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SCIENCE FICTION FALL T>T7V\ 7TT71TT7 NUMBER 56 1985 Iaj-J V IIL VV $2.50 SCIENCE FICTION FALL T>T7V\ 7TT71TT7 NUMBER 56 1985 IaJ-J V IIL VV $2.50 3 ALIEN THOUGHTS By Richard E. Geis LETTERS A.J. Budrys Leah Zeldes Smith Joel Rosenberg Ellen Datlow Interview: ROBERT SHEA Pat Mathews 6 Bruce D. Arthurs By NeaT~Wilgus Bev Clark Allen Varney Orson Scott Card Stephen P. Brown Kerry E. Davis Ian Cove11 NOISE LEVEL Alexander B. Nedeljkovich H Larry Niven A Column By John Brunner Alan Dean Foster Robert Bloch Darrell Schweitzer Forry Ackerman Janrae Frank & Hank Stine 1 n RAISING HACKLES Ted White ID A Column By Elton T. Elliott J.R. Madden 1 Q NOT NECESSARILY REVIEWS COVER BY BRAD FOSTER lO By Richard E. Geis -J Q ONCE OVER LIGHTLY -LBook Reviews By Gene DeWeese RACISM IN THE MEDIA AND SCIENCE FICTION SUBTLETY AND THE FAITHFUL DOG SYNDROME Qrv OR IS MR. T A WOOKIE? By Alan Dean Foster C\cy YOU GOT NO FRIENDS IN THIS WORLD CiBy Orson Scott Card Q-i SMALL PRESS NOTES O J. 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