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The Long Stern Chase: A Speculative Exercise

by Rick Cook

Analog/Astounding Science Fiction, July 1986, pp. 32-43

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      10. The 1985 Annual Worlds Best SF by Donald A. Wollheim
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    14. Index to 1985, pp. 188-191
    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by William R. Warren, Jr.
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    2. Survivor Guilt by Susan M. Shwartz, pp. 12-53
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    14. Brass Tacks, pp. 185-191
    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by Vincent Di Fate
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    4. The Gentrification Blues by W.T. Quick, pp. 62-75
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    6. In Times to Come, p. 88
    7. On Gaming by Dana Lombardy, p. 89
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    14. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
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    2. Red Wolf by Bob Buckley, pp. 10-31
    3. The Long Stern Chase: A Speculative Exercise by Rick Cook, pp. 32-43
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    5. Second Survey by Harry Turtledove, pp. 48-78
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    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by Vincent Di Fate
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    2. Intent of Mercy by J. Brian Clarke, pp. 10-50
    3. Biolog by Jay Kay Klein, p. 51
    4. Shuttle Down: Fiction to Fact by James E. Oberg, pp. 52-59
    5. Cultural Exchange by L.A. Taylor, pp. 60-72
    6. The Alternate View by G. Harry Stine, pp. 73-75
    7. Hooked on Clips by W.R. Thompson, pp. 76-80
    8. On Gaming by Matthew J. Costello, p. 81
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      3. Cobra Strike by Timothy Zahn
      4. The Widow's Son by Robert Anton Wilson
      5. Starswarm by Brian Aldiss
      6. Rogue Bolo by Keith Laumer
      7. The Praesidium of Archive by Jefferson P. Swycaffer
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      9. The Planets by Byron Preiss
      10. The Lays of Beleriand by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
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    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by Bob Walters
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    2. The Barbarian Princess by Vernor Vinge, pp. 12-55
    3. In Times to Come, pp. 56-57
    4. Making Star Trek Real by James R. Powell and Charles Pellegrino, pp. 58-72
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      3. The Cross-Time Engineer by Leo A. Frankowski
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      7. Yonder Comes the Other End of Time by Suzette Haden Elgin
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    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by Joe Burleson
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    3. A Little More Pollution, Please! by George W. Harper, pp. 32-43
    4. An Alternative to Salt by Colin Kapp, pp. 44-75
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      2. Moonbird by Grania Davis
      3. The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
      4. Eros at Nadir by Mike Resnick
      5. Harlot's Ruse by Esther M. Friesner
      6. The Black Grail by Damien Broderick
      7. Triad by Sheila Finch
      8. The Book of the Stars by Ian Watson
      9. Beyond Armageddon by Walter M. Miller, Jr. and Martin H. Greenberg, ...
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      11. Mythical Beasties by Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, and Martin H. Greenberg, ...
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    14. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    15. Cover by Doug Beekman
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 4-11
    2. The Big Dish by John Berryman, pp. 12-59
    3. The Curious Case of the Humanoid Face on Mars by Richard C. Hoagland, pp. 60-76
    4. In Times to Come, p. 77
    5. On Gaming by Matthew J. Costello, p. 78
    6. Juhani Appleseed by John Dalmas, pp. 79-91
    7. Biolog by Jay Kay Klein, p. 92
    8. The Alternate View by John G. Cramer, pp. 93-97
    9. The White Hope by Rob Chilson and Lynette Meserole, pp. 98-129
    10. Sight by Mark Schulzinger, pp. 130-137
    11. Eifelheim by Michael F. Flynn, pp. 138-176
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      The Reference Library by Tom Easton, pp. 177-184 - 9 Reviews
      1. Ranks of Bronze by David Drake
      2. Closed System by Zach Hughes
      3. Jerusalem Fire by R.M. Meluch
      4. In Other Worlds by A.A. Attanasio
      5. Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams
      6. Forsake the Sky by Tim Powers
      7. Tesseracts by Judith Merril
      8. Eye by Frank Herbert
      9. Cascade Point by Timothy Zahn
    13. Brass Tacks, pp. 185-191
    14. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    15. Cover by Pat Rawlings
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    1. The Editor's Page by Rick Cook, pp. 4-13
    2. Bearings by Robert R. Chase, pp. 14-47
    3. New Matters by Thomas Donaldson, pp. 48-63
    4. The Picture by Dora Gray by Charles L. Harness, pp. 64-118
    5. In Times to Come, p. 119
    6. Long, Long Thoughts by Laurence M. Janifer, pp. 120-121
    7. On Gaming by Matthew J. Costello, pp. 122-124
    8. Ashes by Michael F. Flynn, pp. 125-134
    9. Biolog by Jay Kay Klein, p. 135
    10. The Alternate View by G. Harry Stine, pp. 136-139
    11. The Year the Indy Died by P.M. Fergusson, pp. 140-161
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      1. The New World: An Epic Poem by Frederick W. Turner
      2. Circuit by Melinda M. Snodgrass
      3. Count Zero by William Gibson
      4. Redworld by Charles L. Harness
      5. Wizenbeak by Alexis A. Gilliland
      6. Little Myth Marker by Robert Asprin
      7. Flight in Yiktor by Andre Norton
      8. Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey
      9. The Year's Best Science Fiction, Third Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois
      10. Body Armor: 2000 by Joe Haldeman, Charles G. Waugh, and Martin Harry Greenberg, ...
      11. Earth and Elsewhere by Kir Bulychev
      12. The Sound of Wonder by Daryl Lane, William Vernon, and David Carson
    14. Brass Tacks, pp. 185-191
    15. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    16. Cover by David Hardy
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    2. An Ill Wind by Joseph H. Delaney, pp. 10-53
    3. On the Net by Bill Johnson, pp. 54-61
    4. Stranger Than Fiction by David Aschman and Tony Rothman, pp. 62-74
    5. On Gaming by Matthew J. Costello, p. 75
    6. The Sins of the Fathers by John Gribbin, pp. 76-87
    7. Picaper by Jack Wodhams, pp. 88-109
    8. Brass Tacks, pp. 110-115
    9. Fly Me to the Moon by Rob Chilson and William F. Wu, pp. 116-125
    10. The Alternate View by John G. Cramer, pp. 126-129
    11. The Hephaestus Mission by Arlan Andrews, pp. 130-169
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      1. Schimmelhorn's Gold by Reginald Bretnor
      2. The Wave and the Flame by M. Bradley Kellogg and William B. Rossow
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      4. God Game by Andrew M. Greeley
      5. Godbody by Theodore Sturgeon
      6. The Shattered Horse by S.P. Somtow
      7. Enigma by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
      8. Run to the Stars by Mike Scott Rohan
      9. The Norby Chronicles by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov
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    16. The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events, pp. 192-194
    17. Cover by Janet Aulisio
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