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• 3 • Introduction (The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2) • essay by Robert Sheckley
• 4 • The Way of Cross and Dragon • [Thousand Worlds] • (1979) • novelette by George R. R. Martin
• 4 •  The Way of Cross and Dragon • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
• 12 • Spaceships • (1979) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
• 12 •  Spaceships • (1979) • interior artwork by David Jackson
• 14 •  Spaceships [2] • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Layzell
• 16 •  Spaceships [3] • (1979) • interior artwork by Tony Roberts
• 17 •  Spaceships [4] • (1979) • interior artwork by Peter Knifton
• 18 •  Spaceships [7] • (1979) • interior artwork by Alan Daniels
• 19 •  Spaceships [5] • (1979) • interior artwork by Robin Hiddon
• 20 •  Spaceships [6] • (1979) • interior artwork by Colin Hay
• 21 •  Spaceships [8] • (1979) • interior artwork by Jim Burns
• 23 • The Longest Story Ever Told • (1980) • short story by Hugh Downs
• 23 •  The Longest Story Ever Told • (1980) • interior artwork by Eric Paetz
• 24 • Down & Out on Ellfive Prime • (1979) • novelette by Dean Ing
• 25 •  Down & Out on Ellfive Prime • (1979) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 32 • Whale Song • (1978) • short story by Leigh Kennedy
• 32 •  Whale Song • (1978) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
• 37 • Controlled Experiment • (1978) • short story by Rick Conley
• 37 •  Controlled Experiment • (1978) • interior artwork by Marshall Arisman
• 38 •  21st-Century Foss • (1979) • interior artwork by Chris Foss
• 46 • The Singing Diamond • ['Red' Vengeance • 1] • (1979) • short story by Robert L. Forward
• 46 •  The Singing Diamond • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
• 50 •  Dune • (1978) • interior artwork by John Schoenherr
• 50 • Dune (excerpt) • (1980) • short fiction by Frank Herbert
• 58 • The Ancient Mind at Work • (1979) • novelette by Suzy McKee Charnas
• 58 •  The Ancient Mind at Work • (1979) • interior artwork by H. R. Giger
• 70 • The Chessmen • (1978) • short story by William G. Shepherd
• 70 •  The Chessmen • (1978) • interior artwork by
  René Magritte^?Rene Magritte
• 74 • The Mickey Mouse Olympics • (1979) • short story by Thomas Sullivan
• 74 •  The Mickey Mouse Olympics • (1979) • interior artwork by Ray Goodbred
• 80 • Time Warp • (1978) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
• 80 •  Time Warp • (1978) • interior artwork by Cliff McReynolds
• 88 • Star Seekers • (1980) • essay by Robert Sheckley
• 88 •  Making Repairs • (1980) • interior artwork by Darrell K. Sweet [as by Darrell Sweet]
• 89 •  Seeking New Life Forms • (1980) • interior artwork by Rowena Morrill
• 90 •  Galactic Warriors • (1980) • interior artwork by Paul Lehr
• 90 •  Galactic Warriors [2] • (1980) • interior artwork by John Schoenherr
• 91 •  Confrontation with Hostile Alien • (1980) • interior artwork by Ken Barr
• 92 •  A Long Way from Home • (1980) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
• 93 •  Taken Hostage • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 93 •  The One Who Stayed Behind • (1980) • interior artwork by Darrell K. Sweet [as by Darrell Sweet]
• 94 • The Weariest River • (1978) • short story by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
• 94 •  The Weariest River • (1978) • interior artwork by George Tooker
• 102 • Lobotomy Shoals • (1979) • short story by Juleen Brantingham
• 102 •  Lobotomy Shoals • (1979) • interior artwork by Cliff McReynolds
• 106 • Invisible Stripes • (1978) • short story by Ron Goulart
• 106 •  Invisible Stripes • (1978) • interior artwork by Ernst Fuchs
• 112 • 7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • essay by Philip Dunn
• 112 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Chris Moore
• 114 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Colin Hay
• 115 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Angus McKie
• 118 • A Thousand Deaths • [Tales of Capitol] • (1978) • short story by Orson Scott Card
• 118 •  A Thousand Deaths • (1978) • interior artwork by Gottfried Helnwein
• 125 • Waiting for the Earthquake • [Medea] • novelette by Robert Silverberg
• 125 •  Waiting for the Earthquake • interior artwork by Rudolf Hausner
• 134 • The Language Clarifier • (1979) • short story by Paul J. Nahin
• 134 •  The Language Clarifier • (1979) • interior artwork by Evelyn Taylor
• 138 • Time Travelers • (1980) • essay by Ellen Datlow
• 138 •  Time Travelers • (1980) • interior artwork by Richard Lon Cohen and Jon Townley
• 139 •  Time Travelers [2] • (1980) • interior artwork by Hans Ulrich Osterwalder [as by Hans-Ulrich Osterwalder]
• 140 •  Time Travelers [3] • (1980) • interior artwork by Pamela Mower
• 141 •  Time Travelers [4] • (1980) • interior artwork by Hans Ulrich Osterwalder [as by Hans-Ulrich Osterwalder]
• 142 •  Time Travelers [5] • (1980) • interior artwork by John Harris
• 142 •  Time Travelers [6] • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 143 •  Time Travelers [7] • (1980) • interior artwork by Peter Knifton