"Swarm" is a science fiction novelette by Bruce Sterling, and his first magazine sale (his previous publications were either novels or anthology contributions). It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1982, and later republished in the 1989 collection Crystal Express. "Swarm" was nominated for the Nebula, Hugo and Locus Awards.
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Cover art: Carl Lundgren
Blurb: "4 • Swarm • [Shaper/Mechanist] • novelette by Bruce Sterling
25 • Books (F&SF, April 1982) • [Books (F&SF)] • essay by Algis Budrys
27 • Review: The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe • review by Algis Budrys
30 • Review: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1965 by Edward L. Ferman and Martin H. Greenberg • review by Algis Budrys
33 • The Blessing of La Llorona • novelette by Don L. Daglow
67 • Cartoon: no caption • interior artwork by Nurit Karlin
68 • One Night of Song • [Azazel] • short story by Isaac Asimov
73 • Valhalla • short story by Gregory Benford
79 • The Bung-Hole Caper • short story by Thomas A. Easton
88 • Neptune Rising • poem by Jane Yolen
89 • Films: Twilight to Dark • [Films (F&SF)] • essay by Baird Searles
91 • Coming Soon (F&SF, April 1982) • essay by uncredited
92 • Station Gehenna • novelette by Andrew Weiner
124 • That Frog • short story by Michael Shea
133 • Change of Time and States • [Asimov's Essays: F&SF] • essay by Isaac Asimov
144 • The ECM War • short story by Simon Hawke [as by Nicholas Yermakov]
157 • Cartoon: "Stop biting your nails." • interior artwork by Ed Arno
159 • F&SF Competition: Report on Competition 29 • essay by uncredited"