SNOW QUEEN Wins Hugo THE 1981 HUGO AWARDS were presented at THE BEST NON-FICTION Award went to Carl DENVENTION, 39th World Science Fiction Sagan's "Cosmos", the book based on Convention, held in Denver,Colorado , his TV series. THE BEST PROFESSIONAL on the Sunday evening of the 6th of EDITOR Award went to Edward L.Ferman, September. The BEST NOVEL AWARD went to editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and THE SNOW QUEEN by Joan Vinge. (Dial and Science Fiction. Michael Whelan won the Dell USA and Sidgwick & Jackson and BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. BEST FANZINE Futura U.K.). Gordon R.Dickson won was again won by Locus. BEST FAN ARTIST both THE BEST NOVELLA and THE NOVELETTE AWARD went to Victoria Poyser. The late Awards with "Lost Dorsai" (Destinies Susan Wood was voted the BEST FAN WRITER February /March '80) and "The Cloak and Award. "The Empire Strikes Back" won the the Staff"(Analog - August '80). Co­ BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION Award. The Guest of Honor at the World Con with multi-talented Somtow Sucharitkul was C.L.Moore, Clifford D.Simak, won the the recipient of the JOHN W. CAMPBELL ?EST SHORT STORY Award with "Grotto of, Award for Best New Writer. JOAN VINGE the Dancing Deer" (Analog - April '80). Photo Jay K.Klein Baltimore To Hold 1983 - Melbourne Bids For 1985

BALTIMORE won the bid to hold the 1983 getting around to the various venues. World SF Convention. Australia put up One professional correspondent reports a very good show,but not good enough that it was a waste of money for her against the very strong bid by the and other editorial friends. Baltimore fans. The voting was 916 for Carey Handfield reported that he spent Baltimore, 523 Australia, 188 for all of his time working and helping run Scandinavia, 37 no preference, 12 write the A'83 bid. He said the bus shuttle -ins and 3 none of the above. About 50% system worked well and got people to the voted by mail and 50% at the convention. con, but the hucksters reported that The situation with World cons at the sales were down. (This could be because moment has CHICAGO as the host city for people had less time to browse.) Carey 1982, BALTIMORE in 1983, LOS ANGELES goes on to say that one of the main facing a bid from Britain for 1984 and a highlights of Denvention was the screen­ CLIFFORD SIMAK ing together for the first time of Photo Jay K.Klein bid from AUSTRALIA or MELBOURNE to be specific fon 1985, against Breckenridge, STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Colorado and a number of others we hear, He got to see one programme item, GONAD vho did not bother to advertise in the THE BARBARIAN , which was presented by lenvention Booklet, but they must be Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre from San taken seriously. Thanks to the work of the Francisco. It was excellent. The film A'83 committee and our many friends', programme ran 16 hours. There was a we have made a lasting impression. To special display from the film DARK CRYSTAL strengthen this friendship and show how and Gary Kurtz was flown in by film prom­ desperately we want another World Con oters as a special guest for the con. in Australia we need to work very hard. While there were some excellent items, It is obvious that if Britain wins '84 the standard in the art show and masquer­ it will be a little harder for us to ade were down. win '85, as the World con has never Australia in '83 was very active at the been held outside the U.S.A, two years con running tables, bidding parties and running. showing the films. While we lost the '83 bid we have a lot of support and a much better chance for '85. Australians attend­ Over 4000 people attended the 39th World ing Denver included Carey, Sally Beasley, Convention in Denver, Colorado from John McDouall, Ian Nicholls, Marc Ortlieb, September 3rd to the 7th. About 14 Alex Wasiliew, Pauline Dickinson.Shayne Australians attended and Carey Handfield McCormack, Ron Serduick, Harry and Vai who was one of them , reports that the Rogers, their two children plus two of con was a good one and much better than their friends. Our thanks to Carey for a lot of fans feared. However reports those details and a further report,from from other sources have been conflicting Vai Rogers will be found inside. in that there were problems,such as SPHERE SCIENCE FICTION

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$3,95 ARP DISTRIBUTED BY TRANSWORLD In answer to Roger I can only say that to produce the proposed F§SF Checklist as far as I was concerned,at that stage and with a bit of luck,the first issue the bid had already been lost. Baltimore will be out just before or just after had been pushing this idea of Australia Christmas. bidding again in '85 for quite a while Merv Binns and the idea no doubt had a strong in­ fluence on the voting. I am quite sure the intention of Melbourne to bid for AUSTRALIAN '85 was well known in the U.S.A long before copies of ASFN even got over PROFESSIONAL NEWS there. As for Roger's comment that by mentioning a so called division in fandom GEORGE TURNER'S second sf novel in Australia, I was giving Australian VANEGLORY is to be published by Faber Well, that is that! Australia has lost fandom bad publicity, I can only remind in the U.K. in October as previously the bid to hold the 1983 World con, but him of the irreparable damage that his announced and his third sf novel, all the time and effort that went into '78 Con committee have done to our image, YESTERDAY'S MEN in May next year also by it certainly has not been wasted. I get with their very poor handling of the Faber in the U.K. VANEGLORY will not be the impression that most of the A'83 DITMAR AWARDS. I am interested to know available in Australia till sometime committee have run out of steam and do if anybody agrees with Roger's criticism, early in 1982, but special advance copies not have the enthusiasm to make a new but I sincerely believe that my comments may be made available for review, as it bid for '85, but their work and the had little or no influence on the out­ will be eligible for the DITMAR. / efforts of other people,both here and come of the '83 World Con bidding. The A. BERTRAM CHANDLER'S THE RIM OF SPACE in the USA, has laid the groundwork for determination of Baltimore to win and has been received in both Allison and a successful bid for 1985. I do feel the the mediocre publicity presented by Busby bound and Sphere paperback. WHEN disappointed that Sydney apparently will Australia, due I must point out partly THE DREAM DIES is also due. The latest not be the site for a 1985 Australian to a limited budget, were the deciding title in the "Rim World" series is pub­ World Convention, but the ball is now factors in the end. lished by DAW in October, THE ANARCH in the court of the Melbourne fans and LORDS. This is another title eligible it seems obvious that Melbourne will be The response to my request to readers for DITMAR nomination, but should not be the site for a successful bid. to write in and tell me what they liked hard to obtain from the specialist book­ or disliked in ASFN and what I should shops. THE WAY BACK was reprinted by ' No doubt some of my readers are sick of drop or continue, was quite disapointing, the sight of Australia in '83 and now DAW in October also. / Another possible but I sincerely thank the few people who you are going to have to put up with nomination is KEITH TAYLOR'S s$s novel did take the trouble to write and those a lot of publicity for Melbourne in '85. BARD due for November publication by who have offered their assistance. (See I would have thought that one World Con ACE and it will be available in Australia the letter column in this issue.) This in fifty years would have been enough, by January. Keith also had an article in issue is out a few weeks later than I let alone two in ten years, but some the War Games magazine SORCERER'S would have liked it to be, simply because people are suckers for punishment. ASFN APPRENTICE, "Farmers, Chieftains, Bards I have been too busy with Space Age to most certainly supports the bid for and Pirates"./ BRING BACK YESTERDAY by put in any time on ASFN. However I do- Melbourne in '85 and we hope that all A.BERTRAM CHANDLER is due to be published want to continue producing ASFN our readers will also. A lot of people by Allison and Busby and we expect also and I have decided to do just that. It want another world con in Australia and by Spehere./ BEHIND THE WIND is the new was originally intended to help with we have built up a very strong and title in PATRICIA WRIGHTSON'S aboriginal the publicity for A'83 and I hope that friendly relationship with fans in the mythology fantasy series, commencing with it can continue to publicise and promote USA and Britain also for that matter, so THE ICE IS COMING and the whole series Australian sf in all its aspects. The let us not waste all the effort that has is being published Del Rey in the U.S.A. emphasis will be changed on some sections been spent. Let's get behind the A'85 BEHIND THE WIND, now on sale, is another and the size will be limited, both to committee and give them a lot more title eligible for DITMAR nomination./ save time and cost. I will endeavour to support than the A'83 committee got. GEORGE TURNER has sold a novella to cover all the important news about new '85 is in the bag if everybody does TERRY CARR for his UNIVERSE 12 anthology, books,but the amount of information their bit. I personally would like to called PURSUIT OF MIRACLES. given will be curtailed. I still hope see a lot more Australians attending the World Con in Chicago next year and certainly more than the relatively small AUSTRALIAN SF NEWS ISSN 0155-8870 is edited and published by Mervyn R.Binns showing this year. As our own Bert under the sponsorship of The AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION. Chandler will be the Guest of Honour ASFN is registered for posting under Australia Post regulations category 'B'. at Chicago, it will be particularly The address for all correspondence is 305/307 Swanston Street, Melbourne, appropriate if we have a contingent of 3000, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. say 25 or more people attending from Australia. Ok, so it costs a lot,but it SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $6.00 Australian for 6 issues, surface liiail. $10.00 Airmail. ^Iso costs a lot for people to come Please make all payments payable to the editor, Mervyn R.Binns. Our American here from overseas, so if you want the agent is LOCUS, Box 3938, San Francisco, CA 94119. Please send all payments World Con here you can best encourage in the U.S.A, to LOCUS : $6.85 US surface mail and $11.45 US airmail. Our people to vote for us and to attend.if British agent is GERALD BISHOP, 2 Cowper Road, Cambridge, CB1 3SN, England. you go to Chicago or Baltimore or Los : 3.75 pounds surface and 6.20 pounds airmail. Angeles or Britain and show the fans there that you are really serious about ADVERTISING: Professional Rate - Full back page $60.00. Interior page $50.00 wanting the World Con in Melboure in '85. Quarter page $15.00. Half page $30.00. Full page copy ready size is 360mm V Start saving now. Robin Johnson, whom you x 275mm H. Half page 180mm V x 275mm H. Quarter page 180mm V x 135..mm H. 10% can reach at Box A491, Sydney South, discount is applicable on all professional advertisements placed on a regular NSW, will be happy to give you details basis. A 50% discount applies to fan advertisements for conventions, clubs, on current costs and tour suggestions. fanzines and other activities. Amongst the letters that I have received N.B. A 10% discount is allowed to subscription agencies other than our official since the last issue was one from Roger agents listed above, but payment must be sent direct to us. We suggest that WeddalL, who was one of the organisers of any additional costs be charged direct to the subsciber. the 1978 National Australian SF convention. He complained about my comments in the We are Australian Agents for: last issue's editorial regarding the intention of Melbourne fans to bid for LOCUS: Subscription rates: $27.40 12 issues Airmail $51.30 for 24 issues Airmail. the world con in 1985, in the event of $17.50 12 .. Sea Mail $32.50 .. 24 .. Sea Mail Australia not winning the bid for 1983. SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE: $21.00 for 12 issues Airmail / $36.00 for 24 issues. By mentioning this he said that I had SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS PUBLISHED IN BRITAIN: $2.45 for 6 issues sabotaged the chances of the A'83 bid. 3 An Interuieuj with LARRY HI UEH FEEDBACK DO YOU GET FROM YOUR avowed intention is to put pressure READERS ON THIS HARD CORE SCIENCE on our government to put us back into ASPECT OF YOUR WRITING? space. For a third, there exists (finally!) a coherent, detailed L.N. : I get enormous feedback from plan for doing so. It was written readers, and most of it involves at my house, by more than thirty either the scientific basis, or very bright fanatics, under the the internal logic, of my stories. guidance of Jerry Pournelle. It's I have stacks of letters about already well known in Washington, and the Ringworld, and I used them, too. may become the basis of our space For details see the Dedication in policy for the next dozen years. THE RINGWORLD ENGINEERS. Computer programmers have created elaborate ASFN: THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT YOUR READERS programs to define "Niven orbits": WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MUCH ABOUT THE close approaches around a point-mass. RINGWORLD OR THE PEOPLE IN THE SAME A month ago one Sheridan Simon of UNIVERSE, EITHER BEFORE THE RINGWORLD the Guilford College Physics Department CONSTRUCTION OR LATER. DO YOU HAVE sent me proof that (a) the Launching ANY PLANS TO WRITE MORE STORIES WITH lasers used to move the Crazy Eddie THIS BACKGROUND? THE SAME GOES FOR Probe aren't powerful enough; (b) THE GIL HAMILTON SERIES. the Ringworld can't stand up to a On his recent visit to Australia for NUCON determined attack. (I think he L.N.: I don't have any "known space" we asked LARRY NIVEN if he would mind underestimates the fuel expenditure stories now in my head; and I'm answering a few questions on his writing, for a spacecraft that's trying to going to be up to my neck in that we thought would interest our readers. dodge during a near-lightspeed contracts anyway for the next couple He graciously agreed and I hope his answers attack). I have on hand Dr. Robert of years. If I had to guess, I'd say give you at least some small insight into Forward's analysis of a gas torus that there will be more Gil the the writing of this very popular author. around a neutron star, for use in ARM stories, someday. my next novel, THE SMOKE RING; but then, I asked him for that. Most ASFN: WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT COMING UP IN ASFN: HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INTO SCIENCE of these things come unsolicited. NOVELS TO BE PUBLISHED, OR ON THE FICTION AND START WRITING? DRAWING-BOARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE? LARRY NIVEN: Since I discovered science They comment on the fantasies too. HAVE YOU ANY MORE COLLABORATIONS fiction at around the age of 10, I It seems that everyone who reads WITH JERRY POURNELLE PLANNED OR had daydreamed of being a science THE MAGIC GOES AWAY tumbles to DUE? IS DREAM PARK A ONE-OFF, OR fiction writer. I also daydreamed the implication that the magic will WILL YOU BE WORKING AGAIN WITH in Math class. work just fine in outer space, as STEVE BARNES? the mana hasn't been used up; and I didn't try to sell a story until they all want to tell me about it. L.N.: Jerry Pournelle and I have two book around age 25. By then I'd reached outlines out (It happened that the limit of my mathematics educat- Others send me photocopies of way because of option problems.) tion; and my daydreaming was starting interesting articles. Any medical We haven't signed contracts yet, but to take shape of complete stories. I discovery that might involve the when we do, we'll have two years wrote one down and sent it out. organ bank problem (as outlined in to produce (a) a sequel to THE MOTE It bounced. I kept writing. I sent the Gil the ARM stories) is made IN GOD'S EYE, and (b) a tale of the money to the Famous Writers School known to me at once. Two different invasion of Earth by aliens, in and got througn about 2/3 of the friends sent me MASSIVE ROTATING present time. Designing a being correspondence course. CYLINDERS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF who would want to invade the Earth, GLOBAL CAUSALITY VIOLATION, a paper I kept sending them out for a solid at slower-than-light speeds, is more by mathematician James Tipler, difficult than you might think. year before Frederik Pohl bought giving specs for a time machine. THE COLDEST PLACE. It's lucky for me I stole that title for a short story. that I finally discovered that Steven Barnes and I are working on (Catchy title, eh?) Tipler spotted stubborn streak. a second novel. It deals with a Space it. He sent me a paper which I am Shuttle caught in Earth orbit ASFN: HOW SOON IN YOUR WRITING CAREER DID not bright enough to understand, without fuel. How can it get down? YOU DISCOVER IT WAS MORE HELPFUL OR proving that if you had a time Watch for it soon: THE DESCENT OF DECIDE TO USE AN ESTABLISHED BACK­ machine, it would cause naked ANANSI. GROUND OR UNIVERSE FOR YOUR STORIES? singularities. L.N.: That doesn't take figuring out. The Then there's THE SMOKE RING, which I'm background for a tale of the future It's not always true, though. There working on alone. Picture a toroidal is as much work as you want it to are those who comment on the story­ region surrounding a neutron star, be. If a carefully carved slice of telling aspect of my stories. I in which there is a terrestrial "the future" works for two stories, enjoy shop talk of both varieties. atmosphere. There are storms and then you use it twice... and it tidal effects, but everything is ASFN: I KNOW YOU ARE PARTICULARLY gives you a chance to say more about otherwise in free fall. Life has been INTERESTED IN THE EXPLORATION OF that wordline, if you missed any­ evolving in there for a billion years. SPACE. WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF thing the first time. A spacecraft crew was stranded there THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE USA AND five hundred years ago, and their Known Space had no good reason to THE WORLD IN GENERAL RELATING TO descendants are having their problems. get large and elaborate as it did. SPACE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT? I've done other clusters of stories, IS THE SPACE SHUTTLE THE BREAKTHROUGH ASFN: DID YOU EXPECT LUCIFER'S HAMMER TO but I don't expect any of them to WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AND IS THERE BE SUCH A SUCCESS? get that large. ANY SIGN OF A SWING POLITICALLY, PUBLICLY OR IN ANY WAY TOWARDS L.N.: We hoped LUCIFER'S HAMMER would be ASFN: AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SF INCREASING THE SUPPORT FOR THE as big a success as it was; but AUTHORS YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY FOUND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE EXPLORATION? after all, anyone can daydream. We A FORMULA THAT WORKS AND READERS weren't counting on it. APPRECIATE. YOU ARE NO DOUBT L.N.: Things look good. For one thing, REGARDED AS ONE OF THE LEADING the Space Shuttle works. For ASFN: WHICH OF YOUR WORKS DO YOU THINK IS AUTHORS BASING YOUR STORIES ON SO another, there has been an explosion YOUR BEST AND WHICH DID YOU ENJOY 4 CALLED 'HARD SCIENCE'. HOW MUCH of space advocacy groups whose WRITING THE MOST? L.N. : Not bloody likely. I felt that Monday morning was taken up by a vast I never saw any room parties, although every one of my books was worth minatures display and battle depicting I looked for them. I have since been writing. I admit to a sneaking the Battle of Pelannor, from Lord of the told that they DID exist. All were favoritism for LUCIFER'S HAMMER, Rings. The afternoon was a wind-down quiet affairs, held behind closed doofs. which got me the most money and with Jon Noble presenting an abridged I figure this reflects either the basic the biggest audience, and for version of his paper, " Sauron as a nature of the people attending or a RINGWORLD, because the concept was Product of Social Ineptitude - A Marxist subconscious cringe-reaction from the so much fun, and because of the Interpretation of Lord of the Rings ", fate of the parties from UNICON IV. awards. Then again, I keep meeting Superman fans who got vast enjoy­ The Hucksters room was notable for the There was a raffle on Saturday and ment out of the article MAN OF silver rings and other ornaments of another on Sunday, each for a video STEEL/WOMAN OF KLEENEX. INCONSTANT Cindy Smith and the armour of Tim Dawson. movie. ( Tickets free to attendees. ) MOON was my only real love story, The art show/competition was highlighted I missed out on winning by two numbers and it came out just the way I with works by Marilyn Pride and Nick ...... twice! wanted it to. Oh, never mind. Stathopoulos. At the end of Sunday all prizewinners ASFN: SORRY ABOUT THAT LAST QUESTION The New Crest hotel kept up its high were announced, the dealers stalls standard, the bar was well used, even LARRY, BUT I THINK YOU ALMOST closed, tournaments over, and the last ANSWERED IT AT ANY—RATE. THANK though a little costly and the parties committee member hurled into the YOU FOR TAKING'THE TIME TO ANSWER were as enjoyable as ever. swimming pool. They took the computer ALL OUR QUESTIONS. away too. I decided to round the Altogether, Tolkon was an enjoyable ****** weekend off with treating myself to and successful convention and my RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK:, but the We will be bringing you further inter­ congratulaions to the committee, cinemas had all gone on strike! views with both Australian and overseas especially Cary and Marjorie Lenehan authors, when the opportunity presents and Jack Herman. itself. _ , Ed. CONVENTION REPORTS PHANTAS toixon -TAC0N81 PHUN § PHROLICS AT PHANTASTACON. Otherwise known as UNICON VII or THE GANDALF AWARD was presented at SYNCON '81 Convention report by Bruce Barnes. DENVENTION to Co-GOH C.L.MOORE.

Convention report by Justin Ackroyd. Phantastacon was held at the Melbourne WORLD FANTASY AWARD NOMINATIONS Town House during the 21st-23td August. LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Joseph Payne Tolkon, the seventh university science The hotel achieved infamy during UNICON Brennan, Avram Davidson, L.Sprague De fiction convention was held during IV, when the managment went around closing room parties. However, the hotel is Gamp, C.L.Moore, Andre Norton and Jack 21st-24th August at the New Crest Vance. hotel in Sydney and attracted about under new managment, so I went. two hundred people. Although the BEST NOVEL: ARIOSTO by Chelsea Quinn convention was orientated to the works Also half of Melbourne went as well, Yarbro (Pocket); FIRELORD by Parke of J.R.R. Tolkien, there was something or so it seems. The place was packed! Godwin (Doiibleday) ; THE MIST by Stephen for everyone to enjoy. The queue at the registration desk was King (From "Dark Forces" edited by Kirby not getting any shorter and the organisers McCauley for Viking); THE SHADOW OF THE The convention was opened on Friday were wondering what hit them. TORTURER by Gene Wolfe (Simon and evening with some light programming Schuster); SHADOWLAND by Peter Straub and a party. Saturday morning and Phantastacon catered heavily for comic (Coward,McCann f, Geoghegan). afternoon were taken up with talks, fans and that segment of the population discussions, a low key auction and Jon afflicted by Dungeons and Dragons. A big BEST SHORT FICTION:"Cabin 33" by Chelsea Noble's guest of honour speech on the tournamemt of which became the conven­ Quinn Yarbro (Shadows3); "Children of history of Tolkien fandom. Rob " Goon- tions main feature. Although I escaped The Kingdom" by T.E.D Klein (From "Dark Show " McGough was at it again in the DSD contamination, I did become Forces); "The Ugly Chickens" by Howard evening, this time with " Lord of the snared by a programme on the TRS-80 Waldrop (From "UniverselO" edited by String " and its unforgettable song, computer in the electronic games room, Terry Carr); "Unicorn Tapestry" by Suzy " Bad Hobbits ". This was held after games room. McKee Charnas (From "New Dimensions 11" a particularly successful masquerade, edited by Robert Silverberg and Marta highlighted by Nick Stathopoulos as The high point of the film programme Randall, Pocket Books). the " Elephant man ", was WIZARDS, which was more warmly received here than by past audiences. BEST ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTION: DARK FORCES edited by Kirby McCauley (Viking); DRAGONS Sunday started at the Hyde park with Amoung the other films was the miser­ OF LIGHT edited by Orson Scott Card (Ace); a Mediaeval Fair where a large percent­ able KRONOS and the even more miserable MUMMY! A CHRESTOMANTHY OF CRYPTOLOGY age of attendees came in costume, adding WASP WOMAN. ( Which is even worse edited by Bill Pronzini (Arbor House); to the atmosphere. A lunch of bread, than it sounds. ) NEW TERRORS edited by Ramsel Campbell meat and cheese was served, entertainment (Pan); SHADOWS 3 edited by Charles L. was provided by the Sydney Morris Men, There was a smorgasboard dinner on Grant (Doubleday); SHATTERDAY by Harlan and a combat tournament was conducted. Saturday, just before the masquerade, for those of us with $3.50 to spare. Ellison (Houghton Miflin). Back to the hotel and the programme It was nothing special, but these days BEST ARTIST: ALICIA AUSTIN, THOMAS CANTY, continued with a balloon debate. This it is quite novel to pay less than DON MAITZ, ROWENA MORRILL, MICHAEL resulted in the Troll's representative $10.00 for a con. meal. WHELAN and GAHAN WILSON. justifying his existence and was the SPECIAL AWARD-PROFESSIONAL: TERRY CARR balloon's sole survivor after some Of the two advertised guest speakers, (Anthologist); LESTER DEL REY (Del Rey amusing debating, especially from the Alan Salisbury ( Sols of Snake fame showed, but Alex Stitt ( Grendel, Books); EDWARD L.FERMAN (Magazine of representatives of the Elves and the FSSF); DAVID G.HARTWELL (Pocket Books/ Istari.The evening's highlight was an Grendel, Grendel ) didn't. It seems Timescape); TIM UNDERWOOD AND CHUCK excellent audio-visual presentation that some of the organisers didn't even know what happened to him! MILLER (Underwood and Miller Publishers); by Transfinite Audiovisuals. DONALD A.WOLLHEIM (DAW Books). 5 SPECIAL AWARD-NON-PRO: PAT CADIGAN § ated by this master among imaginative ARNIE FENNER (Shayol); CHARLES DE LINT People and Publishing writers.." § CHARLES R.SAUNDERS (Triskell Press/ SFC + Dragonfields); W.PAUL GANLEY (Weirdbook FOREST J.ACKERMAN believes he has est­ The review magazine THE SCIENCE FICTION Press/ EERIE COUNTRY/AMANITA BRANDY); ablished a record as an agent, by STEPHEN JONES (FANTASY TALES /AIRGEDLAMH) AND FANTASY REVIEW , under the editor­ selling 200 books for reprint in Italy. ship of NEIL BARRON, will be revived Authors included in the deal were The panel of judges will include Paul soon. It ceased publication in May 1980. A.E.VAN VOGT, L.RON HUBBARD, STANLEY G. C.Allen editor of Fantasy Newsletter, The Science Fiction Research Association WEINBAUM, H.L.GOLD, DONALD F.GLUT among will underwrite the cost of production. C.J.Cherryh, Gardner F.Dozois, Art Saha, others. and Donald M.Grant. The winners will be (Locus) For further details write to NEIL BARRON announced at the banquet at FANTASYCON at 1149 Lime Pl., Vista, CA 92083, USA ROBERT REGINALD is filing suit against VII to be held October 30th to November SFC 1st at the Claremont Resort Hotel, in KEVIN HANGER. Reginald produced a "Complete Berkeley, California. Paperback Index, 1939-1959" which he claims Hancer stole information from. He Our thanks to Peter D.Pautz, Executive bases his claim on the fact that he secretary SFWA, for these details. (Reginald) included a number of fake entries in his book which Hancer has inc­ OTHER AWARDS: luded in his volume. Sneaky! MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY was presented with JAN HOWARD FINDER'S collection ALIEN the seventh GREY MAUSER AWARD for out­ ENCOUNTERS has been postponed by Taplinger standing contributions to adult fantasy. until Autumn (USA). (Ansible) The award, a model of a Mauser pistol mounted on a board, is given by Fantasy FRANK HERBERT is doing a sequel to THE Faire in Los Angeles. Fritz Leiber did JESUS INCIDENT with co-author BILL the actual presentation. RANSOM... SAMUEL DELANY has three fin­ Locus ished books waiting for publication. Jieanwhile DISTANT STARS , a trade pb , The PROMETHEUS AWARD given by the National collection of seven stories was published Libertarian Convention, will not be pre­ by Bantam in August. A novel set in sented this year due to administration Neveryon, A FABULOUS FORMLESS DARKNESS difficulties. This award takes the form will be published by Bantam and STARBOARD of gold statuette worth in the vicinity WINE, a collection of essays will be pub­ of $3000. The first one was given to lished by Dragon Press. He is working on F.Paul Wilson for his novel WHEELS the title STARS IN MY POCKET LIKE GRAINS WITHIN WHEELS. OF SAND. Almost all of his published Locus books have now been taken over by Bantam.. JOHN BRUNNER DRAGON LORD OF THE SAVAGE EMPIRE by JEAN Photo by Jay K.Klein LORRAH has been bought by Playboy Paper­ EDITORIAL NOTE: Due to the delay in backs... STERLING LANIER has finished the getting overseas published books by long awaited sequel to HIERO'S JOURNEY... JOHN BRUNNER will be the Guest of Honor Australian authors at times, we believe PAUL HAZEL has finished his fantasy at CONSTELLATION, the 41st World SF that it is about time that some change novel UNDERSEA, the sequel to YEARWOOD Convention to be held in Baltimore in or addition was made to the rules for and the third in the series will be 1983. DAVE KYLE is Fan Guest and JACK the DITMAR AWARDS. It would be some WINTERKING...L.RON HUBBARD'S giant sf CHALKER Toastmaster...ROBERT SHECKLEY help if the definition be made that a novel is doing the rounds of publishers. resigned as fiction editor of OMNI in book must be on sale in Australia As part of the deal no mention of July and Associate Editor ELLEN DATLOW before the 31st of December. As George Dianetics or Scientology may be made on has been given the position...Del Rey Turner's VANEGLORY will not be published the book or in publicity and it must be books will publish THE SMOKE RING by in Australia till probably March or April marketed as a super sf novel... Berkley LARRY NIVEN in hard cover and paperback, it would not be eligible till 1982, for have bought EMPEROR,SWORDS,PENTACLES which is an associated novel to RINGWORLD. instance. Any books published November by PHYLLIS GOTLEIB, which is a sequel to SFC+ or December overseas as the rules stand her JUDGEMENT OF DRAGONS... ROBERT can be nominated, although they would VARDEMAN has sold a series to Playboy Ace have boughtTHE SHROUDED PLANET and THE not be on sale here under normal circum­ Press, CENETAPH ROAD, and one of the DAWNING LIGHT by ROBERT SILVERBERG and stances till February or later. This characters is a giant talking spider. RANDALL GARRETT, both of which were published by Starblaze in trade pb for­ gives people little time to read them Locus before nominations close, particularly mat... Berkley will do a new edition of when the National Convention is held in |FANTASY NEWSLETTER, one of the leading THE BOOK OF PHILIP JOSE FARMER which was March. Comments are invited please. f§sf review and news magazines in the previously published by DAW...GLEN A. M.B. Ed. U.S.A, has been dropped by it's editor/ LARSON and NICHOLAS YERMAK0V will do two publisher PAUL ALLEN. Family commitments more "Battelstar Galactica " novels for and other things have forced this on him. Berkley... STEPHEN GOLDIN has sold two (I know how he feels. Ed.) However FN more books in the same series as his C Obituaries j will be taken over by Robert A.Collins, MINDFLIGHT to Fawcett, MINDSEARCH of Florida Atlantic University who admin­ and MINDWAR. Also by Goldin, the PADDY CHAYEFSKY. Playwright and author isters the Thomas Burnett Swann Fund. seventh in the "Family D'Alembert" series Paddy Chayefsky, winner of awards for SFC § LOCUS should appear from Berkley early in '82 his film and TV plays such as MARTY, DOUGLAS ADAMS reports that there are no after lying on the shelf for three and the author of the novel ALTERED plans for a second TV HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE. years... THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER STATES, died recently after a long The phenomenon incidently hit Melbourne by STEPHEN GOLDIN and his wife KATHLEEN battle with cancer. He did not like Ken recently with Space Age reporting a sell SKY, based on a class the husband and Russell's interpretation in the movie of out of the Pan paperbacks and the two wife team taught at Cal State, Northridge ALTERED STATES, and withdrew his name record albums. As yet we have not seen will be published by Harper and Row... from the credits. any sign of the TV show. Adams is working KATHLEEN SKY is working on THE TOWERS OF on a third book; LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND WITCHDAME for Bantam. ROBERT AICKMAN, one of England's lead­ SFC ing authors and anthologist of ghost EVERYTHING for publication next year. stories died of cancer in February. There is a possibility of a film being The Arthurian theme is seemingly end­ He was a man of many interests includ­ made on the series also... HELLICONIA less. Ace has bought IDYLS OF THE KING ing ballet, film and drama. Some of his SPRING is the first in a new trilogy by by PHYLLIS ANN KARR, Bantam will pub­ best known books are POWERS OF DARKNESS, BRIAN ALDISS, which will be published lish MERLIN by Robert Nye, which we saw SUB ROSA and COLD HAND IN MINE. by Jonathan.Cape starting next year. It in Penguin in '80 and Bantam will also is described by Cape as "a monumental publish GUINEVERE by SHARAN NEWMAN... i 6 saga which goes beyond anything yet cre­ EDWARD L.FERMAN, editor of THE MAGAZINE Timescape soon... LORD VALENTINE'S THE FUTURE is a UK OMNI spinoff, with OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION has CASTLE is a September release from PAN revamped OMNI articles plus some fiction. announced that the magazine, in a co­ and his new book set on the same world Planned as a weekly partwork assembling venture with Charles Scribner's Sons is THE MAJIPOOR CHRONICLES due for into encyclopedia type volumes. Michael publishers,will produce a new series release by Arbor House early in '82... Scott Rohan is fiction editor at the of hard cover sf books. Mainly novels, ROBERT HALE, who have been notable for moment and you can reach him at Eaglemoss, but some one-author-collections and the quantity of sf books they have pub­ 7 Cromwell Rd., London, SW7 2HR UK. the Annual Best From F^SF, which has lished over the last few years, if not AD ASTRA is still going, but is behind been previously published by Doubleday. quality, are cutting down on the number chedule. THE PATCHIN REVIEW is a "fanzine" Locus + of titles they are publishing. We bel­ edited by Charles Platt. It reports such ieve this is largely due to the current items as the Nebula Award Banquet, pub­ STEPHEN KING and PETER STRAUB have economic climate in the UK in general lishing news and reviews, with articles collaborated on a novel, THE TALISMAN, and the cut down on finance for libraries, by Ellison, Malzberg and Platt under to be published by Viking. which are a large part of Hale's trade... various pseudonyms. $12.00 for 6 issues Timescape Books have bought a trilogy It was reported in a U.S. sf news to 9 Patchin Place, New York, NY 10011, from GREGORY BENFORD. The first title magazine that SUZETTE HADEN ELGIN had USA. Space Age has copies at $3.00 in this "Starscape" series is IN THE succumbed to the heatwave in the U.S.A OCEAN OF NIGHT, which was published last summer. This report was incorrect, Ansible by Dial in hard cover in '77, ACROSS and Ms Elgin is hard at work behind THE SEA OF SUNS the second, is completed her typewriter still... TIMESCAPE MORE AWARDS and he is working on STARSCAPE. A fourth BOOKS are to publish three "Star Trek" book, THE STARS IN SHROUD, which was a novels. THE ENTROPY EFFECT by Vonda The Winners of the PORGIE AWARDS for re-written version of a 1970 Ace title McIntyre is already out and due from 1981 are as follows: FANTASY DEEPER THAN THE DARKNESS, uses the same Futura also in November. THE KLINGON GOLD MEDAL: THE SHAPES OF MIDNIGHT universe, but is not being considered GAMBIT by Robert E.Vardeman is an by Joseph Payne Brennan (Berkely) as part of the series. The last two books October TIMESCAPE release and this will SILVER MEDAL: JOURNEY TO APRILIOTH by in the trilogy were originally sold to be followed by THE COVENANT OF THE CROWN Eileen Kemaghan (Ace) Dell, but they were casualties of the by Howard Weinstein in December. This BRONZE MEDAL: THE HOUNGAN by J.N. apparent dropping by Dell of their sf author is known to the ST fans as a Williamson (Leisure) line. lecturer on ST and a scriptwriter for SCIENCE FICTION: Locus the ST cartoon series. GOLD MEDAL: STARWEB by Joan Cox (Avonj LARRY NIVEN and JERRY POURNELLE will do SILVER MEDAL: NUMBER OF THE BEAST by THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE for In what must be one of the cheapest Robert Heinlein (Fawcett) Simon and Schuster after they complete gimmicks ever foisted on the American BRONZE MEDAL: PLAYERS AT THE GAME OF their big one for Fawcett, THE FOOT... reading public, Jove Publications, who PEOPLE by John Brunner (Del Rey) Dark they Were and Golden Eyed, the are obviously finding the going tough, specialist sf book shop opened in London have announced a series of books Our thanks to George Goodwin Media, dis­ by Derek Stokes in 1969, has closed down. called "No Frills". They have no titles, tributors of Ace Books in Australia, for They were the inspiration for other sf no authors mentioned and no illustraions this information. shops including Change of Hobbit, Dark on the covers. If the booksellers even Carnival, Forbidden Planet, The Science order them we will be surprised. They Fiction Shop, Dangerous Visions and of are more likely to laugh them out of FAN NEWS business. We consider it an ।insult to course Black Hole, Galaxy and Space Age JULIA CURTIS and ROY FERGUSON are making it even think that people would buy them. in Australia. legal on the 28th of November. The wedding Then again...... Locus will take place at the home of Pat and Mike The Harlan Ellison book announced as Wilkinson-Cox, in Mundaring, Perth, W.Aust. an Ace trade pb, BLOOD'S A ROVER has Our congratulations to Julia and Roy. been cancelled. Ellison had not turned NO FRILLS BOOK in the manuscript to Ace and in a deal It is with regret that we report the recent involving payments on other reprints passing of PHINEAS GLICK. "Bluey" as he was the advance on BLOOD'S A ROVER was known to his friends, hailed from Sydney returned. It is to be hoped that another and was quite active in Sydney fandom in publisher will pick up the title when it the '50s, until his job involved his moving is available. Ace will be doing a series to Melbourne. of 13 other reprint titles by Ellison in SCIENCE 1982... GALAXY magazine is currently ^CONVENTIONS the centre of financial law suits, but FICTION one way or another there is a good chance The only SF convention that we know of still that the magazine will be revived... COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING to come this year is THE CONVENTION OF THE Tor books are promoting FRED SABERHAGEN ALIENS. GALAXIES. GREAT KLINGON EMPIRE, a Star Trek con in SPACE CADETS, ROBOTS, case you didn't know it, to be held in as one of their major authors. WATER OF TIME TRAVEL, ONE PLUCKY GIRL. THOUGHT was published in May, EARTH Adelaide October 24th and 25th. Details from DESCENDED is an October title , THE SASTEK (08) 2556569. BERSERKER WARS in December and during SWANCON 7 will be held Jan.30th to Feb.1st '82 and '83 they will published COILS in Perth, Details from P.O.Box 318, Nedlands co-authored with Roger Zelazny, DOMINION 6009, West Australia. and THREE OF SWORDS. MAGAZINE NEWS MEDTREK is a Star Trek con to be held at LOCUS The Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath, N.S.W. DANIEL KEYES, the author of "Flowers Some new magazines planned in U.K. are: February 13th 8 14th. Details from 12/207 for Algernon" and other sf stories, is EXTRO Speculative Fiction is being re­ Birrel St., Waverly, NSW 2024. writing the true account of multiple incarnated by Robert Allen helped by Randall Flynn and Dorothy Davies. Plans TSCHAICON is the Australasian National personalitied Bill Milligan, THE MINDS are for monthly publication. Details Convention to be held next Easter in OF BILLY MILLIGAN. Milligan, after from 3 Cadels Row, Faringdon, Oxon. U.K. Melbourne. See advertisement for details. being accused of rape and murder, was INTERZONE is the provisional title of OCTOCON will be held in NEW ZEALAND found to have over 20 personalities. a quality magazine planned by people from June 4th to 7th, in Dunedin we Truth is stranger than fiction and including David Pringle and Malcolm presume. Details from P.O.Box 5516, the personalities that at some time Edwards.and others. Special book offer Dunedin, New Zealand. take control of his actions range from if you subscribe now to Ground Zero a four year old boy to a lesbian. Publications, c/o 28 Duckett Rd., Details on the 1982 WORLD SF CONVENTION P.W. London N4 1BN, UK. 5 pound. Fiction to be held in Chicago and other con THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR is the third submissions considered now. Big name details will be given in the next issue. in the "Book of the New Sun" series by British writers will be included but new Gene Wolfe and will be published by authors are encouraged. THE OMNI BOOK OF 7 pitifully sad were those others in cos­ engravings on glass, or slate; working tume throughout the Con; who were just models; embroidery - the list was endless living out their fantasies, for all to - just about anything you could imagine, see. Their costumes were shoddy, and most in any medium. Marilyn Pride also had just couldn't see that they should wear some of her "rocks" there. a costume more suitable for their figures). However there were no nude or topless Between the Art Show and Dealers areas, (only nearly), and everyone stuck to the there was an area where they had the code for no real weapons. And all no actual car from "Blade Runner"; and in smoking requests were observed. And at an enclosed area nearby they'd set up the end of the Masquerade the judges the storyboard, pre-production drawings thanked the audience for behaving so well. and photos, miniature settings, No catcalls and rude comments, etc. (What memorabilia, and life-size models from must the other cons be like?) the movie "Dark Crystal". It was so good I lingered in there longer than I I hope the idea of Breakfast, and Dinner should have, but when I came out I saw with the authors, is not a forerunner of the table for the L5 Society, and forever cutting out the banquet. But it while I was busy joining the Society, was a good idea which should be promoted Bjo Trimble came up, so I introduced as something extra on the agenda -- if one myself. We talked for a while, and An On The Spot Report could get the authors out of bed for this led me to write a letter to By Val Rogers breakfast (over 14 tables were left with­ El Presidente Reagan on their rusty old out an author).' However at the dinner at typewriter (which, amazingly, was even I am sorry more peoplefrom Australia were not the Buckhorn Restaurant, which was built older than the one I'm using now), able to attend DENVENTION, but I do not think in the early 1880's ( a two-storey wooden about not cutting funds to NASA. it was as good as SEACON '79,which was the building, full of memorabilia of those last Worldcon I went to — not by a long times in the West), we didn't have a The Dealers area didn't only cover books, shot. Although the 39th World SF Con was my cause for even one complaint. Our table posters, badges, etc; but was more first U.S. one, I think SEACON has spoiled was the last to have their author sit encompassing with such a variety of me forever. Denvention was not as well-run, down, and for a long while we felt we were items you wouldn't believe. Out of nor as full a programme, with the minute going to be left out. But the wait was print records (but I'd just run out attention to detail that was so noticeable worth it -- we were privileged to have of money before I saw "Mr Spock's at the Metropole Hotel. G.O.H. Clifford Simak to share our meal Music from Outer Space" - maybe just and conversation. He is an absolutely as well, as the price was exhorbitantly Of course the problem was that the Hilton delightful person, and we got on well. high); emblems; memorabilia from NASA, was not as labrynthine as the Metropole-- including the few remaining cans of where you could get lost for a week before coke that had ben specially sent to they found you, but as you'll remember, also the Columbia re-entry (they had a enabled the whole of Seacon to be held under picture of the Shuttle on the side and one roof! Denvention '81 was held over three cost $10 each)! There were some venues, vastly separated across town. To do very unusual T-shirts; jewellery, them justice however, they provided a shuttle including some made from feathers service (bus) to get us to the hucksters and (and even a tie made from feathers, art show rooms, another auditorium in another too), and some jewellery was beautifully hotel, and other hotels where members stayed. wrought in metal; and holograms made by These special buses were only for con members, lasers were available, too. I bought and were so frequent that sometimes three some miniature geode earrings. Then were lined up waiting outside the Hilton-- there were cushions; photo slides; out and once Harry was the sole occupant for a of print comics, books, and magazines; ride across town! It must've cost the organ­ scripts - I bought one from "The isers a fortune!! But because of this sit­ Prisoner" which was written by McGoohan, uation, you found you were missing things himself; and a special mention must be you wanted to participate in, such as list­ made of Alicia Austin's artwork, and ening to panels and authors, etc -- because her badges which were rather risque, you spent so much time in travelling from to put it mildly. A to B to C. (Of course it wasn't all that far, you could walk it; but buses are faster,, But the daily Con update was never so if you walked you missed out on even more The porters at the Hilton were very out till midday which posed quite a Of the programme).' helpful, and one we nicknamed "Denver" problem at times; and the Con T-shirt because he was a "mile high". sold out in a few hours - they didn't I think it will take Denver quite a while to (He was extremely tall, and Denver is have enough to go around. get over its second -ever world con in 40 called "The Mile High City"!) One of the years. Many people wore their costumes, even bellboys we spoke to a couple of times in the street. And a lot were seen to carry was "Pappy” Galt -- an ex-boxer who came dragons with them everywhere -- a constant to Australia to fight Jimmy Carruthers companion; on head, across shoulders, along quite a few years ago. arms, and on the back of hands; depending on the size of their "pet". The Dealers and Art Show rooms had to be experienced to be believed. Held in Unicorns and rainbows seem to be the "in" a huge cavern of a place, the art show thing at present, not only at the Con, but section held more than just painting right across America. and pen drawings -- it covered all types The Masquerade was undoubtedly one of the of artistic expertise -- from artwork highlights of the Con, and most costumes were and photos, to pottery figures, and of such high standard in workmanship, it utensils; unicorns and dragons carved, must've taken them a whole year to plan and or made from material and stuffed make. And with 140 participants, singly (some were huge); stained glass.; or as a group, it must've been awfully hard leaded, stained glass windows - the for the judges to decide who was to win. So one with the head from "Alien" won while they deliberated on the matter, we all first prize. (Computer circuitry was left the arena to use cameras ( the people used for part of it, to give "texture", who'd remembered to bring them over to and gave it a very unusual effect) - the parade did -- the rest of us kicked but my favourite was a leaded, ARTWORK ON THIS PAGE AND ourselves); while the various costumed stained glass window made from the THE NEXT BY "TINY" DARYL MANNELL members posed under specially rigged phot- design of an Apollo emblem. Then graphic lights in a roped-off area. (But there were mirrors; carvings; sculptures: 8 pure Music Hall - everybody sighed,! ourselves away from the Magic Kingdom, cheered and clapped the heroes, booed and but with only a little while left we had hissed the villains, and accompanied to visit San Juan Capistrano; The Queen Han Solo with some of his lines (maybe Mary, at Long Beach; and Universal Studios they thought he would forget them?), then (who sure could take a leaf out of cheered all the credits, followed by Disneyland's book on how to move people); another standing ovation - in the dark! and finally it was time for our last meal With all that frenetic excitement and sound together, so we chose The Hamburger Hamlet - not to mention the newly-installed-for- at Westwood Village - home of U.C.L.A., the-occasion, Dolby sound system - I felt (and Harry's and my old stomping, and sure the headlines in The Rocky Mountains chomping, ground when we attended that News next day, would read: "Old Theatre university many years ago). The next Collapses on Huge Audience - "!' morning Gayle, Galaxy Ron, Trish and Alan left for England via a stopover in New Yes, it truly was a Happening, and one I York; and Harry, Tony and I left for two was glad to be a part of. days in Honolulu enroute to Sydney.

But while we were waiting in the queue for the theatre to open, one of the group behind us was condemning President Denver is like Melbourne (no offence Reagan because he'd got rid of The Clean meant) - but it closes down after hours Air Bill; and truly, the next morning you and at weekends - even at the hotel it couldn't see the Rockies at all from was no different. And we were there our hotel window - and the stench was so over the Labor Day weekend - All food bad, I thought the construction workers, places in town closed early - even the digging outside the front of the hotel, had Ice Cream Parlor at the hotel, so we were burst the sewer main. The smell even came left without places to eat. (Of course, through the air conditioning! Rotten eggs. even if the Hilton Restaurants remained Thankfully the smog was only that bad for open longer, they were far too dear to eat the one day. But this was Denver. Los at, for the average Con-goer). Do you Angeles, I could understand. - But remember at Brighton, the little snack whatever happened to clear, fresh mountain bar they provided between the main hall air? Well, we found it at Vail, which is and the first hucksters room? And how a ski resort like Aspen, and 11,000 feet you could have a breakfast included with above sea level. your room payment? And the fact that one bar was open 24 hours (or until the As the opening ceremony had been so dull, very early hours) just for Con members and as we wanted to see some of Colorado before returning to California, we to meet and converse? As I said, I One thing we found - that compared to guess Seacon has spoilt us. decided not to wait for the closing ceremony. So after breakfast at England, the food in America is much cheaper, with far more variety, and you "The taking of Raiders of the Lost Ark", Ackerman's (no relation. But they sure get lots to eat. and "Blade Runner SFX", were movies not heap your plate high with food), the to be missed - I just wish we could get seven of us took off up the highway in Well, that's all for now - hope I haven't them to show at Conventions here. a rented car. We had been told it was a place we should visit, and one look at bored you. But you may find something in this "diary" that could help when you're Another highlight was free tickets to Vail made us glad we'd come. Nestling in considering ideas for the next Aussiecon, the first-ever showing together of "Star a valley, Vail is truly a beautiful (if we get it in ' 85).' Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back". Held place. Built along the lines of a Swiss on Friday night at the old Paramount village, it nevertheless is very modern, Peace’ VAL ROGERS Theatre just up the street - a theatre with the look of haying been designed by an being restored, but so vast, in the old architect and a landscape designer - even style of theatres that it accomodated us to its covered bridge over a rushing My Atncette. thanki to Vai her very all! - It was a Happening; which mountain stream. It probably was. interesting impressions o( DENVENT10N. started off with a recital on the old ANDREW PORTER, edZtoA. o( SCIENCE FICTION wurlitzer. This prompted a dance session The hotel was strangely silent when we got CHRONICLE has sent me some o( his photo­ by Con members, who wore Star Wars Storm back from Vail. No babble of voices from graphs to use, but they turned up too late Trooper outfits, and brought a huge round people rushing hither and yon. Gone to include tn this time. So we will of applause; and everyone was in such a were all the posters and every visible have a page o( photographs (rom the high frame of mind, that when the organist sign that the Con had ever existed in this World Con tn the next issue. point of Time. finished they gave him a standing In this Little bit o( space I frind I ovation! Then Gary Kurtz and Kasanjian, have to spare I will remind you that came on and spoke to everybody before As you may already know, George Lucas is next year's World Convention is to the movies started. After that it was building his own movie-making complex north be held tn Chicago, tn the U.S.A, and of Los Angeles. It will rival,even surpass A.BERTRAM CHANDLER ts the Guest o( the ones already in the movie - making Honour. I hope as many people (rom capital of the world. And it is situated Australia as possible wilt attend. I in a valley called Lucas Valley! will also remind you that we should support LOS ANGELES (or '84. Yes, I While we were watching the morning news know It would be nice (or Britain to show on TV in San Francisco, they announced have It, George Orwell and all that, that the shooting of the new Star Trek but just think about that (or a moment. movie (TV?) was to begin in October, Then again some nuts have predicted that and that Shatner, Nimoy and Koenig had the whole West Coast o( the U.S.A Is already signed. And that Spock was due to (alt Into the Pacifrtc Ocean definitely going to be killed off! (Seems between now and 1984, so the decision that Paramount is suffering from the may be made (or us. Indecision Syndrome again, doesn't it)? Just remember one thing'. I( MELBOURNE is Well, I don't think I can say much else to have a chance o( winning the bid to about the convention. hold the WORLD CON IN '85, BRITAIN must not win '84. At least that is my idea o( Disneyland was as fabulous as ever, and the situation and I do not think that we spent two whole days there from 9 am very many world con bu((s wilt disagree till midnight. It was hard to drag with me. „ „ n pure Music Hall - everybody sighed,! ourselves away from the Magic Kingdom, cheered and clapped the heroes, booed and but with only a little while left we had hissed the villains, and accompanied to visit San Juan Capistrano; The Queen Han Solo with some of his lines (maybe Mary, at Long Beach; and Universal Studios they thought he would forget them?), then (who sure could take a leaf out of cheered all the credits, followed by Disneyland's book on how to move people); another standing ovation - in the dark! and finally it was time for our last meal With all that frenetic excitement and sound together, so we chose The Hamburger Hamlet - not to mention the newly-installed-for- at Westwood Village - home of U.C.L.A., the-occasion, Dolby sound system - I felt (and Harry's and my old stomping, and sure the headlines in The Rocky Mountains chomping, ground when we attended that News next day, would read: "Old Theatre university many years ago). The next Collapses on Huge Audience - "!' morning Gayle, Galaxy Ron, Trish and Alan left for England via a stopover in New Yes, it truly was a Happening, and one I York; and Harry, Tony and I left for two was glad to be a part of. days in Honolulu enroute to Sydney.

But while we were waiting in the queue for the theatre to open, one of the group behind us was condemning President Denver is like Melbourne (no offence Reagan because he'd got rid of The Clean meant) - but it closes down after hours Air Bill; and truly, the next morning you and at weekends - even at the hotel it couldn't see the Rockies at all from was no different. And we were there our hotel window - and the stench was so over the Labor Day weekend - All food bad, I thought the construction workers, places in town closed early - even the digging outside the front of the hotel, had Ice Cream Parlor at the hotel, so we were burst the sewer main. The smell even came left without places to eat. (Of course, through the air conditioning! Rotten eggs. even if the Hilton Restaurants remained Thankfully the smog was only that bad for open longer, they were far too dear to eat the one day. But this was Denver. Los at, for the average Con-goer). Do you Angeles, I could understand. - But remember at Brighton, the little snack whatever happened to clear, fresh mountain bar they provided between the main hall air? Well, we found it at Vail, which is and the first hucksters room? And how a ski resort like Aspen, and 11,000 feet you could have a breakfast included with above sea level. your room payment? And the fact that one bar was open 24 hours (or until the As the opening ceremony had been so dull, very early hours) just for Con members and as we wanted to see some of Colorado before returning to California, we to meet and converse? As I said, I One thing we found - that compared to guess Seacon has spoilt us. decided not to wait for the closing ceremony. So after breakfast at England, the food in America is much cheaper, with far more variety, and you "The taking of Raiders of the Lost Ark", Ackerman's (no relation. But they sure get lots to eat. and "Blade Runner SFX", were movies not heap your plate high with food), the to be missed - I just wish we could get seven of us took off up the highway in Well, that's all for now - hope I haven't them to show at Conventions here. a rented car. We had been told it was a place we should visit, and one look at bored you. But you may find something in this "diary" that could help when you're Another highlight was free tickets to Vail made us glad we'd come. Nestling in considering ideas for the next Aussiecon, the first-ever showing together of "Star a valley, Vail is truly a beautiful (if we get it in ' 85).' Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back". Held place. Built along the lines of a Swiss on Friday night at the old Paramount village, it nevertheless is very modern, Peace’ VAL ROGERS Theatre just up the street - a theatre with the look of haying been designed by an being restored, but so vast, in the old architect and a landscape designer - even style of theatres that it accomodated us to its covered bridge over a rushing My Atncette. thanki to Vai her very all! - It was a Happening; which mountain stream. It probably was. interesting impressions o( DENVENT10N. started off with a recital on the old ANDREW PORTER, edZtoA. o( SCIENCE FICTION wurlitzer. This prompted a dance session The hotel was strangely silent when we got CHRONICLE has sent me some o( his photo­ by Con members, who wore Star Wars Storm back from Vail. No babble of voices from graphs to use, but they turned up too late Trooper outfits, and brought a huge round people rushing hither and yon. Gone to include tn this time. So we will of applause; and everyone was in such a were all the posters and every visible have a page o( photographs (rom the high frame of mind, that when the organist sign that the Con had ever existed in this World Con tn the next issue. point of Time. finished they gave him a standing In this Little bit o( space I frind I ovation! Then Gary Kurtz and Kasanjian, have to spare I will remind you that came on and spoke to everybody before As you may already know, George Lucas is next year's World Convention is to the movies started. After that it was building his own movie-making complex north be held tn Chicago, tn the U.S.A, and of Los Angeles. It will rival,even surpass A.BERTRAM CHANDLER ts the Guest o( the ones already in the movie - making Honour. I hope as many people (rom capital of the world. And it is situated Australia as possible wilt attend. I in a valley called Lucas Valley! will also remind you that we should support LOS ANGELES (or '84. 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ELRIC OF MELNIBONE by Michael Moorcock, with his RITUALS TUDOR: In FUTURA/ORBIT series we saw WILLIAM COLLINS: A new edition with OF INFINITY. TIME BANDITS by Charles LEVIATHAN'S DEEP by Jayge Carr. In an attractive new cover illustration Alverson, a juvenile version of the BALLANTINE 24 titles in Edgar Rice of SPACE MACHINE by Christopher Priest book of the film in SPARROW. JUNIPER Burroughs Tarzan series and 11 of was the main Pan title followed by TIME by Kate Wilhelm. EYE IN THE SKY the Martian series. CLASH OF THE CLONE by Richard Cowper. WAR GAMES by by Philip K.Dick. THE BOOK OF SKULLS TITANS by Alan Dean Foster, based Brian Stableford was next in Pan. on the Ray Harryhausen movie was There is only one title in Fontana; ( New in Coronet), UNFAMILIAR CLONED LIVES by Pamela Sargent- In NEL* TERRITORY, SHADRACH IN THE FURNACE released in August along with THE SPINNER by Doris Piserchia and a new print, NUMBER OF THE BEAST by Robert Heinlein and THE STOCHASTIC MAN (RPS) all by ing of DINOSAUR PLANET by Anne McCaffrey. plus a reprint of his I WILL FEAR NO Robert SILVERBERG are CORONET titles EVIL. A new edition of PRISONER: A DAY for October. In ARROW Books only one PRIESTS OF PSI by Frank HERBERT is fin­ IN THE LIFE by Hank Stine.MICRONAUT title, SIGHT OF PROTEUS by Charles ally scheduled for October along with WORLD by Gordon Williams. HOTEL TRANS­ SHEFFIELD. THE JESUS INCIDENT and DOSADI EXPERIMENT YLVANIA by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Z0NE4: reissues. SONGMASTER by Orson Scott Card METHUEN: Recent and forthcoming titles SKY STRIKE by James Rouch. WOLF COURSE is also due in Orbit/Futura, followed in the MAGNUM series include: EARTHDARK by Guy N.Smith. In NAL: LAST COMMUNION by a n/e of THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by and CRISIS ON CONSHELF TEN by Monica by Nicholas Yermakov. Hughes. Due during September and October Ursula Le Guinn. Del Rey titles due Titles up to October include DEATHWING are : DEATHWATCH by D.G.COMPTON. include THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ and THE OVER VEYNAA by Douglas Hill in Picolo, TIN WOODMAN OF OZ both by L.Frank Baum, KEEPER OF THE ISIS LIGHT by Monica CACHALOT by Alan Dean Foster in N.E.L. GROTTO OF THE FORMIGANS by Daniel Da Hughes.FIRESHIP/MOTHER § CHILD by Joan Cruz, THE BREAKING OF NORTH WALL by Vinge. In DAW books: DAYSTAR AND SHADOW Paul 0.Williams, THE VENUS BELT by L. by James B.Johnson. THE STAR CROWNED Neil Smith and STELLAR SF STORIES #6 KINGS by Robert Chilson.PILGRIMAGE by edited by Judy Lynn Del Rey. Drew Mendelson. THE CASTAWAYS OF TANAGAR by Brian Stableford. THE FLUGER by Doris Next-issue we will try to cover some of Piserchia. THE LUCIFER COMET by Ian the hard cover books due for Christmas. Wallace. PURSUIT OF THE SCREAMER by Please note also that ALL BOOKS are Ansen Dibell. THE STOLEN GODDESS by Australian agents for all the DRAGON'S Richard Purtill. COSMIC CRUSADERS by DREAM publications, GEORGE GOODWIN MEDIA Pierre Barbet . THE YEARS BEST FANTASY will be able to supply 90% at least of STORIES edited by Lin Carter. A Granada all the ACE titles published, OAK TREE hard cover due is THE DANCERS AT THE PRESS are agents for the cinema book END OF TIME by Michael Moorcock.(3 publisher BARNES. novels in one volume.) PENGUINS: In July Penguins did an orig­ inal Australian edition of THE DREAMING EDITORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS DRAGONS by Damien Broderick. The illus­ trated book of the film GRENDEL by Alex Please note that the abbreviation SFC Stitt. THE BLACK CLOUD, a reprint of the in "People and Publishing" refers to early sf novel by Fred Hoyle. the New York sf news magazine SCIENCE Additional Penguin titles are SEVEN FICTION CHRONICLE, edited and published STEPS TO THE SUN by Fred HOYLE (first by ANDREW PORTER. Penguin edition), THE PENGUIN SF OMNIBUS edited by Brian ALDISS and THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER by Ray BRADBURY.In the When voting was due to close for the new King Penguin series two of interest: next DUFF (Down Under Fan Fund), to send THE BLOODY CHAMBER and HEROES AND an Australian fan to the U.S.A, next VILLAINS, both by Angela CARTER. year only one nomination was to hand. That nomination was from DARYL MANNELL. NELSON: The July releases in SPHERE were In a move that we consider was quite THE RIM OF SPACE by A.Bertram Chandler. unfair to Daryl the nomination period NIGHTBOAT by Robert R.McCammon. WHAT was extended. People had plenty of time GORDON & GOTCH: In Panther we saw DREAMS MAY COME by Richard Matheson. previously to nominate so why did they A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING TEXAS by Fritz HERE BE DEAMONS by Basil Copper. In suddenly find they could go after it Leiber. GILES GOAT BOY by John Barth. August: THE TUNNEL WAR by Joe Poyer. was found that Daryl was the only THE EMBEDDING by Ian Watson. MALAFRENA OUTLAND by Alan Dean Foster. THE AVATAR nominee. Without any voting of course by Ursula LeGuin. The few other f & s-f by Poul Anderson. SCHRODINGER'S CAT by it does make it difficult to raise the releases include SAVAGE EMPIRE by Jean Robert A.Wilson. THE PRODIGY by Jay funds needed, but I still feel uneasy Lorrah (Playboy). SUPERMAN MIRACLE Livingstone. In the HAMLYN series which about the way that things have worked MONDAY by Elliot Maggin (Warner). Nelson are now handling there was CROWN out. OF HORN by Louise Cooper, TIMES WITHOUT WARLORD OF THE AIR and MOORCOCK'S BOOK Other candidates now I believe include NUMBER by John Brunner. SKYSHIP by OF MARTYRS both by Michael MOORCOCK PETER TOLUZZI, DAMIEN BRENNAN and DERRICK John Brosnan. Later titles are as follows: were Mayflower releases in October. ASHBY. I shall print all the candidates In Panther IRISH LEPRECHAUN'S KINGDOM MASTERS OF EVERON by Gordon Dickson is platforms in full, when they are made a brand new Sphere title plus a horror by Peter HAINING was also due October. available to me. novel, ZOMBIE! In Hamlyn a reissue of In September we saw SHIKASTA by Doris the John Christopher series, THE WHITE For those people who know little about LESSING in Panther and SAILOR ON THE MOUNTAINS, THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD fan funds, the basic purpose is to cement SEAS OF FATE and THE OAK AND THE RAM and THE POOL OF FIRE. friendship between Australian and U.S.A, by Michael MOORCOCK both in Mayflower. fandoms. I believe the fan selected to TRANSWORLD: CHILD OF THE DARK STAR by go has an obligation to do all he can THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SF by Peter NICHOLLS Olivia Brown. THE INTEGRATED MAN by to further this friendship and I will has still not been seen although it was Michael Berlyn. RAIDERS OF THE LOST have more to say on this matter next due in July. We have not been able to ARK by Campbell Black. MOCKINGBIRD by obtain any explanation for the delay Walter Tevis. COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON by from GfiG or the publishers themselves. 12 Hal Lindsay. HODDER & STOUGHTON: The major CORONET In Bantam ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK by Mike release is THE FACE by Jack Vance. Then McQUAY, the novel of the film, AGENT OF NEW RELEASES follows DARK CRUSADE by Karl Edward CHAOS by Norman SPINRAD in Corgi, DEATH FROM AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTORS Wagner and STARSTORMERS 3:CATFANG in ANGEL'S SHADOW by Kathleen Sky, a Star the KNIGHT Junior series. In ARROW we Trek novel from Bantam, UNDER THE CITY ANGUS g ROBERTSON released a new TPB see PANGLOR by Jeffrey Carver. A reprint OF THE ANGELS by Jerry Earl BROWN , edition of OUT OF THE SILENCE by Erie of QUATERMASSby Nigel Kneale. CAROLINE R and THE HORN OF TIME by Poul Anderson Cox in September. by David Lancaster. ELRIC OF MELNIBONE by Michael Moorcock, with his RITUALS TUDOR: In FUTURA/ORBIT series we saw WILLIAM COLLINS: A new edition with OF INFINITY. TIME BANDITS by Charles LEVIATHAN'S DEEP by Jayge Carr. In an attractive new cover illustration Alverson, a juvenile version of the BALLANTINE 24 titles in Edgar Rice of SPACE MACHINE by Christopher Priest book of the film in SPARROW. JUNIPER Burroughs Tarzan series and 11 of was the main Pan title followed by TIME by Kate Wilhelm. EYE IN THE SKY the Martian series. CLASH OF THE CLONE by Richard Cowper. WAR GAMES by by Philip K.Dick. THE BOOK OF SKULLS TITANS by Alan Dean Foster, based Brian Stableford was next in Pan. on the Ray Harryhausen movie was There is only one title in Fontana; ( New in Coronet), UNFAMILIAR CLONED LIVES by Pamela Sargent- In NEL* TERRITORY, SHADRACH IN THE FURNACE released in August along with THE SPINNER by Doris Piserchia and a new print, NUMBER OF THE BEAST by Robert Heinlein and THE STOCHASTIC MAN (RPS) all by ing of DINOSAUR PLANET by Anne McCaffrey. plus a reprint of his I WILL FEAR NO Robert SILVERBERG are CORONET titles EVIL. A new edition of PRISONER: A DAY for October. In ARROW Books only one PRIESTS OF PSI by Frank HERBERT is fin­ IN THE LIFE by Hank Stine.MICRONAUT title, SIGHT OF PROTEUS by Charles ally scheduled for October along with WORLD by Gordon Williams. HOTEL TRANS­ SHEFFIELD. THE JESUS INCIDENT and DOSADI EXPERIMENT YLVANIA by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Z0NE4: reissues. SONGMASTER by Orson Scott Card METHUEN: Recent and forthcoming titles SKY STRIKE by James Rouch. WOLF COURSE is also due in Orbit/Futura, followed in the MAGNUM series include: EARTHDARK by Guy N.Smith. In NAL: LAST COMMUNION by a n/e of THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by and CRISIS ON CONSHELF TEN by Monica by Nicholas Yermakov. Hughes. Due during September and October Ursula Le Guinn. Del Rey titles due Titles up to October include DEATHWING are : DEATHWATCH by D.G.COMPTON. include THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ and THE OVER VEYNAA by Douglas Hill in Picolo, TIN WOODMAN OF OZ both by L.Frank Baum, KEEPER OF THE ISIS LIGHT by Monica CACHALOT by Alan Dean Foster in N.E.L. GROTTO OF THE FORMIGANS by Daniel Da Hughes.FIRESHIP/MOTHER § CHILD by Joan Cruz, THE BREAKING OF NORTH WALL by Vinge. In DAW books: DAYSTAR AND SHADOW Paul 0.Williams, THE VENUS BELT by L. by James B.Johnson. THE STAR CROWNED Neil Smith and STELLAR SF STORIES #6 KINGS by Robert Chilson.PILGRIMAGE by edited by Judy Lynn Del Rey. Drew Mendelson. THE CASTAWAYS OF TANAGAR by Brian Stableford. THE FLUGER by Doris Next-issue we will try to cover some of Piserchia. THE LUCIFER COMET by Ian the hard cover books due for Christmas. Wallace. PURSUIT OF THE SCREAMER by Please note also that ALL BOOKS are Ansen Dibell. THE STOLEN GODDESS by Australian agents for all the DRAGON'S Richard Purtill. COSMIC CRUSADERS by DREAM publications, GEORGE GOODWIN MEDIA Pierre Barbet . THE YEARS BEST FANTASY will be able to supply 90% at least of STORIES edited by Lin Carter. A Granada all the ACE titles published, OAK TREE hard cover due is THE DANCERS AT THE PRESS are agents for the cinema book END OF TIME by Michael Moorcock.(3 publisher BARNES. novels in one volume.) PENGUINS: In July Penguins did an orig­ inal Australian edition of THE DREAMING EDITORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS DRAGONS by Damien Broderick. The illus­ trated book of the film GRENDEL by Alex Please note that the abbreviation SFC Stitt. THE BLACK CLOUD, a reprint of the in "People and Publishing" refers to early sf novel by Fred Hoyle. the New York sf news magazine SCIENCE Additional Penguin titles are SEVEN FICTION CHRONICLE, edited and published STEPS TO THE SUN by Fred HOYLE (first by ANDREW PORTER. Penguin edition), THE PENGUIN SF OMNIBUS edited by Brian ALDISS and THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER by Ray BRADBURY.In the When voting was due to close for the new King Penguin series two of interest: next DUFF (Down Under Fan Fund), to send THE BLOODY CHAMBER and HEROES AND an Australian fan to the U.S.A, next VILLAINS, both by Angela CARTER. year only one nomination was to hand. That nomination was from DARYL MANNELL. NELSON: The July releases in SPHERE were In a move that we consider was quite THE RIM OF SPACE by A.Bertram Chandler. unfair to Daryl the nomination period NIGHTBOAT by Robert R.McCammon. WHAT was extended. People had plenty of time GORDON & GOTCH: In Panther we saw DREAMS MAY COME by Richard Matheson. previously to nominate so why did they A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING TEXAS by Fritz HERE BE DEAMONS by Basil Copper. In suddenly find they could go after it Leiber. GILES GOAT BOY by John Barth. August: THE TUNNEL WAR by Joe Poyer. was found that Daryl was the only THE EMBEDDING by Ian Watson. MALAFRENA OUTLAND by Alan Dean Foster. THE AVATAR nominee. Without any voting of course by Ursula LeGuin. The few other f & s-f by Poul Anderson. SCHRODINGER'S CAT by it does make it difficult to raise the releases include SAVAGE EMPIRE by Jean Robert A.Wilson. THE PRODIGY by Jay funds needed, but I still feel uneasy Lorrah (Playboy). SUPERMAN MIRACLE Livingstone. In the HAMLYN series which about the way that things have worked MONDAY by Elliot Maggin (Warner). Nelson are now handling there was CROWN out. OF HORN by Louise Cooper, TIMES WITHOUT WARLORD OF THE AIR and MOORCOCK'S BOOK Other candidates now I believe include NUMBER by John Brunner. SKYSHIP by OF MARTYRS both by Michael MOORCOCK PETER TOLUZZI, DAMIEN BRENNAN and DERRICK John Brosnan. Later titles are as follows: were Mayflower releases in October. ASHBY. I shall print all the candidates In Panther IRISH LEPRECHAUN'S KINGDOM MASTERS OF EVERON by Gordon Dickson is platforms in full, when they are made a brand new Sphere title plus a horror by Peter HAINING was also due October. available to me. novel, ZOMBIE! In Hamlyn a reissue of In September we saw SHIKASTA by Doris the John Christopher series, THE WHITE For those people who know little about LESSING in Panther and SAILOR ON THE MOUNTAINS, THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD fan funds, the basic purpose is to cement SEAS OF FATE and THE OAK AND THE RAM and THE POOL OF FIRE. friendship between Australian and U.S.A, by Michael MOORCOCK both in Mayflower. fandoms. I believe the fan selected to TRANSWORLD: CHILD OF THE DARK STAR by go has an obligation to do all he can THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SF by Peter NICHOLLS Olivia Brown. THE INTEGRATED MAN by to further this friendship and I will has still not been seen although it was Michael Berlyn. RAIDERS OF THE LOST have more to say on this matter next due in July. We have not been able to ARK by Campbell Black. MOCKINGBIRD by obtain any explanation for the delay Walter Tevis. COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON by from GfiG or the publishers themselves. 12 Hal Lindsay. GIFT OF MIRROVAX by Malcolm MACLOUD, FOLLETT and BLAKE'S SEVEN:SCORPIO ATTACK SOUL-SINGER OF TYRNOS by Ardath MAYHAR, by Trevor HOYLE. A CIRCLE IN THE SEA by Steve SENN, BERKLEY: September saw a collection by INHERIT THE EARTH by Irma WALKER, THE Elizabeth LYNN, THE WOMAN WHO LOVED THE VOYAGE BEGUN by Nancy BOND and THE MOON AND OTHER STORIES, followed by a JOINING STONE by Shirley Rousseau MURPHY. rp of Poul ANDERSON'S THE CORRIDORS OF ARLINGTON: This British publisher is TIME, TINTAGEL by Paul Cook, an sf novel, credited with the presumably fantasy and an occult fantasy, MAYNARD'S HOUSE title RAMAPO by Sam NORTH for September. by Herman RAUCHER. In October the third in the "Phoenix Legacy"series, HOUSE OF ARROW:SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene THE WOLF by M.K.WREN, REEFS-The Journeys WOLFE is the lead September title from of McGill Feighan Volume 2 and SUNWAIFS Arrow with reprints of titles by James by Sydney VAN SCYOC an sf novel. BJ.ISH, E.C.TUBB and Marion Zimmer A list of books announced by publishers BRADLEY. October sees an unknown title BERKLEY/PUTNAM: This publisher has up to October, and some later. due called SAM 7 by Richard COX. dropped their sf hard cover series,but a few are still to come and some f§sf ACE: LORD DARCY INVESTIGATES by Randall ATHENEUM: An overlooked March release titles will still be published. A trade GARRETT is a new title in his series. was THE LAST CRIME by John DOMATILLA. pb series is planned and we will list SPACE POWER by Harry G.STINE is a non­ the coming titles next issue. Meanwhile fiction title on space travel. ELSEWHERE AVON: The first U.S. pb edition of George HCs out include THE UNREASONING MASK by edited by Terry WINDLING 5 Mark ARNOLD ZEBROWSKI'S novel MACROLIFE was on the Philip Jose FARMER, CRUISER DREAMS by is an illustrated sf anthology. THE September list with NEW ENCOUNTERS, OLD Janet MORRIS and announced but probably fLACK KNIGHT OF THE IRON SPHERE by ARRIVALS by Brian ALDISS. In October we see STATUS QUOTIENT-by Ralph A. SPERRY, delayed, AMARANT:THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF Gordon EKLUND is the 3rd in the Lord ATLANTIS BY A LADY BOTANIST by Una Tedric series originated by E.E."Doc" ESBAE: A WINTER'S TALE by Linda HALDEMAN, VISIONS OF WONDER ( A collection of rel­ WOODRUFF (Artist). THE WOLVES OF MEMORY SMITH. Two trade pbs are THE MAGIC MAY by George Alec, EFFINGER is an October RETURN edited by Larry NIVEN and DRAGONS igious fantasy) edited by R.BOYER and release. OF DARKNESS Edited by Orson Scott CARD. K.J.ZAHORSKI, ELEMENTALS a hf/n by M. There are reprints by Randall GARRETT, McDOWELL and BLUE CHAIR by Joyce THOMPSON BODLEY HEAD: Three fantasies, the first Gene WOLFE, P.J.FARMER, Fred SABERHAGEN, JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS, DUSTLAND and more horror, were published by this Andre NORTON and A.Bertram CHANDLER. GATHERING all by V.HAMILTON we presume publisher early in the year; THE HUNGER In October we see the first mm/pb editions are also fantasy titles. by Whitley STREIBER, THE SWORD AND THE of LOST DORSAI by Gordon R.DICKSON, BALLANTINES/DEL REY: TOMORROW'S HERITAGE CIRCLE by Rosemary SUTCLIFF and SWAN'S DIRECT DESCENT by Frank HERBERT and by Juanita Coulson is the first in a new WING by Ursula SYNGE. SURVEY SHIP by Marion Zimmer BRADLEY. sf family saga series, due with THE ELVES CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Due for SHADOW OF THE SANCTUARY is a new science AND THE OTTERSKIN a fantasy by Elizabeth July publication was THE NEW SOLAR fantasy, sequel to "Thieves World", BOYER, reprints of DEADLY LITTER by SYSTEM, an illustrated book on astronomy edited by Robert ASPRIN. WARRIOR'S James WHITE and THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT by Brian O'LEARY and J.Kelly BEATTY. WORLD is a sequel to "Warrior's Blood" by Lester DEL REY and new editions of by Richard McENROE. There are reprints Alan GARNER'S fantasies THE MOON OF JONATHAN CAPE: Missed earlier were THE by ZELAZNY, SIMAK, E.R. BURROUGHS and GOMRATH and THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISIN- STOLEN LAKE a juvenile fantasy by Joan another new title we almost missed , GAMEN. In October Jack CHALKER starts a AIKEN and OTHER PEOPLE: A Mystery Story, SPACETIME DONUTS by Rudy RUCKER. new series with LILITH: A SNAKE IN THE an occult fantasy juvenile by Martin GRASS, A Four Lords of the Diamond novel. AMIS. In August a science title of W.H.ALLEN: Early this year Allens interest, 2081: A HOPEFUL VIEW OF THE published THE FINAL ADVENTURES OF LONG SHOT FOR ROSINANTE by Alexis A. GILLILAND (2nd in series), plus THE RING FUTURE by Gerard K.O'NEIL. An art book SHERLOCK HOLMES edited by Peter HAINING. by fantasy artist Alan ALDRIDGE, who In June DR WHO AND THE SEA DEVILS by OF ALLAIRE a fantasy by Susan DEXTER, and reprints by David GERROLD, Fredric illustrated "The Beatle Lyrics" and Malcolm HULKE and DR WHO & THE CYBERMEN a number of childrens books, covers the by Gerry DAVIS, both reprints. BROWN and Fletcher PRATT. Trade PBS from Ballantine include: lyhole range of his work with PHANTASIA THE STATE OF DECAY by Terrance DICKS THE ART OF LEO 5 DIANNE DILLON edited OF DOCKLAND, ROCKLAND AND DODOS. is we presume a DR WHO title. by Byron PREISS, SPECIAL EFFECTS IN THE CHEAP STREET: This is a new American MOVIES by John CULHANE, MORE THAN HUMAN ALLEN 6 UNWIN: THE LETTERS OF J.R.R. limited edition publisher we believe, by Theodore STURGEON and UNDER PRESSURE TOLKIEN edited by Humphrey CARPENTER and who have published ERVOOL by Fritz LEIBER by Frank HERBERT. Christopher TOLKIEN was an August UK and RHAPSODY IN AMBER by Roger ZELAZNY. title. BANTAM: QUAS STARBRITE by James R.BERRY is an sf novel released in September, CORGI: TONGUES OF THE MOON by Philip J. ALLISON s BUSBY: LITTLE STOLEN SWEEP with the 1st in the "Mathew Swain 21st FARMER in probably it's first British by Katherine MOORE (nfd), BRAVE OLD Century Private Eye" series, HOT TIME edition and BIRTH PYRE, a horror fantasy WORLD by Phillipe CURVAL and BRING BACK IN THE OLD TOWN by Mike MCQUAY. In trade by Larry BRAND are the only f or sf YESTERDAY by A.Bertram CHANDLER (First pb format a collection by Samuel DELANY, releases in September or October. British edition and first time in HC). DISTANT STARS with LITTLE, BIG, by John CROWLEY, an unusual fantasy. ANGUS & ROBERTSON: A new TPB edition of DOC SAVAGE double novel 105/106 has THEY the classic Australin sf novel, OUT OF DIED TWICE and THE SCREAMING MAN by THE SILENCE by Erie Cox was published Kenneth ROBESON. Released in August for in September. the John CARPENTER movie was ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK by Mike McQUAY. In October we ARBOR HOUSE: Titles published from see SLOW FALL TO DAWN by Stephen LEIGH January to October are THE WELL by Jack and the JANUS SYNDROME by Steven E. CADY, THE TRIDENT by Joel HAMMIL, MacDONALD. Missed for August was THE MCDOWELL'S GHOST by Jack CADY, A SWEET VIRGIN , a horror fantasy by James FAMILIARITY by Daoma WINSTON and THE PATTERSON. ARBOR HOUSE NECROPOLIS-VOODOO! MUMMY! GHOUL! edited by Bill PRONZINI. All of A.S.BARNES § CO Inc: As well as the these titles are horror 5 occult fantasy. expected film title from this publisher, ARCHIVAL PRESS: A deluxe edition of a revised edition in PB of FILM FANTASY .Michael MOORCOCK'S novel THE VANISHING SCRAPBOOK by Ray Harryhausen, they ann­ TOWER was published in June. ounced for September publication THE SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTOR'S CATALOG ARGO: This sf series from Atheneum by Jeff Rovin in TPB. Publishers saw in September DAY OF THE STARWIND by Douglas Hill, THE KEEPER OF B.B.C: The British Broadcasting Corp­ THE ISIS LIGHT by Monica HUGHES, THE oration's publishing division has listed two sf titles; EARTHSEARCH by James CORONET: A reprint of John WYNDHAM'S FONTANA: This publisher's sf titles are GROSSET & DUNLAP: VINCENT PRICE'S WORLD very early novel, THE SECRET PEOPLE is few and far- between but they have two OF MONSTERS is a book on film monsters followed by the prehistoric fantasy, horror novels; THE SEARING by John COYNE by actor Price and we believe his son. THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR and two sf and THE NAMELESS HORROR by Ramsey ROBERT HALE: The following titles can be novels by Suzy McKee CHARNAS, WALK TO THE CAMPBELL. added to Hale's '81 list: STARLOOT by END OF THE WORLD and MOTHERLINES. Mary FOUR WINDS PRESS: An original fantasy A.Bertram CHANDLER, THE LUCIFER EXPERIMENT STEWART'S juvenile fantasy A WALK IN novel, THE MIDNIGHT SON by Steven B. by Adrian COLE, LEGACY OF THE STARS by WOLF WOOD was published in Knight series. MILLER will be published in HC § PB. Robert HOSKINS, and ONE HUNDRED MILES GERRY DE LA REE: VIRGIL FINLAY REMEMBERED ABOVE EARTH by Raymond J.ROSS. FUTURA: DARK FORCES edited by Kirby is this small publisher's latest addition McCAULEY is a collection of horror tales. HAMLYN: THE SANCTUARY by Glenn CHANDLER to their series on the work of Finlay. Also in this line is THE FINAL CONFLICT: is a previously missed horror title. This has letters and tributes to the OMEN III,,a reprint by Gordon McGill, DUNCTON WOOD the animal fantasy by artist as well as the usual samples of and THE BIRTHDAY TREAT by Robert RUSH. William HORWOOD (already on sale here) his work. HC and PB. THE ENTROPY EFFECT, Vonda McINTYRE'S was a Septmebr UK title along with DELL: THE POINT MAN by Stephen ENGLEHART Star Trek novel is an October UK title. VOLKHAVAAR by Tanith LEE. seems to be a futuristic spy novel. GOLLANCZ: PLANET OF THE WARLORD is a HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS: ALIEN ENCOUNTERS DELACORTE: THE STOLEN LAKE by Joan AIKEN juvenile sf novel by Douglas HILL. THE is a non-fiction, critical book on sf by (SF/N), CATACOMBS by John FARRIS, an CERES SOLUTION by Bob SHAW is a new sf Mark ROSE.(Not to be confused with a short occult fantasy novel,and an illustrated novel. TERRY CARR'S BEST SF OF THE YEAR story collection announced with the same children's pop-up book, ROBOT by 10, DEATHUNTER by Ian WATSON, SF HALL OF title). FAME Volume 4 edited by Arthur C.CLARKE Jan PIENKOWSKI. HEAVY METAL: The publishers of the adult and THE MAN WHO HAD NO IDEA by Thomas M. DENT: Published in April and overlooked comic magazine present HEAVY METAL:THE DISCH, are due to be published up to was-SINISTER, STRANGE AND SUPERNATURAL INSIDERS FILM BOOK. Artwork etcetera January. edited by Helen HOKE. HF/A. from the upcoming movie.(US distributor New York Zoetrope and in Australia by DENVENTION: The 1981 World Convention All Books and Kingfisher.) published a collection of sf stories to coincide with the convention; THE DENVEN­ HOLT RINEHART S WINSTON: Already published TION TWO BOOK OF HUGO WINNERS. NFD. we have THE SHAPE OF FUTURES PAST: THE STORY OF PREDICTION by Chris MORGAN’, THE WINE OF DAW: DELUSION'S MASTER is a new fantasy VIOLENCE by James MORROW, HEIRS OF THE by'Tanith LEE. THE ANARCH LORDS by A. KINGDOM by Kennedy HUDNER, THE APOCALYPSE Bertram CHANDLER features John Grimes as BRIGADE by Alfred COPPEL, SEARCH FOR LIFE a planetary governor. NOW WAIT FOR LAST ON MARS by Henry S.F.COOPER Jr., and the YEAR.is a P.K.DICK new edition and DARYA WIND IN THE WILLOWS CALENDAR by Michael OF THE BRONZE AGE, a prehistoric fantasy HAGUE. by Lin CARTER completed September. The big one for OCTOBER is a new "Darkover" HOUGHTON MTFLIN: LAUGHING SPACE by Isaac novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, SHARRA'S ASIMOV 5 J.O.JEPPSON (SF/N-J?), THE HIGH EXILE. SHOWBOAT WORLD by Jack VANCE is ROAD by Ben BOVA (N/F), THE GOLDEN TORC a new edition. THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY by Julian MAY ( 2nd in series),THE LETTERS STORIES:? has a new editor in Arthur W. OF J.R.R.TOLKIEN edited by H.CARPENTER and SAHA. Still on the trail, DUMAREST #25: C.TOLKIEN. THE TERRI DAE by E.C.TUBB. HUTCHINSON: THE TIME BANDITS by Michael DOUBLEDAY: AND THERE'LL BE FIREWORKS is PALIN S Terry GILLIAM (Script of the a new sf novel by Suzette Haden ELGIN. movie plus.), THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE CHRYSALIS #9 edited by Roy TORGESON is FICTION edited by Kinglsey AMIS, and a the latest in this anthology series. series of small art gift books, FAIRIES TIME BANDITS by Terry GILLIAM and Michael by Avril RODWAY, MYTHICAL BEASTS by Mark PALLIN in it's American edition. GHOSTS: REDDY and BEHIND THE WIND by Patrica A TREASURY OF CHILLING TALES OLD AND NEW WRIGHTSON (Juvenile fantasy novel). edited by Marvin KAYE, plus his new fantasy novel, THE AMOROUS UMBRELLA. MICHAEL JOSPEH: MEGALODON by Robin SHADOWS 4 edited by Charles L.GRANT. BROWN is a novel about the discovery of a giant prehistoric shark. MISS PIGGY'S From DOBSON publishers we see a new GUIDE TO LIFE by Miss PIGGY is one for edition of the third of the novels all the MUPPET fans. based on the TV series THE PRISONER by GRANADA: The speculative science, David McDANIEL and a presumably sf illustrated title, AFTER MAN by Douglas WILLIAM KIMBER: Further titles in their title, BITTER HARVEST by Ken HORNSBY. DOUGAL is a September release. (HC) occult fantasy editions are DUTY TO THE In paperbacks in the MAYFLOWER imprint DEVIL by A.G.SCUPHAM, GHOSTS IN THE ( DRAGON'S DREAM: We still have not seen we have two Michael MOORCOCK fantasies, COUNTRY by Denys Vai BAKER and TALES OF all the titles this art book publisher STEALER OF SOULS and LAND LEVIATHAN DARKNESS by R.CHETWYND-HAYES. All short announced early in the year, but they reprinted. Tn PANTHER we have : FAESE story collections. now have scheduled a version of THE DAWN by Chelsea Quinn YARBRO, EARTHWORKS ALFRED KNOPF: Another one for MUPPET MABINOGION by Lee and Gwynn THOMAS, by Brian ALDISS (RP), STARWORLD byb fans is OF MUPPETS AND MEN: THE MAKING illustrated by Alan LEE, and a new Harry HARRISON (3rd in series), THE OF THE MUPPET SHOW by Christopher FINCH. printing of the SENTINEL, the work of FIFTH HORSEMAN by L.COLLINS and D. futuristic designer Sydney MEAD. LAPIERRE and other reprints by HUXLEY, LEISURE Paperbacks: Current titles are HOUSE OF ANOTHER KIND by William FRITTS, EVEREST HOUSE: THE FANTASY WORLD OF ALDISS and ELLISON. SUBSTANCE X by David HOUSTON (SFN), WALT DISNEY by Adrian BAILEY NFD SAVAGE STARS by Richard REINFORD. (SFN), DONALD M.GRANT: Titles announced by this FARRAR,STRAUS 6 GIROUX: Presumably an PREMONITION by J.N.WILLIAMSON (HN),and publisher of high quality limited editions sf novel is EASY TRAVEL TO OTHER STARSPINNER by Dale AYCOCK (SFN). include the following to be published PLANETS by Ted MOONEY. up to 1982: A£IT WAS WRITTEN by Clark LION: THE GOLDEN DONKEY, THE WISE WOMAN, FABER: VANEGLORY by George TURNER. Ashton SMITH, DURANDAL by Harold LAMB, THE LIGHT PRINCESS and THE GRAY WOLF TALBOT MUNDY: MESSENGER OF DESTINY by all by George McDONALD and we presume FAWCETT: A new sf novel in the Crest Donald M.GRANT a Others, CREEP TO DEATH just the British editions of the recent imprint,by Stephen GOLDIN, is ASSAULT by Joseph Payne BRENNAN, THE QUEEN OF EERDMANS US editions. Also in boxed set. ON THE GODS. GUARDIAN by Thomas F. HELL and Other Fantasies by R.J.KRUPOWJCZ, MONTELEONE is from Popular Library with MACDONALD; A new hard cover printing of THE LAIR OF THE HIDDEN ONES by Robert E. a reprint of CIRCLE OF LIGHT#1: GREYFAX THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula HOWARD and Darrell CROMBIE, KING KULL by GRIMWALD by Nilel HANCOCK. EARTHWRECK by Le GUIN was done in August. Robert E.HOWARD and GUNSLINGER/ THE Thomas N.Scortia is in Gold Medal. DARK TOWER by Stephen KING. 14 MACMILLAN LONDON: THE BRAIN by Robin by Richard ADAMS, THE PENGUIN SCIENCE STARBLAZE: THE DAWNING LIGHT by Robert COOK is another medical science horror FICTION OMNIBUS Edited by Brian ALDISS, SILVERBERG and Randall GARRETT, THE STAR story out early this year. In October THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER by Ray SEED by D.C.POYER, JEWELS OF ELSEWHEN by we see THE TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE BRADBURY, and PEAKE'S PROGRESS by Maeve Ted WHITE, MR MONSTER'S MOVIE GOLD by SOLAR SYSTEM by artist Ron MILLER and GILMORE. Forrest J.ACKERMAN, FRANKENSTEIN LIVES William K.HARTMANN (NF/SC). THE .PHILOMEL BOOKS: Two juvenile fantasy by Donald A.GLUT, ELFQUEST Book One by APOCALYPSE BRIGADE is political future Wendy and Richard PINI (Comic strip),’ fantasy by Alfred COPPEL. books, THEY CAME FROM AARGH! by Richard ADAMS and THE LAD FROM GAD by Alan GARNER, WEB OF LIGHT by Marion Zimmmer BRADLEY, MACMILLAN USA: EARTHWATCH by Charles are followed by TOUCH MAGIC: FANTASY, and MALLWORLD by Somtow SUCHARITKUL . SHEFFIELD (NF/SC), WORLDS SPRING by FAERIE AND FOLKLORE IN LITERATURE OF These titles are all due,but this pub­ Vladimir GAKOV (New title in Russian sf CHILDHOOD by Jane YOLEN. lisher cannot be relied upon to stick series.Anthology ). to their shedule. PLAYBOY Paperbacks: GALAXY: 30 YEARS JULIA MACRAE: Two juvenile fantasy OF INNOVATIVE SF Volume One and Two PATRICK STEPHENS LTD.: THE SHAPE OF WARS novels - PYRAMID POWER by Ann RUFFELL edited by Frederik POHL, M.H.GREENBERG 8 TO COME by David BAKER (NF). and THE ELF KING'S BRIDE by Sally SCOTT. J.D.OLANDER. GRAYMANTLE by John J.P.TARCHER: MILLENIUM: GLIMPSED INTO THE MAGNUM: In October we see THE HAWK OF MORRESSY, HORRORS edited by Charles L. 21st CENTURY by Alberto VILLOLDO and GRANT. MAY by Gillian BRADSHAW (Arthurian f), Ken DYCHTWALD editors. (A collection of RETURN TO DARKNESS by Ellis MARSHALL POCKET BOOKS: The following titles are qssays.) ((Actually an August HF/N), and a new not in the "Timescape" series: THAMES AND HUDSON: TOLKIEN AND THE edition of 334, the sfn by Thomas M. DEATHBELL by Guy N.SMITH , THE PARASITE SILMARILS by Randell HELMS (A literary DISCH. by Ramsey CAMPBELL, (Both HF/Ns), THE criticism on "The Silmarillion".) MITCHELL BEAZLEY: Three outstanding TROUBLE WITH MISS SWITCH by Barbara TIMESCAPE: September starts off with books on space science are a new Brooks WALLACE (Juv.F/N), and THE THE ,FORMER KING .'CANTO ONE OF THE DOOM edition of THE ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas ADAMS (1st USPB). QUEST OF ARA-KARN, a fantasy novel by by Patrick MOORE, JUPITER and THE MOON, Adam CORBY, WILD SEED by Octavia BUTLER, both by Gary HUNT and Patrick MOORE. PROTEUS BOOKS: GALACTIC TOURS is another STARSHIP AND HAIKU by Somtow SUCHARITKUL MYSTERIOUS PRESS: A deluxe edition of fiction as fact book by Bob SHAW with (His 1st novel), WHERE LATE THE SWEET­ Stephen KINGS new horror novel CUJO illustrations by the outstanding astro­ BIRDS SANG by Kate WILHELM (SF/N RP), was scheduled for September. nomical artist David HARDY. FREE FLIGHT by Douglas TERMAN (NFD), KING DAVID'S SPACESHIP by Jerry POURNELLE, NAL/SIGNET: A new sfn by Ann MAXWELL ST MARTIN'S PRESS: STAR COLONY THE KLINGON GAMBIT by Robert E.VARDEMAN is THE JAWS OF MENX. This is followed is a new novel by Keith Laumer. AFTER MAN: A ZOOLOGY OF THE FUTURE (Star Trek novel), PARTICLE THEORY by by a number of horror novels: VOICE OF by Dougal DIXON. (The U.S.Edition.) Edward BRYANT (SF/C), THE PRINCE OF THE THE NIGHT by Brian COFFEY, GILA! by MORNING BELLS by Nancy KRESS (F/N), Les SIMONS and THE JONAH by James HERBERT. and FAULT LINES by Kate WILHELM (Fiction SALAMANDAR: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA R/P). They were all pbs. In the hard OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY by Kenneth GATLAND. NEW ENGLISH LIBRARY: THE BROTHEL ON covers we have: OATH OF FEALTY by Larry (Lansdowne Press Australia). ROSENSTRASSE is a war time novel by NIVEN and Jerry POURNELLE (Set in the Michael MOORCOCK, and mentioned for the SHOCKEN BOOK: This publisher distributes same universe as "The Mote in God's completist collectors only. THE SONG OF the Allison § Busby editions of A.Bertram Eye" ), and THE WAR HOUNDS AND THE PHAID THE GAMBLER is a fantasy novel by CHANDLER' titles THE RIM OF SPACE and WORLD'S PAIN by Michael MOORCOCK (NFD). WHEN THE DREAM DIES, in the USA. They Mick FARREN. Both of these are in HC TOR/PINNACLE: THE CACHE by Philip Jose already and the latter is due for PB have done a calendar of the outstanding FARMER (SF/N-FE) and FANTASY by Poul release. Other pbs include: THE REVOLT art work by Kit WILLIAMS for her book ANDERSON (Fantasy collection) are the OF THE MICRONAUTS by Gordon WILLIAMS, MASQUERADE.(Jonathan Cape UK). September releases. A new edition of THE CRABS ON THE RAMPAGE by Guy N.SMITH, GUARDIANS OF TIME by Poul ANDERSON and SIDGWICK AND JACKSON: Titles due to be THE PALACE by Chelsea Quinn YARBRO, THE EARTH DESCENDED, a new novel by BAMBOO DEMONS by Jory SHERMAN, and rps published up to October are: PROJECT Fred SABERHAGEN are the October titles of CHILDREN OF DUNE and DUNE MESSIAH by POPE by Clifford SIMAK, THE CLAW OF THE Herbert. CONCILIATOR by Gene WOLFE plus the omn- TOWER : Titles from July to October are: bus volumes SF SPECIALS 37,38 and 39, SOMETIME AFTER THE EQUINOX by Jorj BENT OCTOPUS BOOKS: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HORROR and QUANTAM SPECIAL # 3. (SF/N), BRAK- THE SORCERESS and WHEN by Richard Davis is a mixture of material IDOLS WALKED by John JAKES (FNs-RPS), on witchcraft and other non-fiction occ­ SIMON § SCHUSTER: HC titles not included SPECTROS#4: THE SILVER CANYON by Logan ult subjects, plus movies. THE TOURIST'S in the "Timescape" series. PLANET OF THE WINTERS (Fantasy Western), THE HYBRID GUIDE TO TRANSYLVANIA by Count Ignatius DAMNED by Harry HARRISON, THE ENCHANTED by Steve VANCE (SF/N), and a horror DE LUDES is a fiction presented as fact LOOM by Robert JASTROW (NF Sci) and a novel- by Hans HOLZER, THE ENTRY. book, illustrated with second illustra­ trade pb, THE DECEIVERS by Alfred BESTER. tions from various sources. These titles (An sf novel, illustrated). VIKING: THE PSYCHIC AND THE SWAMP MAN are published in Australia under the by Kathleen Martell GORDON (Occ F/N), WATTLE imprint. COLIN SMYTHE: STRATA by Terry PRATCHETT and FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN (NFD) . ANDERSON, a new printing of the Kay PAN Books: No FS SF in September,but in SOUVENIR PRESS: Two new titles in the -NIEL'SEN illustrated edition. October Pan have LORD VALENTINE'S CASTLE flight Owl series: SATYRDAY by Steven by Robert SILVERBERG, THE 22ND PAN BOOK WEIDENFELD AND NICHOLSON: A future war BAUER and THE LAST BORN OF ELVINWOOD by OF HORROR STORIES and a new printing of come political fantasy is SUBMARINE by Linda HALDEMAN. MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR by Doris LESSING. John WINGATE. SPHERE: WHEN THE DREAM DIES by A.Bertram PAPER TIGER: This art book publisher has WYNDHAM/STAR/TARGET: LORD TEDRIC- ALIEN announced the following titles to be pub­ CHANDLER (1st Br.PB edition), MASKS OF REALMS by E.E."Doc" SMITH (SF/N-FE), lished between now and early 1982: IHE ILLUMINATI by Robert Anton WILSON is followed by 9 DR WHO reprints and (Tongue in cheek occultism), ALIEN QUEST AMARANT -THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF ATLANTIS Volume two of the DR WHO PROGRAMME by George H.LEONARD ( A UFO novel pub­ BY A LADY BOTANIST by Una WOODRUFF, THE GUIDE by Jean LOFFICIER.Volume One was WATER BABIES by Charles KINGSLEY illus­ lished in April), THE CHAMELEON VARIANT published July or August. BARBARIAN by-Carol K.MACK 8 David EHRENFIELD, trated by Susan ROWE, WALT DISNEY'S SWORDSMEN is a collection edited by WORLD OF FANTASY by Adrian BAILEY, CHILDGRAVE by Jessica HAMILTON (HFN), Sean RICHARDS. MEDIEVAL FABLES by Maurie de FRANCE, DISEASES FROM SPACE by Fred HOYLE and N.C. WICKRAMASINGHE (Science N/F), BRAINFIRE THE AGATHA CHRISTIE COVER STORY by Tom We believe that the new distributor of by Campbell BLACK, THE MERMAN'S CHILDREN ADAMS, SILVER ARM by Jim FITZPATRICK WYNDHAM books in Australia will be by Poul ANDERSON (F/N), and SILVER SKULL (More pre-Celtic mythology) and WITCHES Gordon and Gotch, but this is to be by Les DANIELS (F/N). by Colin WILSON and Una WOODRUFF. confirmed. STACKPOLE: NEW EARTHS: RESTRUCTURING PENGUIN: Titles published in the U.K. up EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS by James OBERG to October include: THE GIRL IN THE SWING (NF/Science) . 15 pre-adoles.cent mind, using 'Superman' criticism was written ten years ago as its pivotal example. and shelved. Contrary to some derogatory reports which have been The Kid believes in Superman. The book passed on to me, Griffiths has not consists mainly of his unanswered simply updated an old script but has made letters to his idol (like any obsessive, a study of the intervening ten years he works out marvellously ingenious and extended his research and conclusions reasons for his hero's failure to reply) to cover the field up to 1980. And he and is wonderfully funny in its has covered it excellently within the demonstration of blind faith in conflict limits he sets. with religion, education and the hostility of parents and society in general to He has no particular 'theory of science the nonconformer. fiction' to advance but has concentrated I am stitt trying to catch up on a on examining three lines of descent - backtog of reviews, some of which I The faith does not die with approaching American, British and Soviet - to Aeg/tei I wiM not be abte to tue simpty adolescence and the end is a tragedy expose and comment on the extreme because they are too out of date. If we which grows almost imperceptibly out differences between them as well as their make future reviews more concise and to of the laughter. This novel asks clinging to common origins, and to draw the point, I feet readers witt find quietly, Where next? After all, if some conclusions as to the reasons for them more usefut. So after a catch up on you don't try to emulate your folk the differing national approaches. the reviews on hand in the next issue, heroes, why create them? It asks you can expect some changes in the also, Who suffers? And answers: Not What he has to say about the American and presentation in the near future. g necessarily the blind conformer, just English products may not greatly surprise as the drunk driver isn't always the (consider Heinlein and Ballard, for MOLLY ZERO by Keith Roberts one killed.... instance, as opposing representatives Gollancz; 222pgs; $19.50 and the general argument is clear) but Reviewed by George Turner FIREFLOOD & OTHER STORIES may give rise to some thought about why by Vonda McIntyre these polar differences appear. On Keith Robert's reputation is much bigger Gollancz; 281 pp; $15.95 Soviet science fiction, however, he is in England than in Australia, which Reviewed by George Turner. fabulously interesting, not only on is a pity because he is always worth the obvious influence of censorship reading even when you disagree with Vonda McIntyre - Hugo, Nebula and all - and Marxist doctrine but on the what he is saying. He is best remembered is a hangover from a particular area remarkable freedom of expression which by an early alternate-time-track novel, of the 'new wave', that area which some sf writers seem to enjoy while PAVANE, yet his collections of stories produced wispily oblique stories other genres are forced to toe the line. are among the most literate and the loaded with what the more sentimental I begin now to understand how and why most original in the genre. fans called 'literary values' and the Strugatski brothers, for instance, 'human interest', and difficult to pin get away with their savage attacks After which, it seems a pity to record down as containing anything more on bureaucracy. (They haven't gone that MOLLY ZERO is good entertainment substantial than a long sigh of totally unscathed but neither have but an intellectual disappointment. disillusionment with everything. they been silenced.) Molly Zero is a child brought up with other adolescents in a segregated There are two stories about winged Griffiths traces the national lines establishment in England, one where the people, heavily emotional and turgid through utopias, wars, disasters, aliens outside world scarcely penetrates. about situations which are meaningless and the rest of the major themes and Suspicious of sinister meanings behind because we never discover what, where has much of interest to say about each this quarantine, she and a boy escape or when the protagonists are. There of them. His book is essential to together, heading for mysterious, is a long sex-piece about space pilots those who would call themselves students legendary London. who are fitted with mechanical hearts of science fiction. (why?) and lower-deck crew who spend George Turner This is, of course, a post-holocaust the whole trip in suspended animation novel with the usual preaching of a (again, why?). Pilot and crewman form of elitism (which really doesn't spend a night of purple passion, only to THE GREAT SF STORIES 4 (1942) edited need to be the dirty word touted by realise that cyborg and sleeper can never by Isaac Asimov, 448 pgs, Daw $3.95 our pseudo-intellectuals, most of whom be one. Which they knew before they Reviewed by John J. Alderson readily form their own elites of started. Even Mills § Boon might wince disapproval) and the usual 'surprise' at that one. Let's not discuss these as SF. Suffice revelation of the real meaning of the it to say that they stand,.for the quarantine. There is another long, endlessly long, better part, up to rereading. The yarn about a spaceways tramp (female) selection is good. Two thirds of the book is taken up by who behaves like a perfect lady where the trek south and this is the best her virtue is concerned (repelling As a sociological study, this book is part of it. Almost wholly non-science- advances of lecherous prison warder) invaluable. Particularly in the light fictional, this account of everyday and like a sturdy heroine in situations of the lies we've had about America's people in the new culture, plus an which are never sufficiently resolved to interest in "saving the world" since intriguing excursion into the wiles and allow the reader to see her as anything that time. One may read these stories, ways of those artists in survival, the but a stiff-upper-lip bore. written in the darkest days of the gypsies, gfips and holds. The final World War, and be only vaguely conscious London section is by no means flat but The real problem throughout is that the that the best part of the world was is altogether expectable in its trite eleven stories are robbed of meaning by engaged in a life and death struggle. social analysis. being set in a cultural vacuum; there Asimov's own 'Foundation' gives the is no universe around them, no back­ best clue, the Empire could be An entertaining novel but one with ground to lend jneaning. Otherwise the destroyed (with little regret) but nothing fresh to say. mos,t notable items about the collection the distant colony would rebuild it, are the general incompetence of the all in record time. Or Boucher's male characters and the author's "Barrier" where apparently the Nazi's THE KRYPTONITE KID by Joseph Torchia preoccupation with cruelty (usually won the war, but it is of no concern. Macmillan; 184 pp; $10.95 gratuitous-) and degrading pain. Read this book if you want to know Reviewed by George Turner what contemporary America felt about I the World War. How the Introduction This is not sf. It is, however, a THREE TOMORROWS by John Griffiths differs from the text of the stories'. psychological novel of considerable Papermac; 208pp; $ 12.60 power which will interest sf readers Reviewed by George Turner There are other sociological matters because it deals with the impact of to be unearthed in this volume. SF highly emotional comic strips on the writers keep their ear to the ground The original version of this essay in 10 around big business as well as science. so convincing. The characters are vivid Australian stories there by way of This is the earliest reference to the in their portrayal and talk in an condescension and is the overseas start of what has become known as affected arty manner but this mercifully material there as homage to our 'Woman's Liberation'. Nurse Brown, in does not extend to the author himself. cultural cringe? We don't intend to Lester Del Rey's 'Nerves' comes in to It is significant that in the novel, discuss the overseas material, it help in an emergency. The emergency the cold unimaginative scientist is a varies from what may be the sublime leaves a vacancy, so "...I'll take Brown woman, and in a short story used to to what is certainly, obscenely sick. in Jenkin's place..." for "Your wife round out the book, the censor is an The Australian stories with the except­ likes working, kid." So the Nurse equally cold woman, both dedicated to ion of Turner's are dreadfully out of Brown's go back to work, pressured preventing new art or thought. this world, indeed it is a toss up as to into believing they like working, not whether McKay's "Pie Row Joe" or because they really wanted to, but The burden of the book is that art Wilder's "The Downfall of Man" is the because the business needed them. precedes science and it is obviously most remote from reality. We suspect Guess who has been led up the garden part of the debate of the 'fifties of the the former, a bizarre mixture of path by the nose! two cultures. Highly recommended. strine and Nino Culotta. The whole thing, language, atmosphere, the whole Read this volume. There's great A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET imagery in fact, is false as hell, sociological material in it. by Madeleine L'Engle but apparently appeals to the mind of 278 pgs, Souvenir Press, $16.50 those who want to see Australia as a THE PLANET OF TEARS by Trish Reinius Reviewed by John Alderson place of illiterate barbarians, and 164 pgs, Bantam Books Written for the indoctrination and heaven knows we have enough of such, Reviewed by J. J. Alderson conditioning of juveniles, with a but at least we should expect a real twisting of the past to suit the one. Turner shows a grasp of individual A dully written work, with virtually author's politics. It is a pity that realism, but as soon as his canvas no plot, characters which are only this otherwise excellently written extends to several players, his puppets, and with an irreproachable book could not be a little more honest. interactions break down. That Petri moral. Shorter, better written and The events take place on the night of well illustrated it might make a Dish Upstairs would have exploded, Thanksgiving, a time, apparently when socially, in hours. children's book. The Planet of Tears all Americans of the family have seems a reasonably agreeable place, gathered at the mother's home. As so This anthology certainly reveals the certainly not terribly tearful. often with American stories, particularly weaknesses of its editor. It will Trouble is that the writer's got nothing juveniles, the husband is away (overseas), probably sell well overseas where to say, and as yet, cannot write in and whether American men are always they don't want to know the real any case. away or the novelists don't want them Australia and we warmly recommend it to about is an interesting point. Writing fantasy is no excuse for all, here and overseas, who wish to hide their head in the sand. shoddy backgrounds, illogical The book is fantasy, based on the 'deus ex machina', magic and cardboard, Welsh legends that a party of them characters. sailed to America to avoid a fratricidal war in Wales. Surprisingly the author MOCKINGBIRD by Walter Tevis, doesn't seem to know that Southey wrote 276 pgs, Bantam Books, $2.95us an epic poem on the subject.- Also the Reviewed by John J. Alderson author seems unaware that in Wales primogendure did not apply. Faulty, Tevis does not appear to have written but nicely written. very much. His, 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' ended more or less on a note WARRIOR OF MARS by Michael Moorcock of despair, but not so this book. It (comprising, "The City of the Beast", begins with a pretty hopeless situation, "Lord of the Spiders", and "Masters indeed it is as the book progresses of the Pit",) 384 pgs, NEL, $22.50 that we realize just how hopeless the Reviewed by John Alderson situation is. Mankind has been reduced Moorcock wrote these three books in just to a handful and all the women are over a week, a fact that no-one need sterile...there has been no children for doubt as they struggle through the something like thirty years. Mankind junk. Written in obvious admiration exists in a totally drugged state of Burroughs, not a very high star with the food impregnated with steroids. to set one's sight upon, they are, to Everything is done by rbbots. our way of thinking, somewhat better. The characters are highly cultured, The book ends with the establishment witness the words of a bandit... of a nuclear family heading out into the "You speak bravely -. but your words countryside. Dark as the prospect might are hollow. You are all about to die." The following books have been received be, they go in hope. Such noble thoughts, just so nobly for review. Hugh Cochrane's Gateway cast, abound in the books. to Oblivion (W. H. Allen, 183 pgs, In this Tevis stands apart and opposed $16.95) adds the Great Lakes of Canada' to the mainstream of American science It is said, time and again at our to the list of places where things fiction writers. Our opinion is that conventions, that if a writer has talent, inexplicably vanish and suggests it may he is right, and secondly, has written they'll get published. Ergo, Moorcock be due to energies created by rock a book worth reading. has talent! The book has a pretty cover. pressures. Ronald D. Story in UFOs and the Limits of Science (245 pgs, THE ROSE by Charles L. Harness ROOMS OF PARADISE edited by Lee Harding NEL $19.50) takes a fairly sceptical 158 pgs, Granada, $4.95 Reviewed by 183 pgs, Penguin, $4.50 Reviewed by line and makes it clear that proofs John Alderson John Alderson or otherwise of UFOs by their very As with so many such books the biblio­ Altogether too much store is set by nature lie beyond the limits of science. graphical information which is supposed anthologies. They reflect little glory Alvin Toffler, who previously worried to be on the verso of the title page is on the editor unless he is also his everyone with Future Shock now presents incomplete. This book though, does own publisher, and nothing on him as us with sugary optimism in The Third Wave come as some surprise, a very welcome a writer. In this case, with the (Bantam, 537 pgs, $3.95 US) which surprise. It was first published in typical courage of a multinational unfortunately doesn't cheer the present Astounding 1953, and is so unlike most publisher, Penguin takes over a book scribe up very much. For those who of the junk that journal published. originally published locally by Quartet want to try magic Francis King and The theme is simple, science v. art, books. Stephen Skinner have written Techniques with the advent of a new type of of High Magic (Sphere, 228 pgl, $5.50) humanity thrown in. The latter is not One must wonder at the half and half which purports to be a self-initiation nature of this collection. Are the into Alchemy but which however quotes | far too much from followers of the One of my most persistent questions TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE by Malcolm Edwards left-hand path, and has at least some directed at various English paperback and Robert HoldstockjPierrot Publishing of the symbols wrong and is thus publishers over recent years has been, HC at $21.50, is a large format book unreliable. As a counterfoil Michelle "Why don't you publish Bert Chandler's with plenty of colour which almost Remembers by Michelle Smith and excellent Rim World series?" Finally makes it worthwhile paying over $20.00. Lawrence Pazder presents the story of Sphere Books has seen the light and have The book tells of a galactic tour by a a young girl (Michelle) who was given started out with THE RIM OF SPACE and young couple and is full of strange to a cult of Satanists by her mother WHEN THE DREAM DIES. I can't take the worlds, weird beings and all sorts of and ill-treated and tortured in an credit for seeing these in print finally, dangers. Good fun and a must for the effort to get her to help in their but I am pleased that Bert's series coffee table. rituals etc., a rather terrible finally arrived. When a writer is so exposee of these dark cults. well thought of in both the American THE TRANSGALACTIC GUIDE TO SOLAR By John J. Alderson market and in Japan, it is nothing short SYSTEM M-7 by Jeff Rovin;Perigee Books of criminal that he is ignored in his $8.70 PB own country of origin. A good deal smaller in size than the TOUR OF, THE TRANSGALACTIC GUIDE is a bad If you haven't read Bert Chandler then effort to be far more exotic than anyone RIM is a good book to start with and if else and as a result is far more boring you have then renew an old acquaintance. and a waste of time. Jeff Rovin can't Good science fiction like mother used write non-fiction books on SF and horror to read. and he proves that he cannot write fiction either. •THE JONAH by James Herbert THE DREAMERS by James-Gunn New English Library $19.50 HC Gollancz HC $19.50 Bv Paul J. The British publishing establishment i A series of 3 novelettes linked loosely has been turning out horror novels like together that had some good ideas, When it comes to the time for me to cakes of soap for the last five years well written but a bit of a downer. write this slanderous piece of drivel or more. Stories that deal with all every month or so, I go to my desk, types of rats, bats, bugs and spiders, BLACK EASTER and THE DAY AFTER shoot a few cockroaches, bludgeon a snakes and things that are not mentioned JUDGEMENT by James Blish, Arrow PB $5.50 rat or two to death, and scrape the except in nightmare or Lovecraft novels. is a reprint of two long unavailable mould off the accumulated books in a This is all part of the British mania Blish novels as one volume which frantic search for something to review. for destruction that has suffered via the certainly gives value for such a high Generally I miss reviewing those books written word. British writers seem to price. High praise was given to these I enjoyed and end up with some titles love to destroy Britain and the world two stories back when they were first that I hated or disliked for some by various means and J. G. Ballard has issued and who am I to disagree, so reason or another. This doesn't mean managed to do it by fire, flood and I will. If anyone can figure out the that the books I like are well-written wind as well as several other means. ending of DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT I would or even morally uplifting, they are just Wyndham did it with a comet and Triffids be pleased to hear from you as it left enjoyable or else chock full of sex and Charles Eric Maine did it with a me scratching my head and muttering and action. drought. John Christopher did it with into my beer. dead grass and a new Ice Age. In fact When it comes to picking out the titles I just about everyone has had a go at want to read I must admit to a STAR TREK IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING destroying England and James Herbert preference to Ballantine Books. There IN POCKET BOOKS has been no exception to the rule. are usually one or two good titles each He has used rats, fog and the dark to month and an occasional classic reprint. If I remember correctly, the last time do it and has given us goosebumps while Ballantine have introduced the novels I reviewed a Star Trek novel I was he is about it. of James P. Hogan, a writer who would very unkind to both the fans and to the have been a favourite of John W. publisher responsible (Transworld) for THE JONAH is his latest novel and it Campbell, and printed several books by foisting such drivel on the reading is interesting story that will translate public. Now that Star Trek has passed Lee Correy(G. Harry Stine) who also well to film. The story is simple, a writes in the Analog style. on to another publisher (Pocket Books) policeman who has a reputation as a Jonah I felt it only fair to dip into the pages is sent to a small sea-side village to Ace Books are also one of my favourites of the new book if only to sneer at the investigate some drug smuggling. What Trekkies and poke fun at the author. because they published H. Beam Piper, starts out as a police story gradually and the excellent Lord D'arcy series by becomes a horror story as the police­ THE ENTROPY EFFECT'by Vonda McIntyre Randall Garrett. Daw can also be man's life is seen in flashback and we relied upon for one good lead title $2.50 is a cut above the last few are shown the reason for his reputation Star Trek novels in that at least there per month with Tanith Lee fantasy or as a jonah. Finally the horrifying truth the talented C. J. Cherryh, or even a is a decent-plot hidden within the 224 is revealed amidst the destruction of Marion Zimmer Bradley. pages though one does begin to get a the village by a freak tidal surge along little bit tired of Kirk and/or Spock the English coast. This is a good read If you are looking for rubbish then saving the universe from destruction for those with a taste for the unusual Charter Books, a division of Ace can once again. This time Kirk gets killed and the macabre as well as a lot of provide blood thirsty action with and Spock must make a series of journeys destruction and death. CASCA THE, BARBARIAN, a series with a through time in order not only to hero who can't be killed due to his being save Kirk but also the universe as well. cursed by Christ on the cross. He is A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING TEXAS by Fritz He succeeds in a very well written story doomed to live until Christ comes back Leiber, Granada, PB $4.95 is another that avoids drippy romantic scenes to Earth and in four books published reissue and is welcome as Leiber is between the two main characters and takes so far he has been to China and South one of the best sf and fantasy writers the reader back to the days when Star America where he had his heart cut out in the world. This one is satire Trek was a fresh and new idea and trekkies by an Inca priest. All good, fun reading. written with, a typewriter dipped in acid didn't write fan fiction. I will get on with the reviews for now and should be on you must read list. but in future issues of the news look This should sell well and if you missed for further comments on my pick of the BEYOND REJECTION, JUSTIN' LEIBER the Pocket (US) edition then a Futura series and what is bad in publishing. Ballantine pb $2.25 (US) (UK) edition will arrive by early 1982. Justin Leiber, son of the above author THE RIM OF SPACE has just had his first novel published I wonder if the other projected novels by A. Bertram Chandler by Ballantine and makes an impressive in the series will be as good? Sphere; $4.50; Volume 1 in The Rim World debut with a story that is always By P. Stevens. series. interesting and never boring thougn the 18 ending leaves me a wee bit upset. "Futuristic Tales" as "Fully profess­ learn the lessons that a wider ional", he then proceeds to defend exposure of his work can teach him. A himself against an attack which, on good editor stands in the same shoes his own admission, has not taken place. as the leader of a writer's workshop He admits that he doesn't know good - on a permanent basis. (Thought - writing from bad when he sees it, have we ever had an editor chair a but has to wait for the mystical effects writer's workshop?) The proof of the of the justified margin to open his quality of Australian editors will be Derrick § Christine eyes. His writers suffer from the same the improvement to be found in their Ashby problem - perhaps he should suggest writers in the next two or three years. PO BOX 175 that they try the old bottom drawer South Melbourne 3205 treatment, of putting the story aside Derrick § Christine Ashby. for.six months before reconsidering it, 2/7/81 something which would be much cheaper ********* and probably no slower than going into October 12th 7987 print. Dear Murvinn, Peat Readeti, Then we are treated to a very peculiar WeZ£ beijote 1 attempt to make any You'll never win a Ditmar until you get attack on George. On the basis that he comment* on what Christine and Derrick into the habit of spelling people's doesn't like two of George's novels or have had to say,I would like to thank names correctly the way Charlie Brown any of his reviews Nev pontificates the people that have written to me and does in LOCUS. Roughly one in five of that George has "no moral right, and apo to gise not replying to them in this the names under the photographs in your no acceptable credentials" to offer issue. It is quite evident that some last issue were wrong! Obviously you criticism of sf. Oh Dear, oh dear! 'o (S you do not agree with me a* to what don't think that this matters, but to And how many novels did F. R. Leavis should take' preference -in the NEWS, but most people it is a question of common ever write? Just what does Nev regard I am taking all your comment* into courtesy of the most basic kind. Anyway, as constituting acceptable credentials, consideration and iome change* will be if you spell Derrick's name wrongly anyway? To cap it all, he then agrees made. (that's DERRICK) when you reprint this with George's judgement of the letter, he'll sue. magazines, but claims that the poor Top priority -is the publishing scene quality doesn't matter because George and who ha* written what and who is Your convention report was certainly Scithers is no better. What a superb publishing it. One of my main reasons thorough, though not exactly fannish. example of the cultural cringe! for starting the NEWS in the first place Did you have a good time? We found was to help publicise conventions, so ADVENTION the most enjoyable convention Along the way Nev makes a few quite they will be reported and advertised we have been to for years; indeed, if remarkable statements. For instance, despite the fact that a few very limited we may apply your own criteria for he defends the publishing of sub­ fanzine* also report them. Book reviews judging conventions, lots of people standard stories on the grounds that are important, but they will be cut in turned up and they all enjoyed themselves writers will only learn better by having length and only local and what 1 person­ so it was clearly a success. Agreed, them published! We agree that the ally consider important title* will get it was rather over-programmed, but that only way to learn is by writing, but more than a paragraph orc two. was the result of a sincere intention if an editor publishes stories he On the subject of local editing one or to give value for money to attendees doesn't think are very good he is two other letters beside* Chai*tine'* who came in off the street. There are doing the writer a great dis-service. and Derrick’s are to hand including one too many rip-off merchants these days A great part of the learning process from Josephine Vorian,which I will covert who will run a minimally programmed is indeed submitting stories to an next issue. Meanwhile to briefly answer con on the grounds that "nobody goes editor, and having them rejected (with the Ashby* I first take exception to the to the programme items anyway." reasons). Nev goes onto defending remark that 1 do not care if I spell the publishing of bad stories on the people's name correctly. I most certainly We have to disagree with you about grounds that if only good stories do carte as 1 carte about all spelling, auctions. Conventions allow quite were published there wouldn't be grammar and general presentation of enough time for auctions - the trouble enough to read! the MEWS, and that is why I do have is that the auction material is not people go through it and it often takes weeded out sufficiently beforehand. Another remarkable statement is that me a day or two to make all the corr­ you shouldn't criticize people who are ection*. I make no pretence that I am Your idea of a fanzine devoted to learning! Surely criticism is the a particularly literate person, and if conventions is a curious one. Do you major thing that such people need? And I let myself worry too much about that mean to provide a forum for various Nev accuses George of not being rational. I. would not even publish the NEWS, but people's convention reports, or are in the abscence of anybody else taking you thinking of something devoted to the What we would like to see in Australia, on the job I will continue to produce nuts and bolts of convention-running? since the Writer's Workshop area has it to the best of my ability. I feel We think that the latter might have been thoroughly mined, is for someone that it has been reasonably sucessful rather limited appeal, since it seems to bring'to Australia a really good in doing the job that I wanted it to do. that everybody thinks they know how editor or two -- Terry Carr, perhaps, to run a convention already. Eric or Damon Knight, or Edward Ferman. We Space i* running out so briefly: I stand Lindsay has already put out the don't know how you would go about by my comments that ADVENTION ’SI was definitive guide to running conventions, organizing an editor's workshop, but in many ways a boring convention. No 1 for those who really do want some even getting Knight out here as a did not enjoy it overall for the reasons advice. As for philosophical debates convention guest might achieve something. I think I clearly covered in my report. about the wisdom of going broke As little or no response has been rec­ bringing out a GoH from overseas, there's Michael Hailstone is altogether more eived on my idea of producing a fanzine quite enough of that already without reasonable on the same subject. He for those interested in running conven­ institutionalising it. puts the problems of his position tions, I will shelve the idea. I still quite well. Selling to overseas believe there is a need and if anybody However did'you manage to get a photo­ markets is not a good way to develop else show* any interest I will give more graph of Joseph Nicholas and Lee Smoire any but the best and most persistent details on what 1 am suggesting. sitting on the same couch? of us. Yet how is a home market to be developed without the home talent The rest of your letter Christine and No doubt George Turner can look after to feed it? And how do we discover Derrick is aimed at the "publish and be himself, but Nev Angove's letter can't the home talent without a market for it damned" controversy, so I will leave be let go without comment. If we to sell to? My points to Angove still that to other people to reply to. I suspected for a moment that Nev had aPPly, though. Publishing is no real have a* I have said, more letters on the a sense of humour we would accuse him part of a writer's learning process subject from Michael Hailstone and Nev of having us on, but he does seem to be until he has achieved publishable Angove and others to publish next issue. serious. After describing the ineffable qualify. Then, and only then can he Merv Binns 1 9 COMING SOON! THE NEW MIS-ADVENTURES OF THE NOTORIOUS ANTI-FAN. WATCH THIS SPACE! 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