| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| Kushner, Ellen |
Swordsman Whose Name Was Not Death, The |
1991 SEP |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in Richard St. Vier & his friend Alec series; story returns to the world of her 1st novel, Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners(1987) |
| Laidlaw, Marc |
Dankden |
1995 OCT/NOV |
na |
1st story in his Gorlen Vizenfirth series, about a bard whose right hand is made out of polished stone due to a gargoyle's curse, & that swallows more of his flesh each time he strays from his appointed task |
| |
Catamounts |
1996 SEP |
ss |
2nd story in his Gorlen series, an alternate world fantasy |
| |
Cartoon: Thinking Man's "Blob," The (B-Movies Remade for Discerning Viewers) |
1992 FEB |
ct |
1st cartoon in his Thinking Man's movies series |
| |
Cartoon: Thinking Man's "Godzilla," The (Pretentious B-Movies) |
1992 SEP |
ct |
2nd & last cartoon in his Thinking Man's movies series |
| Lanier, Sterling E. |
Soldier Key |
1968 AUG |
nv |
1st story in his Brigadier Donald Ffellowes series |
| |
Kings of the Sea, The |
1968 NOV |
ss |
2nd story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
Leftovers, The |
1969 MAR |
ss |
3rd story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
Fraternity Brother |
1969 AUG |
ss |
4th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
Feminine Jurisdiction, A |
1969 NOV |
nv |
5th story in Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
His Only Safari |
1970 FEB |
nv |
6th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
His Coat So Gay |
1970 JUL |
nv |
7th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
And the Voice of the Turtle ... |
1972 OCT |
nv |
8th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; series coll. in The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes(1972) |
| |
Thinking of the Unthinkable |
1973 AUG |
ss |
9th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
| |
Father's Tale, A |
1974 JUL |
nv |
10th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; N-1975 WFA |
| |
Ghost of a Crown |
1976 DEC |
nv |
11th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; "frightful doings in a windswept Cornish castle" |
| |
Commander in the Mist |
1982 MAR |
ss |
12th & last story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; series coll. in The Curious Quest of Brigadier Ffellowes(1986) |
| Latham, Philip |
Jeannette's Hands |
1973 JAN |
nv |
1st of 2 stories in his Bob & Dagny series, about a "hardworking, rational minded astronomer who is married to the Official Witch of California" |
| |
Drop of Dragon's Blood, A |
1975 JUL |
ss |
2nd & last story in his Bob & Dagney series |
| Laumer, Keith |
Garbage Invasion, The |
1972 DEC |
nv |
1st & only story in F&SF in Jame Retief ser.; many novels in series, short stories in series pub. mainly in IFS 1961-71, though some have been pub. elsewhere as late as 1987 |
| Lawson, James |
Heartwired: A Montezuma Strip Story |
1992 FEB |
nv |
1st story in F&SF in Montezuma Strip series; other stories in series in AMZ 1988 NOV, & 1993 SEP; James Lawson a ps. for Alan Dean Foster |
| |
Gagrito |
1993 APR |
nv |
2nd & last story in F&SF in his Montezuma Strip series |
| Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Darkrose and Diamond |
1999 OCT/NOV |
nv |
1st story in F&SF in Earthsea series; N-2000 LOC, nv; novels in series incl. A Wizard of Earthsea(1968), The Tombs of Atuan(1971), The Farthest Shore(1972), Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea(1990), & coll. Tales from Earthsea(2001) |
| Lee, Mary Soon |
Universal Grammar |
1997 APR |
ss |
1st story in linguist Janna Suzorsky and the Eridanians series; N-1997 NEB, short story; 1998 STU; story inspired by reading Noam Chomsky: Language and Problems of Knowledge(1988) |
| |
Ex Terra, Ex Astris |
1998 MAY |
ss |
2nd & last story in linguist Janna Suzorsky and the Eridanians series |
| Lee, Tanith |
Cyrion in Bronze |
1980 FEB |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in her Cyrion series; other stories in series in Shayol #3 1979, & in Dragonfields 1980 SUM |
| Lehrman, Herb |
Ancient Last, The |
1965 JUN |
vi |
1st place winner in Univac-Unicorn short story contest; prize $100.00 |
| Leiber, Fritz |
Deskful of Girls, A |
1958 APR |
nv |
1st story in F&SF in Change War series |
| |
Oldest Soldier, The |
1960 MAY |
ss |
2nd story in F&SF Change War series |
| |
Introduction to Fritz Leiber's "Ill Met in Lankhmar" |
1970 APR |
in |
intro to his Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser series |
| |
Ill Met in Lankhmar |
1970 APR |
na |
1st story in F&SF in Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser series; W-1970 NEB, 1971 HUG; series 1st story was "Two Sought Adventure" in UNK 1939 AUG; rest of series pub. mostly in UNK & FAN |
| |
Price of Pain Ease, The |
1971 NOV |
ss |
2nd & last story in F&SF in Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser series; 1st pub. in Swords Against Death(1970) |
| |
Cat Hotel, The |
1983 OCT |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in Gummitch the cat series; other stories in series in Pohl(ed): Star Science Fiction Stories #4(1958), & in GAL 1961 APR; has coll. Gummitch & Friends(1993), which has 16 stories, 6 poems by Leiber & others, about cats |
| |
Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee |
1958 MAY |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in Simon Grue series; one other story in series "Pipe Dream" in IFS 1959 FEB |
| Leman, Bob |
Loob |
1979 APR |
nv |
1st story in F&SF in Goster County series, which parodies H.P. Lovecraft's Miskatonic River Valley; besides the five in F&SF, one more is "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" in Charles L. Grant(ed): Shadows 10(1987) |
| |
Feesters in the Lake |
1980 OCT |
nv |
2nd story in F&SF in Goster County series; N-1981 BRG, short fiction; LOC, novelette |
| |
Pilgrimmage of Clifford M., The |
1984 MAY |
nv |
3rd story in F&SF in Goster County series |
| |
Olida |
1987 APR |
nv |
4th story in F&SF in Goster County series |
| |
Time of the Worm, The |
1988 MAR |
nv |
5th & last story in F&SF in Goster County series |
| Lewis, C.S. |
Ministering Angels |
1958 JAN |
ss |
a story that deals with the sexual mores of the First Martian Expedition; 1st pub. in Saturday Review of Literature, 28 MAY 1955 |
| Long |
Cartoon: Speculations - Humans Finally Decode Whale Song ... |
1996 JUL |
ct |
Bill Long; 1st cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - The Service Sector Will Define Hitherto Unimagined Employment Opportunities ... |
1996 AUG |
ct |
2nd cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Disney's Ascendancy Continues Unchecked. In 2015 It Launches Its Most Ambitious Theme Park Ever. |
1996 SEP |
ct |
3rd cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Certain Anatomical Changes Are Inevitable. |
1996 OCT/NOV |
ct |
4th cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Startling Adaptations Will Help Wildlife Overcome Habitat Loss. |
1997 MAR |
ct |
5th cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Soon We Will Be Able to Work, Shop, and Recreate Without Ever Leaving the Comfort and Security of Our Own Homes. |
1997 APR |
ct |
6th cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Population of Lawyers Will Outstrip Forage and a Short Hunting Season Will Be Declared., The |
1997 MAY |
ct |
7th cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Disney's Ascendancy Continues Unchecked. In 2015 It Launches Its Most Ambitious Theme Park Ever. All Employees Are Expected to Follow Certain Rules. |
1997 AUG |
ct |
reprint of the 3rd cartoon in his Speculations series, 1st pub. in F&SF 1996 SEP; this time with one extra sentence |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - It Will Become Clear That H.P. Lovecraft Was Actually a Journalist ... |
1997 SEP |
ct |
8th cartoon in his Speculations series |
| |
Cartoon: Speculations - Novelty Tombstones Will Become Popular. |
1997 SEP |
ct |
9th cartoon in his Speculations series |
