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• 3 •  Contents Page (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • interior artwork by Anne Brooks
• 4 • Enough of thie "Russian Roulette" with the Human Race! • [The Editor's Notebook] • essay by Robert A. Collins
• 4 •  Enough of this "Russian Roulette" with the Human Race! • interior artwork by Brad W. Foster
• 6 • The British Scene (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • [The British Scene] • essay by Mike Ashley
• 7 • A Clockwork Worldcon • essay by Tim Sullivan [as by Timothy Robert Sullivan]
• 9 • Joseph Payne Brennan: An Interview • interview of Joseph Payne Brennan • interview by James Arthur Anderson [as by James Anderson]
• 9 •   Review: The Revenants by Geoffrey Farrington • review by Brian Stableford
• 10 • Sea Grotto • (1981) • poem by Joseph Payne Brennan
• 10 • Winter Dusk • (1981) • poem by Joseph Payne Brennan
• 10 • Summation • (1981) • poem by Joseph Payne Brennan
• 11 • On Small Presses: We Didn't Call It "Mirage" For Nothing • [On Specialty Publishing] • essay by Jack L. Chalker
• 11 •  We Didn't Call It "Mirage" For Nothing • interior artwork by Mark Nelson (artist)
• 13 • Fall Film Roundup • essay by Debra L. McBride
• 15 • Songs of Science, Songs of Weird: A Review of Fantastic Poetry • essay by Steve Eng
• 15 •  Songs of Science, Songs of Weird: A Review of Fantastic Poetry • interior artwork by Peter Fingesten
• 16 • Feedback (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by various
• 16 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by John Morressy
• 16 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by Chet Gottfried
• 16 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 16 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by G. Peter Winnington
• 16 •  Letter (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by George H. Scithers [as by George Scithers]
• 17 • Trade Books (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by uncredited
• 18 • Specialty & Fan Press (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by uncredited
• 20 • October (1984) Paperbacks • essay by uncredited
• 24 • Editorial Notes (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by Neil Barron
• 25 •   Review: Seeds of Yesterday by V. C. Andrews • review by Sheldon Jaffery [as by Sheldon Jaffrey]
• 25 •   Review: Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony • review by Mary S. Weinkauf
• 25 •   Review: The Way of Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer by Brian Bates • review by Veronica M. S. Kennedy
• 25 •   Review: The Alien Debt by F. M. Busby • review by Jerry L. Parsons
• 25 •   Review: Down to a Sunless Sea by Lin Carter • review by William M. Schuyler, Jr.
• 25 •   Review: The Infinity Link by Jeffrey Carver • review by Keith Soltys
• 25 •  Cartoon: "Ahhr! Time to review the kingdom again!" • interior artwork by Alexis A. Gilliland [as by Alexis Gilliland]
• 26 •   Review: Demons of the Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker • review by Glenn Reed
• 26 •   Review: Voyager in the Night by C. J. Cherryh • review by Carolyn Wendell
• 26 •   Review: Blood on the Moon by Barney Cohen • review by Fred Runk
• 26 •   Review: To the Top of the Mountain by Daniel Comfort • review by Michael M. Levy
• 26 •   Review: The Love Machine by Jarrod Comstock • review by Peter D. Pautz
• 27 •   Review: The Fire in His Hands by Glen Cook • review by C. W. Sullivan, III
• 27 •   Review: Manna by Lee Correy • review by W. D. Stevens
• 27 •   Review: V by A. C. Crispin • review by Michael Klossner
• 27 •   Review: Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick • review by Paul M. Lloyd
• 28 •   Review: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror by Thomas M. Disch • review by Steve Carper
• 28 •   Review: Daughter of Regals and Other Tales by Stephen R. Donaldson • review by Robert J. Ewald
• 28 •   Review: The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois • review by Joe Sanders
• 29 •   Review: The Memoirs of Alcheringia by Wayland Drew • review by Raymond H. Thompson
• 29 •   Review: My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane • review by Carol McGeehon
• 29 •   Review: Isaac Asimov's Tomorrow's Voices by Editors of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine • review by Carol McGeehon
• 30 •   Review: The Final Reflection by John M. Ford • review by Agatha Taormina
• 30 •   Review: ... Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster • review by Mary S. Weinkauf
• 30 •   Review: The Search for Ka by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron • review by Larry D. Woods
• 30 •   Review: The Identity Plunderers by Isidore Haiblum • review by Michael Pottow
• 30 •   Review: The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin • review by Brian Stableford
• 31 •   Review: The Ceremonies by T. E. D. Klein • review by Michael A. Morrison
• 31 •   Review: The Clarion Awards by Damon Knight • review by David A. Engebretson
• 32 •   Review: The Leaky Establishment by David Langford • review by Brian Stableford
• 32 •   Review: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyre • review by M. A. Bartter [as by Martha A. Bartter]
• 32 •   Review: The Novels and Plays of Saki by Saki • review by Everett F. Bleiler [as by E. F. Bleiler]
• 32 • Review of "The Power of Iron Man: The Enemy Within" by Stan Lee • essay by Thom Dunn
• 33 •   Review: The Integral Trees by Larry Niven • review by Gary Acton
• 33 •   Review: More Magic by Larry Niven • review by Larry D. Woods
• 33 •   Review: The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy by Mike Resnick • review by Keith Soltys
• 34 •   Review: Arcade by Robert Maxxe • review by Lawrence I. Charters
• 34 •   Review: The Slaying of the Dragon by Franz Rottensteiner • review by Gary K. Wolfe
• 34 •   Review: Thousand Shrine Warrior by Jessica Amanda Salmonson • review by Diane Parkin-Speer
• 34 •   Review: Nathaniel by John Saul • review by Walter Albert
• 35 •   Review: Writers' Choice, Volume II by Stanley Schmidt • review by Gary K. Wolfe
• 35 •   Review: Palimpsests by Glenn Harcourt and Carter Scholz • review by Michael W. McClintock
• 35 •   Review: Is That What People Do? by Robert Sheckley • review by Thom Dunn
• 35 •  Cartoon: "It's a good blue-green algae, but it isn't a great one." • interior artwork by Alexis A. Gilliland [as by Alexis Gilliland]
• 36 •   Review: Fire Pattern by Bob Shaw • review by Chris Morgan
• 36 •   Review: Conscience Place by Joyce Thompson • review by Steven Lehman
• 36 •   Review: Conscience Place by Joyce Thompson • review by Peter D. Pautz
• 36 •   Review: The Chromosomal Code by Lawrence Watt-Evans • review by Phyllis J. Day
• 36 •   Review: Starboard Wine by Samuel R. Delany • review by Bill Collins
• 37 •   Review: The Dark Barbarian by Don Herron • review by Michael M. Levy
• 38 •   Review: The Romantic Fantastic by Tobin Siebers • review by C. W. Sullivan, III
• 38 • Review of an unpublished dissertation "La Science-Fiction Francaise: 1918-1968" (French) by Jean-Marc Gouanvic • essay by Steven Lehman
• 39 •   Review: Ascent to Orbit: A Scientific Autobiography by Arthur C. Clarke • review by David N. Samuelson
• 39 •   Review: Dicing With Dragons: An Introduction to Role-Playing Games by Ian Livingstone • review by Martin Morse Wooster
• 39 •   Review: Nineteen Eighty-Four (A Critical Edition with Annotations) by Bernard Crick and George Orwell • review by Richard D. Erlich
• 39 • Review of the nonfiction work "Shared Fantasy: Role-Playing Games as Social Worlds" by Gary Alan Fine • essay by Martin Morse Wooster
• 40 •   Review: On Nineteen Eighty-Four by Peter Stansky • review by Richard D. Erlich
• 40 • Review of "Computers Are Useless: 100 Uses for a Dead Computer" by James M. Ley • essay by Neil Barron
• 40 • Review of "What's So Funny About Computers?" by Sidney Harris • essay by Neil Barron
• 40 • Review of "The Films of Roger Corman: Brilliance on a Budget" by Ed Naha • essay by Douglas E. Winter
• 41 •   Review: Children of the Future by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh • review by Thom Dunn
• 41 •   Review: Bug Awful by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh • review by Thom Dunn
• 41 •   Review: Time Warps by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh • review by Thom Dunn
• 41 •   Review: The Immortals by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh • review by Thom Dunn
• 41 •   Review: The Dark Secret of Weatherend by John Bellairs • review by Carol D. Stevens
• 41 •   Review: Barney on Mars by Margaret Goff Clark • review by Susan H. Harper
• 41 •   Review: Secret of the Knights by Jim Gasperini • review by Julia Margaret Meyers
• 41 •   Review: Search for Dinosaurs by David Bischoff • review by Julia Margaret Meyers
• 44 • Magazines (Fantasy Review, October 1984) • essay by uncredited