Includes Futures/Alternatives Special Section EDITORIAL Yas. wall... this issua just graw and grew, and than I was vary busy with Council work (two or thraa full­ ' day maatings par waak to scramble the estimates and than another few items arrived which I just had to squeeze in. So that meant I was looking at a double issue (again. I know, but I did say I would still do them occasionally whan material demanded it, which Noumenon is published 10 times per year, hopefully is the case this issue). AND IT'S A BEAUTYI at 5-weekiy intervals. Promises? Oh yes, I did make a few. But they just Subscriptions are: mean number 24 is that much closer to completion, NZ [ in cl. postage] . $4.75/10 issues give or take a few weeks. Nonetheless, we should have America [Airmail] $10.75/10 issues the Aldiss Interview next issue, and then there's a [Surface] $5.50/10 issues great rave from Leigh Edmonds, and a huge stack of Britain [Airmail] ., $11.75/10 issues fanzines still to be mentioned... and etcetera. [Surface] . $5.50/10 issues The highlight this issue is cur special Alternatives/ Futures Section, a massive 18-page overview which Retail [*Na ZaaHad] grew out of the many fine contributions sent in. For Trade Dlecaut .... which very many thanks one and all. I hope readers Noumenon b mHIm! and pwbHahad byi get as much enjoyment and information out of the Brian Thorogood section as I did putting it together. Wilma Road, Oatend On the homa front, our chaiet/workshop/studio Walheka bland was hooked up for electricity and the phone last HaaraM Golf Phom 8502 NEW ZEALAND Walhaka week, which means I just have to knock a few desks and cupboards together and wa can liberate our cramped house. Copy/Editorial Aaaiataati Dab Knapp On another tack entirely. Deb is going *homs' to Subscription cheques, postal notes or Bank drafts should be San F rand see for a month (most of August) to see made payable to Noumenon and sent to the above address. her parents and sisters (family reunion time again), We welcome unsolicited contributions. However, Noumenon which means most of Noumenon 25 will be typed cannot be held responsible for material damaged in transit by my good mH - could be some strange things! Ensure all manuscripts, illustrations or photographic material The last thing to mention is that, gods willing, are property packaged to avoid any damage in transit Return the Special Section will be in colour. However, as postage must accompany all unsolicited material if it is to be returned. I've just done some other printing and had to use a two-bar heater on the ink rollers to keep the ink One free issue will be added to the subscription of writers for flowing, anything may happen. — Brian each letter of comment, news item, piece of artwork, review or contribution published. Volume 3 Number 2/3 - June 1978 Books for review should be forwarded to the address above. EXPLANATORY NOTES Contents copyright © 1978 by Sagittarius Publications on behalf of the contributors. Letters, reports, articles, fiction s/is the standard abbreviation used for the term science fiction throughout this magazine: SF is considered unnecessary, and and art are treated as assigned for publication purposes scifi undesirable. (nalaaa ntbaiwiaa aparifiad) and as subject to our right to edit and comment. All rights are re assigned Io contributors on WorldCon is the standard abbreviation for the annual World publication. All unsigned material is written or assembled by Science Fiction Convention. the editor. GoH is the abbreviation for Guestfs) of Honour at a convention OVERSEAS AGENTS: (Subscriptions are pay­ or gathering. able in their local currency). •)•. *2 (etc) are used as the standard footnote indicators. 1 AUSTRALIA Carey Handfield feel the asterisk is an under used symbol and can be used in $7.75 POBox91 place of brackets in certain instances. 10 issues Airmail Carlton $5.50 The following conventions are used in Noumenon: The titles of Melbourne 3053 novels or books are in capitals, bold face. The names of films 10 issues Surface AUSTRALIA or television programmes are in capitals. The titles of stories or magazines arc in capital and lower case, bold face. The titles of ■ Cover by JIM STOREY (AUST). artides arc in quotation marks. Record album titles are in capitals, bold face. Song titles are in capitals and lower case, Interior Art by: bold face. The names of musical groups are in capitals. BURTON SILVER (NZ) — p 3. COLIN WILSON (NZ)-pp 5, 30, 36. Malling label. The number after your name refers to the last issue of your cunent subscription. Please renew at least one JIM McQUADE (USA) - pp 7, 12, 26. issue prior to expiry to avoid unnecessary postage and to JIM STOREY (AUST) — p 8. simplify accounting. A T indicates a trade copy; C indicates a TERRY JEEVES (UK) — p 11. complimentary copy; E means an ‘experimental1 copy (are you VANYA (NZ)-pp 18, 3R interested in seeing more, trading, contributing?). MIKE POWNALL (NZ) - p 22. 1978 HUGO NOMINATIONS The major awards were: The 1978 Hugo Award Nominations, for work first Best SF Film: STAR WARS. Best Fantasy Film: OH GOD! published in 1977, were announced recently. The Best Horror Film: THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES full list appears on pages 38-39. DOWN THE LANE. 1978 NEBULA AWARDS Best Actor: George Burns (OH GOD!). Best Actress: Jodie Foster (LITTLE GIRL . .). The I 978 Nebula Awards were presented at the Best Director (tie): George Lucas (STAR WARS). Annual Nebula Banquet held in San Francisco on Steven Spielberg (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS . .). April 29. Charlie Brown of Locus reported that Thereafter, STAR WARS won everything! Special the only really close race was in the novelettes. Effects, Costumes, Make-up (ho! ho!). Music. (See Noumenon 21 for sources & publishers). Writing (I?!). Publicist, Cinematography, Sound. NOVEL Editing (which was poor), Art Director and Set GATEWAY - Frederik Pohl Director. Oh, there were two other awards: 2. IN THE OCEAN OF NIGHT - Gregory Benford Best Supporting Actor: Alec Guinness (SW). 3. CIRQUE - Terry Carr Best Supporting Actress: Susan Tyrell (BAD). ■ NOVELLA GOLLANCZ 50th ANNIVERSARY Stardance — Spider & Jeanne Robinson 2. Aztecs - Vonda N. McIntyre As part of their 50th Anniversary of the founding of the firm, Victor Gollancz Ltd are publishing a NOVELETTE special omnibus collection of four Arthur C. Clarke The Screwfly Solution — Raccoona Sheldon novels. Titled FOUR GREAT SF NOVELS, it includes 2. A Rite of Spring — Fritz Leiber THE CITY AND THE STARS, THE DEEP RANGE, 3. Particle Theory - Edward Bryant A FALL OF MOONDUST, and RENDEZVOUS SHORT STORY WITH RAMA. It is a large-size hardcover (9”x6”L Jeffty is Five — HarLan Ellison 615 pages on good quality stock, has a wraparound 2. Air Raid — John Varley cover jacket illustrated by Chris Foss, and will retail 3. The Hibakusha Gallery — Edward Bryant at SNZ 14.30. When compared with hardcovei prices SPECIAL AWARD (Not a Nebula) generally this is quite a bargain. NZ availability will STAR WARS be around August. ■ OTHER AWARDS MUSICAL WAR Geoff Rippington (UK) sent a clipping from Tire The 1978 Ditmar Awards are still to be officially Sunday Times which outlines a musical version of announced. In other words, the failings and sub­ H.G. Wells’ THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Composed sequent vivisection of the UniCon committee con­ recorded and produced by Jeff Wayne (three years tinues. and £250,000), the work includes narration by The Science Fiction Film Awards presented by the Richard Burton and music from, among others. ‘‘Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Julie Covington, David Essex and a seven-piece band. Films” were a complete non-event this time around. Sounds interesting. ■ Things are going from strength to strength and, 4 QUIDNUNCS... who knows, we may have to use the larger hall at MOORCOCK TO FONTANA Kelston Community Centre. This would obviously Fontana, who only recently started a special sf be a great possibility and would be very gratifying line, has acquired paperback rights to all the Jerry to the Committee. So see what you can do to bring Cornelius titles — THE FINAL PROGRAMME, A along a new member or two. CURE FOR CANCER. THE ENGLISH ASSASSIN The next meeting was on Monday May 29, 7.30pm and THE CONDITION OF MUZAK. The last, which at the Community Centre Kelston. It was a FILM won the 1977 Guardian Fiction Prize, will be pub­ NIGHT, and meant a good turnout. The film was lished in paper in the UK in July. Moorcock’s next WILD WILD PLANET, an Italian-made Sci-Fi novel. GLORIANA, will be out in Fontana in Nov­ Extravaganza! ember. Other plans include “a definitive Moorcock- The meeting was preceeded again with a book ex­ edited New Worlds omnibus” and the Nebula-winning change. This proved very popular, as with the pre­ BEHOLD THE MAN. ■ vious meeting, with plenty of titles available to choose from. A discussion period after the film went CONFED COMING way into the witching hour. The inaugural meeting of the Palmerston North­ The Club’s next meeting will be on Monday, based SF Fan Confederation (SFFC or Confed) will June 26, same place, same time. The committee take place on or near June 17 at Massey University. managed to gain the use of a print of FORBIDDEN Write to Greg Hills, 331 Featherston Street, Palmer­ PLANET for that night, so get on up there and see ston North for all information. Greg has already this classic of the genre. published three newsletters, titled Tanjent ("the (Full details of aims and membership appeared in Oracle of the SFFC”), although they are mostly in­ Noumenon 20, page 3.) ■ troductory to setting up Confed - next issue is due August and will be more of a personalzine.