Quantum
(Did you mean a different Quantum?)
A semiprozine (or very slick fanzine) first edited, then edited and published by Doug Fratz from 1973 to 1993 with 44 issues published (issues 43 and 44 combined as a double issue). The first 35 issues were titled Thrust. Issues 36 to 43 were titled Quantum. The first five issues (volumes 1 and 2) were edited by Fratz as a clubzine of the University of Maryland SF Society.
After Fratz graduated from University of Maryland, Stephen Goldstein became editor for issue six with the club listed as publisher. For that issue, Fratz was listed as editor emeritus. After a year's gap in publication, Fratz returned as editor and publisher with issue seven, which includes his account of the magazine's history and plans for the future. "The magazine, starting with the Fall 1967 issue, will change into a slicker semi-pro sf magazine along the lines of Algol and SF Review." That issue also includes a full page advertisement for Counter Thrust, described in the editorial as annual companion to Thrust.
Columnists and other writers included Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Poul Anderson, Gregory Benford,David Bischoff,Michael Bishop, Richard Geis, Charles Platt, Darrell Schweitzer, Charles Sheffield, John Shirley, and Ted White,
Artists included Grant Canfield, Jack Gaughan, and Dan Steffan, among many others.
Using separate title searches for Thrust and for Quantum, supplemented by title sorting, issues except numbers 1 and 2 were accessible at the Internet Archive in March 2025.
Full text of Thrust issues 3-17, 19-35 at the Internet Archive; issue 3 listed adjacent issue 30
Full text of Thrust 18, not included in search results above...for whatever reason.
| Issue | Date | Pages | -Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1.1) | February 1973 | 22 | Description from Worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/thrust-1973-science-fiction-fanzine-1832155264. "Magazine of the University of Maryland Science Fiction Society, edited by Doug Fratz 20 pages, 8-1/2x11, $0.25 cover price. Print run 400...cover by Morris Scott Dollens. Editorial by Doug Fratz. Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories by Doug Fratz, Steve Goldstein, Mike Bartholomew and Don Smith. Article on Star Trek by Karen Fisher, Book Reviews by Steve Goldstein and Doug Fratz. Artwork by Richard Adams, Roy Comiskey, Steven Hull, Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, William Rotsler, Jack Gaughan and Berni Wrightson." |
| 2 (1.2) | April 1973 | 20 | Description from Worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/thrust-1973-science-fiction-fanzine-1761675220. "Print run 400...Nice cover by Morris Scott Dollens. Editorial by Doug Fratz. Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories by Steven Lawrence Goldstein, Natalie Paymer and Don Smith. Interview with Poul Anderson and Roger Zelazny. Reports on Balticon and Minicon. Book Reviews by Steve Goldstein, Mike Bartholomew and Doug Fratz. Artwork by Richard Adams, Steven Hull, Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Dan Adkins, Jack Gaughan and Joel Pollack." |
| 3 (2.1) | October 1973 | 24 | Interview with Keith Laumer |
| 4 (2.2) | January 1974 | 24 | Interview with John Brunner |
| 5 (2.3) | April 1974 | 24 | Interview with Frederik Pohl by Roger Zelazny |
| 6 (3.1) | November 1974 | 24 | |
| 7 | Spring 1976 | 28 | Harlan Ellison issue |
| 8 | Spring 1977 | 40 | Ted White issue |
| 9 | Fall 1977 | 48 | Norman Spinrad interview |
| 10 | Spring 1978 | 52 | Kirby McCauley interview |
| 11 | Fall 1978 | 52 | Interviews with Theodore Sturgeon, Joe Haldeman, and C. J. Cherryh |
| 12 | Summer 1979 | 52 | Interviews with Fred Saberhagen and Octavia Butler |
| 13 | Fall 1979 | 52 | Interviews with David Gerrold and with Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin |
| 14 | Winter 1980 | 52 | Interview with J. G. Ballard |
| 15 | Summer 1980 | 56 | Interview with Frank Kelly Freas |
| 16 | Fall 1980 | 44 | Interview with Joan Vinge |
| 17 | Summer 1981 | 40 | Interview with Raymond Gallun |
| 18 | Winter 1982 | 36 | Interviews with Gregory Benford and Somtow Sucharitkul |
| 19 | Winter 1983 | 40 | Interviews with Gene Wolfe and Thomas Disch |
| 20 | Summer 1984 | 40 | Interviews with Michael Bishop and Jack Chalker |
| 21 | Fall 1984 | 36 | Interviews with Jack Dann and Larry Niven |
| 22 | Summer 1985 | 36 | Interview with Al Sarrantino |
| 23 | Winter 1985 | 36 | Interview with Ben Bova |
| 24 | Summer 1986 | 32 | Interviews with David Brin and Sterling E. Lanier |
| 25 | Winter 1986 | 32 | Interview with Piers Anthony |
| 26 | Spring 1986 | 35 | Interview with Stephen R. Donaldson |
| 27 | Summer 1987 | 32 | Interview with Greg Bear |
| 29 | Winter 1988 | 32 | 1987 Worldcon report by Charles Platt |
| 30 | Summer 1988 | 32 | Interview with Nancy Springer and Joel Rosenberg |
| 31 | Fall 1988 | 32 | Interview with William Forstchen |
| 32 | Winter 1989 | 32 | Conversation with Mike Resnick |
| 33 | Spring 1989 | 32 | A Meeting With Robert Heinlein by Robert Partritch |
| 34 | Summer 1989 | 32 | Interview with Thomas N.Scortia |
| 35 | Winter 1990 | 32 | Interview with Martin Caidin. Last issue titled Thrust |
| 36 | Spring 1990 | 32 | Interview with James Morrow. First issue titled Quantum |
| 37 | Summer 1990 | 36 | Interview with Michael G. Coney |
| 38 | Winter 1991 | 36 | Interview with Connie Willis |
| 39 | Summer 1991 | 36 | Interview with Ray Bradbury |
| 40 | Fall 1991 | 36 | Interview with Lisa Goldstein |
| 41 | Winter 1992 | 36 | Interview with Jeff Ryman |
| 42 | Summer-Fall 1992 | 44 | "James Tiptree, Jr., is Racoona Sheldon is Alice B. Sheldon is Alli is..." by Michael Bishop |
| 43-44 | Spring-Summer 1993 | 84 | Last issue. Interviews with Lois McMaster Bujold and Brian Herbert and Sheri S. Tepper |
| Publication | 1973—1991 |
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