• Publication: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #8 Fall 1984Publication Record # 555928 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
• Editors: David Doering, Jonathan D. Langford
• Date: 1984-00-00
• Publisher: Quark: The Science and Fiction Club
• Price:
  $2.50^?$: US dollar
• Pages: 102
• Format:
  tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Cover: The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #8 Fall 1984 by James Watson
• Notes: Cover price obtained per ad in the back of the issue Cover artist per copyright column on p.3 Interior art on p.10 is not credited in text, but it is clearly signed "SB '84", style matches credited Sharon Barwick art from this issue as well as from issue 3 Art on p.71 is uncredited, but clearly signed "Bastian '84". Art style matches that of David Michael Bastian, a regular contributor to this magazine

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 2 • Driven to the Edge: Editor's Page (The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, #8 Fall 1984) • essay by David Doering
• 4 •  Wall Street Wizardry • interior artwork by James Watson
• 4 • Wall Street Wizardry • short story by Dan Burk
• 8 •  Wall Street Wizardry [2] • interior artwork by James Watson
• 10 •  Approaching the Edge: The Sheer Joy of Storytelling: An Interview with C. J. Cherryh • interior artwork by Sharon Barwick
• 10 • Approaching the Edge: The Sheer Joy of Storytelling: An Interview with C. J. Cherryh • interview of C. J. Cherryh • interview by M. Shayne Bell [as by Michael Shayne Bell]
• 24 •  Split Personality • interior artwork by David Bastian
• 24 • Split Personality • short story by Nancy Lynn Hayes
• 33 •  Split Personality [2] • interior artwork by David Bastian
• 39 • View from the Edge: Always Working on a Book: An Interview with Frederik Pohl • interview of Frederik Pohl • interview by Connie Ruth Rush [as by Connie R. Rush]
• 40 •  View from the Edge: Always Working on a Book: An Interview with Frederik Pohl • interior artwork by Sharon Barwick
• 42 •  First Contact: A Play in One Act • interior artwork by James Watson
• 42 • First Contact: A Play in One Act • short story by M. Shayne Bell [as by Michael Shayne Bell]
• 48 •  First Contact: A Play in One Act [2] • interior artwork by James Watson
• 54 •  First Contact: A Play in One Act [3] • interior artwork by James Watson
• 58 •  First Contact: A Play in One Act [4] • interior artwork by James Watson
• 68 •   Review: Young Rissa by F. M. Busby • review by Karen Ellis
• 69 •   Review: Raphael by R. A. MacAvoy • review by Nancy Lynn Hayes
• 70 •   Review: The River of Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker • review by Nancy Lynn Hayes
• 71 •  The River of Dancing Gods • interior artwork by David Michael Bastian
• 72 •  Oh Vile Dragon • interior artwork by Steven Keele [as by Steve Keele]
• 72 • Oh Vile Dragon • short fiction by Steven K. Barton
• 79 • Dragon • poem by Jim B. Ellis
• 79 •  Dragon • interior artwork by Steven Keele [as by Steve Keele]
• 80 •  The Only Sure Escape • interior artwork by David Michael Bastian [as by Dave Bastian]
• 80 • The Only Sure Escape • short fiction by Connie Ruth Rush
• 84 •  The Only Sure Escape [2] • interior artwork by David Michael Bastian [as by Dave Bastian]
• 88 •  The Only Sure Escape [3] • interior artwork by David Michael Bastian [as by Dave Bastian]
• 91 • Star Weaver • poem by Melva Gifford [as by Mel L. Gifford]
• 93 • L. A. Con II: A World Con for All Fans... • essay by Barbara R. Hume
• 93 •  L. A. Con II: A World Con for All Fans... • interior artwork by Ron Shirtz
• 99 • A Word in Edgewise: Report from the Managing Editor • essay by Jonathan D. Langford [as by Jonathan Langford]