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Future Times V4#8 Volume 4, Issue 8 THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ATLANTA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY August 2001 FUl URE CifilE^ Poul Anderson, 1926-2001 Poul Anderson, SFWA Grand Master and one of the verse and beyond, and The Boat of a Million Years, regard­ most prolific and highly-honored writers in the genre's ing immortals increasingly estranged from Earth. His latest history, died at his home in Orinda, California near mid­ novel, Genesis, won the John W. Campbell Memorial night on July 31st. Award for best novel last month. Anderson's career began with the story "Tomorrow's Anderson earned many other awards during his career Children"(with F.N. Waldrop) published in Astounding in including seven Hugos and three Nebulas (all for short 1947, and took off in 1953 with the publication of two of work), the Gandalf Grand Master award for his fantasy, and his most famous novels, Three Hearts and Three Lions the SFWA Grand Master award for his science fiction. He and Brain Wave. Soon he began writing his Technic His­ was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of tory series, about a galaxy dominated by the Polesotech- Fame in 2000. He was also SFWA's President from 1972­ nic League of traders, and featuring merchant prince 1973. Nicholas van Rijn. This series led into a second se­ Poul Anderson was the father-in-law of noted SF au­ quence involving the successor Terran Empire, served thor Greg Bear, who married his daughter Astrid. Also sur­ by agent Dominic Flandry. viving him are a brother, John, and two grandchildren, Erik Other well-known series included the Time Patrol and Alexandra. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for dona­ tales of agents preventing the corruption of history, the tions to: SFWA Emergency Medical Fund History of Rustum sequence, and the Hoka stories, writ­ c/o Chuck Rothman, SFWA Treasurer ten with Gordon R. Dickson The Last Viking and King of 1436 Altamont Avenue Ys novel series were fantasies, the latter co-written with PMB 292 wife Karen Anderson. Notable stand-alone novels in­ Schenectady, NY 12303-2977 cluded Tau Zero, about a relativistic spaceship gone out of control, racing ahead in time to the end of the Uni­ Source: SFWA Online Update, © 2001 July 2001 ASFS Meeting Minutes Taken by Lewis Murphy, ASFS Secretary The July meeting of The Atlanta Science Fiction Yahoo email list site to vote for which area cinema Society was called to order by President Bob Good­ would be preferred by the membership. friend at 2:19 p.m. on July 1st. There were 16 people Treasurer Jayne Rogers reported that $35 was in attendance. available to defray the costs of a room party at SciFi Treasurer Jayne Rogers reported a balance of Summer. The membership voted to use an additional $171.68 in the club account. $20 from club funds for the party. Lewis Murphy re­ Chris Lund was elected Programming Director minded the membership of the ASFS recruiting table at by acclamation, and reported on his plans for up­ the convention, and asked for volunteers to assist in coming events. In October, Paul Jenkins, writer of maintaining the table. Jan Sides asked about selling Witchblade, Hulk, Spiderman and Wolverine comics Misha Merlin books at the convention, the idea was will be the guest speaker. In November, Blizzard tabled due to a possible conflict with dealers. animator Kyle Harrison will be a speaker. And in De­ Outgoing Programming Director Ted Skirvin spoke cember, a 'Toys for Tots' activity is planned. Chris about the August meeting's Trivia Contest, which will also reported that ASFS maintains its 15% member­ be his last activity as P.D.. Contestants were decided ship discount at Oxford Comics, and members also upon, and Ted's direct email address given to send now receive a 10% discount at The WarRoom. Chris questions and answers. also stated that an arrangement could be worked The meeting was adjourned, followed by a group out with the Regal Hollywood 24 Cinema for mem­ discussion of the Buffy: The Vampire Slayer season bers to attend special screenings of SF films. He an­ finale. Several members also attended a screening of nounced that an Internet poll had been set up on the A.I. following the meeting. Page 2 rIKIHE uirilEh Volume 4, Issue 8 Light Bridges on the Sun By Jan Sides Bridges the length of a planet can form Currently, we are in a period of increased on the Sun in a matter of hours. Known as solar activity which peaks every eleven light bridges, these structures may form as years. large sunspot The im­ groups decay. pressive de­ Above, one of tails on this the sharpest recently re­ photographs of lease picture the Sun ever from the taken shows Swedish So­ two such light lar Vacuum bridges. The Telescope 5000-kilometer were made long bridges possible by connect mod­ new adap­ erately dark tive optics penumbral re­ that correct gions across for the blur­ the cool abyss ring of the of two dark Earth’s at­ sunspot um­ mosphere. bras. Visible What even­ are bright, tually be­ bubbling granules outside the sunspot. Sun­ came of the light bridges? As days pro­ spots themselves are a slightly less lumi­ gressed, the bridge region expanded to fill nous regions depressed by magnetic fields the void as the sunspots moved apart and and are relatively cool - about 4,000 de­ decayed. grees compared to the 6,000 degrees Cel­ sius of the surrounding solar surface. Credit: G. Scanner, L. Rouppe van der Voort (KVA) etal., SVST ASFS Officer Roll Call President Bob Goodfriend [email protected] Vice-President Michael Liebmann [email protected] Secretary Lewis Murphy [email protected] Treasurer Jayne Rogers [email protected] Publicity Jan Sides [email protected] Programming Chris Lund [email protected] Publications Bill Sides [email protected] Volume 4, Issue 8 FUl URE tililE* Page 3 Classics Corner—Partners in Necessity Book Review by Bill Downs (Spoiler Warning: This discussion contains informa­ 'Agent of Change' introduces us to Vai Con, Shan's tion that you might not want to know if you have not read brother and future leader of Clan Korval, and Miri. Vai Con the book) has crossed the nefarious Department while Miri has to fight her way past the Juntavas. They meet up with one of 'Partners In Necessity’ contains 3 books: 'Conflict of Vai Con's foster brothers, Edger. Edger and his clutch Honors', 'Agent of Change', and 'Carpe Diem'. I ordered the brothers are of the Tcarais. Vai Con fights to regain control omnibus edition on the basis of a note that there was an of his mind while he & Miri fight to just stay alive. Miri is an introduction by Anne McCaffrey. She called them part of her interesting character. She is an unemployed half terran­ 'comfort' shelf. Books that get reread frequently; when she half Liaden bodyguard/mercenary who gets accidentally is depressed & needs a pickup, when she wants to snarl in lifemated to Vai Con and has Talents' of her own. She frustration at the diabolical Department, when she wants to spends the better part of two books deciding if she can be smile at two lifemates finding each other. I agree whole­ mated to a sometimes less than sane, Vai Con, for the rest heartedly. Lee and Miller give us a ripping good adventure. of her life. But, space opera isn’t just a good adventure. Good space Few authors can compare to Lee and Miller's skill at opera is more than nifty science, the clash of customs, and bringing characters to life. One would think that there is a the evolution of ideas, interesting planets, cool tech, and time portal to the future through which they have been new powers. It's also about the characters. You care about watching and recording the lives of the Liadens for years. the characters in good space opera, and want to read about Even after twelve years, the quality of the writing stands far their further adventures, and their families' adventures, and above most of today's work and on a par with the even about the villains. These stories are very good space 'Classics.' The smallest details, the most minor of bit char­ opera. acters, end up being vitally important to the understanding 'Conflict of Honors' introduces us to the Liaden uni­ of the complex web of melant'i that defines and explains verse. We meet Shan, captain and master trader of the ship Liaden actions. We watch the courtships, conflicts, and Dutiful Passage. He is also the former First Speaker of Clan cultural imperatives that shaped Shan and Vai Con. I have Korval. Priscilla, having been abandoned by her shipmates, ordered 'Plan B' and 'Pilot's Choice' and look forward to 'I comes looking for a job. It turns out that her former ship had Dare' next year. Definitely a classic. Definitely worth read­ taken advantage of Shan in a business deal, diminishing his ing again. melant'i and requiring him to seek balance. Priscilla has her You can check them out at www.korval.com/liad.htm. own agenda and past. She has to deal with her reappearing 'talents' and how they mesh with the other Liaden. She has Partners In Necessity by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller to rediscover herself so she can appreciate her love for Published by Meisha-Merlin Press (http://www. Shan. meishamerlin.com) Upcoming Area Conventions August 2001 Aug 30-Sept 3: Millennium Philcon/59th World SF Convention- PA Convention Center/Marriott Hotel, Phila­ delphia, PA.
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