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• 6 • Names • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 13 •  Letters (Asimov's, December 1984) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov and Shawna McCarthy
• 16 •  Letter (Asimov's, December 1984) • essay by Steve Perry
• 21 •  Mooney's Module (Asimov's, December 1984) • interior artwork by Gerry Mooney
• 24 • Gaming (Asimov's, December 1984) • essay by Dana Lombardy
• 28 • The Barbers of Barberpolia • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 32 • In Search of Surprise • [Viewpoint] • essay by Charles Platt
• 32 •  In Search of Surprise • interior artwork by J. K. Potter
• 42 • Promises to Keep • [Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins] • novelette by Jack McDevitt
• 42 •  Promises to Keep • interior artwork by Val Lakey Lindahn
• 63 • Nature Empty of Man • poem by C. Denis Pegge
• 64 • Ever After • short story by Lisa Goldstein
• 64 •  Ever After • interior artwork by George Thompson
• 77 • The Alchemist Discovers a Universal Solvent • [The Alchemist] • poem by Bruce Boston
• 78 • Reaper • novelette by Lucius Shepard
• 78 •  Reaper • interior artwork by John Jinks
• 95 •  Cartoon: "Beware of the snake pits!" • interior artwork by John Caldwell
• 96 • Nets of Silver and Gold • short story by James P. Blaylock
• 96 •  Nets of Silver and Gold • interior artwork by J. K. Potter
• 110 • Next Issue (Asimov's, December 1984) • essay by uncredited
• 112 • The Other Kind • novelette by Lisa Tuttle
• 112 •  The Other Kind • interior artwork by Richard Crist
• 129 •  Cartoon: "That was not your ordinary run-of-the-mill monarch butterfly, Leo." • interior artwork by John Caldwell
• 130 • The Empty World • short story by James Patrick Kelly
• 130 •  The Empty World • interior artwork by Ron Lindahn
• 145 • Children's Lesson at Loines Observatory (For F.Y.) • poem by Robert Frazier
• 146 • Life on the Earth • novelette by Wayne Wightman
• 146 •  Life on the Earth • interior artwork by J. K. Potter
• 168 • On Books: Generation of 1984 • [On Books] • essay by Norman Spinrad
• 171 •   Review: The Wine of Violence by James Morrow • review by Norman Spinrad
• 172 •   Review: The Continent of Lies by James Morrow • review by Norman Spinrad
• 172 •   Review: In Other Worlds by A. A. Attanasio • review by Norman Spinrad
• 173 •   Review: Broken Symmetries by Paul Preuss • review by Norman Spinrad
• 173 •   Review: Startide Rising by David Brin • review by Norman Spinrad
• 174 •   Review: Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard • review by Norman Spinrad
• 174 •   Review: The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson • review by Norman Spinrad
• 175 •   Review: Dr. Adder by K. W. Jeter • review by Norman Spinrad
• 178 • SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, December 1984) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss