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. .. ] 11 . SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW (ISSN: 0036-8377) Formerly THE ALIEN CRITIC P.O. BOX 11408 FEB. 1980 VOL.9j NO.l PORTLAND, OR 97211 WHOLE NUMBER 34 PHONE: (503) 282-0381 RICHARD E. GEISy editor S publisher PAULETTEy SPECIAL ASSISTANT COVER BY STEPHEN FABIAN PUBLISHED QUARTERLY FEB., MAY, AUG., NOV. SINGLE COPY $1.75 ALIEN THOUGHTS by the editor. ..... .4 REVIEWS THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST OOTE IN PlfASE, NUMBER 666: COLIN WILSON: THE OUTSIDER AND THE WHITE DRAGON.... YOUR TIE IS Ul^ BEYOND I I 3^ JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH .20 A REVIEW OF ROBERT HEINLEIN S MINDSONG 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 133 THE RABEAISIAN LETTERS OF NEW NOVEL, THE WEIRD GATHERING & OTHER JACK WOODFORD .21 THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST TALES iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 3o JACK WOODFORD ON WRITING. .21 BY PETER PINTO 10 SONG OF THE PEARL .39 PANDORA .21 THE PURPLE DRAGON AND OTHER THE IRON AW OF BURAUCRACY .21 IfTTERVIEW WITH DONALD WOUHEIM FANTAS I ES 39 THE BEST OF ELMER T. HACK .22 CONDUCTED BY RICHARD E. GEIS. .... .13 LEGION. I THE RUNESTONE. .22 ATEWAY TO LIMBO 39 FOUNDATION 17 .22 WHAT IS HARLAN ELLMT SOVEREIGN. I . 1 1 1 . I . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 THE BEST OF THE BUSHEL. .22 REALLY LIKE? THE GENTLE GIANTS OF GANYMEDE ..... 40 THE ASTERCON SPEECHES . .22 A PROFILE BY CHARLES PIATT 16 THE YAR's best HORROR STORIES ETERNITY SCIENCE FICTION .22 SERIES VII .40 FANTASY NEWSLETTER .22 ANDTHBT I HEARD.... GATHER, darkness! 4,. SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE .22 RECORD REVIEWS BY THE EDITOR 20 WEB OF SAND ....................... 4. WATCHTOWER. ............. THE PHILOSOPHER S STONE 42 TALES OF NEVERYON am PRESS NOTES THE DOPPLEGANGER GAMBIT.. 42 HEAVENLY BREAKFAST .31 BY THE EDITOR 21 EMPIRE OF THE EAST 42 THE DYING EARTH .3.. IN SOLITARY 43 JUNIPER TIME .32 INTERVIEW wm CHARLES SHEFIELD STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE 43 A DREAMER S TALES .32 PART TWO THE QUEST OF EXALIBUR. MILLENNIAL WOMEN. .33 CONDUCTED BY KARL T. PFLOCK. ..... .24 OTHER CANADAS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE COSMIC TRIGGER. ..... .33 SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 44 THE WICKED CYBORG .33 THE VIVISECTOR STAR-ANCHORED, STAR-ANGERED 45 THE LOST ONES A COLUMN BY DARRELL SCHWEITZER. .30 THE GENTLE DRAGON 45 ON THE BRINK STARS OF ALBION 45 THE COURTS OF CHAOS .34 AND THEN I READ.... AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY. ..... .46 PULSAR 1. .34 BOOK REVIEWS BY THE EDITOR. 33 THE PROPHET OF LAMATH 46 MAAFRENA. .35 [See page 57 for the list of THE DOUGAS CONVOLUTION. .35 AND THBI I SAW. short fiction reviews . AGANGE FIVE .35 MOVIE REVIEWS BY THE EDITOR. ..... .36 THE ROAD OF KINGS. ...... WINDOWS OTHER VOICES LORD OF THE RINGS. (MOVIE) .36 BOOK REVIEWS BY NICHOAS SANTELLI, WATERSHIP DOWN.. (movie). .36 NEAL WIL6US, STEVE LEWIS, DAVID A. Copyright (c) 1980 by Richard E. METEOR. .(movie) .36 TRUESDALE, DEAN R. LAMBE, STEVEN Geis. One-time rights only have STAR TREK.. (movie)...... EDWARD MCDONALD, LYNN C. 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CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW SAVE A HASSLE AND EXTiRA EXPBCE IF YOU MOVE WE NEED YOUR FORMER ZIPCODE AND YOUR NEW COMPLETE ADDRESS. a ) . , don't know about Jakobs sen, Baen or ALIEN THOUGHTS Pierce, but Hank Stine was doing it from Baton Rouge, and now from south- ern Virginia. In fact, no SF maga- zine has ever been in the Big Time — they may choose SFR. I like to of New York publishing -- not even think that's what'll happen, anyway. ANALOG -- and I doubt any of their editors ever felt that kind of pres- sure. Other pressures -- deadline if- A bit of recanting is due here, on my part, in re and concerning pressures, asshole publisher pres- sures, yes. the comment I made about sf editors being difficult to talk to on the 'But it's hard to think of any phone... at least for me... as they editor I know who fits your image of rush and dominate and don't let me the New York Editor. Most of the get a word in edgewise. book editors are shy, introverted (Not only editors are this way, sorts; editing is a profession one of course; I could name a few aith- comes to out of a love for the print- ors . .) ed word in its various manifesta- Since I wrote that entiy I've tions, and we all know what kind of talked twice to Hank Stine, who now person reads . edits both GALAXY and the Donning s£ 'The thing to "the big- line, and I must say that Hank's closest phone manner has eased up, become time of SF editing" in the magazines these days is OMNI. Ben Bova just relaxed and calm... a pleasure to speak with. moved up to Executive Editor, and now Bob Sheckley is the fiction ed- The latest GALAXY news is that itor -- Ben's former position. BY THE EDITOR the publisher mandated a cut to 128 Bob's a pretty quiet guy, too. pages to conform with several of the 'I think the problem is that firm's other magazines, and as a you have this image of the The New result my book review column and York Scene. One visit here would ll}-2f5-79 SFR #33 went into the some other items were necessarily disabuse you of it. mails two days ago, the bookstore cut from the September/October is- copies are on the way... and we start sue which was distributed earlier 'I haven't seen what I assume another issue. All's well with the this month. are the roost recent pair of AMAZING world. Hank gave permission for me to and FANXASTIC issues -- they aren't About half the bookstores who run those reviews in SFR, so here on any of the stands I check out had sold SFR on a credit (pay later) they be, leading off ray "And Then I any more, either in NYC or Viginia basis have purchased copies of SFR read..." column. -- but I must say I've been amazed on the new pay-with- order basis. This new GALAXY has a different (yes) at your reaction to what So, indeed, a lot of those who look — a more fact/ fiction cover strikes me as sleazy packaging and bought SFR at their local sf bookshop layout, and contents.