5 • Remember Sputnik? • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by The Editor10 • Of Future Fears (Part 1 of 3) • [Lagrange] • serial by Mack Reynolds67 • In Times to Come (Analog, October 1977) • [In Times to Come (Analog)] • essay by uncredited68 • Laser Weapons - A Status Report • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Jeff Hecht68 • The Laser BMD • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Paul J. Nahin108 • The Wonderful Secret (Part 2 of 2) • serial by Keith Laumer137 • Dog Day Evening • [Callahan] • shortstory by Spider Robinson147 • Analog: A Calendar of Upcoming Events (Analog, October 1977) • [Upcoming Events] • essay by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Anthony Lewis ]148 • The Ultimate Arbiter • [President Nivling] • shortstory by Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin164 • The Reference Library: The State of the State of the Art (Analog, October 1977) • [The Reference Library] • essay by Barry N. Malzberg [as by Barry Malzberg ]167 • Biolog: Mack Reynolds • [Biolog] • essay by Jay Kay Klein169 • Brass Tacks (Analog, October 1977) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited177 • Letter (Analog, October 1977) • essay by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
