Science Fiction Magazines Story Index, 1926-95 - Tapa dura

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Since the appearance of the first science fiction magazine in 1926, thousands of short stories have been published in periodicals devoted to the genre. This reference tool provides assistance in the daunting task of locating short stories published in science fiction publications, providing indexes to magazines, authors and titles, allowing a variety of options for research on 34,000 stories appearing in nearly 5000 issues of 133 genre magazines. Stories from all major American publications, as well as from several minor periodicals, are indexed. Also included is an appendix of bibliographies for the best-known and most prolific contributors to short science fiction, placing their periodical work within the context of their careers and providing cross reference information. A user's guide provides further assistance for research.