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An edition of Destinies: The Paperback Magazine Of Science Fiction And Speculative Fact, Aug.-Sept. '79, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1979)

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This is the fourth of eleven volumes of the paperback magazine, 'Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact.' Originly planned to be published six times a year, but by issue #4, its title page listed it as being "Published four times a year." The series lasted for a total of eleven books, it was followed by 'New Destinies' in 1987.
The Staff for this issue are;
* Pubusher: Thomas Doherty
* Marketing Director: Ed Lenk
* Art Director: Charles Volpe
* Assistant Editors: Susan Allison
* Editor: James Patrick Baen
* Cover art by Dean Ellis. Interior Illustrations by Alicia Austin, David Egge, Steve Fabian, Bea Font.
* Layout and Design by Steve Madison.

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Ace Books, Thomas Doherty, New York: Ace Books # 14278 1st Edition
Language
English
Pages
320

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Science fiction, space, universe

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Cover of: Destinies: The Paperback Magazine Of Science Fiction And Speculative Fact, Aug.-Sept. '79, Vol. 1, No. 4
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1979, Ace Books, Thomas Doherty, New York: Ace Books # 14278 1st Edition
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Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction & Speculative Fact Vol. 1, No. 4 (Vol. 1, No. 4)
1979, Ace Books
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Table of Contents

Science Fiction
Short Stories
Frogs and Scientists. By Frank Herbert. 156
Liquid Assets. By Dean Ing. 210
But We Try Not to Act Like It. By Orson Scott Card. 278
Novelets
Skystalk. By Charles Sheffield. 7
Some Events At the Templar Radiant. By Fred Saberhagen. 70
Speculative Fact
How To Build A Beanstalk. ( It will be a bit more difficult than planting a "beanstalk seed:' On the other hand, the treasul'e doesn't have an ogre guarding it.) By Charles Sheffield. 41
New Beginnings. (The Limits to Knowledge. Jerry's Annual report on the sciences.) By J. E. Pournelle. Ph.D. 135
The L-.5 Review. (Introducing a new column-selected and edited excerpts from the L-5 News, the magazine of the L-5 Society. What is the L-5 Society? Mr. Heinlein will explain it to you.) By Alcestis R. Oberg. 162
Spider Vs. the Hax of Sol III. (In Comparisons of old and new sf, nine times out of ten the old wins. Not that old is necessarily better...) By Spider Robinson. 187
Vehicles For Future Wars. (As both weapons- and transport-systems progress, the distinction between them will become as indeterminate as that between strategy and tactics.) By Dean Ing. 237
Science Fiction And Science. (The Science Fiction In Science. Not merely stranger than we imagine, stranger than we can imagine...) By Paul Anderson. 304

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Destinies: The Paperback Magazine Of Science Fiction And Speculative Fact
Copyright Date
1979

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320
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17.5 x 10.5 x 2.5 centimeters

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OL24362180M
ISBN 10
0441142788

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