Volume 12, Issue 4 August/September ConNotations 2002 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society 24 Frames SF Tube Talk ReAnimation In This Issue Movie News TV News & Previews Anime Reviews By Lee Whiteside By Lee Whiteside News & Reviews

The next couple of months is pretty slim This issue, we’ve got some summer ***** Sailor Moon Super S: SF Tube Talk 1 on genre movie releases. Look for success stories to talk about plus some Pegasus Collection II 24 Frames 1 Dreamworks to put Ice Age back in the more previews of new stuff coming this ***** Sherlock Hound Case File II ReAnimation 1 theatre with some extra footage in advance fall. **** Justice League FYI 2 of the home video release and Disney’s The big news of the summer so far is **** Batman: The Animated Series - Beauty & The Beast may show up in the success of The Dead Zone. Its debut The Legend Begins CASFS Business Report 2 regular theatre sometime this month. on USA Network on June 16th set **** ZOIDS : The Battle Begins Gamers Corner 3 September is a really dry genre month, with records for the debut of a cable series, **** ZOIDS: The High-Speed Battle ConClusion 4 only the action flick Ballistic: Eck Vs *** Power Rangers Time Force: Videophile 8 Sever on the schedules as of press time. Dawn Of Destiny Musty Tomes 15 *** Power Rangers Time Force: The End Of Time In Our Book (Book Reviews) 16

Sailor Moon Super S: Special Feature Pegasus Collection II Hary Potter and the Path to the DVD Pioneer, 140 mins, 13+ Secrets DVD $29.98 by Shane Shellenbarger 7

In Sailor Moon Super S, Hawkeye, Convention & Fandom Tigereye, and Fisheye tried to find Pegasus by looking into peoples dreams. Club Listings 17 © Disney © Sci-Fi Yet, no matter what the plan or monster, Convention Listings 19 the sailor scouts will prevail. I really drawing over 6 million viewers. Executive Convention Registration Form 19 Early October sees the release of the fourth enjoyed this one. It shows that no matter Michael Piller admitted they would have Pokemon movie as well as the Jackie what you can do anything if you set your been happy with half that amount. The Art Work Chan movie, The Tuxedo, which has had mind to it and to always follow your ratings have not dropped too much with about a half dozen different release dates dreams. - Sean Martin Sherlock Front page, 19 so far this year. subsequent episodes so it’s likely the Starting out the month of August is M. series will get more than it’s initial Night Shyamalan’s “Signs”. The movie is thirteen episodes. Repeat showings at a thriller set in Bucks County, Pennsylvania other times have done so well that USA focusing on the mysterious appearance of Networks has elected to start running the a five-hundred-foot design of circles and series on the SciFi Channel, leading off SciFriday at 8 pm ET/PT and displacing © Sherlock ( Cont’d on page 9 ) ( Cont’d on page 5 ) ( Cont’d on Page 14 )

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This is the only role you can plantation from a random set of limited many of one type of good as he can, for 1 Gamer’s Corner choose where everyone else does nothing. choices. Plantations must also be victory point each. Other players then take While this is seldom going to be your first activated to produce crops (and usually their turn, but there are only three boats, by Shane Irons choice, you will pick it when other the require a worker in a matching building and they can only hold one type of good http://www.justgoplay.com available roles help out the other players as well). The Settler role gives you your each until they fill up and set sail. The Puerto Rico: Andreas Seyfarth more than they help yourself. choice of first pick or taking a quarry tile captain also gets a bonus victory point for Picking the Builder let’s everybody take instead. Quarry is especially useful for each delivery he/she makes. turns buying one building of their choice, building construction as when manned it If you can’t remember all of this don’t I’ve decided to change up the format of if they have the money. This role is good will reduce the cost of your buildings by 1 worry. A card represents each role with the this article to cover in detail one specific for two reasons. First it allows you first doubloon (buildings range from 1 to 10 action/ability written directly on it for you game that you must add to your own game pick of all remaining buildings. In most doubloons). Without plantations you to see. Each building also has a special collections. Let’s start with this year’s cases there will be two buildings of each cannot produce goods. rule breaking ability, clearly written on the runner up for the Spiel des Jahres. Yes you type, and note that there are never enough Goods are produced when someone actual building tile. heard me right – the runner up. In my hard- buildings for every player to buy one in a takes the Craftsman role. Now everyone The game ends in one of three ways. If core gamer opinion Puerto Rico is superior 4 or 5 player game. But wait there’s more gets to produce goods equal to each of all of the colonists are used up, if there are in every aspect to every game released in you get your building for one less their working plantation. Goods are limited no more victory point chips, or if any the past year. So why didn’t it win? Must doubloon. Buildings are also worth so turn order can keep certain players from player runs out of space to play another have been the politics (imagine that). varying amounts of victory points at the producing their maximum amounts. The building. At that point the game ends at In Puerto Rico players work towards end of the game. player who takes this role will get to select the end of the current round (so each building up the island of … well you Buildings are nice, but they require a bonus good that they produced this player will always get the same number of guessed it, Puerto Rico. Each turn players workers to reap the rewards of their turn, if there are any left after all of the turns. will pick from a pool of available roles bonuses. That’s where the Governor players have claimed theirs. The Strategies: (Prospector, Governor, Settler, Trader, comes in. As new colonists (or workers) So how do you get money? Aside from The Builder - Building a ton of buildings Captain, Builder or Craftsman) in attempt are shipped into Puerto Rico you get to the prospector role, the Trader lets you is almost always advantageous. They give to earn victory points and ultimately win help hand them out to the other players. sell goods for cash. There is a catch you victory points and break rules to the game. While this game looks The benefit of this card fluctuates, as though. Some goods are worth more than letting you reap greater rewards during intimidating at first due to all of this everyone will take turns receiving others, duplicates are not normally other player’s turns. This appears to be game’s wonderful components there are colonists until they run out. This exchange allowed, and a maximum of for goods per the number one strategy across the really only 7 things you can do on any goes in turn order, so some players will round can be sold. The player selecting Internet. However it relies on a few key given turn. Once one role is picked it is receive more than others. The player who this role will get one bonus doubloon for buildings, which if bought before you can removed from the pool, and the remaining took the governor will receive one bonus each of their sales. get them will cause you some great players take their turns picking from the colonist for all of his/her hard work. Aside from buildings the only way to get difficulties. Also if you use this strategy leftovers. Colonists are used to activate buildings victory points is to ship goods out of you will find that better players will not If you pick the Prospector you get a and work on plantations. Puerto Rico. This is where the Captain pick the Trader role very often, leaving doubloon (used to purchase buildings and The Settler let’s each player take a comes in. The captain gets to ship as ( Cont’d on page 7 )

Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 3 too. No changing rooms, just the pool and wanted to be. As she left the rest of the They had some really wonderful barbecue. ConClusion patio furniture. The con didn’t use any of guys in the room took notice of her outfit Smoked meats were done by the event these hard-to-get rooms, thankfully. and the debate was quite lively for the next chair herself. Between there and I had lunch in the lounge (outside the 5 minutes. It was pretty funny. Borderlands and Hospitality and a couple World Horror Convention 2002 restaurant on the way from hotel reg to the The offsite book signing would take more (World Fantasy Convention 2002 - Review ballrooms) and met up with Jim & Doreen authors and fans to a library downtown by Minneapolis, HWA, Leisure) I was by Mike Willmoth Webbert, also from Phoenix. Later, we saw bus. It turned out to be a disaster. It was stuffed. Beth Gwinn (Photo GoH) and she brought rush (traffic) hour. The busses took 90 Saturday I had breakfast in the hotel The 12th annual World Horror Maurine Dorris, founder of WHCs in minutes to get to where the signing was. restaurant. They had an all-you-can-eat Convention was held Thursday April 11 Nashville! It was her first WHC since 1992. Hardly anyone wanted to get signatures. buffet (yeah, like I didn’t get enough last through Sunday April 14, 2002, at the I got paged by my local friend and headed Even Neil Gaiman was complaining about night). I managed to get some fruit and Radisson Hotel at O’Hare Airport, off to meet up with her at work. After it upon returning later in the evening. I liquids down before trundling off to the art Chicago, Illinois, USA. Guests-of-Honor taking the shuttle back to the airport, then have never heard him complain like that show. It was lighted pretty well and had included Author Gene Wolfe, Grand catching the L (elevated trains/subway) I before. While onsite they offered Slush some wonderful stuff. Nothing I could Master Charles L. Grant, IHG Living flagged a taxi and made the final jaunt to Pile Feedback, Open Mic Readings in the afford. The photo exhibit brought by Beth Legend William F. Nolan, Author Neil the planetarium that overlooked Lake Twilight Tales Cabaret, Alternative Gwinn was quite excellent. I then went to Gaiman, Editor Melissa Ann Singer, Michigan. I was given a tour after they Publishing and (another offsite) Blues check out other programming. Readings Artist Randy Broecker, Toastmaster closed and got to visit the offices below. Mixer at a blues club downtown. Liz (GoH) by Fletcher, Smeds, Sallee, Kiernan, Gahan Wilson, Poet Jo Fletcher, We then took a taxi to the downtown area sang with her band The Blue Points. I blew Clark, van Belkom and Dunn occurred Photographer Beth Gwinn, Musician Liz for pizza and dessert. I said goodbye and off the signing and went for the blues throughout the day. Other events include Mandville Greeson, Comics & YA Jill made the long haul (18 stops) back to club. That bus got bogged down in traffic, Reviews and Reviewers: Friend, Foe and Thompson, Media Rich “Svengoolie” Koz, O’Hare. I then had a long wait for the hotel took a detour and got us there in about 45 How-To; An Hour with William F. Nolan; Media Patricia Tallman, Media Robert shuttle back and crashed. minutes. I hung out for awhile, had a drink, Behind the Blue Pencil; Editors Speak; Z’dar, Special Karen Taylor, Special Thursday the con was much more then split with the next bus. I was invited DarkTales Book Debut; Indie Short Film Yvonne Navarro and Special Brian A. alive. Lots of pros and fans were in the to participate in a private party with the Festival Screening; Fox Women and Hopkins. Co-Chairs Rich Lukes and Tina lobby. Con Reg was set up and I got my Kansas City folks (who will be running Shark Gods; How to Give a Killer Jens ran the convention and a team of badge, program book and pocket program. WHC2003). Later came Good Research - Reading; Mixing Genres; Business Advice folks ran Programming. We could take one book from a stack of Presentation, I Love Horror and I’m for Writers; Art Show Walk-Through with As you can tell, WHC2002 had lots of hardbacks, too. I ran into a British fan Scared, and Turning Real-Life into Randy Broecker; Writer’s Rituals guests-of-honor. Probably too many. Just friend of mine and since my roommate Horror Fiction. They also had a party Roundtable; How I Draw Cartoons with having one representative from each couldn’t make it I asked him if he’d like to upstairs hosted by Borderlands Press. Gahan Wilson; How to Find/Select an category might have been too many. But, share expenses. He agreed and I got him Lots of food and drink. Agent; John Wayne Gacy: The it was a fun con and ran pretty well. They settled in before continuing on. The Friday brought more readings from Investigation and Prosecution; I Just started out with three “tri-chairs”, but one ballrooms nearby were being set up for Graves, Navarro, Hopkins, Schweitzer, Finished My First Novel, Now What? dropped out after a death in the family. Dealers Room and two for Programming. etc. Craft of Writing - Plot started out the Abnormal Psych; Craft of Writing - Also, the Art Show Director came on Downstairs they had Art Show in the one day followed by When We Was Flab, Characterization; Artists Reception; board late in the game and did pretty well. ballroom and more Programming in the Horror on TV, An Hour with Gene Wolfe, What Happens to Dead Bodies? Gene I administered the Grand Master Award smaller rooms. Hospitality was upstairs in Business Trends in Horror (or Ax Wolfe Radio Theater; The Nature of Evil (GMA) ballots for the second year in a a suite as were parties later in the evening. Murderer Novels are So Last Year), and How it Has Changed; Draw for Your row. After WHC2000 (Denver) emailed Again, they didn’t need any help so I Mechanics of Violence 102, An Hour with Life; and Gross-Out Contest. notices rather than mailing out hardcopies, started catching program events. They Neil Gaiman, How to Win an Award, Lunch was done offsite at a small and even went so far as to suggest started at noon with readings (Philip Horror at Bedtime, Poetry Seminar, Greek fast food restaurant across the nominees, the World Horror Society Board Locasio), panel discussions (Selling Gahan Wilson Interviews Neil Gaiman, street. Their gyros were really wonderful. of Directors decided to take control of the Overseas with Michael Slade, Jo Fletcher, Collaborations, Lone Wolf Publications Returning I took in the cartoons event GMA for consistency. It is the only Darren Floyd, Tim Lebbon and Simon Debut, Tactile Art Exhibit, Make Sure No with Wilson which was quite interesting. required award to be handed out at WHCs. Clark), a writing workshop (with Mort One Will Read It, Stephen Jones He talked about getting started with I flew up to Chicago the day before the Castle) and critique sessions (with Kelly Interviews Grand Master Charles Grant, Playboy and doing the humorous stuff con (Wednesday) and had pre-arranged Link). I had lunch in the lounge again Dead Cats Bouncing Debut, Creating that he’s known for. I managed to correct for a get-together with a former Phoenix (finding the restaurant pricey and the Multimedia Projects, History of Horror his spelling on one toon that drew an evil fan/pro now living there and working at sports bar closed) and ran into more fans. Fiction, Basics of Bookselling, Writing for eye from him as he went on. The reception the planetarium. I arrived in the afternoon Gene Wolfe talked about writing modern Comics, Business of Art Roundtable and I was quite well attended and I served the and caught the hotel shuttle to check-in. fantasy and horror, Opening Ceremonies Died Laughing. I managed to catch part of wine while the hotel server wandered After getting settled I wandered around to introduced all the available GoHs, Time the hour with Wolfe which was quite away. Since there were kids present I made find where everything was. The large Out with Tina (Jens) offered stress interesting. I missed Gaiman’s due to sure they only had juice or sodas. The ballrooms were on the first floor near my reduction and relaxation using gentle lunch. The interview with Grant was also cheese went quickly as did the yummy bank of elevators and reg was going to set exercises from Tai-Chi and Qui Gong (I informative and the multimedia projects fruit. For dinner I met up with another up outside these. Fan tables and freebies think she really needed it by then), Alan was quite good with Alan Clark, Hopkins, online local friend. We hit the nearby also filled the foyer area, but nothing was Beatts discussed the mechanics of Gwinn and Wilson. I had another local Chipotle restaurant for burritos. They are filled yet. I ran into Rich (above), but he violence (101 -Presentation), and Self- friend (from online) want to do dinner, but so good. From there I hit more parties, this didn’t need any help so I kept touring. The Publishing Pros and Cons Roundtable we had to meet downtown. So, off I went time Broad Universe, Fedogan & Bremer, rest of the rooms were beyond hotel reg with several authors. I attended the latter again to the airport and the subway only WHC2003, Tor, Gothic.net and down a long hallway and up a couple of and participated due to my (brief) to find no one waiting for me at the Borderlands. floors, too. Between hotel reg and the experience with an internet upstart for designated station. I waited 45 minutes Sunday started with readings by ballrooms were the restaurant and a sports online e-books. The folks there were quite until I happened to spot someone Bruchman, Cacek, Allen and O’Neill. lounge. Just before their entrances was a interesting, several having successfully or resembling him outside the ticket booth Other events included: Alternative stairwell going down. Aha! More function unsuccessfully published online or offline. while I had waited inside the ticket area. Lifestyles in Horror; The Macabre in Art; space. Another ballroom and a bunch of At one point a short gal from program We went to do Japanese, only to find the WHC Board Meeting; Estate Planning; smaller rooms. I found out later that there operations came in wearing a leather outfit restaurant closed. We settled for a Pacific Edward Bryant interviews William F. were even more down the long hall, up one and carrying a riding crop. She announced Rim dinner. I had met him at Worldcon in Nolan; Everybody Judges a Book By Its level, down another hall, then back down. something about the offsite book signing. Philadelphia last year and we caught up on Cover; What Else Do We Read? How to This is where the indoor pool was located, I asked her if she were going to punish us life since then. I returned to quite a few for not going and she replied only if we parties going on, including KC in ’03. ( cont’d on page 15) Page 4 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 SF Tube Talk ( Cont’d from page 1 ) shocking discovery about the origins of Ragdoll, Sideshow and Vampire beyond the grave instead of Sara’s partner the Tok’ra. In the two part episode Journals. It will be interesting to see what Danny Woo. With Woo not being dead, Prometheus, advanced form of replicators they do with Oblivion, which features they’ve made use of his character much Night Visions after only three episodes posing as a TV news crew commandeer an George Takei and was scripted by Peter more extensively than the first season. In had aired. It looks like the combination of a alien spaceship that government scientists David and has a lot of Star Trek references. early August we’ll see the episode Veritas series based on a Stephen King novel with are building in an underground bunker. SciFi has been stepping up their where when investigating an execution- producers with a strong background in TV According to producer Joe Mallozi, “It’s original movie production with at least one style murder, Sara is pulled into a web of science fiction has generated better than the penultimate battle, Ragnarok, Asgard new original movie per month and deception and conspiracy that threatens expected audience response. I’d say that versus Replicator, for all -- or nothing.” possibly two a month by next year. Most her life and the life of her friend Gabriel UPN executives who passed on the show About the next episode, Metamorphosis, of them are in the action genre to appeal to Bowman. Next will be the episodes aren’t happy, but I think they’ve all been Mallozi describes it as “An off-world the young male demographic, but not all. Parabolic and Palindrome for which I replaced by CBS executives already. laboratory, the return of an established Coming up on Saturday, August 17th at 9 wasn’t able to track down any specifics. So what’s in store for the rest of the villain, and the death of a series semi- pm ET/PT will be Python 2 where the Ending the month will be Ubique in which first season? By psychically linking to regular.” In Smoke and Mirrors, Colonel government creates a bio-engineered Sara awakens from a nightmare to discover producer Michael Piller (via his regular O’Neill is charged with the murder of a snake to do it’s dirty work. A sequel to the the Witchblade gone and NYC in chaos reports on the official website politician, and the rest of the team must tongue-in-cheek Python released in 2000. after a bizarre homicidal spree. When she www.thedeadzone.net), we’ve got a few uncover a conspiracy to clear his name. Debuting Sept 14th at 9 pm ET/PT will be finds that the killers recently accessed details on upcoming episodes. Note that Farscape continues to surprise with Terminal Invasion starring Bruce Cyberfaust.net, she suspects Kenneth episodes will run on SciFi about a month the addition of Sikozu, the departure of Campbell and Chase Masterson (DS9’s Irons. Risking her sanity, she accesses the after they air on USA Network. In the Jool, the new presence of Commandant Leeta). Aliens in human disguise site. But while helpless under Cyberfaust’s episode Netherworld, the line between Grayza and her cleavage and the commandeer a rural airport during a spell, Sara comes face to face with her fantasy and reality blurs for Johnny when continued presence of Scorpius. Episodes snowstorm. To survive, the people nightmare and finds herself battling he awakens to find himself married to scheduled for August are I Shrink trapped inside must determine which of against the Witchblade and its diabolical Sarah and the father of her two children. In Therefore I Am in which Moya is taken their own is not of this Earth. For October, wielder. After that will be the season The Siege, Johnny is caught as a hostage over by a gang of ruthless bounty hunters it will be a movie with a much better finale, Encore. Also, TNT will air a day in a bank robbery and must use his powers and Crichton is forced to team with a pedigree, Saint Sinner, created by horror long marathon of the first eleven second to play a deadly game of chess, dubious ally; A Prefect Murder sees writer Clive Barker (Hellraiser). It is a season episodes on Sunday, August 25th manipulating events and the bank robber Aeryn accused of assassinating a clan demonic detective story of a 19th-century starting at noon ET/PT (or 9 am MT/PDT if to keep everyone safe. In The Enemy leader on a planet of warring clans; Coup monk in modern-day Seattle, tracking two you get the east coast feed) Mind, when Johnny searches for a By Clan where Moya’s crew exhibits literally drop-dead-gorgeous devil-women. New Lathe of Heaven on A&E runaway teen who is involved with rave strange symptoms after an alien doctor Later in the year will be Interceptor Force On Sunday, Sept 8th, The Arts and drugs, he is accidentally exposed to them poisons them with deadly mollusks; and 2, Puppet Master Vs. Demonic Toys and Entertainment Network will air a new movie and starts to lose control. In Here There Unrealized Reality where an inter- (finally) the Riverworld pilot movie. And version of Ursula K. LeGuin’s novel The Be Monsters, Johnny is tried as a witch in dimensional being plans to execute in December will be SciFi’s big event, Lathe of Heaven. It stars Lukas Haas as a small New England town, and he has a Crichton when he believes that Crichton’s Stephen Spielberg presents Taken, a 20 George Orr, the young man who bears the vision of his future: a mob burning him at wormhole knowledge threatens the hour miniseries broadcast over two weeks. burden of being able to change the world the stake. With Pas De Deux, Johnny universe. I’ll have more on that next issue. with his dreams. Orr is suicidal over what learns how his powers affect him when he Also on SciFi in August is the debut Witchblade Wieldings his ability unleashes on the world and experiences sex for the first time since his of William Shatner’s Full Moon Fright Over on TNT, Witchblade got off to a comes under the care of a dream therapist, accident. Shaman sees Johnny’s visions Fest on Saturday nights at 11 pm ET/PT. decent start with the debut of it’s second Dr. Haber (James Caan). Haber, rather reach across time and space to meet a The series was originally pitched to season the same night as The Dead Zone than curing George, wants to harness his psychic Indian shaman who lived a syndication in 2001 and failed to sign up debuted. Regular weekly episodes haven’t power to erase all that is bad about the millennium ago, and they can only enough stations to go ahead but has now been quite as strong in the ratings, world. Of course, things don’t go the way communicate through their respective found a home on the SciFi Channel. The however. As reported last issue, Haber plans. visions. In the season finale, Destiny, series will feature a different movie each Witchblade star Yancy Butler had The director of the new version, Philip politician Greg Stillson will be brought into week from the Full Moon Pictures archives checked into an alcohol rehabilitation Haas (no relation to Lukas Haas), is quite the TV series with a likely cliffhanger which will be introduced by Shatner. He facility and production had shut down on aware of the 1980 version that aired on ending. will also interview the stars and producers the series. She returned to work in early PBS. He admits that the low-budget Stargate SG-1, Farscape and Shatner’s as well as act out a scene from the movie. June with production resuming in time production was not “Citizen Kane” and Fright Show Scheduled to air are such straight to video such that TNT will be able to run the that he “thought I could bring something Elsewhere on cable we’ve got the new “classics” as Puppet Master Vs. Demonic episodes pretty much straight through. else to the material.” First of all, it will be a one-two punch on SciFi of Stargate SG-1 Toys, Oblivion, Castle Freak, Hideous, The second series has definitely taken a much bigger budget than the $250,000 and Farscape on Friday nights. Stargate Head of the Family, Horrorvision, different path than the first series, with spent on the PBS movie. 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Page 6 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 Gamers’ Corner (cont’d from page 3 ) Harry Potter and the Path to you won’t be able to purchase your wand wish to proceed to the Chamber of Keys, in Ollivanders. Go into Ollivanders and but don’t pick the wand unless you want you to be stuck picking the role for the DVD Secrets after the third attempt at selecting a wand to go back to Ollivanders in Diagon Alley yourself. However, I’m not going to lie to By Shane Shellenbarger you will be given one (maple, ebony, to replace the wand that Fluffy will chew in you, buy two of the biggest victory point willow, mahogany, ash, beech, etc, half. After selecting the flute, selecting the buildings in the game is definitely good. Six months after the theatrical release, containing a dragon heart string, phoenix small key with the bent wing, selecting the The Captain - Get a bunch of corn crops, the DVD for “Harry Potter and the feather, or unicorn hair.) that will admit you spherical-bottle with the yellow liquid, and they don’t require any buildings to Sorcerers Stone” has arrived with scenes to the classrooms back in the Great Hall. the Sorcerer’s Stone, you’re in the Portrait produce corn, and ship, ship, ship until that weren’t in the movie. The 2 DVD set is Select the wand (Classrooms) and when Hall with the first three of the seven secret your ears are full and you feel like your loaded with goodies: Disc One of the you are given the choice of Potions, scenes. living in Arizona during corn season. You Widescreen version contains the movie as Defense Against The Dark Arts, Spells & Secret Scene One is on Privot Drive, can gather large amounts of corn, but they it was shown in the theatres, an Charms, and Transfiguration, choose home of Harry Potter and Vernon, Petunia, are worthless to the Trader, and even abbreviated list of the cast and crew (go to Potions. There you will find a moving and Dudley Dursley as Dudley poses in harder to sell once everyone else starts End Credits for a complete listing), the portrait of Snape and if you wish to see his Smeltings uniform and Petunia dyes an mucking up the sailing ships with tobacco Teaser Trailer, the Theatrical Trailer, and a more of Hogwarts Potion Master check old uniform of Dudley’s for Harry. This and coffee. There are two buildings that copy of Harry’s letter from Hogwarts. To out his picture. When you return, select would fit into Scene Three at 0 hours: are very to this strategy, any warehouse see the letter, go to the Main Menu and the mortar and pestle and answer the three 08minutes:33 seconds and lasts for 50 (let’s you keep all of you corn without risk select the owl floating above the Hogwarts questions thusly: 1. Asphodel and seconds. of loss if you can’t ship it all), and the castle. Disc Two contains virtual tours of Wormwood. 2. Monkshood and Wolfbane. Secret Scene Two shows Petunia Wharf (your own personal, corn fulfilling the Gryffindor Common Room, the 3. Snake fangs and Porcupine quills. If Dursley in the kitchen, cracking eggs. dream ship). Gryffindor boy’s dorm room, the Great you’ve selected properly you will be taken However, the eggs hold nothing but notes The Hoarder - By a large warehouse and Hall, Hagrid’s hut, an explanation of to the Chamber of Flying Keys. Look for Harry. This would fit into Scene Three accumulate as much corn, indigo, tobacco, Quidditch, pre-production sketches, plus toward the center of the screen, toward the at 0:10:18 and lasts for 50 seconds. and coffee as you possibly can. The key interviews with Producer David Heyman, center of the dark doorway and select the Secret Scene Three takes place on the here is not to ship your goods except at Director Chris Columbus, Screenwriter small key with the bent wing. Don’t worry London Underground Railway System as the very end. You will ship small amount Steve Kloves, and Production Designer if you miss it as the keys will revolve and Harry and Hagrid discuss dragons. This from time to time, but try not to fill up any Stuart Craig. When you put Disc Two into change places until you can’t help but scene would fit between Scenes Four and of the boats which will force people to not a DVD-Rom drive on a computer notice which one you need to proceed. In Five at 0:18:24 and lasts for 35 seconds. pick the builder as often as they will often connected to the Internet you can also the Chamber of Potions, select the round Secret Scene Four occurs in the hallway not be enough room left on a boat to ship trade Chocolate Frog Witch or Wizard bottle filled with the yellow liquid. outside the girls’ bathroom after the defeat more than one or two of their goods. cards. Congratulations, you’ve made it to the of the troll. This scene would fit between The Alcohol Strategy - The goal here is The big draw on Disc Two is the deleted Mirror of Erised which contains the Scenes Eighteen and Nineteen at 01:13:45 to collect 3 Sugar plantations and all the scenes and there are several ways to reach Sorcerer’s Stone; select it and you’ll be and lasts for 18 seconds. corn you can muster (sugar plus corn = them. If you enjoy solving puzzles on your sent to the Hall of Portraits containing the Secret Scene Five is in the Great Hall alcohol). Most people do not start with own read no further, go pop your disc into seven secret scenes. during the Christmas meal. Ron tries to sugar and thus spend their time gathering your DVD player and discover the secrets The second method to reach the secret engage Harry, but Harry can only think indigo, corn, tobacco or coffee so corn that await you. For those of you who are a scenes is the same until you reach the about the Mirror of Erised. This segment should always be your first pick. Corn is bit less adventuresome pay close Classrooms. Instead of going into Potions, would best fit in Scene 23 during the great because it does not take any attention: Go to the Main Menu, select move right> to Transfigurations, down \/ transition at 01:34:40 and lasts for 57 building to produce. Money is very tight Hedwig/Diagon Alley. Choose the three to the two owls (they darken) on the torch, seconds. so you should focus on picking roles that bricks correctly and Hagrid welcomes and then up^ to the Hogwarts “H.” Secret Scene Six shows the Gryffindor’s provide bonus money (quite often this will Harry into Diagon Alley or make three Welcome to the third floor corridor, and studying in the Great Hall when Neville be the Captain). Your first two building incorrect choices and Jim Dale (voice actor Fluffy. You may choose the Invisibility hops in, suffering from Malfoy’s use of the should often be the large sugar building, for the American versions of the Harry Cloak or the turkey if you wish to be sent and the personal ship. Since other players Potter audio books, Tony Award winner back to the Classrooms, the flute if you ( Cont’d on page 15 ) do often not pick sugar high, ship your for Barnum and sugar out on the largest ship as it will Grammy Award constrain most players to shipping on winner for the only two ships and ship your corn out on audio book, your own ship. Also look at all the 10 Harry Potter doubloon buildings; if you can muster the and the Goblet money buy the customs house. This of Fire) will building has a misprint and should read 1 mildly chide you victory point for every “4” victory points about needing you’ve accumulated in victory point chips Hagrids help. (not from buildings). With this strategy Three signs will this is the only building than can award then appear. Go you over 7 victory points consistently. to the Gringotts Although this is currently my favorite sign and select strategy it is the hardest to pull off, as the key at the money is very tight. bottom. You can Until next time send all comments or check out the questions to [email protected] and box of Bertie visit http://www.justgoplay.com for Botts Every detailed reviews and pictures of other Flavor Beans great board games. found there, but remember to collect your gold galleons, silver sickles, and bronze knuts or Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 7 all the various aspects of the book I think Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Two The Last Siege this filmed version will be seen as the 20th Century Fox, 999 mins, NR Artisan Films, 94 min, R Videophile definitive one. DVD $59.98 VHS $44.99, DVD $19.98 The DVD extras are also extensive, a Dune: Special Edition Commentary by the Dune production This 6 disc sets has all 22 episodes ‘Under Siege II’ lives again. A train Artisan, 295 mins, NR team: John Harrison, Ernest Farino, Harry from the second season of Buffy where in with a right wing madman, a senator and a DVD $26.98 Miller, Greg Nicotero, and Tim Buffy deals with The Anointed One, we nuclear bomb head for a big city. Only the McHugh;”Willis McNelly (author of the meet Spike and Dru for the first time (such fearless hero (government agent), This three disc set brings us the TV Dune Encyclopedia) on Dune” featurette: a wonderful couple - their body language accidentally there because of his beautiful mini series with 30 minutes of added that gives insightful perspective on Dune when interacting is marvelous to watch), love interest, can save the day. footage. The classic Frank Herbert story, and his longtime friend Frank Herbert; Xander falls for a mummy, mom is This “B” film has a supporting cast, Dune, pits the opposing houses of Lessons of Life and Light with master romanced by a robot, Buffy has her annual but could use some supporting writers Atreides and Harkonnen in a struggle to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro in the birthday debacle and, of course, the with new ideas. If you like mindless action/ control the lucrative market for the spice featurette “The Color Wheel”; an ultimate plot line for season two, Angel adventure with a lot of stunts but not too melange with a religious messiah subtext exclusive interview with John Harrison, the loses his soul and becomes evil. much plot, this is the Saturday afternoon running throughout. The original TV mini- writer_director of Frank Herbert’s Dune; a This is one of my favorite TV series. movie for you. series was the best adaptation I had yet truly fascinating “Defining the Messiah” The dialogue is pure joy, (some of the No nudity, not much bad language but seen (and I’ve seen quite a few since I live featurette: Talks with religious scholars, throw away lines are priceless), the plenty of violence. Worth renting for a lazy with a confirmed Dune-a-holic.). I was such as Rabbi Mordachai Finely, Elaine characters are believable (even if they are Saturday afternoon on the couch. - Barry particularly pleased that I didn’t need to Pagels, Munir Shaikh, and Jungian in unbelievable situations) and more Bard re-read the book in order to follow the plot psychologist Gabrielle Bodo; and “Science importantly as the seasons progress the Future/Science Fiction” featurette: in characters grow and change. There is ConClusion ( cont’d from page 4 ) which science fiction writers Harlan humor, drama, fantasy, romance, the whole Ellison, Octavia Butler, and Michael nine yards. Start a Writer’s Workshop; and the Dead Cassutt and director John Harrison The extra features include Audio Dog Party in ConSuite. Well, there was discuss with award_winning inventor Ray commentaries by writer and director David one more party but I don’t remember who Kurzwell the emerging technological Greenwalt, script for “Reptile Boy”, by it was. I was going to help tear down the paradigm shift and the moral issues that Marti Noxon for “What’s My Line?”, Joss con, but had already arranged to go to a surround it, moderated by Arthur Cover. Whedon for “Innocence”; interviews with Chicago White Sox game with my Brit We, of course, have the obligatory Joss Whedon on “Surprise”, friend. We took the subway south to “behind the scenes” feature “The Lure of “Innocence,”Passion”, “I Only Have Eyes downtown, then south again to Comiskey Spice”, the Cast & crew information and For You”, “Becoming”, and the featurettes Park where the Sox lost terribly, but we the Photo gallery including stills and “Designing Buffy”, “A Buffy had a good time. When we got back the sketches from the film as well as a Children Bestiary”,”Beauty and Beasts”, several TV con was virtually shut down. There was of Dune sneak peek pre_production spots (both UK and USA) (20:13),still really nothing to do. So, we went out to gallery. gallery of set designs and monsters, dinner at a nearby family restaurant where My only disappointment was the updated cast bios ,and additional still I met a nice server from Eastern Europe. packaging of the set, I would have photo galleries. We then did the party route and I crashed. preferred something more secure, such as I can’t say how happy I am that these Monday I went with my roommate to the slip case designs so many multi-disc episodes are finally available on DVD in the airport after lunch and checking out of sets use these days. Overall I give this the USA ( having been available overseas the hotel. Since I had purchased additional Dune a 9.5 rating out of a possible 10. - for quite some time). I could only wish that food for the plane ride home (United Stephanie L Bannon Fox would release them quicker. Having to doesn’t serve food anymore in coach (unlike the 1984 movie which made wait until winter 2003 for Season Three is despite the 3 hour ride) I got to eat on the absolutely no sense). This Director’s cut too long! - Stephanie L Bannon plane, unlike many others who didn’t with its additional 30 minutes of footage is know. I heard a tale about the Webberts even better since the additional scenes and some friends from Washington trying clarify the politics and betrayals that arise to tour downtown before their plane left in between the two houses. While it would the afternoon. It was quite an experience. I take a 16 hour mini-series to fully explore recommend that you ask them about it some time. When I got home I was expecting to go out to dinner with my family, but I had forgotten about a staff meeting for a local convention, so I went to do that instead. After that I fed the pets and recuperated from the excursion to Chicago. Overall, the convention ran pretty well. They had much more going on than a typical WHC. The offsite stuff didn’t work out as well as they would have liked and cost a lot of money. On top of that their reg was hit by a professional team and stole their cash box before they knew what was happening. I haven’t heard if they broke even or not. When locating con reg folks make sure they aren’t near a quick escape. Next year is in Kansas City, Missouri, about the same time (April 17-20, 2003). Check it out at www.whc2003.org or this year’s at www.whc2002.org. If you have an interest in bidding for a future WHC (starting with 2004), please let me know as I’m the board person responsible for helping bidders. You can visit our web site for more details at www.worldhorrorsociety.org or email me at [email protected] or give me a call at 480-945-6890. Page 8 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 was originally scheduled for release of widow” woman who may be playing a Farrell as Bullseye with cameos by Stan 24 Frames (cont’d from page 1 ) April LAST year, then pushed back to deadly game... Also starring are Udo Kier, Lee and Kevin Smith. lines carved into a family’s crops. Mel January, 2002 and looks to actually hit the Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Rea, and Nigel X2 - May 2003 - The X Men sequel Gibson stars as Graham Hess, the family theatre in August. Set on the moon in the Terry. Note that since someone else owns bringing back the main cast of X-Men as patriarch, who is tested in his journey to year 2087, Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) is fear.com, the offiical website is well as Ian McKellan as Magneto and find the truth behind the unfolding an audacious nightclub owner who finds feardotcom.warnerbros.com. Rebeca Romijn-Stamos as Mystique plus mystery. Joaquin Phoenix is Merrill Hess, himself in hot water when he refuses to Ballistic: Eck Vs. Sever is a story of Bruce Davison as Senator Kelley. It’s brother to Graham and a former minor sell his club to the local mob. The lunar two spies, who are lifelong adversaries, supposed to also feature more of the league baseball star. As with The Sixth gangsters are helping the mysterious Rex engaged in a cat-and-mouse hunt. junior X-Men spotted briefly in the first Sense and Unbreakable, expect Crater mastermind a plan to take over the Jonathan Ecks (Antonio Banderas) is an movie as well as new mutants such as Shyamalan to throw us some curve balls moon. It also stars Randy Quaid, Rosario FBI agent hunting the other, Sever (Lucy Nightcrawler (Alan Cummings), Lady and surprises before this one is over. Dawson, Jay Mohr, Peter Boyle and Pam Liu) a rogue NSA agent. What they learn, Deathstrike (Kelly Hu) plus Brian Cox as The last sequel of the summer looks to Grier. however, while trying to kill each other... is Army General William Stryker who may be Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost They (not to be confused with Them) that they might be on the same side, and have ties to Wolverine. Dreams. When the world is in trouble they stars Laura Regan as graduate student faced with a threat greater to each other The Hulk - June 2003 - Eric Bana will call in their top secret agents. Carmen Julia Lund. After she witnesses a horrible than themselves... Also starring is Ray be Bruce Banner, Jennifer Connelly will (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) incident, she struggles to find the link Park as Ross, a British covert operations be Betty Ross, Sam Elliott is General Cortez are back for another adventure. between her childhood fear of the dark and agent. “Thunderbolt” Ross and Nick Nolte will Their newest mission takes them to a the night terrors she now suffers, and More Super Hero Flicks In the Works be Bruce’s father. It is being directed by mysterious island where they meet a wildly must confront what may or may not be Following the success of Spiderman, Ang Lee, director of Crouching Tiger, inventive genetic scientist (Steve real. Also starring is Marc Blucas (Riley we’re likely to see lots more Superhero Hidden Dragon. Buscemi) and his imaginative creatures, from Buffy). flicks, especially Marvel based ones, Bulletproo Monk - Late 202/early 2003 while fighting the forces of rival SPY kids, Another movie that has had it’s coming along soon. Warner Bros. looks to - An immortal Tibetan martial arts master Gary (Matt O’Leary) and Gerti (Emily release date jumped around is fear dot finally be starting to gear up some movies becomes mentor to a young, street-wise Osment) Giggles, as they head right into a com. A series of deaths arouse the featuring DC Comics heros. Here’s a youth. Stars Chow Yun Fat and Sean trap that will test each and every Cortez suspicion of a police detective (Stephen rundown of what’s in the works for the Willaim Scott, produced by John Woo spy, from super spies Mom and Dad to Dorff) and a health examiner (Natasha next couple of years: based on the Image comic. their SPY grandparents (Ricardo McElhone), who suspect it may all have to Daredevil - Feb 2003 - Stars Ben The League of Extraordinary Montalban, Holland Taylor). do with the victims’ shared visits to a web Affleck as Matt Murdock aka Daredevil, Gentlemen - 2003 - Based on the Alan The Adventures of Pluto Nash will site called Feardotcom, run by a “black Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Moore comic where it’s 1898 and Britain, finally be unleashed on August 16th. It Clark Duncan as Kingpin and Colin ( Cont’d on back page ) Southwest Costumers Guild Is holding an open Costumers’ Suite At CopperCon 22 on Saturday in Room #2006 We will have:

* Last-minute assistance for your unfinished costumes for the Masquerade! * Costume Classes! * An afternoon tea! * Grab bag costuming! * Cloak making workshop! (To participate, please bring your own fabric-6 yards of 60” wide, thread, sewing machine, and sewing kit)

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Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 9 Arizona’s 22nd annual literary oriented science fiction/ fantasy convention Weekend Events include: Dealer’s Room, Art Room & Auction, Computer LAN Gaming, Video & Anime Rooms, Dozens of Local, Regional & National Authors, Artists & Experts participating in panel discussions, Author Readings & Autographs, Charity Auction benefitting R.I.F. and the Ronald McDonald House, Masquerade, Filking, Roleplaying & LARPs Many events at this year’s Coppercon will fall into our Star Wars theme. More details are available at www.coppercon.org

Author Guest of Honor: Barbara Hambly A renowned author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Mysteries including Star Wars Titles Children of the Jedi and Planet Twilight. Her most recent works include Magic Time, a collaboration with Marc Scott Zicree, Dragonstar, Wet Grave (the latest Benjamin January novel) and Sisters of the Raven (a new fantasy novel due for release in August).

Special FX Guest of Honor: Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz “Mojo” is one of the pioneers of CGI special effects for television. He worked on pioneering the emmy award winning visual effects for Babylon 5. He has also created visual effects for Star Trek: Voyager, the Special Edition DVD for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He is hard at work on the upcoming Star Trek: The Unseen Frontier art book.

Artist Guest of Honor: Lubov Lubov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She attended the Nevsky School of Art and The School of Art Institute of Chicago. She has won Art Show awards at the 1992, 93, 95 and 96 World Science Fiction Conventions and won the Best Professional Artist Award at the 1997 World Horror Convention.

Musical Guest: Jordin Kare Jordin T. Kare was born in Ithaca N.Y. In 1975 at his first Con, the Boskone Science Convention, Jordin discovered that others also Filked. He published “The Westerfilk Collection” in 1981 and founded Off Centaur Publications in 1982. He got his Ph.D. in Astrophysics in 1984.

Page 10 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 501st Dune Sea Garrison Stormtrooper Legion A part of the International Star Wars Costuming group known as "The 501st Stormtrooper Legion.", have provided guards for some of the valley's high society, and have appeared on stage at The Phoenix Symphony Hall. Many charitieshave benefitted from their involvement including The Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Mary's Food Bank of Arizona. and Toys for Tots. The DSG's mission is a simple one. To bring smiles to the faces of children, of all ages. The AZ 501st will have a display of replica Star Wars memorabilia at Coppercon 22. Embassy Suites Phoenix North CopperCon 22’s new location this year is the luxurious Embassy Suites Phoenix North. Located at I-17 & Greenway RD. All rooms are suites and feature either a single king sized bed or two doubles, plus a double sleeper sofa. Other benefits for convention attendees that stay at the hotel include complimentary made-to-order breakfasts, a nightly happy hour with free drinks, a large heated pool, microwaves and coffee makers in every room, and a separate childrens’ pool. Additionally, their convention space is larger, with two floors of indoor space. Room Rates Room rates are to be $79 Single/Double, $10 extra per additional adult. Local taxes apply. Hotel Contact Information: Embassy Suites Phoenix North 2577 W. Greenway Road Phoenix, AZ 85023-4222 (602)375-1777 When calling to make your reservation, please mention CopperCon to get the applicable room rates. Convention Membership Rates Full Weekend membership before 8/25...... $35 Full Weekend membership after 8/25...... $40 Saturday Only membership...... $20 Early Registration drawing All members who register before 8/25 for a full weekend membership and hotel accomodations will be entered in to a drawing to win: A weekend membership to an up coming CopperCon, A free nights’ hotel stay or Two tickets to the Guest of Honor dinner. For more information or to pre-register contact us at: www.coppercon.org [email protected] CopperCon P.O. Box 62613 Phoenix, AZ 85082 (480)423-0649

Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 11 SF Tube Talk ( Cont’d from page 5 ) The following week will see the new Charmed will now air at 8 pm ET/PT (7 pm tour that sons and daughters of other caused the Earth’s destruction the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (it’s MT) with Angel at 9 pm ET/PT (8 pm MT). Batman related villains may turn up on the time around. Unfortunately, there isn’t seventh) debut on Sept 24th. Executive While there never seems to be much show. From other comments made at the much advance info on the series to pass producer Joss Whedon has indicated that advance info on Charmed, I do have some press tour, it looks like the producers are along, so if you’ve got Showtime, give it a Buffy will be going back to it’s roots in a about Angel. As mentioned in the Buffy familiar with the comics background of the try. I wouldn’t subscribe to Showtime just area, Joss Whedon is hoping to get Eliza to see it. Dushku to return to the show as Faith as Networks & Syndication Fall Offerings well as Juliet Landau as Drusilla. Also, previewed don’t be surprised to see a return of Getting into September will be the new Angelus at some point during the season. seasons and debuts of most of the Vincent Kartheiser (Connor) will continue network shows. There’s not a lot of details as a regular and Andy Hallett will still be available at press time about specific making appearances as Lorne. Don’t be episodes, but we do have a good bit of surprised to see the Grusulug taken out of news about some of the shows. the picture permanently. Charisma UPN will start their fall season on Carpenter’s Cordelia will return to Earth Wednesday Sept 18th with the conclusion after her ascension, Wesley will continue of Enterprise’s cliffhanger and the debut to explore his darker side, and Fred and of The Twilight Zone. On the Enterprise Gunn’s relationship will likely turn a bit season opener, expect to see more of the rocky since according to Amy “Fred” desolate 31st Century as Archer and © UPN Acker “It seems like that Gunn and I are Daniels must figure out a way to go back way, with Dawn entering the rebuilt still pretty happy. ... Joss always says that in time to put things back to the way they Sunnydale High (with Buffy taking on happy couples are boring. So ... we’ve were. In a recent interview, Brannon some sort of job there) and a lighter tone been happy for kind of a long time, so I’m Ashley Scott as Huntress (Helena Kyle), Dina Meyer Braga said about the episode “we’re than last season. We’ll likely see Dawn guessing something bad is going to as Oracle (Barbara Gordon) Rachel Skarsten as going to hint that someone out there with some semi-regular classmates as well happen to him.” The new season will pick Black Canary (Dinah Lance) ©The WB doesn’t want to see humans succeed in as the rest of the Scooby Gang. Buffy and up some time after the previous season space, because it’s going to eventually Spike will be dealing with Spike’s recent finale, roughly when Angel is able to free result in the formation of an interplanetary acquisition (his soul) and Willow will be himself from his underwater prison. characters and will be using that for alliance. Take that as you will.” Expect to dealing with the after affects of her dark Returning to Tuesday nights on The inspiration. Like they are doing with see more of familiar aliens, especially the journey at the end of last season. The WB will be Smallville with the only cast Smallville, they are setting up their own Andorians and for the Temporal Cold War season opener will have some scenes with change being the departure of Eric version of their part of the DC Comics arc being developed. Don’t expect to see Willow and Giles that were filmed in Johnson as Lana Lang’s boyfriend universe. the formation of the Federation right away, London. Whedon has also indicated that Whitney as a regular (he could still make Gearing up on FOX is Joss Whedon’s though. According to Braga, “The other familiar faces will return somehow, occasional guest appearances). The Firefly. FOX was not real happy with the Federation’s formation is definitely going including Glory and Warren and possibly season opener will resolve the tornado original two hour pilot for the show and to be a part of this series,” Braga said. Faith, assuming scheduling can be worked cliffhanger with Clark rescuing Lana with Whedon wrote a new opening episode, “But it’s going to take a lot of time, sweat, out with Eliza Dushku. There are also her likely unconscious when he does. The Train Job, which supposedly has conflict and major intergalactic events to rumors that The Master, Buffy’s nemesis Another early episode (actually filmed more action and less talk to get the series come to be.” Early episodes in the season from season one will also return in some during last season’s production) Redux off and running without a lot of exposition. will see a “lethal brush” with the Romulans form. Whedon is glad to be able to re-visit will see Martha Kent’s estranged father, They will work the pilot into the season in (Braga claims it won’t violate established high school where they spent only two William Clark, show up and Clark wants to some manner, either as a two part episode Trek continuity), Malcolm Reed trapped and a half seasons with Buffy. It’s nice,” get to know him better. In the meantime, in flashback (it’s been done before with under an alien mine on the hull of the Whedon said. “Dawn is now the age Buffy we’re also back to a kryptonite freak of the the original Trek, right?) . Reviews of the Enterprise, Archer moving into sickbay was when the show began. And what’s week who apparently drains the life force pilot from fans have been good with when Porthos gets sick, and a revelation nice about that is that it gives us the from people, making them age rapidly. reports that it is heavily influenced by that the Vulcan’s visited earth in the opportunity to tell more high-school According to a Warner Bros. press Westerns, down to the look of things and 1950’s where T’Pol’s great-grandmother stories, which were the centerpiece of the release, one of Clark’s friends will discover the dialogue. The new first episode will was involved. show, and which we only got to do for two his secret. My guess is on Pete Ross, feature the crew of the spaceship Serenity Following Enterprise will be the new and a half years. I mean, they graduated at since that’s who found out in the original being contracted by a crime boss to pull Twilight Zone. Hosting will be Forest the end of year three, and the first season Superboy comics. off a train robbery. They aren’t happy Whitaker, introducing and closing each was a half season. And the only time I’ve Debuting on Wednesday nights on when they find out what they’ve stolen. story. He won’t try to imitate Serling, but ever truly felt sad and like I’d lost The WB will be Birds of Prey. Set in a Did I say that the show is heavily do it his own way. Executive producing something was when they graduated, future Gotham City without Batman. Dina influenced by Westerns? The train is will be Pen Densham (The Outer Limits) because I was like, ‘Wait, wait, I went Meyer is Oracle/Barbara Gordon (formerly supposed to be a floating one. Joining the who had to work hard to convince UPN to through more bad things! There’s more Batgirl), Ashley Scott plays Helena Kyle/ writing staff for Firefly are Ben Edlund pick up the series, which will tell two pain I haven’t talked about yet! I haven’t The Huntress and Rachel Skarsten plays (The Tick, Titan A.E.), Jose Molina (Dark stories in each hour show and does not complained enough!’ And now I have that Dinah Lance/Black Canary. Shemar Moore Angel), and Charyl Cain (Roswell). Other plan to remake any stories from the opportunity to complain to America again, will also be a regular, playing Detective writers from the Buffy and Angel staffs original series. Also on board is former and I’m looking forward to taking it.” Jacob ‘Jake’ Reese. A recurring character will likely contribute as well. Announced Deep Space Nine writer Ira Stephen Behr, Following Buffy this fall will be of Helena’s psychiatrist, Dr. Harley so far are Jane Espenson and Drew “Something like ‘The Twilight Zone’ Haunted, starring Matthew Fox (Party of Quinzel, will be played by Mia Sara Greenberg. gives you the chance to explore stories, Five). Fox plays Frank Taylor, a private (Timecop, Lost in Oz), replacing Sherilyn Also returning on FOX is 24, which characters, situations that don’t usually investigator and former cop who has a Fenn who played the character in the pilot. will once again be a 24 hour day in Jack come up in your standard franchise near-death experience that allows him to Fenn dropped out when the producers Bauer’s life, several months after the first television fare,” Behr says. “And as a perceive and communicate with the souls decided they wanted to make Quinzel a season ended. Reports are that Bauer writer, and I guess also an audience of the dead. Taylor is also haunted by the semi-regular in the series. We will learn (Keifer Sutherland) is undercover on a member, that excites me.” Trek’s Jonathan loss of his son two years earlier, who was that Reese’s father used to be a Gotham job when word comes down about a Frakes directed the pilot episode and abducted from his own house. Drug lord and that Dinah’s mother may be possible terrorist nuclear attack on Los other former Trek writers such as Ron Over on The WB, we’ll see both Angel the original Black Canary. Producer Brian Angeles. Now President David Palmer is Moore will be involved. and Charmed moving to Sunday nights. Robbins hinted at the Summer Critics Press ( cont’d on page 13 ) Page 12 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 SF Tube Talk ( Cont’d from page 12 ) of it as they do it. Also new in syndication is Adventure, on a fishing trip in the Northwest with his Inc., produced by Gale Ann Hurd for son when he gets the news. Tribune Television. The series will detail ABC’s Alias will continue to ramp the exploits of Judson Cross, an things up. Joining the cast as a semi- adventurer with the reputation worldwide regular as Sidney’s mother, Laura Bristow, that there is nothing that he can’t find. will be Lena Olin. David Anders will also From his home base in the Florida Keys, be returning as “The Man’s” right-hand he has assembled a handpicked team of man, Mr. Sark. Michael Vartan will be young renegades who put their lives on returning as Michael Vaughn, who the line in the pursuit of adventure. Their survives the big wash in last season’s methods may not be orthodox, but finale but will need rescuing by Sidney wherever their mission takes them, they and Dixon in the second season opener. always get the job done. Michael Biehn And if that isn’t enough stuff to (Aliens, The Abyss) will star as Judson watch, we’ve still got a few shows left Cross. airing in syndication. New this season will Returning is Andromeda, with the fate be She Spies, which has been given a four of Beka Valentine and Tyr Anasazi in John Shea and Lauren Lee Smith star in MUTANT X episode preview on NBC (a co-producer) question with last season’s finale. Both © 2001 Tribune Entertainment this summer. It stars Natasha Hanstridge will be back and there appear to be no Harper go off on an adventure, much like (Species) as DD, Natashia Williams as plans to add any more regular cast On Mutant X, Michael Easton will Hercules and Ioalus in Sorbo’s previous Shane, Kristen Miller as Cassie , and members this season. Brent Stait will continue in at least three episodes as series. Other episodes include Mad to Be Carlos Jacott as Jack Wilde. The premise reportedly make an appearance as Rev Gabriel Ashlocke, introduced in the Saved where the Andromeda crew embark is that the three girls are in prison for Bem in one episode The season opener If season finale. Other than that, there’s not on a quest to find a scientist responsible various and sundry crimes and are set free The Wheel is Fixed will resolve the feared much info on the new season. Returning for a mass killing of some sort, Cui Bono? to work as spies for a secret government loss of Beka and Tyr and start the series as well is The Lost World, and as usual where Beka’s Uncle Sid (John deLancie) organization for which Jack Wilde is their off in it’s new direction now that the there isn’t much advance info on this returns, and The Lone and Level Sands liaison. Don’t expect any heavy plots, Commonwealth is up and going. Most of series either. Rest assured that the which features Tony Todd as the captain of according to producer Vince Manze, they the early episodes are more ensemble cliffhanger ending in the season finale will the Bellerophon, a ship launched before are going for “Action and Fun. Fun and episodes including one where Dylan and be resolved in the season opener in later Earth’s admission into the commonwealth Action.” This will also include sly product September/early October. intended for a 4,000 year journey around placement, they type where they make fun the Orion arm.

Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 13 villians including the Joker, Poison Ivy, don’t return to the future (3000) now, they ReAnimation (cont’d from page 1 ) series that is suitable for the kids and can and the Scarecrow. still be enjoyed by the adults. - Stephanie won’t survive. As Doomtron attacks the This is yet another of the new genre of city, giant vortexes begin to suck the Justice League L Bannon cartoon series that appeal both to adults buildings into the sky. Eric sends in Q-Rex Warner Home Video, 60 min, NR and the kids. I look forward to others in but it’s no match for the giant robot. VHS $14.95, DVD $19.98 Power Rangers Time Force: the series. - Stephanie L Bannon Dawn Of Destiny Things look bad…really bad. Could this be the end of time for Time Force?” This is movie that shows us how the Power Rangers Time Force: ZOIDS : The Battle Begins To me this didn’t seem quite the same various superheroes decide to team up to The End of Time ZOIDS: The High-Speed Battle quality as the Power Rangers were a the fight for “truth, justice and freedom”. Buena Vista, 80 mins, NR Pioneer, 88 mins, 7+ height of their popularity. The older kids I Batman and Superman are approached by VHS $14.99 VHS $14.98, DVD $19.98 offered to watch this with (12+) weren’t the Martian Manhunter who warns them interested, however my neighbor’s kids (5 that Earth is going to be invaded by aliens. From the back cover of Dawn of The TV show ZOIDS in based on a and 7) were entranced with both tapes and They enlist other superheroes like Wonder Destiny: “From the future, a man appears classic video game and airs regularly on wanted to watch them again and again. Woman, Hawkgirl, and The Green Lantern and the Rangers are stunned to see that the Cartoon Network. The series is set on These should be a hit with the younger in order to fight the invasion and so the it’s Alex, the original Red Ranger. They the desert planet Zi, and tells the story of kids in your family but adults and older Justice League is born. thought he had been killed by Ransik. The a 16-year-old junk dealer named Bit Cloud. kids probably won’t want to watch it more This is quite an enjoyable hour. The future has shifted, he says, and he has In a world where mechanized robot beasts than once. - Stephanie L Bannon special features aren’t much to write home been sent to fix it. He tells Wes that his known as Zoids are piloted by humans in about, simple character bios, a list of cast father has been injured and soon he will fierce battles against one Bit, joins with a and crew and trailers for other family die. At the hospital, Wes reluctantly catlike Zoid hero named Liger Zero, to oriented titles but overall this is one the promises his father that he will take over become a champion fighter for the warrior kids will enjoy and the adults will as well. - his lab while Alex replaces him as head group Team. Blitz Stephanie L Bannon Ranger. Dragontron attacks the city but The four episodes on The Battle the Rangers are overpowered. Are they Begins explore Bit and Liger’s heroics as Batman: The Animated Series doomed? Will Wes return? Can Alex fix well as Bit’s struggle for acceptance by his The Legend Begins the future? Destiny awaits.” teammates. WB, 110 mins, NR The back cover of The End of Time The next four episodes on The High VHS $14.95, DVD $19.98 tells us: “ Jen, Katie, Lucas and Trip Speed Battle follow Bit as he struggles to receive a panicked call from Alex. Frax, he master Liger Zero. This DVD contains the first five warns, is building Doomtron, a super- This seems to be a fun, fast paced episodes of the animated Batman series. robot that will destroy the city. If the teens We are introduced to several classic

Page 14 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 owner and she manages to convince him Baen Books will be releasing a new obvious source. Take the female linguist Musty Tomes to rescue her two sisters, Goth and The edition sometime in 2003. - Catherine from the new ‘Enterprise’ series and put Leewit, also. Porlumma is suspiciously Book her in the old ‘Journey to Babel’ episode, The Witches of Karres eager to make a deal selling him the three in Spock’s role of detective and decoder of by James H. Schmitz girls and helping him leave their planet. He Three Prophetic Science Fiction saboteur radio signals. You’d get a Baen Books, 235 pp discovers the girls are not your average Novels of H.G. Wells: watered-down version of part of this story, children but are bona fide witches from the The Time Machine, A Story of Days but there’s so much more to enjoy. Or take This wonderful little book was originally interdicted planet, Karres. While returning to Come, When the Sleeper Wakes, the exotic adventure of Doc Smith’s copyrighted in 1949 in a SF publication the children to their parents, they run afoul Dover Publications, 335 pp., 1960 Lensmen, replace the lens technology by whose name escapes me. This story has a of a nasty alien invasion by a linguistics, and you get the feel of this little of everything. Captain Pausert is megalomaniacal robot. Goth stows away Wells published ‘The Time Machine’ in Nebula Award winner. Our hero is the minding his own business doing a little on his ship as he leaves Karres, convinced 1895, and four years later he had these two poetess linguist Rydra Wong. Her mission: that he’ll need her help to save the prequels to it in print. Set in the 222nd decode the alien language Babel-17. Why? universe. As it turns out, she’s absolutely century, they show society beginning to Wherever sabotage and assassination right. divide into a race of subterraneans occurs among the planets of the Earth The story is extremely well-written; separated from surface dwellers, the Alliance, a radio broadcast of Babel-17 is concise, charming and intriguing. All the origins of his Eloi and Morlocks. However, found. The Alliance is under attack by female characters are strong and intelligent this pair of novels is more significant for mysterious Invaders. The scientific and, when you consider this story the profound influence it had on classic content herein is linguistics, combined surfaced in 1949, all the more remarkable. dystopias of the 20th century. ‘Sleeper’ with telepathy and split-brain psychology The males are also strong and intelligent was a direct influence on Yevgeni (shades of Van Vogt!). The Whorfian and surprisingly willing to learn and grow. Zamyatin’s 1923 novel ‘We’ (reviewed in hypothesis, that language structures No stereotypes here. There is a strong plot ConNotations by Peter L. Manly), which thought and perception, is thoroughly and great character development. One of was a direct influence on Orwell’s ‘1984’, developed in this tale. And now you my all time favorite stories and well worth which led to Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’, know: Whorf is not just a Klingon name. - another read. If you haven’t yet found which led to Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit Michael Griffin James Schmitz, this is a great place to start. 451’ in 1953 (all three reviewed by me in business for his future father-in-law when Perhaps you might also discover some of ConNotations). As one progresses from he runs into a situation on a godforsaken his other works, also featuring strong, Wells to Bradbury, one can see parts of all little planet named Porlumma. He rescues a intelligent females. preceding novels showing up in the next slave girl named Maleen from her abusive ones. For example, a toss-off remark in ‘Sleeper’ is about a company that burns Harry Potter DVD(cont’d from page 7) books, the core idea of the fire department leg-locker curse. This would fit into Scene in ‘Fahrenheit 451’. The main appeal of Twenty-four at 01:37:27 and lasts for 1 ‘Sleeper’ is its own story, for all its literary minute 53 seconds. connections (and yes, Woody Allen may The seventh and final Secret Scene is an be the only person who used it for a extended version of the second segment of Scene Fourteen in Snape’s potions movie). Wells’ story reads as well today as class. This scene shows Harry has a bit of in 1899, not having aged a bit. No stylistic a spine when he gets cheeky with Snape. or social archaisms distract the reader. The The scene in the movie lasts 2 minutes and premise: a man awakes after 200 years of 1 second and the deleted scene is 3 hibernation to discover that, due to minutes and 25 seconds long and would fit investments, he owns half the world! But at 00:51:18. his world is a crowded dystopia, full of I would have liked to have seen a labor unrest and on the verge of a “Director’s Cut” with the deleted scenes revolution. His awakening triggers the restored. In addition, I can never get revolt, and he joins the rebelling, exploited enough of actors flubbing their lines. It masses. Dover’s original version here has must be the sadist in me. a slightly ambiguous ending, but Wells Another treat on Disc 2 is under “Extra revised it in 1910. You can find that one Credit.” You’ll need a Windows computer currently in print from other publishers. As with DVD-Rom and a microphone. This for the other ‘Story of the Days to Come’, will allow you to give voice commands it’s a shorter, personal portrait of the life that will enable you to be sorted into a struggles of a young couple. As they Hogwarts household, name your owl, elope, enter poverty, lose their child, collect your Chocolate Frog Trading become wage slaves, and are finally saved, Cards, expand the Hogwarts tour, play all a daily picture of the Sleeper’s world is of the positions in a game of Quidditch, shown. It’s unclear if it precedes or follows and much more. The path is yours to ‘Sleeper’, but the setting is the same. To discover. me, it seems a story of before the http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ http://www.jim-dale.com revolution, but just as fascinating. And http://www.movie-mistakes.com/ the final novel in this obscure trilogy is film.php?filmid=1654 always in print. Or you can go see the new http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/ movie! - Michael Griffin books/05/09/harry.potter.ap/index.html http://cgi.money.cnn.com/apps/ Babel-17 hpcurrconv by Samuel R. Delaney http://fyi.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/ Vintage Books, $12.00 people/shows/potter/timeline.html http://www.ew.com/ew/report/ No Star Trek book collection is really 0,6115,254304~1~0~asneakpeekat,00.html complete without this 1966 novel, an http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ BookCatalog/subject.asp?Category_id=28 Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 15 Rainwater, announce that each camper Star Wars: Attack of the Clones search. In Our Book was specially selected because they show The Visual Dictionary I will admit that I had grown tired of a talent for Magick. Magick is once again by David Weston Reynolds Merlin sagas several years ago but these The Gates of Sleep stirring in the world and the children DK Publishing, 64 pages, $19.99 wonderful books open up a new facet of by Mercedes Lackey represent a new generation of Magickers, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Merlin and provide a fascinating look what Daw, 389 pages, $24.95 if they live, for the Dark Hand of Brennard Incredible Cross-Sections ultimately shaped the adult Merlin we are is searching them out to destroy them. by Curtis Saxton all so familiar with. I look forward to Imagine stepping back into Victorian The first book is set at the camp and DK Publishing, 32 pages, $19.99 reading the remaining stories in this saga. - England, but in a slightly different uni- sets up the story and characters quite well. Stephanie L Bannon verse where magic is woven into the sha- The second books follows the children Following in DK’s tradition of bringing dows. The Gates of Sleep takes you to a when they return home and must deal with us beautifully illustrated books, these two The Glasswright’s Journeyman universe where Earth, Air, Water, and Fire the Dark Hand as well as not telling Star Wars references are a must for any by Mindy L Klasky Elementals are real and magic still works. anyone that they are Magickers. The story fan. ROC, 352 pages, $6.99 This is a coming of age story with a is gripping, there is sacrifice, friendship twist of fairy tale, the originals with their and betrayal as well as typical kid worries The Glasswright’s Journeyman is the dark hauntings not the Disney versions. (what will his stepsister do when Jason third volume of the Glasswright’s Saga. It Marina Roeswood has been raised as a forgets his turn to wash the dishes) and can stand alone. ward of three bohemian artists without each book left me wanting more. Rani Trader is the King’s negotiator. seeing her parents because of some Comparison to the Harry Potter books is Often ignored, she strives to rebuild the danger. She doesn’t know what the inevitable but shouldn’t discourage you. Glasswrights’ Guild destroyed as the danger is. Her parents suddenly die and These are exceptionally well written books result of the previous prince. she is taken away to the world of the which are sure to tempt the young fantasy No one knows how the city of Morenia aristocrats. Now she must solve the fan as well as the adults out there who still caught fire, or what role the secretive mystery behind her fostering as she learns remember what it is like to be young and shadow fellowship of Jair may have had. to control her growing powers. believe in Magick. I eagerly await the third With it’s resources in ruin, its people I like most of Mercedes Lackey’s work, installment of the series. - Stephanie L. dying from fire-lung, King Hal must and this is no exception. The book is set Bannon borrow to rebuild. To repay the debt, he in the same universe as The Serpent’s must woo and marry the buck toothed and Shadow and has the same general feel. Futures: Four Novellas cross eyed painfully shy princess of The Gates of Sleep is fast moving, charac- edited by Peter Crowther Liantine. To do this he must seek the ters with plausible motives and sweeps Warner Books, 365 pages, $6.99 The Visual Dictionary gives us back advice of Rani Trader but Rani cannot you along with the flow of the story ground info on the characters, organi- attend the negotiations. Rani discovers The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes This is the second in a new book zations and locations that were featured in that the Players, a traveling troupe of Lackey is an enjoyable read and I would series by Crowther. These stories are so Attack of the Clones. actors, under the sponsorship of the recommend it. - Frances Burns well written that they could’ve appeared in The Incredible Cross-Sections gives Spidersilk guild have the lost secrets of any of the whole spectrum of science us details, as well as detailed drawings, of glass making and cutting. She must find a The Magickers fiction magazines, from the hard science of a Naboo Cruiser, both Anakin’s and Zam’s way to learn the secrets and rebuild not By Emily Drake Analog to the softer Asimov’s to the Airspeeders, a Jedi Starfighter and a only the Glasswrights’ Guild, but also find DAW, 373 pages, $6.99 literary F&SF. The people’s stories are of Republic Assault ship and may others. a way to rebuild the Morenian economy The Magickers #2: The Curse of Arkady equal value to the wondrous future As noted, these are a must for any and foil the plans of the Fellowship. by Emily Drake technology. Peter F. Hamilton tells of a serious Star Wars fan as well as being of The Character of Rani is Beautifully DAW, 305 pages, $19.95 murder investigation spanning centuries, interest to even the most casual fan of the drawn. The action moves quickly making a due to life extension in an alternate Star Wars universe. - Stephanie L Bannon colorful adventure in a believable world. What we have here is a delightful new history. The story begins in 1832 England Although this is volume three completing series for juveniles that, like the Harry and ends at another star in 2038. Stephen The Lost Years of Merlin a trilogy, it does leave open the possibility Potter books it is compared to, holds the Baxter’s tale is of a war crimes by T.A. Barron of future work. If the first two equal the interest of adults as well (or at least this investigator. The criminals helped alien Penguin, 284 pages, $5.99 quality of this one, it’s worth getting the adult). invaders, and now the aliens are gone. set and sit down for some enjoyable Long ago, when magic was alive in the Paul McAuley has a Quiet War story This book starts a series about the fantasy. - Pam Allan world, two mighty wizards, Gregory the involving rebel colony worlds and an childhood of Merlin. In this book we start Gray and Antoine Brennard, had a officially ended war. History is written by with a very young Merlin, approximately Starhawk, The Fourth Empire disagreement on the basis of Magick. The the winners, but a historian hired for the seven years of age, washed up on an by Mack Maloney result of this disagreement was to rip all job almost becomes the next war casualty. unknown beach with no memory of who Ace, 294 pp, $5.99 Magick from the universe and to send Ian McDonald writes of an alien Chaga he is. Finding a woman from the same most wizards to sleep through the pandemic which infects all of Africa in this apparent shipwreck he drags her Grab your blasters and Z-rays boys centuries. Skip forward to contemporary century. It isn’t really a disease; it’s unconscious body into a hollow tree to and girls were off on an old fashion space times, the wizards are awakening to resume nanobots that remake the land and people. escape the attack of a wild boar only to be opera. Hawk Hunter is the hero of this the fight between Good and Evil and we In his introduction, Crowther notes that mysteriously rescued by a stag. book and his driving need to find out who have the setting for our stories. “Science fiction is more popular now than Skip forward five years, Emrys, as he is was responsible for deporting and Jason is looking forward to spending ever before ... it’s finally finding warmer called, lives in a tiny Welsh village with imprisoning the entire population of earth the summer at soccer camp with his best receptions in the one-time frosty corridors the woman Branwen. Though she claims three thousand years ago is an obsession. friend until an injury sidelines those plans. occupied by the literati.” True, yes, but the to be his mother, Emrys doesn’t believe With blinding charisma he leads his loyal With his only remaining options being to literary canon of college English teachers her though he is an eager student of her band of followers through horrible spend the summer with his grandmother or will probably never include a science tales of ancient people such as the Celts hardships in search of the truth. to go to Camp Ravenwyng, a camp for fiction book. I suppose one day a and the Druids. When his awakening This book is an amusing farce in the special students, he opts to go to camp. collection of tales will become the classic power causes an accident he flees to the grand old style of space opera. With From the beginning some things seem exemplar, just as Grimm’s fairy tales is now secret land of Fincaya in an attempt to find technology advanced beyond strange, like the animal that attacks Jason part of the Harvard Classics. That’ll his true identity and his purpose in life. understanding and heroes larger than life his first night at camp, but Jason is happen in the far future. - Michael Griffin There he meets the strange girl, Rhia, the Mr. Maloney has created an interesting prepared to enjoy himself with his new tiny giant Shim as well as many others story that reminds me of the old Lucky friends, Trent, Bailey, Henry and Ting. who will either help or hinder him in his Star series by Isaac Asimov. Starhawk, Then the camp counselors, led by Gavan (Cont’d on page 17 ) Page 16 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 C.R.O.F.T. Celtic Reenactment of In Our Book (cont’d from page 16) science fiction, horror, fantasy, erotica, mainstream, magical realism. This is a case Fellowship and Trades is Phoenix based The Fourth Empire is book three of the Club Reenactment group specializing in the where speculative fiction is a good Starhawk series but it still makes a good western European renaissance. As an org- catchall label for her writings. And stand alone story. - William B. Whitmore anization, it is our goal to promote felow- thankfully, that sends them in our Listings ship while researching lifestyles and direction. - Michael Griffin (EDITOR’S NOTE: Please check your club trades concurrent with the Celtic Peoples Children Of Hope listing for errors. Please send corrections and from 400 BC until 1746 AD. Although most by David Feintuch updates to the editor in writing or via email) members claim Scots, Irish or Welsh an- Guardian of the Vision Ace Books, 618 pp, $7.99 cestry and do Celtic re-enactment, it is our Merlin’s Descendant #3 ADRIAN EMPIRE A medieval and intent to open participation to anyone with by Irene Radford renaissance recreationist club. Sword- an interest in period crafting and enter- Children Of Hope is the Seventh DAW, 538 pages, $6.99 fighting, arts, banquets, masquerades, tainment, no matter what his/her ethnicity. Volume of the Seafort Saga. dances. meets every Wednesday night The sense of being a real village surround- Nicholas Seafort, Space Captain, is the from 7-10pm at Encanto Park. All are ing Croft is vital to promote a feeling of Griffin Kirkwood is a direct descendant literary heir of Horatio Hornblower . He welcome. Free. For details, call (602)582- family and fellowship which was a reality of Merlin, King Arthur’s wizard. But he has survived alien wars, rebellions, and 6990. in earlier times. Croft is a family-oriented rejects his heritage and his magic to and kid-friendly organization. chaos on Earth. He is attacked by a become a priest. Who then will carry out ARIZONA LANBASHERS LEAGUE A C.R.O.F.T. members can be found demon- rebellious teenager who blames him for his his family’s tradition of duty to England? collaboration of computer gaming strating in events such as the Highland fathers death. As the religious zealots and enthusiasts, the Arizona LANbashers Games, Scarborough Fair, and the Arizona Who will work for peace and stability? civil authorities fight over who gets to League throws quarterly LANparty Renaissance Festival. Griffin’s brother Donovan tries but he events. Between parties, support is given Web page http://www.crofters.org does not have the magic. Will England fall to local groups who wish to advertise their into chaos? own gatherings. We have no set genre of THE DARK ONES (Dark-wunz) n. 1) An Set in Elizabethan England, Ms. games and play anything from strategy organization formed for the expression and games to first-person shooters to driving/ exploration of various cultural themes Radford’s story is an interesting take on flying simulations. No annual membership including, but not limited to, the Dark history. The violence and intrigue of this is required and admission to an event Ages and the Renaissance through forms age of strife are seen from the point of ranges from $5-$15. See our webpage for of art including, but not limited to, view of three magicians working behind current events. Email: painting, drawing, writing, photography, the scenes, the beautiful Roanna who [email protected] Web: http:/ spoken word, and acts of characterization. www.lanparty.com/all/ VoiceMail: 602-306- 2) a member of this organization. 3) Infor- looses the daemon of chaos in her search 9339 mation available at www.darkones.org for personal revenge, Griffin, the man of peace, who tries to use reason and THE AWAY TEAM: The Away Team, is a DAYSTAR HOLT Arizona’s first and compassion to promote peace because as general sci-fi appreciation group that longest-running Elfquest fan club. Daystar a priest he is forbidden to use magic and meets once a month for discussion of meets to talk about EQ and related stuff, various sci-fi news regarding several develop characters, publish stories in our Donovan, who is desperate to carry on his mediums to include: television, movies, ‘zine Playelf and create an annual punish the boy, Seafort saves him, adopts family’s tradition but is unable to touch video, books, comics, magazines, calendar. Other common interests include him and tries to civilize him. Governments the magic. collecting, and so forth. The meetings are music, belly dance, camping and of course, topple ,wars rage, and an Alien First This is a beautifully detailed historical comprised of news, review and comment, SF. Membership is free (18 or over) and is encounter of the communicating kind take novel. The character development is BBS/computer news and help, meeting attained by group vote after you attend place, The theocracy tries to kill both new members, video presentations, games, two meetings or holt-related get-togethers. excellent. The action is fast paced and and socializing fun! Food and drinks are Meetings are usually the first Saturday of Seafort, the boy, and darn near everyone believable. And while this is book three of provided, via a $3 munchie fee (per each month; for more info, call Tom or else to return Hope colony to earth control the series it is an excellent stand alone meeting) to compensate the host. (No Janice at (602) 581-2258. They have a [their control] What more can you ask, novel. I highly recommend this book to all other fees are involved.) The electronic website up at http://members.home.net/ almost more action that you can cope with, readers. - William B. Whitmore home of the Away Team, is the Lightspeed jeanderson/daystarholt.html thoughtful and intelligent writing and Space Station BBS at (520) 325-6674.... Member ages for the group range from 13- THE EMPIRE OF CHIVALRY AND characters you can relate to. Galveston 40-something with both male and female STEEL, INC. The Empire of Chivalry and This is Military SF at its best [OK, by Sean Stewart members. Other activities include null- Steel specializes in the general recreation Naval in the Sea of Space] It held my ACE, 464 pages, $7.99 modem link gamefests, group theater of the culture of the Middle Ages interest to the detriment of my must Do movie viewings, convention trips and including all of the Art Forms, Events list. And now I have to go hunt the others more. Have sci-fi fun in a relaxed, low- (Feasts, Tournaments, Ceremonies and Galveston is winner of the World structure environment. NO RUBBER EARS Wars) and Combat Arts covering the years in the series. You will want to have this in Fantasy Award. ALLOWED!! For questions, you can call of 800AD up to 1650AD and any location your collection if you aren’t already In 2004, the world change with a great the BBS, or write to: LSS c/o R. Martin; within Europe or its explored territories. collecting them. - Pam Allan storm and flood that isolated Galveston 2522 N. Sparkman Blvd.; Tucson, AZ For more information contact Bart Smith Island, and created a fragile society based 85716 (Phoenix) (602)937-6995 or Leonard Bird Skin Folk (Tucson) (520)742-2432 on an ability to exile the magic that BASFA Baja Arizona Science Fiction by Nalo Hopkinson threaten to overwhelm them. But one Association, a non-profit organization. THE JEDI KNIGHTS Meetings are the 3rd Aspect/Warner Books, 255 pages, $12.95 guardian is dying, and the Recluse who Puts on TusCon Convention annually. Sunday of each month. For more has the power to exile the magic touched Webpage: http://home.earthlink.net/~basfa information call Carol Alves, Publicity, A trade paperback collection of short grows old The only heir feels unequal to Email: [email protected] (760)244-9593 or write Jedi Knights, c/o Jim stories, some of an adult, sexual nature. Lowerre, 12291 Meade Street, Garden the task. CENTRAL ARIZONA SPECULATIVE Grove, CA 92841-3629 Most are fantasies. One exception is a In this world, Josh, the herbalist, is the FICTION SOCIETY, INC. (CASFS) The science fiction tale involving skinsuits that closest to a doctor the poor have to care non-profit corporation that puts on LEPRECON, INC. One of the two Phoenix heighten sensations. Another has for them. Josh, once part of the privileged,. CopperCon conventions, SmurfCons, area corporations that put on yearly downloading of minds into different is now a member of the lower classes and HexaCons, occasional regional cons, and conventions. Best described as SF/F bodies. The fantasies are of the literary publishes Con-Notations. Best described generalists with a main thrust into SF/F art. has closed in upon himself. But another as SF/F generalists with a strong bent Guests are welcome. The meetings are variety, with human insight and a touch of change is coming. As the guardian dies, towards literary SF/F. Guests welcome - quarterly on the second Saturday of magic. All are set within our contemporary and the Recluse is murdered. Josh and meets at 8pm on the last Friday of each February, May, August & November world. Some are written with an ear to Ham are exiled to the cannibals and the month in January thru September and the unless otherwise notified. August is the Nalo’s Caribbean roots, taking patois a heir is caught up in the endless Mardi Gras second Friday in October, November and annual meeting where board positions are step beyond Huck Finn. Or, to show that December at JB’s Restaurant, 2560 W. determined. For more information, write PO where the magic is held. A new storm is Indian School in Phoenix, AZ. Write PO Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 ; call Mike she can cover the range, some stories coming that will release the exiled magic Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082-2613 or call Willmoth at (480) 945-6890 or Email: have a horror edge that would’ve sold to into the world. Stephanie L. Bannon (602)973-2341 for [email protected] Rod Serling. It’s hard to classify these information. Web www.casfs.org tales since they combine so many genres: ( cont’d on back page ) ( cont’d on page 18 ) Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 17 of the game. The Deep Space SolarFlare cultural, science fiction, fantasy, and humor Club Listings ( Cont’d from page 17 ) (DSSF) an active member club in the costume. Members are often seen on stage TEKWAR FAN CLUB Sanctioned by MIB The Men in Black is the official International Federation of Treker’s (IFT). and behind the scenes at local and regional the series’ production companies and organization of field operatives for Steve This group is based on DS9 (a space Science Fiction Convention masquerades. the USA Network! It is THE information Jackson Games. They attend local station). And the IKV Sto-Vo-Kor They meet on the last Sunday of each month conduit between the fans and the conventions to demonstrate and promote (Independent Klingon Vessel). A Klingon at various members’ homes in the greater series! Fan club membership will bring products of Steve Jackson Games. The Bird of Prey, roaming the desert looking for Phoenix area. For details. Southwest you the following 1) subscription to the also schedule demos in local gaming battle. Are the Fed’s too soft, looking for Costumers Guild, PO Box 39504, Phoenix, AZ info filled Tek Informer newsletter; 2) stores. If you have a gaming store or combat, feel the call to glory. This is the 85609 or call Randall Whitlock at (602)995- official TekWar Fan Club membership convention that you would like to have ship for you. Membership in the SFCOM 7514, email: [email protected] or card and kit. Membership is by regular official Steve Jackson Games represen- is free! To join DSSF or the Sto-Vo-Kor a Website: www.southwestcostumersguild.org mail only and the newsletter and tation at, please contact the MIB Arizona nominal fee for the national clubs involved materials will not be reproduced Cell Leader at [email protected]. and uniforms. For further information SPACE ACCESS SOCIETY Space Access electronically. To join the action and contact President John Nelson at (602) Society’s sole purpose is to promote radically initiate your annual membership, make ORANGE COUNTY SCIENCE FICTION 409-7169 or on the internet at; cheaper access to space, ASAP. We think it’s check or money order out for $12.50 to: CLUB meets last Wednesday of every [email protected] or check out our possible within ten years, with a little luck Official TekWar Fan Club (Membership month (except Dec.) We frequently have web site. http://www.thesfcom.com and a lot of hard work. Join us and help us section), 2522 N Sparkman Blvd., author guest speakers. You’re all welcome make it happen! SAS membership is $30 for Tucson AZ 85716-2417 to come if you’re in the area. We meet in SFACE (Speculative Fiction And one year, which gets you emailed Space Fullerton, about 5 miles north of Disney- Computer Enthusiasts) Phoenix College’s Access Updates the instant they pass final T.H.E.M. T.H.E.M. is ASU’s science land. For more details ph. Greg at [949] one and only connection to the worlds of edit, plus discounts on our annual fiction and fantasy club. Weekly 552-4925 or send a message to our speculative fiction, including science conference on the technology, politics, and meetings are held on the Arizona State listserve [email protected] fiction, fantasy, and horror as well as table business of radically cheaper space University campus, with dates and top, live action and internet gaming, transportation, featuring leading players in places to be announced after the PAReX is a non-profit, just for fun SFACE also serves as a guide through the the field. Email us at: Space.Access@Space- semester starts. For more information, organization dedicated to the proliferation Internet - both teaching basic use and Access.org Web page: www.space- contact Erik Wennstrom, email: of robotics as a hobby. Monthly meetings utilizing as a source of speculative fiction. access.org/ [email protected] Phone: 480-968-5257.To will be held and will be announced under For more info contact Dr Ray Bromley at subscribe to our listserve, send a the Meeting Information page, http:// bromley.ray@ a1.pc.maricopa.edu. The STARBASE TUCSON Tucson Arizona message to [email protected]. www.parex.org/meetinfo.htm. All interest- SFACE Web site is found at http:// based Star Trek club. For info call Geof Wood ed persons are invited to participate. We www.pc. maricopa.edu/departments/ at (520) 746-1822 or write Starbase Tucson ; TUCSON FAN ALLIANCE E-Mail are currently in the process of getting studentact/organizations/sface/ 3314 E. Benson Hwy ; Tucson AZ 85706. Address is [email protected] or organized and becoming an official Email:[email protected] [email protected]. organization with tax status. Web page: SHADOWKEEP BBS Intelligent conver- http://www.parex.org/ E-mail Contact: John sation, awesome graphics, stupendous TARDIS TARDIS is a Phoenix-based General USS STORMBRINGER The Storm- Kittelsrud, [email protected] door games, unworldly filebank, RPG SF/Fantasy Fan Club, specializing in bringer is a correspondence Star Trek forums, QWK message system and online International media SF/Fantasy since 1983. fan club chapter of Starfleet, Intl. based THE PHOENIX FANTASY FILM RPG BBS-moderated games! Our BBS is TARDIS meets every two weeks at different out of Tucson AZ. The chapter was SOCIETY A Phoenix based club interest- mainly RPG oriented and we offer many locations around the valley. Activities commissioned as the USS Stormbringer ed in the entire realm of SF, Fantasy and services to GMs and players. No fees include watching videos, discussions, NCC-74213, attached to Division 31, Horror film. PFFS has been in existence for necessary for users who post intelligent parties, fund-raisers, auctions, games, Starfleet Covert Operations, on 10/31/ 25 years, meeting every 6 weeks in mem- messages! $5 in credits to new users. Over camping trips and outings. We also maintain 98. As of 11/29/98 there were 32 ber’s homes. Dues are $10 per year. 20 conferences and 10 doors to choose an active presence at local conventions. members. There are no dues other than Membership includes newsletters, an from! Shadowkeep BBS - PCBoard 15.2/M TARDIS publishes a monthly inform-ative the $15 for joining Starfleet Intl.. annual film awards and various outings. - US Robotics 28.8 Modem. Phoenix, AZ newsletter, The Index File, with a national Members are scattered world wide but For information, contact PFFS, P.O. Box (602)245-0919; Connect at 2400-28800 circulation which is included with member- the primary clusters are in Tucson, AZ 34023, Phoenix, AZ 85067 or call David ship. Annual membership is just $12.50. You and Plano, TX. They don’t meet on a Storck at (602) 274_7404, e_mail: THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE can contact us at P.O. Box 63191, Phoenix, AZ regular basis since they are a [email protected]. ANACHRONISM The kingdom of 85082-3191, Voice Mail at (602) 864-0901, E- correspondence chapter. Their web site Atenveldt doth lie in the state of Arizona. mail [email protected] or visit is: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/ PHOENIX JAPANIMATION SOCIETY Within the fair kingdom can be found six http://www.primenet.com/~jgeorge/ Vault/9505/ and their contact/CO is Local chapter of Japanimation/general Baronies: Atenveldt, Mons Tonitrus, Twin tardis.html Capt. Dave Pitts, animation oriented fans - meets monthly. Moons, SunDragon, Tir Ysgithr and Ered [email protected]. Membership is free, though optional monthly newsletter is $5/year or $.50 per Sul. For more month. Call Tom Perry at (602) 996-2196 or information on write 3241 E. Altadena, Phoenix, AZ 85028. any of these or for general RAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST A information on Live Action Theatre Troupe based out of thy past ( cont’d on page 19 ) the ASU campus in Tempe, AZ. It is tomorrows dedicated to the game Werewolf: The thou mayest Apocalypse by White Wolf publishing. contact Contact Mike McLaughlin at (602)461-5842 Mistress or write 1730 W Emelita Place #2025, Mesa Myrddina o AZ85202-3144 or email to Dolwyddelan [email protected] (Terry Schwartz) PO RAW GAMES (Role-players & Box 584, Wargamers, Inc.) Role-players & Sonoita AZ Wargamers, Inc. is the Valley's oldest role- 85637 (520)455- playing and wargaming club. Currently 5835 Email: meeting at 8159 W. Weldon in Phoenix [email protected] every Sunday from 3pm-9pm (except www.atenveldt.org during conventions and other special events). Open to new members - call (602) THE 849-9515. WWW.rawgames.org SOUTHWEST COSTUMER’S SCIENCE FICTION CONTINUUM GUILD The The Science Fiction Continuum: An Southwest Independent Star Trek and Sci-Fi club in Costumers Phoenix, AZ. The SFCOM is an active club Guild is a loose that participates in Local Phoenix, and organization of Southwestern Star Trek and Sci-Fi persons conventions and movies. The SFCOM has interested in all three different divisions. The SFCOM facets of itself, a free group where fun is the name historical, Page 18 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4 Club Listings ( Cont’d from page 18 ) LosCon 29 (Burbank, CA) November 30- Convention Dec 1, 2002 Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank, CA Guests: Author GoH: David Z-PHILES are the ariZona x-PHILES. We Listings Weber, Artist GoH: Nene Thomas, Fan maintain a mailing list for news and get- Bubonicon 34 (Albuquerque, NM) August Guest: Patty Wells. Memb: $35 until 7/31/ togethers of fans of the X-Files living in 02, $40 until 10/31/02, $45 at the door. Info: Arizona. We get together in both the 23-25, 2002 - Howard Johnson East, Phoenix and Tucson areas. To subscribe, Albuquerque, NM. GoH: Esther Friesner; LosCon c/o LASFS, 11513 Burbank Blvd, send an empty message to z-philes- AGoH: Joe Tucciarone; TM: Spider & North Hollywood, CA 91609 Email: [email protected] Jeanne Robinson. Hotel: Howard Johnson [email protected] http:// East, 15 Hotel Cir NE, Albuquerque, NM; www.loscon.org/loscon/29/ UNITED FEDERATION OF PHOENIX A Phoenix area Star Trek and general SciFi 505-296-4852, 1-800-877-4852; rms: $58 sngl-quad. Memb: $25 until 8/12/02; $28 at SMOFDIEGO (San Diego, CA) Dec 6-8 fan club. We are a social club that meets 2002 Hacienda Hotel, Old Town, San every two weeks at various locations the door. Checks to:NMSF Conference. around the Phoenix area. The UFP has Info: PO Box 37257, Albuquerque, NM Diego CA. SF conrunners con. Memb: $50 been meeting for over 25 years of 87176; Phone: 505-266-8905, 1-505-266- / £37 to 10/1/02, then $60 / £40. Info: Smof continuous activity. Dues are $15/per year 8905; email: [email protected]; web: Diego, 3118 Via Valesco, Escondido CA prorated when you join; no restrictions. http://bubonicon.home.att.net 92029; email: [email protected]; Membership includes membership roster website: www.fopaws.com/smofcon and monthly newsletter. Come to any two ConJose (World Science Fiction meetings at no obligation. For information, Gallifrey One Episode XIV: The Faction write the UFP at PO Box 37224, Phoenix, Convention) San Jose, CA August 29-Sept AZ 85069, or call Jim Strait at (602) 242- 2, 2002 McEnery Convention Center, San Paradox - (Los Angeles, CA) Feb 14-17, 9203. Web page: http://www.U-F-P.org or Jose CA. Guests: Vernor Vinge, David 2003 The Airtel Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, Email to [email protected] Cherry, Bjo & John Trimble, Ferdinand CA Guests: Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy Feghoot. Attending $160, Supporting $35. + many more Memb: $30 thru 5/31/02, $35 UNITED WHOVIANS OF TUCSON thru 8/31/02, $40 thru 11/30/02, $45 thru 1/ A well-informed and very active Dr. Who Info: Conjosse, PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363 Web: www.conjose.org 31/03 and $50 at the door. Info: Gallifrey club. $15 yearly membership includes four Conventions, Post Office Box 3021, North issues of their fanzine - TARDIS Time Lore Email: [email protected] - written by semi-pros and other dedicated Hollywood, CA 91609 Email: fans. For more information, contact The CopperCon 22 (Phoenix AZ) Sept 6-8, [email protected] United Whovians of Tucson at P. O. Box 2002 Embassy Suites North, Phoenix, 13541, Tucson, AZ 85732-3541. Also, you Arizona Guests: Author Guest of Honor: ConDor X - February 28-March 1, 2003 can contact the president at DoubleTree Hotel Del Mar, San Diego, CA [email protected] or the UWOT Barbara Hambly, Special Effects Artist Guest of Honor: Mojo (of Foundation Guests: TBA DoubleTree Hotel Del Mar, webmaster at [email protected] 11915 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA Web page at: http://www.azstarnet.com/ Imaging), Artist GoH: Lubov, Music ~hgadlng/uwotclub.htm Guest: Jordin Kare Embassy Suites 92130; 1-800-222-TREE, 858-481-5900; rms: Phoenix North, 2577 E. Greenway Rd, $99 sngl/dbl. Memb: $25 until 8/31/02; $30 Western Science Fiction Association Phoenix, AZ (602) 375-1777. Rooms: $79 + until 11/30/02; $35 until 1/31/03. Info: Con- (WesternSFA) A non-profit corporation tax S/D, $89 + tax T, $99 + tax Q Info: Dor, PO Box 15771, San Diego, CA 92175; that sponsors the ConRunners seminars [email protected]. and is sponsoring a bid for the 2004 CopperCon 22, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082, Phone (480) 423-0649, Email: Westercon. Dedicated primarily to LepreCon 29 (Phoenix, AZ) May 16-18, educational activities relating to literature, [email protected]; web: http:// music, and visual and performing arts, www.coppercon.org 2003 Embassy Suites Phoenix North, especially in the genres of science fiction, Phoenix, AZ Artist GoH: Larry Elmore; Phoenix North, 2577 E. Greenway Rd, fantasy, costuming, gaming and science. ConTours 2002 (Burbank, CA) Sept 20- Local Artist/Author GoH: Madame M; Phoenix, AZ (602) 375-1777. Rooms: $79 + Applicants for membership in 22, 2002 Hilton Burbank Airporrt & Media Technical Guest: Richard Coyle; tax S/D, $89 + tax T, $99 + tax Q Info: WesternSFA must be sponsored by a Author Guest: TBA; Music Guest: TBA CopperCon 23, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ current active WesternSFA member. Dues Convention. CANCELED Info: Web contours.roleplayingguild.com Memb: $25 until 8/31/02, $30 until 12/31/02 85082, Phone (480) 423-0649, Email: are $10 yearly plus a $5 non-refundable Hotel: info: Embassy Suites Phoenix North, [email protected]; www.coppercon.org application fee. General Meetings are held 2577 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ on the first Friday of February, May, Conjecture (San Diego, CA) Oct 18-20 August and November, usually at the ‘02 DoubleTree Mission Valley Hotel, San 85023-4222, (602)375-1777 Room Rates: $89 ConKopelli, Westercon 57 ( Litchfield home of a member. Guests are welcome. Diego CA. GoH: Steven Brust. Memb: $30 S/D, $99 T/Q (plus tax) Info: LepreCon 29, Park, AZ) July 2-5, 2004 Wigwam Resort, For more info contact Craig Dyer at through 8/15/2002; $35 through 9/15/2002, P.O. Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 Phone: Litchfield Park, AZ Guests: Author GoH: WesternSFA, PO Box 87457, Phoenix AZ (480)945-6890 Email: [email protected] C.J. Cherryh; Artist GoH: David Cherry; 85082, (602) 973-2341, Email: $40 at the door. Info: ConJecture, Box 927388, San Diego CA 92192 email: Web: www.leprecon.org Music GoH: Heather Alexander ; Fan GoH: [email protected]. Webpage: John Hertz Info: Arizona in 2004 PO Box www.westernsfa.org [email protected]; website: www.conjecture.org CopperCon 23 (Phoenix, AZ) Sept 5-7, 67457 Phoenix, AZ 85082 Email: 2003 Embassy Suites North, Phoenix, [email protected] Web: http:// TusCon 29 (Tucson AZ) Nov 15-17, 2002 Arizona Guests: TBA Embassy Suites www.conkopelli.org Inn Suites, Tucson, Arizona Author GoH: Tomothy Zahn, Artist GoH: Vicki Visconti Generic Convention Regestration Form Tilley; TM: Ed Bryant Events include: Meet the Authors and Artists, Panels, Readings, Video Room, Dealers Room, Art Name:______Show, Game Room, LAN Computer Gaming, Masquerade, Adult Masquerade, Badge Name:______and ConSuite. Memberships: $40 until 9/9/ Address:______02, and $45 after that and at the door. Hotel info: Inn Suites, 475 N Granada City/State/ZIP:______Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 (near I-10 and Phone:______Email:______St Mary’s Road) (520) 622-3000. Reg Suites $69, 2-Rm Suites $79 (mention Enclosed is $______for ______memberships for “TusCon” to get these rates). Room rates ______convention. include a real breakfast! Info: TusCon 29, PO Box 26822, Tucson, AZ 85726. (See calendar for mailing address) Webpage: http://home.earthlink.net/ More info on __ Masquerade __Art Show __Volunteer __ Other © Sherlock ~basfa Email: [email protected] Volume 12 Issue 4 ConNotations Page 19 wants to take over the dimension. {and writing and directing and reportedly has In Our Book (cont’d from page 17 ) 24 Frames (cont’d from page 9 ) you thought a mad scientist was bad} It on an alternate Earth, requires specialized Michelle Pfieffer signed on for the main This is not just a beautifully written kinda complicates things when your assistance in matters most important to the adult role of Coraline’s mother. The story is about a young girl living in a London coming of age story written in a world former master has just called in a demon, Crown. An anti-gravity where magic is real and functions by its but taken away his powers. When you element has been stolen own rules. The characters are as fleshed find out the Assassin has additional by parties unknown, and out and real as any written by Horton friends coming in to clean up any a team of agents is Foote [Trip To Bountiful] arguably the leftovers, what choice do you have but to chosen to uncover the best writer of East Texas life. Sometimes throw in with the demon to save the world mystery and recover the brutal, always touched by a gently twisted and, incidently, stay alive. material. As for the agents that make up this humor, the language and imagery will hold So, Aahz and I set up a partnership.. League, they should be well, me apprentice-him master and take up you spellbound. This book is hard to put very familiar to readers down. I couldn’t give it a higher survival. Now, demons taught the Ferengi on our world... It stars recommendation. This is a genuine gotta how to negotiate, but the devils make Sean Connery (Allan © Warner Brothers have it. - Pam Allan Pervects like Aahz seem gullible. But in Quartermain); Shane our adventures, we get into everything, West (Tom Sawyer); Hominids stay alive, and actually pick up some cash Peta Wilson (Mina Volume One of the Neanderthal Parallax and good friends along the way . You Harker); Jason Flemyng (Center, clockwise) Levar Burton as Geordi La Forge, Brent Spiner as Data/B-4, Michael Dorn as Worf, Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker by Robert J. Sawyer might as well join us in these four stories. (Dr. Henry Jekyll); Jason Isaccs (Campion Bond); and Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard in STAR TREK: NEMESIS Tor, 444 pages, $25.95 Everyone else probably will. © Paramount Pictures If You haven’t read Robert Asprin, Stuart Townsend (Dorian Grey) and duplex who is not entirely pleased with her Ponter Boddit is a Quantum physicist. you might be the only person in fandom Richard Roxburgh (“The Fantom”). It’s life as it stands. One day, however, a door One of the top physicist in the world. that hasn’t. Since some real bookworms being directed by Stephen Norrington for in her home that used to open onto a brick While conducting an experiment the got into some of my books, I am 20th Century Fox. wall now opens into her other home. And unexpected happens and Ponter absolutely delighted that Ace has revived Batman Vs Superman - Summer 2004 - of course, in that other home live her other disappears. His friend and research partner the doubles that delighted me in years Warner Bros. looks to be serious about parents... Adikor Huld finds himself with a messy past. These are definitely ones to run out this, signing Wolfgang Peterson to direct. Still in various stages of development lab, a missing friend, and an accusation of and get for your shelves. - Pam Allan They plan to use this movie as a are other movies based on Neil’s works springboard to relaunch both Batman and murder. How can he clear his name and such as Sandman, Death: The High Cost Superman with new actors. The premise of Living, Good Omens (with Terry find out what happened to his friend? Dragondoom looks to have the two heros unite to fight Gilliam directing), Neverwhere, and The by Dennis McKiernan Ponter meanwhile has fallen through a a common enemy and then go against Books of Magic. None of them have yet Quantum rift and is in a parallel world but Roc, 489 pages, $7.50 each other when their crime fighting to be greenlighted, though. oh lord it’s not Kansas. For Ponter is also approaches clash. Star Trek: Nemesis Likely Not the Last a Neanderthal and this new world he is in A millennium prior to the Winter War, Catwoman - Summer 2004 - Ashley Next Generation film is over run by the extinct homo sapiens. Elgo, the rash, but valiant, hot tempered Judd has supposedly agreed to star and Despite the fact that Paramount is Befriended by a local doctor and a prince of the Vanadurin defeats the Warner Bros. is trying to come up with a promoting Star Trek: Nemesis as the ‘final beautiful physicist Ponter struggles to formerly invincible cold drake Sleeth. The script to adventure’ for the Next Generation crew, adjust to his new situation. wealth in his lair, stolen from the Chakka Spiderman 2 - Summer 2004 - The first Paramount Pictures’ chief operating officer While Mr. Sawyer is not the first [dwarves] is expected to be returned to its movie just went over $400 million box and vice chairman of the studio Rob office domestically. Expect a new author to write about parallel worlds he is original owners [ by those owners] but the Friedman told the Hollywood Reporter Spiderman movie every other year for the that “The new TV show Enterprise is one of the best. He has written a tightly hot tempered Elgo triggers war between next couple of years. strong, video sales are strong, and the man and dwarf instead. But the dragon, knit story that does a good job explaining Also in development at DC is a movies are performing in the $80 million to how and why parallel worlds could exist Kalgalath, avenges Sleeth by attacking Superman movie, currently being scripted $100 million range.” In the same article, while at the same time keeping you Jord and retrieving the treasure, while by J. J. Abrams, a Batman: Year One producer Rick Berman is very high on the involved in an interesting murder mystery destroying much of the armies of both movie with Darren Aronofsky directing, a film. “I don’t want to start talking in and the story of Ponter’s struggle to dwarf and man while laying siege to both. live action Batman Beyond movie with ridiculous superlatives, but fans are going adjust. It is a rare author who can juggle Princess Elyn of Jord and Thork of Boaz Yakin writing and directing, and a to get one hell of a movie,” Berman said. three story lines in the same book and Kachar set out to retrieve the Rage Wonder Woman movie. “There are immense space battles and a make it as interesting and readable as Mr. Hammer, an almost mythical weapon Others in script stages that may or may good deal of humor, but there’s also some Sawyer has. I whole heartedly recommend currently in the hands of the Evil Wizard not happen include Rising Stars, based on extremely terrifying elements to the story.” the Top Cow comic created by J. Michael Hominids, Volume One of the Neanderthal Andrak. The two sworn enemies must He was also very satisfied with Tom Straczynski, Fathom from the Top Cow Hardy, Nemesis’s chief villain. “He’ll go Parallax and eagerly look forward to search and fight together to gain the stable as well, Evil Ernie from Chaos down as perhaps the greatest Star Trek warhammer, and slay Kalgalath [and reading volume two. - William B. comics, a third Blade movie, Marvel’s villain ever, right up there with Ricardo Whitmore Andrak]. Neither anticipates the perils of Sub-Mariner and the Fantastic Four, and Montalban’s Khan.” the Quest, the Physical dangers, falling in a fourth movie based on The Crow. Movie previews for Aug & Sept Another Fine Myth, Myth Conceptions an impossible love, or the sacrifice Both Matrix Movies in 2003 Aug 2 - Signs by Robert Asprin. required to win through. Warner Bros. has announced that the Aug 7 - Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Ace, 399 pages, $7.99 This is High Fantasy. With all the first of two Matrix sequels, Matrix: Dreams Myth Directions, Hit Or Myth clashing of warring cultures, magic, and Reloaded, will open on Thursday, May Aug 16 - Pluto Nash by Robert Asprin. mythical creatures one could hope for in a 15th with Matrix: Revolutions opening Aug 23 - They, Ice Age (rerelease) Ace, 329 pages, $7.99 book....and it is a romance of star crossed sometime in November 2003. Details on the Aug 30 - Fear dot com lovers who dare not dream of love but will actual subject matter of the movies has Sept. 27 - Ballistic: Eck Vs Sever been scarce, but according to Laurance Oct 11 - Pokemon 4Ever, The Tuxedo Ace has decided to reprint the Myth make the ultimate sacrifice needed for the Fishburne, the second movie takes place Oct 25 - Ghost Ship greater good. Frankly, I couldn’t put it adventures of Skeeve and Aahz as Ace six months after the first movie. Jada Fall Release Dates: The Core (Nov 2), I Doubles [thank you Ace] and starts off down. The characters were enthralling, the Pinkett Smith has said her new character, Spy (Nov 2), Harry Potter and the with these two volumes. Now I ask you, action fast and meaningful. I would rate Niobi, appearing in both Reloaded and Chamber of Secrets (Nov 15), James what is a self respecting thief wannabe this as a must buy. You’ll want to read it Revolutions, is a “female version of Bond 20: Die Another Day (Nov 22), going to do when after running away from again to catch all that you missed the first Morpheus”--”very no bullcrap.” Treasure Planet (Nov 27), Star Trek: home, finding himself apprenticed to a time. - Pam Allan Neil Gaiman Movies in the Works Nemesis (Dec 13), Solaris (Dec 13), Lord magician, having the magician knocked of It looks like Neil Gaiman’s latest book, of the Rings: The Two Towers (Dec 18) by assassin sent by another magician who Coraline, may be his first work to actually make it to the big screen. Henry Selick is Page 20 ConNotations Volume 12 Issue 4