Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1984

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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1984

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CONTENTSNovelettes"Promises to Keep" by Jack McDevitt"Reaper" by Lucius Shepard"The Other Kind" by Lisa Tuttle"Life on the Earth" by Wayne WightmanShort Stories"The Barbers of Barberpolia" by Martin Gardner"Ever After" by Lisa Goldstein"Nets of Silver and Gold" by James P. Blaylock"The Empty World" by James Patrick KellyPoetry"Nature Empty of Man" by C. Denis Pegge"The Alchemist Discovers a Universal Solvent" by Bruce Boston"Children's Lesson at Loines Observatory (For F.Y.)" by Robert FrazierDepartments"Editorial: Names" by Isaac Asimov"Letters""Mooney's Module" by Gerry Mooney"Gaming" by Dana Lombardy"Viewpoint: In Search of Surprise" by Charles Platt"On Books: Generation of 1984" by Norman Spinrad"SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. StraussIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1984, Vol. 8, No. 12 (Whole No. 85)Shawna McCarthy, editorCover art by Robert Walters

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Pages 180
Language Eng
Publisher Davis Publications
Published December 1, 1984
ISBN 11728012
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