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• 4 • Missing Chain • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by Stanley Schmidt
• 12 • Obituary: Clifford D. Simak, 1904-1988 • essay by uncredited
• 14 • Proteus Unbound (Part 4 of 4) • [Proteus • 2] • serial by Charles Sheffield
• 14 •  Proteus Unbound (Part 4 of 4) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 38 •  Proteus Unbound (Part 4 of 4) [2] • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 62 • Extraterrestrial Intelligence and The Interdict Hypothesis • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Martyn J. Fogg
• 62 •  Extraterrestrial Intelligence and The Interdict Hypothesis • interior artwork by Dell Harris
• 73 • On Gaming (Analog, November 1988) • [On Gaming] • essay by Matthew J. Costello
• 74 • Emissary • novelette by Stephen Kraus
• 74 •  Emissary • interior artwork by Dell Harris
• 92 • Wait Till Next Year • short story by Robin Rowland [as by Robin F. Rowland]
• 92 •  Wait Till Next Year • interior artwork by Arthur George
• 106 • To Fan the Flame • short story by Thomas A. Easton
• 106 •  To Fan the Flame • interior artwork by Martin G. Cameron [as by Martin Cameron]
• 117 • The Rainbows of Gravity • [The Alternate View] • essay by John G. Cramer
• 118 •  The Alternate View: The Rainbows of Gravity • interior artwork by William R. Warren, Jr.
• 121 • Untitled • essay by John Madison
• 122 • The Healing • short story by W. T. Quick
• 122 •  The Healing • interior artwork by Linda Burr
• 133 •   Review: Neon Lotus by Marc Laidlaw • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 133 • The Reference Library (Analog, November 1988) • [The Reference Library] • essay by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 134 •   Review: A Truce with Time: A Love Story with Occasional Ghosts by Parke Godwin • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 135 •   Review: Crazy Time by Kate Wilhelm • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 136 • The Square Peg • short story by Steven A. Sandberg
• 136 •  The Square Peg • interior artwork by William R. Warren, Jr.
• 152 • In Times to Come (Analog, November 1988) • [In Times to Come (Analog)] • essay by uncredited
• 153 •   Review: Spacer: Window of the Mind by John Maddox Roberts • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 153 •   Review: The Vang: The Military Form by Christopher Rowley • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 154 •   Review: Brightsuit MacBear by L. Neil Smith • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 154 •   Review: Project Pendulum by Robert Silverberg • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 155 •   Review: The Man-Kzin Wars by Larry Niven • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 156 •   Review: A Very Large Array: New Mexico Science Fiction and Fantasy by Melinda M. Snodgrass • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 156 •   Review: Imagination: The Art & Technique of David A. Cherry by David A. Cherry • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 158 • State of the Art: Star Trek Revisited • essay by G. Harry Stine
• 167 • Analog: A Calendar of Upcoming Events (Analog, November 1988) • [Upcoming Events] • essay by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Anthony Lewis]
• 168 • Last Rights • novelette by Brad Ferguson
• 168 •  Last Rights • interior artwork by Anthony Bari
• 189 • Brass Tacks (Analog, November 1988) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by Stanley Schmidt
• 190 •  Letter (Analog, November 1988) • essay by John Thiel
• 191 •  Letter (Analog, November 1988) • essay by Stephen Arr [as by Stephen Rynas]