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LoneStar€on2 Progress Report #6 • August 1997 San Antonio, Republic of Texas Houghton Mifflin & WorldCon congratulate HARLAN ELLISON on his 40th anniversary) his 70th book! SLIPPAGE Precariously Poised, Previously Uncollected Stories HARLAN ELLISON With Slippage, his most outrageous and wildly imaginative collection to date, Harlan Ellison celebrates the fortieth anniversary of his career (now in its forty-second year), confirming his position as “the dark prince of American letters” (as Pete Hamill put it). With characteristic fits of brilliance and irreverence, Ellison writes like an angel — or possibly a certifiable demon—crosscutting the political and the humorous, the domestic and the cosmic, and commingling ancient history, modern morality, and the surreal. Displayed here are the centerpiece showstopper, “Mefisto in Onyx,” a major, award winning novella, in which a black mindreader pays a singular and terrifying call on a white serial killer on an Alabama death row; the tour de force “The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore," selected for The Best American Short Stories 1993', and “Keyboard,” a sardonic commentary on our uneasy alliance with the toys of technology, based on a theme suggested by Robin Williams. Introducing the collection is a new, long “toad-strangling, belly-whopping” essay in which Ellison talks about slippages of all kinds: of life, art, heart attacks, and earthquakes. This is the 70th book Harlan Ellison has written or edited; more than 1700 stories, essays, and articles; as well as dozens of screenplays and teleplays. He has won two Mystery Writers of America Edgars, three Horror Writers of America Bram Stoker Awards, multiple Nebula and Hugo awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Silver Pen for Journalism from PEN, among a plethora of other honors. He appears as a regular onscreen commentator on the USA Network’s Sci-Fi Channel, is Conceptual Consultant on Babylon 5, and lives in California with his wife, Susan. Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. Publication Date: August 20, 1997 ISBN # 0-395-35341-6 Price: $22.00 HARDCOVER What's Inside... Organization................................. 2 Chairman s Letter.......................... 4 LoneStarCon2 Chili Cook-off................................4 August 28th through September 1st, 1997 San Antonio, Republic of Texas Art Credits..................................... 4 Ad Index.......................................4 The Second Occasional LoneStarCon Feature Article............................... 5 Science Fiction Convention Michael Moorcock.......................... 6 What You Need to Know................. 8 Si Chili Cook-off Programming .............................. 14 Variously known as A Potpourri ofInformation ............16 The 55th World Science Fiction Convention Membership Map & List............... 19 and the 1997 Worldcon Our Honored Guests: Algis Budrys Michael Moorcock Our Honored Artist Guest: This publication © 1996 by LoneStarCon2 a service mark of Don Maitz A us tin Literary A rts Maintenance Organization, a not-for-profit organization. All rights reserved. “World Science Fiction Society", Our Honored Fan Guest: “WSFS ”, “World Science Fiction Convention ”, “Worldcon ", “NASFiC", and “Hugo"are Roy Tackett registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. The Master of Toasts: Neal Barrett, Jr. page How To Contact Lone St ar Con 2 Committees & Staff Our Committee LoneStarCon2 P.O. Box27277 Board of Directors Austin, IX 78755-2277 Richard Brandt Willie Siros Karen Meschke Robert Taylor Debbie Hodgkinson Dennis Virzi Fred Duarte, Jr. Judith Ward Voice: (512) 472-9944 Bill Parker Randy Shepherd Nina Siros FAX: (512) 472-4290 e-mail: [email protected] Dave Berry Operational Board dwb@greenwing. com Karen Meschke Chairman Candace Pulleine Committee APA Mark Olson Advisor to the Chair Bill Parker Tech Services Lillian Butler Bruce Pclz Advisor to the Chair Fred Duarte, Jr. Facilities Vice Chair [email protected] Willie Siros Advisor to the Chair Randy Shepherd Admin. 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