VECTOR 276 — SUMMER 2014 VVectorector THE CRITICAL JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION LAURA SNEDDON TALKS COMICS IN HER NEW PLUS JO WALTON, GABRIEL COLUMN SEQUENTIALS , ‘ ’ GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ, EUROPE’S BIGGEST SF BOOKSHOP, AND MORE... NO. 276 SUMMEpageR 1 2014 £4.00 VECTOR 276 — SUMMER 2014 Vector 276 The critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association ARTICLES Torque Control Editorial by Glyn Morgan ....................... 3 Vector http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com The Jo Walton Interview Features, Editorial Glyn Morgan by Farah Mendlesohn ............................. 4 and Letters: 17 Sandringham Drive, Liverpool L17 4JN Gabriel García Márquez:
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