Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981
October 1981
| Editor | Shawna McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Davis Publications |
| Price | $1.50 |
| Pages | 192 |
- "Premiere Issue" stated on the cover, but no issue or volume number indicated inside.
- A price of $1.95 is given in the publisher's statement on the contents page, But $1.50 is on the cover.
- Cover is a color photograph of Isaac Asimov.
- Covers are not included in the page count.
- Asimov's piece is actually two essays which are included in the collection Asimov on Science Fiction. They are individually credited here, but not in the magazine's table of contents.
- Benford's piece is an excerpt from Across the Sea of Suns, but is self-contained, and, as such, was reprinted in Carr's Best of the Year volume. The novel did not appear until 1984.
- Each fiction piece is accompanied by a full page B&W photograph of the author.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Essay | Non Fiction | Editorial (Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981) | Shawna McCarthy |
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Speculations (Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981) | J. W. Silbersack |
| 6 | Essay | Non Fiction | Asimov on Science Fiction (excerpt) | Isaac Asimov |
| 7 | Essay | Non Fiction | How Easy to See the Future! | Isaac Asimov |
| 12 | Essay | Non Fiction | The Dreams of Science Fiction | Isaac Asimov |
| 18 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Swarmer, Skimmer | Gregory Benford |
| 84 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Pride of Chanur (excerpt) | C. J. Cherryh |
| 142 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Sunwaifs (excerpt) | Sydney J. Van Scyoc |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Science Fiction Digest: 1981-1982 | Shawna McCarthy |