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Omenana [#26, July 2023] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· It’s Been 9 Years and We Are Still Here · Mazi Nwonwu · ed

· Tribute: Nick Wood (1961-2023) · Wole Talabi · ob [Ref. Nick Wood]

· Ask the Beasts · Masimba Musodza · ss

· Mame Coumba Lambaye’s Stinky Pinky · Mame Diene · ss

· Parody of the Sower · Michelle Iruobe · ss

· Stolen Memories · Mwanabibi Sikamo · ss

· The Secret Diaries of Councilman Tiku Agbado · Uchechukwu Nwaka · ss

Omenana [#27, October 2023] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· Things out of Place · Adesire Tamilore · ss

· A Glitch on the Railway Bridge · Mseli Ngoma · ss

· Baranda · Tunmise Onifade · ss

· Silent Night · Ogheneyome O · ss

· To Kill a God · Hannu Afere · ss

Omenana [#28, March 2024] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· A Decade On… · Iquo DianaAbasi · ed

· New Beginnings · Trisha Simone · ss

· Things We See Under Water · Prosper C. Ìféányí · ss

· Koko’s Body · Nkereuwem Albert · ss

· Pasi Pemvura · Valerie Chatindo · ss

· Obera · Florence Onyango · ss

Omenana [#29, July 2024] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· A Goddess Has Several Options · Chantelle Chiwetalu · ss

· Annunciation · Chikọdịlị Emelụmadụ · ss

· Catfish Grief · Tiah Marie Beautement · ss

· Alika’s Dilemma · Mazi Nwonwu · ss

· Isn’t It Kinder · Lynn Nyaera Onywere · ss

· Burnt Shawarma · Chukwunwike Ajemba · ss

Omenana [10th Anniversary Edition, December 2024] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online, cover by Sunny Efemena) [] (Full Text)
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· Omenana 10th Anniversary Editorial · The Editor · ed

· The Legend of the Echo Well · Stephen Embleton · ss

· How the End Begins · Gabrielle Emem Harry · ss

· Prévoyance · Tariro Ndoro · ss

· Alpha’s Gambit · Mazi Nwonwu · ss

· The Night Market · Chinelo Onwualu · ss

· Yoyin of the Captivating Form · Art Aliyu · ss

· The Locket · Nerine Dorman · ss

· If They Can Learn · Wole Talabi · ss Futuristica: Volume 1 ed. Chester Hoster & Kathryn Stauber, Metasagas Press, 2016

Omenana [#31, December 2024] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
“This special issue brings previously published African speculative short stories that were translated into Brazilian Portuguese.”
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· Uma palavrinha para as/os novas/os leitoras/es da Omenana · Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto · ed; in Brazilian Portuguese.

· A Sala dos Escritores · Chao C. Shete; translated by Isabely Moura Fujii & Mayara Gabrielle Freitas · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“The Writer’s Room”, Omenana #25, March 2023).

· Deicídio · Hannu Afere; translated by Diego Silva & Gabriela Negri · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“To Kill a God”, Omenana #27, October 2023).

· Entre Jacintos · Mandisi Nkomo; translated by Ana Júlia Arruda dos Santos & Yasmin Zago Batista · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“Into the Hyacinth”, Omenana #25, July 2023).

· Fluindo por Dentro · Lauren Beukes; translated by Kim Patrice Santiago Sarmento & Sophia Ribeiro Ferreira · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“Slipping”, Omenana #24, December, 2022).

· Memórias Roubadas · Mwanabibi Sikamo; translated by Lucas Durães Fernandes & Julia Conde Semeler · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“Stolen Memories”, Omenana #26, July 2023).

· Os Desconhecidos · Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta; translated by Lucas Brites Leque · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“The Strange Folk”, Omenana #25, March 2023).

· Outros planos · Ebere Obua; translated by Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto & Mônica Stefani · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“Other Planes”, Omenana #25, March 2023).

· Sapatos Favoritos · Gerald Dean Rice; translated by Luís Felipe Franco de Mello · ss; in Brazilian Portuguese.
translated from the English (“Favorite Shoes”, Omenana #25, March 2023).

· An Explanation for the Regular Omenana Reader · Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto · ed

Omenana [#32, March 2025] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· Order Update · Olajesutofunmi Akinyemi · ss

· Encore · Wole Talabi · ss Deep Dream ed. Indrapramit Das, The MIT Press, 2024

· Sarah Ogoke and the Urban Legends · Amanda Ilozumba · ss

· Where There’s Smoke · Chyna Cassell · ss

· Sirens · Afolabi Adekaiyaoja · ss

· Ne’za’s Yearning · Eugen Bacon · ss

· Firstborn · Tehila Okagbue · ss

Omenana [#33, July 2025] ed. Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo DianaAbasi (Seven Hills Media, online) [] (Full Text)
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· Editorial · Mazi Nwonwu · ed

· The Return · Jen Thorpe · ss

· The Things They Buried with the First Wife · Oyelude Jomiloju · ss

· Drum Call · Seun Lari-Williams · ss

· Metempsukhosis · Chiemeka Akaigwe · ss

· Dust and Echoes · Amani Mosi · ss

· Gecko Girl · Hussani Abdulrahim · ss

Omicron (about)

Publishers:

Omicron Publications; Victoria, Australia: Omicron.

Omicron [December 1979] ($1.00, 64+8pp+, 5½″ x 8″) []

1 · Worm’s Eye View · Francis Payne · ss

17 · Dawn · Joseph Leach · vi

21 · The Mermaid and the Fisherman · Alan Wilson · ss

29 · The Waiters · Francis Payne · ss

37 · The Inner Man · Dennis Callegari · nv

Omni (about)
A popular science magazine which regularly published fiction. Issued in quarto format through September 1988, squarebound thereafter.

Publishers:

Omni Publications International Ltd.; New York: Omni.

Editors:

Ben Bova - Fiction Editor: Omni, Oct 1978 – Dec 1979.

Robert Sheckley - Fiction Editor: Omni, Jan 1980 – Sep 1981.

Ellen Datlow - Fiction Editor: Omni, Oct 1981 – .

Omni [Volume 1 Number 1, October 1978] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 180pp, quarto, cover: Road Song by Pete Turner) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Robert Guccione · cl

10 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

12 · Communications · The Readers · lc

16 · Earth: Miracle · Kenneth & David Brower · cl

24 · Space: Comet Chasing · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

27 · Life: Endangered Species · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

28 · UFO Update: The Science Conflict · James Oberg · cl

34 · The Arts: Books/Film/TV · James Delson · rc

_34 · The High Frontier · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Gerard K. O’Neill]

_34 · Space Colonies · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Stewart Brand]

_34 · Colonies in Space · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. T. A. Heppenheimer]

_36 · The Third Industrial Revolution · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. G. Harry Stine]

_36 · Optimism One · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. F. M. Esfandiary]

_36 · Upwingers · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. F. M. Esfandiary]

_36 · Telespheres · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. F. M. Esfandiary]

_36 · Consequences of Growth · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Gerald Feinberg]

_36 · The Hunger of Eve · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Barbara Marx Hubbard]

_36 · Exo-Psychology · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Dr. Timothy Leary]

_36 · Colony · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Ben Bova]

43 · Continuum · Various · cl

52 · Some of Us May Never Die · Kathleen Stein · ar; illustrated by Rudolf Hausner

58 · Valley of the Kilns · James B. Hall · ss; illustrated by Bob Venosa

62 · Listening for Life · Alton Blakeslee · ar

68 · Invisible Stripes [Oldies, Ltd.] · Ron Goulart · ss; illustrated by Ernst Fuchs

72 · Roman Vishniac · Francene Sabin · ar; illustrated by Roman Vishniac

84 · Nobel Prize · William K. Stuckey · ar

92 · The Turin Shroud · Barbara J. Culliton · ar

96 · Time Warp · Theodore Sturgeon · ss; illustrated by Cliff McReynolds; subtitled “A Zado Myth”.

100 · Interview: Freeman Dyson · Monte Davis · iv [Ref. Freeman Dyson]

109 · Robots · Harry Harrison · ar from Mechanismo, Pierrot Publishing, September 1978

118 · Found! · Isaac Asimov · ss; illustrated by H. R. Giger

122 · Zen · Thomas Hoover · ar; illustrated by De Es Schwertberger

130 · Phenomena: Bubbles · Ken Kay · pt

132 · Future Drugs · Gene Bylinsky · ar; illustrated by Abdul Mati Klarwein

136 · Explorations: The Last Eclipse · Joseph Rao · cl

165 · Stars · Patrick Moore · cl

174 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

176 · The Delphic Poll · Dr. Christopher Evans · ar

Omni [Volume 1 Number 2, November 1978] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Li 1 by H. R. Giger) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Robert Guccione · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Earth: Whale Pilots · Kenneth & David Brower · cl

18 · Space: Time Zero · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

22 · Life: Unreasonable Leaps · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

24 · Stars: Moonglows · Patrick Moore · cl

26 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

28 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

29 · The Arts: Books · Robert Anton Wilson · rc

_29 · Prolongevity · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Albert Rosenfeld]

_29 · No More Dying · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Joel Kurtzman & Phillip Gordon]

_30 · Paradise I · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Alan Harrington]

_30 · The Immortalist · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Alan Harrington]

_30 · The Immortalist · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Heathcote Williams]

31 · UFO Update: Betty Hill · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · The Real Bionic Man · Dick Teresi · ar

50 · The Weariest River · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss; illustrated by George Tooker

53 · Natural Packages · Michael Somoroff · pi

58 · Computer Lib · Ted Nelson · ar; illustrated by Fritz Goro

64 · The Center for Short-Lived Phenomena · Timothy Bay · ar

70 · Whale Song · Leigh Kennedy · ss; illustrated by Bob Venosa

76 · Test Tube Babies · Tabitha M. Powledge · ar; illustrated by Jean Paul Merzagora

82 · Unseen Worlds · Various · pi

92 · Language, Emotion and Disease · Wallace Ellerbroek · ar; illustrated by Erich Brauer

96 · Interview: Alvin Toffler · Bob Guccione · iv [Ref. Alvin Toffler]

100 · The Chessmen · William G. Shepherd · ss; illustrated by René Magritte

104 · Communicating with Dolphins · John Lilly · ar

110 · Controlled Experiment · Rick Conley · vi; illustrated by Marshall Arisman

112 · Lifetides · Lyall Watson · ex
from the forthcoming book (Simon & Schuster).

115 · Explorations: Where the Atom Splits · Stuart Diamond · cl

142 · Phenomena: Photosynthesis · Roman Vishniac · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

Omni [Volume 1 Number 3, December 1978] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Hilde without Title by Friedrich Hechelmann) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

16 · Earth: Starship and Canoe · Kenneth Brower · cl

20 · Space: Star of the Magi · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

24 · Life: Plant Sensations · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

26 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

28 · The Arts: Books · Robert Anton Wilson · rc

_28 · Flights of Discovery · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Georg Gerster]

_28 · The New Challenge of the Stars · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Patrick Moore & David Hardy]

_28 · Daughter of Is · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Michael Davidson]

_28 · Sturgeon in Orbit · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Theodore Sturgeon]

30 · Stars: Lunar Bases · Patrick Moore · cl

32 · UFO Update: Queen of the UFOs · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

46 · Flight: The First 75 Years · Anthony Wolff · ar

60 · Count the Clock That Tells the Time · Harlan Ellison · nv; illustrated by Mati Klarwein

64 · A Flyer for the Masses · Dennis Meredith · ar

68 · Bird’s Eye Views · Homer Jensen · pi

76 · Body Game · Robert Sheckley · ss; illustrated by Samuel Bak

80 · Interview: Ralph Barnaby · Paul Garber · iv [Ref. Ralph Barnaby]

84 · A Hiss of Dragon · Gregory Benford & Marc Laidlaw · nv; illustrated by Ernst Fuchs

92 · Man Powered Flight · Scot Morris · ar

98 · A Thousand Deaths [Worthing] · Orson Scott Card · nv; illustrated by Gottfried Helnwein

102 · The Winds of Kitty Hawk · [uncredited] · ms

108 · PSI Burn: A Study of Physiological Deterioration in Parapsychological Experimentation · A. Paul Stonefinch, O.D. · fa

116 · Body Snatchers · Cynthia Grenier · mr

122 · Explorations: Halls of Wings · Alexis I. & Anne duPont · cl

142 · Phenomena: Prismatic Spring · Michael Freeman · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Man Will Never Fly · Lawrence Maddry · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 4, January 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Rescue by De Es Schwertberger) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Pacific Jewel · Kenneth Brower · cl

20 · Space: Happy New Year · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

23 · Life: Henrietta’s Legacy · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

24 · Stars: No Exit Mars · Patrick Moore · cl

26 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

28 · The Arts: Music · Richard Dubin & Bret Primack · cl

30 · The Arts: Books · [uncredited] · ms

_30 · Doomsday Has Been Cancelled · [uncredited] · br [Ref. J. Peter Vajk]

32 · UFO Update: The Coyne Incident · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Forever War · William K. Stuckey · ar; illustrated by De Es Schwertberger

50 · Newton’s Gift · Paul J. Nahin · ss; illustrated by Rudolf Hausner

54 · Fritz Goro · Anthony Wolff · pi; illustrated by Fritz Goro

66 · New Is Beautiful · Tony Holkham · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot

70 · Interview: I. J. Good · Dr. Christopher Evans · iv [Ref. I. J. Good]

76 · The First Starship · Owen Davies · ar; illustrated by Don Dixon

82 · To Race the Wind · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann

86 · Atomic First! · [uncredited] · pi

88 · Goodbye Gravity · Dr. Robert L. Forward · ar; illustrated by Hannah Kay

92 · Solar Politics · Helen Drusine · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

98 · The Hole Thing · Dean R. Lambe · ss; illustrated by Eric Paetz

102 · Worlds Beyond · Buckminster Fuller, Edmund G. Brown, Jr. & Russell Schweickart · ex 1978; illustrated by Don Dixon

108 · And Whether Pigs Have Wings · Nancy Kress · ss; illustrated by Bob Venosa

131 · Explorations: Acoustic Sands · Jerry Schad · cl

143 · Phenomena: Videodisc · Paul Brierley · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Strike! · Isaac Asimov · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 5, February 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Pete Turner) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Darwin’s Archipelago · Kenneth Brower · cl

20 · Space: Meteors · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

24 · Stars: Shoals of Space · Patrick Moore · cl

26 · Life: Common Sense Fallacies · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

28 · The Arts: Books · Ben Bova · cl [Ref. Isaac Asimov]; on Isaac Asimov.

30 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

32 · UFO Update: Astronomy and the Flying Saucers · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · The Wizard of Space and Time · Dennis Overbye · ar [Ref. Stephen Hawking]

48 · The Ancient Mind at Work · Suzy McKee Charnas · nv; illustrated by H. R. Giger

52 · Inner Landscapes · Kathleen Stein · pi; illustrated by Frank Armitage

58 · Farming the Planets · James Oberg · ar; illustrated by Adolph Schaller

62 · Lobotomy Shoals · Juleen Brantingham · ss; illustrated by Cliff McReynolds

66 · Lifecloud · Fred Hoyle & Chandra Wickramasinghe · ex J.M. Dent, 1978; illustrated by Ching Ho Chang

70 · The Singing Diamond · Dr. Robert L. Forward · ss; illustrated by Bob Venosa

76 · Spaceships · Arthur C. Clarke · ar; illustrated by David Jackson, Bob Layzell, Tony Roberts, Peter Knifton, Robin Hiddon, Colin Hay, Alan Daniels & Jim Burns

86 · An End to Pain · Jonathan B. Tucker · ar

92 · The Blizzard Machine [Sam] · Dean Ing · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann

96 · Interview: E. O. Wilson · Tabitha Powledge · iv [Ref. E. O. Wilson]

100 · Nutrition Hype · Daniel Greenberg · ar; illustrated by René Magritte

123 · Explorations: Science’s Kind of Town · Nancy & Paul Condylis · cl

139 · The Arts: Music · Bibi Wein · cl

142 · Phenomena: Symmetry · Mortimer Abramowitz · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: The 31-Hour Day · Bruce Wallace · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 6, March 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: The Threshold of Contemplation by Ernst Fuchs) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Planet Antarctica · Kenneth Brower · cl

20 · Space: Whirlpools in the Sky · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

24 · Life: Irksome Vaccine · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

26 · Stars: Paradise Lost · Patrick Moore · cl

28 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

30 · The Arts: Books · Robert Anton Wilson · rc

_30 · The Third Mind · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. William Burroughs & Brion Gysin]

32 · UFO Update: UFO’s at the U.N. · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Ticket to Space · G. Harry Stine · ar

50 · Unaccompanied Sonata · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by Evelyn Taylor

54 · Einstein’s Legacy · Robert L. Forward · ar [Ref. Albert Einstein]

61 · Space Cities · Harry Harrison · ar from Mechanismo, Pierrot Publishing, September 1978

70 · The Great Moveway Jam · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by Don Eddy

76 · The Clone Doctor · William K. Stuckey · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

82 · Down & Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean Ing · nv; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate

86 · Ultravision: Medical Eyes of the Future See Today’s Disease · Mel Hellman · ar

94 · Deep Quest · Stephan A. Schwartz · ar; illustrated by Ingo Swann

101 · Interview: Arthur C. Clarke · Malcolm Kirk · iv [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

104 · The Eyes on Butterflies’ Wings · Patrice Duvic · ss; illustrated by Bill Martin

108 · Hell Creatures of the Third Planet · Stephen Robinett · ss

111 · Explorations: Treasures in the Dust · Roy A. Gallant · cl

131 · The Delphic Poll: The Results · Dr. Christopher Evans · ar

142 · Phenomena: Polarization · Paul Brierley · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: The Complete Memory Test · Daniel L. McIvor · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 7, April 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Visitation by Gilbert Williams) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

14 · Earth: The Future of Paradise · Kenneth Brower · cl

16 · Space: Turning the Crank · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

18 · Life: Sexual Parasite · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

20 · Stars: Time Traveling · Patrick Moore · cl

22 · The Arts: Music · Richard Dubin & Bret Primack · cl

24 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

27 · Continuum · Various · cl

36 · Industry Goes to Space · G. Harry Stine · ar

42 · Galatea Galante · Alfred Bester · na; illustrated by H. R. Giger

48 · Childbirth 2000 · Gena Corea · ar

52 · First Encounter · E. Lee Speigel · pi

60 · Iceback Invasion · Hayford Peirce · ss; illustrated by Evelyn Taylor

64 · Interview: David Levy · Dr. Christopher Evans · iv [Ref. David Levy]

68 · Power Play · Frederik Pohl · ar

76 · Static Gravity · Christopher Priest · fa; illustrated by De Es Schwertberger
expanded from an article of the same name in The Astral Leauge Yearbook (1977).

80 · No Future in It · Joe Haldeman · ss; illustrated by Gottfried Helnwein

84 · Magnifications · Scot Morris · pi; illustrated by David Scharf

90 · Time Capsule · Dava Sobel · ar; illustrated by Salvador Dali

94 · Oil Is Not Gold [Capt. Schuster] · Sam Nicholson · ss; illustrated by Don Dixon

142 · Phenomena: Hepatitis · E. H. Cook, Jr. · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Science Fiction Writers, Unite! · Ben Bova · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 8, May 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: The Universe Within by Larry Norager) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Paradise Lost · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Space: Quasars, Blazars, and Spinars · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

20 · Life: Medical Myth · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

24 · Stars: Life in the Liquid Planet · Patrick Moore · cl

26 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

28 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

30 · The Arts: Books · Joe Haldeman · rc

_30 · Vector Analysis · Joe Haldeman · br [Ref. Jack C. Haldeman, II]

32 · UFO Update: Global Disclosures · Harry Lebelson · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Cybernetic War · Jonathan V. Post · ar

50 · Dark Sanctuary · Gregory Benford · ss; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate

54 · Mind Food · Sandy Shakocius & Durk Pearson · ar; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter

58 · The Universe Below · Douglas Faulkner · pi; illustrated by Douglas Faulkner

66 · God Is an Iron [Lifehouse] · Spider Robinson · nv; illustrated by Marshall Arisman

70 · Gulf Dream · Scot Morris · ar; illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin

76 · Red Star in Orbit · James Oberg · ar; illustrated by Andrei Sokolov

80 · Visions of the Cosmos · F. C. Durant, III · pi; illustrated by Andrei Sokolov

88 · Self-Discovery · Vladimir Savchenko; translated by Antonina W. Bouis · ex Macmillan US, 1979; illustrated by René Magritte

92 · Return to Loch Ness · John Chesterman & Michael Marten · ar

96 · Interview: Richard Feynman · Monte Davis · iv [Ref. Richard P. Feynman]

100 · The Language Clarifier · Paul J. Nahin · ss; illustrated by Evelyn Taylor

115 · Explorations: Observatory-Hopping · Trudy E. Bell · cl

131 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

142 · Phenomena: Sunrise · Ken Kay · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: The Gullibility Factor · Thomas F. Monteleone · ar

Omni [Volume 1 Number 9, June 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Jupiter Seen from Io by Don Dixon) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

8 · First Word · Frank Kendig · cl

10 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

12 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Phoenix of Crested Butte · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Space: Eye in the Sky · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

20 · Life: Fat Fallacies · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

22 · Stars: A Hidden Earth · Patrick Moore · cl

24 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

26 · The Arts: Books · Robert Anton Wilson · rc

_26 · The Iron Sun · Robert Anton Wilson · br [Ref. Adrian Berry]

28 · The Arts: Holography · Tricia Vita · cl

30 · The Arts: Music · Tom Johnson · cl

32 · UFO Update: Saucer-Eyed Spies · Art Gatti · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Artful Dodger of the Physical World · Hal Hellman · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

50 · The Mickey Mouse Olympics · Thomas Sullivan · ss; illustrated by Ray Goodbred

54 · Mind and Nature · Gregory Bateson · ex Dutton, 1979; illustrated by Bill Martin

58 · Eyes on the Universe · Trudy E. Bell · pi

66 · Halfjack · Roger Zelazny · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot

70 · Interview: Frank Press · Daniel Greenberg · iv [Ref. Frank Press]

76 · The Matter of Space Law · George S. Robinson · ar; illustrated by Ingo Swann

80 · Alien · Cynthia Grenier · mr

86 · The Way of Cross and Dragon [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv; illustrated by Bob Venosa

90 · Future Farming · Alan Anderson, Jr. · ar

96 · Flight of the Dragon · Peter Dickinson · ex; illustrated by Wayne Anderson
extract from The Flight of Dragons to be published by Harper & Tow (August 1979).

102 · The Madagascar Event · Robert Haisty · ss; illustrated by Gottfried Helnwein

137 · Explorations: Target: Earth · Roy A. Gallant · cl

140 · Phenomena: Symbiosis · Roman Vishniac · pt

142 · Answers · Scot Morris · ms

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Vampires Revamped · Bruce Wallace · ar

Omni [Volume 1 Number 10, July 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Pierre Lacombe) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: As Go the Whales · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Space: A Bit of Lunacy · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

20 · Life: Ill-Defined Parameters · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

24 · Official Circles: Psi on Capitol Hill · William K. Stuckey · cl

26 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

28 · The Arts: Books · James Delson · cl; on science fiction in France.

30 · The Arts: Music · Bibi Wein · cl

32 · UFO Update: Trance Figures · Allan Hendry · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · The Once and Future Moon · Bevan M. French · ar

50 · Fivesight [Callahan’s Place] · Spider Robinson · nv; illustrated by Evelyn Taylor

54 · Interferon and Beyond · Douglas Gasner · ar; illustrated by Julia Turchuk

58 · Lunar Celebration · Owen Davies · pi

68 · Deep-Breathing Exercises · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by René Magritte

76 · Interview: Gerard K. O’Neill · Monte Davis · iv [Ref. Gerard K. O’Neill]

80 · The Empath and the Savages · John Morressy · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Williams

84 · The Bionic Brain · G. Harry Stine · ar

89 · Planet Story · Jim Burns & Harry Harrison · ex Pierrot Publishing, 1979

96 · Supercycles · Chester R. Kyle · ar

102 · The Rocks That Moved · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by De Es Schwertberger

135 · Stars: Spirit in Space · Patrick Moore · cl

137 · Explorations: Rocket Wonderland · Dave Dooling · cl

140 · Phenomena: Ayers Rock · Malcolm Kirk · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Meet Dr. Swinger · Daniel S. Greenberg · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 11, August 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: The Illustrated Man by Peter Goodfellow) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Jerry Grey · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

14 · Earth: Night of the Condor · Kenneth Brower · cl

16 · Space: Planet Obsolescence · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

20 · Life: Death Riddle · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

22 · Official Circles: Mean Little Brothers · William K. Stuckey · cl

24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

26 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

28 · The Arts: Xerographics · Stephen Demorest · ar

30 · UFO Update: UFO Over Iran · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · White Dwarfs and Green Men · Carl Sagan · ex from Broca’s Brain, Random House, 1979

50 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv; illustrated by Ernst Fuchs

54 · Wizards of Silicon Valley · Gene Bylinsky & Zhenya Lane · ar

60 · The Notebooks of Lazarus Long [Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex from Time Enough for Love, Putnam, 1973

71 · Interview: John D. Isaacs · Joseph E. Brown · iv [Ref. John D. Isaacs]

76 · Quietus · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot

80 · Shark! · Kenneth Jon Rose · ar

86 · The Fox and the Hedgehog · John Anthony West · ss; illustrated by Eric Paetz

90 · Aloft · Nick Engler · pi [Ref. Sebastian Bastel]

98 · Vagabond · David Searls · ss; illustrated by Dean Ellis

129 · Stars: How Wrong We Were! · Patrick Moore · cl

130 · Explorations: Desert Jewel · Michael Cassutt · cl

138 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

142 · Phenomena: Warning Colors · Peter Parks · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: The Restless Roach · Joyce McWilliams · fa

Omni [Volume 1 Number 12, September 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Alan Magee) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Stan Kent · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: The Bone Hunter · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Space: Nightlight · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

20 · Life: Microbe Miners · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

22 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

26 · The Arts: Music · Stephen Demorest · cl

30 · The Arts: Books · Eric Rosen · rc

_30 · The Politics of Energy · Eric Rosen · br [Ref. Dr. Barry Commoner]

_30 · The Eighth Day of Creation · Eric Rosen · br [Ref. Horace Freeland Judson]

32 · UFO Update: True UFO’s · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

45 · “Doc” · Stephen Davis · ar; illustrated by Ben Rose [Ref. Harold “Doc” Edgerton]

52 · Kinsman [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ex Quantum Science Fiction, The Dial Press, 1979; illustrated by John Schoenherr

56 · Geoscapes · Eric Rosen · pi; illustrated by Douglas Faulkner

62 · Life in Darwin’s Universe · Gene Bylinsky · ar; illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin

68 · Graveside Watch · Edward H. Gandy · ss; illustrated by Gage Taylor

76 · Interview: B.F. Skinner · Michael Hollingshead · iv [Ref. B. F. Skinner]

83 · Eyewitness to Space · F. C. Durant, III · pi

90 · Saraswati in the Bronx · William K. Stuckey · ar; illustrated by Michael Somoroff

94 · The Vacuum-Packed Picnic · Rick Gauger · nv; illustrated by Ludek Pesek

98 · Food for Zero G · Dava Sobel · ar

137 · Explorations: Italy’s Golden Age of Science · Dava Sobel · cl

140 · Phenomena: Schlieren Photography · Gary Settles · pt

143 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Nuchic · Stuart Diamond · ar

Omni [Volume 2 Number 1, October 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 180pp, quarto, cover: Smart As the Devil by Peter Caras) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Bob Guccione · cl

10 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

12 · Communications · The Readers · lc

18 · Forum · Various · cl

20 · Earth: In Warm Blood · Kenneth Brower · cl

24 · Space: Jupiter Journey · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

26 · Life: Thinking of Cancer · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

28 · Stars: Venus Glow · Patrick Moore · cl

32 · Official Circles: The Election of 1984 · William K. Stuckey · cl

34 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

42 · The Arts: Music · Tom Johnson · cl

44 · UFO Update: Tunguska · James Oberg · cl

51 · Continuum · Various · cl

60 · Intelligent Machines · Thomas Hoover · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

66 · The Number of the Beast [Part 1 of 2; Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex; illustrated by Les Edwards
from the forthcoming book (New English Library, January 1980).

70 · A Rocket for the People · Kathleen Stein · ar; illustrated by Douglas Kirkland

76 · Alien Landscapes · Robert Holdstock & Malcolm Edwards · ex Pierrot Publishing, 1979

86 · The Test [Pirx] · Stanislaw Lem; translated by Louis Iribarne · nv; illustrated by Don Maitz
translated from the Polish (“Test”, Młody Technik, #10 & 11, 1958).

92 · Interview: Philip Morrison · Eileen Zalisk · iv [Ref. Philip Morrison]

96 · Decades of Decision · Various · ar

104 · The Lost Culture of Deli · Jean Shepherd · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson

108 · Unseen Yeti · Lord John Hunt · ar [Ref. Yoshikazu Shirakawa]

114 · Rent Control · Walter Tevis · ss; illustrated by George Tooker

169 · Explorations: Brave New World · Susan Mazur · cl

172 · Phenomena: Combat · Marty Stouffer · pt

176 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

178 · Last Word: Where Does the Time Go? · Ursula K. Le Guin · fa

Omni [Volume 2 Number 2, November 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Ears Are Eyes by Ute Osterwalder) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · J. Anderson Dorman · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

14 · Earth: Encomeyum · Kenneth Brower · cl

16 · Space: The Shrinking Sun · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

18 · Life: Blinded by the Blight · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

20 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

26 · Stars: Speaking English in Space · Patrick Moore · cl

30 · UFO Update: Alien Metals · Harry Lebelson · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Antimatter Revealed · Robert L. Forward · ar; illustrated by Mati Klarwein

50 · Dream House · Ronald Dans · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

56 · The Number of the Beast [Part 2 of 2; Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex; illustrated by Colin Hay
from the forthcoming book (New English Library, January 1980).

66 · Manfred Kage · Herbert W. Franke · pi [Ref. Manfred Kage]

76 · Malthus’s Day · Jayge Carr · ss; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter

80 · Interview: Carl Sargent · Christopher Evans · iv [Ref. Carl Sargent]

84 · Illegal Aliens · Robert A. Freitas · ar; illustrated by H. R. Giger

88 · 21st-Century Foss · Chris Foss · ex Dragon’s Dream, 1978

96 · Cyber Fun! · [uncredited] · ms; illustrated by Pete Turner

135 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

137 · Explorations: Paper Chase · Cheryl Simon · cl

140 · Phenomena: Eruption · Pete Turner · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: The True Pioneers of Space · L. A. P. Moore · ar

Omni [Volume 2 Number 3, December 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Uranus from Umbreil by David Egge) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Rawleigh Warner, Jr. · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

16 · Forum · Various · cl

20 · Earth: Visions of Mono · Kenneth Brower · cl

26 · Space: The Reefs of Space · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

28 · Life: Synchronicity · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

30 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

36 · The Arts: Music · Bibi Wein · cl

40 · UFO Update: Alternatives · Robert Anton Wilson · cl

43 · Continuum · Various · cl

52 · So That Others May Live · Dava Sobel · ar; illustrated by Marshall Arisman

60 · White Continent · Eric Rosen · pi; illustrated by Eliot Porter

66 · Soul Search · Spider Robinson · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot

76 · Europe’s Scientific Renaissance · Daniel S. Greenberg · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk

82 · War Beneath the Tree · Gene Wolfe · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson

86 · Interview: René Dubos · Claire Warga · iv [Ref. René Dubos]

90 · 7 Wonders of the Universe · Philip Dunn · pi

96 · Sam and the Dirty Mudder [Sam] · Dean Ing · ss; illustrated by Ellen Griesedieck

108 · Prizes · Scot Morris · ar

116 · Survivors · Barbara Ford · ar; illustrated by René Magritte

142 · Phenomena: Cosmic Ray · Phillip A. Harrington · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Night Before Christmas, 2001 · David A. Tarr · pm

Omni [Volume 2 Number 4, January 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto, cover: Humming Ship by Tim White) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

14 · Earth: The Inhaber Affair · Kenneth Brower · cl

16 · Life: The Body Electric · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

20 · Space: Sky Fire · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

22 · Official Circles: T. Jefferson in the Tune-Inn · William K. Stuckey · cl

24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv

26 · The Arts: Media · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ar

28 · UFO Update: Death on the Range · Harry Lebelson · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · The Life of Allie · G. Harry Stine · ss; illustrated by Pierre Lacombe

50 · The Good Life Underground · Mike Edelhart · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy

56 · Adventure of the Metal Murderer [Berserker; Sherlock Holmes] · Fred Saberhagen · ss; illustrated by Chris Moore

62 · Interview: Jacques Vallee · Dr. Christopher Evans · iv [Ref. Jacques Vallée]

68 · Lesson One · James Randi · vi; illustrated by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt

75 · Design Luigi Colani · Kathleen Stein · pi; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk [Ref. Luigi Colani]

84 · The Box · Paul J. Nahin · ss; illustrated by Michel Gueranger

88 · Talk to the Animals · Eugene Linden · ar; illustrated by Dr. Ronald H. Cohn

100 · Fat Farm · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by Fernando Botero

113 · Explorations: America’s Fire Mountains · Joel Davis · ar

119 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

124 · Phenomena: Calendar · Kjell Sandved · pt

127 · Laser Sound, Far-Out Batteries · [uncredited] · ms

128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

130 · Last Word: Aftcast: The 1980s · Les Waas · fa

Omni [Volume 2 Number 5, February 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto, cover: Broken Hearts by Nick Aristovulos) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

17 · Earth: Heartland Spike · Kenneth Brower · cl

20 · Space: Star Clusters · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

22 · Life: Listening to Life · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

24 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr

26 · The Arts: Music · Sam Bruskin · cl

32 · UFO Update: Alone Again · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Orthohealing · Belinda Dumont · ar; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter

50 · Message from Earth · Ian Stewart · ss; illustrated by Tim White

54 · Comet Catcher · Robert L. Forward · ar

62 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 1 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot

68 · Infinite Voyager · F. C. Durant, III · pi; illustrated by Chesley Bonestell

79 · Interview: Arno Penzias · Monte Davis · iv [Ref. Arno Penzias]

82 · Uphill Skiing · [uncredited] · pi; illustrated by Matthias Wendt

88 · The President’s Image · Stephen Robinett · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann

92 · Future Curves: Omni Surveys the Royal Society · Bernard Dixon & John Gribbin · ar

119 · People: Frosch Drops a Bomb · Dick Teresi · cl [Ref. Robert A. Frosch]

123 · Explorations: Atom Smashers · K. C. Cole · cl

126 · Phenomena: Computer Graphics · [uncredited] · pt

128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

130 · Last Word: Swinger Speaks · Daniel S. Greenberg · fa

Omni [Volume 2 Number 6, March 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover: Gene of Art by Guy Fery) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a “Stars” column in place of the “Innovations” column on page 134, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl

9 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

12 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Who’ll Stop the Rain? · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Life: Potent Plasmids · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

20 · Space: Made in Space · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

22 · The Arts: Technology · James Delson · cl

26 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr

30 · The Arts: Music · Joe Hannan · cl

34 · The Arts: Theater · Damon Knight · th

36 · UFO Update: Phantom Moonlet · James Oberg · cl

38 · People: Rocky · Dick Teresi · cl [Ref. Rocky Raisen]

43 · Continuum · Various · cl

53 · Spinoff · Robert A. Heinlein · ar

58 · The Emperor’s New Clothes · John Anthony West · ss; illustrated by Charles Pfahl

62 · The Gene Trust · Kathleen & Sharon McAuliffe · ar; illustrated by Douglas Kirkland

68 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 2 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot

76 · Small Wonders · Robert Malone · pi

85 · Interview: Gordon Cooper · E. Lee Speigel · iv [Ref. Gordon Cooper]

88 · X-Hero · John Brunner · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann

92 · Star Seekers · Robert Sheckley · pi

108 · The High Priest of Guerrilla Psych · Douglas Colligan · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk

116 · The Longest Story Ever Told · Hugh Downs · vi; illustrated by Eric Paetz

131 · Explorations: State of the Art · Joel Davis · cl

134 · Innovations: Sonic Holography · [uncredited] · cl

138 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

142 · Phenomena: Heat Thermography · Richard Lowenberg · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Thinking Out Loud · Martin J. Pitt · ar

Omni [Volume 2 Number 7, April 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Gervasio Gallardo) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Herbert · cl
from the forthcoming book Without Me, You’re Nothing (Pocket Books, Fall 1980).

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

14 · Forum · Various · cl

16 · Earth: Vela’s Vision · Kenneth Brower · cl

18 · Life: An End to Cavities · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

22 · Space: Power Orbiter · G. Harry Stine · cl

24 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr

28 · The Arts: Books · Spider Robinson · cl; on SF and fantasy awards.

30 · People: Cries and Whispers · Dick Teresi · cl

32 · UFO Update: Close Encounter · Harry Lebelson · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Star Power for Supersocieties · Jonathan V. Post · ar; illustrated by Don Dixon

48 · Giant on the Beach · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by Dominique Peyronnet

53 · Cyberforms · David Lyttleton-Smith · ar

58 · The Last Jerry Fagin Show · John Morressy · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson

63 · New Sun · Mike Edelhart · pi

68 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 3 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot

76 · Interview: James Randi · Scot Morris · iv [Ref. James Randi]

80 · Law Giver · Gervasio Gallardo · pi

88 · Beyond Eden · Ray Bradbury · ar

92 · Three Futures · Robert Malone · ar; illustrated by Thomas Akawie

136 · Innovations: Time Capsules, Translators · [uncredited] · cl

139 · Stars: Cosmic Caldron · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

140 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

142 · Phenomena: Ancient Seashell · Robert E. Pelham · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Future Books · Cynthia Darnell · fa

Omni [Volume 2 Number 8, May 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Pierre Lacombe) []
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Stan Kent · cl

8 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

10 · Communications · The Readers · lc

12 · Forum · Various · cl

14 · Earth: Ecocide · Norman Myers · cl

20 · Life: Galactic Germs · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl

22 · Space: Asteroid Agriculture · Brian O’Leary · cl

26 · The Arts: Music · Sam Bruskin · cl

32 · UFO Update: Honest Illusions · James Oberg · cl

35 · Continuum · Various · cl

44 · Brain Wars · Richard Chapman · ar; illustrated by René Magritte

50 · Josie and the Elevator · Thomas M. Disch · ss; illustrated by Klaus Dietrich

56 · Looking Toward Space · James A. Michener · ar; illustrated by Michael Somoroff

60 · Men Like Us · David Drake · nv; illustrated by Cliff McReynolds

66 · Future Genders · John Stoltenberg · ar; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter

76 · GT 2000 · Kenneth Jon Rose · pi

86 · Interview: Hazel Henderson · Eric Rosen · ar

92 · How to Build a Time Machine · Robert L. Forward · ar; illustrated by Guy Fery

96 · Time Travelers · Ellen Datlow · pi; illustrated by Richard Lon Cohen, Jon Townley, Hans-Ulrich Osterwalder, Pamela Mower, John Harris, Michael Whelan & Peter Knifton

102 · Some of My Best Friends Are Americans · François Camoin · ss; illustrated by Etienne Sandorfi

126 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn

132 · People: Jackie Skywalker · Dick Teresi · cl

135 · Explorations: Through the Looking Glass · David Saltman · cl

140 · Stars: X Marks the Universe · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl

142 · Phenomena: Shuttle Cockpit · Klaus Wilckens · pt

144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl

146 · Last Word: Science-Fiction Survival Kit · Ben Bova · ar

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