The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1979 (Vol 56, No 1) by Edward L. Ferman (ed.); Christopher Priest; Robert Aickman; William Rotsler; Orson Scott Card; Edward Wellen; John Kessel; Stephen R. Donaldson; John Clute; William Jon Watkins; Baird Searles; Isaac Asimov - January 1979: "Palely Loitering" by Christopher Priest

Cornwall, Connecticut: Mercury Press, Vol. 56, No. 1. Whole No. 332. January 1979. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Light reading and shelf wear. Interior unmarked, but tanned. Mailing label on rear cover. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ron Walotsky illustrates "Palely Loitering" (Winner of the 1979 British Science Fiction Award for Best Short Fiction, Hugo and Locus nominee) (novelet) by Christopher Priest. Includes "Hand in Glove" (novelet) by Robert Aickman; "Parental Guidance Suggested" by William Rotsler; "Mortal Gods" by Orson Scott Card; "While-You-Wait" by Edward Wellen; "Just Like a Cretin Dog" by John Kessel; "Mythological Beast" by Stephen R. Donaldson. Departments: "Books" by John Clute; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Inverse Universe" (verse) by William Jon Watkins; "Films: Whimsy Two" by Baird Searles; " Science: Proxima" by Isaac Asimov.