The Best of Omni Science Fiction No. 2 (1981, Omni Publications International, Ltd.)

Formerly held in the Penn State Science Fiction Library (stamp on back cover)! Please consult image gallery for condition.

Contents (from https://www.isfdb.org/ — Copyright © 1995-2025 Al von Ruff and the ISFDB team):

3 • Introduction (The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2) • essay by Robert Sheckley
4 • The Way of Cross and Dragon • [Thousand Worlds] • (1979) • short story by George R. R. Martin
4 •  The Way of Cross and Dragon • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
12 • Spaceships • (1979) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
12 •  Spaceships • (1979) • interior artwork by David Jackson
14 •  Spaceships [2] • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Layzell
16 •  Spaceships [3] • (1979) • interior artwork by Tony Roberts (artist)
17 •  Spaceships [4] • (1979) • interior artwork by Peter Knifton
18 •  Spaceships [7] • (1979) • interior artwork by Alan Daniels
19 •  Spaceships [5] • (1979) • interior artwork by Robin Hiddon
20 •  Spaceships [6] • (1979) • interior artwork by Colin Hay
21 •  Spaceships [8] • (1979) • interior artwork by Jim Burns
23 • The Longest Story Ever Told • (1980) • short story by Hugh Downs
23 •  The Longest Story Ever Told • (1980) • interior artwork by Eric Paetz
24 • Down & Out on Ellfive Prime • (1979) • novelette by Dean Ing
25 •  Down & Out on Ellfive Prime • (1979) • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
32 • Whale Song • (1978) • short story by Leigh Kennedy
32 •  Whale Song • (1978) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
37 • Controlled Experiment • (1978) • short story by Rick Conley
37 •  Controlled Experiment • (1978) • interior artwork by Marshall Arisman
38 •  21st-Century Foss • (1979) • interior artwork by Chris Foss
46 • The Singing Diamond • [‘Red’ Vengeance • 1] • (1979) • short story by Robert L. Forward
46 •  The Singing Diamond • (1979) • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
50 •  Dune • (1978) • interior artwork by John Schoenherr
50 • Dune (excerpt) • [Dune] • (1980) • short fiction by Frank Herbert
58 • The Ancient Mind at Work • [The Vampire Tapestry] • (1979) • novelette by Suzy McKee Charnas
58 •  The Ancient Mind at Work • (1979) • interior artwork by H. R. Giger
70 • The Chessmen • (1978) • short story by William G. Shepherd
70 •  The Chessmen • (1978) • interior artwork by René Magritte?
74 • The Mickey Mouse Olympics • (1979) • short story by Thomas Sullivan
74 •  The Mickey Mouse Olympics • (1979) • interior artwork by Ray Goodbred
80 • Time Warp • (1978) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
80 •  Time Warp • (1978) • interior artwork by Cliff McReynolds
88 • Star Seekers • (1980) • essay by Robert Sheckley
88 •  Making Repairs • (1980) • interior artwork by Darrell K. Sweet [as by Darrell Sweet]
89 •  Seeking New Life Forms • (1980) • interior artwork by Rowena Morrill
90 •  Galactic Warriors • (1980) • interior artwork by Paul Lehr
90 •  Galactic Warriors [2] • (1980) • interior artwork by John Schoenherr
91 •  Confrontation with Hostile Alien • (1980) • interior artwork by Ken Barr
92 •  A Long Way from Home • (1980) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
93 •  Taken Hostage • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
93 •  The One Who Stayed Behind • (1980) • interior artwork by Darrell K. Sweet [as by Darrell Sweet]
94 • The Weariest River • (1978) • short story by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
94 •  The Weariest River • (1978) • interior artwork by George Tooker
102 • Lobotomy Shoals • (1979) • short story by Juleen Brantingham
102 •  Lobotomy Shoals • (1979) • interior artwork by Cliff McReynolds
106 • Invisible Stripes • (1978) • short story by Ron Goulart
106 •  Invisible Stripes • (1978) • interior artwork by Ernst Fuchs
112 • 7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • essay by Philip Dunn
112 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Chris Moore
114 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Colin Hay
115 •  7 Wonders of the Universe • (1979) • interior artwork by Angus McKie
118 • A Thousand Deaths • [Tales of Capitol] • (1978) • short story by Orson Scott Card
118 •  A Thousand Deaths • (1978) • interior artwork by Gottfried Helnwein
125 • Waiting for the Earthquake • [Medea] • novelette by Robert Silverberg
125 •  Waiting for the Earthquake • interior artwork by Rudolf Hausner
134 • The Language Clarifier • (1979) • short story by Paul J. Nahin
134 •  The Language Clarifier • (1979) • interior artwork by Evelyn Taylor
138 • Time Travelers • (1980) • essay by Ellen Datlow
138 •  Time Travelers • (1980) • interior artwork by Richard Lon Cohen and Jon Townley
139 •  Time Travelers [2] • (1980) • interior artwork by Hans Ulrich Osterwalder [as by Hans-Ulrich Osterwalder]
140 •  Time Travelers [3] • (1980) • interior artwork by Pamela Mower
141 •  Time Travelers [4] • (1980) • interior artwork by Hans Ulrich Osterwalder [as by Hans-Ulrich Osterwalder]
142 •  Time Travelers [5] • (1980) • interior artwork by John Harris
142 •  Time Travelers [6] • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
143 •  Time Travelers [7] • (1980) • interior artwork by Peter Knifton

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