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The Flying Islands

by Anton Chekhov

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959, pp. 41-46

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    January 1959 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Quest for Saint Aquin by Anthony Boucher, pp. 5-20
    2. Science: No More Ice Ages? by Isaac Asimov, pp. 21-33
    3. The Woman Who Thought She Could Read by Avram Davidson, pp. 34-41
    4. The Silver Eggheads by Fritz Leiber, pp. 42-83
    5. Ferdinand Feghoot: X by Grendel Briarton, p. 84
    6. [+]
      Books: Recommended Reading by Anthony Boucher, pp. 85-88 - 9 Reviews
      1. Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery by Aime Michel
      2. Slightly Out of Order by Ralph E. Shikes
      3. The Half-Naked Knight by Andre Francois
      4. Beware of the Dog by P.L. Giovannetti
      5. Cartoon Laffs from True by Editors of True Magazine
      6. G.O. Fizzickle Pogo by Walt Kelly
      7. Deals with the Devil by Basil Davenport
      8. The Snows of Ganymede / War of the Wing-Men by Poul Anderson
      9. The Lincoln Hunters by Wilson Tucker
    7. Explorers We by Philip K. Dick, pp. 89-97
    8. Santa Clause by Robert F. Young, pp. 98-105
    9. Meeting of Relations by John Collier, pp. 107-109
    10. Invasion of the Planet of Love by George P. Elliott, pp. 110-118
    11. The R of A by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 119-132
    12. "Coming Next Month", p. 106
    13. Cover, illustrating "The Silver Eggheads" by Emsh
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    February 1959 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. What Rough Beast? by Damon Knight, pp. 5-25
    2. Science: Love Those Zeros by Isaac Asimov, pp. 26-31
    3. Graveyard Shift by Idris Seabright, pp. 32-40
    4. No Matter Where You Go by Joel Townsley Rogers, pp. 41-57
    5. Snitkin's Law by Eleazar Lipsky, pp. 58-61
    6. Death Cannot Wither by Judith Merril, pp. 62-80
    7. Books: More Brave New Worlds Than One by Basil Davenport, pp. 81-83
    8. Misfit by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 84-90
    9. Nothing But Love by George P. Elliott, pp. 91-98
    10. Ghost Planet by Charles L. Fontenay, pp. 99-112
    11. Natural Frequency by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 113-120
    12. Ferdinand Feghoot: XI by Grendel Briarton, p. 121
    13. The Willow Tree by Jane Rice, pp. 122-132
    14. Cover: "Under the surface of Jupiter's red spot" by Chesley Bonestell
  3. [+]
    March 1959 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. "All You Zombies---" by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 5-15
    2. Science: Nothing by Isaac Asimov, pp. 16-19
    3. The Shoreline at Sunset by Ray Bradbury, pp. 20-27
    4. Jordan by Zenna Henderson, pp. 28-53
    5. Of Time and Cats by Howard Fast, pp. 54-63
    6. The Distant Sound of Engines by Algis Budrys, pp. 64-68
    7. The Certificate by Avram Davidson, pp. 69-73
    8. Three-Dimensional Valentine by Stuart Palmer, pp. 74-83
    9. Ferdinand Feghoot: XII by Grendel Briarton, p. 84
    10. The Sky People by Poul Anderson, pp. 85-124
    11. Will You Wait? by Alfred Bester, pp. 125-132
    12. Cover by Emsh
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    April 1959 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, pp. 5-29
    2. Science: Life's Bottleneck by Isaac Asimov, pp. 31-40
    3. The Flying Islands by Anton Chekhov, pp. 41-46
    4. The Amulet by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 47-61
    5. The Lady in the Tower by Anne McCaffrey, pp. 62-78
    6. Ferdinand Feghoot: XIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 79
    7. Unto the Fourth Generation by Isaac Asimov, pp. 80-86
    8. Chemical Persuasion by Aldous Huxley, pp. 87-93
    9. The Martian Crown Jewels by Poul Anderson, pp. 94-107
    10. Nightmare by Jane Roberts, pp. 108-109
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      Books: Half Loaves by Damon Knight, pp. 110-112 - 2 Reviews
      1. Tomorrow's Gift by Edmund Cooper
      2. The Monster from Earth's End by Murray Leinster
    12. To See Another Mountain by Frederik Pohl, pp. 113-132
    13. "Coming Next Month", p. 30
    14. Cover, illustrating "Flowers for Algernon" by Emsh
  5. [+]
    May 1959 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Tenth Time Around by J.T. McIntosh, pp. 5-23
    2. Science: Of Capture and Escape by Isaac Asimov, pp. 24-36
    3. Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge: A Memoir by Ron Goulart, pp. 37-40
    4. The One That Got Away by Chad Oliver, pp. 41-50
    5. The Shout by Robert Graves, pp. 51-67
    6. First Dig by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 68-72
    7. Ferdinand Feghoot: XIV by Grendel Briarton, p. 73
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      Books: Wine with Your Bottle, Sir? by Damon Knight, pp. 74-76 - 2 Reviews
      1. After the Rain by John Bowen
      2. The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson
    9. Lost in Translation by Rosel George Brown, pp. 77-85
    10. A Vampire's Saga by Norman Belkin, p. 86
    11. The Montavarde Camera by Avram Davidson, pp. 87-98
    12. The Angry Mammoth by Jack London, pp. 99-107
    13. The Man Who Could Not Stop by A. Bertram Chandler, pp. 108-132
    14. "Coming Next Month", p. 4
    15. Cover illustrates "The Man Who Could Not Stop"
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    June 1959 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. In This Issue---and Coming Soon, p. 4
    2. This Earth of Hours by James Blish, pp. 5-23
    3. Science: The Planet of the Double Sun by Isaac Asimov, pp. 24-33
    4. Soul Mate by Lee Sutton, pp. 34-46
    5. An Expostulation by C.S. Lewis, p. 47
    6. About Venus, More or Less by Claud Cockburn, pp. 48-49
    7. Ferdinand Feghoot: XV by Grendel Briarton, p. 50
    8. Maybe We Got Something by Josef Berger, pp. 51-55
    9. The Hero Equation by Robert Arthur, pp. 56-71
    10. The Alley Man by Philip Jose Farmer, pp. 72-110
    11. Satellite Trails by Kenn Rolf, pp. 111-114
    12. The Iowan's Curse by Charles G. Finney, pp. 115-128
    13. Production Problem by Robert F. Young, p. 129
    14. Index to Volume XVI, pp. 130-132
    15. Cover illustrating "The Alley Man" by Emsh
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    July 1959 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. To Fell a Tree by Robert F. Young, pp. 5-42
    2. Science: Battle of the Eggheads by Isaac Asimov, pp. 43-52
    3. Snip, Snip by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 53
    4. Author, Author by Avram Davidson, pp. 54-69
    5. For Sale, Reasonable by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, pp. 70-72
    6. Space Burial by Brian W. Aldiss, p. 73
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      Books: From the Horse's Mouth by Damon Knight, pp. 74-76 - 1 Review
      1. The Science Fiction Novel by Basil Davenport
    8. Impasse by Jane Roberts, pp. 77-83
    9. The Harley Helix by Lou Tabakow, pp. 84-85
    10. Classical Query by Doris Pitkin Buck, p. 86
    11. Success Story by H.M. Sycamore, pp. 87-105
    12. Rabbits to the Moon by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 106-117
    13. Ferdinand Feghoot: XVI by Grendel Briarton, p. 118
    14. The Cold, Cold Box by Howard Fast, pp. 119-132
    15. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    16. Cover---"Discovery on the Moon" by Ron Cobb
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    August 1959 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Operation Ladybird by Jay Williams, pp. 5-24
    3. Science: The Ultimate Split of the Second by Isaac Asimov, pp. 25-34
    4. Day at the Beach by Carol Emshwiller, pp. 35-43
    5. The Walker-Through-Walls by Marcel Ayme, pp. 44-52
    6. Brave To Be a King by Poul Anderson, pp. 53-89
    7. The Rosebud by Ray Russell, p. 90
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      Books: The Innocence of Evil by Damon Knight, pp. 91-93 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Macabre Reader by Donald A. Wollheim
      2. Br-r-r-! by Groff Conklin
      3. From Caligari to Hitler by Siegfried Kracauer
    9. Ferdinand Feghoot: XVII by Grendel Briarton, p. 94
    10. Empty Nest by Kit Reed, pp. 95-101
    11. Me by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 102
    12. Obituary by Isaac Asimov, pp. 103-117
    13. Pact by Winston P. Sanders, pp. 118-132
    14. Cover, illustrating "Day at the Beach" by Emsh
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    September 1959 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. The Red Hills of Summer by Edgar Pangborn, pp. 5-39
    2. Science: Varieties of the Infinite by Isaac Asimov, pp. 40-49
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      Quintet (5 Items)
      1. The Black Nebulea by Sonny Powell, p. 50
      2. Up, Down, and Sideways by John Cunningston, p. 51
      3. Witch's Charm by Nina Pettis, p. 52
      4. The Man Who Told Lies by Billy Watson, p. 53
      5. Night Thought by Mary Austin, p. 54
    4. The Devil's Garden by Robert Arthur, pp. 55-64
    5. To Give Them Beauty for Ashes by Winona McClintic, p. 65
    6. Who Is Going to Cut the Barber's Hair? by Will Stanton, pp. 66-74
    7. Nor Custom Stale by Joanna Russ, pp. 75-85
    8. Snip, Snip by Hilbert Schenck, Jr., p. 86
    9. Interview with a Dead Man by Robert Graves, pp. 87-88
    10. The Makers of Destiny by Edward S. Aarons, pp. 89-123
    11. Ferdinand Feghoot: XVIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 124
    12. Game With a Goddess by Leslie Bonnet, pp. 125-132
    13. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    14. Cover by Mel Hunter
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    October 1959 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Man Who Lost the Sea by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 5-14
    2. Science: The Height of Up by Isaac Asimov, pp. 16-26
    3. Ferdinand Feghoot: XIX by Grendel Briarton, p. 27
    4. And a Little Child... by Zenna Henderson, pp. 28-43
    5. To Be Continued by Damon Knight, pp. 44-53
    6. The Gilashrikes by Charles G. Finney, pp. 54-58
    7. Guided Tour by Gordon R. Dickson, p. 59
    8. Operation Incubus by Poul Anderson, pp. 60-75
    9. The Pleasant Woman, Eve by Hassoldt Davis, pp. 76-79
    10. The Pi Man by Alfred Bester, pp. 80-93
    11. In 2063 She Ceased To Be by J.J. Coupling, p. 94
    12. Dagon by Avram Davidson, pp. 95-102
    13. Starship Soldier by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 103-164
    14. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    15. Authors of last month's "Quintet", p. 15
    16. Cover by Emsh
  11. [+]
    November 1959 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Martian Shop by Howard Fast, pp. 5-24
    2. From Caribou to Carrie Nation by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 25-28
    3. Plenitude by Will Worthington, pp. 29-39
    4. Fritt-Flacc by Jules Verne, pp. 40-45
    5. I Know a Good Hand Trick by Wade Miller, pp. 46-50
    6. Starship Soldier by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 51-94
    7. Ballad of Outer Space by Anthony Brode, p. 95
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      Books: Without Hokum by Damon Knight, pp. 96-99 - 5 Reviews
      1. SF '59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy by Judith Merril
      2. The Falling Torch by Algis Budrys
      3. A Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Donald H. Tuck
      4. The Fourth "R" by George O. Smith
      5. The Night of the Auk by Arch Oboler
    9. Science: C for Celeritas by Isaac Asimov, pp. 100-109
    10. Ferdinand Feghoot: XX by Grendel Briarton, p. 110
    11. The Masks by James Blish, pp. 111-114
    12. After the Ball by John Collier, pp. 115-132
    13. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    14. Cover, illustrating "Starship Soldier" by Emsh
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    December 1959 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. What Now, Little Man? by Mark Clifton, pp. 5-33
    2. Science: Thin Air by Isaac Asimov, pp. 34-44
    3. The Terra-Venusian War of 1979 by Gerard E. Neyroud, pp. 45-52
    4. State of Grace by Marcel Ayme, pp. 53-63
    5. The Homing Instinct of Joe Vargo by Stephen Barr, pp. 64-79
    6. The Rainbow Gold by Jane Rice, pp. 80-88
    7. Ferdinand Feghoot: XXI by Grendel Briarton, p. 89
    8. Books: Near Misses from All Over by Damon Knight, pp. 90-92
    9. Entertainment: The Seeing I by Charles Beaumont, pp. 93-99
    10. A Pride of Carrots by Robert Nathan, pp. 100-129
    11. Index to Volume XVII, pp. 130-132
    12. In this issue...Coming next month..., p. 4
    13. Cover by Mel Hunter
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