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• 4 • Acrophobia • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 8 • 2nd Annual Readers' Award Results • [Annual Readers' Award (Asimov's)] • essay by uncredited
• 10 •  Letters (Asimov's, August 1988) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 16 • Gaming (Asimov's, August 1988) • [Gaming (Asimov's)] • essay by Matthew J. Costello
• 18 • The Great Martian Railroad Race • short story by Eric Vinicoff
• 18 •  The Great Martian Railroad Race • interior artwork by Bob Walters
• 37 •  Cartoon: "I've always assumed my lack of success in finance was related to my being a troll!" • interior artwork by Devlin
• 38 • Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? • novelette by Howard Waldrop
• 38 •  Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? • interior artwork by Bob Walters
• 70 • Them and Us • poem by Judith Moffett
• 72 • Evening Shadow • short story by Stephen Leigh
• 72 •  Evening Shadow • interior artwork by Nicholas Jainschigg
• 82 • El Vilvoy de las Islas • novelette by Avram Davidson
• 82 •  El Vilvoy de las Islas • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 108 • The Grandfather Problem • short story by Andrew Weiner
• 108 •  The Grandfather Problem • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 111 •  Cartoon: And pay special attention to clause 13: "Full coverage in event of death due to suicidal, time-traveling grandsons ..." • interior artwork by Mark Heath
• 112 • The Color Winter • short story by Steven Popkes
• 112 •  The Color Winter • interior artwork by Richard Crist
• 124 • Retrovision • short story by Robert Frazier
• 124 •  Retrovision • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 135 • Flatline • short story by Walter Jon Williams
• 135 •  Flatline • interior artwork by Marc Davis
• 144 • Waiting for the Olympians • novelette by Frederik Pohl
• 144 •  Waiting for the Olympians • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 162 •  Waiting for the Olympians [2] • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 183 • Beyond Procreation • (1988) • poem by Bruce Boston
• 184 • On Books (Asimov's, August 1988) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 184 •   Review: An Alien Light by Nancy Kress • review by Baird Searles
• 185 •   Review: Willow by Wayland Drew • review by Baird Searles
• 185 •   Review: Becoming Alien by Rebecca Ore • review by Baird Searles
• 187 •   Review: The Best of Science Fiction TV by John Javna • review by Baird Searles
• 187 •   Review: Eddy Deco's Last Caper by Gahan Wilson • review by Baird Searles
• 188 •   Review: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials by Wayne Douglas Barlowe and Beth Meacham and Ian Summers • review by Baird Searles
• 189 •   Review: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson • review by Baird Searles
• 191 • Next Issue (Asimov's, August 1988) • essay by uncredited
• 192 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, August 1988) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss