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by Sonya Dorman

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1980, p. 73

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    2. The Haute Bourgeoisie by Robert F. Young, pp. 8-25
    3. The One-Eyed Moth B Longs to Sum Buddy Else by Charles E. Fritch, pp. 26-31
    4. Superflare by Coleman Brax, pp. 40-46
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      5. Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 39
    9. Films: Blights of Angels by Baird Searles, pp. 52-55
    10. Science: Neutrality! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 140-155
    11. Cover for "Lord Valentine's Castle" by Barclay Shaw
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    2. Fud Smee by Freff, pp. 139-157
    3. The Daydream Enhancer by Jack Massa, pp. 102-107
    4. Cyrion in Bronze by Tanith Lee, pp. 108-117
    5. All Things Come to Those Who Weight by Robert Grossbach, pp. 121-126
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      5. New Dimensions 9 by Robert Silverberg
      6. The Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin and Susan Wood
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      1. Time After Time (1979 Film) by Nicholas Meyer
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 127
    9. Science: The Finger of God by Isaac Asimov, pp. 128-138
    10. F&SF Competition, pp. 158-164
    11. Cover for "Fud Smee" by Jack Gaughan
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    March 1980 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Bouyant Ascent by Hilbert Schenck, pp. 6-44
    2. The Lordly Ones by Keith Roberts, pp. 139-156
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    6. Secrets of the Heart by Charles L. Grant, pp. 96-102
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      2. A Secret History of Time to Come by Robie Macauley
    12. Films: An Englishman's Castle by Baird Searles, pp. 93-95
    13. Science: The Noblest Metal of Them All by Isaac Asimov, pp. 129-138
    14. Letters, pp. 157-164
    15. Cover for "Steele Wyoming" by Barclay Shaw
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    April 1980 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Dangerous Games by Marta Randall, pp. 6-46
    2. The Way Station by Stephen King, pp. 82-109
    3. Far Removed from the Scene of the Crime by Nicholas Yermakov, pp. 55-62
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    12. Letters, pp. 157-164
    13. Cover for "Dangerous Games" by Alex Schomburg
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    2. The Merry Men of Methane by Stephen Tall, pp. 122-164
    3. Window by Bob Leman, pp. 6-21
    4. Others' Eyes by Richard Purtill, pp. 29-42
    5. The Comfort Station by Keith Roberts, pp. 44-56
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      2. Empire of the East by Fred Saberhagen
      3. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
      4. Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl
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    10. Two Children by Sonya Dorman, p. 73
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    13. Cover for "The Merry Men of Methane" by David Hardy
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      5. Lord of the Hollow Dark by Russell Kirk
      6. Malafrena by Ursula K. Le Guin
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      1. Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979 Film) by Robert Wise
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    12. F&SF Competition, pp. 157-158
    13. Index to Volume 58, pp. 159-164
    14. Cover by David Hardy
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      5. Fireflood, and Other Stories by Vonda N. McIntyre
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    13. Letters, pp. 157-164
    14. Cover for "Call for the Dead" by David Mattingly
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    5. Fascination by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 57-63
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    13. Cover for "Among the Cliff-Dwellers of the San Andreas Canyon" by Barclay Shaw
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      3. New Voices III by George R.R. Martin
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    12. F&SF Competition, pp. 157-158
    13. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, pp. 159-164
    14. Cover for "All the Lies That Are My Mind" by Kent Bash
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    4. Uncle John and the Saviour by John Kessel, pp. 51-63
    5. Melpomene, Calliope...and Fred by Nicholas Yermakov, pp. 67-76
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    7. The Twentieth Century Murder Case by Barry N. Malzberg, pp. 93-98
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    15. Index to Volume 59, pp. 162-164
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