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This February 1971 issue contains “Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin’s first published story. Editor: Ejler Jakobsson. Cover art by Jack Gaughan, illustrating the story "This is My Country” by Stephen Tall. Also in this issue: “The Hero” by George R. R. Martin “Down the Digestive Tract” by Robert Sheckley “The Reflected Men” by A. E. van Vogt “Second Run at the Data” by John Rankine “The Sharks of Pentreath” by Michael G. Coney “Scramble” by Dan Morgan “Exiled From Earth (serial, part 2 of 2) by Ben Bova ALSO: book reviews by Algis Budrys