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MATRIX EDITOR

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MatriX 80 February/March 1989 3

PERIW'S IT WAS " SAO IDEA TO JKAGlt\E fHA.T PEOPLE WOllD FIN> One IhLng I _td partlcul...ly lIk. to rocour~ thl. u..U'ooughlofwdtingto,",-tri__...thrllll.ngt.n.n ...td'lltlog yeM". and that I. the .... of I'fet,Uc pL.tfor.. for 8«* (0 the FIII"re or Tn. £epir. St';k.. s.dc. Or _~ It .... .av.rtl.lng forthl;amlng .v..l .. HIl.her"to. I ppo.e the ..adllnu the ....,(ort I. (Kl of tne ONdllnto felling on FrI.-V 13th. The he...... , r.ther .r.rouded In ""n...y. and it·. "'Ot unc.....-, for o;oonpetltlon Il...,to.crlbecl to. pr....lftIobly bee..... o( Its _tor-e.I...... tarl.l.ft.r __Ilne,onlytor_lI.. tn.t <;OIIlptlr.th'. _;",pllcllY'. but r _VI the ...... t "-"dful of the .vent ..HI be ov... before lhe ne"t dHdllne. Imparl.1 lIU."., Which .. of c""" .., Chlot tr- who did bother to Collaeptlet.-upe Stllt.t""tl.quit._gho("'Ydl"9u.ti.ng.i~t.. for the ....ge.zine.r...~tched to U prinl.... t ..o ..eeI<••fl... Another yur of "'.trIitbeg...... lth In...... 1 bout of 111,...1. thedeadllne Igi... you.andthe ....guiner..a...the...... oer•• _cajallng.l'1.ybolJ""ghtto ..tup.,.egul ~tto _andhelffurtherOl'\.ftarlhet. Effec:tI...ly.II ...... lhat tell. cer. of thls.-ctian of lhoI _ltorl.t. An Ill, _ III ~. 1•• weeI<'sgrec:e.fl.....ydeedUne for_t.rI.1 to De ...... _t'. f;OIIling. LAU Iy ....ao. pl t .... _tIn. thoughthet'."'Ot ••lgnelforpeClpl.tost ll-'d ....-li.a ,._1-.. Nod So"flllolO: ertkl... I know _ ...t.geof"'Yklnd wr•. I.. _t1onlngttlls . thlll 1500 verda _ Ilk•• lot. tlut pl_ don't f.1 you f_r to peopl..."'0 t t ...lr .v..t. _..-Used r.lJwI' l/'\an hoo... topreo..~ rt'o;l.ofthiot 1.-.gtft.A f_plthy thoughts for thoH peopl. who laft the bus...... of writing. I.U... to on .. !:I'-r.l.ted b-iKt ..ILL 90 <»wn ju.t .. _ll••v.. if the ...... , lut ...... t. axpr_...s 1.nS72 worclL ThIll tt...... -. you ..UI n.v. "'Otio;ed thetl·_publl.r-:lt.... ~pl-e... In ....((ortto~k So., If ycu would Lik._ 10_tl.. forthcooflLng o((_n...,._t.lnlJ'Mll.tt.. QO~ speak s .t your elub or group. or If book5hope ..len to _tl Ignlng ".--, "'l'thlng Ilk. 1M!.. pl_ ...a V- 1 .,.,.,Id be bed< to 2' pel. t'- down in your dlarl... So. the r_ining _til"'!! ....I_fO#" thi.y...... 11l be hoold, In the ...... tplec:e. on "'Indyou, 1 get the imp"...lon thet the ....jo...t.,. of you ..... p..-f-eUy cont...t ..it" ".Ir/it tn It. curr.,t .tat•. I'v. receIVed a coupl. of u..ful oH.r. fO#" ....t...... , ..hid> .. lit be wly follo"ed ...Po II o;OI'WI*lt that ....,. .It.r.tIOl'\ would dUut. the Anything .1.. you f..1 you ought to know? curr..t.H.c:t.end.pl•• formor.lnfor tI0l'\8Iboutpllollenlng ocllvltt_over..... which __ lobe f lol•. ThedMf lng rlwor.'. "'Ot II lot .1.. I.ft to My in thi. edltorl.l, • Il...~ from lhe other 9OO-end-_lhLng ....,..,.r. 1_ to exo;epttosno;ourllg.youtoo;ontrlt>ut.toyour""'9azlneinl,e,. ...ppoee thoot ttwr. I. nothlng mud> you r..ll.,...... t to _. Ok.y. renUdptlt.ilbeing.y..rofpl"'.l;OIIIingtofruiliOl'\.andl ....11. 1 I'oOpe y""" don't mind If 1 Inc:orpot".t•• few ...tr. Ide.. wouLd Ilk. to think lhet ... did tha work bet.._ ..... r.ltwr of ..y - I'... t lng the .1l&'\CII ... vot. of o;onfl.-..c:•• In tn-. ... jumplngupenddOwn._aging.v...yoneln.ignt...... Id>u... thenk.v y_ch. On that r.ther et ULng "'01•• I ....11 ..len you .1I a One rather _.Lng littt. 1_ ""Ich dIrlfted ecrOS. /IIy .Ughtlybel.tedHooppy V_.prl.. theatoffthak.,._rQ, coneclou...... goee_thing Llk.lhl.. Ifyou ...... 8Ibouttobe end edd the finisl'ling touetws 10 I'felr'it eo. .-poeit.«l on • dHwted, but _t~lI.,. ... __frt..aly. pl_t ..hldlfl !:I'endJorfent..,..tcDook.-..ldyo"reg...d •• .-ces begpge. ....·11 •.- • t. Roy P'-Iey. thIot the COOOlPlat. work. of $heIaa/'"Ing In_lnd. the __tsof_CSagen ...... he .... .-poelted on "'d t 1••_1 ...... Irudy In piece. Whet would.,..... Ilk. to t ? And why? To .t..-t ycu off. ttli...... t I would t.... - L..onJ of" u.. Rings by Tolki _ttl' for _t....tetr_.end~.. I.tHlthlnklt· exeoepl.....,. piece of f..t ..,: n.e Coll-eled ~l Storl_ of " R ...... ~.. U...y .... euperb c;-t .torl_ ..... Ich ...... pelt; Jo/'wI ,,"_I..,.'. Aegypt, to gl...... a ~ 10 fllwlly rftICI tl; Luel.... Shel:-"d'. n.e JJgu... Hunter. 10 r_Lnd _ In.t u...r. I••lIIL cla••y ..rltlng Inthl.world\endAobHoLdIltodo:'.l.YO'Idye.. to ,.:o:,.Et.:..:c.~~ gl_ .... cn..c. to r rMoCl It. end think _t tt ...... ~:.:.;;:;~;\;:::?.~ cer.fully. TMe. c;hot~ ofcour...... bJect to cr-.ge.t ..y -.1.So,glv.... Y"""rchol~.endr_.ln",ot thrl 500 worClll, and I'll pubHIoh _ of lhem In the rwxt f t...... ::>:€O::.;::: of ".td.. Ilihall .I.e _ If I UO"l prco..~. top t .. of fIlYOUrlt•• fO#" puoUc.Hon.t the end of the r_r. ~;~={~~~ February/March 1989 Matrix 80 4 WALKING ON GLASS The BSFA Column Mey la, A ,....1 lllso.rs.1on lI'IVOI.. 1ng other (.,. groups Cpostpo-oedrr_",,"d\). .~ACJ'MACJ'MAQoMAGI'I.~~ACJ'MACJ'MACJ'MAGl'teAo9'M The .¥nusl Geneo-sl ","t(t,g of t Ildtlsn Scl101oCs. FI~tton The Loncton l'IMting I. on t .... tMrd T...... -y of _y .-.t". ".-...elatlon ltd., ..Ill leks pl.ce st ,_ S. T.... "Eberly Hotel. .tertlng .rcul"d 1.30~ In tM .. ~t.lrs rOOlll .t The Plough. Nattlnghom. on S<.rdly 28 "I• ., 1ge,. l1u..... Str..t,LO"ldon. eAQ1eACMeAGI'MAGI'IeAQ1eAGl'teA(MeAQoleA(loMAGl"KAGl'teAGl'te -----

T~ E"\••ordlns.y Generel "'HUng of tt>e Brltl." SCl....ce Fiction .....ocl.tlon Ltd took plec••t NovKOl\, on Sul'dloy 6 No~ "lIli. 'II.'rslooklngfor .....cc.._toO'.. ldV.8IIrr.tt .. Edltoro( rhen _f. two ..Jor 11_ on IJ'>e sgrdlo. The Vecto.... tM crlllUl .,Iou""l o( the B!FA. TM. I•• _Itt_ fI...t ..... to ra<;el_ w>d ~_ thoe Kcounts (M 1986. T..... PMt, sncI wltL ...t.U c""""I..lonlng sncI editing .,tlo;l.. (or t"" ..-,. ecce¢..,;l ...., c:on, __n p.lbHsIwd In the lut l__ or rtag...lp o( the BSFA. A. o...ld ..ys, It'. -..-....:ling, f"".lrsting• M /'f.trIle. dInn '-d _k• .-d ,....t (un • T...... :tlndll... _to"."...I..... pr~lto !fyouthlnkyou"".... _ttltek.. to-.;lltorwof ~r the quon.a for BSFA 9..-._1 _tl~ rr- IS to 3. Thl. the tMding erltlc.el .,Iou.....l. of Klence (Ictlon In t .... eountry. roELoved' o<;c..lons In the reeent p".t ...... It h.cl prO'o'td _It• .-d t.1I us. W. went to c.- ...... t brllll...t tdM. you ...t._11 dl((h;ult to get".,. • qt.IOI'\oft .t vwy lqlort..t ...... fo... flillng Verlo... ..ltIl (nelnettng _t... I,1 ...... y two _tlngs. Brett Cockrell pr~ed the ~, _ ...""lld thet -anU...... thet you not only kHf) rHOlrl but .tlreel __• ._ltwolquot'U"'-..td.YOld..cnprobt_lnf.. t ..,....1thout Apply now, to o."ld V. IIerrett. Veeto..., 23 OPfield • tgnlrlc Uy ..-odlng t .... KCOUntablllty of t .... 8!iFA. There .... Roell, CrO'J"don, SUrrey 0t0 2\1)• CO"ISI.,. obl. dl.~.11.1 In tl'lol ...dl..,.:. .bout the sLn of tlwl reo..ctlOl'l._...".... _.c""'P"""'I.....g~tlon_ t ....t A'IIAIlDS ADI11NISTRAT(Jl t .... quor"m bit '-'ced to t ... Aft.r _ dlsc lon. till. W.·re.t... looklng ror' ....cc.._ to PUk.PIolr. TM. I• ••t." llU99ntlon .....ccepled by ... over...... lIIIlng ....Jodty. posltlonr-POf"tln!ltotheeo-ordirdtor,-.dlt..,t.tL.prodJelng lhdttr -"y oU,.r bu.I"... Ih. qu..llon or Ih. Ooc bellot f<>nlOll for _In.tlons IO'>CI r\nlll ballot (or U BSFA W.lr Aw.rd w.. r.l.ed by I;.t.r M.bey, who " •• -onlnl.t.red I"• ...... <;l.You'll.tsa ...... toeountt"" ..ot.. lO'>CIhandt.th .,d ....rd. The "'w.rd I. noooo\nlllty under I .... conlrol or U•• BSF.... bul eer....any well .. e«\dLng cut pubLlcLty on I .... _.rd .ft.. nobody "Ow ._ 10 r~r how or why It w rded OYer 10 t ...... !me been lIO"V'loOUO"Ieed. I .... W .....nd I ...... w.. dlecuulon ebout U..r I .... Cl.Irr.,.1 II ....y l;Clftle but ones. y..r. but It'••tlll. .ltu.HorI .hould be .1Iowed 10 conti...... In tM end II w" dwllanglng PMI. Aft.r .11, ycu'lI ...... to kHf) up to del. wltn decl<»cl thel I .... BSF'" COII'ftIlttee ..-.cIll'IoM In..ol....cl wit" I .... OOC wh.t's heppen"'!1 It> SF _gh to c.- wn.tMr , ncnl""t1on I. W.lr "'w.rd should seper.t.ly conslde'r t position. .lIglbl.ornol."""'you'rs 90ing to"'... to be I .... _t of The _tlng w" c1o..d .n bout Plel( .,.hour. per__ nobodydoubt''''''9Otthewlnnerrlghl. I(you tM"" It•• job thet _lll .... lt YOU. t.U_ ebout It. 'IIrll. todloy to Pliul Klnald, BSF", 114 GulldheU LONCON f'o'IEET. r-.IG Str_I,Folk_t_.KentCl20IES.

T.... flrsl London .....tlng o( lhe ...... Y..r 90t 0(( to ... _"peo;tedly bed sl.rt. 'II rlved to (lncl thel the pub I>ed boolout to sI>ow • stlde pr t.t1on 0r'I _h~rlng. TM. w...... ry ..n..ltl"'g_t, IMc-..w w._r.con.. tnc.dtt>lot the ....,.,....ti.lng In tN "_r'. HotlcMlollrd I. (r.. to .11 -..ber. room ".d 1M.., boolo:ed. An.r _ dtea.o..lCIn wit" t 1..-.cIlord, o( tMWA. It I••Isa PM.tbl. 10"""', ,..,..1 ""''''1 .Ilould tIOw ...... ,ll_rgedl....IRoberIF.r.go,wtlOl>edtek onl". you r .....lr•. Ycu".w.LcarIIIIlo_.rtl.. shorlwsnl.ll.ts, l ••~ or booking th. room end 1I.1.lng wit" t .... pub. haCI nol In It fOf' ..I•• r ...... t.for'ln(or_tlon.penfrltnOl.....ythln!l (.ct done so; d Il'Iough the tlll"ldiord haCI Irled to p"" 0r'I wIllch._.r...."...,••,butlheedltordoes r ... t""rlgl>I ...... gestoP IKtrlc.eldnoneo(t...... "edgott"r0ll9h.'II._r. 10 refu.. ony edvertl-.,I. All lids .hould be 1 to "sur.., lObI. to confirm on t .... spot booking. for I .... room (or the r ••t F'orler. 114 Gull....U SI. Folk..tone. K....I. Cl20 IES o( U,. y••r (b.r !'larc" end o.e.rt>erl. but thet .tllt l.n t .... probl.... o( worHng out _I 10 do lhel ...... lng. Fortunet.lyGaollNc_ to tMrnCl.l" end got ....ryone In 10 "'. ctrlnlling club. the Troy Club. Arrd _ ...... t pp"".OIlr gr.t1tudelo ...... -,-.t I"" Troy Club ror puUlng up with u•. 00 you ..Joy coll.tlng? Gi...... t • Utile or your te- 10 the OeowpU.t.... _ tdlrr....,tclrCUlllSI__ 8SFA by lping to o;oll.t. It. ~er- .t _Ulng 1-. .tUI Mod our pt...... :l progr end o... ld I.M\grQrd geve • t.lk ....lllng I piKe Y t -ant"" .t the Sat. o.p.r t ebout t .... book he wrllt.. In o;oUebOr.UOr'I ...ltI'> .JoIv'l GrWlt• ...... tReedIngt.rlI lty tMM9l.o(K.lthFr~ Gut&. It lIflPe.rs 1 1 Ihl.I>.. bftn ...... plelou.~r(orO"", W. an pr...l.. I.. 0<' o;o(f_ plus en ....t" -anth on your t>e<; ror I .... first It- .... ".. deInended P"~t (re"" • eubeeriptlon for gl..lng • "->d -.ch dly. It·. gooc:l (un (lw;lrw.U. publl ror.bool I..gthy rMdtrlg. turn ..p r'9"I.,ly to Mlp. you "ing. _I ...Iueble rrom Ihe booic 'oII'Ileh h.d I ud...-.c••It...... l.ly groenlng and :n~~~~: to the running or t BrlU... 5elww;e FlctiOf'l s/>oulln.g (or Il1O... It would be ..nf.lr tocleKrllM too II!IUdl o( wh.l .... rHd. but w. C... only hope thet t .... publl.h.. _ .... fit to gl... lhe book. de..r ..ed publle .lrLng. l'I",r.., Port.. w•••Iso 011. lo I,.", .bo.lt t .... n.w 1/2 Aprll 1969 "'.gutrle edited, Th. Get.. 'oII'Ilch I. li.I. cut _. How....r, unl rslty commlt...... t. forced her to c.,.c.l, thougll ..... s- you u...... ? Conteet lCeilh Fr-. (or rroor. he. proml••d to t.lk on tM subjecl In IIprll. ""'Ich .hould <-Xr... iMide (rOf'lI cover Of" pI>«>e 0134 664142) coincide wltl> Uw..eoncl I..... o( t ...... -gul..... •• FOR SIoI.E •• T)£ TlW6IlTLN«JC fENllJ(i AID by 0.... L,."g(ord. A report o( 0....'. trip to tN Jell> 'IIorldcon In Boston In 1980... TN'F winner. A _.t (or ...y (WI o( M. _Iting. end tM 1....1 il'ltrodJctlon (or ""YO'" un(_il.lr with 0....'. (...... _k. Fllbf'uery 16: Devld V. Ber..tt 1_ • llIKu"1on on eaIIla end A...illobl. (or £2.25 (r_ grephienov.i•• 0.... Langford, ,. London Roed, RMdIng. Berkshlr.. AGI SAU Matrix 80 February/March 1989 5

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DE. STan' ~ FAA A s.-~r ttl.to'")' o( Brltlllh hn.b. lUI -1987 byoAoOHen...... PUlT9I STORICS by 0. LJngford. II ~lIecllOl'l of 0.....'...rittng•. E8Ct\ o( theM p.lbll t'- costs U OBR'I'O-IIC .DREY compo Gr_ ...... A r._taU... colt.ctlan of , rltlng oY'" the t..t 50 .,._.. PrIeto £1 AU the .00_ It_ ".1I.,1. (r_ Greg Pldo:...sgiU .t 1. Le_..-.c:.Rd, Souv.E.lIng.I.andon"-i. ~.. -"""ld~"'" poIIy"l. to ConepirKy. _ u~... L,. •, .... t r.t. of SOp potILege peoooro....

IMI'IGINiIl.TlCN lH.....lTa) - Third list .tllI .".U_1e, though boolt..... goillg ,.U. Lin' .,.,.,.,ld to. .".litlbLoi in the .... Y_. "--_ your copy ..-. "-.y ,..t_..,. wid scLence rIetiOl'l P"PWOKks. secCll"Odhwod_,....I_copl_'O#" Nte.treMoOl"lOlbLoi prien, pl I«t!.an of ~ ...... dbecks.. CoI"lllCt: 1'I..,._Port l14GuI~tl5t.Folk..ton.."*"t.CT20IES. ~t.urnpost.gellflP"lC.... t... '«HlS A~q,. t ...ly~i.noIof~t.ti... _ ilMg1netl_ fLctlcn, poetry _ ...1. 52 ~ £1.25 Mel>. or U.SO (Of" • ,,-'...~Iption

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• CLARKE AWARD SHORTLIST NEWS • CONSPIRACY BAILED-OUT • BARRETT TO EDIT NEW ANTHOLOGY • MURDOCH WINS COLLINS

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Mgins to r.c:I,I.. the pl_t. ""O..Mdor. of ot...... f"Ia.l... COIoIntrl.., Incl..dlng Paklshn, 0.1... "'o1III11 ...... applying political pr.._r. on the Brillסotal,.. - Goorrr-th .tlnn ll.HIlN, Il:l1.951 • eOlOlple-. end '*-"dtrlg WId 5 _silty tel...t In the".., (utun In,,,,,lctl.,...Uty-c''-'''gln9 gav...... t to bin t .... bool<. Or SJoed ...... gener.l-secr.t.ry of '*"9 effKI•• 'rl'1'tentrlgly-r...lt...:l ....:1.1 order". (Ke/,..,. "til thel1ollonor"".lI.. Or~IHttonS,_ltsthatl'\ol""V\'tr"(1 be'lvl_eel in VeelOf'" ,.". the bOOIo. but cl.t.. tlWt (t Is IIMle (or p"'oaewtlon ..ndiIr t .... ~'- FC,.. - ItIoc:tatoI f'l:>llM* CCENTlRV, (11.95/6.95) Nt In jlUflllc order WId rae. r.l.tluls ..:t•. TN Org....l..tton (10 • magiQI USA .mer. "'Iv Idly created lsgendl c_ to L1r•• wriling to the .tt_r~'.1 lind tl'\ol IbIe s.crst.r., U...... "'.-.ch.t>l. Fir. "ss .....l.-.d In Veel..... '46). r ...... tlng prONCVtlon., lind .r. t"""'l_ consl""rlng l.g.1 ur. OUrLng If¥t_ - lwcl.utl SMf-"d (GRAFTON, fIO.95) _. ectlon. F...rt..... PJbtlc: dIM\onstr.tlons .r. 1'1....-...:1. UW "-,el 'clence (lctl_t (ore.. of North M>erluo cle"" ..It,., TI'\oI PJbLLclty, how...... , Nos hid , contrary .Uac:t t". mlglt ' ..Il.... of Soutl'l "-rluo In • grim C."t,et ...... dc... WId damond fDr' the book ..... !lent "I' tr~sly. Now W..... ",.r. (lire Ouri"9 lNrllme .... ',,,,Iewed In VltCt.... /45>. !Alth, along ..It"ot...... booIc.tor Nos lncr.t'sed It. order. TI\4I c.'", or F_ - Brla-o St.l.ford (SIMON. 5Ot)STER, tl1.95) an publl.h.,., VIKI~, h.. pl.c:ad Lnltl.1 ordlr of 250 .xl" .plc.tary.p"""lngthr.. c.,.,tllriesln ...... lchlon9-11....cl"~lr .. copl." WId t/\ar...... pl....s to rush ovt ...... Ih.r &00 copt.. If It "'on t .... WMtbr••d Priz•. rul. t"- world. (E""I,. of F.., ... 111 be r."I."ed in Vecto' '''I'). ~ of 8elby1al - I.... v.tean yIO'l sr."I_edln ...ecIOt'I"Tl. Brlt.ln l...·t I.... onLy piK...Ith troubt. 0" t>annl.ng books. In they_"ptof"l.y "88 t/\afoll_lngtltl r ••lIbennedor Tile ~dg" this ~.r ...r ...... -. ~t.er lind ,.,.." SiIw)Ier on d'\Ill....gedln le..echools: behelf of thlt 89'A, "-y Gwltle lind I"iaJcIM ~I on ben.lf ...t ep Gbwr\ - illld\ard ""'-. Ewoh .bin U>e oftheSc:ienc.FlctlonFo.rdetlon.llndOr rlc.Go~lth_ FUght - 80r0'>1. Bog.rt, The H.rU.. Ov-onfCI F 1t "Sf _ Gloor,. IWr on behelf of tIW lnt...... tl_l Sc:1....u Policy IWt Brec:b.l.y. ",. IIltdws - Ra.ld Oshl. AI s.byJon - P.t Founct.tlon. F....., TIle Lord of tN FU.. - WlllI_ Goldlng, Br.~ ,*", World - Aldous Iol.Ixl.y, FI~ fOt' Alg«TICI"\ - CIonI.1 Keyes. TIle ...... close toT';"...... ::.:...:ll:,c...... -d the following bOOIos "hid> S.~ Boool.. C.rri•• o.".tilw, ClJ)o, "'" o..t1 Z_, Dlff ! SIHpIng In FI__ - ~t...... Cerroll; Roof_ld­ SMsa>s, It. NIght SlIUl. 'Sltl_" Lot. Tile S1Il1\iI'lg - 5t...... Ovistopl'ler Fowl.r; Del" Beh...... St.tions - St.". ErIckson; King. L. Iftyt. D'Art"'" - Sir T"-'oK f"I.lory. Af'II_1 F••IIt _ Gr••t S1ryRI...... - Gregory s..fOt'cl; FMJe- Robef't eon"l.r;"""" George Or_It lind SlaugJlterhtNn FI~ -K... rt V_gut. LI." e>v.rdrl".- Willi.... GI~: L">'Or>Cl)'s.-llol>ert Halo.todq 0000a 00000 a 0000 a a 0000 a a a a 00000000 0 0 0 a 0000 Ll","oln's tfr.- - Connie WILLI.: E..I of Laught., - R.A. JET 8OOl( AGAEBENT OL£ TO BE IIO:EN Le((.rty; HIIlf" GI".. of ....oon IM - Gr...... Dunst.... f"I,.tin. ThIt ... 1"".... ,,1"00 r l".. , cl\equ. fa.- £'.000, ... 111 Itis ...... tmostc...t.lntMtt.... Nllt8ooL&t P tos; but bot" Slr Hal.l. BrlgMO'\. Theor. I., theor.fa.-., no dwlg.r th,t tM S.... HDmby o( WK Soelth W'ICl TIJI v.t_t_ h..... _lttllCl con...... Uon ..ill be (ewced lnto benI<....ptcy. Not .11 of t"'tlfDIU_ ...... t.... .,.pectad_•• tlWy ... lllbe(orcllClto Carlspl'.c'f'. dlbts ". been ct..rld, but thoM r_InIng It (011_ ..it. TN ""btlsn..s· "'noct.t1on ties; .Iso c_ out III'lould ...... be po..lbl. to pey 0(( In tt-. fl....lylnoppollltlontoP...tos,lIncl ....sthr..t_leg.IKtlon. a 0000 a a 0000 a 00000000000000000000000000000 T.... ttw'..t totl'\ol~""spro"'Oil.spl\emy lind c....sorshlp. T.... bod<, wtold'l, ""fanders o( t'" NlA cl.\Ift''''g t ....l It wHl r.cl.oc. consumer llk...... ch of Rus!\dl.'s "Dr'k, conteIn••Irong (..t ..y .l...... t., cholc., OIC' bachtock, (ore. _CI boolc~ DIIt o( I. n,,,,ad ,Iter tl\O•• pes.'g...... ICh ....r. r...... ".d from t .... blI.l.....,and k. It mor. dlfflcllit for n...... t!'w)'. to gel Into Ko~.n by Mohamnad bee..... tMy ",er. In.plr"" by the """1I. prlnt. eppo.-..ts of t"" I'6A ••y t".t dlsc:ountlng prlc....Ill f"Iosl_ l.ader. h.". dInouncad tl'\ol book on tl'\olgroundlllhst it .ttract ...,... cvslQOllar. Into booI<.hopll WId eo lner.... Impul.. I. In,"lting toMon-dWldtIWlr r.Uglon.1t ...... lr..dyl>een ..lasa(ot...... tttt.., IInclpolnt to t ....."....,I.o(c:l"oOlc••nct berned In lrodi" P.,.c:k.toclr In record storH ""'-". t""". I. no R.tell P.lce I...,... er. ulling few II to be t>enned In Brlhln. On Set...rdey I'Illlnt...... ::•. TN only rellabl. &t.tl.tlcs In, c:onrused er~t " ...... ry onor. t ...... 1,000 _1_ g.thered .t ...lIy In _to ...ggestt....tbet_I'IlIWld"e1tlwprlc:.ofbodcIut 45'S, 10'1_. I."-' the "t.o( lnfl.tlon. ....11. In tn.t Inc (dent, potlc. In 8..«ewd advlHd W.H. SonIU\'. In BredforCl t,...-pe.IodU\eO'\UlllberO(book.eoldlnthelX.llOrOHby tor_.... copl.. oftl'\olbook(r_tl'\ollr_I...... lnrlKpClf\.. 'e&t.. ll.~ for ttw' _ _ 11'>& befo•• lhe Incl....t. Smith'. c:lelnoed tl'\olt HI.. of tM

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~ RAISIE IO BOClIIS 9ESTSFNOVEL. Dying ....Idt - Aot.rt SII_bwg 7Jte~"1'r'oJ-rt"'lt"'byflDbl'tMdlllw>d0lw1d""""and NonII_ : Stsrlt>g .t u.. SlII'l - ..Adt«! 8srnu; Blood "".ic _ :~~:;~lr~tl~~~;''''eTl~~ ~:l~~:ln~~~::;. Gr'9 as ; Q,o,. Frl~ fn;n F,.oUit • - PhIlip IC. Old,,; co.l..,..,. the Royal 0.".,.,...- FrtU l.to.,; n.. "'.rc:fwlt·. It's" - F,..... lk Pol'll; r"", It Md-ebble" Ls ••tory of ...."tty 100 wo~o.. Mld OStdI.", - Robsrt Stlv.rbsrg; A Tim. of C1Iatlgs. _ IlObsrt TIl, DI>".tlbla Pr'Ojecl eollacllod toget"'-r 100 of thMI. fr.... 15 Sltv.rbsrg; T,.,. Gs,...... of Dslight - I.. ..,.t.on; ",/,.scl. ..rit..... Includltlg 1_ M'- end ..~ Aldl...... , othw".. ...l.ll..... - I.. W.t_. All prortla fNJA I'" book .... gOll\gl to tholo TeIUng Ik:Ioc* Llbt"wy. end It I, hogecl to tu,..,.. no. Orlfbble ho)Kl It..1f "'to. 8£STSFC'aJ.£CT1(lN tau."''Jbaak...... __11•• MCCf'ldbool

filii Sclenc:...... lI'lLor>dan Is l-.nc;hLng""IIW",L toral.. BEST SF SHOAT STORY f250,OOO with "l'I(el'l tl\ey plan to buLLd ...... lng IIIOCiIIL of tl>e dnl9ntldbvO""~~1I·1&3'.WOf'klCl ..NonIt_ ...... :-ThsPoat_"-O'vld8"tn;"ThsM"rgln"_0r.on Dlf'f.rer>aoEngl..... -. by. 91.... "'-"dIe, It ...._ lnt~ to ••.-!IQlalrl,ccur,d.. Scott Cvet;"The o.y as(or. t .... R.volutlon" - UrIll'.lsGutn. (ren nev[g,t1_1 chloris ...a ....t"-tlnt ~lCul.t1_. But It ""'SI.." - Ur..I. L..... 1n; OfM ..,.1... I. Vi...•- Ur·.,II. l tn: .... nev... bultt~.. ~tf".....a ...,....lt.hdr_ "Port"lt o( 1\1. Chltdr"- - GIoorg. R.R. I'tsrUn; .1>1 , t~ HcN_, ar:todllllics ,t the Sclrce ...._ <:taw tNIt 1M design ~.: a.;;::tS~~~~ ~= ~"~or;;~7 -..Id Nove _ked,...cI their fIlll-lICIIla ree:_trvc:tlan., ;, Z.ta...,; lnt-.dlod to _ t ....t Brlt.1n o;u.old ,...... "-d • loo-V- LMd In «npUt... tl'd'lnology but (Of' the Led< of (ura. It Is hOflIICI to 8£ST FItHrASY I«)VQ. COIIplata tl>e r.conet.uctlon In '''', I1lIo blcant_ry or ~~.. Ssp - ..IIodI V..- Had ..Ith nae F.....U-t ~ - u....a. ~'.blrt.... OOOOOOOOOOOOOODDOOOOOOooOOOoooooOOoooODOe NonIt_ ....."Tlts8oalrof.".rss-LloydAI ndIt..;AI'f.ggot_ ....,.,. John Fowt.,; rhe I'f'glclan'. Nsphs... - C.S. Ls I.; rI.,. If.tc:llto_ -EltUo.thA.Lynn. The .... Inner. of' u... I'tyttqmelc A-.iII ....~ been announced. TM F....t••y A.....d t to s...-ttlt Soro - ar... Scott c.rd; tM BEST FItHrASY COl.L£CTrON SC:hoI.rlll'llp ""ard t to Cs. t-'- - ..be R. Owl.tClflhw. SWrdI CIl u.. "'-t - Frlb l.albw

The "",-u..o. Awwd, P"'.,..ted by u... Llbwt... l.. Fut..r I.t lEST FNfTASY SHORT STORY ~ Society. he. bMI'> 91~ to n....wro-Io Cartu.e:t - Yldor "-"- -Ill T... In - Frlb l.albw ::tu':ta:.~:If.::;I':t.~- ~ NonItnses ...... , "Caldilrllls· - u....ts LsGuln; "Gwll...•• Hsrp"'­ _d ....t to ". s:t- Ur..I.leGuln; "f...... It.I1Of'l1c.y- - Ur..I. LsGutn; "T1ls Hst. Cloud" - F,It.z L.lbw; ..,...... Adspt·. ~ltM - F,ltz L.lbsr; "S1Ift6n TM Judges (or tholo .,e, World F..tMy ~ .,. Ed &)Wlt. ~t~ K~.~110 I(t.; "Ht.tory o( t .... _.t.,. "'" tns dl'clpte" SU.... Alll--., LI.. Goldst.1.n. ~t.,. O. fWJtz III'\d .Jon Whit.. TM "oy.r.lght CCI'IIIlttt.." (Of' t .... Br_ Stck.. ..wsr~ .... lth tM rtgM to IIdd one tltl. to HdI shortll.t .... hlch BEST HORROR NOVEL. 1.0t"-",,t.. c:hos.. bypop.ll... vot•••r.00nl>'~a...t...,. UtU. III'\d 1Cal.t.-1Ilos RM.~ NonIlnses...- ...... , no. l':lurwtlon a.... - Cll.... Bar....; rhe Ths .);Idg" for tholo c:ontlnuln9 Vrlt.-s m U­ C_I.. -T..E..o.KI.ln;lYC...U1l.-T..lthLM. FVt.u,.Cant..t ...... lso~~thoty....,Al'a...... ,... Grsgory a...for"d, ...., c:..pt>sll, ~ ~f....,. t..-ry fC--. lESTHCJAIlCIIIt. Ot.. Otllen, H.1t. V.. ~ Bot> Eggl.ton, VIU EI..... F,.. F,azeU.. .Adl KIrby, ....I ..... Fb'o' V.l Uillsy LlncWw'o, I'losblus, BESTHOIR)IlSHlRTSTOAY At..!iI::horiItwg snd VIUt-R. V...... ". "The I~ Condlttor.· - Cllvs 8rUr NonItnses ....w., "TI'le ...tIw of F.ths,.- - CUvs as,kw; ~::."Natt...... ISFA.....ds.tholo,.,.a.."'*"1.....V._ "Canf...lcl"tso(.l"ornogr"flhSl'w-OUd"-CU.... s.'k... "T"sThltlg In t,.,. 8IIorocW' - o.vtd Lsng(or-d; """'rUlt. l_gtlwlloM" - F,ltz l.atbsr; "TM Vlf.'. I.lAGuln. BEST NCNEL: ~ 0""'", T~ - ~Ils Vlntrebwt tied v.....ton· - u...... Ith u ~ d'NtgoI_ - AoWnd C ~ BEST!KlflTFICTICN."RouIetUo~-""""""l.-,...... t

The Ku,d ~Itz A__ (Of' thol bsst SF puotlVled tn Gsrmsny In'ge7h'~_S/YIOUnced.T"".. lnI>sr,_" BEST FANZtl'E BEST KlVEl.: nae CWoHl - Gu,*"" P--.g 0._ akI..-.os AI,.,) Hsd ..Ith r.....u.....C.I_>. BEST SK)fIT F1CTlCN: -5olutklrl to ths PrGb_ of '*-"~t· ­ "'1"lc:I\set~ 8EST CCllECTION BESTlRM\5IJlTOfl::l.M.StI_1 F..t"'Y tled wtth 51..,- Ftccll1n lEST ARTIST' Ka-. Itolltzb 8ESTFil.MITV; 1JW9Iry ...... ,In-Wt...... ,.. SflE<:IAL AWAII)S 1JW Sc,,-"- In St__ Fldlat - H1dwJIa. Ed>. BEST IlAOIO I'\.AY, 1M""~ 1't'oC«JD1 - c..1 '-'Y "t... FrwM::1_ l"arrllo-. edItor .t "IN>TAlRO, (or )t) y..,. of SPECIAl. AVAI'O: Volfpng ...IIed*. for 1\(. uri.. no. Scl..­ Fldl"" Y.... dldtc:stton to lJ',s 9"""Soo EDICICMiP\.ENUI\!Ifor thollr'SF ....I.. In Cst.t«!. BEST FOAEI~ fI()YEl IN TllNS.ATlCN: •- ". 6'-' _ Ovl.t...... t El"*"*/.o_gultle. tn ...... rt_. r.... Itsqu.tlty. 2 - ~-VUIa-Glbsoon 3-&t~-ICu'tv~t.r

TM ..trns,. III'\d ~lnsn of lJ',s Girt-" "'-d h 0... W'W'>OUl'CscI.T.... _ds.dlKtdotdby popul... vot...... (or t bMt _IlSorsct.-flc:t1.orlsndf..t.asy puoLlshsod In Spstn 4.lrlng :::~: f ...... , ...... nc:m tn as'c:sl...... on 20 CleoMIbsr

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Billy th. Kid v Orealle In '''6, and .1.0 eppe.~lng In 1he ~ Invl.lbl.,.." and Bride or F~"en.t.iI>. V~!Df'" .cllto~ Dwlcl \1'. a-~.lt, t. to edtt Dtg/~I ~ ." orlglNol ."thOlogy of .U1~I.. tn"OlYtt'og CO'!OPUte.s, 'Of' tEll lIIruoIto..t..tn, s.;thor endtr.".Lt...., died on ta ry 198901' EH3L1SH LlBAARY. Tr.. IItMl.. "Ill 1'01 ...c.....dly bot scl."u • r." bone _~~_ dl..... c:ontr.c:ted In O>ln•• HIt 4a. A•• fiction, _ S.ustlls ...>tOld _II-worn cHc:h's..,dl ..t"lt.~ no two or Ill. spe~., .tegant boolc" _ ••nk•. He .... .,. the ...,tl..t word-procnM)" T.... enthology Is prOylsionally nonl...ted ror U ,aa looIo.r Prlr. r"" utz, but It .... n. scI>eG.Ite'Of' SprIng '990 end ..til "PP"'.... both. ",",'*>ad< Songll,...tnat par~lIl.gr_t.st k,enuncln"lfl.bl. endSpooparbiock. CCIftIblnation or fiction and entll"OflOloglcat ~ch ...... ~ound a.'rett. lis, he. beeorN the ••gular selene. the ~I\t; or ...... t ••I1 .....borlgll'ln.. flctlonr...I_'or~J~l- SIll...... IlIIoIl, tile .... ~r..tl.t peoint.r wtooM _k Inapt.ed ....ny ,.." • .J. KcAuley he. 1410 tits .~ .s.a-t ,...... to _t, ~""'lt.r.. and""'o_trecentlyproct.lcedS.l....:bt"DrlIl·.T.rol GCll..l.»CZ. I... ,,-"Ie. It ..Itt c_ out (/"OIll O£l lEY 1ft ...... edIted and annot.ted by Rec:nal PoII.d<. died on 2] ...... ~y 19a, under t'" tltlS Of The Fell .rt.,.. 101">9 1I1nn..... _ a4...... ,.... U..... I. -.t work on. kind of l to Four M/ndr.-;f Billion Shorl!; prov'sl_Uy titled £' 1 Ughi, ...... ""- Itw.tr.tI...... lie.... appea~ed in 1_ ~ It'•• rsdlesl ...... " no l sbOut hyper_toclly us••• "'9"111, A.~" SF ~II ArwIOSJ. Alnazlng ..., other pieces. died on _tNSKP'.ttll.toryoft lkll...... ,....,;ngot.n.rthtng•.• 15~1.88 _5'. rPa..oIJ.l1cAuleyJ &f'ol La Celt\, ttl.."t••tOl' or folk t.lft, r.en ...ound t _Ie, O"IdWIngt_ ..... _tU... "'lth'..rt.hef-clet.U.ofh...... • and ..lrner or u.. k.t. Gt"-.....y -.del ror eIlll '. bool< book ..t.tol'£l••IIpOI'"Ie<:!l..tt...... , IIlu.tratlCl'\, died on , ...... ry ..a9,.gad H. -It'•• single .-1, ulled OIung Kuo (eM"... for 'Tlw Kiddie kln9d'O"" ..-ld t .... .- by .....Ic:h they know t .... lr O"'P\ ...... 1'Ipr.~the ..t.l'oor",dtlMlon30Octobel'""88••gadaz. c:o will be pt.It>llsMd I" __ HI(-l;Q"ltslr>lod Kls flnt boolc. The,.r-p wrd the Sf'- (194') ...". -.0"- over the ....1 ...... ,...r.. T.... fl••t voW-, The "''*1/. lIt"torlcal ..-..ce ..Ith .UgIIt r ...t..sy overtone" and _t or Klngd:wll, ,. P"'O"I.I_Uy ~(IMI ror publtc.Uon '-a It> IIls ...... roundthl.tt.._"IroU.rUO'ltllhe .....ot.n....u_ ""gu.t 19a, fin t~.doI peoperNck _"-"d»d:)...ItII the second In I.d wIIld'lHt Il""'onthecwr.. or ..... ltlng iItloUt thltlllnt. volu... The Brt*.. 1I'I'lH~ folt_1ng .1.. _trw t.ter In t.te wIIlch be~ tN tlUtlject or _t or hi. boc*. frOlll t'-> on. HI. Sprlng "90 lpubLl-'>ed colncl.....t.lIy ..ItII t .... _to _rUt f_ Itl SF d ..cln. '-"e~, ~..ts on tha ...... 1 51lwdod< paperbt>cl< or Volu.. One). n...-••n ... the~...UI be. vol...... (19">' wIIldI .tt~.cted lIttl. cdtlcal .tt....tlon wi-. first ,....~ ..... ttl '''5. publlsl\ecl, _tly btc.au.. U" conn.llon or cf>e;.ect..." and 1'". ,...t tlpWlt t .... I.st t_ and .....If """,tlw n­ V- fnn Ut....tun and legend ",.... It uncln"tflebl•...... klng the f1~.t volu...., .mId'> I. _ doIlt_eeI, but the " ••t Gt"1IdJ.lly, ro.o-r, It .cq..lred Qjlt "t.tu. """""9 SF ~.adlr., SO _"Iorltyofttwl_kl••tr.ady"",ltt... -.INU_d'>lnO"UdoI _ell ao tllet It apewned iI 5U..,./od- ~Ian edited by Fred ....n. I'". been _kLng on ttwl project ror ttwl I..t n .... .,..~. L.,..,...r In 1988. 11y '._ ...... t·to Sil...... lock. Thel1oon'. - ..ItII • brl.f brMk for Trlillan Y.,. s,:r- The novel cover" FlrrE.tlng Oaughl (,9a,) .mlch pld<1MI "p on __ or t .... • 1IIIost 1>0 y..~" of • (Illnes.-domhwted socl.ty 200 .,."r" fr_ u-s or tna OI'lgl.-.l, dl~'t .....,Ioy the ...... ccn". now _ roll_ ttwl II....., f~ono eIlllcl'lood to _dy 010 .9., of n .... -Jo' eIl.r.ct.r". It I" not. by any str.tell or the Fr.. S.~,protlflc ..... It•• orcllllcr..·.cmIlc•• dledon'l lINgl...tlon,f...t ..y. December 19M, .ged 1a. SUt>te ..orklngllan6-ln-gIO"...ltlltClon.lledIUons. floss Rodllyrra,"'-t .tOl'y ""'Lt.r. dIed on 29 OCtober 1988.t OIIyn, .ndt'" f1~.t ...,1...... ttlle_untJ_lglled t ..... "9"0r75. In .t '0'5 pagn of menuscrLpt.~ HI. fl~"t .tory, ',"-n or Iron", .pps••ed In iI.toundlflg Stor/n In ..... gu"t 19]5, and li.I~lng the ,,.Os .. elIl. to adept Ill••tyl. to.ppe•• In.ll tll.SF ....g.rl of Robe~t Moldottock I. r.ported to be worklng on • tMrd /'fylllago the pa"'ocl. Sy t", ..rly '950", now."...., Ill. output hItCI.lowed tloodno".l rOf" GOU...AN:'Z...... 11 ." .n occult no".L down. end Nt...., '954 end t I.t. "60.... pubU"lIed notlling T""" tll.r...... rlurry or torl••, lncl..dtn.g pa~".pI' Ill. KI~I ",-"cocIc lie" 1IOId I ns.. Elrlc no".I. n.. Fart,.... of' the llS.t _~•• ''Ching WltclI". tn ilg.ifI, o.nger-Oll. VI. Ion. (n 1972. In ""r~ to GOl..L.N£Z, ""'0 lie"••Iao boe...•• !ioo'lg, II.. sold. ns.. Deugllt.... or Oe~_•• ".,.1... But .n•• 1975 no 1ftOO". "torI." t~Uogy. ffemory, !itN'NW end Thorn, rant..y to LEGEt-D ror eppe.~ed. £260,000. Tile fl~.t vo","",. no. Or~bone a..l~ ..Ill be published In Augu.t In "-re.ck ....,t.~ peperbed<, _ ..lUbe ~ IIIHhbou.-. the Sdtl.1I cf>e;~.ct.,. .ctr...", dIed on 15 .ccompenl.d by • 11:30,000 pr_U_I campelgn. Nl:Nerilet" ,9aa, ,...t ,2: clsY" ...-t or na~ a5tll bl~thdey. T.... t~llogy .... sold by ....ctlon, conducted by "'~tlC'UI ly li.Irlng.her l.t.r ,...." she bee_ ~L. Buea-t.,. or the ll Llt.,..~y Agency, acting on c... n ....ly ..teDII....., In ~I.. or "-Iy, dr;>wn-to-....th ~I In beII.lf or OAIII 8oolc". The dlSl c10eed In t>er, and t .... o.c.... • gr..t -.y 8dtl.... fllme end TV prog...... She .....L y. un....cCetl"r.. 1 b1dde~ In _t ppe~ently • IIotly cont""t ~eecty to SflPMr In .b$,l.dl.t end r....t ..tlc "",,,I.., encI II..­ ....ellon..... PeOJlN. o..-..~ IncLuded pert. In " ••• , 0 l hls UOO IIIUllon t"eo"... bid few 01!.116 .ft tha Frandl """It. Ionlgllt~ ..lthdr_ Its off... 01!.INS,_orthel."tbtg~t o..ld Eddlngos he. c~l"ted n.. D'-'tI ~ thI flr.t {'ortna ".:::.~ in 1\1• .- ...... It ..\II be published by aFW'l"ON It> pubU.II!ng grClUfl"" in Brlt.in••tao Includes t ... GRAFTON and RHT,.,..., lIIoprlt>t•• and I••l_ thl" country·. l..:Iing publl.her 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 a of tna albL.. "'!"dod'> has -os ot...... ttenpt.. to g.1t> • _"lor .t.." In ..ttl.... publishing. but Ill. pr."I_ .tt-.pt to control 01!.116 In "83 '.lted .ft _t or thI ..U'o... signed to t ... puollsher ttv..t...... " to to oU- CO'IflW'I_. T... _ ...... c..,~1tw. fll.. anCl.t.ge .dOl'", died on 21 "b¥eer 19a8 thr..t "." _ aglln by ..- ""'tt...... Eric ...... , and At.ste\r ~ but ..Itllout the _ .rfect. S90"-- for .t t ....g. or 82. T.....OIlgllout. long c...... r t ....t...... , i'lL-.. plec• Kurdod'l' 'l'It_H_lgr...... , 1Ior~"" _I••, pt.yltlg Or.cul. tr.r- t""",, U.. Int In ewgetllNtlon, It'cludtng ' .... O'>af-'Ithechelr...... II••lyto

Matrix 80 February/March 1989 9 ...lgnorbeou.tecllntl>e,...,.tr__t .... ;'.1'~l~.'" Iflthout a 9'lor'II NGSF, pt*, u.,,) ,.t tJC e4"t ccu.INS ...ct .....,dod'l elltO ked • so-so "t..k. In 1'* ..wert,*" publlw- HARPER • ACN, lind thl 1 gl...... ,dod> .....u.r C. Q..AACE 2061: ~ n.r... (GiRAFTD'f, pbk, [2.99) outright CO'\trOl t,..,.. ,,1-. &.Dr,. C tg. ,_ CJ:U.1"6 r.i._of3rd~..ybook. .,.ea.tl...... no ten to __ dial' of HoVf'IEJI • ROW, "Ill ..tlhn QJITE Strok.. epNn •• dial'...... ,.,t MVIES 1l'lo C_1t Bluap'"lnt (lH,ItN, pbl<. £S.9$) fIction ..... ,dod! now I'l1o. " suMtantt.t "l8Ice In .-.p.~. CHII"'--'n, 1987> on t .... theory of ct>sos. publl.,..,.. -eI _t.Ult. broldao"tlng. W'ld It I'll IIk.ly t t T... lElTZ FlrHlVpor'. ao- In l.K SOl of t"... ..ltlbe edtotle-lrl ... lth __t ln_,ylng l'•...... ltoW~I...'.8one. Itl.unc:l y.tl'lo...... cll.Hectthol 'cbc:tlt..._ ..Ul S--I ft 0EUIfl' TIw ...tr....,. 0(' AptO" CVG!:F, pblt, £2.99) ReprInt hII".ont"••clenceflctionancl ,.,t"yQ,lr.enUl'p..Ibll.kedby of 1967 nov.L; Ns...r~ (GfW'T0N, pbk. (4.50) 1st l.K .lIn of tl\s GAN'"TCN - no 9' ...rlt.r. "'.... pi'"OfI\lnwlt _9 tllon thr..t ....tn9 2ndNtv.ryonbool<. to I...... lhe company. .t. DEVER SI..-ghtsr /'fount.1n Run (BEAveR, pblt, £2,50) 1.t oQoo of Fr....lIlyW.rr{or2 g_book. ....WlWhIl. l'I"rdGch'. ,t.... t ~t """'-II ..... bought 1M /Vrn 0t::IliIrER T>to Spallkey (ORBIT, llbI<, £2.991 ,.t \II oQoo of AlMdc.n publl MAO'IIU,N.I (or SZ.6 ,.Llllon, to gl.... hlln t .... 1'llnt••ynov.l...... 'ic.n publl ng bIo'II long bNn _ft... The "-rIc...... ESTES 1l'lo ~ Hand lPOOIlN, llbI<, (3.99) 1.t l.K -*'>. 10'01 ccnpen)I I'll not I.No _ .. u BrItt.,. publlv- or Ule ... 30fl1lk.T,.1l09y...ILnGr~rol...pl.ylng ..... lv.<... A'- o.n Fot_ofU-,,IOIIly""-'inIJleSF offonlas.,.novel. ..orLd, P"~~ ~.I a Is ....."t to point out t,.,.t ,.,. l. the edllot" ~ IWJ. Ie..... 0(' the EIlOI'II)' of .- nov.l; DlNtll A"... (GRAFTON, ..lth , ..1>0 dld ...dl to ~.vitall.. the l1acmUl flo;tlon pI)I<, 0.99) R.prlrlt 0' coonpenion nov. I to Or lI.t, ..hldl ..os In the doldr.._ ..ntll the ••~Iy I'I8Os- Addsr end T.... GI••• ~. T..lth LEE ".,. 8ooJ, 0(' t.... Dstm4d It.tN1N, pbk, £2,95) " .".,. 8001< Tile ~ ..lgn.tlon of PtlllUpe Ho~rlson ••rU.r In 1986, frQIII the of t .... 8e,ul It.tN1N, flbk, £2.95)r.prlnt. a Lnt."lion of for_ Au Specl.l. collabor.ting ..ith _ of t...... socl.ted ~i.., to "'~anga Cw. Mc:tW..LY eo. Gbwn Into o."hlft. «XRil, pblt, t2.,,) 1.t tJC '-~ one! ~bac:k diMl.. _y t. .ffeeted by tMs- -*'>oIl'Iorrornovel. t"'t... Colleyl ",... IOITCN Trry 0(' so.-'CfI: NGSF, pbl<, 0.9" Roprtrot (IIJl All... ,.,,) or 8th 'IIIltdl llIorld book. OletI",->, tJto 1OIaz_ I>bk. ~~rw.v.too.>gI'ltt""8rIHshrlght.to~ "IWed "AVIC 0(' CHN'I19I HI\I'ltLT(W, £11.'S) l.t tJIC -*'> o( o> A.prlnt lal.~ pr...... bly dI. tM. y...., ABIT, pbl<, (3.50) 1.t lI( ~ of .rotlo; Also I;OII'Itng out two ..l.I6g. Orsdd book., .JJdge .r. paeudorl'fl"OU. novel by t .... autFloor tnt...vl.....lth tFlO Vamplr••nd er.dd In a..ln... one! .JJ. er.dd In ();r 800It T"" by Monk.,.. ThIIVIlmpLr.La.tat. 'III.,.... -.d Gr."t; end Book 8 of NlltNsf. t .... "orlodt by "III. Koltll lOIEItT'S TIw Rood to Parodi.. OCEAOS""" hbk, £13.95. ColLect....'. -*'> 01.S0) 1.1 II02'l, dsttct.t.... _I. 00000000000000000000000000000000 DO 000000 0 .bel llCI9EMlERG ,..... 511_ ero..n «J'VrFT(W, pblt. 0.50> 1.t U( WI -- tEll' IHJ F '.t tJIC ocl'o "'..--.-- oI~ltoFI ...... T...lft.hsof ...... PQut ..... NoC.BtSlON Theleirlgo('Ys.:Dahut CGVrFTD'f,pbl<. Ow'loo ~El.J) Sight or Pl"ol_ .a... pbl<, U.99) • Prol... O.9"t.ttJIC-*,>of3rdporllnconIInuLngfonlety_I... l.hboI.ftd oe.. pblt. £2."> I.t LJl _ of tlnked novel. Irwolvltlg P.... NmOfl' cttt 0(,""'10 IJ€L.., pbl<. L6.95> 1.t tJC II02'l of" 1.1 fone-cr..nglng pt'OCfts- pert of ...... trllogy ..t In __ world •• t ...... ontlc.Adoopt I'Dbort Stl.1IBII!JEllG Projoct AIrldsIu'" lK11"OUNSCN, 1Ibk. U.9S) 1.1 ...... tJC WI of dlHdren'. nov.L involving t .... tr.....L EdW.-d ASK'Q..E TIw SMrdl ('0" E.trrT...... t"I.1 Int.'lIgence 'IlItIltl.,. SlREIIER Cot "'eglc «J'VrFT0N, flbk, O.SO) Reprint 8..NO'0f0. Illlk, (H..fS) ,.t -*'> ....r...., of l.t..t tF\ol.l9ht on t .... of Floorror nov.l. ....I>.,Ioct. .udlth TAfI'I y!'le LIId>' 0(' Hstt-GII., (l'Nf, pbk, £3.99) 1st t.-: .... J.G. IALlNI) If_r•• 0(' til. Spec. Ag. u.AKHAI"l HOlISE. I\bk. or Vol 2 of t .... Av.ry." Rt.l.-.g trilogy. l16.9S)1.1.ci'\of ..... colloctlono'.lorl••. ~l 50 TO'f'£R The Gat. 10 ","",-,'. COl/nt,y (lIANTA/'l, pbI<. £6.9$) Cit.... BNf(ER C.boIl of n_ nov.1 by 1.1l.K~o'nov.l.boull.....opor.tlono( nd ..QInSfl;1l'lo InOdernl'lorror .....t .... En/gtIIt' Sare 1.t LtC of nov. I c.llsd Greg lENt EtlRfTllty (GOU.NCl, hblt. £12.9S) '.1 tJIC ~, .KfJOI 10 After Long Silenc. Ln t .... USA. =I~ loiN.....'. ttl..,. CWB', pblt, a.n) 1.t l.K .a. of 1980 Kaltll TlfEDol A F "'.gIc Shor. COR8tT, pbk, £4.99) 1.t 0<*> of Istlo'Ot LnMoo f t_y_I.. -ln thO trsdltlonofT.r"yBrook·...... ,.. aAYUXIC 1l'lo Elfin Ship (GRN'"TON, pbl<, n.,,) 1.t tJIC Shenner.-. ~ofl'82f ...lasynov.l. Gsr-.'IlItI..R:1l'lore.,..~((D.J.NCl,hbk,(12.9'5)I.ttJCSd1; Herbert tk.AOO...l Str.-.go s.dfell.- OEAOLIPE. pbl<. [2.") 1.t PNco o..n.., pbk, £2.'9) R.sprLnt cl."t '-9- Q..fQEN), I'lbk. £12.9$) 1.t -*'> of ...u..... V't'l1E ~ 0(' Stone ICClFlGI, ptlok, U.99) 1.1 II02'l of .- IIorr., nov.1 ..t Ln the wortd of (II... &oc* 1 of Tho UrbIlonad E.-til• .... '- DW.JISl If.,.,.,_ 0(' UlII St_ NOL. pt*, Fmpr ZEl..A2N'l" A Oar* Tr._lIir1g OIITOflNSClN, I>bk, £6.95) 1.t l.K -*,>oftlool<3 "fTI'>s liILn9. of t". ....I.... -*,>ofdllldrlln'• .-l.

February/March 1989 Matrix 80 10

o-Id ZINlEI..l.. Nr.IfIrrJen lGAN'TON, 1'Ibl<, £12.95) 1St tJ( -.In of 1st ~, ",,"ld'l I\a. bHn script..:! by St.pn.'l King frOfl\ Ill. 0_ _at by" wlnn.,. of the Wdt.... or th. Futur. cont••t. blHt..ll", ... Ou. to the poor bo of'flu ••ceptlon of' PDI~i.t ee [I [I 0000 [I [I 00 t;I [I 00 [] [I 000 [I 00000000 [I 000 [I 000 [I [I [I 114 t ...... ,. no plwl. for y furth.r sequ.l.... "'al 8rooIc.'. (oHow-up to tM dl••ppolnHtlg Sj:wce BIll/I I. Lir. 51"*- ... Shall"'f Wl.nt.w (who .lngle-"*"dadly k.pt th. 55 Media News Pos.ldon .fLoat) II to c~t.r "'lth Ired SMtty In 11te Purpt. f1IwJplII E"t Short CCrwlt /1, which .Uffed .t tl'lfl US bo. of'flu, I l••sad twIr. en F.bf'u.ry 10 ... Mu.lc fo' thfl ne.. B1tr- fllm I. by Danny Elf'IMn ...... script I. baing prepared Tt>ough EMPIRE Fll.l'lS "tIS ~" sold, 0-. e.nd, (or_ (or An ...... ic.l ..--cr tn £.cwxDol II. prO<1lcerld(r.ctor(ortt••tc~,,)'h.. notglv..,up.f'tlJrl-....klng. Me II joining ",lit> dlrKt.,.. 5\"...t Gord:Fo to ...... n. PU -.d 00I"l1t.G ATTRACTI(N;, n. (Jw,d _t til.. LiYIng; I'tut..t "" Ulot the I"\IrdIkft With" budget of" million, It will be filmed In BDunty, Glrlfrr..d n-... ,./.. Hanst.. High; Ify .-.... " "'-'-It; Italy...... ll. being r.lthf\ll to Edg_ "It.> orlgl.... t story. Poll'. AI/_for; .....t.y Hili" v..pC,... Blob II; Short Cl1"cult 11/; tn.)' will "Iso _kit full ..... of the ttm. ~rtod, whtcl'l tnetuded "'-nt_ Ill; HIIIi~ v: ~ IV. the rt_orlka 1~I.ltlon..-.dtll.Wttchcr.ftida!". TV t£WS, PM.. ~ I. dIIflnlhly returning .. JI'" ...... IF- In • The moll! .... cc•••ful "",,,I,, I" ...... lee. over t .... rK8nt ...... rI., of flti_1an I.".,..Cbt. ... II. I. Gw. S-ry. "''''0 Presldentt,,1 atecllon ...... was .Jol'w'I c.rp8l\ter'. n.y U... It ,..turl'\lltoth._tl.crflW'lin .. r~.oft""60•••rl.s de"l"wllll ••urreplltl"",."tlenlnYnlOl"l,tl'>euHOr ...bllml""l Burlra" L..fI.o; ••• SUpet'floy I. to ba pl.yed by unlll USA In'lude: 0..-; n. o:auntry .t....ck" ,.ec.ptl.... ne""&. n..y U ... "t>ould be ..",...ed tnt Du-Jr and T-.ge Nut.Jt NtrV- Tu:rtt_ ... tee-TV Is to DYe.. hera klnIIIUme In tt>e ..,.ly pIlI..t of tI..& year. r_k" "'-ttl t"" lItrid In '11() QIrya: ••• ii-hour ",Inl-••rl.. • t.,.lng Pier". 8r-..n In the o.vld NI...... rtll.; ot..., .t.r. DIrector Aldley ScDtt II C1JrranUy (lI"'lt'lg BUdt Rall\ • thrHl... lncludll Erlc Idl•• "t.. IJatlnoY. O'Irl~ lAs. lAs R.lld<. Nt \1' .lepton, end produe-.1 by SMrry '--Lng and Stanley ..u. ­ "'*'-t 'll'av-'. Jill st.Jolv'l end AocIdy McIlDoMli. the t ..... r..pon.lbl. (or Flltfll Att'lIctlO"L Stott'. (utur••1.0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 _.tobeltnlc.dtot..... to( ...... e-on-onc~I.Ung BlfleW R.I,." I>fI Is to dir.ct AH_ HI, It'l ",,"I'h Slgou~ w.-­ SPRIr--1<3 BOOKS .. IU ....,~. only. gu ••t .ppee,.nc., tI-.gh sh...Ill .ter In t ..... eo..plled by P..,llClncaold (ourth (1I", In the ..rIH. M._hll. '-ron I. to (11m ••1ICfJ.l to BI~. """U",r HwTIaon Ford I. to r.tum .s RId< TIll.I.thfltl.... ofy..r ..hflnpubU...... t.rttoproducetMllr DIIc:~.rd I. unlcnown. spring ll.t., whl'h giv..... an opportunity to 1001< .he.d to _ of the good (and not.o good>thlngs that .r. prCllllsad (or Amold 5ehooo.rz.-..ggow, f;\Irr."tly to be ••." In T",tn., ),I.t t""·(lr.thalfo,tllllyaar. ur...-d S7.5 mlltton (or root ....klng • fll SIgned to ~. 59t Rod:. producUon "'•• cfll'K:.lI.d, but. cl In hi. contr.ct GOI.l.AN:Z r_1n, despite _. dIIt...",lned eornplltltton. till• ....."r-.1 t .....t he ...... tlll ptlld In fUll. The r.I.... o( RwJ,..t country'. 1••dlngpubU.....rofscl....c.flctlon, SO It ""'k...... ,..ld (0110" quldool< whl'h, SO It I. ,1.1med, "dwo.rf. ltl One••g.ln rUll'OJr. Nov. flUr(Ked th.t George t.uc:.. i••bout to pr.de,usor" tnt""SQlI.of ltll IdIIlls.ltt.k.... ltsaubjflct begin ..or~ on the nfl>Ct Star ....,.. trtlogy....rt.r the 1.d-w Wolf.. in which "l"Ir Gr . clnemll redl,.llyboth In.pec:i.l.rr.cts t ...... ond Int"" ...y e...... ,frClllOllrworld ... f.lI.lnlOYfl ..tthL.'.,._an(or mool..- PI_r .nd Don.ld Pt-enc:a. TI'>II fIlm t. r.l_sed 'J'..tto(ll'ldth.P..rl.tth.....rtoftl\aWorld. by VESTIlON VloeO INTEA"ATlONAl on F.bru••y iI. ArIot..... ' ....Ill.r ~1'Ier.d.r ...... r(sc.. tn To U. LMwI ",. the Uv"" - Aobert Sll g, In ...... tch GUg_.h ."b...... on • quflSt throug'" tl'lfl ...n world ..nar••v.r)'O"fl who SNIPPETS' Another nqu.t baIng pl...... -el Is Time ~lne 11, ...... rllved'...... k__ thflydl•. blJdg.t.d et.round.12 ",IlUen ~tbust...... tJl.ln Th. otl'lflr book .chflduled for "'prH I. S«:f7rd producHon. but ... lthout Slgour.....,.""""" In tl'>ll c..t ... 5t.­ V.,.iety - P"'11p k. Otd<, thfl .flCOfId VOto.me In h'. CottKted Trek V. dirKted by WlItl_ Shatt.' h.. Just (lnllll'.ed ahooHng; Sto,I••, "'lth 27 .....pI.. of hi....perb at>ort ....rk. Thi. I. In .1' lnt.r"l.", In rile Independent, t.-.d N1Illoy raporh th.t 'oUowed up In ..uly with n.. /Jo'cIt-. lLlflbJ.. anat""r o( hi. Shatnar "". gone f...... <;tlon-pe,kfld .tyl., but NiIIloy '''.In.tr..... I'lOV.l.no'''.tr....t_lngtl'lflllgtltofc\tly,thl.U''''' ""en't thfl rough f;\It y.tl budg.t , .... tM (llm ",., '30 • bled< comedy f..t ..rlng • 10CIl1 redlo OJ In SfIn FrWK:lKO In mUlIon [,.-"'u".t., Fred 600IyfwMl Joins Danl.. CrOfIby In A.t 19'5i1. Matrix 80 February/March 1989 11

"-ytw~OI'\ly_titlto. tout It will pror..bll'M ...th i. tN I.t..t .,...t or tn. orlgu.t IWItnotogy "1'1-. au--­ thol -.t _of all lo.-..oted • ....,.or r_. ~l~­ £-- " edlt.cl b'I' OIrlstClflt-" Ev_ • Aobert ...... t.odl. T...ry ~,..t.dwtt LI I.J\e 18test OIKwOf'ld _l, tills t~ Oc;tobw M peperbed< (~_ Colin Gr-.Iend, • , ..turing tn. ..Iudv....t...... of • t..-..gdltl, .ll.... plr,te ehlerteIM,..-.cl the God­ llertI.nI .-t>ly. '*'ttl FilII or ~ lC1ngorF,..l1* - ...IiItIn theflr.tCOll.ctlono(short.torl.. ltlove"'.de<:.cleb'l'A.'f IIIr--., Ie the..cand yol.- or his f.,....fut.. r. trlle>gy...... ,.....Lth2S.torl.. "'.II...... rch.Lsoorr..... St-.., ThaGCU..NC.Znt.loqu.no~"'9l_t",a.t.. - ...... ,. WU~t.. the n .... t vol..... I" • ..... fMIssy ..g.. The rOf'VGSF~bIld<'.nor_lt(ndleel.""'lcfl(lf..yl .... ~l. of Fi..... end ~ - A.A. At,-Lo, • t.t. or pl~ecy. _ YG9'C~I<;'Il.Haowe".,..thecrlftPl.t.lIltrortheSpr1ngI., boottL.. Md_.....y ..t Itlthel7thcentury. SII-.:all'JSDIlUooc*- ....U... SoDU; T...,.,01'~-""'" April orl'..... u. o...n.p.ll: 1M Bri./llng 1Ibocf­ "b-lQI"C TIt...... ,. 01' Apt.or - 5MuII1 0IIw.y; O)pto.lold - &rl.. 1Ce1'-u. Kerr. the thLrd vo"- In ...... cc...r..1 Dlverry Aldl_~~-F... ~",,,...,.,....-..... MqJWlCS. Ther.·. .Iso SlAM .....14 - ~t R. Md:-., • e-tl,-nl hAl.. F .... - Gr~ ...rorq Dying ".,.. - ...... collectlono(snort .tOl'I.. by ItIe_.rct-..I...... lnghorror ..... II.... SIl 9l no.9ryt.-dll-JdYIBr~TIt.e-ltUd,...-M. Thl. he~ct>ed< coltICLd!H; ..ith the peper-bad< publicatlon 0' hi. .blYI ...... 1-.; F-. ~ - «>-r,. ItA "-"lin( ~I... ­ Let..tnovel.St"".,.. Gr~ Ilew; TIt. ee.lng or Ute QIeott_ Cltt. - Ffoedrik ~.. The~.·. -other .... tm.1 ..g. In .....'1'. till. II... AfAIUhood RIt~ .ll'~I. II - Ol:t...... "'ll.-; ,... ", t>,. =;r~~~~ :-'co:"'"tty or 810~" Owl., Itl .,.,.. Ano:I....t SoWary T~ ..t g: 5trl. - Sf'1Ml Aldtn; ~.. Pw-t - F~ed Seber~ ~ - Vordl N. I'Iclnt..,~.; TIt. Fraxllly Fr~ Flnelly, I "., t",r.C_wIUll ... lll prOD.Dlyt>s ~~gl_ HUI; Hetrr1pltegtl - F1lc:to.wd l(adr'ey; BIg Pw-t - ..IIdf the blggut _y-epl of tl'l. Lot. nr. DI-.d 7JtnJne _ David Eddings, tn. openl"g .... 01...... I" ilL. "ew trilogy, n.. ~I.... I".... .mleh I. Clnc~lbed .. bsl"g III. _t ..,.Dltlou••1Id One o( til. ~I ..... I. to GOlJ..N.CZ I. !,lININ _ who, I" edYlO"IC. o( _ttm.gl...tl...... ,..t. thel~ fut( cet.togou.. htI...... t thel~ achedul. ror the ....tlr. '-'. An.,.- ...... ttng 10 prepsI'. ror tn. "... Elrh; no.... L c_ltlg 'r_ ...... ~y __ the peperbedl tIClltl_ '" no. 8batr or GQ.l..NCZ ..Ig"t 11k.. to loolc to lEW EtG.ISH 118RMY. who ...... Ute o-n.1. n... BI:loo* oF Ute ...1 - T..Ill! Lee; (011-.:1 I" ~.I...ed £lFtc et Ute End 01' Tw. - Hla-I Moor'COdI In F...... ,. b'I' tM ~~bedl or ..WI,..,I - .Jodt "-*- herGtled< In Jenu.....,. I" ttle._ nantl! t Iso "'-rdbK!< L.tNIN I. -otl'lef' publt...~ .... Lng • big tt>ln'i '" 1'.1...... or n. 9I""1ng end 'Sf,..... Lot - St. ICInf. "-~c.....ttll t ...... n.~dled<.. One I. IUlt.... ,..,.., - Ger,.., Febru....., • __• ~.I Itll tw~Gtled<. or IClt_Uo, "I. lonq..t novel to dltt. Md ...... t..1 .~ (_tu~I"9 Shrine end o.-Irt - ..-.- Hertlert. Sut Ir you be..:l<_ tr.de r....".,'- ..t 1tl.21.tcet>t..~y""'..I.g_cr.,lIycepll.llst. p8perDed I. thos rlr.t ....01 .... Itl tdtogy ..t In ..-.d Itlcludltlg tl... tr.vel to • It" Not.. York I" whld'l the the ... _Ids .. III. Aw-.,Uce Adlpt M~i... OIIpr...iQrl ...... ~ --. Roosev.lt bero ...... ted, _ ".~Cll I...... d'I more Itlt.r..tltlg ItII ~ Ri__ Hltl.r i. P""epoo~Lng 10 t.u 0...... tM orleL The third book (or 5t...... Goolleghw, .boul .... _.1 cop bec~ 'r_ t ... ~ _ the montll i. n. ArIrIoWI«t H2bblt - ..11Ul Toik'-"o, ... 1111 8ww a.n. - Tile t.Pderwood • Ooudl Hili.. (edlto~.). • ..-..ot.lion. by DouglM A. AncIw--. coll.ctlon of l"t.~.... I...... Ith Steph.... ICI"g . April .... 1",..,1. - Laut.. eoo,--, til. tMrd pe-rt Mor. IIor~or I" April ..ItII ~ - D.nLeI o( ..... 8-....0Iu.... frldlgo ••r I..; ,.,.,.,bt F". - lyndln 0wb1. the ~the ltolll.fLr.tno..... L,Nsort,An.,.Lucl,..,... third poIrt o( n. ~ye of Time ••rI..; ItnCI Nolhar or St_ ­ T I" ..... " •• 11'. b.ck to the protlfLc Pi...... Adrl.. eo.... the (l~.t P"~t o( ...... rl... Stsr Rwqul_ Mthony...Ith the herdbtod< end t~tK:le peperbood< of HMYwo ~t. ((oll.,...edby n.~",,.,Itl""""Sd'Ibeo';.ll.r.ltlpepe~bedI. the Hc:ond poI,..t of III...... H.gk 0" X....,h trtLogy. And there I. I" "'-Y the pop.ol...... rlc.... _It.r Negen Lird'oot. .t... _twrdbkllCgltt,l;OIIIlng 1tl"-dbK!< 1tlAp'1l. '"'- M. the tw~dbK!< or Fore.te or u.. NlgIIl - Tl\e peperbedl LI.t .t.,..1e In ...... -y ... Ith .,.,.. T....Itl!~.coLl..:tlono(20short.torl IncLudlng.lght s...ltr_ - ...... ~ • spy no....1 ... Ith ~I _t-.; thethe...... t--.publlllt>edbe(or.. TI••tso 1t'1nt_1rt ~,.,. ea- - Shelle GlllYly• ..., Slert* 0" /o/DrIoertu" .. rlt.~, Mtd:lrl 9'lydsr. beglnl'lltlg ith ~ /'foI:n ~""I.. (IWIIe.y ..rl••. I" 1" and contl...... ed ... Ith s.dw'. Kelp I" September. Flnelly Itl o..n It Koontz crops up eg.1tl I" M.rcll ... ttll I'" ..... 1'1' there .r. the poIperbedc edltl..... or au-- VoI~ - Colin peperbod< of UfhUl/ng. plu. n. lirwwo ,... - ll"'" N:iI»y, tl'l• Gr--.a.d and k'.en. - ~u. ~ Hc:ondpolrto(her (."t••y trilogy: r'-~-o..... ldNI,.....t, FOI' Augu.t 1'...... 11'.""" .....tloned tn. book. by .... Int...g.l..:tlc .p..:s edv....tl,/r.; A Dt,.,.IoIUy tilth a...r-- _ ICHworth..-.d LindholM. The ,.. ..1 or tn._th I. t"en up b'I' 0'.lg~~.tlt·9·In ..tth ...... trllogy:..-.d ~ .11Ut. Tolkten ..Ith the ~d< or r..- I. l..-gerd and tM AbdIdkrl - ...... ,. Raoodl-...... _Lnetlon or t/\e or .ILenebQ,dLon. ToIkC.... C81 "fIO by Ted ,...Itft. Ther• .,.. t_ r...t...,... Itl· April. Elf' OItr _ I Sept...,. ToLklenoontLrlues lth thepeperbed< or n.t.-t but the boolto(the thM. to be the &1'- F~'-'; ..-.d 0. u.. S- o£ DIes'1rty - "'" ~ the rar-I votuolle o( The T.I.. or.....-a. "-dbed< edition or ~ Slaw- - Geofl' """". lonq .tOl'y Nl~t ~ whld'l .tr.tc:hed .C~CIS. t_ I...... of Int....ZCIr1OII though thl. I. H.y \'\as .... orlgt...1 coll..:tlon o( hor~or .torI.. (1'_ 0-. It. ~u, Edw.-d &"ysnt _ ...... __ ~r....tly goltlg ...... tM title n. Ollld~ AI.., thet

February/March 1989 Matrix 80 12

~ ..lt" ... lIlt~o6.lcttonbyCLl_8wicer.TI>er.'••l.ct.... splIllk.r••lllO f.lltur., endCUSFSh•• beerlquite"'Cc.ssful I" pl~ ~tly, sclence rLcUon of Felling Free - lDls Mc:l1MIt... IIujDld. IIUr.cU"g big ..-s. ..JDhn Brumer I. end pe.t Finally, In ..u...... ' ....r. Ie 1M spec. opere of apeak.r. i"clude Herry H8rri..""Ann. I'Ic:(:offr.y, AI.... Moor. end sr-n.s ar tJw WIlts g., - RooJl'lO"ld HIIrrt., the 'IIO"It..y of n. T."yPr.l'hott. F/,.. SWord - Ad- ...... M.rtlrw-Elarnes In wMet. " modoIr" wOIN!In is Thoy ho.... ""ll•• lot ofot , l.ss r.gulllr IIcti... iti.5, COlit bad< In tLrfte to " IIIIlglcel middle eg", end A Taudt ar inc:ludi"g ... 1000 .howingl, end t 111 .... _t...rf_t.....gl<;l.n ..U Chrl.tJftIIl P.rty, end vlce-pr••ldenti.l ".l.ctiono". II ll.s out In pur lt or en Intern"Uonel terrodst. proe e-rt>riclgfl Lni_r.lly Llbrory 1o_ II bltc__ It ...b_ru tt>e C.I,,'09uin9 "r-t_ - IfSP)' CUSFS boa.ts STOP PRESS _ STOP PRESS • llbr.ryofov.r2000bookl.v.llllbl.tomembtor•• I"t..... pe.t. they hove be..- Involved ..lth or9..... 1.ing Unlcon., end _Into,,, contact ..ith tholr ,ou"t.rpert. In O"ford to the ."tent of Good news from Dov RigeL: Edw.rd Markov h•• be.-. gr....tecl " "l...... ving.ioint ....ent•. l-1li 0. to l.av. the lISSA. "ill travelling to J.r."l, l.."lng If you .....,t to kf'lOW mor., tn.. for thl5 .c.domlc y••r. R"..l.onF.bru"ry2Sth.I·....lso_tolalhallMl ...... t .... lly youcon'onhctP.... I.tl'l.gdDl_C'OII.g•• C«rt>ridg.,CB301\G pl""" to ITIQ". to UI.IJSA,bul I've nct beerl able 10 confirm thts ThIIg_r.lcont.ctfo..-t.... lIO<:i.tyl.1.I:lL...CIlI.i.a.s=S,c/o ",llll Dov. Edward apKlfically thonks tl'Ml BSF'" for lhotl. auPflO""t, CombrIOg. Univ.r.ity Students' Ikllon. 3 Round Church St. etlhoughlts.-tllatveryf• .,tetter••ctuellygotthroughto Combrldg•. " ..... HoI ••y.: Fi lly, l v.onupdet.onthoBrlghtongrOYp, from it. "I e5k you to t hanl<.veryontlwho ..rot.to .... _g." t .... co-ordl tor-, Andr Robert..",. T....y .un ....t .....ry Frideoy -.pirit...l support. It I. t>toyond "elue. You can beU"..."" nlght,butt.... pub i.obout to cheng•. lfycu ..ontto 90.lon9, t"-' you should cont.ct 1Y'dy first. He he. rec tly chenge4 hil 1Iddr.55, and c..., be found .t 3& South W.y, L SU.... 1lN7 ILV, t.l: 0273 47441>6 (homosl, 0' 637 3434 ."t 5241> (work).

ThII Or.... Sci_FidionAaeoc:l.etlQn two. finelly found ...... , end i. now _ti"9.t tho I(l"9'5 Heed, Br.ton.lo., "t / to the bu••t.tlon tIl ,...,tr.l Plymouth. Their IIG/'I I••" Februllry.endther...lllbe ch••r -.JoIvlP.t...... not 5tondi"9 fOf" r....l.ctlon. 14Qwe r, i. t .... only BSFA member lntheWA,he ..lllbeconUnu'ngto.ct ••• n.i..", ..lththe Bg:-,... He pl.intiv.ly enqulr...... t r th r. ""y loc.l Bg:-A .....ber ho would lIk. to contect t OSF Contllct ..bhn lit 299 South y Driv., South...y, Plymouth, Devon, PU I>WN. T.l: 0752 r/ Ii" 7&5653 for further informetlon. \Iv) .... - Goi"9 ov.rH.5, 1'.... rac.i...ed informetion .bout • Ru ••ilMl SF group ill "'olgogrlld. The 'o'olgogreCI SFFC IScienc. FicUon end F.....t ••y Club?) ''The Wind of TIme" rac""",*,,cad .cti... ity on 1.t October '966. Nellrly 100 f ...5 .tt.1\ds<;I t .... ~Ing c.remony, end met SF ...thor Sorg.y Sini....n, frO'" "'olgogr.d. lind SF LOCALFANOMENA tr_l.tor Al."enderl(orZ'->e.ky froml'lQSCQW. Aft.r. dl.cu••lon of club metter., Torminlltor- .... snown on ... 1000, end th.r. "II•• The Clubs Column bookr.ffl. T.... groyp I. IIPO"sored by tho ~The PIII.c. of VOYth" (komollOl org...,l••tion) but ..Ill r.ly on ..If-fi...nci''9' Club Complled by Keith Mltcl'lell ....tting...illbe ....ld .....rySe.turdoy.trooon.andth.or-g...... I.r• • re plarv11"g regul.r video SF vl_lng., ti"g lth SF IT Tl.AI'£D OUT nv.T DISCUSSIN3 AT LE,.;;TH TIE HAZARDS (;F N;)ISY ..rlt.r.,dl.trlbutionofSF ...... , pen·pellink ithSo i.tond PJbli. in my last t;<>lu...." .... too mJch of " larlll'l"tlon (.,.. for.lgn dub. end f ..... providence. No sooner had I ("'I.tIed my .rticls 1""" ..e Cont.ct: Bori. Al."ondro... id> Z.vgorOl.t.gh group Forth Centr.1 Post Offic., 'o'ol9Ogr.d-I>I>, USSfl 400066. ha. beeo_ting (or lh.p".tb-oddy....., ....S introducing II.... folk""'''lcQnQl,j'Tu....yrllght•. Rel.tillg to the 'o'olgogreCI group, John Brumer pe...d the 1M foci thot till_happened "bout the lllTllllh.t the foll_ing notice to ..... menag"r who has run the place fa<" tM time have bewl the•• ''l(omkon-3 I_ther SF grQlJpl d>1I1....-., "'l."andr I(orolkov, left, os probably not uncl;lfV>eCta>d. Our tt, to HIorq' 0!II"Id hi, off.r. E.st.rn .nd W••t.rn fondom'l con,tuds on .gr-.-,t on ,t"ff for their good--naturKl t>ospttollty over the pest f .... non-curr...cybe.l••bout."c"-"g. by fon r.pr...... t.tl...... Rul•• y"'.' Myway, •• I pr-.dlcliKl, the place bee.... unlnhebitllbl•• of ."che"g.: lett... t..er ..... conv~. deel, pey for- roed."pon•••• hot. I. I_car for time of ... no.. meet in The Mall ~I Too, which I. In Cockburn ... l.it"... pro... ide...ith tr.".I.tor- for- (l...... ten doys ..ith St. "ven clo_r to Io'averley ,all...y at"Uen. It Is "."t door to .11ocated sum of 500-1000 roubl•• for- II per..",." 1M orlglnet l'Iall Shovel, end uHd to be known •• eopp.r'•. Tho.. l"t....oted in pursuing thl.....tt.r shouldcontect Howe"er, til" Reel AI. (or "f'r~r BM'" •• they lIh to utl Ltl, Al."endr.t 690090, USSR,'o'l.dlvostodc,POB 72,1(0l'1l«)N-3 or.l.. ••put"Uon f>o5 been .,h..ced, ond in otddltLon to 2 or 3 9"._t cont.ct The Wind of Chong••t the .ddr... I" t .... pr....ioul beer•• r.gul.r o.llghh induo. 1'I1t,hell•• l'I6,t.ys and Strong...... per.gnph. l'I..ting. ,ontinu... befor-•• Tu'-y night. from &.30-i.h on...rd5. Got In touch ..ith me .t the clube cont.ct addr••• If Onth. lit.r.ry front, I'.... ju.t r.cel...edthe.econd ...... I.tt.r you ...... t to kno.. mor•. from tho racently formed Ghoet Slory SocLety. They 1'111.... .,v,o,,,,ced t t they h.v. flnelly dac:l.-cl on."_ for the I rec tly hellrd from Pllul Tr••clo...y .bOut 0J5FS, t.no soci.ty jour l, which I. to be celled All Hollows, and i. to I>a Combridge Uni r.ity Sclenc. Fiction Soc;I.ty, ..hlch I. enother edited by I'Il1rk ...111 ti New.l.tt.r #2 cont.ln. II roundup of group I h..... llttondeCl l"tt>op"'.t. Ttll••ppaer. to beconUnuing publlehl"g """5, thoe "t iIl.t.l...... t of • GhC>IIt Stor-y Gozett..r In the.- .... in end.tr....gthIK it he5 for t .... p"'.tt...... ty lI'm still r..ling "rom the di.covery thai Ox"ord, my ...... ti... y...r.ofltse"i.t.r";....ithov.r120mollllbor.thl.y.llr. city. whilst riCh In 'tru.' siori••• /wi. sadly Inspired not.1here R.gulllr meotlng••r. open to .....ryone. and .....ppon ••d> rHIIIr •• JOWly ';cilonel 0'-'or'n9• •• CMnbr'dge - 1f5P). Ther. I•• Thursdlly, in the ber of Now Hell coll.g. tlltion .bout oth.r .Imll.rty .ligned crOS5-.ection of fandoln con u lty be found t ....r •. Gu ••t IIO<:I.tl.., not to mention r .... l.... of ghill on • ,.,,1.ld UV....qh tl'le NlQfT)olAAEfoIOVES-Ki.II'INiI_ ...... OIri."CI'llll_....clI'kleDl.....~.bOt"credited ... lt" ..,'J'" (BI<>OlOlSbl.o~y, 191111. w.2SI. Ll2.9S) honour•. end 1'18O'l\Ol"tiq...... t.V. 0 ~.~V credlDI. t ..o-..._ dr.p. Sea it .'tllar .. lth child' , ..ho ..UI be ....t"..lled, o~ ... tocelgroup .... tlnq, ...thpi tyofrOQfll.,oundyou.oth.t youc.. IIIIJk.RockyHor~or-.tyl'_~" TtE FIRST EDITION CF THIS 9OQI( w.s GOEfW...L'I' IlEEN AEGARlED .-.s Re~I_ bV lynne Blspn.n t.hio definiU.... stucty of tl'le conl-.por.~y horr.... fila ...... slnc. its appuor-.c. in "11': .."r....e.-t.ll'. _ to .~t r.ne l'tOST OF Tl£ REVIEWS OF "'/lLOW IN Tl£ PAESS ND ON m..E... ISION ioI.....li.t. _""ptq or tI'Ie puoll_. (""'dint .. <=OPI' _ -...... -. \uk_...... t beet. O(t... they "' -. bed - _len "irtu.lIl'~.iOI.. l...... f.i.... thi.l.l"IOt.bIodfillLu-,fort t.IV.ltl.l"IOt. Nigh~ Nooo, """Plelsi)' ' .... l..-d and upcs.t. ".,..,.. is 'Y..I _ .IU-. To _t f....t••V ..u...I..I. It ..ill De cosily .t lnt f,_ly ....llMIt.. tak.. _ ..t~. of the r--...... f.... IIl.~ - ...'~..... theM .,rior., _c.~ __I. of int..." .... i..' four '1'_'. lorestruclur._s.p.nd l.Modglnel - chapter studl.... particular fecsl of tl'le beby Elor. 0 ...... from t ~Il sorc...... 0...... Bo~"",~ClII I ... c~o(darkf ylncon.idoerM>l.OI9tl'l,trec~notonly ..l .. I'l.r"') ..t\om Elorl •• ClII.tinect to ","t,oy. A r.tlla~ .."i ic.1 ~ butt".cr05.ing_oflnfL~ tlwevolulionofU.. •• F....l. OU ...... tVpa per"'" ql.... Iflll_ two nelpa~... pII'r of ..,thOU'...... Sf', lhoI pollU...,t thrilL.-, t.hoIr tv.1 Kit-I...... rior of dubious 110/"11•. 50<.". Dirty _ry _ 11ft.,. Hours cit., .. ud}' .. Ole l.,.Ioerna Whalley>...... 'ior cMugnlW of au.... a..v- prov",," introm.ocllon. It'. pwtty Uli.,,,Ullngr'oKs to protoe beyond u.. i"IecIMrUgen ..itn._....tpredlct.ebl.r_t1cinl t. ~.lIy per~l_-....darl .. of "I. -..0';";1 _tt...... ld'\ 0'1 tne plu••Ide, tlla charec:t ithout c~t1...... u .. COOk SO ...... "".ly ".!<.Itlbls _ tl'-.gl'lt-provoking. ."t~_IV _lI-ec:lld, u... plol I. coner_l (no .... f..l few IJ ~ P.rtly.too.ll'.l>ecal-. ic.l .... f ...tSlV film, if I.J\e o((..~. in"'Y loc.1 ~idSO IIf>OP .... lnre<;H...... U.....l..... few /'!.i D.;.ct. bK d Dy ...... yll>lng lOgo Dy). _ll-pllCSCI_l"IOt .. Il...... t numour. T"• ho~rew .-.cyclCIpIttICIlc knowl.og. I"IOt only of ...... 1 but .1_ of specl.t .Hect. IJ~' ...c.ll...t, _ ltHI o~....l( look of t ... film, cln_ In.ll Ih fo~..... Hi. critlci cog..Uy .~gued end ttHlloc.Uon....I._costu"".IIIIJk••••pl.-.d'dbic..d'opto. ~pri.ing: _t...... hi. di_IMul dl I...1 of ...... l er. t.l. of ...orde _ sorc.~y....""... I'" fil.. folt.... 'Plrt from ~nlty ~.f.~~ed ~, to •• "video n..tl.. for in.lence. I. it. 1..:11 Of .... ~prl... for lhe .i-ded ~ ••_ of tacnnlcolour bel.-.ced by. ",irlted.f.-.c. of Ori//erKllI.,. ... _k of f..I....V,i.u..t it ao..l"IOl_lo know wtIlc:h.ge'r....p it i. ing, ~f_ilV ~_l ... listing. of .It...... tl... tlU.. prodlc8d. Thl• ..t ...t ...... t"._indoinog .... ~too~CI'lildl"'~for ... ~tworththecov • Ionel•• .. prlc.. sault eudienca. ""'1I.t ...I .....ing MvSr.1 1Mq.I.-.cu ..Met> could ~lndi~l Tt-. ed,jectl... .. I. grIM.ly ""...... Md in be.~in'Jorconfu.lngforc:hilcr.... -~eryf_fit.l_lo r .... __ ing nf..-enca DooI<. of 1»1. kind, but for on<:•• it·. beebl.togettnlfor-I.riq"tforedults....clchilcr... Ilter.ltv t~u•• No rMI c~.t. c "ord to be wi\J'W;lut • aJP'I', ..it...... tpetron••ingthef_ew_inqlhel.tt.... Will_ ....cltl'ler.·••bsol... t.lyl"lOthingDeU for lhece....I .._ ..lt" Irl.. llard-bullICOUlddlObett.... • ~en tl'le most cu~sorv Int.~..t In tl'le q...... Jf V.... onlV .~.. buyoneflllllbooi

1NSTE.olce ....V .Irudy know, .""tewin'J tlla pos.ibillty of blddin, fo~ t'" of ....- "'iLL_ (...... id< O'~I ••). tl'le under.lzed .....0, "f>Pe8~' "'orldicon_t~inth.l'90-.lt'.problbty.illlPl..tifl to ....~. -. n...ed for tt-. t~.., .0 w"v .... hi. f.u_ Neh..yn. quote ."t..... I~.ly f~om "'"nc.'. I.tt.~. II.•. I'IOllblt.) q'~"" n_. Ilk. Bu~ql"'utt....cl 1'l••qosl'l1 "q.ln.1 ...ch crlUcl_, _ t.hould 6WKl,l. tl'le r ••ll.Uc ..ttlng. "Afl.. ConsplrlJcytl7 J ..... conC.fflSdt".t t".knowledq' ..hlet>ahowV.... ju.t ...""l Itwouldbetlk.toll~• ....clflg"t in end .> • bl~~" ..III bring -.t the _ of the ...Ign of .~II CkI.... Meving.poolof ..Ulu.i..UC.CGnIIltted....cl.xpIf"-I...:edpeopllt &1_.. (.-, I'(er"")• ...no c~uV fore.. .U pr'9"'*'t 10 run end st.rr the bidlCOl"l~...ti...... cl orqonl.I", I .... _toql~.bir-tn ..lthln cHU lI.. " ..ldwlf...... t9l.. properly. Thi...... ld includlln0n-6ritl'" f_. ....l the baby Uor. o.n.n. _ flooting down the rl....., 10 be f....nd by lwo NIII ...,.. chlldr wI'Io In.l.t u..1 lhel~ f.tllar Finding IJ .Ita ..tl" lJClIIq.lol. feclltlin/ec:cornorwrdIJUon.ndu.....q wlilow look .fl... tIM. Willow i•• f ...... ~ who dr_ of .._ISled PflOl'£SSJCINo'l llalp .." ... pos.lbt•. Thi. Include. fo~ ~~::,n9 .....qlc'..., but 150 fIJ~ c.... only pa~for-.. conjuring g.ltlnq fln..ci.1 ...,.Iene. t". bOd. olrli.... tick.l. Ittc.

When &I""""..'. 0..1» Dog ln~edes the ~lIl.ge in .....er. lUI ....t...... ,. qroup of u. obhlned .t.lted lnfo.....tlon .bOut of u.. -,.. lhe Nelwyns Danl.,. ... illow ..... til he 'I..... u.. DeOy pot_U.1 .it... At I""t point, I dl.tributed • flil~ .lI In ..ttinog up IJ .tudy g~OoJP to f_ltV ~__ret> • b'd. roedl., ... 1I1ow flnOs • w...rior••llli .Ii~.. _spencled in • TMr..ponsII .... f.vourlJbl•• _.lnc.ltIen··9roup,. c""'P"l.inq gell_.-...,-._fr_"t., 150 I.J\etNc.n I""thet>ebV_V. IIyMlf,JonnF.I..V.tW>ry8a1_T... lllingworll>endot...... _u..bebyi.kl~bytlnybr...... I.. (Sfl'CI.I.ffect• been ilWntlgeling tIM precUc.lltV of run"ling • WorldCOn in ...... ), Ifill_ foll_. 1'- _ i. told by u.. F.irV 0....., .bout Brlt.in in tN "'!'Os. TIM r_It of Uli. g~oup .... 10 took .1 u... propt-..cy, _ t t it i, M. o..ty to I.... low to ..f.ty. poeelbl••it...... cldllt..., or'...I••t1...... I.tructur., per...... t....cl ReunIted ..it" tl'le nlor, H._.. Hg.... tv.IIUlIMrl. tM lwo ..l tobeglnsettinq",pIJProqr_tu"'. out ..II"I"'beoby . EnjoyrMnloft fllm.lendtlor- fIJll.by whelheryOoJ'0 Th. cu~r...1 pion I••• foll"""" - for V.I Kltn.r •• t drop-.... t ...,rlor who ••• g&'>lu. It .wordpl.V. H•• ~ol. i Il.~ to u..1 of Hen Solo In lila St., ...... Ill con.ltt"t•• '9oerd' wtIld'l ..itl _~....n ..... Of lhe ...... trilogy;u..OUI.lder ..ho ...f_....cl ..ln.l.J\eprinc.... bl4lcon...... Uon end begin building IJ c";"'ltt__ .. ecrultLng MV dl.I09JI or beIIa~lour whlet> ..i91'11 ~...... l.... filloo .t.ff. TM. I••d'>eoduled for I.t. FitbI"u..-V. To f.dllt'l. tM.. I _It.ebl. for J'CIU"9 c:hi~_ I. 150 ~id II.. I ...... -yone so If onyone ~.edinog 1M...~_ to contdbut. in ..v oauld",... -.. ..it". Longarflllll,end_.I_tOl1ng... ..·V.pl.... gelinl....chwil"_~....lendoflt_).Thi. February/March 1989 Matrix 80 14

Incl"... W'lyG">e ..lthprior.xperlwu:.o(Worldcot'l.,_ ....y CAROU5EL - 24-25 .....,... Holles-y Inn, CvdiU. ~"lp: both .... 1.1'1 to be ... adviser btl! not ~l l,wol...., In ...y aU,., .....1'. ..)1 liS, doy ta, pportlng U. Cant.ac:t c.~Ol.I..1 '119, ,. n ....lt B.rr...... in-f"ur c..",bda, LA,. IAN. Or \tho eon. Gat flr ' ..hit, freon pot..tlat .It r'g,,.cUng .v"II.~lllty, flH;lLltl ...clpos'litlt.(~l.l i.t-.ce.T"i. i._ HI9lalN a, • Norcon 8 ••-6 Augu.t. Oslo, """"'.y. Gu_t., s-sel prOCMCItnlon, Belf..t; Gu....ts.: 1.1n Bsnk•• T...ry W.,.. lr.oocty.cceptedthatthe_t ...lhbl...t ....r.95"7 .....tctlett; ...... shtp: Attending t6 ....til ths wad of the~. SO pl...... lng(OItM ••rll_ofthese.(W._y_ pos.lbly longer••",pporting --....shlp U.~.. should be -.oun.c. two bids to pr....-..pt ...., WSF _1 to 1M ~ pIIlY"I. to Nicon, wad ...t to Oont.ct..: Joe Kc1'4s11y. 106 conultutlon WO\1d'l eould t;r_tl. fovrt.... nan-...... ICWl:rantl or Sc.olortonAd,BeIf..t.8T154DG pr_t ...... ic«>_IO'llng_.t'*'t..lceln ••ow. TltESIE »ITEJNI\.TIOoW.. SCENE F#rCTKIII ~\c) fESTIVAL - 9-15 ...... u begin ..,Lllng -V .1 __ .. possible. ODvloully, Augu.t. --.tl& Cont.ect: -..... Cst>l... JO WiI.. inson Court• until a for....1 bid i,announced, _cwonotoHI<;L8l1yoff_pre- Jerr_. Tynos ...., WUr. PoE,.. 3NO. A ....e.:-lDnsrsnlp: Int... r.glonoflS.th•• WOUldblt Woprl.t.-..nlfO,. .... Attwadlng tIe. 00nt.Act.: Denl.l Coh6n. 4.tI Gur...y Driv., Ent lndl.. ldu.1. Thi...ill counl ••• pr pport ..h... t ... bld l. Finchlay. london. N2. ~scll.lDr WI>o con announced. S/Ioutd In.e bid b. c...c.lledor bltc_ "nf.nibl., th.n Ih. ,...... lning f"nds ..Ill be .llex..t.d to fOlV"!l.h groups or RECJ'XI'srshlp: Att.-.dlng ao. dey "WlIIIbsr.Mp LS. ALL STAQES of t .... bidfcorw....Uon. W••lso ...lcome .uU.M. Oontecl: Alec l.wl•• 230 Dy•• Av.., Gr..t Berr. Bl"lIIin9""'" BolO' sporISOr.hlpof ....ykir..;I.M HG. Tr.... con.plus.LLnlghtr.orrorprogr......

If yo.. ar••t .ll Inl.....ted In t'" I~. or. Worldcon bid for E\JlOCON" Republic of Sen M.rino. Contect, O"g....lsi"9 CormIitt.., t'" 1'90s. p,.... COI'\ted Vince Ooct>erty.I 26 l.rd\ Clos., efoAdolfol1org...U.VI.C.ppsllll'llnl 1•• 47037 R....lnl. It..ly. Bolh..... londOl'\. S'otl2 'sY. T.l: 01 673 2118 a; ...... tng.). IClIEASCCN III -T... 47th W«ldcon; 31 August· 4 Sspternt>sr. ,.... from "lcrocG\, t"'ing plece oy.r t ... weeker>d of •• Boston. MA; Gu..t., AI'rtlr.. Nort0nJ6stty .. I.... BellantinefT... 5th M.rd\ - neithsr 0.... GIObonS nor 0. MdC.., .r. roow ~sngsr Club: Oont.ct..: Colin Fine, 28 Abb6y Rd, e.-brldgs, CBS SC'!>e4l1-.:l for Mlcrocon, but AicNnond ~t ,. th.I 5torrs Const...U ... r ..lly ... lllbe.ttl'... conv-.tlon lso .....,... _ t""t M.ry G.ltt. end Oi_ Vyftns..bnes oanfl..-cl tr.s:lr PORTl'EUUCOol 'e, - THoI Arrou.l 51.. of One lPrlllCln6r Apprecl.Uon .tt...-.« ....11.1 t ...... I•• pos.'blllty tnsl L1.. Tuttl•• Collr'l Socl.ty) OonvWlUon; 1-3 Sspternt>sr. F'ortms'rlon, NoW. W.l... All Gr....lend. "..1I Gsi..--. Terry Pr.t_tt er>d A~ 5t...... t ... lll oul_ ...... tsf,... ailMlll>ot..l toll to.-rr..ldsint.'. insldll .lso bot p"....t. For furt...... OIIt.II•• <n Aoed, Ex.Ier. er.on EX4 .aLS. 60.....rog.te, MGI 2TP or POBo.. 172...tfiald, PA 19UO. USA.

CONVENTION ROUNDUP fllAE:FM TlI)JT - 22-2. Sspt""'r. s....U_ Hot.l. Glesgow: I'Ismbership: £10 ..ttsncltng. LS ....pporting. Guests.:. tN. e-.tact: 1'1.lc;.ot/S FIeld, 55 CedIIorwood A..... Ne...ton "-'ns, GI.s.gow G77 5LP. Gsn6r..lcon. Pl.... enclO...... see ...... riting for Informetian. M~I con. nln an • tight budg.I end 1M. i••l...y. eppr-ect.Ied. If yo.. .r. foOV~ l' - Annual Br..... Group con. 27-30 OCtocar. Binntng'-­ n""'il\g.con.....Uanorkroowor_ ...... icnl'v."'i• ...s,pl .. <>u..t., tbe. I'Ismbershlp: Ll0: Cont.Act.: lIarni. Ev_. 7 Gro... send infor....Uon to UWl editor'.t eddr•••. All II.Ungs .r" fr . A.._ .., Acodc. Gr..... Bir",lng'-o 827 7tJY. Gensr.l con. end ..Ill contlnu. unUl t'" corw....tlon .... t ..k.... plac•.

COITABIL.£ - 3-5 F..bru.ry. CI'Wlqu..r.Mot..l, Ne"bury.l"l...t>er.hip: Attending £12 (but ri.il\g soon). supporting l5. Cont.Act.: 7. Mill f4I't1N)N;Q4 WAS A FIRST ON TWO COlNTS. IT liAS TIE FIRST con.....tlon ..ver org lssd by the Or ScIence FIction Rood. Csrr.t>ridg•. CBl 2AS. Hot.l ao pppn. no surchsrg. for • ingl••. Thi. ltw:lu,," contirWlnl.' br....f ••t. TM. l. Brit.ein'. A.socl.tion. wad lso ths firSI con Uon I'd .tt.-.dscl. T... fir.I convention OIIvotlv.....lty. Gu..t: Stor.. t can...... tion .tertscl on Ssturdllymornlng••ft..... Const U .... I"leort>ersnip L5. Cont.ct..: Alct.nond ...... 1. 51 o.n... Rd, hl9"ly disorg..-.IHd ragistr..tLon per-iod the pr....lou. nlgM. 'hs E"..t Devon. EX4 -R5 first spesI<..r ..... ICetllerine Kurtz. who prOYidId u...lth t .... _ty origins of '- 0...",,1 noval•• wad .l_ g._ hint. of _d'I _ .. to ea-. Aft... the book .lgnlng (~ who I.ft .1L hi••t aJNllUVNes.lngton,Surr.y In the U- psnel ltll Sri... c..OUctler, tWIst Icnown for the r-ol. of Tr.vi. Ir'l 81 '. 7. but .Iso. SlOt. III • 28 April-l ".y. _lplll Hot..,. U .....pool. Gu..t, tN. --..d nils wad t.I...I.ion sctor. Ths psnet ...... y _.Ing ~ RM6-t~ ConlKL 3' o...ingl\sm A.... l'1M>or P...... Lcndon, EI2 SQF. Tr...... Croud'Wlr acroes ...... 011_ d'larKt , _y brest\, -.11.....t snd satf-_red. In u.s -""90 t .... con tion lert tI'Ig r_Lng fr.... "'r ~ dIIy- £9, t"Odlly.-Ll6....pportlngU.00nt.ect:5t._Brltt..tn, fort.hcclflltng .....-1. nw Hvr'ovlrtg or the highlight of e Springfi.ld, Bredford on Avon, Wiltshlr., SAI5 lBB. M-2' M.y, Mbeny IOot.l. NottLnghsln. I'*nbsrshlp, ... tth ICat ine Kurtz end Adrt... COL rolL-.cl by • Chsrity L15,Cl'Wlqu... _poyobt.to '....JIlcon3'.Cont.ct..:G...g auction thu.l••tlc.lly pr..lded 0 by Brien CrOUd\er, .ll Pick..r.glll, 7. l.wrern:. Rd, South E.ling, london W'S 4X.l proflt.golngtothsPlY"'OUthSpecl.lBabycar.lk>tt.Thecloslng lit.r.ry-b.ssdconv..... Uon conc:....lr.tingon.ciern:. fiction. c...... :lI\y ....s hsld ",id-.ft.rnoon. lind tl'Wlin fOllowed by two_II pensl lt"l<.thsrinsKur h.-.dBrl.... CrOUc!'Wlr. lCONlC1.ASl'l (for....rly lucOt\ III - 11>-18 ...... , Griffin Hot.t, T r..... t ... u....l t .. l..vl.ion room, and r..tur.. films. leeds. Gu ..t.: Di_ Dusn., P.t.r I"Iorwood. I"lsrnt>srship: Attending snd .t.lI. "lllng book•• comlc• .-.d g_. 0_ 11. I thoroughly l'1, Supporting U. 00nt.Act.: ,Jenny Glo...r. 11> A.. i.ry Plac., "'nnl.y, ...joyed the -"..-d, end hops tl'let the Or "*' A.soci..Uon .r..... 'tp..tofforg....l.lngsnot..... __U lnthsfutur•. l_.LSI22N'.G6nsr.lcon. February/March 1989 Matrix 80 15 of M.ry Gentl. _ "'lex St....rt .t.g9"""itIg to the tEl. ges.ping' "'Corr.., coff.., f.a sllghUy OH-wlOdl. to My the t...t - to _ it _ntng, thol curious expr lon 01\ *it Gelnwon·. fee. led _ to Waugh. cln9ite t..'lg-ups...t-ups .rod cod<-ups• .nd ~_in ___ ...ggest t""t perh.a.po he ·t • _ning person.. I'Ie replled ...,.._U\ll'ogOibouttheCOllllllilt".nd(heir_or~ ..ith.holl_I_gh. Aft..-. y..' ~ uncertainty. ~.I unint.....t.nd He hod ...... • specl.1 .rrort thet dey. SUbsequ....t "9I'tl'>yln toe-I fllt'\dolOl,t"" ...... nd lOQl,.«l ..t to be the Or"". br....f..t ...... __ebl.bythetouCllitlg.ightofOi_ '.iF Aswocl.UorI'. P....l Harbour. /V'oIJ yet. thet old b~ -.gle 'ol'yrnoI.Jonesguldinghi• ....-tohl.coff.. cup,butt ingn'. ~ _ 1M gu..ts of ,--" .rdv«i, book ...1...... d.....", t....t. end I'\8I'ldlng h'" ...... ented cooked eor f ••t •• to If lie ...cJpeopl 'ed. 1l OIOOOy ..lrKI.! would eet t./IerO ..Ithout notlclng ( od'! dies). ttow Oy St t11'>g 0I'l In. Fr .,. ..19nt. eusplo;!ous In PlyolQltn onl, \I.>ndIt .... hoi .... corwiderebly O'- then 1 _ .. n£ nlgllt f« lPi d'"ag-rac"'9 sleng t.rolon StrNt - .. red- r_\necl ... "ntit_lIintothol_llhou s.tebout light district r«tOw by br.....light...... :l .,..t the 11'30pa,I ....v.tot~tOf.Il_.o y.end.t...t 8ell.'Clc.ntr.t>eg to look. t1ttl._.COl.o.- end PI)'II'CIUlI'll_ gathwecl, .nd U'ows My introdlctOt"y I.tt... hod spok.... of ing pool,'" ...... f_out-of-t__•. StlH, t ll'lCught tnalno-onoI in enUelpetlon of .... OI)""Ple-.ized pool In the oe t. I hed ...ouldeooMlloacon inPI.,..,-tn ycntI'••tnel-_ peckedfllyCotlt...... Thl "nfort"n.t•• ~ "-!ldl.- t,.,.tdldm.'the cc ofthe t. cov...ed thet the pool .ct".llyoutlide. theonly.xcusel l....tMC!, ..rlt Kathwine; Kurtz. _lWl Cole, 8d.... Lumley rw.d for not 90itIg in cow.rdlc•. It s quit. '''rYly, end and .elM 8'l.... Croud'>er CM*, and In. Isolation lifted .. littl. _of "I toldeehother tl'l.t if t"" ther helduntll tl'l. (orllMl ...... ""O'/oZpeopl.c_lndhad.g,••ttime, ...... y end of the ...... , Ight go In. By Frideoy ... hed t.lked book., <;""'1'., dr"egona ate ...r. sold, Glnatar. poIsH•• _r. our..lv•• into. cor r. Work ","'lIng flnl.hed ••dy, ned • • ,lIten by thll dozen•• f .... br.v. r.c)inr ent U:l.nnydipping "hol.hOurbefo.-.dl.nn.r.Th.other.~outto ...teh, ttled in the in-ho\d tllttr morv.U"". mclol»l in their woolly jumper., whil. Paui Bern.tt, Robert F.r.90 end I n.U. tllttt ..... ~f.et in .v.rydet.U -I hII1f.xpected60rl• ...... repidlength.T""" .... loolo:ed.t __tner.agr.edll'l.t K.rloH or Noggin tM Nog to .trlde """"f"lly aero.. it. tt ..aen'tr..llyLbAlcalel,end ..... enottwlr_....ft... th.t, ... romport.1 decided thet honOur tied b-. ..tl.fi.o. end climbed out. By this No con I....ithout ita probl_. wod "'rmodacOl\ hod it. t ..... P..l_lrw.dt"rnacl.f"fYlyaortofpurpl.colour;1 ah....,WMl.theo.-g..... i...tiOl\onthedeoy ..... ~"t•• public.ty ...pect AoboIrt hod. too, but hi. ten eonc••led it. befo.-~ hod b-. scorc. ond support frOlft locol troders fo.­ Bed< in.idol. the .ttooaproer. in thol loung. gr.au.lly pettit... a.pIIu heCI been ..in.....1 - _ it hII. to be; _itted tNt thLckened "ntH it eon.i.ted of "f'P""ox ...... t.ly _ pert oxygen to .....i1.peopl....ilttr ll\epflily (.-d.r••xpected to trav.1l to ten~tl clger.tt• .-.01<•• Th4I ....en of mooc1, fr.. Mf...v....Uy" to "primly" to ·inconv...... tly" v...y.treng•. And SO thol dr_ to it. cloH. P.... I Kinc.iO ...... M. c;helr...... ·.apeech.ond .... pr ted ..lth ...... ypurpl. FaA 1'lE, MAE fW) ALW"'YS BEEN ... MYSTl(J£ Sl.ARCJlIIOING octopu•. W. all r.ised our gl _ .t.yeel "I' t.te (me until l'111ford. I'd heerd peopl. t.lklng eoout It. end hod r.-c1 the lI'45.Nllluntilt.... followlngmorning, .....,.,r.e_zed.v.ryone """".l r.pon. In ,.,.td"" but hod g'vWl_. proper f"1 by being lI".ly at br..kf..U. Th. pool CO"lt..t .... oecided in. for ...h.t a"'IIo.lIobout. W"..., gining the orkahOpa. I ...... tllrtlling dlapt.y bet...... Paul Bern.tt end M.ry Gentl., ... 1\0 bolh oek-pIlNlHed room dimly-lit by high llioned ... l_•. rel5ed th.ir gome. to Mtherto "ndr._d-oftwli9ht., oeror.P.... 1 Str.tchlng It. length poHshed .-..hog y t"bl., "round finolly_rgedtnevicto.-. ..Mch el".t...tICI the ..r t. int.llect".l thor., deep in I l.ft. the mysti""••xplocMd, th41 r •• llty r.v•• led " •• • cintiU.ting .rg",.,."t. Ho v.r, _ of thll fir.t thing. I group of friendly, omu.ing peopt. who enjoy g.ttlng tog.t....r for (••rned .t "'llford ..os to ebtIor pelred edjKtlvu. ao l .... l.ft ...... ofminglednon...... ond""rd ...ork.Whlch.l_tl.rnor• ... ltl'l.ro .. Llttly ..lndDw. in hlell.groupof ....tnor•• taDl. " ...f" I 11'I dev.loping one'...dting sklll•• I ,",Ol.l\d'I't Ilk. to _ ...lIich .tiU lsn't eecur.t•• bee there ....,,'t. taDl•. The_kahop •• ..-.ft.r ••imlt.r g.t.heritlg in the My. U.S lIer. I ...... tNt Milford i. ~tt•• l.rg. pl.e.. T.... ~-T.... 4eth'ofoddl:O'l.NI.. OrI...... &riti MILford lan't. HIovtng .rr'YOd .t th41 .....r..t r.U y A.v'-wedbv SO Aoll-*, I ARAI'oSl WIn! ... FRIEN) ON 1l£ \IEOt'£SO Y EVENING, BUT .t.tion ..Ith enly thr_ cn.ngaa., I t"..., .....gM • t.,'; the CI'Ilytladt.... tofindthet.ine_ ..tth t8r1tiatlr-. r_ining four ""I...Iong the cout.1 ro-d. Reechitlg tM hot.1 our bedg.. hod been loet.T.... cCl'lst.rtedproperlyonT.....rsdey .t I••t. I foll-.d lI'Ie ...... ,cl of _Ie... end found the fint ... ith .....""ber....t opening c.r_y....lth. jan ...rlv.l. cangreg.ttICI in tM __. "Grot>. r_ key." they ..Iel, bend.""" 1f\Ower. of ColualnWrol doubloons OIing thrown to t ...... 01...:•. 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Too let. to 'agl.t..., _ tnsl tt_ In. end the tone WorldCon •.-g'strlllcn I_I, .nd • tour of • .-.toy ""'SA (.clllty .....r,..-ged, only -.0 _ l)Ode _ yfr-booke •• pos.lbl•. A.theregi.tr.tIOl'char9l .... t50, SpocIc.tt..~."'ltIIlngto.r.eordr.l...edU .. told)by~rd It_•• aplendld .....,. to recoup U... I>Ifle CT..."lylSh.tI.."...... ­ Frlctsy IOIOI'"ning,.-.::I r rOIomIlyprlntld her~ndprogr_t>ooItdurln9theJuClglng_booedofftlleltlge. ..ltlba_o(TI€_teought_ ll'le n~ pr-ogr...... ",outd ...... been_dl boItt•• r..d not .ft... colllKtor'. It_ In t". (..tu••. A verltdr_ ..tlrIes ~ tile thlt ""-(ully under-.ttt>lt,U... _t_"'9f..t ..r.ofthl t Ilhf'I.... of ...... -gnlflc...t .rt"'- - caooopl.te ..lll'I srti.tlc.lly 00'"1IpICl delight f.O*ft t ...... Ic.... f_tn _v.r .lldes of HIorrl~ Hellr.'_ <;orpsn; _ tI_...... _gil perti.....ith (r.. FOt"d Ot' Se.... eonr-y _r. shown. COoze to _r. t t 'I'CI" dl~'t _ to prop ..p the ber too f'I.ost ...... lng.. I ..... lude I kne.., to go to ..t ..Ith. T.... IIMt lim.. I hed .t been Oflly • f ••cHOfl the .iz. o( ConIpl.ecv·., but .UII held Natacon ...... I.out.Ot'drlr\k.lnloc.ltler•••lt r~.lbly much to ..tr....c.thl ...IL.t. TheOl'ly eou' not. O(tM con •• acc~l.dby"""'sle-bl ,.JoouorCejun""'.IC.T C.f.du the.a.ho(ttleft.frOlllthlde.l.r.-ln_c...., involving I10nde In.Jadc1Ol'l SqJ.rI pa.tlcul.r1y good: you could ••t ...... d\on.di....orlh hundreds o( pounds. " lad (IKt that ...... dcug"""'U end drl..... coff.. whll••IUIng In tM open .Ir. Uli.vH go to con•. ..atdllngtheaetlvltylnthelqJ.r.-.....,r.le>elng. Thlprogr_ ...... lblyl.idout...iU'l<7\ly __1n Aft... dlrner_perU... AnoUeebollrd_sprovtdlldfOt' .tr.-.::lo(_t pportldb~._I.. o(rI,Id"'9.lIndvidsos. people to edv••tl.. t".l. pert .-.::1110, ...... cI ..lth. lI.t of ThI...t lM.t rldther..... _9"0I'l0((", .t ....y_ ~.lbl... I_ld ...... t ..reln ...rd\o( ....ttr.cU.... perty.No.. to- (0<" .It lI.t-. but not _9" to IMd'I _.y .ttandlnc. Brlll.h COl'v....UOI' perU.. 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I r ....ly HCOI'Id U_, end ot r. I found _Id ."cn.nge pl t.... end _ ...... I1Y FIRST a I'.. not .lone In my fir•. RoO..-t Holdetod< got CfJlt. v{gorou. In defending fsnt..y oplnlon of It. I( thl. eon hid been In, ..y, Pittsburgh Ot' OflFrideynlgllt,_.pwwtOl'Atl_HOI' In 'iF turned lnto .... o.'c.go. It would ...... -.dlr.. but It ...... V. I .hllI r-.ber (.l.endIputon ....r ...lbut_y lIll1Clvldeopr_t.Uon tne con ••• diMppOlntlng f_ dsy. In t Iddl. of .... _U_ --sI.t thl.. end t ....r ...... _ Iou. fllln& •• _II. ot...... ,I joysbl.holldey,butlh.v.not _gI'IofNll... GIo..y KIt_th·. Gu ..t o( Honou. apeech In.c;tl>ded • Orl• ."., d-..ouldjump.tth.chInc:.to ....vl.lt. dsllght(ul.toryabaut ...... t~toPoohendO'lrI.toph.r 1'88 WORLO FNnIlSYO:1H 27-30 Oc:tober, London RobIn.""'" they gr... up.btt, end_•• ahot_ •• thOery. Garry .....Iso • v.ry good gu••t lOCi.lLy, being _y approsd\lt>l. ~ (rlendly. end _ingly hlv"'9 • gr..t tt- In tM dlsco... did 11 ..b/'rl HIorri_. St_ nE fW..l.OWE'EH 'IlIE£KEH) IS " RAnER AlS'ICIOUS MTE IN ee...t...ttn._Fr_W.rrlngton. _~ dl.d-. but thl. y It .lllO _t _thing .l.. - thl It·. thl. _id'l _ ... Novec:on SO good (Ot' _; thl 1'811lo"orld F....t ••y Co' tion. wtlid'> (Ot' th'. y..r OI'ly. hid f.lendll ,.-.::ItheCISU.I.ttlt.udeo( ...... ~.youcenhe.... I.rt t ... gI\olUycll.... o(_ic. to come to (og-.....r-:s, Jsc;k­ • bl.zlng gu--.t In • pwwl. and t'*" • friendLy dlscu••ion .t t".~FHpper hyped London. tha bar .n r.., and nobOdy hol... gNdge. It'••11 R.N! I With t t_ o( Ga.light oncl Gho.ts, tne Worldc:on .lso think ~ou can f.ly ..y thlt l ...joyltdNov.con._I ....t.lot In.c;orpor.t.d t II'V\U.IBrlllIhF...t ..ycon. gIving f..t••y.-.::l o(peopl ho djuet-._.t>efor•. lft....t.sn't ....ough, norrOt' f long ....kendto r...-.ber."long ..lthGuHt.of ther.'••l ,. l1.ur~ Port..•• t..t. In het•. s.. you ..."t Honour "r__t. CU.... Barker, Dl_ Wyrna ..a- end .rU.t .,....? Matrix 80 February/March 1989 17

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repressed; a new generation of social martyrs arise. Civil war that sparks something still more crucial, the liberation of men; is a possibility. or more accurately, the demise of traditional male roles. Once Brazilian rainforests burn out, casting a smoky pall over it is perceived by the majority of men that women are their the Atlantic and accelerating the greenhouse effect (Nature's equals, they will find previously absent freedom in which to End - Strieber and Kunetka). Despite last minute efforts to find express those aspects they repress. However, they may create a cure, the last of the whales dies of a pollution-linked viral more masculine extremists in doing SO (disguised in the infect ion, join ing the porpoise, the do lph in and most spec ies of eighties as football hooligans, for example). seal in the history books. Increasing concern over green issues This means traditional views of power will change, and begins to make the difference, but it will be several decades although diffused power, as opposed to hierarchical, centralised before it will be known whether emergency measures adopted by power, could become the norm, I think it's unlikely to appear in the U\l will be effective. the next fifty years because of the inertia of tradition. There is no global nuclear war - although several minor It is possible that a global communications network will ones do take place. effect BUch diffused power, but since such technology is as The first manned expedition to Mars is successfully good as impossible to predict, bKause it changes so fast, it's launched by a joint RussianlEEC mission. Britain does not take hard to see very far into the future. part. The Americans concentrate on building their space platform and moonbase, amid widespread protests at its overtly military The current trend towards a dehumanised society, propelled nature. largely by the media, will reverse, the consequence of male and The first real evidence of alien life is found on Mars female roles becoming more flexible. Men will be able to express (The Martian <.nronicles - Bradbury). Von Daniken enjoys a their humanist feelings without guilt, censure, ridicule, rev ival. Eastenders becomes the longest runn ing soap, beating ostracism, etc. The idea of the global village will slowly become Coronation Street's 41 year record. Cliff Richard, in his entrenched in people'S minds, losing its status of a trendy· ninetieth year, records a new album. Lloyd Webber's Fifth topic about which empty words are spouted. Symphony is premiered in Los Angeles. The latest craze is for holographic home movies (outselling the previous year's craze of The subordination of people to large organisations will decrease artificial pets) and the first genetically-tailored chimp as communications technology brings about changes in work (Sundiver/Start ide Rising - Brin) holds a press conference. patterns. People will cease to become dehumanised cogs, and consequently will regain the ability to be individual. And your editor pours herself a stiff drink, and If such impulses are repressed, they accumulate to hopes that this all remains a horrible dream. dangerous levels. one escape from such an environment is war. The most ominous facet of this argument is that people have no Ken Lake gave us his thoughts on the matter in the idea that, because they unconsciously desire war, the peace last issue of Matrix, and this has drawn a response stratagems they devise are worthless. This is why it's essential from Kev MCVeigh. that women change the present sex imba lance in Par liament, Congress etc. Kev McVeigh We're presently in a society inhabited by people who live 37 Firs ROlllCI, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7fS' in a marketing, or exchanging, mode - their personalities are like chameleon sk ins, chang ing according to fash ion or demand. 1'd l ike to ask Ken Lake about the remova l of work ing Hence the rise of the ultimate inhumane human - the yupp ie. restrictions which cut efficiency. He said he'd like them ALL These days, people seem unable to spontaneously give. Live Aid removed. Does he include the ru les on Ch ildren in the Mines, is a classic example - when Michael Buerk's reports were shown, Slavery, Safe Working Practices, Race and Equality Laws? Does he there was no outburst of financial compassion, Bob Geldof had to perhaps feel that the Health Service might be more efficient if give the punters something before they felt able to give back. junior doctors worked longer hours? Or has he just not thought enough about what he has said? Industry in particular depends on irreplaceable material Where am I going to get the money for my fax mach ine if resources. it consumes these at an alarming rare, and spews my work ing hours are to be cut? Where is my firm going to get chemical and radioactive rubbish into the environment. When tree the money for all this futuristic equipment, when we are destruction, pollution, global warming, etc, go beyond the point currently struggling with twenty-five year old machines? at which it's finally clear that something will have to be done Machines are great, but people come first. Ken, I think, (as I'm afraid it will), new sources will come into operation. has fa iled to rea lise that if you make itsimp ler for people to One of these will be solar energy. Meanwhile, there wlll be the do a job they become more efficient, BUT they also become lax unenviable task of right the misdeeds, blinkered vision and and if the machine breaks.... compromise is needed on all crass ignorance of our generation. Tills will not be easy. different levels. Ken has also neglected the efficiency of spending money Humanism will increase in popularity, and the present plague of on things whose sole purpose is to explode. Peace will come, loneliness will abate. Human relationships will not be placed somet ime after the Reagan-Bush era, but the recent Treaties be low work. Marr iage 101 ill become more unpopu lar and religion have done nothing to make World War 3 any less likely. It has will have to accommodate the new morals in order to survive. long been accepted that WW3 will come from the Third World Increasing numbers of people will have receive sex rather than Europe, except by those who insist on spelling education to avoid unwanted children being born. Sex education 'world' in big white letters as EUROPE or, more likely, USA. is vital in unindustrialised countries, as is contraception, but Today, the Pentagon states that two Libyan jets were there are forces opposed to such stratagems. One is the curse clearly hostile because they were armed, whilst denying that US of relig ion, especially those fundamental ist (l.e. mascu line action in actually firing their weapons was hostile. In (srael, extreme) creeds currently in resurgence. The other is the indigenous popu lat ion is restra ined, and beaten by nationalism. For as long as People are seen as cannon fodder, Government Forces for not being Jewish, for demanding basic there'll be no progress and much misery. rights; in South Africa it is the same. In the Soviet Union, things are improving, as in China. In Britain and in the USA, The incidence of left-handedness will increase. Now that rights are being removed and the people are being put down, religious and social restrictions have been lifted, the ratio of some slowly, some quickly. Bland stereotyping is the order of right to left will approach its natural state (whatever that is the day: Thou Shalt Not Stray From The Norm! accounts vary). This means more people with emotional, The future needs to be the future 'of the lndividual, holistic, artistic and intuitive characteristics. Incidentally, taking each person on their merits, not on their gende~, colour, George Bush is left-handed. sexuality, religion or any other generalisation. That will be more efficient, Ken, believe me. It also needs the realisation Science has been, with a few notable exceptions, reductionist that massive profits are not always the ideal, that break-even over the past century or so, which is to say, it's probed deeper can be more efficient in some situations. into smaller areas. Today, experts know far more about far less. The current trend towards holism (synthesising things into Steve Pa lmer, noting that I had been 'inundated' wholes> will gain credence, helping people see the whole world with future scenar ios, thought he wou ld add a few rather than the tiny portion they inhabit - to their benefit. thoughts of his own. I think science fiction has mostly ducked important issues and concentrated on sustaining traditional male roles, Steve Palmer rampant mater ia lism (part icu lar ly in America>, mach ine ido latry 22 Glebe Road, Eghem, Surrey, TIoI20 88T and other lunacies. It's time this disappeared. If we had no Brian Aldiss, no Frederick Pohl, no Gwyneth Jones, no Terry Male and female roles will continue to change. The liberation of Pratchett (eh?!), no Geoff Ryman, no Margaret Atwood, things women, central to a safer future world, will be the catalyst wou ld be far from merry.

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..ith ....a I kIlO'" lind t .....t. but at £2.50 iNdL, I c ffOf'd ..-lure Sc~~~~ictf~ur~~ b~-:"~ll";.:~~Y ct;':":-I~: to tok. ri , end SO c..l put>lillhol...... no know tnst ra.... .g~_ lnt"lllg.-.c., it c..... only be l..gh.tll". AI.., Kiene. fLctlcn I" ..ill boI _. Ilk.ly to Hit at cut prices. I u.....lly ..lth far too .-&you.t>or.ltt I.-of t gues., ull'-t.ly, It depends on how you defin.09tlai_ and, Mldlng_lheSoef>bo>l.,..t.... tIutl t r y!hg ill.., ulH ....yway, .J1••tupidity, W.It, it'. Hwary Cr_ C~ g,~ T'hetford, fr*lrfolk. IP2S 7LQ opt...l.... of ...... t. l ...ppose. but it .Iso .trik.. 1M •• din9 Inscl....c. flcllon, enctt!'\er.'.no B.n'1I ar9Ument" Oll they _ pretty COI"OCh••i"," to ..... In Wly denyin9 th••ppe.1 of IpKulation about aft -.ff.cts of the !I".,t, 1M'. '" no ~ttl"9 round tM fact t!'\et book prlc.., 80mb. but I.t'. talc. c.... to distingui.h bolt ..., ftcllon end .-peeially fOf' pape~bad< .. !'\eve DUt.t~lppKI illflati..... BoIn'. rMllty. boIt_ 09tlnll..., end blind f.ith. What pu~pose doe. the £2.50ial'l ...... t.t.. t.... p<*ltlon, lind ",Ith inu_.ingly _a opt.., ... in The Pose- ? Ir a'. to ....k. you f..1 boItl.~ book. boling pronted illu"'~1;la<:iI edalons. the.au.tlon _t theprOlfleCt of .....ct r, tn.> I tlli.nlc I'llps••. Iook...t to 9at _H. Using oo.vld·. logic. the illt~ClO.Ictlon of ptlpwback. should nsve killaod of I,t....tu~. U kIlO'" It·. "'Ot .. And t t _ to boI.U rOf' thl. t ound. I I'lope bact ptlr.Il.I, but ne.~ _gill. U.i"9 o.v'd'. logic, the only t.heor lll be _. I.tt in the nexl i You nev. "",.ic on _ should be8~os lind thei~ ilk, but you only n.Hd two cont.,tiou. Soepb<»< Ucl••, rOf' • • t t ...... t to .t~ il'ltoany~.eord.h09. to ... it isn't so. It_to ...... l.nd you, the deltdH.... l. t""t ....kln9 thill9. cMepe~ I••y'-'Y"'O". ",lth makillg lh... more evelleble, lind ..me~. bOO6<••~. conca~ned, t""t c.. only be to ~::"I~~ .~ ~~ ~~. t~v:'I'::~ =:.~ii~ .. "';,y a:=: though,lfyouc..lqetyourl.tt illsoon..-,so""'ch test.. -.g ..eediw•• Wl'w> booI<.... £5.00 s.ct>. t"" l'll .tld< the bett.... I don't ..joy the last t. typing. SOAPBOX

THE GREAT CONVENTIONAL DIVIDE HldlendsOf' L_, Ned ~..tlon - ..net did ... do "'~ong? I """"t1y don't By JahnP.t.... ='~~.=.. tNt t ...... ".d ..as defilllt.ly out l".... n£fE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAIJ( OF A GREAT N;lRntISOtJ1'H OIl/IDE IN or cou~.., It' tenc:tebl. thet -"')'Of'I'II ha. their own thi.tourItry.endto_ ...t ...tit·.tru.,ttl••tsoequelly COImIll.-.t•• and I tM rt...t to Ny th.t I woul,,",'t .>d, though it dry ...-., .- of u- the .2 the COllective ... 11t to put on • convention. The ,...thISouth .tt_ UII'IOpI.ined. It tM only ...... _.Ll... to us. w. dl..l.de .Ight boI v...... bul I'd _d> rathw .Hand • c:oro..-t"'" had rour guest. or honour. One of tr-, Kot".,."'" Kurtz' .... of wfllch I. on the COll.t, ("'th Its tnhw..t spe<:iou and cl... lnt...... ti_l.tetu... (..n.t""'you Ilk.her ...rltl"9ornot I. .lr-norec;.. l"I.....tlon.eoouttheYOf'kslllr.OeI Holmn.. th.tc, th I in'mIlt.d.l.sIl.l•• blg_ •• t_ 1.n, y ~lnre ar-.. hav. to tr.vel to the ""dlends Of' the North or England, and t!'lSl Uhenk.. Hlk. LOonU end .I-r..r. - 1III-£fE Tt£ tELl.. WERE vo.m no ona ..lll ~ down hw. unl... I,..,..'•• claIM 'JOOO ~ ••_ I" t .... fI...t to SOIa tNt I dim't -..peet tn. wtoool. of the rOf' It,.. Again, thet·. -v .s-..ptlon, but having boI-. lnvolV'Sd in B9'A to drop thel.. Herlan Ellison'. end COIfIe -.pMding """"'" the .v-decon (tJ'lOUgh not on the ",""itt..> end .... the led< of 1.33 to Plymouth. but ...... Iy .... or you _. illt.....ted? illt.....tit~ed,_C....·tMlpbutWOO'lCief'iftns...'• .....t.llttl.7 __tofillv...ted_ygoillgonher•. Tru., .... did h.v. 62- and th.t ain't peenut.- but of thos. I .... not a FAN •• such. I'm not lnvolved ill ....y f ...... l.h o~ ~ 62. only t ....,ty so from boIyoncl the Devan bont.... And of .cttvIU.. <...capt the h..lt....t productlon or II lIM on my I'CWJ tn.t aopprolClnIool. 20, only. few ...... rK09"leabl. reo;ee f ..om - 1 ...... -.I>erortheB9'A, I r.aod!l'booi<...... tchSF fllllls ot.heor eon. tNt t n.ve attended. Also tru...... the facl tn.t. and ..rlt•• bll - but I don·t consider ..yaelf. f .... - ther.·. t_ fr_ CorIt.. lvence '8' ~ -. end heel • good tllM er...... utt...lor .._son'Of'thel,..tt~-tn.lr<>Wfl ...... -va wflldl I rlno di.turtling. So .."., • _1I club tries to r..wrecon). edd _thing to the !I' uol.-.der, and It Is ....t with incl,f(­ ~tlon? So. I ...... t to you _U..... A _y .ielpl._ .,..-.c:.,itpi.... _of( .. lghtlLy..".,ot"....~gly..... lt.in _ ...~ too dl.t t - _.y f .._ tn.!I' hub of thl. country, /'f.t..'" end .1.....".,.. IoI:Iout the SUCCH. of the _g.-cons on the the ""dl ?I c....'t Ilt;cl!l9t. 'y..' .,._,You go to AlbeCon ill SFc:alWlder. ye.~ .-.c1 Gla.gow _ y 0....., you'll boI ."9SCted to brllV. In. If I'v. put • f .... nose. out of joint ill this lI~tlcl,", then ._ fo.. CorItrlv....ce ill Jer..y .....t y••r ...... hyput tn.mo<;1<.... tou9h- .... tIad. 900dcon, end tho.....hollttended ....joy.d on c_lng down to Plymouth? Co/rmJnluotions .r..'t that bold ­ :;::y=:~ :~ f:..::. I'm conce~ned, t_ of you ..ho ",ight you CoWl ny. train Of' 1><.1. It r--. - end tr....eport.tion cost. 'shOU Lc7>'l toe ....y _. u-. If you _t to Gl.e

good guy. _motiy.tiOn. tn.r. i.I"IO"'c:h thing in films as ·.... ~prlrw:.... At Atbecon, ...... ti'>or Loul.. Tu...... sp....t • tot of tu.. _Ing y...lou. Sr.,. lI'.rs cost I n.y. nothing .g.inst cos~ and good aha c:hoosa I WAS Iill:A\I 11l(lV....'I' a':n.E£N Go..GNUH NC AR'IST1lIClt6; I t.nese wer. u..spl but .....'1' e!id Sr.,- ~~ Why not • QlSt_ f~_ eny of the ott- _k. whlc:h r_ ..... ltlng • story .t prllM,..,. .a.oot -.1 Apollo l'; I ...... dodgi..gl.._ ••tlld>oolto ....tdlthlrL....tShutt.. hi...... Ii... story ..ith SIUd'IUght... plot. batt... c:l'\e.Kt . .tc. I r_lly o:.atV'MIt _ ...... t St.,. lI'.rsn.. thet they hay 't. ~; I ".1,1>"'9 1M Soviets PJt u .. Han:! __ but I c:an _ tM ~._H. Why did no one hey•• COllt.- ba.... ifltO"l*CiI.on.not.ltr_ ... In~""";I.lSCI,. __,."'Y\nlt~1 ..elt....,,! .1 Or lotio, Sta,- Trek, 81-*.. 1. St., life CE3K et .1. on St• ..."ip Troopers. or 2001, or Con. I..... ""'obes. or .ll those 5orI-.ofttM h"-dme.U'-O'lbf"••thl....tt t .....,_ thatc_bet...... ? I tlllnk, ••dly, tn.t fUm....., TVIrlSk•• .tlll ....k dr.__ lla fllded .....y. lit.r.ry .cU"ity • difficult option. ttY.... for In...... t and c~_t o'.t Alblocon 1M,. ttlCl debet. on tl'\e _dh of dIIt.....lned of us. It hypnotl...... Inking Into St.r Wars, ..... 8...,,1 I_ forced to ml•• pert of, but 1 ..ld I"..ltudto that will lead to. compl.t. t.d< of cr..ti"ily In _'I' then,....,""ClUldlilt.t.o,."""t. __ldnot~I.... St... W.,.. _"",ONIthaonlY"·ytoool_thlll.toput,.edlcall... into in ISOlatlon, .- --...... i. 9' l.n 1M. _y, but _ should the lIlOdia, not )l.1 In _ll doH. but In • wldHpr_ r.".....1 of tr-. ~ U... whola -.du.n, hl...lslan .-.cl FIla, rOlf' Lts n_ fC' it.. rott... heart"'" r.lM glos•. Hollyvoocl I. the _.t Thef"..... poa.ibiIlU... 0--••l...ys n.... ~ .... Ith orr.....,.. Cut 1M oeaoy hils COO"""pted ~itlsl'l TV .. _Lt• ...., thing. Ilk. EiLl..",·. I. Robot (and ~eport. thlt ha I. working on ..II it. '''i••~t_ i. In forn, J ...g~t thtot it Is virtuDlly iloIponible for ,roe medl"", to Pl"oduCD '!iF of y '"Uf'Ig __It. ~t:':t1' ~C~':K~on~~~Gs:::··:~~e*b:",.t-= ...... :t::l c:: I cen Me ell those -.:lie r.... 8c "'in9 end lupl"9 (or their pen...... d typewrit.r•• to shoo.. _ In. ."'or of "'y ....'1'•• o.-.rf; Bl.".. 1. BI_u...... , Br.ziI and otn.,.. _r. cut. Some Dul the evidence i. on my Dio., some of it prOyldtld by tl\o.. o;h....g•••r ....c ry i.. putling.book onto.cr , but..-.y ._ medl. f_. 0'. )l.t .llly. T 2010, Clays••" r"", - .....'1' ..a. T y. Orlo"" tintn.l"IOy.ll<:hMIgadtoT....y.Klrbuk (In tn.filml?To.ll_a 8eg""'ing out.ide tlMl gwor., _~, it t"'". hint of r_tic Int.r..t, perhaops. emphe.iHd by tn. ca.tlng of "ir~ pII~t'cul.rty .....,. ..<.nd to t~_t E ••t..,... •• ~_lIty, but 00 HsI...... ---.d for hef" ''''''I'' rol.. In Caligul••tc? -.., pIIOpl. do, becou.. thl. i. wt\ot TV .-...ou~o,ges poopl. to So """'t n.ppens If U>eM br._ ..... _k• • r. fillned'? beli_ thi. i. tho f....,;lIon of t.IIIYI.I"", todl.trKt. It I. Will Bug ...tK* s...f'fJTI ba tha hit of 1990? E...... in tha ...a.. of ...-.p1_butnot ...... of-wondItroscopolnto~giNlli""'but ...... d<-.. c:an ...... ica e<:ca9t tha flnei bl_ In that ~.tlMlr • noen Gsor-gs8u'" can "'994.t that criUd.... of any Ama.ic.... Chubtluck shot IMI~..lf dtl.d whLl.t pr• .-lting • li_ show on P~..ldllnt i. un-Amaric.... (the .....mpHon baing thot thi...ould VXLT-TV I" Florido, I.. 1914 (r.cOUrlled by DenI.I SChor~ I.. .y.... l\Oy. "pplled toWllt.rg.t.). The r ....billtationof Vl.t...... Rolli..g Ston.. ONI He~l Elliacn In 5t~"'g. lI'l,..): becou.. IMI~ COO'ltlr'IU.' .Iso...ith Full Het.1 .Atd<.t.t .1. but could. film of .,..,th ..oule! be .,.,Ingl to IMI~ yl._~•• poopl...1\0 bell.yed Luciu. SI'Iapord'. Lif. Ou.iI'og lI'.rti...... cceed. ..ith It. pr_t tNt tlMl show SpIIClflg,lIy for t'-, if It ~ In her dIIy c..tr.1 ...... lcen ..ttlng. Radlcali_ c:an be too dON to __ bedr-. It h6d 10 be on t.tllYl.l"", 0I'ld""" ...... ing...... for some peopt•. t ..... ly ~edig,1 .t.t_t eboutt.t.yi.ion. "'- Chris, no one T f.,.,...Itt ba a<;cu.1ng _ of. 'bookl....' .i1t1_.,..t under.tood. f '1' of u-. SF """ I"IOt pist out.ide thai.. f.yourit. HeYing ..t up • be.icc ~..acn wfly t.t I.lon I •• flowed show': for _ IIf. """ not "".t outeldto the show. In n.ui lIlOdi.... l.t'. 90 fu~thOr, lnto thl _dr to _~. poopl. 11. ~.Yi_1ng U:P Con 'M. Kathy SJli.1 ..id tnat o.yid Garrol t.L1 u. whet _ c.... ONI CWl't _. I ice. thl power.-thlt- _ ."pr~ct of St.~ Tral< f.-.cDs". thareby r.jIoctlng hi bebititll.thlir ...Cllenc.byrefu.lngt tlMl.bLLitytothlnlc, ...c.li....t _i•. ..,., HARLIE _ (hs, 1M1'fan lI'Ilo FOI$ or to c09S .... ith. neg.liY••n<"..g. such •• th.t In Bruit. Sooone N,-Ir ONI The ~.,. Ag.inel tM OIt...." .... Las. A fOrlner Arne~i""", Y.rslon. edited the I••t f ... ••concla .0 lhot It 0. a<;que'rltenc:. of mine c:ould I"IOt e<:<:ept that He~I.,., EIlIIIOn'. I"IOt ~oyo,,11lCl that the ..c.pe .... only. dr...... Instflld, yi r. o...~o-.. innlng St.r 1rek .cr.-.plo)' .... I"IOt whet n. ..w on tM .~. ena>U~.~ to 'JOt ."dted oY.~ 1M Price i. RI9"'t. """"'. TV.butlnsi.tadthetthepictu~•• wer._.import.,.,tt"""tha ElIi...... ,...,wsomeyotzl.l\tlying.,.,org...... t .... innlnj. words. I _. in "'Y ioe-i 9= shop ~KMtiy .,."... _ eame In thirtr.,...r suppty of rKt.t supposltori..w. Thi. i•• __ for the ..... Trak no_t lone of t.no- wflic:h Kathy SJli.1 ..hef"o • f.lled ee:-edl." ...i.ted by ...t of M><-OOjlocU =i~ln~.~~ ~I~~~b-:b~ ~c:: ..-..;our.~illlt.r.t.. tobeCClftOSpropM"ty_.... ippe.-.....lthout .: ...... I....nLng."yy.~Thust.i...I.lon ....forc.. o;epit.tl.t It ... bl.tont rip-off of rna ~.,. or tM ...... ,dt, wit'...... got grHClonu••tt. tha red weed!", .....id. Thi. inability to "'-r.land pe.tic:ha Ther• • r. other things tNt c.,.,'t be w-.. ...c:h ...... ONI ..U,.. i•• dirKt r ....lt of tat.... l.ion·. I_t COIMQ'I sault ....1. c~ying (Vils In 81 7>••y.... though editing that dWlolfIlnator .tUtudtl. _. """''1'thing _.tonl), be t ...... "t a<:_~.-.ders ..hotfotl_.. I ~.".".ibi.lloglcol,loYl"9 fK. y.lu•• no _igulty or i...... r ...... lng I••1I_ad. F.illng t\oIIIoP."u.1 r.l.tion.hips .r. out, too caenythingofgr..t ..... it, ...-. Dr ...... Ject-ed be<; "It woutd be dlfflcult f .... P-OPI. in SF or .... other gwor•• It ....t a<;<;spl It dienc.·. atllttty ha~w. '1' to r.l.t. to Ag.ln. no one ....t ba .Uowed to THII'«! to thW<. _ pl"OIM>te thet abIlity. The f_ t kMoP dIIoMnI•••• spsc. Wl'ly c....'t they ba both? I..,'t It Sr- r,.... .tc thlt Influ..-.c:.. ~ bstU.. Those who c:ould usa their '.'1''''''' bIOIt ...... theder09"lory tone of tha ptv.... "sci-fi"7I...·t tt t~ the those _ couid'l't were _i... Ntd of cou~... )l.1 to gi_ tn. .-li. g._ up? Matnx 80 February/March 1989