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• 4 • Ideas • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 9 •  Letters (Asimov's, March 1990) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 18 • Neat Stuff (Asimov's, March 1990) • [Neat Stuff (Asimov's)] • essay by Matthew J. Costello
• 20 •  I Remember Clarion • interior artwork by Laura Lakey
• 20 • I Remember Clarion • [Viewpoint] • (1971) • essay by Damon Knight
• 30 • Gerda & the Wizard • novelette by Rob Chilson
• 30 •  Gerda & the Wizard • interior artwork by Robert Shore
• 54 • The Dragon in the Garden • poem by Sandra J. Lindow [as by Sandra Lindow]
• 56 • Buddha Nostril Bird • novelette by John Kessel
• 56 •  Buddha Nostril Bird • interior artwork by Pat Morrissey
• 75 •  Cartoon: "Before you kiss me, honesty compels me to mention that, in addition to becoming a tall, blonde, and blue-eyed prince, I will also have an eye-boggling set of stretch marks." • interior artwork by Mark Heath
• 76 • Midnight News • short story by Lisa Goldstein
• 76 •  Midnight News • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 87 • The Queen of Marincite • short story by Maureen F. McHugh
• 87 •  The Queen of Marincite • interior artwork by Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn [as by Ron Lakey Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn]
• 101 • The Diamond in the Sky • poem by Ruth Berman
• 102 • Simulation Six • novelette by Steven Gould
• 102 •  Simulation Six • interior artwork by Terry Lee
• 121 • Splatter Us, Clatter Us • poem by David Sandner
• 122 • Missolonghi 1824 • short story by John Crowley
• 122 •  Missolonghi 1824 • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 131 • Jekyll Reflects • poem by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 132 • Captain Coyote's Last Hunt • short story by Bradley Denton
• 132 •  Captain Coyote's Last Hunt • interior artwork by Bob Walters
• 148 • The Flowering Inferno • [Mirabile] • novelette by Janet Kagan
• 148 •  The Flowering Inferno • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 183 • Next Issue (Asimov's, March 1990) • essay by uncredited
• 184 •   Review: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons • review by Baird Searles
• 184 • On Books (Asimov's, March 1990) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 186 •   Review: Falcon by Emma Bull • review by Baird Searles
• 187 •   Review: Slaves of the Volcano God by Craig Shaw Gardner • review by Baird Searles
• 187 •   Review: The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley • review by Baird Searles
• 189 •   Review: Witchwood by John Buchan • review by Baird Searles
• 190 •   Review: Final Blackout by L. Ron Hubbard • review by Baird Searles
• 192 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, March 1990) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss