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• 6 • Poetry, Fun, & Games • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 13 • On Books (Asimov's, July 1979) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 13 •   Review: Engine Summer by John Crowley • review by Baird Searles
• 14 •   Review: The Planet Masters by Allen Wold • review by Baird Searles
• 14 •   Review: Legacy by James H. Schmitz • review by Baird Searles
• 16 •   Review: Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip • review by Baird Searles
• 16 •   Review: Children of the Atom by Wilmar H. Shiras • review by Baird Searles
• 18 •   Review: Space Opera by Jack Vance • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: Great Space Battles by Stewart Cowley and Charles Herridge • review by Baird Searles
• 19 •   Review: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt by The Brothers Hildebrandt • review by Baird Searles
• 21 • The SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, July 1979) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss
• 22 • Priest of the Baraboo • [Circus World] • novelette by Barry B. Longyear
• 22 •  Priest of the Baraboo • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 46 •  Priest of the Baraboo [2] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 53 •  Priest of the Baraboo [3] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 60 • Tanya Tackles Topology • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 62 • On Evenings Beyond the Fields We Know • essay by John M. Ford
• 63 •  On Evenings Beyond the Fields We Know • interior artwork by George Barr
• 81 • Rainbow Bridges • poem by Peter Payack
• 82 • ... And Settle Down with a Good Book • short story by Dian Girard
• 82 •  ... And Settle Down with a Good Book • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 89 • The Initiation • short story by Barry B. Longyear [as by Mark Ringdalh]
• 89 •  The Initiation • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 92 • Well. It Wasn't Forbidden Planet, but ... • poem by Dan J. Hicks
• 93 • On Cosmology • essay by Tony Rothman and L. C. Shepley
• 112 • The Quintessence of Galahad Sypher • short story by Joseph Kosiewska
• 112 •  The Quintessence of Galahad Sypher • interior artwork by Ron Miller
• 122 •  The Quintessence of Galahad Sypher [2] • interior artwork by Ron Miller
• 124 • Through Time & Space with Ferdinand Feghoot !V • [Ferdinand Feghoot • 99] • short fiction by Reginald Bretnor [as by Grendel Briarton]
• 124 •  Through Time & Space with Ferdinand Feghoot !V • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 125 • The Merchant of Stratford • short story by Frank Ramirez
• 125 •  The Merchant of Stratford • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 134 • The Spectacles of Jorge Luís Borges • short story by Arthur Jean Cox
• 134 •  The Spectacles of Jorge Luís Borges • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg
• 148 • On The Shadow of a Phosphor Screen • novelette by William F. Wu
• 148 •  On The Shadow of a Phosphor Screen • interior artwork by Derek Carter
• 160 •  On The Shadow of a Phosphor Screen [2] • interior artwork by Derek Carter
• 178 •  On The Shadow of a Phosphor Screen [3] • interior artwork by Derek Carter
• 185 •  Letters (Asimov's, July 1979) • essay by various
• 190 •  Letter (Asimov's, July 1979) • essay by Bruce Bethke