Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 4 • The Dismal Science • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 12 •  Letters (Asimov's, November 1991) • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 18 • Forward the Foundation • [Foundation] • novella by Isaac Asimov
• 18 •  Forward the Foundation • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 74 •  Forward the Foundation [2] • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 96 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Nouns • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Nouns) [as by Tom Disch]
• 96 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Adjectives • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Adjectives) [as by Tom Disch]
• 96 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Pronouns • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Pronouns) [as by Tom Disch]
• 96 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - If/Then • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of If/Then) [as by Tom Disch]
• 96 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Maybe • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Maybe) [as by Tom Disch]
• 98 • The Bull Moose at Bay • short story by Mike Resnick
• 98 •  The Bull Moose at Bay • interior artwork by Alan Dingman
• 106 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Verbs • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Verbs) [as by Tom Disch]
• 107 • Books • short story by Peni R. Griffin
• 107 •  Books • interior artwork by George Thompson
• 120 • Erogenoscape • novelette by Walter Jon Williams
• 120 •  Erogenoscape • interior artwork by Laura Lakey
• 147 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Strange Plurals • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Strange Plurals) [as by Tom Disch]
• 148 • Time's Arrow • (1989) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 148 •  Time's Arrow • interior artwork by Anthony Bari
• 156 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Either/Or • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Either/Or) [as by Tom Disch]
• 157 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - The Present Tense • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of The Present Tense) [as by Tom Disch]
• 157 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Epitaph for the Past Tenses • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Epitaph for the Past Tenses) [as by Tom Disch]
• 157 • From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - The Future Tense • non-genre • [A Child's Garden of Grammar] • poem by Thomas M. Disch (variant of The Future Tense) [as by Tom Disch]
• 158 • Torso • novelette by Leonard Carpenter
• 158 •  Torso • interior artwork by N. Taylor Blanchard
• 182 • An Outpost of the Empire • [Roma Eterna] • novelette by Robert Silverberg
• 182 •  An Outpost of the Empire • interior artwork by Bob Walters
• 199 • Afterword: Outpost of the Empire • essay by Robert Silverberg
• 200 • The Adoption • novelette by Alexander Jablokov
• 200 •  The Adoption • interior artwork by Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn [as by Ron Lakey Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn]
• 216 • Vinland the Dream • short story by Kim Stanley Robinson
• 216 •  Vinland the Dream • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio
• 226 • The Fourth Intercometary • novella by Phillip C. Jennings
• 226 •  The Fourth Intercometary • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 265 •  The Fourth Intercometary [2] • interior artwork by Gary Freeman
• 304 • On Books: Style • [On Books] • essay by Norman Spinrad
• 304 •   Review: Queen of Angels by Greg Bear • review by Norman Spinrad
• 304 •   Review: Nightshade by Jack Butler • review by Norman Spinrad
• 304 •   Review: Ambient by Jack Womack • review by Norman Spinrad
• 313 •   Review: Terraplane by Jack Womack • review by Norman Spinrad
• 313 •   Review: Heathern by Jack Womack • review by Norman Spinrad
• 318 • Next Issue (Asimov's, November 1991) • essay by uncredited
• 320 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, November 1991) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss