Volume 12, Issue 2 ConNotations April/May The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society 24 Frames SF Tube Talk ReAnimation In This Issue Movie News & Reviews TV News & Previews Anime Reviews By Lee Whiteside By Lee Whiteside By Craig L. Dyer News & Reviews

A short preview of The Lord of the Rings: X-Files Finale Sees Mulder’s Return ***** Sherlock Hound Case File 1 SF Tube Talk 1 The Two Towers will be added to the end Once Chris Carter announced that ***** AH! My Goddess The Movie 24 Frames 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring at the end they would definitely end The X-Files ***** NieA Under 7 Volume 3: ReAnimation 1 of March, giving the fans one more excuse with this season, rumors sprang up about Sayonara Blues FYI 2 to see it on the big screen before it goes whether David Duchovny would return as ***** NieA Under 7 Volume 4: away. There will be two DVD releases of Mulder before the end. He definitely will Under Seven Blues CASFS Business Report 2 the movie, one of the theatrical release of be back, appearing in the series two hour ** Amazing Nurse Nanako 2: Gamers Corner 3 the movie, likely in August and another finale, “The Truth”, airing on May 19th. Firecrackers Musical Notes 5 with lots of extras as well as around 30 extra Before we get to the end, we’ve got a ** Amazing Nurse Nanako 3: Screening Room 5 The Last Spiral Pro Notes 6 Craig is taking this issue off so we have a ConClusion 7 few guest reviewers this time. Videophile 8 In Our Book (Book Reviews) 18 Sherlock Hound Case File I Pioneer, 125 mins, Special Feature DVD $29.98, G Mixed Media: Translation From the Printed page to the Silver Screen Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki by Shane Shellenbarger 14 (Totoro, Princess Mononoke), re- populates the world of Sherlock Holmes with anthropomorphic dogs. This is a two Convention & Fandom sided DVD with the Japanese soundtrack/ Club Listings 21 Annabeth Gish as Agent Monica Reyes on version on one side and the English Convention Listings 23 Ian McKellen as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s THE X-FILES. © 2001 Fox soundtrack/version since the English Convention Registration Form 23 LORD OF THE RINGS © 2001 New Line versions have about 1 minute of extra straight run of new episodes from the footage in each episode. minutes of film from the movie. An official beginning of April. “Scary Monsters” The first four episodes of Sherlock Art Work announcement from New Line is expected features a little boy with a very vivid Hound were originally done in 1981 as a Raven 24 shortly after press time. In box office totals, imagination that Agent Harrison brings Japanese produced show for Italian TV. It Sue Dawe 5 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone has Reyes and Doggett to when things look gained new life in 1984 with an additional Sherlock 2, 15, 23 moved into 7th place in all time box office to be more than normal. “Improbable” 20 episodes produced for the TV Asahi gross with $315 million although Lord of has Burt Reynolds guest starring as “Mr. network. Burt”, a mysterious guy who knows his ( Cont’d on page 9 ) ( Cont’d on page 10 ) ( Cont’d on Page 15 )

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This Stephanie at [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION: $12 for 6 ISSUES Page 2 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 some chain stores are still selling through from the all-powerful killer whales to the need to travel across the same areas as Gamer’s Corner old warehouse stock). This expansion near worthless mosquitoes. Each animal is you do, so eventually they may play tiles basically gives you a larger area to build clearly pictured thinking about all of the that are less than desirable for you. by Shane Irons off of at the beginning of the game. Also animals it is afraid of (of course the killer Don’t worry because you can always http://www.justgoplay.com look for a really neat expansion coming whale simply isn’t afraid of anything). caravan to pass through any terrain with a this summer from Rio Grand entitled The skill of strategy enters play about token for the huge cost of only three Games to Put the “Family” “Carcassone Expansion.” mid game. There are only five of each cards. Of course you can always raft down Back Into Family Game Night This is different than the River creature, most have several weaknesses; a river, or use your fallen tree to make Expansion. It includes pieces for a sixth however, some have only one. Now travel harder for that opponent. It’s really A grown up can simply only handle player, One large follower that scores a remember who has what left and watch out all up to you. playing Candy Land so many times before time three bonus, Cathedral tiles that for the chameleon that acts as the wild After everyone has moved through they die of boredom. However, finding double the score of a city (but make a non card and can count as anything as long as their cities and collected their town pieces, games that are easy enough for the kids to complete city worthless), and an Inn tile he’s played in a pair. Oh and remember all of the tiles are removed, new cards are play, yet still offer just enough strategy to used for adding a bonus to roads. Check those mosquitoes? They have a funny drawn and the round begins again. Players keep mom and dad eager to play is no easy out http://www.riograndegames.com for little habit of thinking they’re elephants loose one town piece for every city they task. more details. just when you least expect it. are away from their home city, and the Luckily for us our very own US based On a lighter note we must bring up one It will definitely take a few tries to player with the most town pieces wins. Rio Grande Games, has released English of my personal favorites Frank’s Zoo from master the feel of this zoo. Just as a There is also an expansion for this versions of three very impressive games a German couple otherwise known as warning you might want to buy at least game, but it significantly increases the offering a decent level of strategy without two copies as over the last few years my playing time and may be to complicated for becoming overly complicated. Each game copies always manage to leave with our younger children. It does, however, add in is declared suitable for ages 10 and up; company as they found it just too fun to the magician that let’s each player however, assuming your child doesn’t still live without. magically teleport to any city on the board run the risk of eating small pieces (Or your Finally we cannot forget Elfenland by – but only once per game. husbands for that matter) you should, with Alan Moon. Although this game leans All of these games and more can be a little help, be able to play with children more towards the 10 + age range, it simply found at your local gaming store and most as young as 8 or more. cannot be over looked. It was the Spiel malls. Rio Grand has a lot of great games I know what you’re thinking, if an Des Jahres winner in 1998 and it is still to offer and most dealers would be more eight year old can play it how good can it currently selling strong. than happy to run you through a demo. really be? We for starters let’s look at the In Elfenland players are trying to visit Next issue we look at Magic Online. I latest 2001 Spiel Des Jahres winner (that’s every city on the board and manage to have spent the last month playing the German for game of the year) Carcassone return to their home city before the end of Beta version of this new Wizards of the by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. Note that this four turns. Players visit each city by Coast game online and I will tell you just was not the children’s game of the year, moving their personal large traveling boot what to expect. Until then send all but THE game of the year. marker by playing cards. comments or questions to In this tile lying game players are At the beginning of each round [email protected] and visit http:// building the French city of Carcassone. players look at the eight cards they have www.justgoplay.com for detailed reviews Each player begins his/her turn by been given. They then take turns drawing and pictures of other great board games. drawing a random city tile and then adding tokens that hopefully match the cards they it to the steadily growing city. They then have drawn. Afterwards they take turns have the option of placing one of their Doris and Frank. This is a trick taking card placing them over various terrain types. followers onto that tile in effort to score as game with both basic and advanced rules. For instance large traveling pigs may only many points as possible. While the advanced rules may be slightly be used to travel over plains or through Roads score one point for every tile confusing the basic rules are good enough forests. The other players are going to they pass through; cities score two points per tile they cover (plus other bonuses for to make the $10 shields), cloisters (little church buildings) cost of the score one point for every tile that borders game a great immediately around them, and farms score addition to any four points for each complete castle they family game connect to. night. This is Sound simple? Well, each player only currently our has 8 followers whom they do not get back group’s until their roads, cities, or cloisters, or favorite finisher farms are completed (For farmers which game (the game score the most points that is the end of the we play when game). Still Simple? Well points for each our brain’s are item are only scored for the player with the fried from most followers in each city, on each road, playing too or in each farm area. Ok, still simple? You many intense cannot simply place a follower into a city strategy with another player’s follower. You must games). place them in their own individual scoring In Frank’s area and then later play tiles in effort to zoo players are connect the areas together. simply trying to This all amounts to perhaps the most empty their fun, lighter strategy game currently hands of all of available and all for about $20.00. All new their animal copies are supposed to come with a free cards first. promotional expansion known as “The However, River Expansion” (make sure this has been animals range printed on the front of the game box as Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 3 Arizona in 2004 Westercon 57 Bid July 2-5, 2004

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Page 4 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 ice and put the blender on high. Voila!! violence and language that has become Musical Notes Screening Room Anime slushee! It probably only looks the hallmark of modern film. Speilberg & derivative. Nobody would actually just Mathison relied on a script that can hold by Tom Tuerff The Time Machine pull components from two highly it’s own. They do not need to cover up Dreamworks, 96 min, PG-13 successful films just to cash in, would poor writing and big gaps in plot with they? Nah. effects and violence. Also there is only That’s just me being irascible but with one line that could worry some parents. Celia Farran: Fire in the Head (***, self- If you are expecting a remake of the 1960 classic with Rod Taylor you won’t a heart of gold. Everyone who has never seen this at a produced) find it here. What you will find is a love theater should, you cannot get the full story, an adventure and a tale of hope. effect from the TV set. The visual and Science Fiction fans come in all Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce) has sound are sharp and effectively cleaned shapes, sizes and beliefs. And aside from a nice ,home, a job he enjoys and a woman up for our current time frame. The acting is SF, it can be argued that we don’t really he loves (Sienna Guillory) until tragedy good and consistent and the characters have all that much in common, except for strikes. Determined to change things Alex developed well throughout the film. The one other thing: almost all of us like Irish locks himself away in his laboratory for flow of the film goes smoothly. All in all I music. The five or six of you who don’t four years building a time machine. But he had a great experience. - Richard Bolinski can stop reading now. finds he cannot change the past and With that, I present to you Celia decides to seek his answer in the future, The Count Of Monte Cristo Farran, a fine singer of Irish descent who stopping first in 2030 and then the extreme Touchstone, 132 min, PG-13 hails from that great old Irish town of future, 800,000 years into the future. There Milwaukee, WI. (Okay, Big Bend, actually, he is both heartened to find the gentle Eloi An acorn-crazy pre-historic saber-toothed The Count Of Monte Cristo is the but close enough.) It’s not surprising that and horrified to find that they are hunted squirrel known as Scrat reacts to the onslaught classic Alexandre Dumas story of an a city usually associated with beer has a by the savage Morlocks. of a new ICE AGE © 20th Century Fox innocent man, wrongly imprisoned, and big Irish population. What’s surprising is While there are some elements that the vengeance he visits on those who that I hadn’t heard of Farran before. seem to be missing (why does the Uber- On the plus side; the kids will like it a betrayed him. Jim Caviezel stars as “Fire in the Head” is a combination Morlock decide to let Alex return to the lot. There are some good bits too. The Edmond Dantes, a sailor who is falsely of traditional and original tunes performed past) some things are better handled than squirrel with it’s acorn is a hoot, accused of treason by his best friend on guitar with occasional other in the earlier film. In particular, Alex’s reappearing now and then throughout the Fernand (Guy Pearce) who covets Edmond’s fiancee Mercedes (Dagmara accompaniment. When you perform songs motivation for building the time machine film. The dodo bird sequence is Dominczyk). Condemned even though the everybody’s heard before, it helps to come makes much more sense than the simple wonderful. They should have made the magistrate knows he is innocent, Edmond up with arrangements that make them your scientific curiosity of the George Pal film. movie about dodo birds, 75 minutes of And the actual time machine is gorgeous, finds himself imprisoned in the infamous own, and Farran succeeds in spades here. goofy slapstick. “yeah, that’s the ticket. - all the whirling gears and lights make it Chateau D’Ilf. Richard Harris appears as a The album kicks off with “Maggie,” a Scott Muir seem plausible. We have the shop window priest and fellow prisoner who not only song I’ve heard everybody from Irish that shows us the passage of the years (a gives Edmond hope of escape as they bands to bluegrass bands to as a slow, ET: The Extra-Terristrial -20 anniversary tribute to George Pal’s 1960 film) and the Universal, 120 min. PG tunnel towards freedom, but also educates mournful tune. Farran plays it up and fast, added delight of Vox (Orlando Jones), the Edmond in everything from math and almost turning it into a different song. automated hologram that holds all Having not seen ET in the theater and civics to martial arts and table manners. From a filk standpoint, Farran has a humanity’s knowledge, a dispenses it in a only parts of it on video this gives me a Escaping after thirteen years of great song of her own on here called throughly supercilious manner. The Eloi unique perspective to write from. That said imprisonment, Edmond retrieves the “Gnomes,” about a human who suddenly village is beautiful to behold, especially here we go. treasure the priest’s former employer had finds himself turned into a gnome. the night scenes. The whole film is a visual Twenty years would usually give a hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Farran has a very nice voice, similar to treat from 1890’s New York to the world of very dated feel to a film. ET holds it’s own. Using the treasure he goes to Paris as the Heather Alexander although not quite so the Eloi and even the underground world You do not seem to be watching an old wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte husky, and perfect for the material here. of the Morlocks. film, as Star Wars feels. Speilberg manages Cristo. Introducing himself into the midst I got this CD from Celia Farran I recommend this film. I would enjoy to keep us in a current time frame just by of French nobility he thus sets into motion herself, when she stopped by Fiddlers’ seeing it a second time in the theater and redoing minor details, not a major his plans for revenge. Dream open stage one Thursday night will definitely purchase it when it comes overhaul. We now see the law At slightly over 2 hours this film’s after playing a gig for one of the local Irish out on DVD. - Stephanie L Bannon enforcement carrying Walkie Talkies pace is slow. The scenes in the prison are societies. She implied that she will be back instead of guns. Less traumatic to young realistically drab and colorless, though the sometime, and I suggest you check her Ice Age viewers? I would have to agree, although cells seem incredibly clean and the guards out. In the meantime, you can pick up a Fox, 81 min, PG it is P.C. We now see the inside of the incredibly inattentive. Parts of the film are visually stunning, the barren landscape copy of this CD and her new one, a spaceship, ET in the tub and instead of the and high cliffs of the prison island, the collection of Irish stories, from her A 20th Century Fox digital animation. terrorist line on Halloween we hear “you’re deserted villa and it surrounding field, the website: www.celiafarran.bizland.com. Directed by Chris Wedge. Starring voices not going to go as a hippy”, a good choice of Ray Ramano as Manny, John carnival in Rome, and, the piece de Tom Tuerff writes about filk and folk due to how people are feeling right now, Leguizamo as Sid, and Denis Leary as resistance, the Count’s introduction to music for ConNotations. If you have a CD but also P.C. Diego. Paris high society which includes or tape you want reviewed, send it to Thanks to CGI we now see better facial It’s good to see Fox getting back into movement for ET, a more realistic Bike- fireworks, a hot air balloon, servants in ConNotations or contact Tom directly at animation features, after they closed thier golden turbans and exotic garb for the [email protected] . across-the-moon, and a new set of flying local animation studio it looked like bike scenes with actor look-a-likes instead Count. Disney/Pixar would have no competition at of puppets. Yes, they did do some re- This is not an action film, those all. It’s just too bad that their first effort filming of the bikes with replacement expecting something along the lines of The was somewhat lackluster. actors. After all have you seen Henry Three Musketeers will be disappointed. The plot centers around an irascible Thomas and Robert McNaughton lately, it What we have here is a character study as wooly mammoth (with a heart of gold, would be a real challenge to shrink them in Edmond grows from an innocent and natch...), a goofy and hapless tree sloth CGI. trusting young man into a cynical revenge that can’t take no for an answer, and a As a movie I would say it’s an adults driven man and finally into a man who sneaky saber-toothed tiger with a hidden as well as a kids film. Many parents will recognizes the folly of revenge as it almost agenda. These three band together to want to see it for themselves, not the kids. costs him all he holds dear. All in all it was save a human child and to escape a It’s fun, suspenseful, makes you happy an enjoyable evening at the theater and, coming ice age that seems to be moving and sad all throughout the film. You get to while I won’t go see it again in the theater, with the speed of a Mack truck. So you see more of a kids perspective of the I look forward to its release on DVD. - © Sue Dawe take characters from Shrek and a plot world, something we can all learn from. Stephanie L Bannon device from Monsters Inc., throw in some There is not the constant explosions, Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 5 from Del Rey. The third and final book of Books’ 30th Anniversary Fantasy in the February 2002 issue. This summer, “The Founding of the Commonwealth,” Anthology; plus the Murder and Magic I’ll be going to the British Isles, where I Pro Notes Diuturnity’s Dawn, will be released on the anthology, one featuring F/SF stories hope to do a little research for a new novel by Daryl F. Mallet 27th of [February]. The first novel set in about dogs, and a novella for a romantic F/ about that 11th century Viking/Scottish the near-future of the Montezuma Strip, SF anthology featuring authors from the F/ lord, Thorfinn the Great.” Hi, folks. It’s been a while since this The Mocking Program, will be a SF and romance genres. I’m also working OTHER NEWS column has appeared, and much has September book from Warner. on the first volume in my new “Karavans” Brian W. Aldiss writes: “For me, this changed in the world since then. I’m Bill Hartmann writes: “I’m currently fantasy universe, to be published by is a time of preparation. I have now begun happy to say that everyone I know in SF/ working on a nonfiction book about Mars DAW. I’m set to be GoH at Roc*Kon in work on three books: A nonfiction book F/H-ness and the SCA made it through from Workman Publishing in NY, and also Little Rock, AR; Icon in Iowa, and the Life, on human consciousness (and therefore Sept. 11th unscathed…physically, at least. have a second novel under contract with The Universe, & Everything Symposium in on electronic consciousness), a science In other news, I did NOT move to TOR/Forge Books in NY—a novel about Salt Lake City next year, and will attend fiction novel of a society where remedial Minneapolis/St. Paul in October, as I was the Southwest that combines a modern ConJose for Worldcon this year. In dog medicine has taken off, and a planning. Looong story there…the story with a parallel story set in the 1500s news, I continue to show and breed contemporary novel of ideas, centering CliffNotes version is that the reasons for during Coronado’s expedition, the first Cardigan Welsh Corgis, and the ‘round a church where the community— not going are sad, but I’ve ended up being European look at what is now the household now numbers 10 dogs and 2 consisting mainly of atheists—celebrate glad I stayed in Arizona. southwest United States and northern cats. I also returned to my roots by adding its 1,500 years of existence. Now I can’t Thanks, as always, to everyone who Mexico.” a horse to the menagerie, a Lipizzan decide which book to work on. I have sent me material for this column. Good to Katherine Lawrence is pleased to gelding, and now enjoy rides in the forests painted myself into a corner, or at least a hear from you all. If I’ve missed anyone, announce that her first hardbound book surrounding the San Francisco Peaks. I vicious circle, or maybe a vicious corner... please forward my contact info was released in January 2002. Part of the attended my high school’s (Central, in In May, my new SF novel, Super-State, ([email protected]) to them that they “Martial Arts Masters” series from Rosen Phoenix) 30th reunion in October. I hope will be published by Little Brown. But might write me also. Ad Astra! Publishing, it is titled Jean-Claude van to raft the Grand Canyon this summer, and before that I shall be at the [International] LOCAL NEWS Damme, and is a YA bio of the actor/ to visit Australia and New Zealand next Conference for the Fantastic [in the Arts] Paul Cook writes that he has received martial artist. From dreams to the year.” (ICFA) in Florida.” “a grant from the College of Liberal Arts at harshness of reality, the book hides none Ken St. Andre writes: “I have started a Mike Ashley writes: “The biography ASU to design, then ultimately teach, a of the problems that have hit the news, but special club for Tunnels & Trolls fans of Algernon Blackwood was published in fully on-line science fiction course. I’m highlights the man who turned the title of called “The Trollish Elite.” There are the U.K. in November (as Starlight Man) doing my own Web page design, links, his first feature role into a lifestyle: “No unusual benefits for joining. All gory and in the U.S. in January (as Algernon etc. I’ll be teaching a hybrid of that course Retreat, No Surrender.” details are online at: http:// Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life). I’ve this first summer session at ASU.” Daryl F. Mallett is finishing up www.angelfire.com/az3/trollgod. Also, I’ve recently finished A Mammoth Former Arizona photojournalist copyediting on Things in Revolt by Lev been published again in The Scribner Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction— Kimberli DiMare returned to Phoenix in Lunts, translated by Gary Kern for Xenos Encyclopedia of American Lives, Vol. 5: expecting proofs soon, and that’s to be March for a photo-tour of the state, Press; copyediting on Wail!, by Beat Notable Americans Who Died Between published in June. I’m just delivering working with the Media Relations writer Brio Burgess for his own Angel 1997 and 1999. I have two articles, one another historical crime fiction anthology, Manager of the Greater Phoenix Enterprises/Jacob’s Ladder Books imprint; on Jeanne Dixon and the other on Carlos The Mammoth Book of Ancient Egyptian Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is and on a classic pulp fiction magazine for Castaneda. Additionally, I’m on the Whodunnits, and about to start on the working currently with http:// Gary Lovisi at Gryphon Books. He is also SFWA Nebula novel jury this year. final volume of my revised “History of the www.videohometours.com. writing a handful of essays for Vocational Authors who hope to end up on the SF Magazine,” this one called Gateways to Alan Dean Foster writes that he has Biographies, The International Directory Nebula final ballot for next year should get Forever. I’ve also signed two contracts sold short story “Ali Babette” to DAW for of Company Histories, and The a copy of their books to me.” Ken can be with the British Library, both directly inclusion in the anthology Fairy Tales. International Research Center. After that, contacted at [email protected]. related. One is for a Guide to the British “Tuvalu, South Pacific,” an article on his he will finish work on three books: George Artist Annette Sexton-Ruiz is on Popular Fiction Magazines, 1880-1950, visit and exploratory diving there last Fox: Friend for Christ, a spec book on the “creative hiatus” which “will end soon!” which I shall be writing with David October, is in the current issue of life of the Quaker Church founder; a Janni Lee Simner writes: “I published Pringle. The other is for a six-volume Undercurrent magazine. Easton Press, bibliography of Robin Hood and works two short stories in young adult hardcover Index to the British Popular Fiction which has previously published Dirge and dealing with the famed outlaw; and on anthologies this fall: “Water’s Edge,” in Magazines, which I shall be doing over A Call to Arms, is next going to do The Like the Awesome Gleam of Crystal, a Half Human (Scholastic Press; Bruce the next six years with Bill Contento. The Mocking Program, the upcoming (August derivative work based on the 1954 E. C. Coville, editor) and “Hanukkah Light” in Guide is to be delivered at the end of this 2002) Montezuma Strip novel. “Should be Tubb SF novel Alien Life. Ghosts and Golems (Jewish Publication year.” Ashley was also named the 2002 a handsome tome. I have nearly finished Earl W. Parrish writes: “My short Society, Malka Penn, editor). I also sold a Pilgrim Award winner, and will be the outline to Star Brake, the Flinx & Pip story “Last Chances” was published the short story to a can of coffee; “One Wish” presented with the accolade at the 2002 novel that follows Reunion and precedes first week of Feb. 2002 as part of the appeared on Storyhouse.com’s SFRA Conference, to be held in June in Bloodhype, and expect to start work on Extremes 4: Darkest Africa anthology by subscription coffee cans in December.” Scotland. the novel itself before the end of the Brian Hopkins from Lone Wolf Publishing John Vornholt writes: “I’ve got two Marleen S. Barr writes: “I married an month [February]. I can tell you that (http://www.lonewolfpubs.com). This is a books coming out soon: On March 26, my alien.” Although the xenological certain characters from previous events in signed, limited edition work and the third “Dinotopia” novel, Dolphin Watch, categorization of her husband may be in Flinx’s life put in appearances; some “Extremes” anthology series has been which coincides with the ABC mini-series doubt, she DID get married recently… She significantly. So do certain actual nominated for the Bram Stoker Award of and next season’s “Dinotopia” series; it’s also writes: “As you may know, we [Carl astronomical objects. Wildside Press, the the Horror Writers of America.” published by Random House. In August, Freedman and I] are coordinating a good folks who have done new editions of Jennifer Roberson writes: “Sword- my fantasy novel for kids, The Troll King, forthcoming issue of PMLA devoted to the The Man Who Used the Universe, Into the Sworn, the sixth—and final—“Sword- comes out from Aladdin Books. I’ll be at special topic, “Science Fiction and Literary Out Of, and To the Vanishing Point, will Dancer” novel, debuted in hardcover a LepreCon, too.” Studies: The Next Millennium.” If you be reprinting my large historical novel month ago, and will be a featured selection Catherine Wells writes: “My short have not yet submitted an article, we hope Maori. Wildside Press books are available in the SFBC. A screenwriter has an option story “‘Bassador” was included in the you will consider doing so. A detailed directly from their own website (see Links) on and is currently shopping the first anthology Redshift: Extreme Visions of description of the special topic may be or from Amazon or Barnes & Noble’s novel in the series, Sword-Dancer, to Speculative Fiction from Penguin-Putnam found in any current issue of the journal, Websites. My newest collection of short various studios. I’ve been busy writing (2001), edited by Bram Stoker Award but—in brief—articles on any aspect of fiction, Impossible Places, containing an short stories for a whole slew of various winner Al Sarrantonio. I’ve also had a science fiction, written from any critical original Flinx & Pip short story, fantasy anthologies, including one edited couple of short stories in Realms of viewpoint, are welcome. The issue “Sideshow,” will be an August release by Mike Resnick featuring F/SF stories Fantasy recently, “Artie’s Angels” in the by women who write as men; for DAW December 2001 issue and “The Sea-Maid” ( Cont’d on page 7 ) Page 6 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 name). Across the courtyard to the north Archives brought up details about what thought this would help rid them of the fire ConClusion were UC Sunnydale (programming) and they have, what’s missing, DVDs, etc. marshal problem. It didn’t work well. There The Magic Box for Dealers Room. They My Babylon Memories had some of wasn’t much in the way of parties, but I Gallifrey One, A Review also had autographing tables in the foyer the minor actors talk about their B5 stumbled across the Slipstream Suite. It by Mike Willmoth outside the latter two. experiences. Paul Cornell talked about was so titled because of the web site BBV Presentation #1 started writing in a workshop-type discussion. www.slipstreambbs.com which discusses As many readers know, Gallifrey One programming along with Episode II: Attack Several groups showed their fan videos. the Andromeda tv show. I introduced is the home planet for Dr. Who, that of the Lucasfilm Marketing Machine. Andromeda tv show had a fan gathering myself and was welcomed in by Lil. She infamous BBC science fiction character Various Doctor Who videos ran all that I missed, but heard good things about then asked me my impressions of the that their long-running show is named weekend in the Library. GoHs talk came afterward. Virginia Hey gave a Q&A and show, how it was changing, etc. after. It is also a media convention in the next along with Hogwarts Academy High. was very nice, learning about her makeup Discussion ensued with several members Los Angeles, California, area held every Dan Freedman talked about BBC Online’s problem, etc. Big Finish Productions getting loud and boisterous. In the end the year around Presidents’ Day Weekend. new DW internet webcast story and We’re actors discussed their audio company. suite was shut down after several Recently, it has been at the Van Nuys Talkin’ Time Lords covered how these Hitchhikers’ Guide was shown on DVD. arguments. I understand that they moved airport (Airtel Plaza Hotel). This year was characters evolved over the years. I Companions Who Never Were talked to a private room afterward, but I wasn’t no exception. It ran Friday February 15 especially enjoyed Chronotrip which was a about characters who never became invited to attend so I just left. After through Monday February 18, 2002. new documentary from director/producer companions and were compared to those visiting the site I’ve found they’ve Seeing as how it was their 13th annual Jeff Cioletti and Far Away Discourse who were. After Japanese food for dinner patched things up and gone on with convention, the official title was The 13th Productions exploring science fiction, (wonderful soy-based soup with pork and friendly discussions, but it was rather Floor of Gallifrey One. Chairing the event science and metaphysics of time travel. vegetables ) at Kyushu Ramen I caught interesting for awhile. for the first time was Diana Dougherty and Cooler Britannia discussed British tv, Eric most of the Cabaret entertainment, leaving Monday we had to head home, so Programming was headed by Shaun Lyon. Hoffman presented a GoH Retrospective, only when the energy seemed to die down. didn’t get to catch much. They held a Guests-of-Honor were Frazer Hines Opening Ceremonies gave their new chair The dance was quite lively and I watched Cricket Match since it only rained once (Jamie McCrimmon, DW companion), a chance to embarrass herself in public big it for some time from the shadows and during the entire con. More GoH Q&As. Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman, DW time up on stage, the Ice Cream Social of chatted with others who didn’t dance. The Art Show Auction was a success. granddaughter) and Anneke Wills (DW Doom was cleared out by the time I made it There must have been 4 dozen folks on the DW Book Roundup: Fans’ Point of View companion). They also featured Virginia by and the Haunted House Party floor, including Phoenix’s own Chiglet. talked about the various BBC novels over Hey (Farscape - Zhaan), Mira Furlan (complete with maze entrance and And tonight at least there were parties, the years. An Enterprise of Paramount (Babylon 5 - Delenn), Judson Scott screaming demons) was interesting for including ConDor (the following weekend Importance covered the new Star Trek (Babylon 5 - Knight One), Gordon awhile until the folks I knew had wandered in San Diego) with a Mardi Gras theme show and the Closing Ceremonies Michael Woolvett (Andromeda - Harper), off and there was no one to really chat complete with beads and Cajun cuisine. wrapped up the con after we left. We Maggie Stables (Professor Evelyn Smythe, with. The other party next door was watching arrived home in the mid evening to chores DW audio companion), Celeste Yarnall I visited Consuite without much the Olympics and wasn’t very interesting and getting back to normal life once again. (Star Trek: The Original Series Yeoman fanfare, so to speak. They had candy corn at all, but had good drink. Sunday brought In the Dealers Room they had Alien Martha Landon), Bob May (Lost in Space - and other Halloween treats with some what I thought would be Video Trailers, Entertainment, Ambrosia Comics & the robot), Julie Caitlin Brown (Babylon chips and dip, cookies, peanut butter for but turned out to skip that entirely and Collectibles, Beata Pozniak, Big Finish 5 - Na’Toth), Marjorie Monaghan sandwiches, and soft drinks. Occasionally, show some bizarrely boring stuff from BBC Productions / Ministry of Sound & Vision, (Babylon 5 - Number One Mars throughout the con, they had hot food, previews. I had to leave early since it was Bob May & Company, BBV Productions / Resistance), Mojo (past LepreCon GoH but I usually missed it being too early to driving me nuts! Farscapin’ Across the Bill Baggs, Cargo Cult Books, Celestial and upcoming CopperCon GoH), Beata serve or too late to find. For dinner we Universe offered a discussion into this Pets / Celeste Yarnall, Earthdaughter Arts, Pozniak (B5 - President Luchenko), went offsite to Dr. Hogly Wogly’s Tyler strange, but successful, TV show. Bob Jerry Ohlmeier’s Movie Memorabilia, John Carrie Dobro (Crusade - Dureena), Texas Style Barbecue for beef brisket and May talked about his robot experiences on McElroy Books, Katarra Kreations, Sci-Fi Stephen Austin (B5 - Pak’mara ribs. I stopped in the Art Show during Lost in Space and Fan-dromeda talked Zone, Therri Moore Designs and A Ambassador), Ashley Miller (Andromeda setup and asked for a bidder number, but more about the second season of this sf Wrinkle in Time. We bought some books writing staff), Jill Sherwin (Andromeda they weren’t ready to hand them out yet show. The Andromeda Writers Panel was (B5: Technomage trilogy), t-shirts (mostly story writer), and a whole slew of other and I never got back. As it turned out my combined with the Woolvett Q&A as they B5) and some nutrients for our pets from folks. wife did and we came home with numerous also showed up with Keith Hamilton Cobb Celeste. We hope to switch our pets off Because of our schedule this year we pieces of artwork. I found only one party (Tyr) from the show. The questions were processed foods entirely with any luck. couldn’t stay for the whole Monday Friday night and it was primarily a Buffy rather thoughtful and covered the changes Art Show had Anneke Wills, Barbara schedule. So, my family and I drove over the Vampire Slayer fan group. since former Executive Producer Robert Fister-Lilitz, Susan Gleason, Mary from Phoenix in about 6 hours on Saturday offered more serious program Hewitt Wolfe departed, Trance’s new Hanson-Roberts, Sherrie Holbrook, M.J. Thursday afternoon. After checking into options. David J. Howe presented a look at color scheme, Kevin Sorbo’s input into the Jewell, Frank Liltz, Anne Macko, Stanley the hotel I wandered around to find the new DW novella series. Into the Mines writing, and the future of the show in Morrison, Betsy Mott, Jenny Parks, Nene anyone who might be doing something of Moria discussed the Lord of the Rings general. All in all I was inspired for its Thomas, Karen L. Venn, Cathy Wappel con-related, but there wasn’t much yet. I movie versus the books. Denizens of future and found the two actors in person and James Wappel. I saw some really neat refreshed myself with the layout of the rec.arts.drwho, Jade Pagoda and the to be very much like that on screen with stuff in there this year, but alas I didn’t bid function space. The hotel has space on Yahoo groups gathered for a reality mixer. their unique chemistry. Angel on anything (unlike my wife). Some of the the ground floor with most of the rooms in The Ladies of Babylon (Brown, Investigations talked about the Buffy fan videos included The Hidden Face from the south section and some in the north. Monaghan, Dobro and Pozniak) talked clone show. Hey did another Q&A. A Timebase Productions, The Masters of To the south is the large programming about their experiences working in the B5 Charity Auction benefitted the American Luxor from TS Entertainment Production, room the con called Hellmouth. Next to universe. Reeltime Pictures showed a Red Cross. Deep Undercurrents from Back To Reality that was the Art Show in Summers Gallery. documentary about last year’s Gallifrey After dinner for pizza at Ameci’s we Productions, Hidden Secrets: The Fine Across the hallway were the Video con. Mojo talked about more amazing headed back for the Costume Contest with Line Between Good and Evil from Lounge (the Library), Green Room was, of special effects as he’s now freelancing his a few good entries, mostly no big deal. Homegrown Productions, The Time Lord course, in Lorne Green Room, The work and creating a coffee table book of The Weakest Time-Link was a parody on from U.N.C.L.E. from the Federation, and Initiative held more programming, Pylea shots. Mira Furlan was supposed to do a the popular tv show. They had another 2001: A Space Oddity from the United had the con office and the freebie tables Q&A, but had a sick child and only signed dance which was not as well attended as Federation of Phoenix! along with fan tables out in the open in the autographs. Writing SF for TV had Marc Saturday, but still interesting to behold. That’s it for another Gallifrey One Cemetery. Registration was near the Scott Zicree (Outer Limits) and his wife The funniest thing was when a kid fell to convention. If you have any questions or hotel’s reg desk in Wolfram & Hart, Elaine (also OL), Carleton Eastlake (OL), the carpet in the doorway so someone comments, or would like more detail than Consuite in Caritas and another Initiative Emily Skopov (Xena, Andromeda) and could outline him with masking tape. It I’ve offered here, please let me know at across from Consuite for more Jim Swallow (ST:Voyager) chatting about seems they had a problem keeping folks [email protected] or 480-945- programming (which I found later was a writing for American SF TV. Into the BBC from standing near the doorway and 6890. typo, but can’t remember the darn room Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 7 added. The DVD has a lot of extra features since she moved into the castle. inherited the store from her uncle who was that include deleted scenes, a “Making The first episode is about the day she killed in the first movie, artist Nancy Videophile Of” featurette, the obligatory theatrical and the prince get back form their Sterngood (Charlotte Stewart) and a grown Robinson Crusoe trailer and an animated storyboard. - honeymoon. He has to attend to things of up Mindy (Ariana Richards) to save Buena Vista, 105 mins Stephanie L Bannon state and she has to put on her first royal Perfection not only from the Grabboids but VHS $103.99, DVD $32.99, PG-13 feast. And of course there is an officious from the US government, that has put the Recess Christmas: housekeeper named Prudence who tells Grabboids on the Endangered Species list. I’ll admit up front that I have no idea if Miracle on Third Street Cinderella “how things are done” The Even Melvin Plug (Bobby Jacoby) returns this is a faithful adaptation of the book Disney, 65 mins king likes this, the king likes that. as a land developer. since I read Robinson Crusoe so many VHS $22.99, DVD $29.99, NR Cinderella has her own ideas of course and Tremors is one of my favorite movies years ago I’d rather not go into it. This film instead of the stuffy old boring royal feast, and this sequel is just as enjoyable as the is a 1996 release that I don’t remember Here we have the gang from Recess why she brings in some down home original. - Stephanie L Bannon seeing in the theaters. celebrating Christmas. Principal Prickly’s country sounding music and the We begin the actual story of Robinson car skids off the snowy road while he is commoners and thank goodness, Mists Of Avalon Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan) in Scotland where driving Ms Grotke and Ms Minster home chocolate pudding instead of stewed Turner Home Video, 183 mins, he fights a duel with and kills his best from the last day of school before the prunes for dessert! The ball is a big hit VHS $14.94 (release 5/7/02), DVD friend over a woman they both love. naturally. $19.98, NR Fleeing Scotland to avoid the retribution The second tale takes place as of his friend’s family, Robinson sets out to Cinderella is helping to arrange the annual This version of the Arthur legend is sail around the world on a great adventure. Spring festival and Jacques the mouse has based on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s book. All goes well for the first year but then a bad day trying to help Cinderella and I’ll admit up front that I have not read the there is a tropical storm that wrecks the getting stomped on and chased by the book so I viewed this movie from a totally ship and maroons Robinson alone on an palace cat, a large white Persian female cat unbiased point of view. island. He scavenges all the necessary named Pom Pom, and feeling utterly We have here a retelling of the Arthur items for survival from the shipwreck useless. He makes a wish the Fairy legend that focuses on the women in including the captain’s dog and sets about Godmother hears and grants: he gets to be Arthur’s life. The main character is learning how to survive. human. This works for awhile until he Morgaine (Julianna Margulies), half sister After he has been on this island for a really needs to save the day and he has to of King Arthur. As a child she see her year natives show up and he intervenes as do it as a mouse...discovering needless to aunt Viviane (Anjelica Huston) scheme to they perform human sacrifice to their god. say that “It is better to be a mouse than a bring Uther Pendragon (Mark Lewis Only one victim escapes and eventually he man!” Jones) to the bed of her mother, Ygraine becomes first Robinson’s servant and The third tale was rather sweet: One of (Caroline Goodall). After the death of then his friend, Friday (William Takaku) Cinderella’s stepsisters, Anastasia, falls in Ygraine’s husband she marries Uther and They learn from each other and eventually Christmas holidays. Principal Prickly and love with a town baker. The stepmother soon thereafter Arthur is born. Morgaine each is willing to give his life for the other. Ms Minster are sure the kids are thinks he’s beneath them, she must try to is a devoted older sister to her beloved The story is ok but seems to address responsible for the accident and Principal snag a count or a duke. Cinderella, who is brother but they are separated when most issues in a rather superficial manner. Prickly starts our first “flashback” by in town and sees the couple’s first Arthur is quite young - he goes off to live For some unexplained reason the natives telling about the day Detweiler was meeting, takes Anastasia to the palace with Merlin (Michael Byrne) while leave Robinson’s island alone for over a “Principal for the Day”. We also learn and gives her a make over..and Lucifer the Morgaine goes to Avalon to learn the year then they tend to drop in with great about the gang’s rivalry with the Ashely’s cat falls for Pom Pom and the mice give ancient ways from her aunt Viviane, the regularity. The relationship between the during the annual Thanksgiving canned him a make over. And what’s that old Lady of the Lake. Viviane is trying to two men is probably realistic since Friday food drive. Then, while Principal Prickly expression: the path of true love never ensure the survival of the old religion even is not automatically submissive to goes in search of help, Ms Minster shares runs straight??” Anyway..it does end as Christianity spreads into the land. Robinson at all times, they have several a story with Ms Grotke about the time happily at yet another party at the palace. During a pagan ritual Morgaine is disagreements, the most divisive is over Spinelli spent the weekend with her. When (These are partying royals) impregnated by Arthur, though at the time religion. That Robinson comes to question Principal Prickly returns having failed to Overall the tales are decent: pluck, each is unaware of the identity of the his Christian faith and accept that there find help Ms Minster defends the kids by following your heart and doing things other. Morgaine’s other aunt, Morgause may well be other paths to god, though reminding the other two about the just your way and not letting others telling you (Joan Allen) takes in the pregnant realistic for his situation, might be completed Christmas show in which the what to do. Cinderella however seems to Morgaine and then suggests that she raise offensive to some. All in all I’d give this a kids all learned about the true spirit of like running around in her blue laundry the child. Morgause curses Gwenwyfar so B+. - Stephanie L Bannon Christmas through Mikey’s efforts to dress from the first movie..somehow she that she will never bear children while she prove Santa’s existence to his friends. doesn’t want to dress as a princess. Too plots to use Modred (Hans Matheson), Soul Survivors The Killer Cut Robert Goulet provides Mikey’s stuffy I guess. - Sue Martin Arthur and Morgaine’s son, to achieve Artisan, 85 min singing voice and other voice talent Jo Martin (age 10) says: power for herself. When Morgaine returns VHS , $59.99, DVD $24.98, R includes James Earl Jones and Dabney I liked the tape because there were lots to the court of her brother, King Arthur, Coleman. of parts that were funny: the king and the and his Queen Gwenwyfar (Samantha Freshman Cassie (Melissa Sagemiller), Extras on the DVD are a 3 part “Special pudding and prunes and when Jacques Mathis).she finds Gwenwyfar in despair her boyfriend Sean (Casey Affleck), her Report” in which ? tells us about Mistletoe hits his head on the branch of a tree .It because she is unable to give Arthur an best friends Annabel (Eliza Dushku - Faith ,Mikey tells us about Santa and ? tells us was a good movie because Cinderella heir. Jealous of Arthurs’s affection for his from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Matt about Christmas lights. didn’t have to clean any more and she sister, Gwenwyfar schemes to force (Wes Bentley) celebrate the beginning of Parents who want their kids to keep on changed some things around the palace. Morgaine to leave court by arranging a college. On the way home they are believing in Santa may want to avoid this People would like it because it tells marriage for her. involved in a terrible car accident. one or at least you may want to monitor you how to work out things on your own We have all the plot twists of a Cassie starts college but she is the youngest viewers during the final and in your way. sprawling family soap opera; love, haunted by visions of the frightening men segment since it does give away that there betrayal, sex, politics, and sibling rivalry she saw at the party as well as being in the is no real Santa Claus but this should be a Tremors 3 Back To Perfection along with magic and mysticism. The film hospital and undergoing surgery. favorite for the older kids. - Stephanie L Universal, 104 mins held my interest and I will most likely Was it really an accident? Who really Bannon VHS $14.98, DVD $26.98, PG watch it again. It reflects a more positive survived? Is college and illusion? There portrayal of pagan religions than one are strange people in masks following Cinderella II Dreams Come True This time around we are back in usually sees though, of course, it wasn’t Cassie, we skip back and forth from Disney Home Video, 73 min Perfection Nevada where it all began. Burt overly accurate. The costumes were college to the hospital and we can’t be VHS $26.99, DVD $29.99 G Gummer (Michael Gross) has returned to gorgeous but not particularly accurate for sure what is real and what isn’t. Perfection after another Grabboid killing the time period being covered and the male This seems rather typical of the genre, This is sort of what happens after the trip to find that Jack Sawyer (Shawn characters could have been better ok for a viewing but probably not a repeat fairy tale ends, (though not quite as Christian) has started “Grabboid Torus” developed. viewing. It is notable for Buffy The interesting as what happens in complete with a fake Grabboid attack to The DVD contains extras such as Vampire Slayer fans since Eliza Dushku Sondheims’ “Into the Woods”!). This is thrill the tourists. In true sequel fashion in Additional Scenes, a Gallery of Photos, plays the part of Annabel. The cover divided up into three short stories as the the midst of one tour we have a real attack Storyboards and Costume/ Production states that this version is different from mice Jacques, Gus-Gus and Mary decide, - the Grabboids are back! Designs, and a Camelot Characters Family the theatrical release but since I didn’t see with the help of the Fairy Godmother, to Burt bands together with Jack, store- Tree. - Stephanie L Bannon it in the theater I can’t say what has been make Cinderella a book about some of the owner Jodi Chang (Susan Chuang) who things that have happened to all of them Page 8 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 © Paramount

Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama starring the sorcerer is in fact a beautiful woman Naboo. Anakin has grown into the 24 Frames (cont’d from page 1 ) Morgan Freeman will start filming later (Kelly Hu). Rather than eliminate her, he accomplished Jedi apprentice of Obi-Wan, this year for a release sometime in 2003. It takes her deep into the desert badlands, who himself has transitioned from student the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is will be directed by David Fincher and has knowing that the ruler’s henchmen will to teacher. The two Jedi are assigned to still taking in $2 to $3 million a week and is conceptual art done by Moebius. stop at nothing to rescue her and bring protect Padmé whose life is threatened by just under $300 million and will likely get a Movie Previews for April and May her back. Seriously wounded in the boost with the addition of the Two Towers Clockstoppers - A scientist invents a ensuing battle, Mathayus must find the preview and Oscar publicity. mechanism that speeds up any target that strength to lead his scrappy band of allies Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed it hits to 25 times their normal speed, back to Gomorrah for a final confrontation. on to produce and star in a remake of the effectively making it seem to that person Jason X - The terror of Crystal Lake is 1973 movie Westworld. He will take on the like time is standing still. The race is on to back! This time he’s not just slaughtering role of the robotic killer cowboy played by find a way to reverse the effects when his nubile campers in compromising positions. Yul Bryner in the original movie. Arnold son is zapped Stars Jesse Bradford, Paula It is the year 2455, a professor takes his is also going to reprise his role of Conan in Garces, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Robin students on a field trip to the planet Earth, a new Conan The Barbarian film in which Thomas, French Stewart and it is directed where they discover a cryogenically he will be paired with a younger by Jonathan Frakes frozen Jason and transport him back to swordsman. Also on Arnold’s plate is The Scorpion King - This prequel to The their spaceship. Jason Voorhees, the silent Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Hayden Christensen is Anakin Skywalker in Mummy is set 5,000 years ago in the goalie-masked killer, has been on ice for a where he will be joined by Shane West STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF few hundred years, but through a THE CLONES © 2001 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM (Dracula 2000) as a grown up John catastrophic accident, the he is awakened Connor. and more than willing to pick up where he Following the recent run on television, a faction of political separatists. As left off - finding new and interesting ways MGM will now be producing a feature relationships form and powerful forces to murder people. Outer Limits movie. Writer Gerald DiPego collide, these heroes face choices that will Spiderman - Based on the legendary and his sons Justin and Zachary have impact not only their own fates, but the flagship character of Marvel comics, this signed a deal with MGM to write a film destiny of the Republic. is the story of Peter Parker, a high school based on the series. They are hoping it Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - The student living with his Aunt May and might turn into a film franchise. Mark animated adventure of a wild and Uncle Ben after the death of his parents Victor and Michael Grais of Victor/Grais rambunctious mustang stallion journeying when he was just a baby. He’s an avid and Pen Densham, Guy McElwaine and through the untamed American frontier. student with a much-less-than-stellar John Watson of Trilogy Entertainment Encountering man for the first time, Spirit social life and a knack for bad luck. While Group will be producing. defies being broken, even as he develops attending a scientific demonstration, a In a recent interview, Will Smith said a remarkable friendship with a young freak accident bombards a stray spider that the upcoming Men in Black II will Lakota brave. The courageous young The Rock stars as the lead character in with radiation, and that same spider finds have even more humor in it than the stallion also finds love with a beautiful THE SCORPION KING © Universal its way onto the unsuspecting Peter’s original. Part of that is that his and Tommy paint mare named Rain on his way to body and bites him, miraculously granting Lee Jones’s character already know each notorious city of Gomorrah, where an evil becoming one of the greatest unsung him incredible spider-like abilities; in other as this movie starts and they hit the ruler is determined to lay waste to all the heroes of the Old West. effect, making him into the amazing Spider- ground running comedically. “With this nomadic peoples of the desert. The few Upcoming Movie Release Dates Man. Peter will find that there’s a thin line film, we found really interesting, warm and remaining tribes, never natural allies, have Mar 29 - Clockstoppers between an ordinary man and an funny comedic moments more quickly than to unite or perish. Knowing their enemy Apr 19 - The Scorpion King extraordinary hero; and he’ll have to be we were able to do in the first film,” Smith relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire Apr 26 - Jason X the one to cross it. said. a skilled assassin, Mathayus (The Rock), May 3 - Spiderman Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the After along development process, it to eliminate the visionary. After infiltrating May 16 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of Clones - Ten years after the events of The appears that a film adaptation of Arthur C. the enemy camp, Mathayus discovers that the Clones Phantom Menace, not only has the galaxy May 24 - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron undergone June 7 - The Tuxedo significant Summer movie release dates include: change, but Scooby Doo (June 14), Lilo & Stitch so have our (June 21), Minority Report (June 21), familiar Men in Black 2 (July 3), Reign of Fire heroes Obi- (July 12), Stuart Little 2 (July 19), Austin Wan Kenobi Powers in Goldmember (July 26), Spy (Ewan Kids 2 (Aug 7), Pluto Nash (Aug 16), McGregor), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Padmé (Nov 15), James Bond 20: Die Another Amidala Day (Nov22), Star Trek: Nemesis (Dec (Natalie 20), Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Portman) (Dec 25) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) as they are thrown together again for the first time since the Trade Federation DreamWorks presents the animated feature invasion of SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CINARRON © DreamWorks Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 9 © Fox

SF Tube Talk( Cont’d from page 1 ) Doggett’s son, Luke when a Quantico nests in one of the Enterprise’s cargo bays house and The Magic Box. When they cadet investigating a recent string of and begins to capture crew members, track down the source of the cameras and way around a card deck and keeps murders comes across information that ensnaring them in it’s gushy web. “Fallen they view some of what has been recorded popping up in the agents’ investigation.” may lead Doggett to his son’s killer. As for Hero” has the Enterprise dispatched to by them, the results are devastating. In the Also appearing are John Kapelos (Forever the two hour finale, “The Truth”, Mulder pick up a Vulcan ambassador to the planet next episode, when Andrew and Jonathan Knight) and Ray McKinnon as “Mad will be re-united with Scully and there will Mazar that has been expelled for are arrested, Warren goes it alone and Wayne” in a case involving the “Triple be some resolution to end the TV series. It misconduct. Not much is yet know about does something really bad at the end of Zero Killer.” will obviously leave things open for “Desert Crossings” other than that three the episode. That action leads to Willow The remaining episodes start to tie up follow-on theatrical movies. As of press “Sailors of the Year” from the U.S.S. going back to magic in a very Dark way. some loose ends and focus on the time, there has been ZERO information Enterprise aircraft carrier will be making Spike has also gone to Africa hoping to ongoing storylines. First of these is “Jump leaked so far about the finale, so tune in appearances in the episode. In the next to get the inhibitor chip removed from his the Shark”, featuring The Lone Gunmen in and watch to see what happens. last episode of the season, “Two Days brain. The last two episodes look to deal a follow up to their spinoff series. Enterprise Warps On and Two Nights”, some of the Enterprise with the ramifications of Willow’s change Appearing will be Michael McKean as UPN’s Enterprise will have 26 crew take shore leave on the pleasure and the possible freeing of Spike from his Morris Fletcher, Stephen Snedden as episodes this season, so there’s still planet Risa with varying results. As for the leash. Jimmy Bond and Zuleikha Robinson as plenty left to air. First up in April is season finale, it hasn’t started filming as of Angel has been put on hiatus while Yves Harlow. The episode deals with an “Oasis”, which has the Enterprise crew press time and no information has leaked The WB runs off the remaining episode of investigation into an attack on an helping the survivors of an alien about it yet. It is expected to deal with the Glory Days. When it returns in mid-April, immunologist researching a cure for cancer shipwreck, including an attractive female Siluban and the temporal cold war and there should be a straight run of the last using shark cartilage. Yes, “Jump the named Liana, who develops feelings for could end with a cliff-hanger. Or it may six episodes of the season. Needless to Shark” is the term used to indicate that a Trip. Rene Auberjonois (Odo) and Tom not. Only time will tell. say, Angel will be looking for some way to TV series has gone too far, as when Fonzie Bergeron (Hollywood Squares) guest Over in the Buffyverse (is it really all in get his son back from Holtz, both of whom jumped a shark on water skies on Happy star. “Detained” will guest star Dean Buffy’s Imagination?), things start picking are now in a different dimension. Wes Days. In “William”, Scully must make a Stockwell, Scott Bakula’s co-star on up fast as the events of the season so far does survive but gaining forgiveness from decision about the future of her son, Quantum Leap. Archer and Mayweather start to build on each other. Anya wants the Angel Investigations crew is not easy. William. When a disfigured, monster-like are trapped in a detention center where to wreak vengeance on Xander but can’t Cordelia is especially upset with Wes and man called The Breather injects something members of the Siluban race are being bring herself to do it and enlists the help gives him the extreme cold shoulder. into William’s brain, they must find out detained. While there, Archer learns that of someone else. The Scoobies realize that Angel does realize that he needs Wes to what he did and what relation he has to only a small number of Silubans are part of the Trio (Warren, Jonathan and Andrew) help figure out a way to get his son back. Mulder. This episode is co-written and the genetically engineered group known have set up cameras to monitor them all This leads to a confrontation with Justine, directed by David Duchovny. Next is as The Cabal. Stockwell plays General around Sunnydale including Buffy’s now in charge of Holtz’s gang, and the “Release”, which deals with the death of Grat, who is in charge of the detention ( cont’d on page 11 ) center. In “Vox Solis”, an alien life form

Page 10 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 SF Tube Talk( Cont’d from page 10 ) lost episodes from a forbidden planet. When that life-sustaining object begins civilization is threatened with extinction FOX has not ordered additional episodes losing its luster, it appears that the end is when they attempt to build a weapon of possibility of Justine being able to provide of the series, but has not officially near - unless Karl and David can enter and mass destruction. The season finale, info that will help them to follow Holtz. canceled it. With the rate they have been survive the suicidally dangerous World “Revelations” will feature the return of Expect the last several episodes of the airing new episodes the last couple of Beneath. The first part of the miniseries Thor and the Asgard and a confrontation season to take place in that dimension, but years, FOX actually has enough of a will air on Sunday, May 12 at 7 pm ET/PT, between Osiris and Carter. New cast it will be a much darker trip than the one backlog of Futurama episodes that they 6 pm CT/MT. member, Corin Nemec (Jonas Quinn), will they took to Pylea last season. can make it through next season without Debuting on Wednesday night in late appear in the final two episodes and will Also in hiatus-land is Roswell on ordering any new ones. March on FOX was Greg the Bunny. A continue on in the new season as a UPN, although the replacement sitcoms To finish up the season on Dark somewhat surreal show with a blend of regular, replacing the departing Michael have tanked so bad that I’d not be Angel, series co-creator James Cameron live action and puppetry where the Shanks. The first weekend of June on surprised to see Buffy repeats show up in has come on board to direct the season puppets are as real as the humans. It stars SciFi will see the debut of Stargate SG-1’s that time slot during April. Once Roswell finale. After finding himself between bunny puppet Greg as a wide-eyed sixth season (moving from Showtime) and returns in late April, it will likely be for the projects, Cameron decided to direct the innocent who falls into the world of the the fourth season of Farscape. running of the final episodes of the series. episode. Of course he will have to force children’s show “Sweetnuckle Junction” - Jeremiah debuted on Showtime with UPN has cut the season order down to 18 himself to work with only a $3 million - populated by neurotic puppets and the lots of publicity and reportedly good episodes. In the final episodes, they will budget and an eight day shooting humans who both love and abuse them. ratings. As Straczynski had mentioned, be dealing with the recent events schedule. Will this make him “King of the Humans starring are Seth Green (Buffy’s he does make more use of adult language including Jesse learning the truth about TV World” and save the show from Oz and Austin Power’s Scott Evil) as and situations with the freedom that them and Liz and Maria returning to cancellation? Leading up to the finale we Greg’s roommate Jimmy and Eugene Levy Showtime offers, although this may make it Roswell. In the next to last episode, “Four will see Joshua befriend a blind girl and as the show’s producer Gil Bender. It more difficult for the series to find other Aliens and a Baby”, Tess will return with but when he protects her from some looks to be offbeat and likely won’t go outlets for airing after its Showtime run. her and Max’s baby and in the final baddies and takes her into the sewers he is over well with the general viewing Episodes coming up in April include “The episode, “Graduation”, they will have to accused of kidnapping her and must evade audience, so catch it while you can. Bag”, guest starring Jake Busey, where avoid being captured by the FBI at their the police. Joshua also provides the blood In the cable realm, after a long break the son of a medical doctor has set up graduation ceremony before they can go for a transfusion that Logan needs. In we finally have new Stargate SG-1 what may turn out to be a dubious medical their separate ways. “She Ain’t Heavy” we will meet Sam, a episodes on Showtime and new Farscape practice of his own, traveling with his In Smallville, out other alien teenager clone of Max, who has been living a on SciFi along with the debut of J. brother from town to town and exploiting is finding there’s more to life than just normal, domestic life. That gets interrupted Michael Straczynski’s Jeremiah. First up people...and finds that his past catches up Kryptonite mutants of the week, although when White confronts Sam about her past is Farscape, which SciFi will be running with him; “City of Roses” where Jeremiah the green rocks still have a major influence and Sam then goes off in search of Max. In the final four episodes of season three and Kurdy travel in search of more on things. In “Stray”, a runaway kid is the two-part season (series?) finale, Max beginning April 5th. In “I - Yensch, You - information on the Big Death and Valhalla taken in by the Kents. It turns out he has learns that there are runes imbedded in the Yensch”, Dargo and Rygel meet with Sector, and along the way discover some the ability to read minds and his guardians transgenics that supposedly convey a Scorpius to arrange a truce so that potentially dark secrets about the fate of are wanting him to use that ability to message from “father”. Throughout the Crichton can help Scorpius perfect the Kurdy’s parents in the last days of the Big obtain LutherCorp access codes. When he final episodes, the rest of the world will wormhole technology. Things go awry D; and “Firewall” as Jeremiah and Kurdy reads Martha Kent’s mind, he learns the learn about the existence of the mutants when they are attacked by thugs looking learn something of vital importance about truth about Clark. In “Reaper”, we finally and their future existence is seriously to burn down the restaurant they are Valhalla Sector, and Markus has to make a meet Whitney’s ailing father and also deal threatened. meeting at. Meanwhile, Talyn is getting decision that could lead to any number of with the giving and taking of life. Over on ABC, the fantastic elements in more erratic and destroys a hospital ship, deaths. As the series was about to debut Meanwhile, Lionel Luthor’s lackey, Alias are slowly surfacing as we learn which forces Craise and Aeryn to shut on Showtime, executive producer J. Dominic, comes to Smallville to check up more about Rambaldi’s prophecies and down Tayln. In the two-part “Into the Michael Straczynski had this to say on Lex and The Kents. In “Drone”, Clark their relation to Sidney. After learning that Lion’s Den”, the Farscape crew arrives on about the show: “The show is often a bit is running for a class officer position and her mother may still be alive, Sydney asks Scorpius’ flagship with the appearance of of a romance, there’s lots of humor, lots of this week’s mutant has the ability to Sloane for help in finding her while the helping Scorpius but with the actual action, there’s an overarching mystery and control bees. In all of these episodes, CIA has Jack see a psychiatrist to help him intention of sabotaging the wormhole an arc to it...it is, at times, oddly a show expect ongoing secondary plots with Lana deal with the news. Meanwhile, Will and research. As can be expected, lots of about small victories and gemstones and her venture with Luthor. Also, expect Francie become suspicious of Sydney’s things get blown up by the end of the two- found amid gravel. I can’t think of any some sort of major event in Lex’s life that activities when they find one of her airline parter. To say much of anything about the other series quite like it in tone and starts to turn him towards the dark side. ticket stubs. Expect something big in the season finale, “Dog With Two Bones”, attitude and look and design. It’s allowed Back over on FOX, Futurama will season finale and most likely a cliffhanger would give away some of the events in the me to do some things, and write some have a very fannish episode as its season since the series has been picked up for a previous episodes. There is a burial in stories, I could never get on broadcast TV finale the first weekend in May. Titled second season on ABC already. space and a surprising revelation about in a million years, particularly “And the Also on ABC in May will be the six- John and Aeryn. Of course it ends with a Ground, Sown with Salt.” I’m quite proud hour Dinotopia miniseries, based on the cliffhanger, with John Crichton rightly and pleased with it, and I think it’s worth James Gurney books. ABC supposedly exclaiming “You have got to be kidding checking out.” has liked what they’ve seen so far and me!”. Back on SciFi, we’ve got the final have committed to a weekly Dinotopia Over on Showtime, new episodes of episodes of Lexx airing in April. Expect series next fall. Stargate SG-1 have resumed and we’ll get the final episodes to be as offbeat and The story of the miniseries deals with two new episodes pretty much every week whacked out as the rest of the season has 18 year-old spoiled brats, Karl (Tyron until the end of the season in late May. In been. In “Viva Lexx Vegas”, the Lexx crew Leitso) and David (Wentworth Miller) “The Warrior” A charismatic Jaffa leader visits the King Tut hotel and Xev adopts end up in the strange land of Dinotopia tries to rally his people against the the wrestling personality of Cleopatra when their father’s plane crashes there. Goa’uld, and seeks to forge an alliance while Stan deals with an ancient Mummy FUTURAMA © 2001 Fox They meet up with the rogue Cyrus Cabb with Earth. “Menace” sees SG-1 discover and a mobster clan. “The Trip” sees Xev “Where No Fan Has Gone Before”, it (David Thewliss), Marion (Katie Carr), the a world controlled by Replicators, and a and Stan eat mind-altering berries taking features the voices of most of the original daughter of Mayor Waldo (Jim Carter) of young girl who may hold the secret to the them on a wild ride through The Lexx. A Star Trek crew and deals with Fry learning Waterfall City and Rosemary (Alice salvation of the Asgard. In “The gigantic Lyekka returns in “Lyekka vs. that all Star Trek episodes have been Krieg), the mayor’s estranged wife who is Sentinel”, SG-1 must turn to a pair of Japan” and does battle with Kai while banned because the fans become so revered as a matriarch in Dinotopia. Karl convicted criminals to save a world from Stan attempts to destroy the approaching powerful they threatened world and David learn that Dinotopia is powered annihilation by the Goa’uld. “Meridian” alien mothership and save Earth. The governments. Fry sets out to recover the by an incredibly bright Prime Sunstone. sees Daniel seriously injured as an alien ( cont’d on page 14 ) Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 11 Page 12 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 13 computer life force take over the base’s Miracles is about a paranormal SF Tube Talk (cont’d from page 11 ) Mixed Media: Translation computer system and Carter. “Double investigator for the Vatican who after series finale “Yo Way Yo” has Prince visit Jeopardy” sees the SG-1 team reunited spending years debunking supposed from the printed page to the the Lexx warning of “Earth’s date with with their robot doubles in a fight with the miracles begins to lose his faith. silver screen destiny” and emotions abound as Kai system Lord Cronus. In the season ending The Time Tunnel (ABC & FOX) - in By Shane Shellenbarger begins to feel again and the Lexx’s health cliffhanger “Exodus”, the SG-1 team helps development both at ABC and FOX, the is ailing once more. There have been some to evacuate the Tok’ra to a new base -- but former based on the original book by mentions of a possible spinoff series of Recently, I was discussing the film matters are complicated when a spy William Fitzgerald Jenkins (aka Murray adaptations of “Harry Potter and the Lexx, but nothing has been announced as reveals their location to Apophis. The Leinster), the latter based on the 1960’s far as I’ve been able to determine. Sorcerers Stone” and “Lord of the Rings: team then attempts a daring plan to take Irwin Allen TV series. FOX is definitely Fellowship of the Ring” with some friends Launching on cable in June will be two out the Goa’uld’s powerful fleet.. doing a pilot, ABC may not. new series. Showtime will debut Odyssey V and I complained about not being Earth: Final Conflict is ending it’s Eastwick (FOX) - Based on the John “grabbed” by either film and being unable in June as a replacement for Stargate SG- fifth and final season, leading up to the Updike novel and the “Witches of 1. It stars Peter Weller (Robocop, to put my finger on why that was. One final “Final Conflict”. Rene and Captain Eastwick” movie. It focuses on the three friend opined that after I’d read the books Buckaroo Banzai) as the leader of a team Michaels’ attempt to destroy the weapons witches and their teenage sons. of astronauts who after discovering the I’d already played the film in my head and system on the mothership in “Honor and Arthur (NBC) A look at a teenaged Arthur that no film production could live up to my Earth destroyed by some sort of Duty”. Rene is put on trial by a vigilante and Lancelot before Arthur became king of catastrophe, use alien technology to travel imagination. Maybe that is a partial group for opening the original Atavus England. answer, but I’ve come to the conclusion back in time five years in the hopes of stasis chamber in “Subversion”. Rene Carrie (NBC) A pilot movie based on the prevent Earth from being destroyed. The that it’s mostly due to a lack of character must race to get an antidote for Street, 1976 movie of the same name. development in the films. USA Network will debut The Dead Zone who is turning into an Atavus hybrid in Future Tense (NBC) A drama that explores in June on Sunday nights. Based on the Every character has a history, a back- “Street Wise”. Rene and Captain Michaels the legal and moral issues caused by story with which the audience can identify Stephen King novel, it stars Anthony run into trouble at a hybrid vaccine facility technology. Michael Hall as Johnny Smith and Nicole either because something similar in “The Journey” and Rene gets a blast Lost in Space (NBC) A pilot movie based happened to them or because they’re glad deBoer as Sara and is produced by former from the past while engaged in the “Final on the 1960’s TV series. Trek producer Michael Piller. it hasn’t happened to them. What child Conflict” with the Atavus. Also ending Birds of Prey (The WB) Based on the DC hasn’t feared that they would lose their On the syndicated front, we’ve got the will be Beastmaster, and Dar will be doing comic book that features Barbara Gordon last batch of new episodes for the season parents or wished that they would gain battle with Balcifer through the final aka Oracle aka Batgirl (Dina Meyer), The magical powers or objects? In her books, for most of the syndicated series, many of episodes, attempting to complete his quest Huntress (Ashley Scott) and a teenaged which will be heading out to pasture this Joanne Rowling gives flesh to Harry’s so that he can save the world from Black Canary (Rachel Skarsten). This fears, doubts, and inner dialogues. year. Andromeda will wrap up it’s second Balcifer’s eternal darkness and free his looks to be a good bet to make the fall season with episodes wrapping up some Rowling makes the reader feel the loss of family from the Crystal Ark. Sheena has schedule to be paired up with Smallville. Harry’s parents, the depression of living of the ongoing storylines to enable the already ended its season, which consisted The Lone Ranger (The WB) A modern series to take on it’s more standalone role with the Dorsey’s, the claustrophobia of of only 13 episodes, and Relic Hunter is update of the classic series. being crammed in a closet under the stairs, next season under new executive producer slated to end this season as well. Lost in OZ (The WB) Melissa George as Robert Engels. “The Fair Unknown” is and who among us hasn’t had to deal with Both Mutant X (second) and The Lost Tina Vittori, a 22 year old Kansas college a bully like Dudley? On the screen, Harry expected to have the reappearance of The World (fourth) will continue on to next student who is carried away to OZ by a Vedrans, the Centaur like race that comes off as rather bland and less season. There’s not much info on the tornado where she leads a revolt against sympathetic, while his friends, Hermione founded the Commonwealth. In “The remaining episodes of this season for the Emerald City powers that be. Knight, Death, and The Devil” the and Ron, are much more interesting. The either series, however. It is unknown if Beauty and the Beast (UPN) A remake of film is all about appearance and very little Andromeda discovers a prisoner of war Adrian Paul’s Tracker will continue, but the 1987 CBS TV series. camp full of High Guard starships. about substance. Harry’s life in the books there’s still nine episodes left to air this Black Star (UPN) Described as Top Gun is much rougher than in the movie. I’ll Christopher Judge (Stargate SG-1’s in Space. Teal’c) and Michel Hurst (Hercules’ grant you that films are not books and The Twilight Zone (UPN) A new take on books are not films. It’s a bit like Ioalus) will make guest appearances as the classic series from Pen Densham, who ship avatars. In “Belly of the Beast”, the comparing apples to oranges when you also updated The Outer Limits in the 90’s. compare a 153 minute “Harry Potter and Andromeda is swallowed by a space Shows with commitments beyond a pilot monster. “Immaculate Perception” the Sorcerers Stone” film to a book that include: took Vocal Artist Jim Dale 8 hours to read. returns to things Nietchzian when Try The Kingdom (ABC) a two hour movie discovers he may be a father. “The Things “Fellowship of the Ring” is 178 minutes in plus 13 episodes produced by Stephen the theatre and the audio book narrated by We Cannot Change” is the first King based on a 1994 Danish miniseries Andromeda clip show where Dylan is Rob Inglis is 20 hours and 30 minutes in about a haunted hospital built on an length. The film Bilbo Baggins shares sucked out into space in an EVA suit and ancient graveyard. There hasn’t been Dylan dreams about a future with a wife much of the same problems with the much news about it lately, so it may have celluloid Harry Potter. Without the and kid as well as likely flashes back to been delayed. events we’ve seen in the series. In the background of “The Hobbit”, “Lord of the Firefly (FOX) is from Buffy and Angel Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” is a season finale, “The Tunnel at the End of creator Joss Whedon and is set aboard the the Light”, they meet up with a totally Adrian Paul plays an alien bounty hunter in skeleton of a film, pretty pictures lacking spaceship Serenity, a firefly class ship. It the heart of the book. unknown alien race from another universe. TRACKER © 2001 Chum Television has a thirteen hour commitment from FOX This episode reportedly ties up the re- J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation of Middle- season and the show’s ratings have been and stars Nathan Fillion as Captain founding of the Commonwealth arc. earth first sprang forth when he wrote steadily increasing as the season has Reynolds, Alan Tudyk as Wash, the Fighting it out with Andromeda and “The Hobbit” in 1937 followed nearly two progressed. ship’s pilot, Adam Baldwin as Jayne, a Mutant X for the top spot in syndication decades later with the trilogy series, “The In the Works mercenary, Jewel Staite as Kaylee, the action hours has been the syndicated run Lord of the Rings” 1954-1955. Previous In Mid-May, the networks will ship’s mechanic, Summer Glau as River, a of Stargate SG-1, nearing the end of film adaptations include the Rankin/Bass announce their fall schedules and what super-genius, Gina Torres as Zoe, a season four. The remaining season four animated version of “The Hobbit” in 1978, new shows they have picked up and mercenary and Ron Glass as Book, a episodes include “Prodigy”, where Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 rotoscoped animated which ones they have renewed. Here’s priest. It’s a good chance FOX may put Samantha Carter deals with a promising feature, “The Lord of the Rings” which some of the shows you may be seeing this the series into The X-Files former Sunday Air Force Cadet who is getting bored by included elements from the first two books fall. Pilot commitments include night time slot. her studies and O’Niell and Teal’c deal of the series (“Fellowship of the Ring” and Paranormal Girl (ABC) about a 15 year For more schedule information, news and with a dangerous life form discovered at a “The Two Towers”), and the 1980 made- old girl with psychic abilities who is links, visit the Magrathea/SFTV Pages at research site. “Entity” sees an alien www.sftv.org recruited by the FBI to solve crimes. (Cont’d on page 15 ) Page 14 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 help Belldandy regain her memory. The Volume 4 concludes the 13 episode Mixed Media (cont’d from page 14 ) ReAmination (cont’d from page 1 ) new member of the motor club, Morgan Le series with episodes 11 NieA Under Seven for-tv animated movie, “Return of the Case File I presents the first five Fay, a fairy princess in disguise, pretends Bath (Former part), 12 NieA Under Seven King”, again by Rankin/Bass. All three are episodes: The Four Signatures (He’s The to be a student at Nekomi Tech but even Bath (Later Part) and 13 Time Flows By currently available for purchase as a set, Famous Detective), The Crown Of Mazalin as she tries to get closer to Keiichi and Enahana Bath. Mayuko worries about but I would strongly advise you to rent (The Evil Genius, Professor Moriarity), A Belldandy we see she has ulterior motives. NieA who still hasn’t come home even as these versions before you buy them as I Small Client” (Little Martha’s Big Will the Goddess System survive? Will she begins to question whether she is consider them all flawed and inferior to the Mystery), Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage Belldandy’s memory be recovered? Will happy with her present life as a cram 2001 Peter Jackson live-action computer and The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” the lovers be reunited? student. Kotomi tries to decide if she must animated film. Another item of interest is (Blue Ruby). I haven’t seen the series that preceded sell the bathhouse which depresses National Geographic Beyond the Movie: In The Four Signatures Sherlock this movie but it really doesn’t hinder the everyone. Then when Mayuko tries to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of Hound meets Dr. Watson for the first time viewing of this film. I found the animation report NieA missing she is told that Under the Ring, a behind-the-scenes look at the as the ferry they are both passengers on is beautiful and the story was interesting, it 7 aliens don’t exist. Jackson film. attacked by a band of Barbary pirates. held my interest through to the end. The When Mayuko’s mother sends her a While both “Harry Potter and the Episode 2 is The Crown of Mazalin 13+ rating seems to stem from a certain packet of photos she realizes that she Sorcerers Stone” and “The Fellowship of which introduces Professor Moriarty as amount of nudity. There is, of course, the lived in the bathhouse as a child. As she the Ring“are still in the theatres at this Sherlock Hound investigates the theft of typical Anime violence. I heartily goes to bathe NieA reappears with no writing, May 28th, 2002 is the release date the Crown of Mazalin. recommend this movie and will look for the explanation, a typhoon strikes and the for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone” The third episode is A Small Client in series that preceded it. - Stephanie L. Mother Ship disappears as if it had never on video in both VHS and DVD. Certainly, which Sherlock Hound and Lestrade Bannon been there. I’ll continue to watch both series, I’m even search for a child’s missing father. There are still the strange interludes looking forward to them in the hope that In episode four, Mrs. Hudson is Taken NieA Under 7 Volume 3: Sayonara Blues with the Indian guy in the turban between they will become more than echoes of the Hostage, Moriarity plots to kidnap the Pioneer, 75 mins, $29.98. 13+ the episodes which don’t appear to have rich characters I’ve come to love from the beautiful Mrs Hudson and use her to force NieA Under 7 Volume 4: Under Seven anything to do with the actual story. books. Sherlock Hound to steal a work of art so Blues Those of us watching were split over their http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ Moriarity can have Sherlock locked away Pioneer, 75 mins, $29.98. 13+ value with slightly over half of us http://www.jkrowling.com/ as a criminal. preferring to fast forward past them. While http://www.nationalpost.com/artslife/ The final episode on this DVD is The If you have watched the first two disks the earlier episodes were close to slapstick story.html?f=/news/updates/stories/ Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle in which in this series I’m sure you are as hooked the later episodes are more serious in 20020308/entertainment-686029.html Moriarty steals a priceless gem only to as I’ve become. I enjoyed them the first nature with the characters dealing with real http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/ lose it to a young pickpocket named Polly. time around but they were even more problems in a realistic way. Over all this is home.asp These are delightful! Both kids and enjoyable on second and third viewing. a series I will watch again with pleasure. - http://www.kidsreads.com/harrypotter/ adults will enjoy them. The stories are well This is a wonderfully funny series with a Stephanie L. Bannon jkrowling.html told and the characters have some depth. few serious undertones thrown in for good http://www.harrypotterfans.net/ Professor Moriarity’s various gadgets are measure Amazing Nurse Nanako2: Firecrackers http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ wonderful. The seasoned Sherlock Holmes Volume 3 contains episodes: Pioneer, 60 min, $29.98, 16+ http://www.lordoftherings.net/ fan should enjoy these and they would 8.Melancholy and Cast Off Summer Bath, Amazing Nurse Nanako3: The Last http://www.lotr.com/ serve as a good introduction to Sherlock 9. Close Encounter and After the Rain Spiral http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ Holmes for young children. I can’t wait to Bath, 10. Glow of the Firefly and Nocturne Pioneer Entertainment, 60 min, $29.98, ngbeyond/ get Case File 2 - Stephanie L Bannon Bath. Mayuko has become very frustrated 16+ http://www.tolkienonline.com/ http://www.newlinecinema.com/ Ah! My Goddess: The Movie These two DVDs are genre and http://www.cucare.com/mckellen/ Pioneer, 115 min animation. Now I’ve said the best things I index.html VHS $24.98, DVD $29.98, 13+ can about them. Nanako’s appearance is http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120737 that of a typical 14 year old boy’s dream http://us.imdb.com/Bio?Tolkien,+J.R.R. Oh My Goddess! was a popular five- girl, her voice that of his whiny 7 year old http://www.theonering.net/index.shtml part series in 1993-94 that told the story of sister. The stories are so simplistic that http://www.thelordoftherings.com/ how Keiichi Morisato acquired the they could have been written by that same http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ goddess Belldandy as a girlfriend. Now, 14 year old. Basically Nanako is a clone. lordoftherings/ three years later we find Belldandy and Throughout the videos you see more of http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/ Keiichi live together at Tariki-honganji who she was through the eyes of her temple with Belldandy’s older sister Urd creator, who remembers her from when he (goddess 2nd class) and younger sister, was 14 (hmmm). There is also a subplot of Skuld (goddess2nd class). Keiichi is a alien tissue being found and the doctor student at the Nekomi Institute of being asked to clone an alien from the Technology and a member of the Motor samples. Both the government and the club where he and Belldandy race on with her busy life (work and school) and “Church” want control of the results. The motorcycles together. vents her frustrations on her non-working amount of backstabbing seen in the Belldandy’s former mentor disappeared roommate NieA. The cycle continues since videos can only be equaled by watching long ago when he attempted to overthrow NieA is oblivious to Mayuko’s frustration 14 year olds at a dance forcing one the goddesses system. He has been and abuse thus making Mayuko angry all another to do things in front of girls. imprisoned every since though Belldandy over again until Genzo reminds Mayuko of Speaking of the fairer sex, the was unaware of his activities or why he childhood times when she was told stories representation of women in these is disappeared. Then, one evening, Celestin and was happy. appalling. Women are either old crumpled briefly reappears and, with a kiss, he Meanwhile,. NieA still has problems hags, or sexpots waiting to bust out of places a spell on Belldandy which results with her fellow aliens, and attempts at their clothes. There are few redeeming in virus being spread through the Goddess reconciliation with Mayuko keep meeting points in these and I’ll let the viewer System’s network as well as making with disaster. And NieA is still hearing identify their own as my tastes may be Belldandy lose all memory of Keiichi. As forever be ruined by the videos I’ve seen. © Sherlock strange voices apparently from the Mother the goddesses work to save the Goddess ship.....then one night as Mayuko works These DVDs have a 16+ viewing label and System, Urd, Skuld, and Keiichi work try to late, NieA disappears. are not recommended for people under that age. - Bob LaPierre Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 15 MORE HexaCon 12 GAMING BIGGER Arizona’ Largest Gaming Convention SPACE LOCATION July 26-28, 2002 Embassy Suites North, Phoenix We have a new, LARGER site and plan to have all our regular features such as RPGA events, Magic ThG, Chess, Computer Gaming, LARPs, Board Games, Miniatures, the Miniatuer Painting Contest, our popular Used Game Auction, Consuite and Anime plus as many new events as we can think of. If there is something you would like to see at HexaCon or if you want to schedule a game, please contact us at [email protected] or 602-973-2341 Scheduled Events Include

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Page 16 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 Pro Notes ( cont’d from page 7 ) Californian high school...” October or November. I’ve just turned in Cthulhu in London; Hardboiled #27/28, a Barrie Lynn Bryant writes: “A. B. the manuscript for a collection of short 200+pp trade paperback with a color cover, represents an unusual opportunity for Word has recently had five books stories titled Human Voices, to be 33 original hardboiled crime stories by the those of us who study science fiction, and published with her artwork on covers; all published later this year by Thorndike, likes of Andrew Vachss, Stephen will—we hope and expect—amount to a were published by Dark Regions Press. and I’ve just finished an autobiographical Solomita, Joe Hensley and others. Also landmark in the history of science-fiction Books by Mary Soon Lee, Brian A. update for Contemporary Authors.” just out is Paperback Parade #57, criticism. Please do bear in mind that Hopkins, James Dorr, and two by Ken I am sad to report that writer Jack C. featuring interviews with Bruce Cassiday editorial procedures for this issue are the Wisman. Now, Dark Regions is publishing Haldeman II died on 1 January 2002. For (aka Carson Bingham) and Beat poet same as for PMLA normally. Authors two others featuring Word’s art on the more information on this wonderful man Charles Plymell. There will be a new should send their submissions to the covers that are due out by summer. They and writer, please see his Website at http:/ catalog coming out next month. Lovisi’s Managing Editor of the journal, who will are authored by Sarah Hoyt (who also /www.sff.net/people/jack.haldeman. 14th Annual NY Collectable PB & Pulp then send them (in the normal anonymous recently published with Ace books) and The Texas A&M University Libraries Fiction Expo will be held Sunday, fashion) to outside readers; if the again Mary Soon Lee. Word will be have named Hal W. Hall as the Irene B. September 22, 2002 in NYC, with 20 guests, judgment of the readers is favorable, then attending and exhibiting at The World Hoadley/Friends of the Sterling C. Evans including Barry N. Malzberg, F. Paul the (still blind) submissions go to the Horror Convention (Chicago); Comic-Con Library Professor. Hall is the Curator of the Wilson, Ed Hoch, Ron Goulart, Henry Editorial Board of PMLA for a final (San Diego), WorldCon (San Jose), Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Slesar, John Norman, and many others!” decision. If, as we hope, you do decide to MileHiCon (Denver) and, possibly, World Collection at the Cushing Memorial John R. Mason writes: “With my submit an article, it should be addressed to Fantasy Con (Minneapolis). She may send Library and Archives. Named for Irene B. father’s help, I am in the process of the Managing Editor, PMLA; Modern some work to other cons, including Hoadley, former director of the Sterling C. publishing/republishing his (Douglas R. Language Association; 26 Broadway, 3rd LepreCon. Check out the recent feature Evans Library, the Hoadley/Friends Mason, a.k.a. John Rankine) back Floor; New York, NY 10004-1789; USA. published in Billings Gazette (http:// Professorship is awarded to a librarian catalogue of novels in MS Reader e-book The deadline is May 31st, 2002.” www.billingsgazette.com/ scholar for an outstanding research format. This consists of about 42 SF works David Brin writes: “The title of my new archive.php?section=life&display=rednews/ project. Hall’s project, “Marketing a from the 1960s and ‘70s (the “Golden Age” novel—the most original thing I’ve done 2002/01/19/build/life/00-fantasy.inc). The Research Collection: Developing Scholarly of British SF). Sixteen of these are already in years—is Kiln People. Take the notion painting that comes up on that page won Tools as a Method of Marketing Library published and available from many online of golems—temporary clay people (not the Best of Show at LepreCon and it states Research Collections,” will develop three e-book stores. For more info on this see clones). Using a “home copier,” you ditto that on the caption. important research tools. Hall will create (http://www.goldenapple.u-net.com). The your memories and a genuine imprint of M. Christian writes: “Busy on this the first Web-based register of library Website has an MP3 interview with my your soul, then at day’s end you end...in a word: ‘whew!’ Dirty Words, my collections of science fiction and fantasy. father, photos and lists/previews of all the download the golem’s memories. As a first collection, just got nominated for a He will also develop a register of recent publications. The latest, and most citizen of this future, you’ve done this a Lambda Literary Award; Speaking Parts individual author collections in libraries exciting development is the publication for zillion times and take it for granted. You (the lesbian anthology) will be out in July; and of book manuscripts. He will continue the first time of Forgotten Rocket (15 Feb live your life in parallel, sending expensive I just signed for a third anthology, work on the Science Fiction and Fantasy 2002). This was never originally “study golems” to the library while cheap Bodywork, which will be out this time next Research Database through 2003. “The published—being used instead for the models clean the house and your real year; coming out in the next few months Cushing Library’s science fiction and Space 1999 original novel Phoenix of body works out at the gym. Two-thirds of are a couple of anthologies—Villains and fantasy collection is already widely Megaron (John Rankine). While the plot the population is clay, has no rights, and Vixens (with Jamie Joy Gatto), and Best S/ recognized and heavily used. These new line is basically the same (without the doesn’t think it’s unfair. Huge fun. Bad M Erotica (both from Black Books). Also, tools developed by Hal Hall will facilitate 1999 characters) it was mostly rewritten puns like “psycho-ceramics.” Golem Rough Stuff 2 will also be out in the access to and use of the collection for when changed to Phoenix. It makes for a blanks come in ceram-wrap. Get it? ;-) summer from Alyson Books (that I edited researchers around the world,” explained fascinating comparison. For more Forgiveness is a 90-page hardcover with Simon Sheppard). Aside, there’s a University Libraries Dean Fred M. Heath information on this, see the Website (as graphic novel (or in French, as “Band bunch of stories coming out all over the in making the award. Congratulations, Hal above) and click the “More Info” link on Dessinee”...a posh word for a high-class place…” Philip Kaveny has “signed a contract to the Forgotten Rocket description page. comic!) that is set in the Star Trek John Clute writes: “My SF novel, review books for The New York Review of Hopefully, this will bring some classic universe, based on a story I first Appleseed , appeared in the States from Science Fiction. I have reviews coming British SF to a new generation of readers envisioned in the 1960s! This is my first Tor (January 2002). Did an introduction to out in The Journal of Utopian Studies, in a real SF format. The main feature of graphic novel, collaborating with the David Lindsay’s A Voyage to Arcturus for and will be doing a Review Interview these e-books is that they are fully famed artist Scott Hampton. Another the University of Nebraska Bison Books feature for Lyda Morehouse’s novel searchable and can be annotated.”Marty graphic novel will appear in mid-2002, series. Production values on this reprint of Fallen Host for The SFRA Review. I also and Alice Massoglia of Massoglia Books much darker and foreboding. In fact, it is Lindsay’s great novel are extremely high. was promoted to Literary Editor of The came through Phoenix and Tucson on a the darkest thing I have ever written, Alyx Dellamonica writes: “My new Midwest Book Review (http:// book buying trip in March. They will be at based on a novella of mine that came in story, “Three Times over the Falls,” is up www.midwestbookreview.com), and I have LepreCon, Westercon, and possibly second for a Hugo Award, about a parallel on SCIFI.COM, and can be found at: http:/ been inspired by one of my fans to WorldCon. Their bookstore Website can world in which the Nazis win World War /www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/ continue work on my fantasy/romance, be found at http://home.pacbell.net/ II. It is called The Life Eaters. Also on the originals_archive/dellamonica2/.” The Saga of Igor (http:// ambooks.Susan R. Matthews writes: “I’ve horizon for summer 2002: Contacting Robert L. Forward is working full-time nakedprogrammer.com/PhilK/ just turned in the fourth “Koscuisko” Aliens: The Illustrated Guide to David now on his space tethers company (http:// SagaOfIgor.htm).”David Langford writes: novel, The Devil and Deep Space, to my Brin’s Uplift Universe. This will be a www.tethers.com). He is planning an “Forthcoming stuff includes the second wonderful editor at Roc for publication in wonderfully fun tour of the many alien autobiography and, perhaps, one more SF “Discworld” quizbook, The Wyrdest Link, October of 2002. This was the second on a races that people have enjoyed in books novel before calling it quits on the SF due from Gollancz (London) in April, and two-book contract, so we’ll see what like Startide Rising and The Uplift War. scene. the fat critical collection, Up Through an happens next. Angel of Destruction, my Those seeking more can download an With his nomination as Best Artist Empty House of Stars: Reviews and October 2001 book, seems to be doing uplift story from http:// Frank Kelly Freas—who will celebrate his Essays 1980-2001, containing 95 of my pretty well, which pleases me because I www.davidbrin.com/. I’m currently 80th birthday this year, on August 27th pieces on SF and to be scheduled, er, real really liked the book. I’ll be at Norwescon working on my first “Heinleinian Juvenile” (Happy Impending Birthday, my soon now…” Gary Lovisi at Gryphon at the end of March and am considering novel...this one about some rather friend!!!!!!)—has a chance to win his 12th Books has released Barsoom: Edgar Rice attending Readercon in July, as well as unpleasant aliens who decide that, (dozenth?) Hugo Award. Burroughs & The Martian Vision by planning on going to WorldCon in San because humanity did them a favor, they James E. Gunn writes: “Scarecrow Richard Lupoff, with a great new George Jose. My real news, though, is that I’ve owe us a gift. The gift they choose is a Press is reprinting the updated The Road Barr cover and illustrations; Sherlock been asked to [be] GoH at Orycon 24 in colony on another world. But for to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Holmes & the Terror Out of Time by November! I couldn’t be more pleased. colonists, they zap up 3,000 kids from a Here (still available now). Volume #1 will Ralph Vaughan, in which Holmes and This is a really nice convention and I’ve be out in September, Volume #2, in Professor Challenger fight minions of (Cont’d on back cover ) Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 17 with food riots, invasions and finally and are away from their brothers and The Fiery Cross In Our Book nuclear weapons, they discover what the sisters for the first time in their lives. The by Diana Gabaldon governments are hiding: humans are also separation is agony for them, they nearly Delecorte Press, 979 pages, $27.99 Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang becoming sterile. David’s uncles decide die before they can return. And each of By Kate Wilhelm they must take the next step and try to them is permanently scarred from the The Fiery Cross is the fifth volume [ Tom Doherty, trade pb, $13.95 clone humans, too. The plan is to experience of being an individual for the not counting the Outlandish Companion ] produce sufficient generations of clones first time. Molly finds she cannot go back of the Outlander series of time-travel to bypass whatever is causing the sterility to her previous existence, she actually historical novels. This review may be wasted on many of and then be able to reproduce normally. wants to be alone some of the time and Jamie Fraser, and his wife, Claire you who are completely familiar with Kate The clones discover what multiple- discovers her link to her sisters is formerly of the 20th century, have settled Wilhelm’s many stories; but, if I can tempt birth children have always known: a weakening. Ben also discovers his in the Carolinas on a land grant from the a youngster into trying her stuff then my strong empathic, almost telepathic link to connection to his brothers isn’t as strong British Governor. Hence, they owe him time is worth it. Ms Wilhelm has been their sisters and brothers. The “elders” and when Molly is exiled, he finds he’d duty, when the militia is called up to writing at a steady pace since at least the are dwindling and the younger, stronger rather spend time with her alone than with suppress the Regulators rebellion. They 1950’s, both mysteries and SF, is married clones are now managing the cloning his brothers. When Molly discovers she’s have been joined by Jamie and Claire’s to Damon Knight and helped start the processes when David begins to suspect pregnant, she hides from the colony; but daughter, Brianna and her husband Roger Clarion workshops. Her work has been a their research is moving in a different when the baby is five, they are discovered. McKenzie. Roger is hanged as a regulator challenge to both publishers and direction. When he discovers their true Since fertile females are still rare and after being framed by the jealous husband booksellers who try to pigeonhole her. plan, he is horrified and tries to destroy necessary to the breeding program, she is of a women he saved in a previous volume This particular book is my personal the laboratory. He is exiled from the drugged and conditioned and placed with {no good deed goes unpunished}. favorite and is a timely subject. colony. The clones have decided they are other breeders. Mark, her son, is raised in Roger’s nemesis is the son of Jamie’s Where Late… is a story set near the the next evolutionary step and do not wish the colony. Mark is a single individual in a nemesis from the first volume. Roger is end of the 20th century when it becomes to return to the “human” condition. They colony of clones; an alien to them. saved by a bad knot, and Claire’s surgery evident to everyone that pollution levels plan to maintain the entire population by However, as the repercussions of that first As The book progresses toward the have reached an irreversible point; plants cloning only. As the generations survey team continue to baffle the American Revolution, Stephen Bonnet , and animals are dying and world-wide progress, a completely different society scientists; they begin to consider how the Irish Pirate who raped Brianna in the panic sets in. One far-sighted family with emerges, isolated in their valley. Mark’s uniqueness may help them previous volume and left her with a child, great resources decides to do what they The conflict in the story comes when overcome their problems. Mark’s returns and attempts to kidnap Brianna can to preserve their own family in a the new Elders realize their supplies have uniqueness, his individuality, may give and her child. He wants to force her great remote valley (somewhere near Virginia, I reached a critically low level and they must them answers they don’t anticipate. aunt Jocasta to give him hidden Jacobite think). David, a young geneticist, comes explore the cities and try to find Ms. Wilhelm’s writing is clear, concise gold. No reader has ever accused Ms. home to the family farm to find his elders replacements; most critical are certain and evocative. I have seldom read stories Gabaldon of having only one simple plot deep into clone research in an attempt to supplies necessary to maintain the cloning that ring so clear in my head. - Catherine line. Jamie and Claire, Brianna and Roger renew the dwindling animal population. processes. They send out a team to Book must all juggle beliefs, loyalties, and some Many species had become sterile. While Washington, D.C. The five men and one the outside world crumbles around them woman come from separate clone groups ( Cont’d on page 18)

Page 18 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 19 In Our Book (cont’d from page 16) knowledge destroyed. They are attacking Divine Revelation more compassionate Selune, the moon anyplace the knowledge is used. The by Dr. Susan G. Shumsky goddess say that he must find a way to knowledge of history that hasn’t Dragon riders will be looking for work after Simon and Schuster, 245 pages [with control the wolf within and also learn to happened, as the years just before the this threadfall. Pern is changing. additional glossary, notes and unchain the wolf to protect his family and revolution pass. The remaining satellite, the remains of bibliography ] $11.00 his city. The first quarter of the book contains the Yokohama, tracks an incoming comet There are also questions about his enough exposition to slow it down but that impacts Pern, and the dragon riders Divine Revelation explains Dr. best friend, and a relationship growing does not lose the readers interest. It sets evacuate the holds, saving the residents. Shumsky’s techniques to opening with the Selune cleric who is helping him up the roller coaster ride that the rest of Can they save Pern, themselves and cope yourself to the powers within, to hear the control the wolf. It doesn’t help that his the book travels at pace. You’ll want every with both the changes, attacks, and “still small voice”within and use it to family relationships are in disarray. detail. This reviewer feels that The Fiery everything else coming at them at once?. augment our decision making capabilities. Meanwhile, the Malveen family of were Cross is the best since the first volume, Will the dragons themselves hold the Ms. Shumsky uses a yoga based series of creatures and vampires are out to get them and would call it a must for Gabaldon fans. Key? practices to open up path to spiritual all. Even if it is your first Gabaldon adventure, This is the best Pern novel in years enlightenment. A useful book for those Lots of action, good and bad guys, it will send you back for the rest. At a and will be on the must get list of all looking for a spiritual path - Pam Allan and in general a very pleasant piece of recent book signing, the author stated McCaffrey fans. Good plot and subplots, escape reading for a lazy afternoon. - Pam there are two more to go. I’m looking characters, and fast movement in the Black Wolf Allan forward to them. - .Pam Allan Pernian Ambiance. A winner. - Pam Allan by Dave Gross Wizards of The Coast, 312 pp, $6.99 Keep On The Borderlands The Skies Of Pern Exploring Meditation by Ru Emerson by Anne McCaffrey by Dr, Susan G. Shumsky Black Wolf is part of a Forgotten Wizards Of The Coast, 310 pages, $6.99 Ballantine, 384 pages, $25.00 New Page Books, 231 pages [with Realms series but are not in numbered additional notes and bibliography], $14.99 volumes or by the same author. It does Keep On The Borderlands is a part of The Skies Of Pern is the 13th book of stand alone with the exposition in the first the Greyhawk series from Wizards of the Ms. McCaffrey’s Pern series. Exploring meditation is a step by step few chapters. Coast. I have not read any of the series Technology has begun a return to manual to develop yoga style meditation, Talbot Uskevren is the younger son of other than this but note that it is not Pern. Aivas, the computer brought by sharpen intuition, and find a spiritual path a leading merchant family. He spends his designated by book or volume number . Pern’s colonists [ Prior to meeting for “everybody”. It includes exercises days practicing swordsmanship and This one does stand alone but does threadfall] has been rediscovered. The [physical and spiritual] Diet and dollops of working with a theater group to the appear to leave itself open for sequel. dragons and their riders have blown the Eastern Wisdom. disgust of his family. However he has Female mercenary Eddis and her band errant spore carrier out of orbit. This will A former disciple of Maharishi Mahesh been bitten by a werewolf from a family in have gotten their caravan through ambush be the last threadfall. New medical care Yogi, Dr. Shumsky has written a helpful blood feud with his own. The clerics of to the Keep, as has the mercenary band of and tools are making their way into book for those embarking on a spiritual both Malar, the cruel god of the Jerdren. They collect their wages, and society. A group of Pern residents, called Path - Pam Allan Brotherhood of the Black Blood and the prepare to travel when invited to feast with Abominators, want everything back the way it was, and all traces of Aivas’ ( cont’d on page 21 )

Page 20 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 In Our Book (cont’d from page 16) Chosen of the Gods The Lion Kingpriest Trilogy, Volume One Clan War Seventh Scroll Club the Castellan. by Chris Pierson by Stephen D. Sullivan A new job is proposed, sufficiently Wizards of the Coast, 344 pages, $6.99 Wizards of the Coast, 282 pages., $6.99 Listings lucrative to gain their agreement. Take (EDITOR’S NOTE: Please check your club some soldiers from the keep, and wipe out Once again the forces of darkness are Can the clans of Rokugan put aside on the rise. Using lies and deception They their blood feuds and political intrigue listing for errors. Please send corrections and the bandits in their lair. They accept. updates to the editor in writing or via email) They complete this task. The next offer seek to corrupt the ruler of mighty Istar. long enough to defeat the demon Fu is to clean out the Caves Of Chaos which But Istar’s ruler is the Kingpriest, chosen Leng? Mr. Sullivan’s talent is obvious. ADRIAN EMPIRE A medieval and they accept eagerly knowing the Orcs will of the gods. Can he be corrupted? and if From the detailed mythology to the renaissance recreationist club. Sword- fighting, arts, banquets, masquerades, have lots of treasure. Of course there is a he can what hope is there for lesser men? intense interpersonal relationships Set in the fantasy world of Krynn this between the characters this author shows dances. meets every Wednesday night minor problem of Ogres, Bugbears, and from 7-10pm at Encanto Park. All are Hobgoblins to fill out the ranks of Kobalds is a tale of intrigue, suspense and war. great talent. He has written a good sword welcome. Free. For details, call (602)582- and other assorted nasties. Why are all With the old Kingpriest dying and the and sorcery hack and slash with believable 6990. these bad guys, who normally can’t stand border lands wracked by plague and battle scenes. His story is fast paced and ARIZONA LANBASHERS LEAGUE A each other, working together? Did we revolt, many act to seek justice but a few tightly knit and shows great skill as a act to gain power. How far are those few writer. collaboration of computer gaming forget to mention the evil priest/mages of enthusiasts, the Arizona LANbashers Chaos. willing to go? And how many of them Unfortunately This is the seventh and League throws quarterly LANparty They do make life interesting. and follow the dark path? But all is not lost for final novel in a series and it is definitely events. Between parties, support is given don’t forget the undead. Why waste a a prophetic dream has lead the high not a stand alone. Because I have not read to local groups who wish to advertise their own gatherings. We have no set genre of soldier just because he’s dead. Thankfully, priestess of Paladine to the Lightbringer, the other novels in the series I frequently the true chosen of the gods. found myself lost. His detailed mythology games and play anything from strategy the good guys have a priest mage, elf games to first-person shooters to driving/ warrior mages, a dwarf, and ,Oh yes, a Chris Pierson is a talented writer who assumes that you know what happened in flying simulations. No annual membership light-fingered lock picker and a 10 year old has written a very good story. Chosen prior books to explain why demons are is required and admission to an event orphan taken from the original set of of the Gods quickly grabbed my loose in the world. The intricate web of ranges from $5-$15. See our webpage for current events. Email: bandits. attention and held it for the whole book. lies, deceit, and blood feud between the For people looking for a well paced action/ characters is complex and obviously built [email protected] Web: http:/ The Story line is predictable, but the www.lanparty.com/all/ VoiceMail: 602-306- characters better drawn than usual. Some suspense novel this is a very good choice. with great care but without having read 9339 of the detail is quite engaging. It makes a - William B. Whitmore the prior books I was unable to figure out very pleasant read. - Pam Allan why the conflict existed. THE AWAY TEAM: The Away Team, is a While I am sure that people who have general sci-fi appreciation group that read the series will eagerly buy this meets once a month for discussion of various sci-fi news regarding several concluding story I would strongly mediums to include: television, movies, recommend that anyone thinking of video, books, comics, magazines, buying this novel first read the others in collecting, and so forth. The meetings are the series. - William B. Whitmore comprised of news, review and comment, BBS/computer news and help, meeting new members, video presentations, games, Archangel Protocol and socializing fun! Food and drinks are By Lyda Morehouse provided, via a $3 munchie fee (per ROC, 342 pages, $6.99 meeting) to compensate the host. (No other fees are involved.) The electronic Shades of Nehemiah Scudder! We home of the Away Team, is the Lightspeed Space Station BBS at (520) 325-6674.... have a new and truly original American Member ages for the group range from 13- Theocratic Republic where an extremely 40-something with both male and female evil politician, Etienne Letourneau, is members. Other activities include null- trying to carry things one intolerable step modem link gamefests, group theater further. As disaster approaches our movie viewings, convention trips and more. Have sci-fi fun in a relaxed, low- heroine, Deidre McManus, is dragged into structure environment. NO RUBBER EARS the coming events by none other than ALLOWED!! For questions, you can call Michael the Archangel. the BBS, or write to: LSS c/o R. Martin; Letourneau is implicitly claiming to be 2522 N. 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Guests welcome - The novel combines several sub- meets at 8pm on the last Friday of each genres of Science Fiction very month in January thru September and the successfully. C.S. Lewis, Melissa Scott second Friday in October, November and December at JB’s Restaurant, 2560 W. and Robert Heinlein would love this one. Indian School in Phoenix, AZ. Write PO –Gary Swaty Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082-2613 or call Stephanie L. Bannon (602)973-2341 for information. Web www.casfs.org ( cont’d on page 22 ) Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 21 MIB The Men in Black is the official is free! To join DSSF or the Sto-Vo-Kor a TARDIS TARDIS is a Phoenix-based Club Listings ( Cont’d from page 21 ) organization of field operatives for Steve nominal fee for the national clubs involved General SF/Fantasy Fan Club, Jackson Games. They attend local and uniforms. For further information contact specializing in International media SF/ C.R.O.F.T. Celtic Reenactment of conventions to demonstrate and promote President John Nelson at (602) 409-7169 or on Fantasy since 1983. TARDIS meets Fellowship and Trades is Phoenix based products of Steve Jackson Games. The the internet at; [email protected] or every two weeks at different locations Reenactment group specializing in the also schedule demos in local gaming check out our web site. http:// around the valley. Activities include western European renaissance. As an org- stores. If you have a gaming store or www.thesfcom.com watching videos, discussions, parties, anization, it is our goal to promote felow- convention that you would like to have fund-raisers, auctions, games, camping ship while researching lifestyles and official Steve Jackson Games SFACE (Speculative Fiction And Computer trips and outings. We also maintain an trades concurrent with the Celtic Peoples representation at, please contact the MIB Enthusiasts) Phoenix College’s one and only active presence at local conventions. from 400 BC until 1746 AD. Although most Arizona Cell Leader at connection to the worlds of speculative TARDIS publishes a monthly inform- members claim Scots, Irish or Welsh an- [email protected]. fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, and ative newsletter, The Index File, with a cestry and do Celtic re-enactment, it is our horror as well as table top, live action and national circulation which is included intent to open participation to anyone with PAReX is a non-profit, just for fun internet gaming, SFACE also serves as a with membership. Annual membership an interest in period crafting and enter- organization dedicated to the proliferation guide through the Internet - both teaching is just $12.50. You can contact us at P.O. tainment, no matter what his/her ethnicity. of robotics as a hobby. Monthly meetings basic use and utilizing as a source of Box 63191, Phoenix, AZ 85082-3191, The sense of being a real village surround- will be held and will be announced under speculative fiction. For more info contact Dr Voice Mail at (602) 864-0901, E-mail ing Croft is vital to promote a feeling of the Meeting Information page, http:// Ray Bromley at bromley.ray@ [email protected] or visit family and fellowship which was a reality www.parex.org/meetinfo.htm. All interest- a1.pc.maricopa.edu. The SFACE Web site is http://www.primenet.com/~jgeorge/ in earlier times. Croft is a family-oriented ed persons are invited to participate. We found at http://www.pc. maricopa.edu/ tardis.html and kid-friendly organization. are currently in the process of getting departments/studentact/organizations/sface/ C.R.O.F.T. members can be found demon- organized and becoming an official TEKWAR FAN CLUB Sanctioned by strating in events such as the Highland organization with tax status. Web page: SHADOWKEEP BBS Intelligent conver- the series’ production companies and Games, Scarborough Fair, and the Arizona http://www.parex.org/ E-mail Contact: John sation, awesome graphics, stupendous door the USA Network! It is THE information Renaissance Festival. Kittelsrud, [email protected] games, unworldly filebank, RPG forums, conduit between the fans and the Web page http://www.crofters.org QWK message system and online RPG BBS- series! Fan club membership will bring THE PHOENIX FANTASY FILM moderated games! Our BBS is mainly RPG you the following 1) subscription to the THE DARK ONES (Dark-wunz) n. 1) An SOCIETY A Phoenix based club interest- oriented and we offer many services to GMs info filled Tek Informer newsletter; 2) organization formed for the expression and ed in the entire realm of SF, Fantasy and and players. No fees necessary for users who official TekWar Fan Club membership exploration of various cultural themes Horror film. PFFS has been in existence for post intelligent messages! $5 in credits to card and kit. Membership is by regular including, but not limited to, the Dark 25 years, meeting every 6 weeks in mem- new users. Over 20 conferences and 10 doors mail only and the newsletter and Ages and the Renaissance through forms ber’s homes. Dues are $10 per year. to choose from! Shadowkeep BBS - PCBoard materials will not be reproduced of art including, but not limited to, Membership includes newsletters, an 15.2/M - US Robotics 28.8 Modem. Phoenix, electronically. To join the action and painting, drawing, writing, photography, annual film awards and various outings. AZ (602)245-0919; Connect at 2400-28800 initiate your annual membership, make spoken word, and acts of characterization. For information, contact PFFS, P.O. Box check or money order out for $12.50 to: 2) a member of this organization. 3) Infor- 34023, Phoenix, AZ 85067 or call David THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACH- Official TekWar Fan Club (Membership mation available at www.darkones.org Storck at (602) 274_7404, e_mail: RONISM The kingdom of Atenveldt doth lie section), 2522 N Sparkman Blvd., [email protected]. in the state of Arizona. Within the fair Tucson AZ 85716-2417 DAYSTAR HOLT Arizona’s first and kingdom can be found six Baronies: longest-running Elfquest fan club. Daystar PHOENIX JAPANIMATION SOCIETY Atenveldt, Mons Tonitrus, Twin Moons, T.H.E.M. T.H.E.M. is ASU’s science meets to talk about EQ and related stuff, Local chapter of Japanimation/general SunDragon, Tir Ysgithr and Ered Sul. For fiction and fantasy club. Weekly develop characters, publish stories in our animation oriented fans - meets monthly. more information on any of these or for meetings are held on the Arizona State ‘zine Playelf and create an annual Membership is free, though optional general information on thy past tomorrows University campus, with dates and calendar. Other common interests include monthly newsletter is $5/year or $.50 per thou mayest contact Mistress Myrddina o places to be announced after the music, belly dance, camping and of course, month. Call Tom Perry at (602) 996-2196 or Dolwyddelan (Terry Schwartz) PO Box 584, semester starts. For more information, SF. Membership is free (18 or over) and is write 3241 E. Altadena, Phoenix, AZ 85028. Sonoita AZ 85637 (520)455-5835 Email: contact Erik Wennstrom, email: attained by group vote after you attend [email protected] www.atenveldt.org [email protected] Phone: 480-968-5257.To two meetings or holt-related get-togethers. RAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST A subscribe to our listserve, send a Meetings are usually the first Saturday of Live Action Theatre Troupe based out of THE SOUTHWEST COSTUMER’S GUILD message to [email protected]. each month; for more info, call Tom or the ASU campus in Tempe, AZ. It is The Southwest Costumers Guild is a loose Janice at (602) 581-2258. They have a dedicated to the game Werewolf: The organization of persons interested in all TUCSON FAN ALLIANCE E-Mail website up at http://members.home.net/ Apocalypse by White Wolf publishing. facets of historical, cultural, science fiction, Address is [email protected] or jeanderson/daystarholt.html Contact Mike McLaughlin at (602)461-5842 fantasy, and humor costume. Members are [email protected]. or write 1730 W Emelita Place #2025, Mesa often seen on stage and behind the scenes at THE EMPIRE OF CHIVALRY AND AZ85202-3144 or email to local and regional Science Fiction USS STORMBRINGER The Storm- STEEL, INC. 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As of 11/29/98 there were 32 within Europe or its explored territories. every Sunday from 3pm-9pm (except www.southwestcostumersguild.org members. There are no dues other than For more information contact Bart Smith during conventions and other special the $15 for joining Starfleet Intl.. (Phoenix) (602)937-6995 or Leonard Bird events). Open to new members - call (602) SPACE ACCESS SOCIETY Space Access Members are scattered world wide but (Tucson) (520)742-2432 849-9515. WWW.rawgames.org Society’s sole purpose is to promote radically the primary clusters are in Tucson, AZ cheaper access to space, ASAP. We think it’s and Plano, TX. They don’t meet on a THE JEDI KNIGHTS Meetings are the 3rd SCIENCE FICTION CONTINUUM possible within ten years, with a little luck regular basis since they are a Sunday of each month. For more The Science Fiction Continuum: An and a lot of hard work. Join us and help us correspondence chapter. Their web site information call Carol Alves, Publicity, Independent Star Trek and Sci-Fi club in make it happen! SAS membership is $30 for is: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/ (760)244-9593 or write Jedi Knights, c/o Jim Phoenix, AZ. The SFCOM is an active club one year, which gets you emailed Space Vault/9505/ and their contact/CO is Lowerre, 12291 Meade Street, Garden that participates in Local Phoenix, and Access Updates the instant they pass final Capt. Dave Pitts, Grove, CA 92841-3629 Southwestern Star Trek and Sci-Fi edit, plus discounts on our annual [email protected]. conventions and movies. The SFCOM has conference on the technology, politics, and LEPRECON, INC. One of the two Phoenix three different divisions. The SFCOM business of radically cheaper space Z-PHILES are the ariZona x-PHILES. area corporations that put on yearly itself, a free group where fun is the name transportation, featuring leading players in We maintain a mailing list for news and conventions. Best described as SF/F of the game. The Deep Space SolarFlare the field. Email us at: Space.Access@Space- get-togethers of fans of the X-Files generalists with a main thrust into SF/F art. (DSSF) an active member club in the Access.org Web page: www.space- living in Arizona. We get together in Guests are welcome. The meetings are International Federation of Treker’s (IFT). access.org/ both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. To quarterly on the second Saturday of This group is based on DS9 (a space subscribe, send an empty message to z- February, May, August & November station). And the IKV Sto-Vo-Kor STARBASE TUCSON Tucson Arizona [email protected] unless otherwise notified. August is the (Independent Klingon Vessel). A Klingon based Star Trek club. For info call Geof Wood annual meeting where board positions are Bird of Prey, roaming the desert looking for at (520) 746-1822 or write Starbase Tucson ; UNITED FEDERATION OF PHOENIX determined. For more information, write PO battle. Are the Fed’s too soft, looking for 3314 E. Benson Hwy ; Tucson AZ 85706. A Phoenix area Star Trek and general Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 ; call Mike combat, feel the call to glory. This is the Email:[email protected] SciFi fan club. We are a social club that Willmoth at (480) 945-6890 or Email: ship for you. Membership in the SFCOM [email protected] ( cont’d on page 23 ) Page 22 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 2 Convention Center, San Diego, CA. Club Listings ( Cont’d from page 22 ) Convention Guests: Lots & Lots including Craig meets every two weeks at various McCraken (Powerpuff Girls), Peter David, locations around the Phoenix area. The Listings Bob Oskener, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez UFP has been meeting for over 25 years of (Love & Rockets) Info: Comic_Con, PO continuous activity. 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A well-informed and very active Dr. Who ConFurence (Burbank CA) April 26-28, Info: Conjosse, PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale club. $15 yearly membership includes four 2002 Hilton Burbank Airport & CA 94088-1363 Web: www.conjose.org issues of their fanzine - TARDIS Time Lore Email: [email protected] - written by semi-pros and other dedicated Convention Center. Guests: Eric Garcia, fans. For more information, contact The Roz Gibson, Ed Luena. Memberships $35 United Whovians of Tucson at P. O. Box thru March 15, $45 at the door. Info: The CopperCon 22, (Phoenix, AZ) Sept 6-8, 13541, Tucson, AZ 85732-3541. Also, you ConFurence Group, PO Box 84721, San 2002 Author GoH: Barbara Hambly; can contact the president at Diego, CA 92138-4721, Phone 619-303-9380 Media GoH: Mojo; Location: Embassy [email protected] or the UWOT Email [email protected] Web: Suites North, 2577 W. 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Memberships music, and visual and performing arts, begin at $25 Info: Web especially in the genres of science fiction, LepreCon 28, (Phoenix, AZ), May 17-19, contours.roleplayingguild.com fantasy, costuming, gaming and science. 2002, Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Applicants for membership in Artist Guest: Monte Moore, Author GoH: Conjecture (San Diego, CA) Oct 18-20. WesternSFA must be sponsored by a Peter David, Music Guests: Jeff & Maya 2002) DoubleTree Mission Valley Hotel, current active WesternSFA member. Dues San Diego, CA. GoH: Steven Brust. Memb: are $10 yearly plus a $5 non-refundable Kaatherine Bohnhoff, Memberships: $25 application fee. General Meetings are held until 8/31/01, $30 until 1/31/02, $35 until 5/ $30.00 to 6/1/02 (checks to Conjecture). on the first Friday of February, May, 05/02, $40 at the door. 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Memb * $30 December 1 until WesterCon 55: Conagerie (Los Angeles, Game Room, LAN Computer Gaming, February 28, $35 until July 1, 40 until CA) July 4-7, 2002 Los Angeles Airport Masqerade, Adult Masquerade, and October 31 : $45 at the door. Hotel Room Radisson Hotel, Los Angeles, CA Author ConSuite. Memb: $30 for now, $45 at the Rates: $94 Single-Quad * $114 Executive Goh: Harry Turtledove, Editor: Beth door. kids 6-12 half price. InnSuites, 475 N Sxuites Info: LosCon c/o LASFS, 11513 Meachem, Fan: Robert Lichtman, Artist: Granada Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 (near Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA Ross Chamberlain I-10 and St Mary’s Road) (520) 622-3000. 91609 Email: [email protected] Memb: $60 through Feb 28, 2002 Info: Room rates include a real breakfast! Info: Web: www.loscon.org/loscon/29 WesterCon 55, c/o SCIFI, Inc., PO Box TusCon 29 PO Box 27307, Tucson AZ 8442, Van Nuys, CA 91409 Web: 85726-7307 Webpage: http:// www.westercon.org/55 home.earthlink.net/~basfa Email: [email protected] HexaCon 12 (Phoenix, AZ) July 26-28, 2002 Embassy Suites North Phoenix. Arizona’s Largest Annual Gaming Generic Convention Regestration Form Convention Memberships: $15 July 30 - Dec 31, 2001; $20 Jan 1 - June 30, 2002; $25 Name:______at the door. Special Thursday night events for pre-registered members only. Location Badge Name:______Info: Embassy Suites North, 2577 W. Greenway Rd; 602-375-1777 or 800-527- Address:______7715 Rates: Standard: $74 S/D; Boardroom City/State/ZIP:______Suite $74 S/D/T/Q; Executive Suite $94 S/ D/T/Q Rooms INCLUDE a full breakfast Phone:______Email:______and Happy Hour. Info: Hexacon 12, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082 Phone: (602) Enclosed is $______for ______memberships for 973-2341; Email:[email protected] ______convention. (See calendar for mailing address) San Diego ComicCon International (San © Sherlock More info on __ Masquerade __Art Show __Volunteer __ Other Diego, CA.) Aug 1-4, 2002 San Diego Volume 12 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 23 Arizona…” Pro Notes (cont’d from page 17 ) Vera Nazarian writes: “My debut had a lot of fun the past two years I’ve mythic fantasy novel, Dreams of the Your Full Page Ad could be gone, so I hope everybody who can will Compass Rose received a wonderful come to Portland in November to share the review from Charles de Lint in his regular fun. Here is a link: http://www.orycon.org/ review column “Books to Look For” in appearing here orycon24/index.html.”Terry McGarry F&SF, February 2002 issue (http:// writes: “My first novel, Illumination, was www.sfsite.com/fsf/depts/cdl0202.htm), published in hardcover by Tor last August and “An Interview with Vera Nazarian” for only $150 and is due out in paperback in June. I’ve just appeared on March 1 at Vision Online just delivered a sequel, The Binder’s (http://lazette.net/vision/Issue8/ Road, which should be out later this year. Interview.htm). I am now working part time Illumination was listed as one of the five for Wildside Press, doing publicity, PR SF/F works chosen as the “Best of 2001” and Web development.” by Library Journal, and made the Locus Slovakian artist Martina Pilcerova will 2001 Recommended Reading List for first be at WorldCon in San Jose. She will also novel. It was also on the ballot for Barnes be having meetings with some film folk in & Noble’s Maiden Voyage Award. I’m Los Angeles following. Her Website can working on the third contracted book now, be viewed at http://www.martina.sk. called Triad, the completion of the three- Charles Platt reports that he is no book story arc.”Lyda Morehouse signed a longer involved in science fiction. three-book contract with Laura Anne Brian Stableford writes: “Recent Gilman at Roc. Lyda will write two more projects completed include The Vampire of books in the “Archangel Protocol” Paris, a translation of Paul Feval’s La universe, Messiah Node and Apocalypse Vampire (1856), which is under Array, as well as a third, unrelated book, consideration at Sarob Press; a new as yet unnamed, which could be described “scholarly” edition of S. Fowler Wright’s as a gay urban fantasy about gangster Deluge (for which I did the intro and area St. Paul (Minnesota). Lyda’s newest annotations), delivered to Wesleyan book, Fallen Host, will hit the stores on University Press; and a novel called Kiss May 7, 2002. She will be signing the Goat (a contemporary ghost story set Archangel Protocol from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on in Reading), which Prime will publish in the spring of 2003. I’ve just turned in a third Saturday, April 27, 2002 at the Sheraton © Raven Hotel (Cedar Rapids, IA) as part of the batch of articles for the Salem Press Basically Books Booklover’s Luncheon. Cyclopedia of Literary Places bringing She will also be appearing at 1 p.m. on the total to 42 (my mind is still boggling at Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Uncle Hugos the awesome extent of water symbolism in (2864 Chicago Ave. S.; Minneapolis, MN; 19th century French literature) and I’m Nelson’s novel, That Worlds May Live, by in paperback in 2002. Lynda Williams and (612) 824-6347) with Lois McMaster hard at work on a number of articles for the Wildside Press. This novel has never been Alison Sinclair, authors of the Bujold. Lyda will be discussing her novel new edition of Scribner’s Supernatural published in book form before, and hasn’t forthcoming Throne Price (May 2002) will Fallen Host at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13, Fiction Writers. Dark Ararat—the fifth in seen print at all since it was originally run appear at “Just West of Unruly,” the 2002 at the Har Mar Barnes & Noble my future history series—is just out from in Amazing Stories in 1943. Nelson’s very University of Northern British Columbia (Roseville Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Ave.; Tor, who are now hoping to get the sixth, pleased with both books, and rightfully festival for readers and writers in Prince Roseville, MN; 651/639-9256) as part of the The Omega Expedition, out in November/ so.” George, BC, and at Norwescon in March; Barnes & Noble book club “Blue Event December. Also just out is the new (i.e., The indefatigable Jack Williamson and ConVersion (Calgary, AB) in August. Horizon”; and signing from 2-3 p.m. on third) Games Workshop edition of reports that “Spider Island, volume 4 of Sunday, May 19th, 2002 at the Northtown Zaragoz (with the remainder of the trilogy, my collected stories, is due from Haffner Barnes & Noble (710 County Hwy. 10 NE; Plague Daemon and Storm Warriors, to Press in April. The annual Williamson What is CASFS? Blaine, MN; 763/786-0989). follow in July and October). A Wesleyan Lectureship is happening here at Eastern What is really behind putting on a convention? What the funds raised UP edition of Camille Flammarion’s New Mexico University this week, with Artist Michaela Nastasia writes: by a convention used for? Why not “Donald M. Grant Publisher Inc. (http:// Lumen (introduced, translated and George R. R. Martin and Michael Swanwick as official guests.” attend a meeting and find out? We’re www.grantbooks.com) released an art annotated by me) should be out within the sponsor of ConNotations, Janine Ellen Young reports that she’s book entitled Goad: The Many Moods of weeks, as should the Tartarus Press CopperCons, HexaCons, SmerfCons Phil Hale recently. They will also release edition of Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker going to be at Norwescon in March. and other conventions. We are a an illustrated limited hardcover edition of by Jean Lorrain (ditto). The Big Engine EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy charitable, non-profit organization Black House by Stephen King and Peter omnibus of the “Hooded Swan” series, Publishing Inc. has hired Cheyenne that exists to further science fiction, fantasy and science fields in Arizona. Swan Songs, should also be out real soon Grewe as Editorial Manager. She replaces Straub in May/June 2002, with CASFS currently meets at the JB’s illustrations and design by Rick Berry; now, as should the Cosmos edition of Jackie Arnold, who has been promoted from that position to Senior Editor. And Restaurant at 2560 W Indian School oh, and I’m getting married to Robert K. Salome and Other Decadent Fantasies. Rd in Phoenix (NW corner of I-17 and Amanda Miazga has been named the Most Wiener President of Donald M. Grant Bud Webster writes: “I have little to Indian School). The meetings begin Publisher, Inc. on July 6, 2002.” report for myself other than the long- Valuable Evaluator. Australian K. A. at 8PM and are held on the last Yvonne Navarro’s Buffy, the Vampire promised publication of 41 Above the Bedford has signed a contract for his first Friday of the month Jan. Through Slayer: Tempted Champions has just been Rest: An Index to the Anthologies of Groff novel Orbital Burn, and Kiwi writer Till Sept. And on the second Friday of the month Oct through Dec. Conklin, which will be out later this year Noever writes: “Right now I’m in the final released (3/1/02), and Buffy: The Willow Everyone is invited to attend two Files, Vol. 2 is on the Bram Stoker through my own Aniara Press. Also, I’ve editing cycle with Keaen, more info on which has appeared at http:// meetings as a guest (non-member). Preliminary Ballot. She’s finally finished had two well-received articles in the most Membership rates are $12/year plus www.edgewebsite.com/future.html. The horror novel Mirror Me and turned it over recent two issues of The New York Review an initial $3 application fee and rates to her agent. There are excerpts from all of Science Fiction. More important than publications date (Autumn 2002) appears are pro-rated for the amount of the three books, including a 60-page pdf file that, though, is the publication last month achievable.” J. A. Callum will sign novel year remaining. For more info Call: from Mirror Me, available on her site at of the first new Nelson Bond collection in Lyskarion: The Song of the Wind at Stephanie L. Bannon (602)973-2341 Webpage: www.casfs.org email: almost 40 years, The Far Side of Nowhere, WorldCon in San Jose. Marie Jakober’s http://www.yvonnenavarro.com. In the [email protected] meantime, she’s running her online published by Arkham House. There was novel The Black Chalice will be released bookstorePage 24 (http://www.dustystacks.com) also an almost simultaneous publicationConNotations of Volume 12 Issue 2 and making plans to FINALLY move to