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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 1981
CONTENTS
Novella
"Island Man" by R. A. Wilson
Novelette
"Death in Vesunna" by Eric G. Iverson and Elaine O'Byrne
Short Stories
"The Bagel Heads Home" by Martin Gardner
"1952 Monon Freightyard Blues" by John M. Ford
"Author, Author" by Tim Colley
"Son of Space Cases" by Sharon N. Farber
"Isolated Events" by John Stallings
Poetry
"Improbable Bestiary: The Chinese Dragons" by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
"Headlines by the Dozens (Right in My Own Kitchen)" by David R. Bunch
Departments
"Editorial: The Masquerade" by Isaac Asimov
"On Books" by Baird Searles
"The SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
"The Robot Novels" by James Gunn
"On the Marching Morons" by Larry Niven and Isaac Asimov
"Letters"
"Index, 1980"
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 19, 1981, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Whole No. 35)
George H. Scithers, editor
Cover art by David Mattingly
Novella
"Island Man" by R. A. Wilson
Novelette
"Death in Vesunna" by Eric G. Iverson and Elaine O'Byrne
Short Stories
"The Bagel Heads Home" by Martin Gardner
"1952 Monon Freightyard Blues" by John M. Ford
"Author, Author" by Tim Colley
"Son of Space Cases" by Sharon N. Farber
"Isolated Events" by John Stallings
Poetry
"Improbable Bestiary: The Chinese Dragons" by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
"Headlines by the Dozens (Right in My Own Kitchen)" by David R. Bunch
Departments
"Editorial: The Masquerade" by Isaac Asimov
"On Books" by Baird Searles
"The SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss
"The Robot Novels" by James Gunn
"On the Marching Morons" by Larry Niven and Isaac Asimov
"Letters"
"Index, 1980"
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 19, 1981, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Whole No. 35)
George H. Scithers, editor
Cover art by David Mattingly
180 pages, Paperback
First published January 19, 1981
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August 7, 2015
• Island Man • novella by R. A. Wilson [***]
• 1952 Monon Freightyard Blues • shortstory by John M. Ford [**]
• Author, Author • shortstory by Tim Colley [**]
• Son of Space Cases • [Ann Atomic] • shortstory by Sharon N. Farber [***]
• Improbable Bestiary: The Chinese Dragons • [Improbable Bestiary] • poem by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre [*]
• Isolated Events • shortstory by John Stallings [*****]
• Headlines by the Dozens (Right in My Own Kitchen) • poem by David R. Bunch [*]
• Death in Vesunna • novelette by Harry Turtledove and Elaine O'Byrne [****]
• 1952 Monon Freightyard Blues • shortstory by John M. Ford [**]
• Author, Author • shortstory by Tim Colley [**]
• Son of Space Cases • [Ann Atomic] • shortstory by Sharon N. Farber [***]
• Improbable Bestiary: The Chinese Dragons • [Improbable Bestiary] • poem by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre [*]
• Isolated Events • shortstory by John Stallings [*****]
• Headlines by the Dozens (Right in My Own Kitchen) • poem by David R. Bunch [*]
• Death in Vesunna • novelette by Harry Turtledove and Elaine O'Byrne [****]
July 30, 2020
Ratings for this issue:
A (excellent):
On the Marching Morons (debate essay) Larry Niven vs Isaac Asimov
B (very good):
Death in Vesunna by Eric G. Iverson & Elaine O'Byrne
Son of Space Cases by Sharon N. Farber
Author, Author by Tim Colley
Island Man by R.A. Wilson
C (average):
1952 Monon Freightyard Blues by John M. Ford
Isolated Events by John Stallings
A (excellent):
On the Marching Morons (debate essay) Larry Niven vs Isaac Asimov
B (very good):
Death in Vesunna by Eric G. Iverson & Elaine O'Byrne
Son of Space Cases by Sharon N. Farber
Author, Author by Tim Colley
Island Man by R.A. Wilson
C (average):
1952 Monon Freightyard Blues by John M. Ford
Isolated Events by John Stallings
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews