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• 7 • Introduction: Masters of Science Fiction • [Asimov's Essays: Others' Work] • (1978) • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 9 • Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe • [Eight Worlds] • (1977) • novelette by John Varley
• 9 •  Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe • (1977) • interior artwork by Rick Sternbach
• 37 •  Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe [2] • (1977) • interior artwork by Rick Sternbach
• 39 • Quarantine • (1977) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
• 39 •  Quarantine • (1977) • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 41 • Cautionary Tales • (1978) • short story by Larry Niven
• 41 •  Cautionary Tales • (1978) • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 45 • The Case of the Defective Doyles • [SF Puzzles] • (1978) • short story by Martin Gardner
• 46 • African Blues • (1978) • short story by Paula Smith
• 46 •  African Blues • (1978) • interior artwork by Freff
• 58 • The Missing Item • [Black Widowers] • (1977) • short story by Isaac Asimov
• 58 •  The Missing Item • (1977) • interior artwork by D. R. Bensen [as by Don R. Bensen]
• 75 • The Black Widowers • (1977) • poem by D. R. Bensen [as by Don R. Bensen]
• 76 • Perchance to Dream • (1977) • short story by Sally A. Sellers
• 97 • They'll Do It Every Time • (1978) • short story by Cam Thornley
• 97 •  They'll Do It Every Time • (1978) • interior artwork by Don Simpson
• 99 • Will Academe Kill Science Fiction? • (1978) • essay by Jack Williamson
• 99 •  Will Academe Kill Science Fiction? • (1978) • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 112 • Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead • (1978) • short story by Steve Perry [as by Jesse Peel]
• 112 •  Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead • (1978) • interior artwork by Freff
• 120 • Home Team Advantage • (1977) • short story by Jack C. Haldeman, II
• 120 •  Home Team Advantage • (1977) • interior artwork by Rick Sternbach
• 126 • To Sin Against Systems • (1977) • novelette by Garry R. Osgood
• 126 •  To Sin Against Systems • (1977) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 141 •  To Sin Against Systems [2] • (1977) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 152 •  To Sin Against Systems [3] • (1977) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 160 • Sure Thing • (1977) • short story by Isaac Asimov
• 160 •  Sure Thing • (1978) • interior artwork by Don Simpson
• 162 • Wolf Tracks • (1978) • poem by Donald Gaither
• 162 •  Wolf Tracks • (1978) • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel
• 166 • The Astronomical Hazards of the Tobacco Habit • (1977) • short story by Dean McLaughlin
• 166 •  The Astronomical Hazards of the Tobacco Habit • (1978) • interior artwork by Don Simpson
• 169 • Air Raid • (1977) • short story by John Varley [as by Herb Boehm]
• 183 • Boarder Incident • (1977) • short story by Ted Reynolds
• 186 •  Boarder Incident • (1977) • interior artwork by Marc Schirmeister
• 189 • A Delicate Shade of Kipney • (1978) • short story by Nancy Kress
• 189 •  A Delicate Shade of Kipney • (1978) • interior artwork by George Barr
• 202 • Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot - Twice! • [Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot (Asimov's)] • (1977) • short story by Reginald Bretnor [as by Grendel Briarton]
• 202 •  
  Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot—Twice!^?Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot-Twice!
  • (1978) • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 204 • The Small Stones of Tu Fu • (1978) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
• 204 •  The Small Stones of Tu Fu • (1978) • interior artwork by George Barr
• 214 • Polly Plus • (1978) • short story by Randall Garrett
• 214 •  Polly Plus • (1978) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 230 • The Several Murders of Roger Ackroyd • (1977) • short story by Barry N. Malzberg [as by Barry Malzberg]
• 230 •  The Several Murders of Roger Ackroyd • (1978) • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 236 • On the Martian Problem • (1977) • short story by Randall Garrett
• 236 •  On the Martian Problem • (1977) • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel
• 240 •  On the Martian Problem [2] • (1977) • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel
• 243 • A Choice of Weapons • (1978) • short story by Michael Tennenbaum
• 243 •  A Choice of Weapons • (1978) • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 244 • Low Grade Ore • (1977) • novelette by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.
• 244 •  Low Grade Ore • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 254 •  Low Grade Ore [2] • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 263 •  Low Grade Ore [3] • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 266 • Dance Band on the Titanic • (1978) • novelette by Jack L. Chalker [as by Jack Chalker]
• 266 •  Dance Band on the Titanic • (1978) • interior artwork by Freff