The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981
October 1981
| Editor | Edward L. Ferman |
|---|---|
| Cover art | David Hardy |
| Publisher | Mercury Press, Inc. |
| Price | $1.50 |
| Pages | 164 |
Vol 61, No 4, Whole No 365
"32nd Anniversary issue" as noted on the cover.
Cover depicts the volcanoes of Io, Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org) notes "see page 69" with full description on p.69.
"Coming Soon" not shown on Contents/copyright page.
UK 85p; separate cover printed for Canada with $1.75
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Pusher | John Varley |
| 19 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Call of the Wild: The Dog-Flea Version | Ian Watson |
| 29 | Essay | Non Fiction | Books (F&SF, October 1981) | Algis Budrys |
| 32 | Review | Non Fiction | The Many-Colored Land | Algis Budrys & Julian May |
| 38 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Kaeti's Nights | Keith Roberts |
| 67 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Alien Mind | Philip K. Dick |
| 70 | Short Fiction | Fiction | My Object All Sublime | Reginald Bretnor |
| 91 | Essay | Non Fiction | Coming Soon (F&SF, October 1981) | uncredited |
| 92 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Ape | Avram Davidson |
| 98 | Essay | Non Fiction | Films: Another Empire Heard From | Baird Searles |
| 101 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Needle Men | George R. R. Martin |
| 117 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Tale of the Student and His Son | Gene Wolfe |
| 129 | Essay | Non Fiction | Let Me Count the Days | Isaac Asimov |
| 140 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Incident at Huacaloc | Richard Cowper |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - 1981 | Edward L. Ferman | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981 | David Hardy | |
| 18 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Well, I hate to say I told you so." | Gahan Wilson |
| 139 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "I've discovered a way to slow down the speed of sound." | Sidney Harris |
| 159 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Is there life on Mars? Are you kidding? They roll up the sidewalks at 11:00 p.m." | Orlando Busino |