NUMBER 27 REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA post #vbg279i 95C Volume 4 Number 1 A THE ANCIENT MAGIC OF IRELAND A. BERTRAM <MANM£R T tET loose in the strings of a harp. Uuneglory ° EOVED- MOR1QCKS gx DavidJLake George Turner City of Women A Science Fiction Novel David Ireland Some Suggested Bitmap nominations Up to date we have found six books that in the U.S.A, in November and features H.G.WELLS, being a direct sequel to may be considered for nomination in the a cover by the popular illustrator Don "The Time Machine". This edition from Australasian Novel category, for this MAITZ. BEHIND THE WIND by Patricia HYLAND HOUSE publishers features a year’s DITMAR, Australasian Science WRIGHTSON is the latest in her original cover, and interior illustrations by Fiction Awards to be presented at fantasy series based on Aboriginal Stephen CAMPBELL. Last but not least TSCHAICON, The 1st Australasian Science legend. The publisher is Hutchinson. The is VANEGLORY by George TURNER. Set in Fiction Convention, to be held over first U.S. editions are being published the same world as his first sf novel, Easter, April 9th to 12th 1982, in by BALLANTINE/DEL REY. CITY OF WOMEN "Beloved Son", it tackles such sacred Melbourne. In alphabetical order they is by David IRELAND, the author of sf cows as longevity and genetic man­ are : THE ANARCH LORDS by A. Bertram "Woman of the Future". It is a novel ipulation. It is published in the U.K. CHANDLER, from DAW, the latest in his that is difficult to categorize, but by FABER and will be distributed in John Grimes series. Bert Chandler is some readers are of the opinion that it Australia soon by PENGUIN. the Guest of Honour at the World SF does come within the field and should Convention to be held in Chicago in be considered for nomination for the If any of our readers consider that we have missed any F§SF books by Australian September this year. BARD by Keith TAYLOR DITMAR. It is published by ALLEN LANE. authors published last year, that should is an heroic fantasy set in ancient THE MAN WHO LOVED MORLOCKS is David Ireland. It was published by ACE Books be taken into consideration for the LAKE'S homage to his favourite author, DITMAR, please do let us know now. AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL NEWS (See also page 6.) DAMIEN BRODERICK recently returned from CORY § COLLINS Publishers have been told KEITH TAYLOR whose novel BARD was listed a trip to the U.S.A, where he attended they ar« to receive grants from the ninth on a recent LOCUS bestseller list, DENVENTION, The World SF Convention. Literature Board of Australia Council He spent a fruitful time with his U.S. is writing a sequel. He is also working for RYN by Jack WODHAMS, LANCES OF ion a sequel to LANCES OF NENGESDUL. publisher's editor DAVID HARTWELL of NENGESDUL by Keith TAYLOR and THE TIMESCAPE/POCKET, reworking his novel SAPPHIRE ROAD by Wynne WHITEFORD. All CORY and COLLINS Publishers announced THE JUDAS MANDALA, which will probably three are original titles -- publication the sale of Best Australian Science be published late 1982. due early 1982. Fiction. The anthology, tentatively titled "WE OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS" GEORGE TURNER received a grant from the WYNNE WHITEFORD is retiring from his comprises "Armstrong" by Jack Wodhams, Literature Board Council of Australia to full time occupation and will devote "Mostly Meantime" by Jack Wodhams, write a non-fiction work, which will be all his time to writing. He is presently "Vandal" by Trudy Rose, "Take the Dilemma part autobiographical leading into an working in collaboration with Paul by the Horns" by John J.Alderson, "And essay on aspects of science fiction. Collins on another novel. (Continued page three.) 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A lot of the Utt­ out on schedule. Incidently I have This collection is edited by Denis SCHECK ing I am doing it being duplicated, at decided to drop the November/ Vecember ’SI with an afterward by Paul COLLINS. The tome of my readers have pointed out, date, but this will in no way effect the publisher is not known at this time. so I am trying to reconcile what I subscriptions. Future issues will be want to do with what I can and must do. dated the month they come out, and 1 After having sold the first Best Please excuse me if i mention business will stilt endeavour to produce six Australian SF, DENIS SCHECK, in collab­ here, but I must say that it it becom­ issues in a year. But 1 do need some help! oration with Cory L Collins, will be ing increasingly obvious that the time If anybody with an IBM golf ball type­ compiling another anthology. The latter and effort I am putting into SPACE AGE has been sold sight unseen to Deutscher writer with an" Adjutant" element for pref- BOOKS NEWSLETTER is not paying off, so Taschenbuch Verlag. To ensure the erance, is willing to help, I hope they it should in some way be curtailed. editor has the best possible selection witl contact me. Or if you can put any Some people rely entirely upon the from which to choose for this second time in here at Space Age. I need help Space Age list for information on new Best Of, Cory § Collins would like to organising reviews, and editing the books. Others get The News and overseas see copies of previously published reviews, the letter column, the conven­ publications,which cover almost every­ stories which authors feel would be tion listing and other things. thing that it published. However it it suitable. Readers are also invited to quite obvious to me now what 1 need to do nominate stories so long as they provide Finally I will just add that 1 am pleased and that it to bring out one basic list with the response I have received to the photocopies and return postage. People giving all possible information. wishing to contact Cory and Collins are NEWS, in that we now have enough subscib- invited to do so at P.O.Box 66, The Space Age list naturally can only ers, plus counter sales and advertisements StKilda, Victoria 3182. be of books they have for sale. The to be breaking even cost wise. Part of descriptions now being given are some­ the reason I started the NEWS was to help LEANNE FRAHM in collaboration with PAUL what of a luxury and I know of few other publicise the Australia in'83 bid and I COLLINS has sold "The Faraway Hero" to retailers who give so much detail on <zm sorry we did not win that, after all BREAKOUT, a new war games magazine. so many books in their mail lists. So, the effort that was put into it, however TREVOR DONOHUE and PAUL COLLINS have point one; the SAB listings will be we are now going for '85 with what seems just sold their second collaboration, continued,but in a much abreviated form. to be a renewed vigor and determination "Waltz of the Flowers", to BREAKOUT. Point two: ASF News witl continue to to pull it off this time. Therefore I The latter has a print run of 2,500 and give advance information on new books want to keep the NEWS going,as 1 see it as further publicity for A'85 and Aussie is distributed nationally. This collab­ that authors are writing, have sold or fandom in general. oration has also sold "Unnamed" to are to be published. Most titles that QUEST STAR magazine. are announced by publishers witl be As 1 have said before, I enjoy doing the listed, but with, a minimum of detail. NEWS as I expect most other fanzine PAUL COLLINS' story "Suburban Walk" Point three: I witl produce a separate editors enjoy producing their zines also, received a commendation from the listing of every new book in the field but 1 do not do it just for the praise, McGregor Literary Competition. It has that I can find.