Dean R. Koontz started out as a Science Fiction writer, but didn't find much recognition until he worked out the kind of tale he does best - a mixture of thriller, horror, and science fiction... then he became a best-selling author, and his early stories have become collectible. Compared to his early SF novels, I think these early stories are a better indication of the kind of writer Koontz would become.

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: September 1969 (Volume 37, Number 3)
Cover by Chesley Bonestell.

Novelets: "Bonita Egg" by Julian F. Grow
"The Patient" by Hoke Norris
"J-Line to Nowhere" by Zenna Henderson.

Stories: "Sweet Helen" by Charles W. Runyon
"Muse" by Dean R. Koontz
"The Screwiest Job in the World" by Bill Pronzini.

Science: "The Man Who Massed the Earth" by Isaac Asimov.

Joseph W. Ferman is Publisher, Edward L. Ferman is Editor. Book Reviews by Joanna Russ, cartoon by Gahan Wilson.