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Nets of Silver and Gold

by James P. Blaylock

Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1984, pp. 96-111

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      5. City at World's End by Edmond Hamilton
      6. The Halfling, and Other Stories by Leigh Brackett
    16. Index to 1983, pp. 171-177
    17. The SF Conventional Calendard by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 178-180
    18. Cover art for "Blued Moon" by Joe Burleson
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    4. What Seen but the Wolf by Gregg Keizer, pp. 138-167
    5. Precognition and the Mystic 7 by Martin Gardner, pp. 26-27
    6. A Matter of Principle by Isaac Asimov, pp. 28-41
    7. Post Haste by Sharon Farber, James P. Killus, and Susanna Jacobson, ..., pp. 113-117
    8. Editorial: Fantasy by Isaac Asimov, pp. 6-11
    9. Letters, pp. 12-16
    10. Mooney's Module by Gerry Mooney, pp. 17-22
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      4. C.S. Lewis by Brian Murphy
      5. Robert Silverberg by Thomas D. Clareson
      6. Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison
      7. Again, Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison
    14. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 178-180
    15. Cover art for "What Seen but the Wolf" by Val Lindahn
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    2. A Surfeit of Melancholic Humours by Sharon N. Farber, pp. 24-47
    3. On to Charmian by Martin Gardner, pp. 20-23
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    8. The City of Thought and Steel by George Zebrowski, pp. 105-111
    9. Editorial: Satire by Isaac Asimov, pp. 6-11
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      6. The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
    14. The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, pp. 178-180
    15. Cover art for "Cyclops" by Jon Weiman
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    2. Twilight Time by Lewis Shiner, pp. 102-124
    3. The Big Dream by John Kessel, pp. 134-168
    4. Two Odd Couples by Martin Gardner, pp. 23-25
    5. White Hates by George Alec Effinger, pp. 26-45
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    15. Cover art for "The Big Dream" by John Raffo
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    15. Cover art for "Press Enter" by Hisaki Yasuda
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    4. The Valley of Lost Things by Martin Gardner, pp. 28-33
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      5. Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson
      6. A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
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    16. Cover art for "Bloodchild" by Wayne D. Barlowe
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    17. Cover art by Michael Carroll
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    8. Editorial: Names by Isaac Asimov, pp. 6-12
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