Vol. 39, No. 1, December 1977-January 1978. Cover art by Joan Woods illustrating “The Courts of Chaos” (serial, part 2 of 3) [Chronicles of Amber (Corwin] by Roger Zelazny. ALSO: Memo to the Leader by William Walling; The Road to God by Timothy P. Lewis; Come Again by Tim Joseph; John Henry and the Ultra-Media Experience Machine by Lee Whipple; With Clean Hands by Steve Perry [as by Jesse Peel]. FEATURES: E. F. Schumacher, RIP [A Step Farther Out] science essay by Jerry Pournelle; Galaxy Bookshelf by Paul Walker; The Alien Viewpoint by Richard E. Geis; Directions (letters). Interior art by Woods, Mueller, Harlib, and Odbert.