BAIIBARA DAVIES'S IIEVIIIII (V/40) OF DAVGlfTBR OF 1HE I SHOULD LIKE TO HIE !SSVl! WI TH THE COJIJll! IT 111 BARBARA l!•p1Nt by R.oiy•ond I! Fe111t 11nd J1111ny i'urte l• 11 11odel of D;svlH'• r , vi.w of Daugbt•r of tbe E•p!re that "the two lta lrllld - a plot 11u111111ry, co11 • ent on techotqueand the authorab.aveanadvilntagaoverotberwrlterslntbattbey benetlta of two autbor•, nd 11n Intelligent appralul ct can ••k• bllth the ma.l a&nd the fe• ale prot;1gonl• t• 11ote tbeculturalboclrgroundo1ant.ag1.necl world than cyphel"II". Ooes • H • aan tg l• ply by tbls what I RcweVf!'r ••. .I. d=ea or • Ori! yo,ars ago tff foll.Qwl!nl; 1•• -ltataly tu,p~ ber to • ..n, tbat m,ly • person of n of tbe tben new pHtlH of fantasy r 6le-playlag were particular gtDder can ere.ta con•tnclllg ebaracter-• of •tiortl.cl by t.be app•arnc• of II beautUully crafted tbt gender"' In •Y Hperl•- vrltus who c:1111 crea.ta Httla.g - Profe550r" U.11 Barllu's E• pJ,-. of tbe PitUJ con•tnclJl.!I cb.aracters, cr•ate eonv1nc!Jl8 cbarac:ters, ~ liaril@l"'s world s,ettla.g ts tM TsolyHI uplre of vbetHr t,....le, 1111.l.e, ber• ap!i.rodlte, neuter or alt•n, ;1r,d the world of iellsitel. Tellvael ts tbe ba.• of se•eral WTltenivhocan't,c:rutae&nlbc:.rdcutouts vltb-l 11lle11 •J!ft=leos, 111eludl111 U.. l115e0a>ld hot Cbol The c!oarnctarlstta pastt!d on, descrlpt1011 of the Taoly1111t - • plre S@l!• "i ta ova • ucb I.a Th• pauctt:, of tbe depkUcm• of feaal• Ill • ucb U,e 11ocie11~ Azt.N:, CbllleN aad Japa""51! sa;tet\n of our tr..tlUm:al "hen!" ..a.le-orientated SP bas bNa ut,u1 ..1:, OWlllfOrld pol11ted a,.,t; but do the aa.le cllaraci-ers in worn or tUa So wbea I read tbe 11.rst o1 Fetr;t-. R1ftwar book• p,s,rUc111.&r Sllb-genre r-•onate ID tbe • l!lllOry &• trtu• pbs aad was struc:11 by thee a11d further paralle-1• - U... o! tbrerdt• enslanal cllar.cterlsetlan? Tbe eonventlanA Tsolyantal>d.Tsuraal 1re botb • hortof 11etal;1ndusea • llltateaga l11• tsuch•11btl•tlN, • teether• 11ubstltute, botb eaplres use blue a• tbelr I bav• 11at, yet, rNd !llU.Jbter of tbe Eaplrr, t - tai-,rtalcolour,andsoon- lbac&•. "angry, 1t 011 bookshop sb•lVK 1111d dtth•r, •IIICI! wbll• Yurts Is a low l'a angry again because the Ideas whteb Barban .,rlt•r lloot011tfqr ever • l11cer,.11dt11g~ror•s Davies has see,lingly been particularly taken w!th arenat Les11ey, H for Feist -- I abandoned x,.5Jc!t1n • bo\,t page Falat'• own 30 In 11tter u11tnt& r nt. I a111 howev1>r, In spite of tbe I wonder tb.!lt l 'a 110 CT05'll about wb.at I• 11..x:h a •boveq11lbble, en011ghlntrlguedby&rbaraD11vla '• revLew coa• on event !.n SI' H 've read a half dozen thinly of ltto lperb.aps!lstop .,11ttl11garoundfor ttl.Deo• -out dlegul.Hd copies ct SUirsblp 1raopersw1tb no mar. tb.lln lanehsaperpaper backedlt!011 (Jdeprecate1"b.le<;1,1rre11t "T)' il• VM91!11tl. I thtrit it • ust be boK:•- tile original trl!nd of •trade• paperbacts, part17 on g r ou11da ot prtee •1-11011 of Baril...- ls .uc:b 1111 extraordloa.rtl)' • tr!.11:.11111 cm.a. Hd pnrt.ly beca...... , tht1y " Ill not flt 1n • y handba,g 511 I U Barbara Davies, or any ot~ retld@I". would llte to car1 rud theaontht!Tubel sa.• ple tbls f!r ts a .ubject 011 whtc,b I fNI pa~b.Klls. Tbeprof1S11Drllill'ta.greatwrttv,1111dU- strongly, and a:a "blcla l &laould bl! 1nt.ar,sted. to H.nd out are llls flnit two boots. 9ut bt.s cha.racterlutlon Is wbtotherpeople tU11t. 11ucb better tha.n !'elet'w Ard bis " orld Is 11 "'l"J' ._11tltulalld..,rystraJ1.!!eplar:e. '16TythertoDRond 1'-wa Jw;t r etur...,_ fro. C.lUornla, Nbara I was London 1 111 4Q.t fortvllilta enough to ca.tc:b the pre•ler o1 the new Star Tnt Tb• two hour l1>troductory epll!Ode captured ilnd aurpaued the iugt,; of the orlgl.,.l -- the 1• prHa!Dn of d u11•or.ll aa11bas" Could I •akP an appe.tl tor shorter aeo::!ety11ucb1>volvedlnthe18y""rethatha vepa,.'H!'d letto!'rs? -- If !t take, lbree pases to ad"• ,. polnt, wb.y c tnceth,:daysofthaflrst •e rle&ls11ost11trlillll8- But not ,... h H an art1el•? But U>ankyou all, a nd thann - ]u-.tgl11g from the one "regular"epl~• l u w -- the parrteularly to Jobn FIiter• 1111d Dav1d A Hlcks for sending plo~s o! the 1!plsod- are going to be the sa.11e !or• ula as •e eopJes (oao!' stud!o, one Jive/ of Harry Cb&pln's SD.Ii& 2G years .1go What wa:. fresb then ts now ovl!rly "Floi,ers &n Red", vblcb t •Jsquoted Jll • Y Yl40 editorial. J1•lllllt, I bope t lu, new saglc ntends to the plot lo J •a:, have &In th" se:r of Che cbJld, aIJd other detail&, t ,t~r• e pt-.ades. "rDll8:buttb• •essaseot1:1otbt11esa,,at1ndtlleedJtor!aJ ~------~ st.Ind•: l• .qlnatJ011 Js prg/ous; cber!sb lt.• l J HURST
W HW'lit applies Prof8660I" Darl0 1 £ OP TH£ ltOST UIPORTUT "ORIS 11 A Gl!IBE CHALL Tb• Starin ar• net fant.tatlc -- the • est COll• on eoge tba d11f111ltlon11 of the genra. For 111-stancorbecausetbestor!Kcao ber-.:1 dUferent typea of literature. hi b1' lll•tory of the In modern • •,- (tbey could ba rHd,.. a aort of Sword crt.•• ooval, Bloody Jfurder, Julla o Sy• oos calls thfl Dee and Sorcery). Delany said, "Sword-•od-llOl'cery t'!nds ta booka "welllnfor• edpastlcbe,"whlleothercrltlcs&tta take pl.see 111 a .. orld tbat Reas to bechflnglng froai a to Olllt • • n Gullk !ro• their etudt•. llowever, Sy111111s's barter to a • 011a7 acono• y .• Bllt Dee's world I• a feudal rejectloo of the Hrlwconcludw thus: "Thebe&t cf tbe• world, to 1t hlch uttqu,adealara 11a h• good llv111.3, poets •re clever, but tb•y proceed !rom aucb faot.tstlcatlon of publish, a nd epeclallst tea Jll!r<:bants sell to cognl&<:antl. style and • otiv• tht tb•y re• aio et• plyc:url or;ltles,• and but h01t do the c:lulncters of tb1,. It la b•r • that our e H • il,atinn can begin ~::~~t7~: ::.x:}~• One effac:t of this, given other reetrlc:tlona on UK:bnlcal advaDCs (travsl, for lnata1101, la very slowl a to • ah tha Juclg11 eoaetblng of• auperbero, !quall7, tbo.,gb, It c.11 ba -11 as n,_Ln.fon::U>g the faudel etn.ctur. stnct1 It I• 01117 bec•usa tlie Judge reprNenta the centra l pi:,,,erltbl!'E• peror>tbathhas~totbetec:bnlcsl .dvteors,andeotsperhap• onlyaauperb.erolnloe,J• , u Ulffe ,. I dla-Uactloa bet- t.ec:hnlcsl llld Klentlflc deYelop• -ts, theoi 110 ~ KleDtlflc develop • omta •re belna ...,., lbecaDSleyeu• tebel11&upallded wh lc:h belpg t.rede blit 011 the ~ al. tbs £• pin t.llle ta still eubjac:t ta otber f...-cas {like.,._ drytql. n., only ,.... tec:hslc:al d.-..elopaut .-....- • -11t1-ed i• tile adapt.Lonb7\M1ra7oftrontlpped~bovbolteta replaceel• plewood. Sa what.,. Un, 1.... tead ls a 0.tac;tl" Sctence tor ..tbD:!1 . U tbJe utatsd t11111acl111tt.hl11e sa.-.c:ord o f It sun,tves. H Dr •an Guill wr11u. lo :us p,atac:rlpt to The Cbl- K•fJ If~ " bile the for• a 111 tbe a-tan lie d"'1Crlbesc:oa1!roa•11Ct111taourcesthe-tllodoftbelr eolutlna ea.• fro• • odero, v.... u.rn literati!,.., Sa•e of the enclent tal• 1n available Ille c:ollacUcm, Tile Strafl8e c.- of #ag!stnJte Pea. and while they an lnteni&llng, a c:o11partaon or the or1111nat t.al• with .,an Guill<'• use gf the• &bows the dlffsnnee betWNII thl l!ter at11re of the period sad the llt.rature of another, Consider " ll.llt further dlsttnctlone have to be Hde later clvlllsatloa -- "Th" (ancient Ch inen) a11thor appar betwllClnaeaglstratewbohasJustsolved t hreecasesand ently did not care a fig •bout probo.btl!t7 or credulity In enn011nc911 hie ratlfle11tlon Ill the,.. 11grds, the11odernHIIH, Theplotsareaupportedbycotneldence "fills t. the offlclal verdict gn Y00 K.,.•., and the l11t.rvent1011 of e upernat~ral agencln.• tru.son, the killing of Genenl D1ng, Hd li r a LN'e aurder. It wlll Interest you tba.t the conspiracy of the OJgur trlbea Ma been settled oa blgb 11overnaent level, In ne110tlall1een hla first &ad aec0Dd auouDCeHnts, but - . San:ery. !or sltll,ougb they c:ontal11 tt11hthlg, •rales bl.a r...Seni, do The • 1.ssillg words fr1111 his atateeut 11111rchl"l5, ~ldd"" !!'Old 111 te•pl•, tbie le alv1ye ...:pla.l....S.bytbeu~ltsoftbeel~tlon, •1n•l..,0fU,,efac1etbatt.becrlat11al'a!ather, ne offlclel religion 111 tbe E• ptre was Contuc:110- .!Its EJ:cell111<:7 Too SboucblH, be.II e1rlt.ell 1-•, but • HJ of the people worshipped ell IDlatsUc 11raatl7 of the State •Mot.be people. and lo •teo,, pantbaon; T-,it•• "•••llowal. but r...,..,..i_ up:m•• laad.!ng oftbefacttlt.atbehaseo~ei,c-thu• cus to _,,..1 UC9M, .. 11111 Buddhts.• was epr.. dlna , Buddbtse plNfor • erc7forblssaa ...• IS!i!pttHlltedH•repocl~cultllldllOtaa-theforce slid tbey •11•ln sug11est III world of otbtr vii.-·· lnher- for pesc.. It I• now held tobe, SuppreMI0110f vice tted leuteDC:7 or vtrtu. !a aouthl11g that dluppured lea..- Taoist teapl• espty to l>I • !J;used by otl>er-s, l011gag,:,. political etruggln as t!,e Buddblate t r y ta lnflll!!lnce the Other eleaenta Dll go to p.--ent a "ortd dtft..-eu U1rone J..,d to corruption and tojuatlc:a, wlltla •ll kinds frOll ourown-werec:c,gn1H tbeesi.otbllshed Cullds that ~~ !e~p~~::1:::th~nd dubt~ croo:U hide beU11d tbs control the tredee CCol d,;•ltb,., ll erchanta, 1r011aongersl l>ut d1d Lle ord..- 111herent17 etoppedeoc:tal change and !• prov1• 1ot. they play lnanuncb•nglng&oelet7lsagalatoea• plete This Is 50 11uc:ll •t odd.a v ltb """tern de.,.lop.11nte that the ptc:tur. of tbat &oc:ln7 11111<1 t.o e•pb.ulH It.& 18111n In presenting eoeetblng Uke a aodern Hn Jo DN ln elleo11nsea•parftlt.otbl! r eader'sworld, this envtronuot ts to eboc:k readers. Dee. ,tho le a So thtentrenge•entordlirta11c:ln,g t.aacb.1..-.d bJ• rMSODtna ..n, think• tt ts rl!lllSOnlble to pre11erve IIU• bff af things: the b15tartc:.,,l ..tt111g. tile distant eoc:tety 011 Its tnequltable basis, thoug;b t.llte attitude locetl011, the forstgri culture end tff dlHerct social -• s It odds "ltil the p:rogr_,.I.,._ of t.be l"15IC he etaodarde. The l<1nl of tec:b110log7 and "hat 1tcan and .- 1n solYlng cs- Once •~ the ruder t• fecal. can...n do eleo arf1Ct tbe r-Ndlng o~ the story vltlitbe&trngepaslttontbatlleeflndesoclet1 tanable lH KIHCI! lo the boots le cbten7 forsnstc· vl>e!lthllreiedwcs.anot . ..,uct11S. lwrbell7 bu...i, ~ ""U ..i•a11eed both to tlie Dse'e • ac:t..t7 teooeln vblebwaa•oareoppresa.d - tlW"led,geof pheruc:yand topatbolog7. S...eralaftll" pol7ga•- wJ- a.ni Dpt 1n aaclusloo. brotllel.s are bool• loclvdedetalled..:cou:r,teofpost-• c:irt.•• carrted nor.. 1, tb-e ..lllna of doughters w ...td•bta 1•ccoeaoo. out oa suspected .. lc:tl• s. ~111ttadl7, - c..-oner •I• 0a U.. other had the Coafuc:t..n upbasls 011 fe.11tl7 order th• sign• of t•• IHOt leprDOlJ 111 e ...... ltb e .....r..s elld coetln1,t111tioll prll'l'ldes so.a rasew-ai,c:e la lll&Ueated g1rlu7be •..rr1edi,c-tb11.11ouel7taber!1e-.berM1Ul !"~r: ::! ..~~~~:m:!~t =n~f:_ ~c~:s~f .~: tablet taklng bu place at the veddlna __,,1,;e,) wblle -u equipped "Ith d.-..lces and lntDl'.. tlCJII Ynn Cullk preasu:reaot1 Hn t.ofstber-5011.11 lse.Jtedutbeblsleof reinforces tble tnowledge b7 forensic detall of other aeveral • 111'• • sd.nes•. ill of tbls le co• preh•nelble u type1 •ldentlfyl.1111 weapons wblcb ..,de blovs. ldentU7l11g I the ho1&la- of eoc:let7 and helps to ..111tatn It. but It Ute • urder -n• fro• Ute presence of dlegullled blood ~1111:..::.nt~a:.i.aa:::.:. c:ertalnt7 tit.at bis or hff o-,n "orld ~•.iitna, etc.I. 111 • 11111 ••}'11th world o! Juds• DN ., .. totalltar len bec• 1JM .-ryt.hing n11l11!0Z"Ced the110Clalon111r. Tb<"r<' WU110~pefraatt • .lllvhallffdwltbl11ltw<"r•frH but there v-• IIO fre.1o• without it, 1111d agal11 It utes thlll war-Id • tra11311 hy • hovl11g that It could co11till1111fl'<'II vh!le t~ vUcli U"' u11dua1Ded otlter- cult,,,.,.-n thrlnd wttbtll It. Tble beco1o.. ""rJ 11dd1111t 111 DN._ 11ttlwd11 ta • 11111111 - bath l11Uru.l end ..:ibd-nl11•ededb7Uu!CJt.ln,,sel, 11tgur uti-- ~ U.11 suh-Gabl whca• graibg laDC! was b• III,! • v• Uov.d bJ' Ow,-• ..:it that th<'J' h• V9 ca,_ far co• plaillt aDd put It rlg~t but ta Increase appr-lc•11111d•l1111• 11ca. TbeaolLJtloabeoff.,..tot.h" "blackh• tred peopI.- Peng-lal rort1i-•astcmstcfShantllfl3PrDYlne• INV[STIGAHD Rao-yu,H alaty • ll-110rtb- w-toftbe lllperlalc• pltal l'oo-J• 11BIClll11g91>f'nwl11C<"011tbllGra11dC&nallnC1111tral eh!Had or- !auger. C---t• tnty Ill prog.--, or- the nu o! Cl,>N prqir.a at 11117 rate, ts callacl 111to qUNt1011 , t,o11- !1~ ~~;~" fronu..- tan the Id!!• 0! U.e ltl• illtbesoe.artcfar• a• tluitS...!n"!l eog11ltl011 I• call-1 far: SJ' hlls eu• ple& of cbu•lnts• t,,,tng u l11U..far110rUcftht!'c:camtry teadld Ulto thll futur• , but. 11....,..lly thll tapr.ulm, ts Settlag O.tll cf aa opuat• a t.llat tap11-,.. ca• writ• about th!• pn:ibln baca,... paul11g u .. wtU - It eonacted. IH Guilt cllallqM tht.• !!nltl.lltoua optl• !H - H E• plre 63Dbor11 • allll.alned ltHlf wttll. 110 !11tar1111l cballH,Sll (E• perors 66l CIIJ•- Gold Jlr,rd."rs h.art,o1 195& (5) chao11e.l and -• -u.rowa btlt !• pert• ! rulll! ccntlnue1>, TH L«quer .5\:THJ> Vet-Pl11.3 I~ ~a~.byltsJB>Ple1Ddbylta.cial11.l•-tratars111d TNlllwttftf lfansstery 19'&3 cu-I.aJc.. lfend<"r"S 19520, Van GulU'• bl• tarlcal d.UC:tl"'11 storl- sbow tll• ~be u,.- 1965 -eortofcb.alln11•t.llatO.r1<0Sud11 •ald~t•tb• Cll/J111HS.Jl llurr/6's Poo-Y• 11.11 1950 Ill qualltt• cf g• ll9rle SI'. b• Cbun-llva 196& tbllOl'"y of ..trange • ent and eog11lt1011 - a1tl11.5 what r::. ''::,;~8.,';d 11;:;:, see• &ObYl011• ,11tr111ge,1ndtbuechall<'lll!lll.3th•rHd<"rto La11-Fan11 ;:: (2) th!nl< about all the {11.pl!catlon• of that HU111ge• e11t. ~~:= !~~b!"~::;i,. Ch!n,... 1~11 lfurdl'r!!!i Pat-Cbo" l95!1 t4l •r~": :i1,~: r.mun Cl11perta~nC:Tlll!r9 bu beetl • tnnieadoua re6JIDDDI! 1D U.. letter QllUII• af t be 1-t two 1- to I U"}' C.-U• '9 artic le m Job l oraa11's Gar -.la i. facto- 139, h1 .-ddlttcm, E1 1ea hid-. • Da• l&lo writer, ~ wrlttft .., article a tt...:U.ttg 11.ary Oeat.Ie-. article. Be fore t Ut, we tr.II.-. u pl- wll1cb C.Cll I UIVII -t - • hitter, but wlllcb ls IJUcl, an ~t eualoatic. of ••1 people r-i U..Gt;rbaanl.Mt lf~ll --to ~•Pllrt.lcla.
aost ADlllT ro HAYIJG J£AD SOII.E liU: OF THE OOi _J.s_ I rud U.. flrst, TUllSalln of Gar, about ao :r-ra ~o, wbe11 I wn 17 It wd t.lHI t!rst SF book I I llad rNd for -.-• ! ,..,.., and I lllo.ight It vas gr.at ltM later tw;dis Wff'I! aot so IIIWASt.LftS) Ad"'"t11r•, SrMl blg btrds, • -=ble •1de,;ittfy-- wu..b• i..ro I tllougln U. r• lat1DD5atp bet.,_ 1.ll.ts ampetftt •• 11 fraa Iaru • rid • •paUt Prt- •as goad tu• , and It tlcll:t.1 .,,.,-tcu& lodal-,nt __,.. I" •1 gn,iJI. b I r11e11ll. tN bula o! U..lr ntlat10IWLlp ,,_ tU.t ~ waa a prtllOUr, or raacuad by Ua, raU...- U..11 a • la-. • !Id t a,ru,111.ly do aat r-bm- t.U.t tlMt patten! of u.e r• l.atloulllp "" •-t>t to be- as oppcaad to st• plJ' fortuttaus It all ni• lndtod •• of •aru,,.,. /oti.11 Vay,,"' type atort•, villi a fiery 1.-!y belag tol.,.• ted by • • are or )esa 1n1ft aort uatU tbey llor'e or t ... • l • 11ltaDe1JUSI)' "pr-=octou. child" ia11d therefor• dtd not appeal to tbe flll.l tbro.,gb tll Neb 11lllff and dl.llCOVet" tbat they t!DJ<]J' adol-nt l11 •• >- If tbls Ud not. been trv•, • !Id if tbe ucb11t11•r-.~puy plot. h1ld bad -• subst111ce, t fMr tbat th• &erl5 l Dpt nedhg tb• ..rles, lllld •lowly tllt! rt!llltsattaa "IIUld IIOt , 11,,.,. •ppaar•d tc, bit all obvl0U11l)' ot....sl...,, -ped Into •Y •Ind tUt n11tblng • uc:h was llappe11tn11, •"'1 vould 110t u.,. stCllld out as 111111111 "f'J • ucb dlf!ere11t l got H f•r H Th C..ptlve of Gar, the flnit of the fr1111 other l•M.••'-• and I • lgbt still hove ti.en reodl.ng boob written fro• U,e pttspec:Uve of o waun, ~on, I tbll!• I uy till• H a collde• ruitlon oJ vUt so• e sectl0t1 tu•bled to tbe truth 111 the aatt• r, tllat tbat porticular ol •Y uotlona\ blllng hos been led to u:pect of such patten of n\U\1111tblp "115 the -=ona11•lng lntt!rftlt of tht! tb!n11s, not •• • ~o-•nH11btenened •- r;uJpa, writer, •nd tbat l, • • a ruder, "• Ill blllnl! Hked to agree Thi tbougnt of fe•ol, ltOr fans dlatur011 •e. not the that lt 11as u1,lcyable If nllt Inevitable, I thinll l1'J luat bllo:•- a t"ut• • bapplly-burl•d s11Splclon that chlldl• h • 1nd t11t1111ed a little e.,rller, 11 i...11 it begilll • &'}ti. then la 10.111 tNth to Jahn l orun•s asser tloH, I dl• llttn11 the her11 for b9tn11 an active pro11otar of ..ould ratblr tblnll U1at l could 119 .... r IINt a WDIIU ..110 an&laYe•ent r• th• r than • "and•r,r aalr.tn11 do ln • would 11118 H ta brlnll her to sla.ve-orgH•, thot It I• an bnblllrlc lond Mtlraly •dol...,.,.nt ••l• fantasy, •nd soaethl n!I tha t I Vltb lltnda1 11ht, ! H lorced to (!.llt!&tlOII ., t!IIJO'j!lellt and sv,ryone •IN 1v1ntuolly 11ro.,. out of . There dces o f the flret boot It •eeas to•• that th• naturt! of tht! &ee11 to bll a • ublltantla l -.1av• ry ond bondage" section 'ro• ance• In !l wa • not tar re11ovld fro11 lar11e nu11bllrs o f ••01111 bi11tor1cal pot-bo\len,, 01 blcb la 1111 t he - 11ard- e nd otb• r • lortn ! had seen or rud, unlit.. the •ore hard o! the r acy r o• ancel•-x-end-tntrl11 ue !lfn re, and as auc:h cor• lat,r work•. Tb• "rltual hu11!1Ultlon• or th• woaan Ht!• to bll •artated •-pecl•lly for wo1111n . Vhat ls lt wb • r• by the aan tare•• h•r to •- - that she Ms Ge>• H• OD. • • are personal note, lor.aa, •fter happily .,,!ting • ft>' Gar nov,ls h • n •nd "hat pr-M.s •- !r011 cla!Aln11 th 1,0:11e.,b• t <;:011plac- adolescent s.,..t, 1uddnly r•a hto a WCIU!l wbo fulfilled •nt "1ri.111u1nftl ol SON V«tar conespondentA, tbe bls fant.aay {for "bauver rMSIIII• c,f bu ownl, ii.Cd t.. bas t.,-110•• af • y ado!- was an Int.en- -~1 h-ustnt yt!t to 11•t OVlr It. I don't -n th• t n a •ache joke; I toi, and btvllditrHllt All • rlNlld H peopl1 w...-111 "doing IINII NX c• II "do ,our bead" .. hether J'llll •r• a • a.II or a tt•, or aa I tbou11bt Partly It was tr,., J)Artly It was ::a":~ and uybll It daaa -:,one•• haad. UI one way or hutad f•nlMly pnrrohd. bJ adv.rtt.1.ng and •adult ltct1on• The tenor of A)' sexw,l d•lrll!S ex.,cUy aat<:MOf CClUr'N, th• Ger .... , ...... I• 11.tll for !'ft'.... "Ht h1111.1111 bllblUUIIII. Tb.at I• 1111• of tb• 1"-•51111• tt ls _, I Pm90US Plm't.l ln'D Dl"lDl'mG llGHDTS BIIG ill Co,11t.ff--brtllr•thertha1111111-,:Mc1Kllld.llJ • ,'Ot-r •tag • tU •.1a • - I ..•• St.te-u, be:ab>11illg BU•la- U th• htntlag aoc:.iaty ct Gor '4n to 1111 H!lb Uiat Clllltat-i. - tnlUI •hN UMd by G.--r rMl, th• J would be la-• IINd of t• pn,ot'm cond:!.t!d Trtg• r-lq •-.ct • tteap~ to polio• p•apl•'• •lad&. u aary Geatl•, tor uaapl•, l.nllM cut u rMden ..-w ..,. &ary Geotla, 111 r«ur J39, pp 9-11, fNls attacud •as a 1111 ... wb.llt • H a,11.• r11p1 !ut.• I• " oppca.d to atller .._.c",U...-.Lllaaar11....,.t,esc:apttat..1t.,-ofatJr tJl'M of ...... 1 fanusla• t i WOCl"t "l'M" l)• • riv-t, it brot,t.n v bc, fgr - r- N" ta U,Ulli; of a ••7 to ls pAdlc;:1.• bt•, H I 1apU•d •hllY• l ••to• tnm u.,, pleaN '1,-ti.ollof ..b •\llw t ...... lU'tlllllll-tof lfltratonln AIIJ U~lst v tU a llttla ..-.le • lght aaslly aar 1111 f1111to.• l11lag, no Yllltd ~ has J"lllt bNs ghn. whJ tha rNt of Glo\la's article "1IMdtl I Via, TatlJI Yau i..... 1111 U-11 • llculd u ... nd ~. or r-• d 11H. ha"· · rape n,a Sclmw;,a "H'-J l<:l'Nb 0t Job• lora.,,11• ta pl.::•, 11111. f • nt.111•· Do u.. ta• 1111.• t 11tt.actan1 cf •u,,_tn ..i. Nvtng d«:i.r.d l a Glotla-.ce11tral at.atanta l11nl..ld I NX1N1llt7 de .u U.., llr• c.peb1- of laoglnln,;~ Lit e - 111;1 ~- ta do IKI- lad _,_ ah.e hu upbotlc,,Hy, lltulillg.., l'ropa• IU1111lng ....,.., ..1. Ill' fual• they •• • a •oaa,n• aada berHlf • plunltty I•• aur• • b• wtll !1111U• llle 11boul'? Provotlng scu1• that ..tch thlllr farglv• •- for net addrau.tng h..- directly I •hall t.--t luglnarJ hero pt.J? Kllll11g guy• "bo Ut11 tb• lr Job• ? h• rart1c:l• np,,rtot1111 ld•olaglgl tr• 11d,•ndun11t llal• l11gtb• chlldr•nof1111f11lrcrltlm? I tblnll-VOllld going to furtl:lu- nourish UI• urclNI•• lnYOhed, except llnowlftbeydld • • f•r•• I\ l• plft!•OII Jolln lor ..n' • -.111••, lwarn Tb• Ull.90Ulld- of tb• •tttE• pttl ~ "Ith IID. lng what l •• NJlng btni l• bll-.d upon II r•adlng of on'" •1-o• t u11billl...,11bl11 11.llveU! On• Uttl• ..,...• t tit.at cnn Gor hook, ...., of Gar U91&l, It 1t11ni " •rl hclvded, I i--bllpelt•lu tlll• d In •uch• ... , that i• llglnat11111do•• lllltbllpp1111,or happen• only H 11 •art ot r•Y•11-g• , II a111011• tr1.. to lllpo• ,a •veh sc:11 ..atlUtillfl on other•, their cblldr • n flll' lo. 2 I• a • In thot be • harn "1th bl• t•• lnl• t 11ttlldrnn, ua• ple, th111 tb• y are llll• ly to get I nu.11b• r of res11rdl- or " hath• r th• y "hllY• d1111• • vllld btt of s urprl-. r •-dtng• (Don 'lollh• l • on Gant!• "• artlc la In a recent If yoo study, or llt lea• t t at. 11 n lnter•• t 111, the l• tt• r to ••) or produc. "• l• pl7 blt• ot par• onall""" •lndsotp• opl• ,th•11youreall.. ltl• po•• tbl1for • oae v• no• • (fro• tha N •• lett.ar), na• ely beatv.g c ultvra l t o t• -gln• tbe• HIYH btlllg • o ll•On• elN. !!wen •o a1 11<111e • rsu-t.s OIi biology. Thi• II not dtr.etl7 lnf,.rabl" •IN b• lng In tho •- • e roo• ta.k i ng part In tbe aae fn111th• Gorbook• , .,hlcb11r• flctton,bllt fro• hlsnon octlcn. Vhllt • urpr1- u 1• that prac:tltlonar• or tile flctlonal r.11,Jury s.. : An 6xpl.a.11tJOD, 0./IOtl&e 11Dd verbal art•,""" prNUHblJ 11re 111 p(l•M • lllllll of th111 X.,iU11J, C-pl• t• "Jtb FUtrtlt.rM Sc,tnarlo• tar &ni..1 faculty,-• 111111".re o f Its •• ruol l • pllClltlllfltl l!.y Fllll!.HT, wJtll DJ- 111119' of S."r• / Tll•r •of (1970. llff.rt •-nk vh• n I bMrd Cb• I- Qu inn hrbni 4-f--1 On th• • hapln.g of • p•ctftc cultur•. ltter11ry or otharwt-•, tb•rtt •t• ,.,.,. Hild ugv• H ttl fra• biology :::':t:t::11..:. r:; -• Mrl!er tlll• ,-.r Ybr does Tab UI• Gar unlY• r •• ,....olvlng&l"CllSlld ooly UI! t will concepta ot pb,slgl suo-tv11l • nd app• r•ntlJ OD,•-Slde:! MlllNll do• ln.atlan; •nd l!ngland, wh• r• NI•-- • to bt d• tllle:l • gocd • -nan, 1111d t ...t •-• u ~eaent lfould both bt 4-ter• hed b7 th• NH btolaglgl facto.-.? llllrdlJ bloodJ 11h17. I •• not btlng NUphortcal, hone• t . llo• t b11u11 •ct!Ylty, oarUlal)' • o• t s harlld 11e1.., ai.-t 111 1»• I.II hls ll• h •.-- , .. 11,c:11 1• DOt rully • c:tlYlty, 1• 11 t1111ct11111 ofwbllt ~ i,J1.b h11 ..11blologJ , bis fault lt.alh•r tha,i 11rgu1na vltb OIL• ),• ad-• John ntb• r U..11 llf tbll blolagJ ltNU. Fr• dft'!c;:11 W.111•, • ad w!UI II D.Otll• r H Jolla lar• H H 0. or th• oddll1• of tbl• g•--nton'• tulnists ls • tght, • ¥1111 la • • cl• ec• flct11111 Hd fH!.11• 1 caatu;t, Un '°" U.., tr)' to get rid 111 Cllltlll"III dl...-raltJ. Otlo• N.Ollld argued q•ln• t th• •ha•• ful lndlff•r•11« of ct.Mr 20th •ot ~11ttEtblc,a,,,• attM l11tl...... ,.of blolagtcal <»lltury p\11-pl,•n tc,oard• • ft\ll llty .ad ogr... 11111 fector• at th• UpuN of "°" or 1- org1111t•.d cboi,:a ~11111 - • • to ha..,. bwa .at ai,;. ,1.,.. l l• U$dle, It 1- • Gl"II r-•lly t.,. that th• c.iltvnl llrJIIAINti.oll •114 -uty II --•ubjllct • 1- Freud col1111tMd tt.""" of _,..Uty 1- • ,_JIOll9• to th• 11--• nc. 11! -..el 0.lJ II Ulldful o f phlla•~ - • to ha.,. boU• r•d "Ith oulodldtJ that.,. all sb.11.n u• ..,....lltylnourti• .,...... -11lofU...oflH,ul• t• 11tLal- 1st achoo!,.,., •nd the aost c:ona1aw11t r-1111111, slgnltt- r•pe fut.. l N. Vh )' 1t t• that pol"fl0,!lr•phJ d°" not wor1t cantly perhapa, being 011 g•J grounds ..... • n ... havlng tor soH p«>pl• • t -11 Is • dUtarent q-Uon. such • 11tnadaqu• tepT"ftlll..,lr-th•a•111.. • vfftelta.t •11tt- 1 dot• ta th• provlllcUlts• o f th• lNbl1111/feitlntat wr i tings --¼- On H,. 11nd • rotle!Ji•, Joh" Jgr• ,11.11, !ft II ecl- f4.11i.a, c:oaten tlle MSter hOIIIDg llttl• about. •.. .l• ~. IIAII about tu,... of Johll Luga. ta0 l.nfrequently ellc,,,a i.a...ge ta app•ar po;;Jd,nlqgy Clll)' ...augll ta prctJect • au• bc' of a-n-1 thrOU!h his DWII fabric, 1111d so la D0t • uch help alt.her. eaoUoul tra.tte lat.a - · V• rbal ln••nth•a- lll1d l crun'a boi;,lla atght beneltt fro• tlle tnc:lialm of • on,l !Ilda~-.. 111 V•ten1 eultvra, oftn ta be t.ar.a ..11 • artilngs th.at he 15 n.ot ..Sdrl!Hbg .,.apla vlt.h • balaDCat with • eerutn s.u.ochla•, wtt.h aora or 1-- alow aetebolls• lmie ot u,e l11 fnqv• 1t touchM of hv• our udi.s• atta,,;b9i, Lf the argvae11t begins vhan I let tt, J,i r,..J,u,ry Su, LIi Ezpla""tl,.,, r,.r,.,,.. etc. h ls •lso. gender bacoaes a side effect. l!~bft-bg Oils at th• ,u,tun,117, aoaewhiot arn,gu,t, Ulre th• resarlr ..rl)' 111 ttM! ,.,._ tlN " r-11"8 seniaas about •1.. nilJ:18 m,e'a wa.aa--- boak th• t lf )'tlV d1n1"t vl>den,tam.d H argv_..,t It probably hood" h)' being atrlppe,1 Uld bra.ndm, at<:,, t s ob¥10USI)' a d.....i't eppl)' ta JOU>- tao c:oaplH pnxms fer u.n7 people. hrh&ipa U be covld t.anga-aa--l oraaa 11!.ght ulle 1t aora elur ,that ht,. lreep h.lJi U.ads off his --hat 1,iav!flele11t IKJtloo of ~rn ta vtth tlw;iM, .aspects of agii.--lo,i. that •aay at .-lutlaa t whteh I -pKt 15 jUSt anotboer vu,1011 o f the OH uae y.,. h&id sur01•11l ¥a.Ive". The eavtloo hl!n! t s .laertca11 111111111Mr ~ of h lat"l"J'> ud auct to..,,. his, 11ot •t114 . A&11nm,lo11 dma IL• ¥• •w-•lnl v•Iua far tllan mar• paopl• wauld be ahle to rul!N the truth of uch lru!lvldual. ne trtclr o f CO-Hlatlq with lt 11 11d ou Qpect ot that " l•r,it.ng• bulsll\lllSII, tti. !1...-alH!-talra with OM a11oth11r 16 ll(lt haYl.ng It VQll•d ov•r by the that IS --=-rJ It a wo• IIJl'a Nxuality la 110t llldlvld- II! "tra1111!1y of lost pl•SUTe" tbat l 11raa11 uya la character-- 1,t11ll.Md beea,_ t.r orl11nt11.tl1m LIi -11ttall1 ~•rd" latte llf th• t7pe of aarri.p that ls • tatlstlcal17 aoat reproduction rather tb" tav..-ds U.• eoa•1111lc:atlv• •Ide treqve11t. Th,. I orau1 beers aoae attllllt1, auch as hta of ..,. . To thl a type of waaa.11 11 • - J,ar source o t plusvre detractors aay hate the thov11bt, to t he La11 11 e wbo, le ea111l7 !oat It s h• 111 not "tr11111..i• l11t11 It. 111 one .tlhOll!b perhapa 1111t A11erlea'lii 11oat orl11lnal thl11lrer. has H II N, MK always I06e8 l11 a11y culture. 1\lhlch Is also wrlttllll • bollt eolle•11v"" who tltlff typlcall)' r1111d, Values what Freud Hid, whar1111po11 h• wby lor.,,11 honNt eollC• IUilcma ta ale• e:its th• t ani •• • vc:b part ot d11H 11't put stuff ln11tde 11e11. Tha c011pvls lve triangle ot us ea ovr r•t1011.11lltles and o.n- loves•, ••iprNs lng the11 11H1111•-••11•wo-• n ha9 ii truth Ill It hy T•rran, hetero-- ln • CldlllltlN thlt wovld [11otl 1111;:r- the alury Df the N llval defln1tto11s, illthovgh IIOt cm the l• Vlll envlfill.llecl by world" (p:lO. It tsdovhttul, u11fortu11.11taly, vh•U...- llsGentle r•tloullty •lid lOYII are • wtr)' at.able part of pa,ople vho ,u-e reat o l the "trvth" c:a11 be e11all7 dla•li.sed. JIIClgaboaka wl thDlltde~loplJ:18t.h•eoaoeapts wberavltht.a How ..11J20thee11tvry,11rb&n ..1- vovld • u,...lv•...-.a11for do this fairly. fhar11 ts a.11 argw,ant froa a1le..c11 (• cho-- • eoupl• of ~ llllder GorUll eoadlttona? Vha\e atld uphold• h!Ji fletloul uritven... Tlloar• ta tal• lll the !ntas)' MllSII of "Illa 11.11- v,osG&al llon;lclra11d hewaa Justa. eauntrybo)'wholudne¥1!r-,,Traatorbefor~.a1tbovgh 011e 11onat.tlng of largely torg•ttabl1 ploU 11ml l11ur ch• q .. bl11 cUrac:U!rfl. Too auch tal•, 111 ! .ct, t! 01111 1111 la n1l71f18, U ntn, ca tile sUe11011 betweeo IT 1-.. OpllllS a Gor book at rlllldoa looltlllg for KH• fttt-1 vlth al>d.Dr t.agen,• iDdlngpa:,pl11 th&lCorl• 11Coli11ter pornoiinphlc value t"thll p tast• 111 Dablah ldla•.). J. l!artl,, thereby HJIOlli lDg lllaaltlf to U,a -..puma th&t ha well·lr11own exa• pla ot law la tbt favlJllr-1 for• vla of Is• raplllt. snae people 1u,.,,. the ability to t ransfer 1!11gl1ab aoth• 1"1i, "Do as you'r• told!" ,\5 t wo taxtual 1111terlal gn11oer11tcd 111 one real• ot conel oua11ea.11 t11to registers 1,,. and tel11 an lnterraloted 1n Ovlly Foyle',; notber. Soae v1J11ld say till s l s e11dealc to tlla lant.,stlc present11tlon !n whlchbetellc1>11 whoh11ialnf011rllnes g anrn. John lor• n dOl!:!I 1111t l§ftl!• overly 1ndawed with andln.,!I wttb "The stars 11y destlruit10111•, a ml11hty law thla gUt. But ha has tbe c011pe11satary •arlt of bel1111 wtt~tn • very ahort tale. 111 As iaov's robot atoriea the easy to rNd, and therefore sellabl• on a aaaa m11rll:et r•lat!On betv1N111 law and tllla la 11.11da l11pUdt Ill a whau at 1.. a t11 number of people 1n 11t l aast &a literal vnlque w1y In flct1011. h1 loraan'a Gor untversa the 11lllded H hta Goraana So he baeo• aa The linaay ta r•l•ticm I• put ton,ard In •..c:b a way .. to product! people who !1111 to realise that~ real e11e• yd01!511't lrritat1011l11SOHpaople ,ea11fvslonorangart11othen.. oftnwrlt11,•lllluavall7d,...11'tr•d t oo v•ll,11ltller. f.¥1111 paopl• who respood to tb• p--value do 11ot ••otll. r------1 boreda11 rudtn,s throu11b the rll5t at th• tHt -- Vlllesa tbere Ullllll. type or r•-der With ... -tr• hi!lb tolera..ceofboredoaC?!I. Poerhapstllapor11t1graphkparts are llllllnd..t .. a reward for b¥1f15 yavlll!d thro.rgb 1 Christopher Laach Ntes II s l•ll•r pol:it l11 a r ecent, .-v• ral pagaaotlllldtstlr.etlveaet1111ee1an~)' Thm,the MDlewhat 11vddled, ra,ppn,1.&al of halllr-1 fa• lly poor rudar, os, 1op of t!ie p--•111 ... pu a load of tbol law boadh!, rlH 11111'0l l 110 2. o1 _,..I dma!UDCIII mi vh!ell th Vlll...,... la built. 'ht ? l one fw:thu u Art 111>'1 ftrw:ip• pl,r: o &peri.aot dOOLUJCZ/SDl"DU TIDS SF COU BTlTIDI" for relatJvely unll:nowD SF "ritar• 1• bor• e 111 tbe betbroo•, And a fru• t we.loo••; fotarzaz,e per ter•• an..:... - ratld sbo• t who went• to • alle o. {Oollanc:i:,"""'"" l'ie7, 200pp, U0.~5J ary • iracle ucil !Hue, but apace la phone cell but flnds 111corporeallty R<1vi1n,..ibyl'aulJ.lfcAul-, ll• it.-:l. p.,rups lt 111 too eady to hHlt• dlsadv1111U.,!!fl. draw conclualoos. A coapetit.lon Ht Jt-.tunny, lt'egood,udtbere'• uptoattractthosew1tbllttlaor110 a • -quel 011 the 0,11.y ; I Juet bope THIS .UTIIOLOGY COJTAI J S 2:1 STORIUl, pro,,.10,.... pubUcatlon i • a little like includillg th two willn• r •, fro• ov.r 11 bothouN; a w11r. ahelUr 111 11 cold ~~;r:•i9"° '-::,.. "{r.11 ";"~tt~\:• t;:;:~! 1000 • ntrlas In the 11166 Gcllaac:i:/ cllaata. 't'r1ten; oust prov• thur abgut tbe co•• erclal • pon• oJ"sbJp. At Sunclay T1 • N Sf' nary 0011pet1t1011. worth by 811rvhJns ln tblf r.,.J ""dd. ths lau1>0II par·ty tbar• ••r• • ore 0vf!rall wll>ner waehul Hupy'• 'Jlcr1l That tMt t.a- ti••. But If thi• ,ppla Kaclnt.o• hN on dleplay tban Technology', which fra• M ..tract. nthologytun,• c..,t to bathe forct11g autllora. Adaae wrote tbe booll 011 a fr.,. a r • por,. 011 doctrillal probla111• ground for Juat on• naw writar, u,.,,. Nac1111d • ay• 110inbl• Autbor's lote; po59cl by t.acl11u:iloglcal adva11c• with • urelythati&nobed thl1115. OOt be &1110111v- a nice plug to the conuar.,.tion• bet"MII two prlNW ll ac la tbe 110,,el. OD.• vm-rl- a bout whc.e •11 tlca sbow ~ • ucb IIOC1ety DLU: Gli::ITLT'S IIOLISTIC DBTIICTfl'I'. •uctor-t•L111tegr1ty. ha• r-lly ciiHged. All elagHtly coa- £<.lillCl' -DCJusln Ad.a.a• ct.. tale. hul Goodtag'• 'Tll• X.cblns (Helns• HII, 1987, 2 47pp, ~11.~J Age', •bout tbe can• «{unCN of being l:evl..,edbyDll .. ldY.llarrett CUCDSAT Cl:lTICil - BriHV, Aldl able to 'pboaepeoplefroatbe~•t,a lKermlu, 1967, 192pp, Lli.5o clevertwletantUt!NtreNl tbe• e, 51 frOJt tbe lu1dr, 'Prisoner•• by Aana pos5lbly be • II)' good. Secoad: It le, Revl.,.edbyJ011 Yallact Ll• tr Sa•bJ a!ld 'Vert.our•' by Jl arll Dirk C.ntJy's Hollseic D• tacUH VlllllH, two • tori• • bout wer• Ill ~cy la • g•nu1uly funny SF det- tb• third world a• • 11tertalllllle11t; 'Tbe acu.,. story. Ada• s I, 1t - • •, bas 1H to aalle baa bad a sofa atvcll cm bl• et.tlr• ebort, • llio• ly produo•d 48 pa,!!& • ucb 11f1111 l• pactbere. for tbe last tbr-weells - I• • u• ptc- boolllet whlcb coat.tins two atar1-, Jt'• te,• pthg but dtf!lcult to tad llf tbe • urder of hi• aaploy• r, 'lortb Scarlli11g' ud 'the K.glc of tbe draw a11y • -aslble coocluelons a bout Vay, wllo5e • tsterSllsan h•'• feili11g Peat'. 'lirtb Scer aia.g' la closa ill tb• 11-fft 11•-nti011- of Brttl• b SF to llav. • aea1111111ful r•i•tloaablp tb-toRuln.,& Hll forcldbytlle vrlter• fros tUe booll - for 011• witb. funeral of bte f•ll1er to fact up to, tblng, no blae:rapblc.l detail• are (VIia sald the plot cou)dD.'t b• 1111d ca•• to ter•• wltb, his p!l•t. But l11cluded,C.rt.tlD.ly,tbatlOOO•people au.. ..-~1n a N11te11a1?!) tbe aettlllg te tbe lforfolll Br011de, erit.eredahowatbatt.b• reanelotof Dfrk Gently? He-. an old u11der- and tbe pleoe h.ae tile fra.•-orll ot • peopl• out tben wrlttng, a nd wrtUng gred frtead of Richard'•,""" ruDDiDg ghc.t etory. 'The Keglc of ti• Pa• t' for publlcatJ011. Tlult • c• "e then half a &eedJ aad u~!ul detective Is long.tr. Prof-• or lido,ard iobl1160D. of the • tOJ"IN en • -t 111 ti•• 11-r Iag-..cy. HoU• ttc? "V• •olve tile w.b oJe teH,ofbls-rcb,asayOllng • an, future, •c.t of tbea dyatoplae, • ay crl-. Ve U11d tbe wbaJeper•on.• IOJ" tbe truth behind obscure Hltb • -n ..,..thlag too; lhougb -'v• Tben'• t1•• travel, Coleridge'• o• atw"y authir JMn-Loup St, Sous &!ways baan acre -plcio.. of tba J'ubla /Uiaa (cf courae; It now see•• Sol's • OJQ\l rD Ill G, ttwlt 8 g r eat gl1111- fuwr• 011 tbl• elde of tbe Atlantic, obligatory in U • e travel 11ovala, orou• 11011tbern city". It soon bec0•- Vas tbis a wortbwblle uen:lae? Yell, Np•,cleH)' 1f there'• 11 1111tty prof- 11bv1ou• that tbe etory le as •uclt. anytbiDS that nrovldH 11.notber foru:• --= wlla1snoteJJb•-•>,aod• aboo.ltyou11gRob111• o,,eaSt.Sous-Sol. -B --• -~•-~-K--S
Craclu H CrJUc•J, • ubtltlld •a convclutad pe,augM, da•• ac-up baycmd • aulpbur OUII a11d pr1.. 1 lah. ..cblns 110Yel l n thrM act.a;•, t• the only an• I la1am• and audde11 1.0rn11ta of tl>• 11..-a Aallor7•• wad lD.g toot, br of U.. tlu-- vhtc:la could be c:allad Sf. • tlld; for \.be ha.lf•ud llallory 110t • • ud-banl:, c:rMte• a ccunur-flow, lt 111 Mt ta an •ltar.. th• vorld ml:, trH•l• U,,. rt...- bi.:t l• U.. • ad U. r!Hr rawru to lose !~I! vNnt CblU"dLlll WH -1u1-1 rt,,.. - dM Rtnr lalla.-J - • lid bl• Ill uad aad d•t, '-fer.. U.. s.amd Vcrld Var, 1-'l"lllfl •u1i• ts tM !..-ry-llc.t 'Sai.a• bo'. Ult .t,oit JIHIII •t H U \iOII 0$ ..1~ llnn to IU ,i.11,,.,. POlnt llh • lrlta1.a ...i....-abl • to ti.. •m -· 'Ill:, -sa1.... bo'7 S.latt-llaJff, 1a r1Yarnd OIIYOICk DI • ,. ay q,.,elt !or Chi U.• ....,.,..,. tt la the • torT of a llota cdttq,. of Ft.ubert'• S1,J., ..11o1, 11\111111• •1 "11G11ru, ca• pcaer who ftnda 11 •11~ girl ••• d1....,:,ld by "Ult. )051. war, All U;ls, cma • lgbt NJ', st•a.a fr 1,-tng ta a dltcb. In bu ~•ton burte:I away Ill tbll 111rg• and ...,...s. faelllar Ballardla.n arc.Ht7pa•: true, an two boot•, aaybe-aytlla, tbia of Africa ... these wlctld litt la local but 111 It.II ntraanll1111r1 p• 7chopbya world._ 1oqutvalaat of Sf. Tt•• • aybr batnde bet-n OH barbarian and loal 117• batlu, and 111 Its 11ubtla •.rt!•, 'tba l• poaHbla Satla' and uothar.• Tbat aiuld al.a be a perf.::t a11,..1v.. ,_ , TJ,e O.:, of C.--UOII 'lq_wt.or', are gbllddld 111 t.be bocl - dMCTlpllcm 0! U.. 1-ad&capaa aJld braab ...., .nDd or'6tul grau•d, - Uta CCIIIJ'C9ff .--.is tlu. (TH copy- ...... u Ulnlugb wlucll Ballard'• -S.te.- tsdaad -1- worn of 8a.llard abo' ...11 • • Addit1au,U:,, Ill flauti.rt'w right pq:a at.ai- that tloe tYO aux- 1,a.,. alwa,• dcma; aad 1t I.II - ,.. rl..-u- mt• i..d - .. pr..-1-17 puhllllA«I by ...tu-pt- U.• •q_Ulld..:t • tr....gely -~111• 11; ea a1y o! 'tbaa, J. ldisa, 011• aa b7 J•ti Cr11ch11, U. ....-f'lll!l•t.e) "brt.aglllg w•ter to tli• ftctimwll •ut.hor 111 U• hooli ,l Tl>a d- c1t7 I• 111 prlN slgDtflc.nca. ta • ttallling ,..rr•tor i• Hhalled ta he t a,,,nd with It 1a t.l:,• phJSlc• l route T11B P(JLI: Of' TH Hit - Pet.er S. Bugle later, wllen t.1:,111 escopls•, but ruda th- en1w11.y th vlr111D, Sala.• 11 b6; nd tH ..dlina, 19117, 330pp, t-t .lJSJ In th• ho~ tbat UMy wUl glY• ao• a •e cataract, 11.11 •ntire rtur , f•ll Iran l!avlawad by 11.auree Por-t.ar clua H to who tJ,.a glrl was and wb7 tH alct- tau, tbe pla111•, 1t UI U.. u,e .,.. ..,rd.-..! J.ldlM, Urqll Ula tastrv• ent ot boU "Ylctary• ud aan-atar, g•t.e la - ~ at hia "dNt.h· . a 20 TEilS AGO f'iTU BUGLE PIIOD- Fla1>bart ill Joi.ad by T.SJUot la Nrltc- Ml!, ucld a of a laga.D.t, Vltty tazr 1-1111 IOHHllff C>Ollt.rlblltiag to mic:11 watv and w1ld --1- 1y - I n1 U l llla \Ill\ ta•t•. t• buad wttll • d• llcet.a b...aur •HIiier jl(l\a.JIIU ltoa lbs MM .,._ .,...boltc l • ag..-,. . S.U• rd'w HI y1 \ 11114 tnm7, tcuchl114 1111 -b ,u,llhlJ ol S.1I C11ch• , 1111 •11• •I n an• 91'" ope11t 11g Nllta- 111 , •Dr--• of ..,bjects a• a lOY• attatr ba1.-n 1 riv..-., like ace- fro• a fm-gotta11 ml!~o S'i~1kk i h5!'i:''.d, .,i:h,or::~ ~,, oa• a1t.ery ghosts, a Dd th• CDIIINqllallCe 1:.r:r~;~lr:,\tl~:t ,":~~I ~t°i ::; ttla, drlft throi,ib tbll night between ot Inviting Daatb to a hall. Th• wn<11t~IIIIJ tor lwrtl • e• ory .,,.a nealr•-• That pbrHa, 11tnrt• b,a.,. been • I.ICh ad• 1red ov• r But U1a plat ud tile atorla• era ••••nr7 and da• lra" ls ccaata11tly tba y•ars, ...ct hie fans looked u.. ...rl-- S.law • re two 1.... 111. repaa'tad, 1111.d it I• tbe act-.! titla forw•rd - • garl7 to tb.• IIQ't "°"al, firr. 1a u. ati•t- b<>aag• t.ci u,., ot u.. CDDC:1"""1:lg CU.pt.er. u1 ..1 ... 17 ~l• -1 - lose ago - 1971, wb" It sort of Gold,o11 -'c• SF --• pU!led try It llltUYNYa• fb,e llnte l.,ud, a poll• ,.._ ..11.ttonad III U.. l•troduct.1mi to tlla two • torla• - •iq..,,tor' CeDd ~ vbtc.b opuis with • prhg nlu taUL118 fb,e Fur.a.~ llorld• of ,,_ter 8-gla. d--1 ~ea •t CrHJcal) 111 dacHca'tad 1111 \.be dw,d laDd "••• • L111ag I Jt.. DrJ But 11.aw H'w puhll• had, wall I tor aae u, \.ha aplrlt af Hugo Germltiac.11: Hd : U. 11111- at r1111-11 actiYltl- of a local • ed.1...,al racrr luU1m of a1111aa • oU..,aUCIOII, Eld I• d-1. and •0U11tal1 15Fl-"89; U.. at!OII aoclll'tJ wb1ch Ua •trtua..117 tlla Ulalr caaplez utiana, ~ Ulle tha.lr l •iir-• ot a.11 uao.rtal• tan; pcll.aal at1Ur11 u,w• u, tt,• ...bar9blp, a.D.d ta aubject, all t.hrN bolllrll - ull&Ura tally c;rw,ll.,. eroUcla• , CIUu.i la partlet1l&rlJ IIIU'I~ try IJ..U•, ulf ,-1 vUt. th-. • otlYatinaa are. U.. --1 upon tb.a, flllhta,g girl, IDOII, ,t7lad wl'teb aDd epollt d..-lU1g of For SF fa,.., \.bougb, Crack.., al ll•ll<>l"J'• bi.ck guerllta nyepbat. l n tba aoclet7, h.nvlllg l1U1d'1fl"tptl7 Critical lll tbe • C>• l l• porta• t 'boWI paycblc lamd-pe and 'act.Intl' paom vtt.....-1 bar au• - o• 1"8 a. spiri t, of tll• tbrN, containing tb• apace- 11.11.d ncrHI convarg•, tb• lrayl•s-111 And It'll bar• tb.nt I find I ca11 OJI"'"" rooU a! the ga11n1, In a • ore r• frain being •-• cry and deoilra" , ao looger wUllagly 11uepend 117 dt.o- co.plu fn-orll, aod. u:~tmla,g th.aa y...i.,..-,.._,.-old IDOII , a blll-1.rlt>a ballaf Hd -p't thta _,....In. Tbare wtt.h a aod&n1, • ore crttioal .,... glrl, 11 t.b• ~ of • OIIU.. uua- ta -U,.""9 • o iMff•blJ rl41CW.aue lag ud tra,..fonitq for bllDrJ bt.ci aDd bpr-abehla abou't •• aoiln, taw• a vat.ar-ban>a -prt-• , • "b1$11- a"-• "bed u, •ed.1..-•I racrautoo, aDd TD DU OF Cl'.li.nD - 1.(;.llal.lard t•a.panau.ra ¥Hus", :le \IE lqad-far 1t totally at-:,,r• U.a • IOCb ao:re [Gollanc1', 1087, -"',pp, itl0.951 Ylrgill, ht• Sll.laa• bo aad lt.1• Lolita. 111.~Ullfi CCIDfrOOUl.tlOII hat-II Sta, .i:• Yiewed try I .V.Betlay Sba IIOYa• bat• - t.b• 'Sala•• ho', old ea u-, al>II .litre, • • ..glc.117 which • ba pilots lnt~IUYIIIJ, and tba ul,... u~tart, J.nd • • 1f be vasn't '011118 •, ll r • V11.rr • ndar'11 bratbal 11blp, oontent wl\.b tllta hrusn, Baasl• DR 11. Al.l.O.i:Y I.I'OOC llil to tKE AFl!IC- h1 her atttl • be -nt...ally l aad6 c:arsl-lJ throw• h tb• fact of Ben 1111• ) "ftur1111 tb• root& nf • dad llallm-7 to the .i:1.,.,- l.allCD")''• aource bel.D.g lnt.ar• lttHtlJ poMMAd by Ula (hut lacracl !ON&t tr_, ta::\OllcallJ' 14,lld gravel , tan; thall, tb~ M cao.t- 11p1rlt of • al11U. c• 11tury ftl:t.D.g, lblyJ a Ya• t rh.- Is tor• ed. ld-t lo....U:, N • D tHtr tra,c•. aH Eld bd ,-t, there ..-. -u wbu UTl,1111 u-a wttll lt, h parad.c.ni U. rlYer er• lo• t t.cl 11111 . Illa urn- 1t ta cl.,- that Baaala •t.111 ball tlla tc:.nt1 7 WSIIW to Olllltroy III HUtJ 1..h•'• lut --• U'OCI ta, poww to CTSeta a --• tarp1-. a.ml tb.nt • -11- bis ..,1;rSahara1 -u Sooaor •• htu ...... II t ll:,S,HI' .... I tllat U. touch 1• 11Ull IIUr•, U H u,., .,. to .._plllnl that lo• t abpUcl't'J us Mil OD.lJ througb na dulr ..-caloolal tat- d_.t, arovn.1.ng tlMI 1111d rtc.bnell,• • J.nd It t• bac.11,_. of ull-,. aDd battl..-sta1...S swaapa of •nd artefact• , f1•dl11g IW at.noct11r• u- flNti.D.g • .,..,,1,11 of ..t111fact~ th• MYlll.11.• b but tllrougb -II darlrer orl 111 a.nd aa,d --- .nl,it.ad qbwp,w.t , - Ulla 1a lleq-t• Kilf''Ct.11 -- tlla llboaO to "'plak" f&11ta117 . Tllla1a e ftnt-1, U.. ¥1rt1.11l17 Lcwacra !Ua• la 11...... ,. ellllt.Mflr9t~aarr• t.or,P91Lu, Scott .. 'Celul·t..•...... g.. ta tort-a auve tu •tr&lll!I• J.a bulta a booli 111 v!ilc:11 tl,a f11t11r1.sttc la~pa Hua 1a11 ..1tm, cllar• ctar• er• eo oftall blbllopbtl- . .... wali h llUD.klad DD tM dllCllN G.bo• W u,d &::.llo.lar• I • -t attract- ... • apurl •P-C"l-, 0.. Vr-t.htlt.a, 1,,.l)' ~•t.aO• ,uu, a alltunl of Hl"'UpAJ'Od.lUc •ti..vUful peoplr' w!lo pilcrtogr•pll• ...0 aaoapkrtc: ert"'Ol'"II ,._ble pw,ll 111 -• of uetr ~ Hd • Nlect blbJ1cgnpk7 to p1da atyl.. . TM first panarepll I• f • iatly c.1,_.tull:,phaaauaa.rt wtU. •tlHly rMd..-• to Ula ,,_1u. 01 cl•-ic ,...1.111..,..,tofJQb11C.rter-'•prolcgua: • uu.tJ0t1!" cm•woae•u7• ,butabla 11bo• t • tor, a1 t11r 1,1. Tba IIOlN &lld •• , 111,JH ls ,-un. J haH 1111 •S•· J '""0011 for U.. llrHllllllu1r,aa• ldl"3 adlt.orlal • attar ar• l11for.. t1.,. but Ila,,. di.:! and ltvtld -.e:• 111 . Tb!• t• • J of a ll lllat l a !!OCld 111 batb - • JIN. aa.,... llltnl• I,,., t.o••ra of tllt 111111• 11 INt.a• Ht,"Ag00d .l11;,ol1 , 11•11, Wt la tlle ldMllud .. 1... • 11•aat story will find tll1a • 11 • Cooat.nUne._ laagwe;• ts d-- .,...,t,a aDd tba D• •t t"o boalia .., taaclllatlugaDd raverdl"8 book. crlptl,,., ..aUQlllll • lld wonb r.adtng: U¥JU that "1- COll• Jderably, I for Hh f&ee Ill hH llld w.rr dllt, ..... 01U1 "Ill be vu-:, l11t• TNt• d to - SUllOV - Da¥1d Gu•-11 OO!II lh•• i!lf 1u'"1 ah futl"ff llh v bara tM futi.
