Issac Asimov's Science Fiction August 1982 - Signed by Author Stanley Schmidt

Signed by Author Stanley Schmidt on the title page of his novelette: 'War of Independance'. Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine — August 1982 (Vol. 6, No. 8; Whole #55). SIGNED by Stanley Schmidt at the opening spread of his novelette "War of Independence." Digest, 180 pp. Cover by Marc Yankus. Contents include Rand B. Lee, Spider Robinson, Robert F. Young, James Killus & Dorothy Smith, and others. Condition: Tight and square; clean text with light age-toning. Moderate shelf wear; label-removal abrasion at front; mild edge/corner rub; SFBC ad to rear cover; no internal marks. A solid, signed contributor copy of a 1982 Asimov’s issue. ISFDB Ref ISFDB The magazine is from the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri an aspiring Sci Fi/Horror author was active in the Florida West Coast Sci Fi – Fantasy community. She was a "volunteer" for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando events as an active member of ASFA where she acquired amazing autographs. ‘War of Independence’ is a field-expedition/first-contact novelette about autonomy and interference on a frontier world. The in-story title spread (see photos) shows human explorers and shaggy, hominid natives amid a touchdown scene—framing the conflict implied by the title: who gets independence, and at what cost? Subjects: Stanley Schmidt; Asimov’s (1980s); First-publication short SF; Contributor-signed digests; Science-fiction magazines; Science fiction; Magazine/periodical.…