Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Volume 106, Issue 8, August 1986

Vol. CVI, No. 8. Cover art by Bob Walters.

Contents:
• "Ah, Sweet Misremembered Youth!" essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Intent of Mercy," novelette by J. Brian Clarke
• "Biolog: Bob Walters," essay by Jay Kay Klein
• "Shuttle Down: Fiction to Fact," essay by James E. Oberg
• "Cultural Exchange," short story by L.A. Taylor
• "What Is a Scientist?" essay by G. Harry Stine
• "Hooked on Clips," short story by W.R. Thompson
• "On Gaming," essay by Matthew J. Costello
• "ABCs in Zero-G," novelette by Elizabeth N. Moon
• "Marooned in Realtime" Part 4 of 4, serial by Vernor Vinge
• "Station 2152," short story by Jack Wodhams
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• "A Calendar of Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis