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Press Release i Ansible Editions Published 1 July 2013. Two new collections of F&SF “Books” columns by Algis Budrys , completing the Ansible Editions set of three. All are in 6" x 9" trade paperback format, with index, priced at $20.00 direct from Lulu.com. See http://ae.ansible.co.uk/ for further details. Algis Budrys Benchmarks Revisited 1983-1986 267 pages: ISBN 978-1-291-43604-4 Benchmarks Concluded 1987-1993 271 pages: ISBN 978-1-291-45527-4 Besides being a major science fiction author, Algis Budrys (1931-2008) was one of the genre’s finest critics. The acclaimed columns he wrote for Galaxy magazine from 1967 to 1971 were collected as Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf (1985), which won him a Locus Award for best non-fiction. In 2007 Budrys received the prestigious Pilgrim Award, which honours lifetime contributions to SF and fantasy scholarship. That life achievement also included a much longer run of equally fine reviews and essays for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , written from 1979 to 1993 and totalling some 467,000 words. Here at last is a collected edition in three volumes, each with an index: Benchmarks Continued (2012), Benchmarks Revisited (now available) and Benchmarks Concluded (now available). • Tim Powers: “As well as one of the best writers in our field, Algis Budrys was the best writer about our field. These essays are much more than reviews – altogether they’re a deeply perceptive history of science fiction literature.” • John Clute: “There have been three fathers of sf criticism, Damon Knight, James Blish, and A J Budrys. More than any of their heirs, they knew sf inside out, from the 1940s onward. They all wrote well, and more than well. AJ also wrote vastly: authoritative, loose, sharp, casual, tough; and with all the past at his command. He told us everything he could. This 460,000 word trilogy is only a part of that gift. Feast well. We shall see nothing of its like ever again.” Already published Benchmarks Continued 1975-1982 Trade paperback format: November 2012 Price $20.00 from Lulu.com 267 pages: ISBN 978-1-300-34659-3 Ansible Editions, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU • Email [email protected].

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