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• 4 • Metaphor • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 9 •  Letters (Asimov's, Mid-December 1989) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 16 • Neat Stuff (Asimov's, Mid-December 1989) • [Neat Stuff (Asimov's)] • essay by Matthew J. Costello
• 18 • Too Bad! • (1989) • short story by Isaac Asimov
• 18 •  Too Bad! • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 27 •  Cartoon: "Some well known heads of states." • interior artwork by Heiser
• 28 • Dilemma • [The Positronic Robot Stories] • (1989) • short story by Connie Willis
• 28 •  Dillemma • interior artwork by John Lakey and Laura Lakey
• 50 • The Tarot Dice • (1989) • novelette by Mary Gentle [as by Mary R. Gentle]
• 50 •  The Tarot Dice • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 73 • Afterlife • poem by James Patrick Kelly
• 74 • The Energies of Love • short story by Kathe Koja
• 74 •  The Energies of Love • interior artwork by George Thompson
• 86 • Untitled • poem by William John Watkins
• 87 • Renaissance • short story by Nancy Kress
• 87 •  Renaissance • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
• 98 •  Lunar Triptych: Embracing the Night • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 98 • Lunar Triptych: Embracing the Night • short story by Richard Paul Russo
• 114 • Three Evocations of the Mutant Rain Forest • [Mutant Rain Forest] • poem by Bruce Boston
• 116 • The Color of Grass, the Color of Blood • short story by R. V. Branham
• 116 •  The Color of Grass, the Color of Blood • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 123 • First Contact • poem by Roger Dutcher
• 124 • The Better Half • short story by Melanie Tem
• 124 •  The Better Half • interior artwork by Judith Mitchell
• 141 • Report • poem by Mary A. Turzillo
• 142 • Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire • [Agent of Byzantium • 3] • novelette by Harry Turtledove
• 142 •  Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire • interior artwork by Terry Lee
• 175 • Next Issue (Asimov's, Mid-December 1989) • essay by uncredited
• 176 • When I See Rigel's Light Sleeting Through the Side of Heinlein Station • poem by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• 177 • On Books (Asimov's, Mid-December 1989) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 177 •   Review: Hyperion by Dan Simmons • review by Baird Searles
• 179 •   Review: Isles of the Blest by Morgan Llywelyn • review by Baird Searles
• 180 •   Review: A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones • review by Baird Searles
• 181 •   Review: Eva by Peter Dickinson • review by Baird Searles
• 181 •   Review: Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede • review by Baird Searles
• 182 •   Review: The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice • review by Baird Searles
• 183 •   Review: Yesterday's Pawn by W. T. Quick • review by Baird Searles
• 184 •   Review: Jason Cosmo by Dan McGirt • review by Baird Searles
• 186 •   Review: Crystal Witness by Kathy Tyers • review by Baird Searles
• 187 •   Review: Casting Fortune by John M. Ford • review by Baird Searles
• 188 •   Review: The Nemesis From Terra by Leigh Brackett • review by Baird Searles
• 190 •  Cartoon: "Finally, after months of research and false leads, Willy finds the door." • interior artwork by Mark Heath
• 192 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, Mid-December 1989) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss