Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 4 • Specialization • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 10 •  Letters (Asimov's, November 1986) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 17 • Thang, the Planet Eater • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 18 • Gaming (Asimov's, November 1986) • [Gaming (Asimov's)] • essay by Matthew J. Costello
• 20 • Iriadeska's Martians • novelette by Frederik Pohl
• 20 •  Iriadeska's Martians • interior artwork by Terry Lee
• 58 • Fire Zone Emerald • (1986) • novelette by Lucius Shepard
• 58 •  Fire Zone Emerald • interior artwork by J. K. Potter
• 81 • Elephant • short story by Susan Palwick
• 81 •  Elephant • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 88 • The Hound of Mac Datho • novelette by Gregory Frost
• 88 •  The Hound of Mac Datho • interior artwork by Bryn Barnard
• 107 • A Trace of Madness • short story by S. A. Stolnack [as by Scott Stolnack]
• 107 •  A Trace of Madness • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton
• 114 • Voice in the Dark • novella by Jack McDevitt
• 114 •  Voice in the Dark • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 146 •  Voice in the Dark [2] • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 183 • Next Issue (Asimov's, November 1986) • essay by uncredited
• 184 • On Books (Asimov's, November 1986) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 184 •   Review: Highway of Eternity by Clifford Simak • review by Baird Searles
• 185 •   Review: Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree, Jr. • review by Baird Searles
• 186 •   Review: A Choice of Destinies by Melissa Scott • review by Baird Searles
• 188 •   Review: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones • review by Baird Searles
• 189 •   Review: Moondust and Madness by Janelle Taylor • review by Baird Searles
• 190 •   Review: Hawk in Silver by Mary Gentle • review by Baird Searles
• 192 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, November 1986) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss