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Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1976, pp. 108-118

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  Issues of 1974 = 12 Issues, 127 Articles
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  Issues of 1975 = 9 Issues, 115 Articles
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  Issues of 1976 = 9 Issues, 112 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1976 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Forum by Arsen Darnay, pp. 4-14
    2. We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ, pp. 15-59
    3. It's a Sunny Day by Spider Robinson, pp. 60-73
    4. Shattered Hopes, Broken Dreams by Kevin O'Donnell, pp. 74-91
    5. A Step Farther Out by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, pp. 92-113
    6. Angel of Destruction by Lee Overstreet, pp. 114-130
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 131-139 - 12 Reviews
      1. More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
      2. The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
      3. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
      4. Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg
      5. The Book of Poul Anderson by Poul Anderson
      6. Caution! Inflammable by Thomas N. Scortia
      7. Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
      8. Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein
      9. Pluribus by Michael Kurland
      10. The Swarm by Arthur Herzog
      11. Science Past - Science Future by Isaac Asimov
      12. Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout
    8. Ambigious Oracle by B.D. Wyatt, pp. 140-147
    9. Getting Away by Steven Utley, pp. 148-155
    10. Directions, pp. 156-159
    11. SF Mart, pp. 160-162
    12. Cover: From Building the Mote in God's Eye by Rick Sternbach
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    February 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Down and Out by Larry Niven, pp. 5-25
    2. The Phantom of Kansas by John Varley, pp. 46-75
    3. Only Outlaws and Women by Thomas Deiker, pp. 26-36
    4. A Better Time by Alex Dunne, pp. 76-84
    5. Storymaker by P.J. Plauger, pp. 142-154
    6. We Who Are About To by Joanna Russ, pp. 85-124
    7. SF Calendar, p. 4
    8. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 37-45
    9. Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 125-135
    10. The Alien Viewpoint by Richard E. Geis, pp. 136-141
    11. Directions, pp. 155-159
    12. SF Mart, p. 160
    13. Showcase by Wendy Pini, pp. 161-162
    14. Cover from Down and Out by Ames
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    March 1976 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Editorial by James Baen, p. 4
    2. Plutonium by Arsen Darnay, pp. 5-61
    3. The Second Soul by Alan Brennert, pp. 62-75
    4. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 76-84
    5. Birthdays by Fred Saberhagen, pp. 85-118
    6. The Alien Viewpoint by Dick Geis, pp. 119-127
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 128-136 - 12 Reviews
      1. A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn
      2. Continuum 1 by Roger Elwood
      3. Continuum 2 by Roger Elwood
      4. Continuum 4 by Roger Elwood
      5. Tomorrow Today by George Zebrowski
      6. Andromeda Gun by John Boyd
      7. The Eden Cycle by Raymond Z. Gallun
      8. Buy Jupiter and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
      9. Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein
      10. Eighteen Greatest Science Fiction Stories by Laurence M. Janifer
      11. Minds Unleashed by Groff Conklin
      12. The Rings of Tantalus by Richard Avery
    8. Showcase by Peter Starbrook, p. 137
    9. Hunger on the Homestretch by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., pp. 138-154
    10. Directions, pp. 155-162
    11. Cover art from Plutonium by Stephen Fabian
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    May 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. SF Calendar, pp. 4-5
    2. The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny, pp. 6-51
    3. Beaver Tears by Raccoona Sheldon, pp. 52-57
    4. A Step Farther Out by Jerry Pournelle, pp. 58-67
    5. Hexapedia by Bonnie Dalzell, pp. 68-73
    6. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank by John Varley, pp. 74-102
    7. Opening Night by Lenny Kleinfeld, pp. 103-113
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 114-124 - 13 Reviews
      1. The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
      2. Growing Up in Tier 3000 by Felix Gotschalk
      3. Killerbowl by Gary K. Wolf
      4. Orbit 17 by Damon Knight
      5. The Science Fiction Roll of Honor by Frederik Pohl
      6. Alternate Worlds by James Gunn
      7. The Science Fiction Book by Franz Rottensteiner
      8. North by 2000 by H.A. Hargreaves
      9. The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem
      10. The Spacejacks by Robert Wells
      11. Space Cadet by Robert A. Heinlein
      12. Great Stories of Space Travel by Groff Conklin
      13. Voyagers in Time by Robert Silverberg
    9. Want Ad by B.D. Wyatt, pp. 125-135
    10. The Alien Viewpoint by Richard E. Geis, pp. 136-142
    11. Deviation from a Theme by Steven Utley, pp. 143-148
    12. I'm Going Through the Door by William Coyne, pp. 149-153
    13. Directions, pp. 154-162
    14. Cover from The Hand of Oberon by Sternbach
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    July 1976 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance by John Varley, pp. 4-30
    2. Larval Stage by Steven Utley, pp. 31-43
    3. The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny, pp. 44-95
    4. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 96-105
    5. Wind Music by Diana King, pp. 106-118
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 119-127 - 13 Reviews
      1. Now You See It/Him/Them... by Gene DeWeese and Robert Coulson
      2. The Starcrossed by Ben Bova
      3. Human Machines by Thomas N. Scortia and George Zebrowski
      4. The Stardust Voyages by Stephen Tall
      5. Soldier, Ask Not by Gordon R. Dickson
      6. Ability Quotient by Mack Reynolds
      7. Six Science Fiction Plays by Roger Elwood
      8. Space Relations by Donald Barr
      9. The Weird World of Gahan Wilson by Gahan Wilson
      10. Imaginative Sex by John Norman
      11. Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1923-1973 by Halbert W. Hall
      12. Bedlam Planet by John Brunner
      13. Polymath by John Brunner
    7. Toward the Fullness of Fate by John Kennedy#2, pp. 128-155
    8. Directions, pp. 156-158
    9. SF Mart, pp. 159-160
    10. Showcase by Jack Gaughan, pp. 161-162
    11. Cover: Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance by Stephen Fabian
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    September 1976 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. SF Calendar, pp. 4-5
    2. The Children of the State by Larry Niven, pp. 6-43
    3. Jupiter One by Ernest Taves, M.D., pp. 44-51
    4. The Dirty Onld Man by Craig Strete, pp. 52-57
    5. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 58-69
    6. A Little Bit of Recycled Time by Gail Kimberly, pp. 70-84
    7. The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny, pp. 85-107
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 108-118 - 11 Reviews
      1. Dune by Frank Herbert
      2. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
      3. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
      4. The Infinity Box by Kate Wilhelm
      5. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
      6. A Song for Lya, and Other Stories by George R.R. Martin
      7. The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton by Larry Niven
      8. Not Without Sorcery by Theodore Sturgeon
      9. The Best of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov
      10. SF: The Great Years, Vol. II by Carol Pohl and Frederik Pohl
      11. The Ancient Mysteries Reader by Peter Haining
    9. Abandon All Heat, Ye Who Enter Here by Phil Bertoni, pp. 119-145
    10. The Alien Viewpoint by Richard E. Geis, pp. 146-153
    11. Directions, pp. 154-158
    12. SF Mart, pp. 159-162
    13. Cover from The Children of the State by Rick Sternbach
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    October 1976 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Bagatelle by John Varley, pp. 6-27
    2. You'll Be a Real Sensation by Sharon Harris, pp. 28-38
    3. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 39-51
    4. The Children of the State by Larry Niven, pp. 52-102
    5. Seeker of the Way by Dennis A. Schmidt, pp. 103-120
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 121-133 - 9 Reviews
      1. Millennium by Ben Bova
      2. The Analog Annual by Ben Bova
      3. Shardik by Richard Adams
      4. Triton by Samuel R. Delany
      5. Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny
      6. Science Fiction Art by Brian Aldiss
      7. The Best of Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg
      8. Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke
      9. Epoch by Roger Elwood and Robert Silverberg
    7. The Man at the Bottom of the Sea by Steven Utley, pp. 134-141
    8. The Alien Viewpoint by Richard E. Geis, pp. 142-148
    9. Act of Faith by R.C. Walker, pp. 149-154
    10. Directions, pp. 155-158
    11. SF Mart, pp. 159-162
    12. Cover from The Children of the State by Stephen Fabian
    13. Showcase by Stephen Fabian
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    November 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. SF Calendar, p. 4
    2. Gateway by Frederik Pohl, pp. 5-61
    3. In Xanadu by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., pp. 62-72
    4. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 73-82
    5. Designing a Dyson Sphere by Jack Williamson, pp. 83-88
    6. Lovelife of the Leglorn by Craig Strete, pp. 89-98
    7. Guardians at the Gate of Morpheus by Thomas Wylde, pp. 99-104
    8. The Children of the State by Larry Niven, pp. 105-139
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 140-152 - 14 Reviews
      1. Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
      2. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
      3. The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta by Frank Frazetta
      4. The Best of Stephen Fabian by Stephen E. Fabian
      5. The Book of Gordon Dickson by Gordon R. Dickson
      6. The End of the Dreams by James Gunn
      7. Irrational Numbers by George Alec Effinger
      8. Connoisseur's Science Fiction by Tom Boardman
      9. This Darkening Universe by Lloyd Biggle Jr.
      10. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert A. Heinlein
      11. Star Trek: The New Voyages by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath
      12. Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson
      13. Telempath by Spider Robinson
      14. Davy by Edgar Pangborn
    10. Inaugural by Barry Malzberg and Bill Pronzini, pp. 153-155
    11. Directions, pp. 156-158
    12. SF Mart, pp. 159-163
    13. Cover from Gateway by Vincent DiFate
    14. Showcase by Douglas Beekman
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    December 1976 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editorial, pp. 4-6
    2. Chance Meeting Near Ararat by Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin, pp. 7-17
    3. The Earth Dwellers by Nancy Kress, pp. 18-25
    4. Cages by J.M. Park, pp. 26-43
    5. A Step Farther Out by J.E. Pournelle, pp. 44-54
    6. Gateway by Frederik Pohl, pp. 55-116
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      Bookshelf by Spider Robinson, pp. 117-129 - 17 Reviews
      1. Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman
      2. Good Neighbors, and Other Strangers by Edgar Pangborn
      3. The Curve of Binding Energy by John A. McPhee
      4. The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed by John McPhee
      5. Fantastic Nudes by Stephen E. Fabian
      6. Starfawn by Byron Preiss and Stephen E. Fabian
      7. The Frazetta Treasury by Frank Frazetta
      8. Aniara by Harry Martinson, Hugh Macdiarmid, and Elspeth Huxley Schubert, ...
      9. Rissa Kerguelen by F.M. Busby
      10. The Multiple Man by Ben Bova
      11. The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd
      12. Run, Come See Jerusalem by Richard C. Meredith
      13. Stargate by Stephen Robinett
      14. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
      15. The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester
      16. Ancient, My Enemy by Gordon R. Dickson
      17. In the Problem Pit by Frederik Pohl
    8. The Rock and the Pool by Stephen Tall, pp. 130-158
    9. SF Mart, pp. 159-162
    10. Cover from A Step Farther Out by Rick Sternbach
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  Issues of 1977 = 9 Issues, 108 Articles
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  Issues of 1978 = 8 Issues, 95 Articles
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  Issues of 1979 = 3 Issues, 41 Articles