Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 5 • Critical Stances • essay by Kevin Smith
• 7 • Science and Fantasy in Science Fiction • essay by Kathy McCutcheon
• 15 • Reassessment: Bright Walls of the Universe (Asimov's "Nightfall") • essay by Mary Gentle
• 17 • Reassessment: "Galactic Cluster" • essay by David Penn (fanwriter)
• 20 • Reassessment: "The Pastel City" • essay by John Hobson
• 21 • The People for SF • essay by Colin Greenland
• 23 •   Review: The Affirmation by Christopher Priest • review by Joseph Nicholas
• 26 •   Review: The Keeper of the Isis Light by Monica Hughes • review by Ann Collier
• 27 •   Review: The Guardian of Isis by Monica Hughes • review by Ann Collier
• 28 •   Review: The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick • review by Paul Kincaid
• 30 •   Review: War Games by Brian Stableford • review by Chris Bailey
• 31 •   Review: The Science Fiction of Mark Clifton by Mark Clifton • review by Mary Gentle
• 33 •   Review: The Crystal World by J. G. Ballard • review by Ann Collier
• 34 •   Review: The Merman's Children by Poul Anderson • review by Mary Gentle
• 36 •   Review: Hello America by J. G. Ballard • review by Joseph Nicholas
• 39 •   Review: The Very Slow Time Machine by Ian Watson • review by Chris Bailey
• 41 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by David Penn (fanwriter)
• 42 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Andrew Sutherland
• 42 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Paul Dembina
• 43 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Mary Gentle
• 43 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Jon Wallace (1954 -)
• 45 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by R. G. A. Wilkinson
• 46 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Marcus L. Rowland
• 46 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Paul Kincaid
• 46 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Alexander D. Wallace [as by Alexander Doniphan Wallace]
• 47 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by James Parker
• 47 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by Nick Shears
• 47 •  Letter (Vector 104) • essay by William Bains