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• 4 • "Do it Our Way!" • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by Stanley Schmidt
• 12 • Manna from Heaven • [Haviland Tuf] • novella by George R. R. Martin
• 12 •  Manna from Heaven • interior artwork by uncredited
• 38 •  Manna from Heaven [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 58 • Theodore Sturgeon, 1918-1985 (obit) • essay by uncredited
• 60 • Fractured Skill • short story by Laurence M. Janifer
• 60 •  Fractured Skill • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 64 • Abitrating Neptunes Complaint • poem by Robert Frazier
• 66 • Rockabye Baby • novelette by S. C. Sykes
• 66 •  Rockabye Baby • interior artwork by uncredited
• 89 • In Times to Come (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • [In Times to Come (Analog)] • essay by uncredited
• 90 • Firing Line • [The Alternate View] • essay by G. Harry Stine
• 93 • On Gaming (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • [On Gaming] • essay by Dana Lombardy
• 94 • A Christmas Adversary • short story by Tom Ligon
• 94 •  A Christmas Adversary • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 111 • Biolog: Tom Ligon • [Biolog] • essay by Jay Kay Klein
• 112 • Snapshot of the Soul • short story by P. M. Fergusson
• 112 •  Snapshot of the Soul • interior artwork by Dell Harris
• 122 • The Vicious Circle • novelette by Edward A. Byers
• 122 •  The Vicious Circle • interior artwork by Nicholas Jainschigg
• 136 •  The Vicious Circle [2] • interior artwork by Nicholas Jainschigg
• 145 •  Jack Gaughan, 1930-1985 (obit) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 146 • The Man of Peace • short story by Stephen L. Burns
• 146 •  The Man of Peace • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 156 • Fair Exchange • novelette by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 156 •  Fair Exchange • interior artwork by Richard Crist
• 172 •  Fair Exchange [2] • interior artwork by Richard Crist
• 177 • The Reference Library (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • [The Reference Library] • essay by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 177 •   Review: Child of Fortune by Norman Spinrad • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 178 •   Review: The Remaking of Sigmund Freud by Barry Malzberg • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 179 •   Review: Helliconia Winter by Brian Aldiss • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 180 •   Review: The Glass Hammer by K. W. Jeter • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 180 •   Review: The Sword and the Eye by Justin Leiber • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 181 •   Review: Black Star Rising by Frederik Pohl • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 181 •   Review: Diasporah by W. R. Yates • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 181 •   Review: Best SF of the Year 14 by Terry Carr • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 182 •   Review: The Science Fiction Yearbook by Jim Baen and John F. Carr and Jerry Pournelle • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 182 •   Review: Mervyn Peake: A Personal Memoir by Gordon Smith • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 183 •   Review: Exploring Fantasy Worlds by Darrell Schweitzer • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 183 • Review of the nonfiction work "Robotics" by Marvin Minksy • essay by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 184 •   Review: Melancholy Elephants by Spider Robinson • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 184 •   Review: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: A Comedy of Manners by Robert A. Heinlein • review by Spider Robinson
• 187 • Brass Tacks (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited
• 187 •  Letter (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • essay by Gregg Rickman
• 188 •  Letter (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • essay by Tony Rothman
• 190 •  Letter (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • essay by Robert Coulson
• 192 • A Calendar of Upcoming Events (Analog, Mid-December 1985) • [Upcoming Events] • essay by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Anthony Lewis]