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Science Fiction (1952)   (about) --- see under American Science Fiction.

Science Fiction (Australia)   (about) Science Fiction is primarily a journal of review and criticism. In its earlier issues it ran some fiction and verse. These items are listed here. The magazine continues to be published as of 1992 but no longer carries any fiction. Publishers: Van Ikin; Sydney, NSW, Australia: Science Fiction. Editors: Van Ikin - Editor: Science Fiction. Terry Dowling - Assistant Editor: Science Fiction.

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #1, June 1977] ($1.70, 120pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Dane Ikin) [] 6 · Alternative Reality and Deviant Logic in J.G. Ballard’s Second ’Disaster’ Trilogy · Terry Dowling · ar 30 · Answers to Seventeen Questions: An Interview with Peter Carey · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Peter Carey] 40 · The Prophet · Rae Desmond Jones · pm 51 · I Am Talking to You · Bradley Wynne · ss 56 · The Lindley Mentascripts · George Turner · ex from the forthcoming novel Beloved Son (Faber & Faber, 1978).

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #2, June 1978] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 120pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Geoff Pollard) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Editorial · Van Ikin · ed 11 · A Conversation with Roger Zelazny · Terry Dowling & Keith Curtis · iv [Ref. Roger Zelazny]; conducted on 8 April 1978, at Ron Graham’s home in Sydney. 25 · Roger Zelazny: A Selected Checklist · Keith Curtis · bi [Ref. Roger Zelazny] 28 · The Novels of Lee Harding: a Survey · Van Ikin · ar; illustrated by Dane Ikin [Ref. Lee Harding] 46 · Lee Harding: an Interview · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Lee Harding] 57 · The Works of Lee Harding: a Checklist · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Lee Harding] 60 · Shade of Encounter · Terry Dowling · ss; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 75 · The Return of the Jancy Rover · Damien White · ss; illustrated by Geoff Pollard 92 · The Clone Ranger · Terry Dowling · cs; illustrated by Paul Power 95 · A Logical Extrapolation · Bev Lane · pm 96 · Planar Conjunction · Bev Lane · pm 97 · The Art of Geoff Pollard · Geoff Pollard · pi 105 · Reviews · Various · rc _105 · A Specialist in ‘Relative’ Disaster: J.G. Ballard: The First Twenty Years · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. James Goddard & David Pringle] _107 · Of Snakes and Healers: Dreamsnake · Keith Curtis · br [Ref. Vonda N. McIntyre] _109 · Thumbs Up at NASA: Capricorn One · Ron F. Tait · mr 112 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms 113 · New Contributors · Various · bg

Science Fiction (Australia) [v1 #3 (1979)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 154pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Geoff Pollard) [] Notes that this intended “December 1978” issue is actually “reaching subscribers in late 1979,” though forty-some copies had been distributed earlier in 1979. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · The “Man” with the Off-White Light-Sabre · Terry Dowling · ed; on Jungian archetypes in Star Wars. 10 · The Doctrine of the Perfect Lie · Roger Zelazny · pm 11 · I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right · Roger Zelazny · pm 13 · The Art of Xenography: Jack Vance’s “General Culture” Novels · Terry Dowling · ar; illustrated by Geoff Pollard [Ref. Jack Vance] 99 · A Vance Bestiary · Geoff Pollard · ms; identification of figures depicted in the illustrations to Dowling’s article. 100 · At the Edge of the Ebb · Bob Beale · pm 103 · Travel Service · Peter Knox · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 111 · Suspect Donut · Roland Toime · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 119 · George Turner: The Man, the Writer, the Critic · Van Ikin · iv; illustrated by Dane Ikin [Ref. George Turner] 139 · Reviews · Various · rc _139 · The Unholy Competence of Man: Beloved Son · Van Ikin · br [Ref. George Turner] _143 · The Uses of SF: · Ron Tait · br __ · 100 Great SF Short Short Stories · Ron Tait · br [Ref. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh] __ · SS-GB · Ron Tait · br [Ref. Len Deighton] 147 · Nightwebs: A Book Column · Keith Curtis · rc 150 · Letters · The Readers · lc _150 · [letter] · Roger Zelazny · lt _150 · [letter] · Lee Harding · lt _151 · [letter] · John J. Alderson · lt 153 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #1, #4 (September 1979)] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 108pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Michael Kumashov) [] Given as May 1979 on spine, asst. ed. Terry Dowling. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · What Is Science Fiction? or Finding a Lowest Common Denominator · Terry Dowling · ed 21 · The Science in Science Fiction: An Interview with Frank Bryning · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Frank Bryning] 40 · Frank Bryning: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Checklist · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Frank Bryning] 42 · Action—Reaction [Dr. Gale] · Frank Bryning · ss The Australian Magazine June 1952 55 · Kumashov’s Campaign · Michael Kumashov · pi 67 · TimeWinds: Terry Dowling and George Mannix Talk with Dennis Collins and Mark Salwowski · Terry Dowling & George Mannix · iv [Ref. Dennis Collins & Mark Salwowski] 75 · The Eighteenth Century and Science Fiction: A Symbiosis? · Donald M. Hassler · ar; originally presented as paper at a regional meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. 83 · On the Role of the Editor · The Science Fiction Team · ar 85 · Reviews · Various · rc _85 · Australian SF Novels: A Grey, Grey Future? · Van Ikin · br __ · The Moon Baby, by John Bailey · Van Ikin · br [Ref. John Bailey] __ · Moon in the Ground, by Keith Antill · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Keith Antill] __ · The Luck of Brin’s Five, by Cherry Wilder · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Cherry Wilder] __ · Displaced Person, by Lee Harding · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Lee Harding] _95 · Daniel Dann Versus “The Monster of the Spaceways” · Kohan Johnson · br [Ref. James Tiptree, Jr.]; review of Up the Walls of the World, by James Tiptree, Jr. _98 · Shorter Notices · [uncredited] · rc 101 · Nightwebs: A Book Column · Keith Curtis · rc 104 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms; notes that material was “prepared for June” but issue will be “mailed out in September” (no year stated). 105 · Letters · The Readers · lc _105 · [letter] · Jack Williamson · lt _105 · [letter] · George Turner · lt _107 · [letter] · Ron F. Tait · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #2, #5 (December 1979)] ed. Van Ikin ($1.70, 109-202pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Geoff Pollard) [] Volume, number, and date information appear only on the spine of the issue, asst. ed. Terry Dowling. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 112 · Australian Science Fiction: The State of the Art · Van Ikin · ed 129 · Roger Zelazny’s Form and Chaos Philosophy · Carl B. Yoke · ar [Ref. Roger Zelazny] 152 · Warp · David Stow · ss; illustrated by Michael Kumashov 161 · Editorial Debate _161 · Who Needs a Definition of Science Fiction? And Why? · George Turner · ar _174 · …A Much Richer Phenomenon… · Terry Dowling · ar 184 · [cartoon] · Terry Dowling · ct; illustrated by Dane Ikin 185 · Review · Various · rc _185 · A New Deal in Anthologies · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. George Hay]; review of Pulsar 1, ed. George Hay. _187 · Archaeology on a Tight Budget · Kohan Johnson · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg]; review of The Songs of Summer and Other Stories, by Robert Silverberg. _191 · SF with Rivets On · R. J. Faulder · br [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]; review of The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke. _193 · Short Notices · Various · rc 196 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 201 · Letters · The Readers · lc _201 · [letter] · Ron F. Tait · lt 201 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms

Science Fiction (Australia) [v2 #3, #6 (August 1980)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 88pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Dane Ikin) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 206 · “Science Fiction” Goes West · Van Ikin · ar; dated 24 March 1980; announces move from Sydney to Perth as of of April 1980. 208 · The Definition of Love: Kurt Vonnegut’s Slapstick · Russell Blackford · ar [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut] 229 · The Germ Growers: An Early Australian Science Fiction Novel · Lucy Sussex · ar [Ref. Robert Potter] 234 · “The Cars” · Robert Potter · ex from The Germ Growers, 1892 243 · A Xenographical Postscript · Terry Dowling · ar [Ref. Jack Vance] 252 · The Lucifer Override · James McQueen · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 264 · Reviews · Various · rc _264 · Australia Takes on the World—and Wins (Mostly) · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Rob Gerrand]; review of Transmutations, ed. Rob Gerrand. _268 · And What if They’d Killed the Christ-Child? · Ron F. Tait · br [Ref. Edmund Cooper]; review of Jupiter Laughs, by Edmund Cooper. _269 · Frank Herbert: The Pros and Cons · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Frank Herbert]; reviews of The Green Brain; Whipping Star; and The Dosadi Experiment. _275 · How to Live with a Deux Ex Machina · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom]; review of The Jesus Incident, by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom. _278 · The Fine Art of Villany Revisited · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. Jack Vance]; review of The Face, by Jack Vance. _285 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 289 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc

Science Fiction (Australia) [v3 #1, #7 (January 1981)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 48pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by M. Bianchi) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · “Great Thing by Me Forgot”? The Role of the Literature Board in Australian SF Publishing · Van Ikin · ed 7 · Peter Weir: Master of Unease · Terry Dowling & George Mannix · iv [Ref. Peter Weir]; conducted in Sydney on May 1, 1980. 27 · The Films of Peter Weir · [uncredited] · bi 28 · Factory Fresh · Chris Burgess · ss; illustrated by Dane Ikin 38 · Reviews · Various · rc _38 · Discipline and Bondage · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut]; review of Jailbird, by Kurt Vonnegut. _41 · If Two Out of Three Isn’t Bad… · Stephen Hitchings · br; title actually reads “Pad” but this is apparently a simple typo for “Bad”. __ · Looking for Blucher, by Jack Wodhams · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. Jack Wodhams] __ · The Fourth Hemisphere, by David Lake · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. David Lake] __ · Breathing Space Only, by Wynne Whiteford · Stephen Hitchings · br [Ref. Wynne Whiteford] _45 · Double Terror · C. Cameron · br __ · Xeno, by D.F. Jones · C. Cameron · br [Ref. D. F. Jones] __ · The Dark, by James Herbert · C. Cameron · br [Ref. James Herbert] 46 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc 46 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms 47 · Letters · The Readers · lc _47 · [letter] · George Turner · lt _48 · [letter] · Jeff Harris · lt _48 · [letter] · A. D. Wallace · lt

Science Fiction (Australia) [v3 #2, #8 (May 1981)] ed. Van Ikin & Terry Dowling ($1.70, 44pp+, 6½″ x 9½″, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 52 · Myth and the Art of Science Fiction Commentary · Russell Blackford · ar 57 · The Paul Collins Interview · Van Ikin · iv [Ref. Paul Collins] 63 · Stories and Articles by Paul Collins: A Checklist of Cory and Collins Titles · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Paul Collins] 64 · The Art of Nick Stathopoulos · Nick Stathopoulos · pi 68 · The City That Ate Its Visitors · John J. Alderson · ss 78 · A Valediction to the Time Traveller · Terry Dowling · pm 79 · Reviews · Various · rc _79 · Games of Mouse and Dragon · Russell Blackford · br [Ref. Damien Broderick]; review of The Dreaming Dragons, by Damien Broderick. _80 · Ballard’s Third Phase: A Plea for the Imagination · Terry Dowling · br [Ref. J. G. Ballard]; title actually has “Phasf” as a typo for intended “Phase”. review of The Unlimited Dream Company, by J.G. Ballard. _84 · The Exploitation of Wonder · Van Ikin · br __ · The Jonah, by James Herbert · Van Ikin · br [Ref. James Herbert] __ · Firestarter, by Stephen King · Van Ikin · br [Ref. Stephen King] _87 · Short Notices · [uncredited] · rc _90 · Nightwebs · Keith Curtis · rc 92 · Letters · The Readers · lc _92 · [letter] · A. D. Wallace · lt _92 · [letter] · L. W. Symes · lt 92 · Practicalities · The Editor · ms