The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy 12 – edited by Karl F. Batdorff and Chris Halladay

Title: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy 12
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 12 (twelve)
Author(s): April Allgaier, Glenn L. Anderson, Karl F. Batdorff, M. Shayne Bell, Charlene Carlisle, Sharon Deem, Dave Doering, Colleen Drippé, Mel L. Gifford, B. Kent Harrison, Howard V. Hendrix, Robert Kirby, Jonathan D. Langford, Per A. Malm, Julia L. Taylor, Sharon Wilson
Editor(s): Karl F. Batdorff, Chris Halladay
Cover Artist: Dave Bastian
Interior Artist(s): Alicia Brimhall, Elaine Grey, Shareen Halliday, Edward Liebing, Eddy Mueller, David A. Murry, Valerie Reese, John Utykanski, Sharon Wilson
Language: English
Publisher: Quark: The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Published: 1986
Notes:
Staff List:
   Executive Editor: Karl F. Batdorff
   Managing Editor: Chris Halladay
   Assistant Editor: James Wilson
   Executive Secretary: Joseph Wager
   Editing Director: Jonathan D. Langford
   Fiction Director: Edward Liebing
   Nonfiction Director: April Allgaier
   Art Director: Shareen D. Halliday
   Marketing Director: Jennilyn Babcock
   Associate Editors: Charlene Carlisle, David Doering, Mel L. Gifford
   Staff: Ole Anderson, Colleen Aston, Cathy Errickson, Tom Grover, Douglas Jole, Keith Kennedy, John Landbeck, Per Malm, Kristy Merrill, Dale Stephenson, Julia Taylor, Tovia Tracy, Rick Utykanski, Deborah Wager, Keri Webb, David Wolverton
   Special Thanks to: Linda Hunter Adams, Elizabeth Pope, Susan Ream, Marion K. Smith, Marjorie Wight
Contents:
   “Driven to the Edge: Editor’s Page” by Karl F. Batdorff
   “Chipping at the Edge: Letters to the Editor” by Sharon Deem, Dave Doering, and Per A. Malm
   “Run Fast, Rat Mother” by Glenn L. Anderson
   “Approaching the Edge: From the Big Bang to Superstrings to Nuclear Fusion” by B. Kent Harrison
   “Rasta Man” by Howard V. Hendrix
   “Saguaro” by Robert Kirby
   “The Dawntower” poem by Charlene Carlisle
   “And the Stars Are Old (Part 1 of 2)” by M. Shayne Bell
   “A View from the Edge: Report from Confederation” by Jonathan D. Langford
   “Tabby” by Colleen Drippé
   “Over the Edge: Reflection on Twenty Years of Star Trek” by Julia L. Taylor
   “Mandy” by April Allgaier
   “Magician’s Retreat” by Sharon Wilson
   “Take Out the Trash” by Mel L. Gifford

The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy 11 – edited by Jonathan D. Langford and Edward Liebing

Title: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy 11
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): April Allgaier, Cathleen Barney, Karl F. Batdorff, M. Shayne Bell, Todd Bennett, Charlene Carlisle, Dennis E. Clayson, Craig L. Dalley, Brian Keith Evenson, Clark Farmer, Teresa Keenan, Jonathan D. Langford, Edward Liebing , Frank Maxwell, Neil J. McMichaels, Chad R. Milliner, John B. Rosenman, Julia L. Taylor, Dave Wolverton
Editor(s): Jonathan D. Langford, Edward Liebing
Cover Artist: Steve Keele
Interior Artist(s): Cory Bartholemew, David Bastian, David Michael Bastian, Darin Bell, Blake Crary, Shareen D. Halliday, Keith Kennedy, Edward Liebing, Eddy Mueller, Beverly Nokes, Valerie Rees, Clint Sessions, Michael Woodbury
Language: English
Publisher: Quark – The Science and Fiction Club
Published: 1985
Notes:
Staff List:
   Executive Editor: Jonathan D. Langford
   Managing Editor: Edward Liebing
   Assistant Editor: Karl F. Batdorff
   Executive Secretary: Valerie Rees
   Editing Director: David Wolverton
   Fiction Director: Chris Halladay
   Nonfiction Director: April Allgaier
   Art Director: Shareen D. Halliday
   Marketing Director: Jennilyn Babcock
   Associate Editors: Charlene Carlisle, Mel L. Gifford, James Wilson
   Staff: David Bastian, Eric Blood, David Doering, Mike Eging, Beverly Farland, Laurel Fearnley, Tom Grover, Polly Harris, Steve Houston, Keith Kennedy, John Landbeck, Per Malm, Eddy Mueller, Beverly Nokes, Eric Nyer, John Pennock, Suzanne Slingerland, Connie Smith, Lareena Smith, Dale Stephenson, Keri Webb, David Wilson, Anne Woddard, Michael Woodbury
   Special Thanks to: Linda Hunter Adams, Elizabeth Pope, Susan Ream, Marion K. Smith, Marjorie Wright
Contents:
   “Driven to the Edge: Editor’s Page” by Jonathan D. Langford
   “Free Air” by John B. Rosenman
   “Approaching the Edge: Playing the Game: An Interview with Gregory Benford” by Frank Maxwell
   “Fire and Brimstone” by Chad R. Milliner
   “Bob” by Brian Keith Evenson
   “Moon” poem by Clark Farmer
   “A View from the Edge: The Great Shift from Science Fiction to Fantasy” by Jonathan D. Langford
   “It Happened Like This…” by Craig L. Dalley
   “Elegy for a Childhood Friendship” poem by Neil J. McMichaels
   “Road to Candarei” by M. Shayne Bell
   “Over the Edge: Life, the Universe and Everything IV” by April Allgaier
   “The Library” by Teresa Keenan
   “Laundromat: Night” poem by M. Shayne Bell
   “Derahn” by Cathleen Barney
   “The Postman” by David Brin – review by Karl F. Batdorff
   “Always Coming Home” by Ursula K. Le Guin – review by Dave Wolverton
   “Sentenced to Prism” by Alan Dean Foster – review by Julia L. Taylor
   “Myth-ing Persons” by Robert Asprin – review by Charlene Carlisle
   “Speaker for the Dead” by Orson Scott Card – review by Todd Bennett
   “In the Room of the Third Reflection” by Dennis E. Clayson
   “Evanescence” by Charlene Carlisle
   “A Word in Edgewise: Manic Maunderings of a Managing Editor” by Edward Liebing

The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 8 – edited by David Doering and Jonathan D. Langford

Title: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 8
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 8 (eight)
Author(s): Steven K. Barton, Michael Shayne Bell, Dan Burk, David Doering, Jim B. Ellis, Karen Ellis, Mel L. Gifford, Nancy Lynn Hayes, Barbara R. Hume, Jonathan Langford, Connie Ruth Rush
Editor(s): David Doering, Jonathan D. Langford
Cover Artist: James Watson
Interior Artist(s): Sharon Barwick, David Bastian, Steve Keele, Ron Shirtz, James Watson
Language: English
Publisher: Quark – The Science and Fiction Club
Published: 1984
Notes:
Staff List:
   Executive Editor: David Doering
   Managing Editor: Jonathan D. Langford
   Executive Secretary: David Wolverton
   Editing Director: Virginia E. Baker
   Fiction Editor: Mel L. Gifford
   Nonfiction Editor: Amelia L. McClure
   Art Director: James Watson
   Associate Editors: M. Shayne Bell, Lareena Smith
   Staff: Delayna Anderson, Russell Asplund, Jenni Babcock, Sharon Barwick, Karl Batdorff, Dave Bastian, Ron Blankenship, Vicki Brinkmeier, Karen Ellis, Beverly Farland, Tom Grover, Nancy Hayes, Mariann Howarth, Terry Jeffress, Steve Keele, Pet Malm, Ed Phippen, Connie Rush, Jim Sather, Bill Schuler, Cindy Skinner, Keri Webb, Jamie Whalen, David Wilson
   Special Thanks to: Linda Hunter Adams, Elizabeth Pope, Susan Ream, Marion K. Smith, Marjorie Wright
Contents:
   “Driven to the Edge: Editor’s Page” by David Doering
   “Wall Street Wizardry” by Dan Burk
   “Approaching the Edge: The Sheer Joy of Storytelling: An Interview with C. J. Cherryh” by Michael Shayne Bell
   “Split Personality” by Nancy Lynn Hayes
   “View from the Edge: Always Working on a Book: An Interview with Frederik Pohl” by Connie R. Rush
   “First Contact: A Play in One Act” by Michael Shayne Bell
   “Young Rissa” by F. M. Busby – review by Karen Ellis
   “Raphael” by R. A. MacAvoy – review by Nancy Lynn Hayes
   “The River of Dancing Gods” by Jack L. Chalker – review by Nancy Lynn Hayes
   “Oh Vile Dragon” by Steven K. Barton
   “Dragon” by Jim B. Ellis
   “The Only Sure Escape” by Connie Ruth Rush
   “Star Weaver” poem by Mel L. Gifford
   “L. A. Con II: A World Con for All Fans…” by Barbara R. Hume
   “A Word in Edgewise: Report from the Managing Editor” by Jonathan Langford

The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 7 – edited by David Doering and Robert A. Steimle

Title: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 7
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 7 (seven)
Author(s): M. Shayne Bell, Ron Blankenship, Doug Campbell, David Doering, Mel. L. Gifford, Nancy Lynn Hayes, Barbara R. Hume, Jonathan Langford, Alan D. Manning, Kristy Merrill, Mandy Nakommen, David Orr, Rayda Reed, Lareena Smith, Marion K. Smith, P. Karen Todd, Stephen C. Walker, James Watson
Editor(s): David Doering, Robert A. Steimle
Cover Artist: David Bastian
Interior Artist(s): David Michael Bastian, Brian Bird, Steve Keele, Don Maitz, Jeff Poffenberger, Ron Shirtz, Nancy Tanner, James Watson
Language: English
Publisher: Quark – The Science and Fiction Club
Published: 1984
Notes: No publication date given in issue, year obtained from dated art and theme of issue (“1984”).
Staff List:
   Executive Editor: David Doering
   Managing Editor: Robert A. Steimle
   Assistant Editor: Jonathan D. Langford
   Fiction Editor: Mel. L. Gifford
   Nonfiction Editor: Amelia L. McClure
   Art Director: James Watson
   Marketing Director: Jerry Loomis
   Associate Editor: Nancy Lynn Hayes
   Technical Advisor: M. Shayne Bell
   Art Staff: David Bastian, Brian Bird, Steven Keele, Jeff Poffenberger, Ron Shirtz, Nancy A. Tanner
   Staff: Ronald W. Blankenship, Tom Grover, Vicki Brinkmeier, Peter Haymond, Mariann Howarth, Barbara Hume, Carolyn Larsen, Christian Larsen, LuAnn Mason, Jerrie Morrow, Connie Rush, Jim L. Sather, Cindy Skinner, Lareena Smith, Kathryn Summers, Nancy A. Tanner, Keri Webb, David Wilson
   Special Thanks to: Elizabeth Pope, Susan Ream, Marion Smith, Marjorie Wright, Linda Hunter Adams
Contents:
   “Driven to the Edge: Editor’s Page” by David Doering
   “Rocksong” by Rayda Reed
   “Approaching the Edge: Significance of Sound in Names Found in Fantasy Literature” by Alan D. Manning
   “Hard Knocks” by Lareena Smith and Ron Blankenship
   “To Prove the Warrior” by Mel. L. Gifford
   “The White Flash” by Kristy Merrill
   “Visions of the Edge: An Interview with Don Maitz” by David Doering
   “Chef’s Choice” by Barbara R. Hume
   “The Token” by Mandy Nakommen
   “Standard Procedure” by James Watson
   “View from the Edge I: The I. R. S. as Big Brother: ‘1984’ in 1984” by Stephen C. Walker
   “The Test” by P. Karen Todd
   “View from the Edge II: ‘1984’ as Preventative Prophecy” by Marion K. Smith
   “Dark Between the Stars” by M. Shayne Bell
   “Home 2180 a.d.” by Jonathan Langford
   “Shadow Walker” by M. Shayne Bell, Nancy Lynn Hayes, Jonathan Langford, and Lareena Smith
   “Over the Edge: Science and Sorcerers: A Casual Look at Role- (Roll-) Playing” by David Orr
   “The Book of God” by Doug Campbell