GALAXY Science Fiction: October 1976 (Volume 37, Number 7)
Illustrations by Vincent Di Fate, Stephen Fabian, Jack Gaughan, Rick Sternbach, Yenne. Cover by Stephen Fabian (for "The Children of the State.")

Novelettes: "Bagatelle" by John Varley (an "Eight Worlds" story)
"Seeker of the Way" by Dennis A. Schmidt.

Stories: "You'll Be a Real Sensation" by Sharon Harris
"The Man at the Bottom of the Sea" by Steven Utley
"Act of Faith" by R. C. Walker.

Serial: "The Children of the State" (Part 2 of 3) by Larry Niven (a "Jaybee Corbell" story: incorporated into A World Out of Time.)

Features: "A Step Farther Out: Fusion Without ExLax" by Jerry Pournelle, Ph.D.
"The Alien Viewpoint" by Dick Geis.

Jim Baen is editor, book reviews by Spider Robinson(!)