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Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Rick Sternbach; Gahan Wilson (illustrator). Vol. 54, No. 5, Whole No. 324. May 1978. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Rick Sternbach for "King Frog" by Richard Olin. Includes "The Deed" (novelet) by Andrew Weiner; "Ghost Stalk" (novelet) by Glen Cook; "Big Ernie, The Royal Russian and the Big Trapdoor" [Writers' Heaven] by Barry Malzberg; "The Huns" [W. Wilson Newbury] by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Green Dog" by Mel Gilden; "The Ark Among the Flags" by Raylyn Moore. Departments: "Books" by Algis Budrys; "Cartoon: "I'm afraid you have the wrong number" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Just Another Pretty UFO" by Baird Searles; "Science: By Land and By Sea" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by David Hardy. This issue contains: 25 Crunch Split Right on Two, a novelet by George Alec Effinger; and Short Stories: White Wolf Calling by Charles L. Grant; The Milewide Steamroller by Raylyn Moore; Decay by Jon Fast; Pop Goes the Weasel by Robert Hoskins; Please Close the Gate on Account of the Kitten by Doris Pitkin Buck; and serial: The Stochastic Man - part one of three by Robert Silverberg; along with: Science: The Judo Argument by Isaac Asimov; a cartoon by Gahan Wilson; and the usual features.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Faceless Man" (pt 2 of 2) by Jack Vance; "The Tour" by Ted Thomas; "The Sun Pond" by George Chesbro; "The Way Things Work" by Ron Goulart; "The Tenant" by Avram Davidson; "The Art Machine" by Stephen Barr; "Birdlime" by B. L. Keller. Features: "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Books" by James Blish; "Films" by Baird Searles; "Science: Euclid's Fifth" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by Gaughan for "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (novella) by Richard Cowper. Includes "A Stillness at Sordera" (novelet) by Thayer Waldo; "Positively the Last Pact with - The Devil?" by J. O. Jeppson; "Changing Styles" by Gordon Eklund; "Brain Diver" by Charles W. Runyon; "Ride, Colonel, Ride!" by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Final Cut" by Larry Tritten. Departments: "Books" (reviews) by Algis Budrys; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Space 1949 (cont.)" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Nightfall Effect" by Isaac Asimov; "An Extrusion of Lions" (verse) by Bertrand Gironel; "F&SF Competition.".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding and good color. Cover art by David Hardy. Includes "The Web of the Magi" (novella) by Richard Cowper; "The Recycling of Ardella Rudneff" (novelet) by Raylyn Moore; "And Then We Went to Venus" by Bill Pronzini; "Bug House" by Lisa Tuttle; "Hell's Fire" by Mack Reynolds & Gary Jennings; "The One Over" by Dean R. Lambe; "Finger of Fate" by Edward Wellen. Features: 'Books" by Michael Bishop; "Films: Too Late and Lathe Two" by Baird Searles; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: The Unsecret Weapon" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Competition".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ron Walotsky for "A Father's Tale" (novelet) by Sterling Lanier. Includes "Under Siege" (novelet) by Robert Thurston; "Once There Were Cows" (novelet) by Charles W. Runyon; "Mr. Sperling Bugs Out" by Haskell Barkin; "The Star Sneak" by Larry Tritten; "The Gateway to Now" by Michael G. Coney; "Twenty Sixty-One" by Barry N. Malzberg; "The Shadow of Horns" by Margaret St. Clair; "Dress Rehearsal" by Harvey Jacobs. Features: "Books" by George Zebrowski; "Films: Mickey Who?" by Baird Searles; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: As Easy as Two Plus Three" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Contents inlcude: In the Problem Pit by Frederik Pohl / Frederik Pohl: Frontiersman (article) by Lester Del Rey / Frederik Pohl: Bibliography by Mark Ownings / Cage A Man by F. M. Busby / The Helmet by Bary N. Malzberg / Dominions Beyond by Ward Moore / I Wish I May, I Wish I Might by Bill Pronzini / The Cryonauts by Edward Wellen / cartoon by Gahan Wilson / Science: Signs of the Times by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding and good color. Cover art by Doug Andersen. Contains stories by James Lawson, Michael F. Flynn, Ron Goulart, Barry N. Malzberg, Ed Gorman, Lisa R. Cohen, and M. Shayne Bell. Books column by Orson Scott Card. Science essay by Bruce Sterling. Film review by Kathi Maio. Cartoons by Henry Martin, S. Harris, Joseph Farris, and Arthur Masear.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Good color. Cover art by Gaughan for "The Tocsin" (novelet) by D. F. Jones. Includes "Hobo Jungle" (novelet) by Ron Goulart; "Wife to the Lord" by Harry Harrison; "The Angry Mountain" by Stephen Tall; "Mother of Pearl" by Bruce McAllister; "The Believing Child" by Zenna Henderson. Features: "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; 'Books" (reviews) by Sidney Coleman; "Science: The DIstance of Far" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Marketplace"; "Index to Volume Thirty-Eight.".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Nice color. Cover art by Terry Smith. Contains stories by Nina Kiricki Hoffman; Esther M. Friesner; Robert Grossbach; Jerry Oltion; Kent Patterson; Robert Vamosi; Ray Vukcevich; and Madelaine E. Robins. Science essay by Bruce Sterling. Book reviews by Charles de Lint. Film review by Kathi Maio. Cartoons by Arthur Masear and S. Harris.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by David Hardy. Novelets: "Good Night, Sweethearts" by James Tiptree, Jr. and "Still Life" by David S. Garnett. Short Stories: "Wild Boys" by Karen Joy Fowler, "Peace Feelers" by Neil W. Hiller, "The Dog of Truth" by Kit Reed, "Godel's Doom" by George Zebrowski, "Spintwister" by Paul Di Filippo, and "Sea Change" by Scott Baker. Departments: Books by Algis Budrys, Harlan Ellison's Watching by Harlan Ellison, Science: "Superstar" by Isaac Asimov, and F&SF Competition. Cartoons: Henry Martin, Rex May, Sidney Harris.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Nice shape. Cover art by Corey Wolfe for "Spirits from the Vasty Deep". Novelets: "The Soul's Shadow" by Pamela Sargent and "A Stage of Memory" by David Brin & Daniel Brin. Short Stories: "Spirits from the Vasty Deep" by John Morressy, "Outpost on Europa" by Kenneth W. Ledbetter, "Test Case" by Richard Cowper, "Glory" by Ron Goulart, and "Insecticide" by Steven Saylor. Departments: Books by Algis Budrys, Harlan Ellison's Watching by Harlan Ellison, Science: "The Dead-End Middle" by Isaac Asimov, F&SF Competition, and Index to Volume 71. Cartoons: Henry Martin, Alexis Gilliland, Rex May.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Paul Chadwick for "Four Kings and an Ace" (novelet) by R. Garcia y Robertson. Includes "The King of the Neanderthals" (novelet) by Wayne Wightman; "Skinsuit" by John Maddox Roberts; "Bushwhacker" by Robert Reed; "Inspiration" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; "Mr. Rob't E. Hoskins" by Avram Davidson; "The Pieces of the Puzzle" by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Departments: "Books' by Algis Budrys; "Books to Look for" by Orson Scott Card; "Inside Science Fiction" by Charles Platt; "Harlan Ellison's Watching" by Harlan Ellison; "Science: The Invention of the Devil" by Isaac Asimov. Cartoons by John Jonik, Henry Martin, and Ed Arno.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light wear. Rick De Marco cover. Works by Susan C. Petry, L. A. Taylor, David Redd, Gordon Linzner, Jane Yolen, Joseph Green & Patrice Milton, Charles L. Grant, Isaac Asimov, and the only publication I know of for "Last Night onDugan's World" by Steve Vance and "Poems to Play in the Piccolo" by George C. Chesbro.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. David Mattingly; Gahan Wilson (illustrator). Volume 59, No. 1, Whole No. 350. July 1980. Very Good. Interior unmarked with light tanning at edges. Spine clean and tight. Cover clean and bright with mailing label ghost. Light edge wear. See photo. 164 pages. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by David Mattingly illustrating "Call for the Dead" [Dread Empire] (Balrog nominated novelette) by Glen Cook. Includes "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story" [Spacewhale] (novelette) by Robert F. Young; "The Most Illuminatingly Doleful and Instructively Affecting Demise of Flo, Late of Upper Blooton" [Bad Habits] (poem) by Russell M. Griffin; "Canyons of the Mind by C. Herb Williams; "Lebenstraum" by J. W. Schutz; "A Glint of Gold" by Nicholas Yermakov (Simon Hawke); "Spring Fever" by Jack C. Haldeman, II; "Found" by Melissa Leach Dowd. Departments: "Cartoon: "We're city little people, lady, if it's any of your damn business." by Gahan Wilson; "Books" by Thomas M. Disch; "Films: The Chronic Marginal" by Baird Searles; "Science: Siriusly Speaking" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square tight binding and good color. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Bert Tanner for "Deeper Than the Darkness" (novelet) by Greg Benford. Includes "Trouble on Kort" (novelet) by William M. Lee; "Some Very Odd Happenings at Kibblesham Manor House" by Michael Harrison; "Not Long Before the End" by Larry Niven; "The House" by P. M. Hubbard; "The Freak" by Pg Wyal. Features: "Books" by Joanna Russ & Gahan Wilson; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: The Incredible Shrinking People" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover by Don Dixon. Includes "Enforcer" (novelet) by Jerry Pournelle; "The Clock Watcher" (novelet) by Robert Aickman; "Whatever Happened to Nick Neptune" (novelet) by Richard A. Lupoff; "Thataway" by Edward Wellen; "The Treyans Are Coming" by Miriam Allen de Ford; "Bond and Free" by Pamela Sargent; "In the World of Magic" by Leonard Tushnet. features: "Books" by John Clute; "Films" by Baird Searles; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: The Double-ended Candle" by Isaac Asimov; "Index to Volume 46".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by David Palladini for "Brother Hart" by Jane Yolen. Includes "Goldbrick" (novella) by Edward Wellen; "Little Goethe" (novelette) by M. Mendelsohn; "Project Hi-Rise" by Robert F. Young; "Cat" by Bill Pronzini; "Second Chance" by Charles V. De Vet; 'He-y, Come on Ou-t" by Shinichi Hoshi. Departments: "Books" by Algis Budrys; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: An Oddity by Homer" by Baird Searles; "A Checklist of Isaac Asimov's Science Essays, 1958-1978"; "Science: Fifty Million Big Brothers" by Isaac Asimov.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Cover art by Thomas Canty for "The Little Things" by Bridget McKenna. Includes "Wall, Stone, Craft" (novella) by Walter Jon Williams; "Fable Blue" (novelet) by Robert Reed; "Lost in the Shopping Mall" (novelet) by Allan Steele; "The Snatchers" by Jane Yolen; "The Light at the End of the Day" by Carrie Richerson; "Hugh Merrow" by Jonathan Lethem; "Sacred Ground" by K. D. Wentworth; "Touched" by Dale Bailey. Departments: "Books to Look For" by Orson Scott Card; "Science: Robotica '93" by Bruce Sterling; "Films: The Future Is Television" by Kathi Maio.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Cover art by Jill Bauman for "The Siren Shoals" (novella) by R. Garcia y Robertson. Includes "The Skeleton Key" (novella) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; "The Bone Woman" by Charles de Lint; "Chroncorp" by Grania Davis; "The Silent Treatment" by Marina Fitch; "Mom's Cooking" by Ron Goulart; "Vigil" by Stephen Dedman. Departments: "Books to Look for" by Orson Scott Card; "Films" by Kathi Maio; "Science: 'Creation Science" by Gregory Benford.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ron Walotsky for "Palely Loitering" (novelet) by Christopher Priest. Includes "Hand in Glove" (novelet) by Robert Aickman; "Parental Guidance Suggested" by William Rotsler; "Mortal Gods" by Orson Scott Card; "While-You-Wait" by Edward Wellen; "Just Like a Cretin Dog" by John Kessel; "Mythological Beast" by Stephen R. Donaldson. Departments: "Books" by John Clute; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Inverse Universe" (verse) by William Jon Watkins; "Films: Whimsy Two" by Baird Searles; "Science: Proxima" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Competition".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Cover art by Stephen Gervais for "Naming the Flowers" (novella) by Kate Wilhelm. Includes "The Grass Is Always Greener" (novelet) by Jerry Oltion; "Spohie's Spyglass" by Michael Coney; "Toy Soldiers" by Mark Budz; "From Our Point of View We Had Moved to the Left" by D. William Shunn; "Sleep, My Little One" by Lois Tilton; "The Macaw" by Steve Perry & George Guthridge. Departments: "Books to Look for" by Orson Scott Card; "Films: Boys and Their Toys" by Kathi Maio; "Science: Internet" by Bruce Sterling.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Featured are Paperjack by Charles De Lint (novelet), Justice by Elizabeth Hand (novelet), The Woman in the Painting by Lisa Goldstein (short story), The Folks by Michael Cassutt (short story), As Wise As Serpents by Stephen Dedman (short story), Catch the Wotani by Michael Armstrong (short story), Eidelman's Machine by Dale Bailey (short story) and Night Vision by Robert Frazier (short story).

soft cover, 162 pages, 5 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches, 1st edition, good ++ book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile picture book,

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Ed Emshwille; Gahan Wilson (illustrator). Vol. 56, No. 2. Whole No. 333. February 1979. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Spine clean and tight. Light reading and shelf wear. Interior unmarked, but tanned. Mailing label ghost on front barcode. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller for "On Wings of Song" (1980 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel) (serial, part 1 of 3) by Thomas M. Disch. Includes "The Gathering of the Clan" (novelet) by Eric Norden; "Sorcerese" by James Hoetker; "Not to the Swift" by James Patrick Kelly; "The Pot Child" by Jane Yolen; "Comedians" by Andrew Weiner; "Old Rocking Chair's Got Me" by Suzette Haden Elgin; "A Home Away from Home" by Stephen Dixon. Departments: "Books" by Joanna Russ; "Cartoon: For some reason I keep thinking it's Wednesday!" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Doctor Who's On First" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Road to Infinity" by Isaac Asimov; "Acrostic Puzzle" by Peter D. Pauty.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover by Ron Walotsky for "The Brave Free Men" (pt. 1 of 2 - Durdane) by Jack Vance. Includes "A Practical Invention" by Leonard Tushnet; "3-OK" by Ruth Berman; "For a While There, Herbert Marcuse, I Thought You Were Maybe Right About Alienation and Eros" by Robin Scott Wilson; "A Sense of the Future" by Stephen Barr; "A New and Happy Woman" by Wayne Bongianni; "Shaffery Among the Immortals" by Frederik Pohl. Feautures: "Books" by James Blish; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Tragedy of the Moon" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Competition".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Featured are The Wreck of the "Kissing Bitch" by Keith Roberts (novelet), World Abounding by RA Lafferty (novelet), Grand Design by George C Chesbro (short story), Accuracy by John Morressy (short story), Causation by Barry N Malzberg (short story), The Sorrowful Host by William Walling (short story), The Black Sabbatical by Josephine Saxton (short story), Supernovas and Chrysanthemums by Patrick Meadows (short story) and Aunt Jennie's Tonic by Leonard Tushnet (short story).