Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Mid-December, 1982. Cover: Wayne Barlowe.

Featured stories:
Profile: Jerry Pournelle - by Charles Platt;
"Stomping Down Stroka Prospekt" by Richard A. Lupoff;
"The Mysterious Cure" by J. O. Jeppson ("Pshrinks Anonymous" series);
"Quill Tripstickler Hits Bottom" by John Shirley;
"Heart in Winter" by Rand B. Lee;
"Darkwar" by Glen Cook (cover novelette.)