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Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. 12 FANTASY TECHNIQUES Phyllis Eisenstein crafts literature of the fantastic 17 SERCEANT-AT-ARMS Throughout time, John Levene followed the Doctor's orders 23 THOLIAN WEBS 165 Writer Judy Burns weaves a NUMBER few starry tales of "Trek" APRIL 1991 THE SCIENCE 26 IN CLOCKWORK ORANGE FICTION In Britain, Anthony Burgess' UNIVERSE nightmare haunted the stage 29 NEVERENDINC STORIES With bookmark in place, it's time for "The Next Chapter" 37 TURTLE RAP Those green dudes unshell the secret of the ooze 45 ART OF THE ILLUSION Richard Franklin has nothing up his sleeve except "F/X 2" 51 PHILIP K. DICK SPEAKS The late author plots a novel that he would never write 59 DIRECTOR OF MEN-APES Don Taylor often advises animals who walk like men 55 DRESSING UP. SF STYLE 1 Forget costuming skills, all you really need is imagination *i. Reading The Neverending Story II, Bastian again explores the land of Fantasia (see page 29). 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Commander Shelby would make a good Associate Publisher will not be forwarded. No exceptions. MILBURN SMITH first officer. The only problem with Other fans & advertisers sometimes Shelby is that she was created to be disliked. I agree with V.P./Circulation Director contact readers whose letters are her assessment of Riker, however. By not ART SCHULKIN printed here. To avoid this, mark your allowing the characters the final evolution by Creative Director letter "Please Withhold My Address." moving on, the show is becoming unrealistic. W.R. MOHALLEY Otherwise, we retain the option to In "real" life, Starfleet would eventually stop print it. Write: offering Editor STARLOG COMMUNICATIONS commands to someone who keeps snubbing them. DAVID MCDONNELL 475 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor, People come and go in our lives so why not let that be reflected in Star Trek? Special Effects Editor New York, NY 10016. Just because DAVID HUTCHISON the "original" Enterprise crew were together for 20 plus years doesn't mean that Managing Editors STAR POWER this crew must be as well. EDDIE BERCANZA ...I agree with Michael Piiier's comments Chase Graff DANIEL DICKHOLTZ (STARLOG #159) about Patrick Stewart. He def- 131 Roosevelt Street Contributing Editors initely would win an Emmy if nominated. But if Oceanside. NY 11572 ANTHONY TIMPONE not, there is something Piller and Stewart MICHAEL CINCOLD should know. On the Moon, in the area called ...I'm not trying to be a know-it-all, but in Consultants the Sea of Crises, there's a crater about 21 miles STARLOG #155, in the interview with actor LIA PELOSI in diameter. The name of this crater is Picard. Paul Carr, it was stated that he portrayed Lee KERRY O'OUINN Patricia Hayes Harvey Oswald in Executive Action. This is in- Sherman Oaks, CA correct. He played a member of one of the three Art Director "hit teams" that eventually assassinated the JIM MCLERNON ...I want to share my wonderful experience of president in that film. Art Staff seeing Patrick Stewart on the PBS series Nova. Charles Bogden Jr. CALVIN LEE He made the show so much more interesting and Indianapolis, IN ANTHONY MARCHESANI gave the kids and teenagers who watch the show YVONNE JANC a lift to real science. A touch of realism never ...Thanks for Dave McDonnell's great article on hurt anyone. Seatrek '89 (issue #155). I was a passenger on Senior Correspondent Armen Janjigian STEVE SWIRES the cruise and you definitely did it justice. 614 South Willow West Coast Correspondent Sioux Falls. SD 57104 MARC SHAPIRO British Correspondent ...I have heard that The Next Generation is in ADAM PIRANI danger of being cancelled—possibly at the end Canadian Correspondent of the fifth season or more probably the sixth PETER BLOCH-HANSEN season. The reason for this is the ever-in- creasing cost of production, especially the ac- Typesetters tors' salaries. MR. SPOCK IN PERSON PAUL HALLASY According to Majel Barrett at a convention, SALLY ECKHOFF the actors are starting to "outprice themselves." Financial Director: Joan Baetz Barrett went on to say that she found it amazing Marketing Director: Frank M. Rosner that a program that is number three in the rat- MAY4&5IN Assistants: Maria Damiani, Peter Hernandez, kim ings would be cancelled for such a reason. The Watson, Debbie Irwin, JoAnne Sanabria. Correspondents: (LA) Mike Clark. Kyle Counts, audience was amazed and so was 1. 1 would like to Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Bill Warren; (NY) Jami DALLAS TEXJ& see this show continue for many years. Bernard, Robert Creenberger, Edward Cross, Ian Paramount, however, cannot continue to pay Spelling, Tom Weaver, Dan Yakir; (Chicago) jean CREATION SALUTES Airey, kim Howard Johnson; (Boston) Will Murray; outrageous salaries. What is more, these same (SF) Eric Niderost; (WV) John Sayers; (OH) Laurie actors go to conventions and make quite a bit Haldeman; (CAN) Mark Phillips; (Interplanetary) from their appearances. There aren't that many- Michael J. Wolff; (Creature) Mike Fisher. shows that give you this extra Contributors: Alan Amman, Nina Baron, karen bonus. Funk Blocher, Michael Brunas, Cordon Carleton, Of course, Paramount' s idea is that they will TA Chafin, Edward Doell. Mary Donovan, Phyllis simply "bump" these characters into the Eisenstein, Terry Erdmann, Christina Ferguson, movies. So. instead of weekly episodes, we will Richard Franklin, Barbara Coetz, Jonathan Harris, get one movie every years.