwork by Eddy Mueller