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Living Wild

by Josephine Saxton

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1971, pp. 72-90

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  Issues of 1971 = 12 Issues, 148 Articles
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    January 1971 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Human Operators by Harlan Ellison and A.E. Van Vogt, pp. 5-21
    2. Seeker for Still Life by Gordon Eklund, pp. 67-102
    3. Mr. Krisky's Cross by Michael Gillgannon, pp. 28-34
    4. Heathen God by George Zebrowski, pp. 35-44
    5. Spring and the Green-eyed Girl by Doris Pitkin Buck, pp. 47-61
    6. Matchmaker, Matchmaker by Leonard Tushnet, pp. 62-66
    7. Specialization by Gary Jennings, pp. 118-130
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      Books by James Blish, pp. 22-26 - 4 Reviews
      1. Other Worlds, Other Seas by Darko Suvin
      2. Something About Eve by James Branch Cabell
      3. Under the Moons of Mars by Sam Moskowitz
      4. The Thinking Seat by Peter Tate
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 27
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 45-46 - 4 Reviews
      1. No Blade of Grass (1970 Film) by Cornel Wilde
      2. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970 Film) by Peter Sasdy
      3. Cry of the Banshee (1970 Film) by Gordon Hessler
      4. Trog (1970 Film) by Freddie Francis
    11. Winter City by Sonya Dorman, pp. 103-106
    12. Science: Hot Water by Isaac Asimov, pp. 107-117
    13. Cover for "The Human Operators" by Vaughn Bode
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    February 1971 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Faceless Man by Jack Vance, pp. 5-58
    2. Repeat Performance by Bob Shaw, pp. 67-76
    3. The Beginning of April or the End of March by Thomas M. Disch, pp. 77-81
    4. A Different Drummer by Raylyn Moore, pp. 84-99
    5. The Fortunes of Popowcer by Ray Russell, pp. 100-108
    6. Sam by Leo P. Kelley, pp. 119-132
    7. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 59
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      Books by Joanna Russ, pp. 60-65 - 4 Reviews
      1. This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
      2. The Simultaneous Man by Ralph Blum
      3. The Dark Symphony by Dean R. Koontz
      4. Sea Horse in the Sky by Edmund Cooper
    9. Vampires by Lawrence Raab, p. 66
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 82-83 - 1 Review
      1. Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime (1968 Film) by Alain Resnais
    11. Science: Cold Water by Isaac Asimov, pp. 109-118
    12. Cover for "The Faceless Man" by Jack Gaughan
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    March 1971 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Faceless Man by Jack Vance, pp. 57-107
    2. The Tour by Ted Thomas, pp. 5-12
    3. The Sun Pond by George C. Chesbro, pp. 20-32
    4. The Way Things Work by Ron Goulart, pp. 33-48
    5. The Tenant by Avram Davidson, pp. 50-56
    6. The Art Machine by Stephen Barr, pp. 108-110
    7. Birdlime by B.L. Keller, pp. 122-132
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 13
    9. [+]
      Books by James Blish, pp. 14-19 - 5 Reviews
      1. Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
      2. The Troika Incident by James Cooke Brown
      3. Genesis Two by L.P. Davies
      4. Warlocks and Warriors by L. Sprague de Camp
      5. I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein
    10. [+]
      Films by Baird Searles, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Brewster McCloud (1971 Film) by Robert Altman
    11. Science: Euclid's Fifth by Isaac Asimov, pp. 111-121
    12. Cover by Mel Hunter
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    April 1971 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson, pp. 5-45
    2. Poul Anderson (profile) by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 46-51
    3. Poul Anderson: The Enduring Explosion (article) by James Blish, pp. 52-55
    4. Bibliography, pp. 56-62
    5. The Unicorn Trade by Karen Anderson, p. 63
    6. The Power of the Sentence by David M. Locke, pp. 70-77
    7. The Unsigned by William Walling, pp. 78-92
    8. Darktree, Darktide by Michael Bishop, pp. 94-100
    9. Bruno by Dean R. Koontz, pp. 111-132
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      Books by Joanna Russ, pp. 64-69 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Bed Sitting Room (1969 Film) by Richard Lester
      2. First Flights to the Moon by Hal Clement
      3. SF: Authors' Choice 2 by Harry Harrison
      4. One Step from Earth by Harry Harrison
      5. The Cube Root of Uncertainty by Robert Silverberg
      6. Time Rogue by Leo P. Kelley
      7. Operation Ares by Gene Wolfe
    11. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 93
    12. Science: The Plane Truth by Isaac Asimov, pp. 101-110
    13. Cover by Kelly Freas
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    May 1971 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Bear With The Knot On His Tail by Stephen Tall, pp. 4-36
    2. Ringing The Changes by Robert Aickman, pp. 105-132
    3. A Free Pass To The Carnival by George Alec Effinger, pp. 45-51
    4. If Something Begins by Raylyn Moore, pp. 52-64
    5. Her Lover's Name Was Death by Edward Bryant, pp. 68-75
    6. The Frayed String On The Stretched Forefinger Of Time by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 76-89
    7. Yearbook by Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 90-93
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 37
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      Books by James Blish, pp. 38-44 - 6 Reviews
      1. Binary Divine by Jon Hartridge
      2. Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
      3. Whipping Star by Frank Herbert
      4. Fourth Mansions by R.A. Lafferty
      5. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
      6. The Pulps by Tony Goodstone
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 65-67 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970 Film) by Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones, and Dave Monahan
      2. Zachariah (1971 Film) by George Englund
      3. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970 Film) by Val Guest
    11. Science: Pompey and Circumstance by Isaac Asimov, pp. 94-104
    12. Cover for "The Bear With The Knot On His Tail" by Ronald Walotsky
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    June 1971 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. They Fly At Ciron by Samuel R. Delany and James Sallis, pp. 32-60
    2. The Butterflies of Beauty by Joseph Green, pp. 82-106
    3. There's A Wolf In My Time Machine by Larry Niven, pp. 4-18
    4. The Day They Had the War by Richard Wilson, pp. 26-31
    5. The Man Trainers by Stephen Barr, pp. 63-74
    6. The Man Who Collected "The Shadow" by Bill Pronzini, pp. 75-81
    7. A Tapestry of Little Murders by Michael Bishop, pp. 117-129
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 19
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      1. A Pride of Monsters by James H. Schmitz
      2. Mutants by Gordon R. Dickson
      3. Anywhen by James Blish
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 61-62 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Andromeda Strain (1971 Film) by Robert Wise
      2. Carnival of Souls (1962 Film) by Herk Harvey
    11. Science: The Eureka Phenomenon by Isaac Asimov, pp. 107-116
    12. Index to Volume Forty, pp. 130-132
    13. Cover by David A. Hardy
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    July 1971 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, pp. 5-59
    2. New Boy by Maureen Bryan Exter, pp. 112-132
    3. Sweet Forest Maid by Gene Wolfe, pp. 60-64
    4. For A Foggy Night by Larry Niven, pp. 67-72
    5. Un-inventor Wanted by Michael Gillgannon, pp. 77-85
    6. The Palatski Man by Stuart Dybek, pp. 86-100
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 65-66 - 1 Review
      1. THX 1138 (1971 Film) by George Lucas
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      Books by Gahan Wilson, pp. 73-76 - 4 Reviews
      1. Other Dimensions by Clark Ashton Smith
      2. Zothique by Clark Ashton Smith
      3. Some Things Dark and Dangerous by Joan Kahn
      4. Ratman's Notebook by Stephen Gilbert
    9. Science: Bill and I by Isaac Asimov, pp. 101-110
    10. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 111
    11. Cover for "Jack of Shadows" by Ronald Walotsky
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    August 1971 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, pp. 16-62
    2. Born to Exile by Phyllis Eisenstein, pp. 85-114
    3. A Slight Miscalculation by Ben Bova, pp. 4-10
    4. A Ring of Black Coral by D.R. Sherman, pp. 64-70
    5. The Pied Potter by A. Bertram Chandler, pp. 71-78
    6. A Rag, A Bone by Patrick Meadows, pp. 79-83
    7. An Occurrence on the Mars-to-Earth Run by William Dean#2, pp. 125-132
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      Books by James Blish, pp. 11-15 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Atlas of the Universe by Patrick Moore
      2. The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge by Harry Harrison
      3. The Shattered Ring by Lois Rose and Stephen C. Rose
      4. A Few Last Words by James Sallis
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 63
    10. Loups-Garous by Avram Davidson, p. 84
    11. Science: Prime Quality by Isaac Asimov, pp. 115-124
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    September 1971 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. A Collector of Ambroses by Arthur Jean Cox, pp. 5-40
    2. A Walk On Toy by Neal Barrett, Jr., pp. 96-132
    3. Fit For A Dog by Howard L. Myers, pp. 46-57
    4. Underground by Kit Reed, pp. 58-64
    5. Spacemen and Gypsies by Michael Bishop, pp. 68-78
    6. Out of Sight by B.L. Keller, pp. 79-84
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      Books by James Blish, pp. 41-45 - 3 Reviews
      1. Ringworld by Larry Niven
      2. Chronocules by D.G. Compton
      3. Tomorrow Is Too Far by James White
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 65-67 - 2 Reviews
      1. The House That Dripped Blood (1970 Film) by Peter Duffell
      2. The Creation of the Humanoids (1962 Film) by Wesley Barry
    9. Science: Holes in the Head by Isaac Asimov, pp. 85-94
    10. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 95
    11. Cover for "A Walk On Toy" by Vincent di Fate
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    October 1971 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Autumn Land by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 5-23
    2. Living Wild by Josephine Saxton, pp. 72-90
    3. Thank God You're Alive by Sandy Fisher, pp. 29-38
    4. Ask and It May Be Given by Wesley Ford Davis, pp. 39-49
    5. The Smell of Death by Dennis Etchison, pp. 50-60
    6. The True Believers by Leo P. Kelley, pp. 61-71
    7. A Desert Place by M.P. Brown, pp. 100-110
    8. Passage to Murdstone by Ron Goulart, pp. 111-132
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 24
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      Books by Baird Searles, pp. 25-28 - 4 Reviews
      1. Ice by Anna Kavan
      2. Armed Camp by Kit Reed
      3. Gadget Man by Ron Goulart
      4. The Star Treasure by Keith Laumer
    11. Science: Odds and Evens by Isaac Asimov, pp. 91-99
    12. Cover by Mel Hunter
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    1. Bind Your Hair by Robert Aickman, pp. 24-44
    2. That Boy by Zenna Henderson, pp. 111-143
    3. A Feast for the Gods by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson, pp. 4-17
    4. Only Who Can Make A Tree? by Philip Jose Farmer, pp. 46-55
    5. Whom the Gods Love by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 56-70
    6. The Price of Pain Ease by Fritz Leiber, pp. 73-88
    7. How We Pass the Time in Hell by Gary Jennings, pp. 89-100
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      Books by Joanna Russ, pp. 18-23 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone
      2. Abyss by Kate Wilhelm
      3. The Light Fantastic by Harry Harrison
      4. Partners In Wonder by Harlan Ellison
      5. The Day After Judgement by James Blish
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 45
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      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 71-72 - 2 Reviews
      1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 Film) by Mel Stuart
      2. The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971 Film) by Reginald Mills
    11. Science: The Left Hand of the Electron by Isaac Asimov, pp. 101-110
    12. F&SF Competition, pp. 144-148
    13. Cover by Chesley Bonestell
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    December 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Wreck Of The "Kissing Bitch" by Keith Roberts, pp. 4-21
    2. World Abounding by R.A. Lafferty, pp. 34-59
    3. Grand Design by George C. Chesbro, pp. 28-33
    4. Accuracy by John Morressy, pp. 60-75
    5. Causation by Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 76-78
    6. The Sorrowful Host by William Walling, pp. 81-94
    7. Black Sabbatical by Josephine Saxton, pp. 95-107
    8. Supernovas and Chrysanthemums by Patrick Meadows, pp. 118-126
    9. Aunt Jennie's Tonic by Leonard Tushnet, pp. 127-145
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      Books by James Blish, pp. 22-26 - 6 Reviews
      1. Sturgeon Is Alive and Well... by Theodore Sturgeon
      2. Strange Seas and Shores by Avram Davidson
      3. The Alien by L.P. Davies
      4. Operation Chaos by Poul Anderson
      5. Alone Against Tomorrow by Harlan Ellison
      6. I Paint What I See by Gahan Wilson
    11. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 27
    12. [+]
      Films by Baird Searles, pp. 79-80 - 1 Review
      1. The Omega Man (1971 Film) by Boris Sagal
    13. Science: Seeing Double by Isaac Asimov, pp. 108-117
    14. Index to Volume Forty-one, pp. 146-148
    15. Cover by Mel Hunter
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