5 • "Trust the Force" • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by The Editor12 • View from a Height • shortstory by Joan D. Vinge29 • What Shape is a Catastrophe? • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Ian Stewart50 • Starswarmer • novelette by Gregory Benford66 • The Great Gray Dolphin • shortstory by Ben Schumacher84 • Backstage Lensman • novelette by Randall Garrett105 • AnaLog: A Calendar of Upcoming Events (Analog, June 1978) • [Upcoming Events] • essay by Anthony R. Lewis106 • Empty Barrels • novelette by Steven E. McDonald140 • Crossword Solution • essay by Felix Polz142 • Carruthers' Last Stand • novelette by Dan Henderson168 • The Reference Library (Analog, June 1978) • [The Reference Library] • essay by Spider Robinson175 • Biolog: Gregory Benford • [Biolog] • essay by Jay Kay Klein176 • Brass Tacks (Analog, June 1978) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited
