A PAPERBACK MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT.

Ace Books, paperback magazine. Sprinmg 1980 | Vol 2, No 2 | Whole Number 7. Hard science fiction series edited by James Baen. Stoires “Why Must They All Have My Face?” by Dean Ing ”Bellerophon” by Kevin Christensen ”Four in One” by Joe Haldeman ”Science with Dick and Jane, Lesson Electricity” by Sandra E. Koester ”Voices from the Dust” by Joan D. Vinge

Short stories.

Contents 1 • Welcome (Destinies, Winter 1981) • \[Destinies Essays\] • essay by Jim Baen \[as by Baen\] 6 • Shall We Take a Little Walk? • novelette by Gregory Benford 7 •  Shall We Take a Little Walk? • interior artwork by uncredited 11 •  Shall We Take a Little Walk? \[2\] • interior artwork by uncredited 14 •  Shall We Take a Little Walk? \[3\] • interior artwork by uncredited 34 •  Shall We Take a Little Walk? \[4\] • interior artwork by uncredited 36 • Humans as Machines: The Ideas of Edward O. Wilson • essay by Robert Silverberg 55 • A Letter from God • short story by Ian Watson 56 •  A Letter from God • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian \[as by Steve Fabian\] 67 • Minds, Machines, and Evolution • essay by James P. Hogan 90 • Tears for Emily • novelette by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. 90 •  Tears for Emily • interior artwork by uncredited 115 • On Books (Destinies, Winter 1981) • essay by Norman Spinrad 116 •   Review: Titan by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad 116 •   Review: Wizard by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad 118 •   Review: The Barbie Murders by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad 120 •   Review: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler • review by Norman Spinrad 122 •   Review: Golden Vanity by Rachel Pollack • review by Norman Spinrad 123 •   Review: The Hell Candidate by Thomas Luke • review by Norman Spinrad 126 • "Dear Editor ..." • short story by James Randi 127 •  "Dear Editor ... " • interior artwork by Janet Aulisio 135 • Crystal-Gazing for Fun and Profit • \[On Predicting the Future\] • essay by Frederik Pohl 154 • The Final Days • (1981) • short story by David Langford 155 •  The Final Days • interior artwork by Broeck Steadman 163 •  The Final Days \[2\] • interior artwork by Broeck Steadman 164 • A Death in Realtime • short story by Richard S. McEnroe \[as by Richard Sean McEnroe\] 165 •  A Death in Realtime • interior artwork by uncredited 173 •  A Death in Realtime \[2\] • interior artwork by uncredited 175 • Take Me to Your Teacher • essay by Elizabeth Anne Hull 185 • Dreams Come True • short story by Eric Vinicoff 186 •  Dreams Come True • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian \[as by Steve Fabian\] 194 •  Dreams Come True \[2\] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian \[as by Steve Fabian\] 203 •  Dreams Come True \[3\] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian \[as by Steve Fabian\] 204 • Nuclear Survival, Part 3: Power - And Potties! - to the People • \[Nuclear Survival • 3\] • essay by Dean Ing 221 • Understanding Ein • essay by James E. Gunn \[as by James Gunn\] 222 •  Understanding Ein • interior artwork by uncredited 234 • Travellers • novella by David Drake 234 •  Travellers • interior artwork by uncredited

This is "the Heinlein Issue." Neirly thirty thousand words by Mr. Heinlein, mostly in his own voice, also Spider Robinson contributes an essay on the wit and wisdom of R.A.H. "Robert A. Heinlein: A Sermon" there is also an article on Nuclear Survival by Dean Ing explains how to survive anything short of a direct hit. "Vital Signs" Then "living under pressure" assumes that you have ignored Ing's advice and have to build a shelter from common domestic materials-plastic bags, toilet paper, tape, cardboard, ect. You've got four hours—Go! stories and articles by Larry Niven and Stephen Barns(Retrospective), Jerry Pournelle(New Beginnings), Norman Spinraid(On books, number 1), and Frederic Pohl(Predicting the Future:Shaking up Space). Plus "The L-5 Review, number 5"