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Brum Group News the Monthly Newsletter of the BIRMINGHAM SCIENCE FICTION GROUP APRIL 2021 Issue 595 Honorary President: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST Brum Group News The Monthly Newsletter of the BIRMINGHAM SCIENCE FICTION GROUP APRIL 2021 Issue 595 Honorary President: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST Committee: Carol Goodwin (Chair); Pat Brown (Treasurer); Dave Corby (secretary); Theresa Derwin (Publicity Officer); Carol Goodwin (Newsletter Editor); Ian Morley (Membership Secretary); Novacon 50 Chair: Alice Lawson & Tony Berry website: Email: www.birminghamsfgroup.org.uk [email protected] Facebook: Twitter: www.facebook.com/groups/ @BirminghamSF BirminghamSFGroup Dr Una McCormack April 9th at 7:45 pm This month’s online meeting, we are delighted to welcome Science Fiction author and academic, Dr Una McCormack. Una is probably most well- known for her TV tie-in work. She has published more than a dozen novels set in franchises such as Doctor Who, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Discovery. Her novel STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – THE WAY TO THE STARS was shortlisted for a Dragon Con Award. Her latest release, the Star Trek: Picard novel THE LAST BEST HOPE, became a USA Today bestseller. May 14th - SF and Urban fantasy author Carrie Vaughn She has also done audio work with Big Finish set in licensed properties such as Doctor Who and Blake’s 7. Una has also written original SF novels, THE STAR OF THE SEA and THE BABA YAGA for Abaddon Books Weird Space SF series. Her shorter-form science fiction has appeared in anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois and Ian Whates. Her story ‘Taking Flight’ (2017) was shortlisted for the BSFA award for short fiction. In 2017 she was a judge for the Clarke Award. Una’s most recent original novella, THE UNDEFEATED, was published in 2019 by Tor. She also taught creative writing for many years as a university lecturer, and published works on Tolkien and Lois McMaster Bujold. She now features in podcasts, national and local radio. She speaks about SF, women’s writing, Ursula LeGuin and Dr Who to name but a few. Info from website https://unamccormack.co.uk/ CG ONLINE MEETING – HOW TO JOIN IN The April 9th meeting will take place on Zoom. We will send an email with all the info you need to join the meeting to all members nearer the time. To login either copy the link into your web-browser or if you have Zoom, use the Meeting ID and Password. Reminder - There’s a video that shows how easy it is to join a meeting via Zoom. The video is accessible via the Group website or directly on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpeYaUHDU5w AND WHAT DID YOU THINK? THE LETTER COLUMN OF ‘BRUM GROUP NEWS Anything to say about the Group, meetings or SF in general? Email your opinions or queries to me at [email protected] 1950’S BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION IAN MORLEY I know that I have mentioned this on the book chats, but I don’t think it has been in the newsletter …. Is Phil Harbottle’s YouTube channel which has a now quite a few videos about the British SF Mushroom pulp publishers. It is fascinating and he shows lots of examples of rare books. He can be found at https://bit.ly/3cqvjR0 I am sure that members will enjoy the videos. Cheers. IM 2 NEAR FUTURE SF VERNON BROWN Two events of interest to SF fans will take place in the next few months, although they are intended for the public at large. The first is an issue of stamps, the second the opening of a science fiction orientated museum, although the latter depends on how well Boris’s A-Z works. The stamps will be issued on April 15th with the theme ‘Classic Science Fiction’. And that’s all that has been disclosed about them at the date of writing (late March)! Keep an eye on the Royal Mail Special Issues website for further details. (https://shop.royalmail.com/special- stamp-issues) The House of Frankenstein museum opens in Bath in June, although I cannot determine the date. As its title suggests it is devoted to Mary Shelley’s novel and the plays and films based on it, but as her work is considered to be the first SF ever published the House is actually a specialist SF museum. The HoF website (https://houseoffrankenstein.com/) does not contain much information about the House but other websites give a lot more. Basically, the museum spreads over four floors and is very immersive i.e. spooky. It has a lot of vintage memorabilia and props dedicated to Frankenstein as well as an animatronic figure closely based on Shelley’s description – not a bolt in sight! Mary’s life history is told in some detail to give an indication of why she was as she was when she lived in Bath and wrote her novel, and there is, of course, a souvenir shop. Ticket prices are very reasonable with reductions for groups, but getting there by train is prohibitively expensive although it’s only 100 miles by road from Brum – less than the distance to London. Perhaps a BSFG coach day trip? VB RED FLAME PUZZLE VERNON BROWN Landing on a planet of many nations Red found himself in a country ruled by a somewhat eccentric dictator who has decreed that only three types of coin are allowed: a multisided one, a rectangular one and a crescent shaped one. Two crescents equal one multi and five multis equal one rectangle. Feeling thirsty, Red buys a bottle of beer for two coins, drinks it and returns to buy four more, again with two coins. Which coins did he use for each transaction? (Answer on later page)VB 3 MEMBERS NEWS BSFG member and author Stan Nicholls is one of six authors in a new line of speculative fiction titles (from BOTH Press) which is designed to be accessible to people with dyslexia as well as general readers. Publication is set for June and they are running a Kickstarter to help this worthy cause at https://bit.ly/3duIiR6 Dave Langford (of Ansible fame) was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the 2021 FAAN Awards (Fan Activity Achievement Awards) on March 29th. (https://efanzines.com/TIR/Incompleat2021Results.pdf) In March, HarperVoyager have re-issued four Brian Aldiss books. They are printed as paperbacks and cost £9.99. They are a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles. 4 NEBULA AWARD NOMINATIONS – Novels The shortlists for the Nebula Awards have been announced. Details for other categories can be found at www.tor.com/2021/03/15/announcing- the-2020-nebula-awards-finalists/ PIRANESI by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) THE CITY WE BECAME by N K Jemisin (Orbit) MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Jo Fletcher Books) THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C L Polk (Orbit) BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse (Solaris) NETWORK EFFECT by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) FORTHCOMING BOOKS (NB Prices given are Recommended Retail Price and may be available at cheaper prices). At the moment, given the situation, many publishers are changing the release dates on new books at short notice. The publication dates given below are correct to the best of my knowledge, but may change. COMPOSITE CREATURES by Caroline Hardaker / Angry Robot / 400 pgs / £9.99 paperback / ISBN 978-0857669025 / April 13th. SF. When a new couple bring home a mysterious creature to seal in their loft space, they reveal a devastating truth. VICTORIES GREATER THAN DEATH by Charlie Jane Anders / Titan Books / 400 pgs / £8.99 paperback / ISBN 978-1789094725 / 5 April 13th. SF. YA/Crossover. A teenager discovers her “destiny” as the hidden clone of a great hero is not what she expected. MALICE by Heather Walter / Del Rey / 480 pgs / £14.99 hardback / ISBN 978-1529101270 / April 13th. Fairy tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty where the princess falls in love with an evil sorceress. HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER by Jeff VanderMeer / Fourth Estate / 400 pgs / £16.99 hardback / ISBN 978-0008299316 / April 15th. SF. The removal of a taxidermied salamander from a storage unit starts a series of events which threatens the whole world. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir / Del Rey / 496 pgs / £20 hardback / ISBN 978-1529100617 / May 4th. SF. Ryland Grace wakes to find himself with no memory, two corpses and millions of miles from home – with a critical mission he doesn’t remember. THE SHADOW OF THE GODS (Bloodsworn Saga 1) by John Gwynne / Orbit / 496 pgs / £18.99 hardback / ISBN 978-0356514185 / May 6th. The bones of dead gods offer great power, but three seekers will change the fate of the world. WITHIN WITHOUT (Nyquist Mysteries 4) by Jeff Noon / Angry Robot / 400 pgs / £9.99 paperback / ISBN 978-0857668981 / May 11th. In an alternative 1960, a rock star hires PI Nyquist to track down his stolen sentient image hidden in the strange city of Delirium. 6 WE ARE SATELLITES by Sarah Pinsker / Head of Zeus / 400 pgs / £18.99 hardback / ISBN 978-1800243880 / May 13th. SF. Opinions of a sinister brain implant, the Pilot (that is rapidly becoming essential for employment) divides a family. CG B O O K R E V I E W S (REVIEWERS please note: - all reviews should be emailed direct to me at [email protected] Deadline for each issue is 14 days prior to the date of the monthly meeting. ONE DAY ALL THIS WILL BE YOURS by Adrian Tchaikovsky Solaris / 192 pgs / £24.03 signed ltd edition hardback / ISBN 978- 1781088746 Reviewed by Carol Goodwin Time travel stories in SF go back a long way eg the iconic THE TIME MACHINE by H G Wells was published in 1895. They are not easy to write well, with the fundamental problem of causality tripping up too many writers ie if I change the past then I might erase myself or my own present time.
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