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: January 1970 (Volume 38, Number 1)
Cover by Mel Hunter.

Novelets: 'Longtooth" by Edgar Pangborn
"A Third Hand" by Dean R. Koontz (basis for Starblood.)

Stories: "A Matter of Time and Place" by Larry Eisenberg (a "Duckworth" story)
"E Pluribus Solo" by Bruce McAllister
"Car Sinister" by Gene Wolfe
"Ride the Thunder" by Jack Cady
"Bughouse" by Doris Pitkin Buck
"A Delicate Operation" by Robin Scott.

Science: "The Lunar Honor-roll" by Isaac Asimov.

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