Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Volume 100, Issue 5, May 1980

by Stanley Schmidt (Editor), John Ahrens (Contributor), George O. Smith (Contributor)

The High Cost of Safety • essay by John Ahrens
Scholar's Cluster • novelette by George O. Smith
Steamer Time (Again?) • essay by Wallace West
Mood Wendigo • shortstory by Thomas A. Easton
A Modest Inquiry • shortstory by William Tuning
A Cynic's View of the Moon Treaty • [The Alternate View] • essay by G. Harry Stine
World in the Clouds (Part 3 of 3) • serial by Bob Buckley

180 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1980

About the author

Stanley Schmidt is an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.8 out of 5 stars

A (excellent):

World in the Clouds (pt 3 of 3) by Bob Buckley

B (very good):

Scholar's Cluster by George O. Smith

C (average):

Mood Wendigo by Thomas A. Easton

D (poor):

A Modest Inquiry by William Tuning

[Jossalyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

read this first when it arrived- Analog was the first magazine I ever subscribed to. The Scholar's Cluster story always stuck with me. Pulled it out to re-read, thinking that the novella I enjoyed back then would have turned into a novel- as have so many I have liked from this magazine. Was a little saddened to see that George O Smith died the year after the story was written. Still a good novella.