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,.Coc,unua 10 be (u ond 1way ,hot bao In 111< f1<1d" THE DIAGRA K 01 THI! POLLOYIIG PAG!S IS II Y OYI ATT!II PT TO - U11uloK l-<1Guln outl!n• In a cohr111t fr,•• work • o•• oftb• thought• that ,;houldbegolngtbroogb • nvlewer's • lndoo • lttlngdown to writ.a r• "'l• ,. , ltdoe• n'tcl•I• tobeco• plet•, t t FOUNDATION pub!, ..... Of'l.l(IQ OIi oll 06p0(!1 of ,I; laler> _, dd..a;-..d-of1hc~od-,irnowwipubhshodanywl,ne. do•• n't clala to ha I dafhlllH st.at• H at, and I <:art.al11- H IOt - • y ln.g t.bts 1 th OIIIJ way of loolllng • t "'°"""'....i,q,ai.,,""""'... "' ....i~ , lJ U.t • • • lt wlll-rtdlculau• lJ BriMAWM,J.G. Balla-',~...-...,. It To- r..:tarred•r ~-plu: to otltws, rldtcu1-1, ... ,.... Tb• r • • A O.riol Briill,,.... .kl, .... c.-.....-. C.,.,.G,-..a.M, °"'"'·•1. ,-.H-.rlNa.~,-_., wllol• ac:11,or,ls of lit crlt u..c.r-,; U... • n •-t.,. \OHS, 1taz1C.a._,.,Dario11..• apo,,11,Q.riM....,,...l"rinll, uhvslt7 coun., prot---• ud doctoral •~•t• bJ KiMS...... ,...... ,,._..,s.,,.... tMbWldrsdd-totlwlaibjac:t. IIJdL•g,..a, wllolle • wllat I 11• ... ,-,S, Is DOt dellb• r-­ R.IM-n5aftrkrJU...T.,tk,la.Wo,, BriuS.obkloor,l ___,..._. , ~s,aflac~ , N•t-17 Wlu IIC• d bJ at• l711 dlstlll• tJ011 of •1170M • cbool cf U,ougbt I coutn,cl• cl It to Mlpcl• rl:fJ . , DWI nought• fgr U.1• eclltorl• l. Paul lhM;,• ld, ...... 1- • c11tgr,oranyofcur nlTl•v• rs, VtJU!ddaubtl-cu• upvltbaa•• tlllngqulte FOUNDATION ,. .,..bl,~ 1h,.,. ,....., 1 ,,,_, Ind -11 wur dUf• n1at If nkad lodO tl,e • a •• t hing, c.Mo,ns.,...,ohundto<1...dl,mlodflal", $ubo<.,b

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Ho.,Yllld I• Vl11? Vtll oU.~ i-,pl• •1 Jud!e...,t? '"j'" ...., tlolllDDII .t.• l Jkioo'15oodtalt? •llatl"• Yllk- arelleble ~--...... JI tng i baut? I I I Vhat do Oo l 1 11:.,,.. Ht--' dlsllts, 'j'' 0,-..lu r-lll _J_ _-_ ~ir:-=--=--=--=--•-•~li_~_ll41_•___ ,:-!_ _,/ ' Tblstype Tb\s author'lli V1ll- de$lg11ed Ca rdul Charactarl..,tlon Quo.llty of work? wor k? plot craft!n 15 ofwrttl1115

uct.orlal caa• lt-t, bellllld or vlU.I• a MIYII i..D. DI lit crlt a..-p tut -11 u .. tut !tall ,. l• poruu. dNp • 111t.1t.or-. staaee _,. be appart11t tro• tlle tewt ·- but It 1-.. bow• 1bowt tut tlls re•1~ I• •I- l• pi:s-ta•t, tor • IH'talway•,. 1Thlllls v b1JN,..i-..ca,efult.ostata IHhlllC., dDll!fl; Ula r .... t ...er t.- IDJ"tbta.g abaut sword and ., -II position Ill pn·•lou• adltorla,l• ; 1111t t.o l•flueflCf! sorc.rJ ar horror o,; bard sdence flcUoa, gr ta be or llld.oc:trtn,au.,but to 15!,..read..--.aufflclntbackgrou.lld t.alU1115 t.brougll 111• llat? Oi;.- tile rl¥1..,er d•plse a.lld tllOllldge t.o ho, able toe- dat I NJ' 111 UII light of 111to•atlc.11lyd1• • t-c1rt.at• -.b-g111r•7 vbf I sigbt be&aflll& It.I Tbe tliird - •cuo• .., Deed • uut• •or• ezpla... - uoa VIIJ' ts tile 111tbcr l • port.aDt? Utar a ll, v1'rl Mlt 111• -- CIII be .appllsd to, for eu• pl•, SF fro• tH rl•ll"lll-g tbeauthar,-'re not r-.tlng tb1111tlt.cr, " e',-. v_.11'• Pr-. lstbs1utll«•J.-pt1vrlU11g.aa latar•t- r• M11111 • book wrltt~ b1 the autbor. Surelr It'• U... 11111 liltJrJ'? Or I• 111t• dellbl!rau.ly •alrlng a political boot, tba wort , tbat ts laportant, thait wa • IID1.1ld bl! • tata• ent? Vblchavar, the r •vt ...er'• lr11ovlsd11e of Un co11centratlng0117 th!• CIH) the al•• ol tba publisher 11dd• U • l,!l! ht Into But the boot 11,...t be ae.?11 tn tta con text the • otlvaUons of tba 11utbor. Even If sll• I• •• t11ply" author , the author'• world, 11ml t he author"• 0w11 world­ writing an !11tere11tlng • tory, her 1Nelrgr011nd and bl!r """ are part of tbt• contut. (So an tlle policies ot t• pllclt auu• pt!on• abod &allJ' otller factar•, but I'• trying t.o • talA of •t 1-,;t p11rtt1l lgaorance -- .a..:! viii b• a lrNp t U • slia • sd d-D ... J It'• •ortli, t-lllg la..lld poor-.r-r..-te• forlt •111-,1 vho,tliff 01• ls • flr• t ..,,....1, or tM ltr• t SF lot every pol.at l11 tl,e dl.agr-• v W •p~r lll ..,fl"J' ...,...11: 1'1 ~ vlt.o IIClf"•ally v rtta; 11l•torlcal ltctlon, ..... 1... ; t.b• ll!!Ulll r«ror Hatt ot 4 00 vor,ts •aka t.bts or H -r11 joun,s,-11 •ort b1 saaH11e vlla b • .. ~ l• posatbl• la IIIJ' C11N ..t tM Id- t• tit.at t~ b•co•• a res~tad SF autbor; 11-. vortll pol•ttng DI.It U pol11t• • llauld be la ,....,_.., aflJd-. guldl-, tlMllr It._ tbe l.ata5t II • MrlN. u.d dlKV-• lllg llow tlll! approach to v rttlng re,,!-, r a tbff tlla.11 thll lll• J • b01.1ld .utllor'• tdeas,appro.cll1.lld•t1lella.,.eb11g•d tlirougbcut st• ptbrou11h-r1po11t I• tH list tn tbelr...,.l.., tMGerlN. II tlle d!agra• - • It all u11bal11,ced, It ls .t.11 hti.tarlcal par• ptc,tl...., Is at.a •IWI • aa Swift bscll- tM third arM., tH •lftbw, t • tbt Ollol..,. tend to wrttliig • l apl1 •• 1-glutlve star1, or a MV•g • •octal coutdar t.11111 1....-t, •a I b• P• gt.,,.., It a ilttll •ore ..u ...~ - It •abs a COll• ldft'able differ•..:. ~ .... attenllao. The Jlrst arN, tbl rfl'lll.'Wti", allould •l•ay•, t., rud GuJJ/.,..,.-'s T,.a,,.J._ Pl• iit7 o1 paipl• u...,. •rltten. SF tept 111 • 1.lld, tM ..... i-r sllculd strive~ ut11t.al11 11 about a ne.ar fotunll, or 1111111 fant.a• \N, But why dld ti.lane• bet•e@tl aulljsct1•1t111nd objecll•lt1 Tlls «ntral Erle Blair writ• 1~4 and ~n/..,1 Fara, and wbJ' did It• usa, 0• lfa""k, I• tbe one ,,., 1111U11 l!J' concentrat• an tM UH 11, puudony• ? 11ost, •a Jba

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Autbor 's Otber Thaeuthor'• previous worteof world wort l tlltlnd fant.llsy I , I Othe} Pffvt01.1a howllfdg• wort I I Bectgrouad Professed l•pUed llow do •t• llerltiftl/ -~ dUfef'fllCNeltec:t, I Canth-ob)ec:ttvel)'be llyper­ Judgedasveltdwlthln: a.ptlon o flt

ll yperaonale.perl•nea/ Cona,n1t1 ua bel111fsyatu of60Clety •01V!dYSlrr111 1"8 l f T T f A s ~rHE TVO-P~n EDtroRUL JI THE UST 1SSUE BAS P. PTED aeaberaband.tog•therbecau&11theyslaare • uLD.~•tl11. ~•lderable ,_f'O'•· I don't wan Ulls to tun, JJtto a Sf and Its raalft09tlOII.II, !ta puhll09tl011s should not, s1HSIJ18 ••tcb bet-n Ken Lake a/Kl •YHlf, or beta,een therefore, be devoted to 11on-SF-orlHtatecl aubjeet.a. eltbu of us and U,e ,...,t o/ tbe aeabersblp; 1 could W<' !t 1• 11y C011tentlon that while reading f 11 11lnlst­ t1&1:1e at ereat 1<'1>Btb about ev11r1 paraerapb ol X11n•• oa,n Drl•11tat-,i SF ls a valtd pastime tor anyone wbo chOOSIIS leetu, for t1JfaapJ11,· but 1'11 •ake no coaaent 011 any of to do It, being prn• nted In an SF publication with tb- letters beyond .,.ylng that Hnl Sood pofotll -- and feal11latargu-.entsl11 t beir ownrtgbt l• l•proper . And - poor pc,fot• -- ~ ••de Oil ae ...r.1 S1dM. (/4 x.,, tba use goes to any other aspect Df poUttcs. ob~t. to "" lld'U,:r edHJ,ig, t a,oo't even corn.:t U111 a­ Tou have 1111de , 111 your owu dalno•, the caapl11taly l•ctv.J ~ 111 bb Jetter.> lle.1.1-re•so,,Pd .-pc- to unaa::dpW.bl• cla!s that •po1ttloa la llOt about pol1t!cal U1e61! letters •dlJ be o,eJCOIH, but I'd ratbar tll• par-ti•, It Is •bo.lt Ute• . Analogically, you •J.ght Ila.,. dl«-1cmdlda'tdraao.abeTCJlldYU3. uld U..t •,tiart1on la not about babl•, It's about f,­ Flrwt, ,....u,1, uobJoodted a:,d certal11I1 11:ibotfecl, Za " 111 •: the two ata-11t.a an, -i,... lly Illogical aad at W.te rep11e- to •T rTJ'lT to b!J "l'l811t af R11pl1 •:• b&M-..iLD.gleu. !11 quotLD.g froa a r• •tew of lllcll.Hl •tc~ Bradbury's brUllant parody /fusmp, wll tc.11 superbly cle.ollahes U.. I SUPPOSE AS A YllTl!R I SHOULD AIIUU THB TIICIST VAT plllloaophlc• l • yataoson whtc.1111111:aCbrlstle's lln,11tsttc you pr efac.d •Y 1rttcl11 by Its CG\'Ulng lettar which, a"' argu• 11nt.a ar• belled, f did llOt - .. you clata -- 9ell.t to yoo latm- streg, ahoold ha.,. been aarte l T T R s lputlttoyo,,,aadto)'tlW"rNdar• ,thatMG ...... - to twt - ..sded 1.a ..ut JOI u ....1r--s 7 u1c1 -­ 9111tor :,ou u .... taUS M1va11tag• ot your po• ltlOII to ,. Wt SP ls H l111te11Nl7 political llt.enwr-111 aayv•J· • 1- tlM papa of raoccor by Lotroductng ,our °"" 1111 def•n- to your pl• tar sbortu letters I"ll &pilre polltlc:.1 oplatcaa, by prlatlng U... • If tuy wer• p • 11st of SP vr1ten wllo 1,,a.,., la t"'91r books (alld ill !acta, aacl by •dalttlq latU.-. Mlllcll (wbetller )'OU any -=- pu..c,ullJ) Ulln atu.caa fer Alld ~ •PPf"O"d of t.b•tr arzv-ta or DOT. > el.so CCDCerMd any "palltlcal• 1-. I'll mly cit.II au boot r..,1-.d pollttcealldllClSP la fUJ wbtcll •ppN,r. to bl about U.. ar• a raca bJ a I apologlM to rud•n tor Uvtag • pant - ..,.., writer wbo •t• tU pre(:IM 11pposltll of tu, J111rr7 l'wrulle words ID tbe pr9YI- ...... dl-l~g -, .... Mbtcb • tght 'surYivallat' war writer; 111111 upvl•- l• Vlat11,11 •, bill wall i,., r•gerdad H outt,lda tb-11 • trlct fl11ld of SP. In ao vlda upvlanca of llfa 111 both ust and -t, and bis way •• I attactlagyouorJllte 1hol• point - •aid I• tni•, aDd confl- bt•Mlt to d1111y111g your rt,a;ht 111 tba palnt111g of tb• briar plpa - - MH ta be ebllW"d; -- and that of any IISPA ae•ber - ta 11ugg"t th• t OUT aacondly. tbare an no refer.nces to Hl•t•nt111Us • 111t•r•ta an affected by aYtln\9 Mb!cb i.te place ootslde a nyMh11r• In Ki ta Cbr t•tt• '• 1rt1cl11 , and third, I ll there e th• CDY• r• of• boot. A• none of th• point• yoo aad• In body oftbougbtcall911 decanstr uc:tl•• ? (C.C0natructlon is your V/3P articl• Wf'NI party political-· In tbe • ense • Jargon ter• 11•-d by • trvct urallat crlt!CII to dll&Cr l bea tht aany of tb• 90111111rlos you • t • tcbed out could be land particular way of ualy• tng tHta; • trvct11r•ll• • • by tbe ba,,. ballnl Introduced b7 gOYt1rouats of •JI • UdK of way , IIAa 1911 to a uc:b pr• tentlau•- • altd 111 Uicrlldlblll opl11loa -• Uiey an all pointa Mblcb BSl'l •-•bsrs of all a•ountof bedcrltlcalwr1t1aabut1• actu.ally•c:oberent polltlcalvl.,.potntaoouldb• .,.pa,ct..dtotblllk•bout. U at ti.es dlltlcult _,.1.u, of analyala NMd OIi tut I do not ballav• tbt IISP.1 - • HNI an • Ml.l1vll7 good old-f.. lllONd ter• •coaaon ...... ) lg•or•.at .. laD - to wtll-b tbta to ba I ball.,,.. that TN ooly co• DDCtlOII any ot ti.- po111ta u .. wttb tlllly llave • rtgllt IIDt ta ~ asu a.gut- to t. nm. l ib CbrlaU•._ artlc:1- 1.9 tllat • tnoetllnll• • deo-• loped M f•u.1- ftll'" wb•~ political partt• aDd ~" fro• 11..llgv:1-tlc u..ry. a• d tff quotauoa, tbougll a ildly lf"OUP" tbalr adttcni balc• lg to, but U...t tuy b&v• • aau• tag, •llada "° Ugbt - .u... ant.cl• •part fn,a rlgllt, •l-. to ~ __,oua dl-llXI a1 1- wlllcb augg•tlag that kn t• uawtlllq or uaebl• to deal wttb • &ffec-t U..., boU M ~• o1 SP - the I~ aad pt- >1blcll deauda • oerut• •-t of Uougllt. I faU ldeologl• Mllldl ..... created Ula boob they .... t"Mdlng to - bow appnc.latlOD o1 &.ttatta ilAd.e• 11.gt• 's ••u- - ud ... •ore g11NratlJ, t• ll&blte.Dta of tut t1Jt1Jre cor TCll,!W, ~ OMl-ly ti.....i vpo• U,eorln at llngut• tlc aDd tllcN f11tun•) vbtc:11 ta... boot• MiggNt t..,. will •oo11 cu1t11ral pan::epuoa. ca1111Dt be bllgllteud by aoae Hter lato. Purtll.w.are, they baove • right to arpact ho,,ledg• ot bow tllaN tbeorl• ectually wort 111 tbs 11••17 aDd latenatl•g dl-loa rather tba • tarlll! COUHt of the booll:, Of OOUrM, auc;b •11 • rttcl• ••, ba d11t.tlllg points... lt'a a pity 11111 Len llada't wrltlt!o DD Jnaccurat, or 111-Mrttt•n. but len doean•t crlttclsa It In artlcl• actually Ht•rlng Into dat.ta ratbar tlwln running tb... i.r•• 1-byparMrl- waf.fla" could • eea aaytblng>. •11•7 fro• any opport11111t7 far an• l7•I• of tbe .a-called H, crltlclHS tta ...-i•tenc,. Vb o I • celling tor falll11g• of tba v1..,po111t• be alt.act• . Tb• only ccmc;tu,;- •uppr-1011 of dl•c,.,..loa? l011lcancc• -tot• t.hatb•Maat• t011•g••tg.11U1cant X.11'• 0tb11r .. tnpolnt -- b.tscrltlct•• of tbepoll- section of opinion, • lllcb I• pr.tty Ironic tor• aupposed tlcal • lant of your 911ttorU.1 - I• • point wbtcb parbapr;, dd1111d• r of freecloa of • paecll .I.IDT SAYTEi ~=f:u=:a;::!d~~~bf;:lt~:Ir::!1!: •:t~7°~~1t~ IV~f~~~t.~ alloo• ltbe •'-""""7 r• port. lf•tr11l 13, ppl2cc-_;;"c...' _· -'"-'-~-•------~•~•~>n~•~l ~"~• ~""~ klll Ulll'S RIISl'OISII TO TOOR l'J3!) l!D!TORIAL V.lS IITER­ Tbat.cberlt.a Brlt.al11 , "9rlilp• llr t..,,te "ould DDt a11ree •U11g. Th• Unger of •,rpr-tng parao11I .. , ...... ,.,1 vltb NODtUt "9rlllpabl feelstllltbavtng1 ful11lat wb•1 cl•rl7 •tat.ad H pe,._,..l, ID ID editorial of a IHlllltllll•ll'ld1D01ofu11lOfll!Y&bl1pollllcalblH? uga:rl... t..loaglng to Ill IHOCIIUOD , •• IIIA, ~led. 1tl ...r•toiDStlt11te-• • ortofw1U.-boldLngof I fNl tut P.,;tar ldltor-tata .., be tbe wroag place to f- for1pe01 tbatone lellbad bae111Lsu• ed, Jwould eapr- ,.._.1 oplDIOII -- H edltorlll, a!tv all, ls wltlahold ay &p for tb•: t>IO pe,s• tbt JOU 1p111t oa tbla d•lgud n • oolu.11 •blcb r.tlac:ta U. it.as of Uie subJac:t, "9rbp• ,au f•I •trt._ for Uvlttg turHd t!M, attgH1.,. ud {)a group wUcb -• Ii, • 1 "1-1" tato otliercb• et towbat lca1oal7d..a-tblu-i..rrcr1a• •o• th ,._ -- M • oollm.11 wll1cll retlac:ta .ilJtar-141 a::a­ llr l..t.kli's ~l; ta• t-1 JCIU ba••dtspla7ed a preoc:cvpellca <>WM, IIOt ~l -. T011 ..ybe"ptlt,.of•cia• wttll. polttlcal uttus, ud 111 ldltorl.al t_.ltJ, tllat t Ulct Df 1.ai.--,,, bet- ...t )'GU, .. edUor &Dd ~ for ._ •ttbar all&re _. part.te11larly .... , ti) t- aiit.lttft of U. .._,111t10a, ..auld rtgbtll1l1y be 1bt. to 1baut. TOI.I &llauld baWI •st llr Lue._ •rtlcl• blCk to do la 111 ldttorlll, &Id •bt JOI, M n t••U•ldual, wt&l:I lala ud ..,... ••ll I lot o1 •rac:lle tour U1..i..tcia ....,J'CIU.,..ICllllyo.iradl\ar's • laas. C.:IL ltJIISI: SCI tben an d.aDbta r1t• ld 1baut pciHlbl1 1tii.e a! 4!a5U.Uc.lold poaltto.). Opt1l0D &baul.d bo9 MCaldAry ud carefully ...., cauclled wtU.LI ™ llalt.lllau Ml by t.M cohaui. Tort T03 8LD fldttorlll • t.Mt wrlttll bJ Dnld Birrell, UJtar-, i,at tllW'ld lluntt, _.., •Krtber BSF~ ---· I - • BSFA le• ber• ll.iiY9 to - U.. Loccol•, t.DIIJ Qll't - tJ,e ldlt.orllla, SCI "bJ' • baul.d yau?> U fac:tar"M Jour own UI LAU l.lOI 8011 Al.U:IIGLT SVUPIIO CU.lits lJ ru1, paraoul f111z1 ... , •ad DOt tbl IISP.l'•, tbftl )'CIU wauld b9 1tt.1c;t11111Uieedtt.or,aCODtrlbutar,a.edayow1•l-0f n frN to NJ wblt JQU .,.Ill, U 111 individual, "ltbill tba tlH! nlava- of l!t.lf"1tun/art iD cur culture. So l,t._ U 9dltorl1l, but r«tor ISll't, TM point I•, aot I.bit JCIU l1111 tbo• 1 lllr• pot• t• 111 tb1 onler ill wlltcb [H pns- Hpr-• -d what yau .. H lndlYldual lbCIU!llt nd felt (and nted tbea. I 11en1nlly •11rNd Wltb It), but lb.It tba editorial wa" CanlOTSbJp: IH 11ppear1 to co111ld1T bl11Hlf th• tba wr1n11 pl101 to • tat• It. Soiuu,;m, next u • 1, uh .,. Ylctls of HllCtlVI pol!Ue.l app~IOD by HcluSIOD, M pllrat1 art1cl1 of It. There 1r11 lot of peopl1out V1ll, ba put bis b-d In 1 1100&1 of bll """ lrnotttn11 by tb1r1 "bo "111 CQ11tln1>1 to cont.- JDII, tb1 ltidlvldwtl, "dart1111"tb1edltor a11t topubllab,1.11d will boplfully nDW llld you, Vactor edltor, IYl.b If you do cl-rly and bav• tb1gncenot toco• plaln ifbe111ts1 l1ttl1b1t npeUedly Dtlote tbe diff..-11101, •• JCIU did, llD I• aJl l711ched . ua• pl•· Of c:ouru, I have ao ldM bo- any t,,na or IYell TliltTBRCXlk!i bu11d.redtl of ltn'a letwa alld 1rtlcl• ba" bae11 sptui­ 101 ll1U1a11 Drlva .ttc.117 &uppr-.1, but Ill a y u,,... 7...-. of ...banbtp l..t.k•td1Part of tba ISPA 1111 IIIN 1• oa• of U. llllt dono Uiat I've LIDCOl1LH01ll COM to how ti.t. Oeaenlly I - IIS'"• "lt.11 "hat be ...... 1~ - Ilia '141 COlllrlbtltloa nplr,lt1cel17 1.cepUd - Hd al1101 I c1- • ,-1.1 M outrrleft, wu ...-y aur-p­ rLNd by ills •1111ftcatloa of llHld llln'l\t's llfJl~J I VOll1JI I.III TO CXlllllUII 'l'OQ OI '1'011• USlOJSI TO Ill ,-.-1 •I- V•II, per• o111l Yi-• are ,...,.IU.ed a.Id Tile oal7 trw» Lab to prtat lal• artlcl1 l• Md, 1 pra• laut pa• ltll:a, publl&Nd, arn"t t.lley - IK-ludtag In... of Olll•Gr• ll.tp I detac:t la la's d•ln to d.t•ll- •1- pncfaced by U• .... Ut.tt. KCO&p• a7tq: i.u...- ll-1 t, "blcll dt...-p fnm 1111 -.. !allowed b)' raur ...... l• probJ,blJ tu beat ..., to tun lal• tectlca bed: agatut 111-lt Tmrr ra• po• M ,._t ~ o,affl• atb Cllrlatt.a.. 1rt.Jcl1 1X1 •boot utd tt all. A larp ._t of s:, • P l• ..ntta !1311 .. ••u .. Ta..JUI ( FJ.Nl wa• aot "llnier-ta..- but !JI fl"Clll I fulDl• t p•r1pac:tl.,_alld •IOT.M!r larg•--t I• flCtl""PslaplUlc.tll:aof&11~tnglya::apllcllld .,,..tttlll fn:a • blglalJ DUl.-t p•rlp• ctl"- Artlcl• about boot wll.lcia uk• HJIUclt - of co• plu u.d • ubtle hotllareN d..nt11.11 of • pe,c,• M feature• OI HJ oUier Id-. bd l H - crltlctslq l!ff for al.apll.f7lq. Ila cata:sory or 61' • P -- tba I.IHI dftOted to cUldnm's !lad DO • ar• lilH 3,500 word• to ,_.k 111, all4 .,.. writing fkttoa ,. H HOIIIUt 1UU1pl1. n,. p• tMtlc eplaode tar. IIOll-.pac:t•ll•t Duell-- Vian I bad --• loo to bu rvlllotd "ll.iit1Y1r c redlblllty [e Lah 11,..t .. H SF a11&l,-. ••U" 1"'8W - ttae a.go, I bad tba twl.D COIHllltar 1nd 1a7U.l11g I r-d by 111• ID tbl future wUl luzurt• of f•r 1orespac:e, e1d of •r1ttng far III iudlence be tainted bylal1ultdarballd t.•,;tlce -u "'11111 111 bCJtb toraal UJ:181Jl• tlc• sad tba pbllmopb7 llllHBIKXJIB of l.111gua111, l lt•'s eUU 111 plctt1111 cut tbl ce.atril &41!adeRoad thf.aa of 111111'• arg1111•1t t• u-trnely •11111,bl• and lorwlcb i11for-aattv1,111d IUNpeclallygr1t.1ful for Ills pointing lorfolt IR33U out tb• 1 lgdflca11cs of mid,l._ Tb•or11 In tb• boot, 4 factor tbat I'd u11d1rvalued iD ay 0,,11 r-dill.l!, Godel'• Theor•a appear• tn be 11111111•• 11tt11pt to Ju•ttfy thll device •b• ••ploy• ,:if tllllns back cm 1•1l8U&ge •&8Jc, 1.e. U I LU:!'$ RIGHT OP l!iPLY, 1 II UST 81.T, Ril.LLY VAS Ul­ tb1 casting ot 1pelle: nnly t.ali111g about tbtn11• 10 pluunt readlll.l!, • o• tly becauu tt la didactic, \151!1 a L.ucla11 will auppohdly by ay• tlrlau• Vborfiu proc• AS lot of prop1111111da trlct•, 111d ••"l!IIJ pu~ all tbo• 1 "ho tranefor11 U..i,orld. ll11t11lawron11,ofoourw.,•Dd tha lrtl • lrllf!lgltng .. ,u llal -111•• of tbl • odllnl world 1.llto count.ar-argu• ut was K.tu• lly p.,bll• lled II 1013 by lH tU poaltlOII of 111C0Urag1111 •u,. r•• t of ... to be toler-­ V1t• o11 ID Tbe ..b&dd11fl6. Ht. I - • pac:t.ally IOI.Ind offeasl" tM • quatlOD of &D Io's IOCl-.&tlOI tut all tb111 11 by,,...... ,oua edltar'• "l1ft•wlag"pollttcalata.-wttb•laclaof....,.. "afll•, •nd lata coupllng af U.111 wtU, 111 Opal 4•~tltlo• llllded-, .. 1f thin wa• a poUUc.al inaace froa wblcl:I of •II UOII - t•- lie ..~ to ban 1baut, - pet.uU7 ON cauld be ...-. -•-laaldld (or- d.- II• ,..l le&tl 1 t>IO-flC..t . , ...., or .., IIOt bl Nlf-educat-.:1, but you •ti- fro• wl,lcla tN b!M "0Uld be t11•1•tbl• to 11.l.11'1 caa tall !n. II.la et7l1 Uiat 11e-. SCI fool. 111 au• t "­ I a,p~ U..t lie I• •"are of apMUag full-9qu.re fn:a ..... propouadtq 111U-l1tellectalla11, • "pa• II" >tOf'd wlltc:11 wttU1 U..t 11r•t lnlalbl1 -t•• • ___.•tt••• a.Id tl1.n --• , "lit .. Ill crawl blC.t !no U. cold •ad dark at U.. bll poalt!OI t• • tniq b• ca\al U...-. ..,, UIIJ oI ~ dad ad of U. ca", a.Id drop 1117 pret.nce af t..111g &boot l~llyNlldSPt.llget•"•Jfrc• U..oer-­ d..i.5U11Ct fn:a tila .-.t of t.M ulula.• Ila's apl07tag t.1l1t1• Hd 1b• cil•~ of tut am-t of atttw4.e. Mllatl•t.s• ... 11,e la• l•:ts oo rnl•Uag .., Nt of 14-s la•lag • aid tut, I .,_t 1gr9e wttb lllll abaut U.. II ~ of it• _.lap wttb Ills OWi J>l'fer-•- r1tber "tl!Mlntta.ia left-wing -rttoa••. ll• tiq I HlllCt.1011 thu by ta• tlitg agat•t &117 objlctt" or at 1-t CODOIOa­ of •fac:ta• •baut ._._ • octety "orll• !Ille 1 _,.l• D! - rNlttJ, Ill's al- applylag • 1Jttl1 d..:,,::a,nNCt.tm­ tiuu-wani., "ltb U.. UlldarlJlag atUtual• left caaplllW7 ltlJI, ud uk.lq • co• pi.t. balll of It, ta Ill• garblld 1111uaalllld I do aat. belleft )'GU did tila •ubMq..,.t llta,pt to - • 1«9 fuloCt.looal perldt,u (lft._ -11-l t,:i lrtlcle• a N"lc. by plact111 u, ....1w11 • ucll III OffrtlJ • G• l • ortofc:oamptuallllbooflrr.l.. 11101 lfalltllat poUtlcal fr1• 1 , TbeJ 1tood "fl' ...u a• tllolJebtful 111d -114• .. t.llaugll l doa'l agr• .. Illa Illa ,._.lag, w•ll •t-r• f111l11l1t crtttq,_ of SF wbtcb 11..S to be wllat I r• allJ Ila" trauble wttb la bis aotJ•atlca Vbat 111.1wered h tbatr 0,,11 rlsbt Wtlbm,t dl• o.l• &iDg •- bl.a to g,1t upaat .. 110 • d•talled 11111,-la appura l [ T T [ R s ID tectar'? Ra• be ....,.,- r.-d Sta subtitle: Tbe Crlt1ca1 • IICb ~l• Ult..rJ d!Vl• t_..n_ a11d coat.ro,,usy should m:n: 1au=aJ of Ill• ~n occ:ur: •pKtally uad..- en • d• talstntlon who&a statm FblJUm: ten W• Dt.9 1IO poltnca, but 011!7 SF In tbe I el• , h 11119, .,.. to r-tilace dtacord ,rltb h&r• any. Ye • t BSF.l, llow dOM: be vut to Npat at• the t wo? l!v..rytblng tt11• Do!part.. 11t 1"1Vfl tali:.,. tbl• Id• very • llcil to beut, tbat I• pllbll• ll«I, or IICtNned, t• • 11tate• etlt tllat ftltel"S nd a.-. dtafttng ntg\ll•t1011s whtch should nsD'I• such t be JNbllc enH, lnry su.te• e11t , 1f lt ls to bl co• pre- eca,,o• lc..117 11•111- •nd t1-v ..tt11g coaceru f r o• your bu• lhle, ..11 . 11• 11 of • Ur.ii hawledge I• Ut• far• of '1rffd7 ov• r-burdtAed sboulders, I HCIDH a decl•ssUled upllclt end l• pllclt aa• u • ptlon•, Hd If It Ill t o be •11d U11!Used Heer pt f or your l11foru tloa alld peruu.l: -•ln,ful, It ettGlpt• • ore or ,_ am&elou&ly to 111 I/It ttU of lht fCII of ,-1 to bl IPt ClflN , 01 1111111 0111 er ..,,, ol lbl ~r111M tlt.011Nlld• of r«lplt11t•, ls • largr• c.le polttlal IICt, lll'loH lttlliUU i•tt rttt NI bloe• IIIN h ui11li11l1 Tit.ls Is 11 117 HJ for. of Ut.l>nt.rur•. t11eludl11g Sf, Is WII l\tu hfll '"'°"" !roe Ult '9!111t of QlH!r l liOII by rwl..,.l• t elMI wanll7 of HTl- atte11tta. n1• ta wh7 I 1ap1!-ftl, U!\llltd 1n,uity, • Cl 01 lo6 or 19t 11CJ tooll • degrw Ill ll118111st1cs alMI llteuture. TU• Ill why of ..ff!U t l!I , Tbl t P!IIUII 111•1119 llffll 1111d11\IIH , I I - • • reader •IMI MIIJ I - • • vr1i.r. Ir XH WIie doeso't pu&llic o rnl!IQ •111 PhU \bl""'' ol

d.11 11dd/t1an ta tbe current controversy, Vl:!Q itGflJf I• • t/J/ 11•neratln11 J1ttere. First a cc• 11en t f rot1 Keith Roberta on tile ravJews of hi• boak• ta that fas~:•

I U CetTLT RIU.D VITI! ORl!U IITEIIEST JOOR REUEVS OF IIT DOVOI Grtfnae end th• •cco • penylng poetry collection. Colltnry to 11e11eral bel!1t. 1-... •1• 1,- hd e:r-t ,...pec:t for critics Ind fNl tllll)' perfDr• • •Ital job. Tit.ts of cour• e 011 t\111 IIIIGerst.aadln, tbet u.e, do tU.t Joh ..,rlousl7 - • d ,._pcm• lhl7. .S.. OldJta-JeJ Ja tb/11 lss-.• Dipping U1.a pan 111u, vln,lent tbouglt. generall)' llleffectlve 11c ld, or p• nidlng 110• 1 llhort-ltffd political spite, d011• 11 't do • sight of good to ao7bod7. Vacur, •• tbe curret offertngs sbow, ha• lf"D• rall7 • t-red a NnStble 11ld

Ia,c:tdHt.,,.117, Jorua WU launtl-lld ID FnYS7 , Vlllca.I,adll-.!b7Jattr.yllllllotreu,l932l. •Jolin 1,,....11• talks ""'Y • uc.ll 111 tbe u •- n • bll11g, long­ wt.adlld, -11-opl11tm1.11t..t u1111er - tbe lectlln!& 111 bi& boats, -prowu:13• nerytblag by drC!Jlt,,.. argu• 1111ts :.:·~-::::=;,,;.~

1 _ ... -~ " :. - ; ;~_ ~'%' dei;lrlng t.oco11trol 61',a11d eYa11uysbawondeniabout their •,_.111ty and • oral c:ban1c:tar•(l), Ill hl• Hlf, be'• a 1""lbetlcbore1unfortunatel7tlleYUteeaofw011an-hatlng propaganda be"s 1111lusbtd shows no sign ot abating. Tb!s Is the •acceptable t•c.• of the hard pon,, kiddie porn, &11111! • DYie spectn,s fro• the • an wbo blows hie own trusp,,t abouttbeaterll11gHrYlc.be'ad111113 for SP. Vltb regard to tb• ralat1.011•b1p between Or,Unn• and PAllBADDl!L£Y Kaet1, I don't think ['Yfl eYfl r consciously tried to cre.:itl! ~~d~~~~ an "Ideal" wo•an: the notion a• act• of arrog111ca to say \ =! the least. But llel111 llllJ' will be right; en I'll put II poi nt billet to her, 1)\)8 to th1 1nflnltA! Yal!arles of publ1,;blng,Gr.iJ11newaaactuallywr1ttenacoopleofyears •For 1111yona wb o'& not retJd any Jobn /Ion.an nOYeJs and before Xltl!tl: so If tbere'e a proSrffelnn, It's Kaetl who's wants Jo satJsfy tb1tJr c:urJosJty: pJNee don't Jet tbis tbeculalnatlnn. lnYtawofbarvaryklndandP"rcepUYi! pi,bIJclty ..ncourage yav to buy ou new, so llddlng to llls co• aentaof l& • onthaagn, lwoDder tfllaKclabbwould rayaHJf!!l; tbere's pl•nty of tb• 8•rblJ&• around 5llc:Olld­ l!oalong with that? laatl certainly would! band. But • y IHJvlc:e would be don't bother.• Tbe UY1ew ot A HM'Dn "1118111 ln VHds gaye • e bne of tb11&11 rare an1111nts of genuine pleasure tbU I tblnt sost wrtttts, e.rc:ept tbe • c.t Incurable of egn• anlaca, l TIIIIK THU SllAIOI KALL IS \/ ROJO TO COJIP.UI! TIIE l!ES- &O• etlaea uperlenc:e, but that t.bey don't talk about becai.e It's corny. I don't kn-Garry lllvortbor bis ulbl o1 •11 arcb•loglc.t dig to tbOM of ltngul&ttc wort, tlt.ouglt. I'• etart.1118 to catch up on It• little: hilt """'lysla. Th r• M • blaaee ta 110 aora than auperflclal, there d.- Sft• to b" bNn a definite "fla&haver• Utelaaguage,arcb• ologlc:al f1ndaba¥eablstary,1nt.er­ between us. Ybile tbe Introducttm:i was to a certain nlatlona bet....,11 different fOT • s acroae p,,rtode of tl• e . e•tant tong.,.tn-cheell I was genulaly unsure about tb" llut when arcb• nlOl!!Y coatla,.lly ••posas tlt.e past tn • Ullllef, t1c COlll!CttOD, 11 .. Yflr bYlllg offu..t a11ythlng 1111• It before. concrei. ll11g111• aulyels obec:u:rea clear tblllt!nga!>d preclu ta-ledge, l.adlng t.oarguae11tabout that Carry bas plchd out not only what I f.,.l t p be the • tr=g•t piece In th• boot, but the StrOll.gNt line In It, 0 1 1111 :=~-~r:'tt=d f1.-::~~-d011!"':t~~t . • would-• to tadlcate that the uerclH wasn't wholly• :~:a:.~ vast.e of tl• e . Pb711lclata, tor eu• pla, don't spend tb•lr tl• e do,bllltJag the preclN • Na.Ina of ters,• lllle •light• or l11 • y ldNl world, crltklaa sbllllld talre the fer•. of •energy" - U.., amtly lNYfl tlt.e• Ulldetlaed. Tet the • dlalrigue betv.. 11 ort.gl1111tor alld c:oa• entator. It's • a..taccvrataandutea.• l,...ka.owladge-po&sessJsJn ~fresblng tlt.at. COUTtes)' of Vector, t.bi.s a tlll occast011- tbeplt.yalc:alac:lencaa. all7 bappeu .t.storc:yberpua.k - -lfl!>dltslgnUlcanttbat~ peopler1111eteoaU1J118lyagalutsuggeat1oaathat ltdoea Hist. Ult!• ..tely what do tl1ay care, 60 long as tt.. Coet111Ultdaap.15 _l

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Pndm-ld Pait. I • -t --1, nu l• U.. top U..- of ..,_ ._ llat of U. -t 1• f1-U.t INHRVlfWrn BY SP WT"I~ Ulla Ol!DbrJ . T.,...,. U. nd ot laGt ,...-, Pait.I ....,._ U s !M>U HIii__,.,. - BAAAHT • wr1ts... • 1-D p,lll lalild .. CIU\oltalldU5 ~ DAVID flcttm..ltaed 4-tary, ca.r.,f,,1J Ula.• ~ ,

- & MARY GfNTl[ I Jlary,.. , ...... c..u• , l • t.n,i-.:1 .,.,_ ...... Ill • • t Urie"""·"· Varldcxa . ,..la 8rtgbtmo 1-t.Sept.eaber.

l,IOV DID TOO aJNI TO VRITE Clliil OBR? 1-. •aand et tff •pNd ~ 8l1t Jt DUt. Ia11S.lla11U qud11 • • dolt. Ree11lllld nup • few lt..• • ... t.oo. ldoa't-117....-ttatlt.att.. t . -n • ll.ff tH..:,eldt11t. Ia• .. • 11old tr!Hd of • t-; I •••• I writ.a r .._blJ repldlJ, but I do • lot af lle'W p.1blt• lllld • or• of • :, baau U.U HJ OlMI" u.-1.ng r..,rltlll,I, ..d I IONd to allow tlN I don't bOlf If I ...... _, M>t - • publlner, M's • ptcll!ar-, and could Ila~ pn:ductl"IJ U5ed • uc.b m ea.l.eDdar u-, t H's dOH • gaad U • J baau; Lbt an nc,t JKlac:e flc;1;10II ea,rld haft 1-• cl • trfl •l•p. bee.I- I did wm-11 lcq kaurs. lie Clltled H up and M uld, ...... tllll boon that ""' I J wife Hd I had bN• ta•ltail to coae t.a ._,. 111 wrot• fr;ir •• 1'N" • go. that veA t .,.S 1.0 cvrn11t -lit& JuN, • IKCll"-WflU:• ettertMec:c;td... t,forotber of one Und or • not.lier• •• boat • amtlr v n.11 Cyrtl ruaou; I'd been Inti.ct t.a bll en obMrver et tbe flljbtb lornblutll , OM v •• Clllllod A T00-111 t• Dn,t,11fll6, • !Id v as Congr-of the Union of Sovtet Yrlt.er• . Tht• wa• ao...­ abollt • llurrtun• hitting tba nortbusU!ra Onltild St&te11; tUng brand new In ., ex-per lHCit, bflcellM u• v.llJ t beJ' beeauu botb Cyrll • nd I bad bNn bit by a burrlc:1111•, a nd beve11'tva11t..te117011t• ld•ob1Mrvflr• , w• want.ad to 11•1t our own bll<:t • lit tle bit: 1nd • notbu So wblle I IIH thre I toot adveatage of t~ oppor­ ailed h-.sldnU.tl 1Nr about • ca• palgn -- • lid I said, tu11lt7 to u,lt to fl lot of peopl• about Cber110byl. ln -,-. I nu• llff t.bu wrr7 qJl, but u-, didn't r ..11, do 1,1ctldld• 'th.l••tobr111,1 ttup,bece...... -,bod,~ dl that ,.ell did tH)'?" Hd be utd, "Veil now I want you WH t.alttng about It Vllat asto• l• Nd - et tll.e COn,g r ts& t.a ,.rtue -I ebout CMraob)'l,elld It will do • uch o.l tlMI lhlt011 Of So,,i• l Vrtt• re, ., .. tl,,t vay Ill wbicb blltt... • ,la,j I M1d, -Vall, tut saullds gar;,d. t>Ke,- ,,r peopl• got up Hd dPOllll09d fl"ffJbodJ lfl • tgbt • • It • ­ ~ -)'body t• t.ba world ts f .-c:t,..ta,1 with ,...,., • »ell IU<• • • c:1...-;e flctlo• concuo• bu• t­ Cll..,-•obyl, but I ... got • l<:n. • •J plete el.Aedy eM I ••ttng• 111.e ad• Ul•t~UCIII we• dH0.111cad f or corrvpt daa't -- If 1 Cell, tllcnl .. ao pol11t Ill dotag h u ... tlll•g • elldlreudule11ttltt•g••nd11011-..l.:Uoo• elld-­ ,_,.. fn;n, flOV ,l,nd f .... u, Ila" COIIU"a<:l• tut ha,.. Ul •lel41 fll«tlou; tN go,,ero.Nnl ltMlf w.. dflllCllllll:ed hr bec1111pleted" Cberaob I U1o1r11-. been • lot ot eon• t.er,..,Llon •bout It I dlMltll)' attlwd• ! But, I-• ao,;a Kl-tlat, tt-.aapac:t­ ator sport for H So I .,baCTtbe to•- S;J.. tJst and Sct•U~Jc ,l..,-fc,u, sad I balang to all _.a ct tlllap, 1-. a ••tJ.g,, af the 8rtu.all tatarpl&Mtar)' Soc:1-1:)', and af U. ._.lea• '-1.atlm for Ula Ad-t ct Scluu, and I'• a N • blr of about a dona Olhm'w, &11d I g•t all tbNa tlllag9 a!MI rud tbaa tor twi - alld •- St:J•aUst ._ tba-t t,111 raadlng In tbe lot, It's notalwa)'8 U.. • catprofClllftd rad.Ing- tb•raan1crtberaoun:9• wbara I ca• gtt -ut • on datallad tator.. uon . Ula BuJJ•Ua or t.119 At.ale Sc:JuUst• "' .a.er-Jc...... , good Ill am,rlag tba bNlc tac:bnol011}' l11Y11had at Cbanobyl ·­ but It la Olla of •)' • alll ~, aJHl.alwa)'8 II.la bNII Did tba SO,,Jet eutllorJU• ~ tbet :,ou wwre d1..,.t•r cbag• tblt la tbe world, ti.ca.-. a auel•r ~rcltl118 • :>dtrrltlJ18c.ltlaboai'?' aa•lroaHat tor •••rybody. TIiey war• uy1n11 all tH!HP TNJ ncouragad aa; at lust tll• y did attar a wllll•. tbhll•• as ••II u daaounc11111 c:e11son,blp, u4 tba tact !'a not auctly sure whan tha)' d""lded to par•lt It. A• thot a.a•• t •• OUII Sovl•t writ- were 11a,,-pent011e: their aaon a, I got back fro• ll oecow, a yur ago Ill Juna, I boohw•r•not l11prlnt. Andtblet•tb1a.ortottbing nal!Hd tht •ltbougb I waa abl• to find out Jll• t •bout 1n ofun IIHrd hi ti•• &wilt Union, bilt only "bllpered •"• rJtU1111 I need.Id to know about tba t""hnology, I'd tb•urwh•nnobody•lH,.HUOUnd. aavar bND In the Ukr• IIMI, I'd aa,,•r been ID ll•v, and tba 1• tbl• • ,-H af g1-iaa-t? Ukralnlaaa 1ra act q11lte tba u.a• •• tba lil11aatana, ..ttar of luctly, It Ilea to ba. And U..11, as a altbougbtbay'ra...ryat• llar:tt'a,aoraorl-llllatba ut la on cne of thase fact, llltUU O«blc.br,, btuelf !ngllall and tH Aaar-JC111•, you taaw. tNJ'r• ll'DOU:llb -Joas. lt u-toal•b• H: It .. H U Ronald 11,•.pll 11,,d al.a.l)Jor a,o tll,U. tllH fl~llt a lot, dl.aa!!raa 011 ..IIJ' tblag• , COH to tbe Scteac,1 l'ICUOII Vrltnw of ,_1.... O«ba­ ch... took bl.a -t wltb am,a of tba officers • 11d writers lut I vaatad to llao,, ~ th,, ~I• 11....:1, and I aaduttbera • Dd ll• t.an.dforelalloureora.o. AIICI I wutad to talk to r-apla wllo'd ac:tuall)' bN11 there, to 11.i bee&,_, h fact, tb...,. tblU ba -y ba,..,. laar11t 90Htblllg a •- of what It .,.. Ilka to ba tbar•. what LHJ talt, u..,. bN11 cbengn Ill policy of tlu! -UC:t llllld• d-• ,;rlti.11, wllat wu golq Oil ta tbalr bNd.11, what llttla datalla lad.Nd adYOCaUd, la the spwcb•. V•ll tlll• WH all tut I •la't flOt u,,,. baa able ta !...,Ht, that UOUld. 10 • tartU.ag I'd bNn ta tH 6cJ¥1et Vnloa t.fon... Ona of latotllabooll Salwn:rtal•ttar$toffV'J-ICGUld bgglr to flad out U.. ,._ I vaatad to wrtt• U.. wu tll.lak of la tM t1SSI. I vrote to tiMI V11toa of So.Lat ~ &:;,,,!-', -.cJ•ty VN cbe&11lag Vrltar$; I wrvt.a to tH bead• af sm,a of U.. ,.,.. TNA I• • -.Jar poJJUc.1 _,,_plot I• 0.. boot; ...... 1.,._, vboa I 11,,d • at: I tbl.u: I wrat• a lett• r to ---1 af tN ~ VHt«f tonwn to CM~ Gorblc.H'ftoo,l'aflotrMll)'_,,..•bouttllat;lvroteto old St.lJJ1Jet de]'• tba Sot-lat l • bau)' Ill Vulllqtoa, ....,..,... •lM I CGUld TIier• ua aaay r-apla wbo do. TIier• are a good tUU. of And a r- vMk• l.lt• r I Ilagan g•tUng •-• p«ipla In U.. So-o'IH tl11!011 vbo l!tad tit.lags qulU' any ya o..e pscl.qN fro• th .SO,,Lat UD.im, Wltb reporUI and . lbd - arel too ycung to ...u wbaa St• lla was around ....,.papar cllpplRgS and Ult~ lib that; 110 raturn ButtHJ'r•allbal.agaduc• re... barU..St • Hn,-rs. addraa, I d011't DOW vbo tbay CSM fro• . Half of the• ha11111U..Scwlettlnloatberala.1lot-t.1ng alAICI . ....-. Ill l!iiglt.ab and balf Ill 1-1&11; tH 1-1•• .... llcrt bad that's HYU publtabad batani about U.. publJ• -.a a lot of good to • ld.Qn't raador •J>M,k are bca.lgU a big book co -ti.ca- StaUII ,-rs. Ul t.be cbtldrn I\IM!aa, but I did ..... Ill of Ula I\IMl.aa • aterlal l UaCU)' about tiM1 St,• 1111!.at th Soo-lat llnloa ltellt1111l acqulrtd ra.d a...r by -body wbo apub It, aad Ila plchd out tH laportaatparta tor • -. ltadCbern11byl­ Tbell ltalkadtopaoplewbobadvl• And tbaa I got• c• bl• ..y111g -- I'd ..kad for pa:,pl• wbo Jour11111lata, end so 011 -- and 1 Ulkad to - per• IHIOII to co• e back and do tbe ,.._rctr, 011 thla - tU1111a-­ llad not been connacted In 11ay way witll tll- u:,tas Olla)', co•- abNd. tlafort1111.ataly right ,round that pe11pla lk11•wunofficiall y ... Anyway, IJll&tbadtowr!t.e tlae •Y "lte gnt Ill, •ba bad a baart attack. and It,... tb1bool ..

I',.._,ll J/fl'IESSM_ l!T ru TEQIIJC.U. DET,HL HD ACCUR.4CY OF lt'a U.. bNt I ca11 uh lt. E"'ff •l11ca I ll11J.sllad wrlttng lt I..,.. ti.an watcbl11g all U.. reports tut 11,a..., CON out In •- ScJenllln or Sc.Je11Uflc ,t..,-Jcaa or tbe M ... p,lptr"9 or vlltaHr, •lid thar• .... ban - talfflslml fll•• ca It, and ,..,_ t.uked to ~l• who..,. bau tll.ton, •I- I •••• Wltll •)' fi"I_.. c:ra• aad, warrylq tilt l got 90HU.lng t• rrlbly vn,ag. or U..t -.U.lng ... Uppnad to vpaet - af U.. tblags I uld. 8o tu ,..,.. bMo li,cky TM 8f17 wb:o ,--J..,.J Ue llocicM, for .... &cl•tlst U tH Jr,uruUst Olbo .. 6- ell U..lr nparu ca ca..not,7J; J 1•tbar ••._ .,.IJ.Ud at uectl.r •- ecatr• ta Jt Je. I doa't ti,.,,, lf I abould uy l.bla, but I got a lcrtaf •1 lnfor•atlon out of •- Sc/t-atlin •• a.a I'• DOt • urprl•-dl Act,..lly. I .... to.ea. suti.c:rn,... to ·­ .sc,.cat al-t at110a lt uJ.st•d, 20 ,..,.. ago, Hd It's OM of ay aata ...-co. for .clutUlc talorM\1011. Did :,OU 000, I.ff cwrut •Utar of Scl•tl.at, lflk• 1.,, ...rd, .__, ta wilt ,..,tar for U. SS,A la about 1r1,o? fRf •[RIK­ V1l1 that's euctly It. It'• perfectly safe. Then, •n ..-117 thl11.gs that Cetl So wrmig that still eao be dealt wltb. TH IHI Nrl•, tlla gnphltraoderU.ecl reactor of tN 'ulld tbt blll!V "P at o..n,obyl. do- haTe • few TW'J vorr1- pn)bl-. It bu wUt'a calle:I • posltl119 ..,Id POHl cm,fflctHt, whtcb ,-Uy _ _... aaly tbt at 1- opo,r•tlag tupanlurw It ca11 go wild, wlllc.b la vUt Uppeo.t. But th• englnNr• wbo deslgried tha plant knew this llB wall .,, anybod7 1IH, e.11 they dNlgned In bal! 11 dozen safety •J•taH so that It would eutcm.atic.,lly • hut down tf It •tart.eel H ucurslnn that would lead to so• etblng lite tbet, lind tbl• ls tn11, I th.ink, ot lb.a t.a,cbonlogy In ,....,., Hjor ccan,t.ry eoyvay •• fer aa their nuclear power •tatlou en ~ - n.. teclni.olggy ut• •ca11111t of tbe Ungv. tnalTecl. It 'a tN Idiots vba NII tbes that tarrtty N , In Cberaobyl tbey tuned off tbe ufeq syst.aae, lo &aerlca thay've dime t,qually tbaugbtl- ar 1ven 11•llclaus tblng•. 1•,,. been to IIJndtieaJe a coupl• of tl• es, ud ta DounrNf, I've da11e • few ert1cl• cm tb.,., end .r-. tlley :::. tre_.JldCllla a• fet1 •ys la • 5. but ll

v._n, tbt'a 111t&Ctly wllat I WOIT'J' •bcut. I WGITJ' abaut penpl• •butting off the • JS- _.__ th• y'n, lnconvanlant, or baca,.. thay vut t.o try .,..thl11g that tba afaty •,-• tan endangar. ar Sl• ple • tuptdlty llie the u11 In 4• arlca who want 100):lflg for • luk In tbe pntt7 chaacy foe • while; sbe's ,,_t ebriut coapletdy ln&ulattcm vllb a cal>dl• ud Mt ftn, t.o the plant 1o rKO"Nnd ruw; but tt reslly did put • al• p 111 • J d.a.117 Brown'• f'er..-y; or- ..-11c1D111U1.. , there waa • •- York KUl'ltt• St.at.I p:,wc- r..c:u.- wlMlre en u:--ployN was -hat .-Ur-._._? ueMPPJ alter blllag fire:!, I UIIU, and c.a.e beck •Dd Nt lllza.betll .tr.a hll. SN Ullpl tll4 - llull, DOt Un to It, a.-, •Dd he did SCJMU.1..Dg llll• .no • nu.:. l'olll;ltoldberthat•fter..,.'dbaeau.rrtedtt,,.,-.-., war-tll ot daua• to tlla plaat. but. by punt luck It dld IIOt. tf ebe'a bee11 a good glrl sb9 c:.111 take • J 11&-.. Tut happa11 to aak11 It d.&ngeroua to tbe world a.rowd It. tn't euc:tlJ why st.. cta<,r;,,, to do It! Sba'II a 1111!.,.n;lty TH two .c,;Jd11ni. ta Fr• /lC'II tb.ot p,u ...u1an..i prot.. sor, so aha IIMpa ber own na•e. 111,t I did go, In towards tbe 11nd of tb• ba:11-, ara cb1y botb eccvrat• '?' tbe begln1>!11g of Deee• ber, aad tb1t Soviet Vrtteni' Uninn .ls far H l knDWI I u1H1,1.lly did not usa an:,tbtng ude all the arn.ngunt. far ": tlltly &fT1.t1ged tor zat1 to that va• oat npcrted 111 two separate so.,rcea, ud 1 -l all 110rta of pa,:,pla. I • lat ha" ln~l-ed, I ball..,. I had two sep,,ut.11 SOUrcN for- tboH, though J dOll't t11ow, 40 or ~O people, IKludlng -.!! wbo were aot don't 11.0W rasu'aar wll.nt U1eJ vera. ai:lledullld, -• l In,.., LD. atur ways, llllOfflcUII ll(lW"Cl!!I (/fG} ltllyba l • 15511d It Jii U. book, but l d1da'I - of 1ator.. uon, and .a• e that l Just chance • at 011 tbe ,.,,., 11811,... far tile .c:tua.1 d•t.b t.oU up t.o dau. .,., Vall tile d-th toll 1rarles, you bow, hlcauaa peopl!! Dld tbl• Joclude people " bo'd act,.../ly been Jn•oJ-,J kHp dying . A• I undent.llnd tt, thl l-1:fit o!flclal count /othae.:ldent? of dtrec:t deaths 111 31, but ! bella1re tb1n Dn four nr Ob J•· It did not tnehide any of the people five • or• that I Mve not se&0 raportl!d, 1'11 told that dtrM:tl)' ,-.ponalble for tt ar who were In tbe 0011trol lb• two -t .--at d ..t.bll ~re • dtr•ctar •nd a rDIIII et tH u- of the nplo.loa, alld the r-- for CIINr.... a OD the Hr-st SO'o-let televlsioll a... that Wl!Ot tUt la tut di of tlr.OM people '"'"' al~ LD bmpltal h to CC'l'V it, who 11,&,.. ftaally died ot rad.latl01> or ta J,lltl Aa JO" how, ...,.. of the• 11.1 ... been put na 117 r•llJ bava to to au"!,,. I tlnd that OH of tba aaat hap9ful th111p to loollatlnthvorld today.

J.rtlllc:tallatelllgeooe • SP

LDOUIG AT T6CHIOLOG'I AID SF, HOV DO YOU, PDR BXAltPLi, - t.11• /'utureofartlflclel 111i.tlll6f'•<», Hd JU l»nefJts aad IU d•IJ6-• Hd w.lla t'a U• rdJe of tbe S, writ.er raganll"6l.l? Tbe S, WTlter • ay already II.II.-. play..i ~IA r61a, baca,_. It'• •c:laac• flc:ttcm that's r•poulble for U : tba rMI •rlle• t plcmNrs Ill artificial latalll!nc:•, lllta J(ar,.la ll la• ll'J. U,e grt111t gun! oJ U et JIIT, bagaa .. lllda I u•DERSt.t•D rlltr rclll ....-" ~~Rmu SOIi-" DP YOllR URLIER a• 6' faa•, aad t.lle •art al tbt.ag Wt eppMl..i. to hi• C:,rll f"cnbJuUt 11):, ltl Cb.ail" bciw;s U,.,,t :,o» dld wltJI wbn be blgaa dotq Itta gnduattl wwt, •- bdi:re tbe JI• I.ala, who TN prlnc:lple ,-- I did WN-..- Jutltvta far J.rtltlctal lat.eil1gHc:• et JIIT WM f..-.ad, 11 ._-lc:a, Mhd • e 11N publ1.s!Md Ute r"iam ...-.lcaa was to trJ' to pttigra•; a,,,putan to do tlla t.llle,p that ~. ud of to. lltt ..... a sr-t tan of tba collaborettoD robots lied dm• 1• ac:luc:e flc:tloa stor-lN .. •-de • publl.PIJ18 ..,.. al It, Cyril's vor-1< 11 IIIHnil. He's u-1..i. gnat effort ta pragn,.i, laaac's ThrN L• WIII of lobotlc:a bNII able to 1•t It - ot Cyril's OOl'II vgrk, 1.11d 11.Ma't 1• toaco.puter,fauodc•1trouc:a11"tdoi1.,etl••t11ot Wt tH •tUatlOII that N wanted far It Sa be tltought latbewa7deacr1bad,buttat.lutpr1EeNOftryla1!ic U,U, It algllt ..Ip attract 11 I did •ajor ,.....l• IOG& 011 l..-11ta lotabllutw.. ter-tll1c:tal t• t.lll..,..»could or -• .--1- ar .,,.. w.ag l!U Wt - wUcil vu • c:oald aat be, at 1-t at Wt ttN n,,a•ouhle plOJ, Hd l lfMI aot u::avllllq to do lt t.c.­ &-1 I tbt• k Wt probably .,;la- tlcUaa writ.en - cat tN baot• I ~lit Nllded ,._...1•toD Tltare-n a.-. c:oatl• u.lag to cta• llnge a lot of 11Jda vbo 1n:iw up to wbld r•llJ tva 111 partl.c:11lar, s..rc.11 tbeS.7, .,...,.ote be llar'flll alutl•, ead. try to HU co.puters eu.~ IIWJ q11lcill7, Hd I tllll1ll ve fta!Ued It 111 -.tblng Ulla ...:hl-,todotbat.lll11g• thllt.,.ds•crlbe. llowfarlt el1lltd,7• ,wblcb1scmlyl'Ja• 110rethanGodtoolltoHlle will 110 In tlle r•l worl.d I dan't Do,,, I"• aot rMllJ' tut book, VoJl"'-ne, tlle Eartll; and tbe otber .,.. aur Wrrltled of •ne•, rollat•, :,au ho,,. dac:ldlJ18 to revolt Ion "hlcllC7rll ltad.,._t f1.n1J;;haddolngllt• flaal ,....!• • a1elut tbelr hllMa --•tan and t.ll t e O'fObod7 -·· to c:a.-.; - that ,_ poll tll•• la t.htlJ daa't - • tofNI uybattarabaut It either. l'Q r-Nd • r- crltJca .. .110 l»ll•" I.bat ,T Than are different varlet!• ot SP, arid I •uppo,;e tb&tat:1• eot the• 1r1 • arecle.arlya11ph••ltlfld beca11seot national d!lferences, although they really are not that algnlfleant. But the ll!W Wave, tor example, I would have thought of as primarily a British Innovation, 25 er 30 yeare1go, wheneverlt w11s. &it bave we Jowrnt an:,tbing fn,a tbat? =::-- Cb yee, wt've INrnt a lot frCll It, Bvt evanat tbe tl• aofth•lew Yavetberewerepeoplelll NO ii VOULD roll SEE TIIE C.YBE111'1/,X V/EII OF THE JfdCH­ wbo•lthougb they t.endl!OII pr11bllbl7they'llflndnew.,.1ptod11lt.11lthetl• e. flctlondoo'tba.,•geographlcalsourc,ee,tbey'nJuattbe nt. world ... !he ill is Ill ,I tlellM debuaa11Ulll1g . Ve're way lridh•ldual peopl• tend to find It poMlble for tbo,m­ 110t\'er7 • uchllke011Treeot.e.11lCeatorawt.oneverbaUH!d sehee to write. law. scll!l'lce tlctloo ..r-lte:rs n • c1- or ,;o.,ti.d ll••t.r bur m- ,;ook,,d 1.1M11r food. or so 1J11; and are pretty tltdrN KIHce tlcuon artUtc:lal 1ualllge1>Ce OD UNI l!Ve& o! ordiury people writers to .agrM u, illlythins a like llerdlng • tee, becDIISlt vtU b11 n t• ~t. thay go aft Ill the.Ir OVII dlreetlou all the u... I t.lolnl< I CH 1-f!UM! tbu tlMI cybupua.t natloa of tut tUa la tnlll ot their wrttlng too. t.1pl,,11Ung • llttla blact haz l.11 Ula Mad lhat vill belp a- do ,.,.., .- tlle state or SF Uld.lT, coa,-red to 7aut.lll11torre-• beror...i.edecl•t~fMter,v°"'ldba 20 ar 30 :,-rs -tJO? "rJ .lppNl111g; U I could buy IIM 110" I "a.,ld do It. l It._ broedentng-, aod ua, -rg111a of It an gett1.ng daa't UID.11 It's really going to cb,11,ge people's selLSfl ol 1..... cl•rl7 aarked. It's !lard n.,., to n- vbetffl" so• e­ Hlf,ortbeird•lres lorwbllt tbe:,wantof their 11 ..es. tblng le. • MIit \.0 be -=lence fiction or not. Tbue are 1/c,t,dO/OI.I vJ~ o;-,1bo!rpunk? 110uny bestaell•rs that ant not • arud 9Clence fiction ... Vltb SIJH loathlngactuall)', 11.-.nottbecyberpart lt1t.bJa 8oodorbad? that I dlaappn,veof, It's the punt pa,rt. Yhat I dislike It'• ell rlght I don't • Ind , Tben •r• JH!Dple wbo aboYtlt 1• thatl11.1011tolth• book.1that11reacelal• ed w01,1\d !!Ire not to bl labelled a.s wrlter• cf science fict­ Ill cybltrpunk then'" no-one I Cati r oot tor, and everybody ion, quite a fl!W at the•; they either want "tO be callffl In tt !11 eoubody tbat I really quite a lotdlellke. I've writers of •pec,.,latln fiction, or J""t wruere: and that's been acCIIHdct contrlbutlng tctbe•tartlng of cyberpunk fine too, I don't • Ind their own pencnal oddltln. But wlth book• Ilka /Ian Plus and 11h0rt storln llkl! "Day Jl llllon•, and I 'll plead guilty If I have to, But it's not tbeaubjeet • au.er that troubl•••• jt'• thew&ylnwblctl thebu•an• aredehu.• an.lsed. lthln.ktbat••a!&!Sf!vlew of wb&t the foture of thl!buJU.n rec:. te l1k• I:! It's a truevtewldon't wanttoh"8rlt1

Jtl3bt ¥ 1-g US SF

AltUICA IS STILL PflfJDOCII G RIGHT I/ JIG TliCH6DUJGT-IS­ OIOllderfu1 SF, people Jile I...rry IIVH nd JH77 Pournelle, ATJd Tl6bt .,,. bo_rscout-iaJU..UYe SF -- De.In 1118 411d !ePid BrJe 1 bl!JJ__, yaa,'vw baeD • llfeJDQ6 O..ocnt: 11- do. t.111, T'8llt wlD,J •sJaCl ~ e Jot or Aeu-tc:.11 SF •tr.::t IfN'." Ho,, da :,au reel •bcoit lt? It bothers•• tbll peopll! ahould Ullni lb.at they bl!lleft - or the thlnp they ur, WIH!II tbl!y c:an't posslbl7belte¥ethe•. ButU.r-rlllgthlngabout that I• thll I irn- Dean Ing And Jerry Pourna.lle and Larry, ud •II tboaa other people quite Wl!ll, and I d.1111't r•l17 bltl!ev., tll&t their d.--• of utopla 1s •lgollleant17 di f ferent fro• •Y own . lt'a 01117 tba stratagl- for get­ ting there where they are 110 woolr lteadadly wrong, 7ou

f'arucu1111rly one De.111 ,~/! ertlcl• I rwd, about I llllllrJng •n t1ir r!Her for TCJV.r nuclear r11JJC1V.t sb•lter CJV.t______H • ..ttllr of pragaaUc ,_ tha labal •11e1ar.ca fll:tloa.• Fllll'v• }Val d- • fourU, Got•way ~. Tb• .ln1>a ls I• ....-, 11X1d at lD.dlcattDg tlYlt part of tha boobtGr. of U•• M..-:11•-. Ja l.Ut ~ ft,uJ .,..... ~ 11llere ti.. booka tlYlt :,au • lght want to AM! • tght ba, "-lld ~":.: :,,~r•- I alval'S ..,. thaT • a I dOll't r .. u, cara vh.n the l.abel le attllebed t.o It, I ::~a:•~or wbo vnt t.o buJ • 1 bollli:• t.o h,oo, vb,er• v• n, 1-.. got nathH sclBCe flo; tlll!ll -1 11M1t I& ~= ca11pl.,ted, It wtll bl m,t ~l::.1. I ll Mrlf !>ff' ID. SprlJl,!I yw.r It'• ullad l•re,,_,_h Ltd. It-. Aldet,.r-u apalle:I 50 'f_,..01 SF- aM SUll Gatae Strong bH.t.,arde V.tllallf I Ua t.o tell peapl• vita• It'• st,cmt bee.a- tbey 111.., - • uc.li pacullar looks: I\'• •bout• l"Ol1''E IIEU IIR1'UG AID ED1'l'6 SF FrYl n1.RLr 50 YEARS.. bo;Jac-D. of ...1rd allna wbo llidup op..-a &l• 1'.n. Then .l,c:tual17 ,._, !iO r-ra right ahcut - TM cur.....,, 11 ..,., • at two or t.llr• otller sci...,. Jl,::t u,a _..I• tta• !NINI of 1. ..d",! St,r-f- hilR • 7 ftnlt pn,f_t.,.,,._t ..1., I'• l a nrl- su1- OJ preyar~ Titer~'<; • collab-- raprllltlld la It; It •~ 111 0::tober 1937 alld t.1111.... orattm w1U, 1a,,::k VllltAIKOfl ulled Laad'• Ea.l vhl<"h ls "'JU"llltC It Ill t1Mt1T Oc:tobm- 1987 1-. llU f111la~ ,h,d tNr• .,.. • ,::011p!• 01 at"""' I'• lla'JJ Jook QI/I f,r- tlwt. vrltlD.1! Dolr,'t, It'• t ..Tlble [l•11glltffl lt' D. a poe• I bav• tH fln, ID.tallttoll at I.Mt co IID.11'li, ta act· TIIU'9 • u~adaus •t::bJ-HIII, a tn!Had~ ... 11, writ•• booJ,: that l'v• !>fto .,,.-1 Of vorklti ~ on. OIi "'°'trJbuUon to UHt SF ,ro,-Jd. Loolrlfl/1 OK"} CWW' baU a •lld o U , lor 2!I o r 30 JMn<, which ts a DOYD.I a h0ut th!, _,..,.,. Wbat do'°" (HJ ,. ,o,.,r .Jt'B(elrt ..::bl-•f!IJI... Crut 0.pr... ton : It'• IIOl '"'"""°" !ICUOII , D.lthlJull It'll Survlvhll1 bit wrttt.en ID. LIM, N•• ..,rt of vaJ u Cbt'r»ob•J or ....-, :,our • c.t a JanJft=nt ..,,..k, or yovr favrNrltt' 01 ta. otb•rs. I'" bN11 =.aulatl015 not- • for lt, •S I work, f;II' ff'tlr !INC work. wy, alllCa Cllrlat wai, • co:rparal; I dcm't n,•eaber wb•n I .ly f•"0Urlt• now,l varies fro• ttu to t1•e... d• c: ldD.11 t o •a.lie • novel of It. but t 0rl15IMllV lllougbt of .4/UI 1oor bNt /11 ~u-..bJy •lo,a,a tll• """ fTN...," lt aa • a.011 · tlc U011 boot, and ! II.live I quarter of a Ju.t (Jnlall•d '1 • !!lion word• or notn, and 11O11&thtn5 llh ,o,OOO word& At tb• •oHllt I think • y baitt ••Y wel.l be ol t..ct o/ what W11U)d haa been th• 110n- 1lct10n l>oolr, lllld CbernohyJ, But th• cma I co• e back to D.DD.t frequently Is oow I"ve 1111t another 10 or 20,000 words 01 notH and C•taw•y, wb lt::h l think did r011lly Juat what l wanted It acan.. and chapters for the 00-,e\. But ! haven't s hown to. And It w•- a dlftlcult book to writ•• l think the !t to 11nybody, •o I don't know who's 1111\ng to publis b It r ...011 tliat I c hoc.D. C..t• w•y ov"r Al•oet any other Is or how dallghUd tbey'r• 110tng to l>i! vlth the proepect. tbn I don't think anybody •IA t::Ollld Uv• "r-ttun lt, So UJ•t._ Ula 11u1 &11.Jor profect It's a book that 1 vrotl!, tllnt I don't ballava Ill)' otbar I Uiht a,ci, Uni ... In S.llantlne calls H up 11,11•1.D. writer In tlMo w11rld could have vrltt.oa.. ~I'e l'• wll1u1.g: t.o U" e

.,..,_ q-ucm.i t N nl~J O'Utll of our pera,pttou LlfTTBIIS c:o• 1u.•-! f na p.10 hd Poe Sa\U, .... IZII ta a loag u ... of &••-- .,...,.... op,,r• vrltlll"• 011 • UU.arylfasclst tba-, alld -=alat111g: !lctli,a proollt::ed •plr'N to, or __,. ~. the Uglle6t w•ra - UrdlJ H ta~daplh uplorattcm Ill lha a.Jf• c,ts of st.la.d.lrds of ucallaoc.? il>II It d.oen't uttar vbat SF future acl111oloa;J cm ant!Dd, aor. • bltckgroulld. • plat autlior• of tb• eo. (yo., too, Sbaroa!I vrlta - 1f tHJ ar• d.-.lu, for •tol•- oa ... lllCt"eilSID.glJ 11rnd scale. u latHl (• I dolll,!I the!?" best poulbt• work, u.., ll,-,t 11,a.,.. ,::h.!ldrH ...... l•pr-•-d by the .Ula, I.ID&...... of u.. 110t.. rotr-,..t111gLlle..,.....otO.la11yalldB.al.lard,or •lolut OYti'tollaS, but ls11't tlt.UI COVbaJs-alld-llldlaU Ill -• Clbsoo •11d SUrlt11g. Tba c:orollary la, of cour-5e, apac• ? l._,.aatyat,....,,an7Besuir. Didn't sa11J autbol"• obj,oc1. to be111g labelle:I ~u17!or!:.ll.!!b to d1• cclul:at or lg110r• t.hOSII "hw ~!~;.;;·:. Va....-? C.a't a111011• .-..d or vrlt. atortaa thesll! daJ• and JIili COBIEf let lll•• at.and for tllUMh·-. ratkr than tud11• their 1e Athol• Ganie11s wortll, or Lick of, bf co• partHlltllllalD.g the• (for IIO Kill.bead apparent valid r• a110a.>7 \l hat happeae;1 to object1n11 to Clas.go,, Cl2 9BA tha gbattolutloo ot sn .l.re11't va DOW anco.r;~~;8 B~II.I!

UITH BiOOKl'S COII II BIT THAT "CYBERPUU• EXISTS, THBRB­ ton 1l txlet•, dOMn 't rMlly say a11ytblng. "CyberJ"'nk" IU YATSOl'S THE IUIIBII RliC81V80 l l!GATIVS REVIBYS II THE I• • tar• cr.. tad bJ authors and ,:: r !tlc• to dncrlbll a DKHbllr IN- 11f both Vectar- aod Pllp• rb.lr:::k Jn~eraa. certain kind of wort, or rat.her -- to urket • product. Fair .nough -- I haven't rud the boot, so I wouldn't I would like a llet vblcb deacrlbN what sak- c.ruln •"°"' But r1gu at tba end of bla Pl rev,..,, Ter-r-J k111ds Ill 8J1 CJberpunl: and what IIOt, D. list of dlffarll!Kes Broou • llii- Ill u,. c:o•• -nt th.at • J dog't Ilka •ost TN ten, C.Hat be •ppllm to worn vrltt.u blllora Its IIDrrar atortaa•: at•llarly, 111 Xlt::ha.el Fe•.n'• re.er- by calll .. their .,,,..u; bJ book I would ..lgrata to aYO!d" (ta qui,te 111.,::baa l l'• a.nl. l tU tllr• . THrll folloo,ed tlle usu.al bandwqan full ol thr• ca• • ot be • .-;II point ta 11O~ •117 furU..r. :~~~IIID.t vrltlln altd pvbllD. bers. low It la -"- bJ U:ltll H!XJl'E •I ...... io - ••tnt: - ., lldltoraJ tbls I- art \1117 d- c7berp.,nl: 11,a.,. its roots 111 Dick aD.d Dix 1-.. -CI.-S bd •1 ~ptl,;ms °"1'"tur'Hd vlw-n S• IUl1 llerNpa, hltli could .,,_lll!litall - M to vii.at forr»d to r-..d far ,-..,J_ • book I wouldo 't lllr-aall , dlet1n11ulUlld tllelr wort fna all ou.ers - 111 h11!bly taudl vlt.11 • barp-pole.• llldu• trlal lutun1 world•, Styll•b WTltl ..1' - bardl7 11oc s..-.ral J• ft«w u .. bMI to N ffJd rrr.r due to UC:t Sslth'• fort._ Id... ? - .,, lloc S•IU. wu lapr-lv.17 of s,,.c., lncllldJ48 aon, OIi l'en La1:• • sorw OR Cor, al>d a allr• l11v•nt1q then otber wrJlara •ha•• beota. t.o datll'\' nry d• tllJ/lld ,..p,:,,,N to LI Hurst's •rtlr:::.J• 1a VlU about TM ,_ ot t• c,b""lqiJ? - but lan't SF, 111 g•a•ral, about tbe J~ 1)9• books. At Ulill r•ta .,.,/1 oHd a Y•ctor tb•t? I tbOU11lit Dl,::t wrote about \be nature ol rMllty Jeturs •P Je-11t Tbants to •JJ• ENTER A MAC I CAL WORLD BEYOND YOUR IMACINATION •AND ENJOY THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! JACK VANCE

THE CADWAL CHROHICLES RRRffllHTR STHTIO

To be: published on March 17th ENGLISH LIBRARY Largc-Formatpaperback£6.95 NEW Hardcover£12 . 95 PllT£STIC 'IOTM.i II: mlSTta.1.TIOS Ia•d v•tc.11 Jailer Sp,oce and iu.... Ut.9 \.Mt so1H•llc'ell ud Gr• S-r ls IIO 1i UiII - J,..ac A•l- "11fTel:ll ao,oel Ill U• sJ>op. uaipUoa. fHA'a 11otillaa vr=g vttb [(lraftoll, 1047, 3112pp, ,U0.11!11 ------1 i.t1115 trHltlou.l plow 11 :,OU can 11••!-acl by Chrl• Bark..- brlag -uug i,,ev to It. I Md Ugh TU TOD oP llDll6 - S..r&b Baylis bcpsa of thl• book for, a1t1oaua;h I..,. IJvlt• llacr.. , 1118'1', 1'14pp, t '7.951 110t rNd ny at ilNr'• otller aanla I l'Jt il"R.UD UIS .IS IOT A rDT GOOD h'l't-• d by Datt!- GarM k• <>'f t"7-V. beell v•U recatve:!. . boot. llelan I attHp-t to .,_tlfy Ud• ------81 ii. aatuni till• plot pnldl>Ca• ntha.r U11pr-lsl11g si.t-t I ougllt Urd SJ' &lid t.llat ,. u,a at tU• boot to fill la a t ... bacq;roulld d• t&il• UIS 18 .l JUVBI IU. f"il'f&S'f SS1' SOU:- bat tlla atyle llcrdu-a ao vhat I call vlllci> a,rplat.D., 111 part, vlly I U.IU ,,...... , U1 lral&lld'a C.lUc: paat, at a KI-Taell. lcllTnmOy a popular "•1 for ht..ao had fallacl ..,.. baton 11,a pirt tlH vMD. tha ballet• of tlla old aod auUon ta .,..u,. -,. - aft.11 ••rr pu t.o papar. F•.u.a.-U.:: raya,a It Is 111v rallglona .,.,.. l11tualaglacl, tlla uar - tutu.n SI' v!Uout lla"1og to 110t .., • uc:11 a --a.,.1 aa • ...... iia at fl«'!r• of St Brigit, far uaapla, c:all It Sf). s,,.a at tbi, t.r•lts ot Iii­ th arlgLllal - • I vlltcir,, of -• balag rfl'er• d batll as v•rrtar gadd- TKb an, lei. 01 pag.a, Nveral .... a ..,...u-tt011 at U...... --oplay. ud Cbristilo ut11t. Tb.a story'• huo- •..o;lai.d plot Ha• ••d poUUc:a; .lat..u,o, vbo load 110 CODt.rul a,,ar t.M laa, th vUlov-gatberer BrldaJ, .,._. UIS b.la all of \.llosil, U. -.£1 • tUng original ac:r-play, d.ct.dacl b• c:ould 11-• -I aft.Ir Jlrlglt, aJld dtar di• c:av- It lacu I• th taffld Hll - • do a batt.ar job Ir ba st&ri..d tba arlDII a battared 11olduo crc,,111 OD a kilr -bl- t.be • ll--tov•dr• c:aacapt 118"1• fr,_ • c:rau:ll. So ba ._ rherb!id bagt,.. to real • • truga Earlb plc:n. wltb t.be datTo1~t...,.iarth loadad Ua odd• a11aillat bt• ..U •ffl11ity to tha godd-. Th booll: staryl1H! Uld• -d it'a tba • llH• vl:ul lldora ba startA, • i • pl,- t.c:a.... tba da• c:ribN bar q,_t to -•• liar v1ab to dNtray tlla Earn. loddacl t.o trut• Ht ts la 110 ••J ar-J11iaal , paopla fro• a poJntl- aDd d•trvc:t- tbla, a sacOCld Ml of allaDS parror• Tlla plot haa stn:mg 9Choas or Iva "ilr villi U...ir Hil!hbounl, • var tha 11111<::Uoa ot tb IJS cavalry. &,U, !:.:::!°":rah:=a•:i_~ !~:-'p~: ~~!,, v i~! C::a"tt,!.11.:i Wl~ll t!;''~.1; 11~:-..; 7o; ~~fl=:~~Dtalllp11C-, pro.-1• of a UP. b tbt• !Uta- thay an To•b of 11..t•. Jlriday I• JOlaad 011 Tba •badd~•• uplay dlverston- ~:=~~:~:1~ D':t tt•=I::. l~~ ::~ i:S!-?10:1..:°':r~• 11:;.~~ ~no~:.: ::!. ta~ti:..:D4..!!• ij;~-l~•~~c~ ot tba aub.J,ac:t, but to ..._ptura bi• t va 111rl.a - 1Dltlally aa• awbat boat· th boot, It'• tbta tbat I tlad dHt­ laat th1JJ8bta u ta II• dyt1111 1D • Ila t.o aec:t, othar - ls a ujor tbaH tc:ult tll acc:•pt, Tha wa y t.be alien c:o• a, tbougllts v Ucll , lt la bopad, of tba a11Yal. Bayll& wr1t1• 111 a styla aclllally • ttacll: th iartb tilDd lt'a a ,.Ill c:0111-111 furtbar dra•• ttc rfl'•l- v btch ta • l • pta a 11d c:leor, yat a a 11- vary 111taraati,ig vay).,. bava 110 da!­ atlo11a about t11• proc- ot • tnt• t~r- •KN to add,.... suc:h <:Xlllplu I••- He& •s•tn• t, •o wby botber dlYartina IHt!Ofl h llaaiavan.tad.Tha H c:.ptlm, • • tha ll11>11ory g la aour of var a nd 11a? And don 't tall•• it'• allan. t s NorrJaoa, a klduppad 1,autoton th hold tbis haa DD 11aa•a • hds. Tb• p• ycllol015}' It'• Ju• t lllogtc:a.L aclantl at dasptaacl lo U • 11a t1va Toab of Reed• la atr ongly antl-.,ar , Sl• llarly I'• not too aura about country, who hu a .::o•p11tar progn• • 11d futnlat 111 It s ay•pa.th!H, • 1111 th •gooo1u~1 wh t thay do ts all wi t h t he pot• 11 t11t,l t.o unlock tba ~ loll portr •yed • • 11ot 60 II IKlh avll towarda • particular end, gr ao It brllli• n t Ru•-llll'S • lad . a• WM II , ually led, atlrrad t.o aH11• to aa, perba p• l'• naturally Tha first sactlon coac•r11• tba irrational blood l ust by a har o l caong • uaplc:loua. Annth11r tblng , "•'r• lacl Runlana' ll:id napplft8 of Norrl• a.11 and or tba • lgh t o f tba Klllg 's a • o an to ~l11va Barth Ja11't th Hr•t Ualr atta11pta t.o parsuad• hi• ot tlla bor Nbacll:. Tbara are II f1v •1• puti.- pl111at to ba • tt.ac loacl, so whn •n fualblllty of al11iaturlMtlo11 , tarara tic 11-1• characters, but tbsy t.ra tba npr-nlAtlYN f r o• lll• otba.r ahc.,lng bl • • 111 rui fl'ldaac:e. It la ralagatecl ""r)' aucb to tbfl r&la of plaHIA ~•load by th •~oa:U-~ also, J si.pa,ct, Ql.• ov'• thlllly dla- btlpara: tha 11trong cbaractar a in tb1• F1 11a liy 011 tba dabll a!da , SQM gut•-! • ffort t.o persuada bis •11•tl a· book ~ tba po11t Liada11, to •111111 of the plot U o• atart aft ••f"J raad•r cf th• .::011oapt'a plaualblllty Cnola ta appre11tJcad, U1a Ab- •troog t.1i• 11 patar out. Parbap• that's (I r•iHIII u1100 11• l llcsdl. Th saccmd Plo1111u• la - ara a ll vONII . For tbl• th way llfa i s but It'• .,_..,. annoyl11g sactioa c:oiic:ar11• th• ..-plara t1011 of ru..,.. alooa I ausp,w;:t Tb• Ta.b of lD lltar•tijra, tba br• lo of th• ~tou ac:la.attat, ~ would IIOt a pp,,ol g..-tly to 011 Ui• plu• alda tha book h .. vit.li bi• IIY llltroduclag all • dded yougg a ala r-d•rs, but 15trla VOl>ld l!oad KIHoa &Del. Jt._ l11Urallgg t.o dl• analoa at • l11laturlsatl00 to tl>a parb.lpa .--pond aora pot;lttvat,- t.o - geolog7 get prlM • pot, 1'ba atoatc la•al, I foimd tbl• Ula llast vbat la • r a tbw- Jeaal.-c:aatracl but da• crlptlaa of Tou• lta I • t1011• l l'arll part ar tba book thousb It sufrwacl, .tao t.bougbtJul lllld -11-totd u.la. ta goad tao. Tba vrluz,,g I• alllO aa did oUar sact1oH, fTaa rNdlag a ______c:rlap, 110 !rtlla, aad roll• •I=g; I l!ttla Ulla bl• popular KIHoa C:.D WMl•raUad Bu.r's porlartt,-. nrttc:lm lo F.sF. Thar• 1•. at courwa, TD l'Ol!GJI OF oa:> - Grag Saar J could ti.va llllacl Ola t,ocu. 11 a tvl• t u . Ua .,.di I lGollaa=, 1'-'117 • 474PP, Lll.9'5l I -..ld Uva balia..-.:1 tlla plot but 1-. YIU. Ula pasattila u.captlon o1 llut... adby Tm,J<• 1e• alraldtbatlsaalolggtooauc:tl. Tb• 11><:ndlbJ• Slr1ak1fl,!' 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I Ue ell- r • tller tbn, •• Doloi• U t.lll• -•• buvJ • Dd oll- Tb• Ha.al p•rt of tb• book duls do-•, Nltlng tho, Ina wlderconuoxt. putting, doa't WO.-rJ, On tta • lllpl•t vlt.11 1,llll.b 1wa.ll•s1l11g Oa group, • leo Dmols p.--1u • far-r11111ag su• a • ry 1... 11 "8TPt I• tM etory of Pierce r • -cu•d tro• l!artb Hd t • tn>dwcl•e of U.. lt41t41 af SF 1• 1966, •- - u Xaff.-tt , ... Aaertc:.11 call•ga i.• c• U •• ta t.belr fwwre 111•. n.oa• •bo •• • l• r •or• l.baro,,gl bibl.Ulgr• pbJ, wla, It.a loaoltJ ll•rubl• II LJnJe, no,-Ct r-• t.tl-t vUl • UJ oabollrd 1lw1,• •Ital ta ••r- vbo - l.ll Bt8, - f,- U.. 11.J Cit:, to I lM Pip wloa lt U-• ..I• a.t OI U.. HlllDlog:, al t.ll1.s utur. for lad!.,... nral .,.._.,aut7 .. .,._ \Cl rNu.• g• lax)', _,b,-cu, of N1lat1 ..1:, _,,. ttcm• 11f •11•r• to r-i -t. Wt build ta •t• cUI" ct bi• tor:, Hp•rtJIHUI lil'l'illg •aid l.bU, U.. deice Of boon 11• •-tlm-, d•• p•r U • tor:, lie I -Id aot • • at to 10 i..c:11 • id • tori• In boU vol- ll uc:.ll•t tr- bacll Ur... b tb• hui• aa- 1 would • ot v •• t ta SlAJ, Al"II' i• Dolols rw,prlot.• t.111 ucell..,t 'I • I' tU• t.-s, tb• 1ll~batll.all Johll D•• a.Dd ht4111 ..11 d• pr-1111. Tb• writing bJ l...c:1• Sll• pnrd, wbtl• t C• rr ctloae tl• lull111 an,110 , ttlrougb Ona.Uc -- low·• pirlt.ad, Tb• lit• to wUcb • 1- howl birt eq,u• llJ IIIUr•tlng •Mr-)"', to U • writing• of Ker•• 1.IUU ld• pU --- IIOl • ucll tletta" &torJ fro• th:la • U"tbor, ''J•arl', loUo Trl&Mll• tw, ttla..igU ta hllai-110e U..n 1111 o• brtll -t b- 11• -a or cl.,._ 0raon Scott Card's 'llllr•ct tla• to CON froa pl".-<:hrl• tlall wil l tie, • Dd U.. vrttl•e -• to ll...-', a11d. lb• .._ • l.111t SI.Ori• itJpt but - 11-n to b• 2nd or 3rd rel• foro • this 011•111 lull.- - to b7 J- Patrtct l • llJ, 11arr:, l11rtle- 0Ptl,rJ AO ,_ 110 t• ur.t II ~lbl• g U.. dO'II • ad J""-11.11 l aff• t 8"1. llo&oi• I.lid eo •ol ~t, but .f:g:rpt , • • U• a-- of tbe • 11-• Ulp lact-UJ • IN lac.llld• a • tcri• bJ • ucll p•opll _,._ of U.. tlersat;lc k-lldg• •Dd • planU 111d l\a 1• 11.ablunt.•. 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U.1 c h• ouc fl,_t C.--. t.llil• to U.. Cm,pa,11y . Ker prtlYI- 1te7 011 Carr-1cla arc.dJA11l7 lll u,,. Sew iaglud lltlla, uploite 11.J Frodo e Ca. Tbe r•tdent , , kl,ovll, to fte 111.Ubn.aate - Orthe, wbere 111 coat.aspl.aa. vrltlllfl • Uet- 111111ter. bc>vll ea U.. 1rN17r, la dflCtld blrdeepl7 • .leueep11U.,har CUJ fcx:- upm, t.h.• AbH.-(td Hla- .or. htc-•ted 111 a<:q<1ir1-,; ha.a• lOJaltl• ara dl•lded. Thll eo.p•,:17 lUce ot fl:<111•1-- •aaa1c.a1· ·- U.11 Ill gu&rdl-"15 bl• u ...... r1prase11tet1"e, Jlolly bchal, bl 110 aul cigtca l OICIHce, la I.Ill• pestcral Tll• 0th.ff ,l.. e llT.I 111 IIOd.1n1 auch acn,pl• - !Mr ala 11 u, trade COll• UllllJ 11- Rmil a... . -... !nt.197 ... ell t.h.• fl. Tb.e stary La wllllt.a•er ls--.-, tor i..::.baolog­ t • .-ol- 111 a dl'farc•, t.h.ree . .l• tba d.::ll111ng political t •r1 111 Aopt, 1111d here• co• •• to I b7 surpd- , •ucb 111 th• plot to a 1twan1111 le1d1 to 011trJ.gbl .,..,., •nd. d tsctrD tbrougb tbetrapplngeoflll•- pred1ctabl1, which is ll pity, fo.- tbl Karth'& peac.-lf.. plag torcu are call­ torlcal 1lct111n 11n lllu11l1111t101111! th• •tttlng l e VlYidl7 d•-c:rtbld, tbl ed 111, Ly11111 tr1N to •lnllllff the very the111 wlU wUc;hb• t• ol>aall841d. action ec1n• •re exciting, end tbl Company'• unwlttlllfl da•as• 111d rest­ We, t bl rM~lr5 , real!"" th.at - have, t1111 lon v1ll-sal11ta111..i tlltougllout , 1111r•al1ty, She is aided by 11ld Tbacbaracters tooar1 w1lldre11 •, I =• h lifect, 1 nDTII .. au11 ll '""'•I. friends free. tb• p~loue boot, 1oU1t­ Crow ley 's p,•tlche-..,.ltlll,g atla1 nt11g 1 IOU!ldtbedeplct1111111!vLctedbrotber ably changed la tbl t11terv111l11g Un VHrua P4'Tl!CU!arly • 1•patbet1c , and 1 1"'"'· "" H t.llle -re D<>t enough, ;;~•=.t t::~n~~::::,a~i:"c~;~ 01 d• nlc,p•ent ot U•• oe11tral figure t.llar1 11 tb1 addltlor,al q.-tlon - 17 tile )19'N al IJoctar Ja!HI 0.. aDCI tro a i llS•llll u, reluctant haro la well bas workable GoldH tecli•olcgy bN:11 G-ICITCUUIO !nJ110. bterveavlng • us1c• , SltSt.al.ned. Ul t.h1 stn .nd• are 11utl7 .-todll>CCl•ered e11d will tha terrible ta. SIIUOlllC art, pbUD5Dpb7 ..,a. t.iie­ USII up - Ulla sboul1S _,..ltl.-.ly llat,alla end e SlOA&rJ 111 •ppaod,icee, 1n yarn-spinner wbo Wtlta we ll. All fbe plot au-uds art ,;o.• pelllllfl and ~ bellellisara•tevgoodld-. ::::t• t:._ao .:;~,u::1:'::1:,.1i:, 1 •Pt-olcigv. Ill liN••n• •od ·Pro1ogv. 11D ~:"~::::.. u:~~~ !I auange. vordaalllf~= .,. __ uaadoftea E.u u,• - •-p•ct.1,,.17 parte of tH •co11t.uriec• alld tbe ·c1111t.u11 tag• np1Ut!w1ly, eDd wttb; tbe lell81,II of I t.h.t btlo);. Altbougli b.-ohn down lllto no•ele. 11 luva f'terce utlonal, but 11.,.u,lg1c.Uy regreu<1l, reccigll1Ung ffVm> parts, 40 cbaptar• •-llld tile cut•1<1e u11her•• M co11,.t1t1,rtl11g e ntbeT too sa117. Tbe plot v11Uld have gripped better 11 It had bee• aborur. 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BnmD ru SV"lsst - kt«-t for U• ~I- • ct.1 .. 1,1- of t1M, lag • -,_-tac:• ta 110 bacll to 8-rlll, A. ll• laleh c:oapaay r • pr-uu... vad.,.IM u.a Hr&ly tbe Ur-st Brltl•ll fu'-7. •Dd lllc:bal J-.pll. LM'I', u epp, Lil r!il polltloal a.lt...tlmi, l• -dlag to v&r rulad -lt of S• owulf._ aplc flgbt h•l-• d t,y l• ~ Hd tH t • ar of ti,_ Golcln ,... poll, "ltll G..-al •ad Illa • otll• r, •"111<1 Illa HC:1-t Ug'llt, bot!Ag UHd - agua, lat• r, !• tel, flgllt wltl ta• dr•gm. J Hjoy9d Gal"- Vu.;:&br•. f, aDd UIS IS A UR1' UST1" IIO'Jl IT IS AI.SJ ::;:11 !=addif 1~1c:u:,: 1•- "•JS lbli•••IJ07'•d•DCJut :::r...~;t •...., dirty tioot. Furtbar• or•, 1112 L(g'bCN.....C:11,,-t 1.aotilm'• tt lrrt­ l•~oatbevoodertulo,r!,gt .. l . lt ,.a71• ttS1-tb•• cteac• ftc-tl011,&J UtN - prmauadly. TII• • u.-y, Uo,,gll t• • uu t11• qutateuenttal 1antuy co•t•t I• IIO • lat• al - to brUtg UNI twl• tlag aDd c:otJpla. 1a ...11 p• cad. - wlU1a tN bowK9 of U.. lrood. OIi I a1a­ tater-au"& n.d scltt11g •-• Daac:i-tptlm loc:t._ •tn,;tu.-- LJ1'1N._ Jaterul -1aa- • ad Mr l•-dtrig..__,.t1• 111gcl.a1aa. TU ST&.lll.RiS STUL IUT Gn&" DIU1Tlll • -cw tHd to 1• 1al•1•._ ata, - .,.. told, t• lwg. "l•lonarJ' aperl - llarryHarr1- sic,,, do,,11 U. ectlmi too • uc:b and U1 ti& irp Ula I- l!lld• h bl& on­ lll• 1ta•, l9&'1',256pp,l.9~1 gl,,. • rauw 1.. da affa:t. la a book going Fut.UT• llator-y, wb~b b•gll-'l R••l-ad ti, LJ..H..,..t Ula • IM, a.11d It le l•rg•, alowUtg vJU tM •tori• tlle.t • all • up Tlw .,.,, d""11 ta• • ctti;m too • uc:b C:.I ba r• u l !/llo SOJd Tl:W JI- ud ccmch..,__ v illi ta• aut.hor-. n- 6aou&"Jo For ~ alld t1>a Cat V.110 aad 1t MJS • uc:11 for AVTOIIOGR.\PHT !11$ S"liVUTH TCI.Ull OF !/al.ta Tin:lltfJI !/all.a. 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E• M111.t­ •IN• d•llcat.e ua• of r•:gret for bookwltll•bl--by-blowracollec:tl00 lal17, th• atr..::tun of •"'ents ts th• tile ,...111,1 of tba Ortb• t.bt U • of•• vlU her •oa, busb&ad, n• lgll­ .. ta Tb• Sulal_. SU.1 R,H, r• -ber"s, coupled vlU a r .. 11 ut1011 aa• bours alld frtRda, • ad Wltb tll• glm­ publlalladDY&rZ:iy...... go U&t tbtnga alway• c:Uag•• B• yond Uloatlmi 01 111..-t (for f\m, IIOt pro­ Tb• ••In tba•• ty111g SU.rt to tbat, tile wider par• ll• l• ot a cl ..b c:r• atlOOII and CIIUdblrti <•ft.I' 111.­ hU• h la llle buat !or Ga11• r•l Za11.1or­ of cultu,... CIIII. b• drawn fl'OII aodeni ff• tnatloa by • a• barso! tlleHow•nl . 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IISPJ spaakhg llttl• girl•, cm vagl"-"l otbar J,.11Ua tb- paru diGrlz II•• au• tnatlon•, oo, <111.ytlllng to do with udj• pea,IIOIHat"blcllll•lpbl• ln wagl11•• la f•ct,oa-• a,...ld• gr~•llon tba ebcrt t• r•, "I· 11, aupplylag h g• a• ral, oa adultery • ad •oyeurla• • .....,., • ad otb.,.. furtbar tba ••tn • -dtha loasof•trglatt7 Tb r• la • tao• fl11al r • W"al­ oa... • II• etlll - Ua•U .. tba atloa tb• t the Rat hN not oaly b• -a .rcll• typal "coap• t•at au• but thia • •• i • tblnlla, fulllllhg bts ••blt11111 ti•• U• •tr-• I• on p• II- an.cl but UM•• of a lllg.Hr • utACJrlty •• coado.•, dawy-.,-• d dutb-aDd-glory II> tlle.t "Tb• .UOVVUt - Adapt.-! by Jul~• Glov• r, wall. A cc,va,- 11ot• sugs•ta war, fallk• cbaunat•- a..i a • 111.uc• 111-tr•tad ti, Sb• II• bc:U• i&t ca.a bold bis b• ad lltall •-&st au• lll&UOII of 11.ie lo l!ltb d !.UH Suttoa, 1~&7, IHpp, LU 9!11 o • -tal...-•ted9llp• rberoODSpa11.y­ .. r17 20UI c,• 11.tury runt alld ...u­ 1 ..1_t,y...... ,r-l'ort.er Boalldag Dn,• -olld, 1... load • Dd towa U • rlc.a, In tact for tb• ftr•t l'l•U Gordoo u.cl...i• cl" . lb• f - • tl•• -r lc:ollf- toc:oaac:lau• ly • d, but I oalllDt ....uber If sunot7p • tlppl• j p• g• la • Kat• l• III book boa.ts reputed a &tnoc:twr• u "If USI, AS J SAY IT, YAS to nu tlloae • laplybec:a-tNsijbjllc:t-• tt.-was r• p• ata •• .... u ... tll• •"-7 of tile d&flaltl.,. llero, tbe 01191-17 •• ua .a borhg Hd Its tr•t-t _, dull. the-..1-. warrior B• owulf" n.- wrot.• Jull•n • uberof Tat wltll •II tbla w• do gat •t l ...t OOOI •partllag &&II t.bo.lgllt­ pro'l'Clll111a Kahlelo Sf 1a.... u011, th• "tel•,._• .. bol08f"• S Ol • b• -d, to wblc::11 tbe -put• r aatc.llN Up •- -at• - It u-a-• l t• tll• ~• SERPE~T'S E6G R. A. LAFFERTY The three children of the Lynn-Randal experiment join with children of three other experiments to form the Magic Dozen. Immediately they begin to have a remarkable effect on the world. Will they be adjudged to be Serpent's Eggs and crushed in the shell for the common good? The Three Days of Summerset, the end of Summer, would give the answer.

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In Ua ur,• table It alg111.ll,ge at f'orblddu PlaHt (tha la r• e ~lata:! by Ulktrrfi orta-, a 1• po•aibla, u11l- gr.. t co.rt ta Qopl, tll.1 etaf f who ora•alaad t.ha loq\lM:1- s plltu:, &Dd tlle ad.dictl.,. ta.tar,, to <:hang1 btatory, ..,_t.11148 • Lpli,,g•, Hd ta ta ,-,pl• o,.llc, DVI 1 •cxm• u• IOl>w diaP'-..-:1 wltll r•Uon.•. forblddH 1.n lt.e City. 0114 cf tha q.....,./ rouad t111 l>JocJr Jr, t.la povr-1116 llrltl"l!I I• abaol11Wy for bldclan, and u11• tabl1 per-lode I• Vor-ld. \lar Two , r1J11 - In llhort, t.o •JJ tbl people In ba la a.bort.ed to ta.li t part in 111&1. l- and it I• to that ti•• that t wo boy•, Brlt1l11 wllo care a bout thla t7pe ot tb711a• N,a••n tbaotll..-s-te. Jan.at.baa a ad S.• g o. "-rturb•d by flctlcr,. fbl sbop tll,a Gowa what Tba dr.,_. •aqUIU>CN are laurcvt lllats of tH 1Dd. af Tl.a• C1t7 , wblcb people waat - a11d tbts book throwa wit.II - •- fro• b1a poet Ufa. Tba th adult•; arov.ad Ula• - to tag1t.blr a • tllh-....b of t.1-4 f,nour- -bing of t.ha two • trHd• potni. t.ha lg•,re, tll.1ydKideU>ataglrlcall.:I lts• wlLlcb •-l: •ltlook_..Utla vayto•~labyrlatbcfpaydi• '1,.lan S• ltb le Ula \lhlln S11ltll., u,,a Forbldd• a Pl•-t b • ual tll.111 ar,ytbl&a olog-tcal 1nalD1111•: a •-- Lnto vhldi vlfa of ua faullder o1 Tl• • City • Dd. •'-· As •uch It le a c:al1brat1011 o/ I could 1'0t ralM U.. •0Uvatl1m to th oily OH wbo <:a • llalp th... Brltia.11 Sf at its broed.. t Cvlllcb Ir,- follow bi•. v1 .. 11r,, tbe pro1.4!1olliet, 11 ... apt lrc11 cludN thl peopl• vbo buy booli9, 11ot Lttarary paatlcbe ta chOS111 aa u nacuatton tnla llltc tbe etr11111• J,at tbOH " ho t.e lll about writing), th 11 • tbad ot dru.• therapy. Ona of world of Ti•• Cit7 by tb1 boy• v ho a • d br at.be• u w lifa into eo• e etal1 Ueee ls a 11.:llocre avocation of tpon, bar prats• te th• t slla Is •ot ,!lllre• . ia7• o11.d Cbandl..-, but tll.1 Hr•~ is an .,110 tlrllly t.btall, aad by tbalr elet.&U Jzi_.._1 baa tried to de U,J.• abl;olvt.a • -ta-pl- of lt.uaor­ fl•de: _...u In tha • lddle o:I vlt.a.t by ..-.epact.abili.ailtg Sf, --• dCIWI> U> wrlUJoa UI wb.ic.b tbil stary ol Doctor t.Jslne • a ,._ but wb idi baoo:•- prodi.-:11111 Its owa a• tll.olog)'. ou,,u- Fa,__ la ~Id t • tH •aniter cl • dud.ly ..,--t aa the UV. u.wre of Ed- 1- a Saad, worbH.lllre u,tll.ol· Aarz llrcrUlen Jll• . For thl• 1I>Urlvdl tll.1thr&1.ttoTl-Cttylsr.-... Jed . og7, bvt 11ora o! t lla - • • • Vll•r- 1Jlcce tll1 boolr d...,.., .. a place Ir, """ B a a K s H)'ml... collec:UOII but t U • Is only a h ,11 a,or1 n10,1 tl'lln nony , 1nc1 u The octlon !~ates r 1o111 l 24P8!!1• -::t1ontns2511 ~•book· I :!iio~~~::t;'.' ~\n ,n1.1:a1, u::!:~ I peapl• Hd ...... ,.., louir"tlng tQ note Shaun._ rauUI to,._, fol­ l"'l'UIJ'lt ; IHIMt.l\lllH ii na~ lll'40Ul>t• tbt th lnnlan• be.,. • 11paroadad the lows clDM ly a po,tb at wllat be tu·•• Mn iluo M b~d~i= •""!alt1,,. d.1aao11&nce- wUc.b 19 tar ::1r.u~pu~'.ci:'.1l,~· =~:::·.,..::1 ••i:·ca= • ore • H • ctiv• l y uodd•• 111 U.. r find tiwl first eent•- • lfkw&rd.ly of super powers are l11UlrMtl11g alld &iuern1 Xtd/Un1.o,;,r• Gtr l -1• of COHo-ucted nd, rud by lt.aelf, dtft- topical 1.11 the light o! Uao l oor--.'s lcultto....,dll71111dentatld -butU.. 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Tba r•to1 U.. lal• cb• u- 111gb, fnt and bani; doa't bow tba •.tuJqr-typa ,urr tt plot. canat• ta of .rtracta rnr• t b- taU11g all tile • cmt baz• rdava •buttle ca.a bMt t,s su•IMII up to tU• quota ••s<>in tog9thar vlth ot..11..- aNOrtsd f"IIH, t • nrl.abl1 nturdng U>Collpa11y 00 & .. wl tb bar shuttl• slu:lt u, Hell ~~°:.111!: •== :!ii!:~'!.m:i~:~ I! ~.;;u ..~1-:' C:.-ta"'7i:'.,,.. ...:1ut::i : aft.er• c lo•• bru•l:i"ttbtbaPntrol, rlM, but • aJu!IDD• Ill"• .,.._11)' wl>at t.b.a b11•1l11. nl.,. U> a • tata wb.,.. plcl:ill,! fistflgbta - • ••ttsr of ••t• tbu -..ortllwbt l• and •aaorabla.• 11.11.l>anc.d a•i:at..l power• ara tba llOMI: routine Hot.laoal dl.cbarg•- Sb• 'd l.c:cardl11g to tllacop)'1"111lltd•t• pow..-. sue.II as Hl•pat.b.7, out-at-body Hk• • ar•t Golde11 ,lg• • pac.-joc:t, th •tori• ....-• not publl-1,ad 111 t raval alld coardon. Gs,,_ ara no apart fnia t.11 • • h,ar detall of bslng ssq-. If tills -11.s tllay wsra 11.ot nspectsr of .orals ao n- pow..-. tllawr<>"811•11C11l1" . wr!ttai:a a.q..-11.tl.all)' 1t IS 11.ot 110Uo.-- ar• t11hsrit•d h7 gaa:I •l>li •vll • Ilka. 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But fun It ul' or • •k• bl• -rN1• Tba othol.r. at all tl11es. Ko! r •• la cbara ct«-• ..-. Ls; wall- • 11ciugb .,,.ttten ta ••P •• alao• t obllgaU>ry. fa1,1ll U1. tb.at tbs strong but not alwa1s v<11·y COIITlo­ f~011U..plot nott.b• gra•• ar, storiN, d"" totbelr 0Tt111.,..l • paced- <:1 1111· thenl. Is pla11ty of actta•, v1t.ta•occ.•• t011.• l lyrtcal tOIOCIIM aug­ out publ1Cat1011. a:mtalll r1pat1tl- tlough &p rud ratb...- t.b.inlJ o,,er lb• gNUllg t.bat aioba• I• ill al• a ca• pst­ ra1e.r•nc••. I beca• evex• c1 wit.II tbe parloo.Sl'nfentnc• abound. llqsatle •at • t nandUog ai-ar-p•cad, •ore daecrlpti<>n• of ti>• .... t l• HMllt)' 01 ls H SI' boal IIY ---..-· I pll.rs ...,.,.. cast Uwnr-,. ,.l.cM Uiffs =• 01 tM SlllOI" Russia.. claract•ni -~ ::~;:11:.tu,:..=t~•~Oll~egutu: ~~-=~• "1:11:::!11:lly th;.r~~~ob~! 0 ~~ ______\ ~~10! , 0-:r•::.uc,,,;':, ~=-•~ :::~~1~;::,l~ c;:;;:y t::. TD DIIJ.~ [S TJlli: Sli'ORl) • lllchMI Ula r..::ordlngs, "" •11not.1ot.i cll..:k- IH pti>PI• •• dK1111t, ordlury h ...... •oorcoct ll• t 0 1 Vo 11rw,gut crit1c1s•, ud li•t- t..111gs • lstl•r to 011rsoi1.,.. TU book ((;rd toll, 19&7, 2!Jpp, L&.~J u1gs of 111.....-t,Ulons an VonHgut al>d I• lntHdsd to b• lp cou11tsr U•• •till Rad•wad by rerry Br- I rUllW• ot Ill• bOOlts. J,. c<111 prabell11olv• I pr.a.,;mlunt Cold ._.ar portrayal 01 tbs \lpdo.t!ng 01 • bihhogropty publish-.! Russllla 11•11•0. LIi the l • erlcu s-.ll•- in .L974, tills worll, the co"pll•n. All thla al![bt liff• II coss1;u1p1-c• IIOT 01 THli KEELS OF TMB IIARDBACK lS clU•, "brlll![II lCiratnar •I.L tile obJactwe 111 Britain, but ill llff![On'• Ua only slightly I- UpllHIVfl publlshad • •Ulna.I both by •nd •bo.>t A• artca It I • a flll" • or• d•unUng hndbllct-• lzed. p,,parhacil, Chris vonnaeut Jro• l"5~ through htd!'I 111 • prospacl, ra,qulrlng • o-sr" 01 pol- Bartm- U11 Vactar 140), I ball•Vfl Ulln&r wb 1cb wtll oOliWU tM 11.-• oJ ttlcal courage °"" can 011ly 11ppllllld wr011gly, augg.U tit.ts "book. shov• acll11 1.ars, crltt.ca, student.II •~ booil Polll'• weH-wrttu.11. cratui•• n- l Olln>CX:t'• cmitl11utng d...,.lopMllt-• collectors,• 11.i<• 11.ovel shows a r•Ultt._ly • UU • wrtter, though dadlc• Uld ,.._dar• h-. w•U pradl>Clld •114 data.1llld, ~t - Sau the u.p.lty tllr.::tor, ..y cS.t-=t • 11.-.au.r daplb to his hst111g, 1or an• pla, 3!i diSHrta.tlDCm ..c;i,ar11I>c:IIUk tll• (..JIJU llfdrologlst, bl~ uplcraUOR of tbs El.er-Ml CU • pfQII Hd 265 It... of crttlcl .. , 1ot to ,c.h-to tlla ru... 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II l.li • pa•- Hd palHUl.lll!ll)' lldttad Jttoa rMCbld bJ' argu• aota _,.., 1101- pbar T0Urla11, UltU Tbl U.:t Rmd •ble tor their J&rgoa HO obt111ta1tlon l111ul• dD11 • )'doo:r• •t. OU1ll LIVES! .UO ME 0£C.10tiSllf J[ID5 tun th clarity of tb.alr tlloo., 1111 1., • od Till• book la 0-• crlb• d • • ,01uae •• •ppr•I1t.1ce. At U• ... . tl••• l loo.,.nd it tar fro• canvt110IJl8', yat It V 111 Till Jiiator}' of lfl ddl• brtJ,, 'fh l!oild' ll ort'• f• thv r ..li_ tll.alt It voultl ,. this ...... ,., 'Ston, Ya.rang• 1Dd Filll Q! luNIIDr 1.11d lb• Lost good tau to pvt h1 • 11angllng ID toltl• n'a ba • O..a Zon ..'. that 1• auppoaed to &at Ig tvN th• bad:groo.rnO o n • 011 to trad•, any t r•d• •• loflg a • It tlll to:na Jor tbl• collactlo:n cull• d abllodon• d t1111 traval naval bilsed Df l• ru-away . fro• th• a1Jrtb &atoll Confll'llnCe 01'1 th• Atl•ntt• 1-S-nd. fba Htbo:d to "Whll U1dll 1n p1rl1tU !lf !" flntaay and Seine• f1ct1D11 . tnv• U11111 blw:IF. 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~1 "iJI WL'<'P no more for the lost, asleep in their water graves. ·n,c ,·oiccs of the dcpanL-cl speak: Tell our story, they say. It is worthy to bl' told. And so I take my pen and write . . . "

So Ix-gins the tragedy orloSt Atlantis, cx1i.ngnisheJ for ever in a hideous paroxysm of earth and sea. Out of the holocaust, three crippled ships emerge to bear King Avallach and his daughlt·r to the cloud-bound isk ol Ynys Prydcin.

Herc is another world, where Celtic chieftains struggle for survival in the twilight of Rome's power. One heroic figure towers o\'er all, the Prince 'falicsin, in whom is the sum of human greatness - grandeur and grace, nu.. "C kness and majesty, beauty and truth.

This isa talc th.at spans two worlds, a vision tha t sings in the heart, and a \o,·c that spawns Lh l' 1n.irnclt..· or!\krlin. Arthur ... and a d estiny that is more lhan a kingdom.

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