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Issue #228, Marchi April 1997 IN THIS ISSUE: SFRA INTERNAL AFFAIRS: President's Message (Gordon) .............................................. 5 From the Secretary (Wendell) .............................................. 6 Conference Update (Westfahl) ............................................. 7 SFRA Listserve ........................................................................ 8 Clareson Award Speech (Clareson) ...................................... 9 Letters (Ketterer, Hellekson) .............................................. 12 Corrections .......................................................................... 14 Membership Directory Updates ........................................ 14 Editorial (Sisson) ................................................................. 14 NEWS AND INFORMATION .......................................... 17 PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES ............................................ 22 CURRENT & FORTHCOMING BOOKS ........................ 23 FEATURES Feature Review: "Anthologies for the Classroom" Gunn, James (Editor). The Road To Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here. (Kaveny) ...................................................................... 25 Hartwell, David G. and Milton T. Wolf (Editors). Visions of Wonder. (Lewis) ........................................... 26 Special Feature: "Incorporating the Messiness of Life: A Conversation with Nancy Kress" (Ingersoll & Burelbach) .................................................. 29 REVIEWS: Nonfiction: Badley, Linda. Writing Horror and the Body: The Fiction of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice. (Bousfield) ............................................................. 43 Certo, Nicholas]. (Editor). Hannes Bok: Drawings and Sketches. (Albert) ................................................... 45 SFRA Review #228, page 1 Hartwell, David G. Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction. (Westfahl) ........................... 46 Joshi, S.T. H.P. Lovecraft: A Life. (Wells) ....................... 50 Lottman, Herbert R. jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography. (Evans) ........................................................ 57 Ivlorris, Evan. The Book Lover's Guide to the Internet. (Barron) .......................................................... 59 Perret, Patti. The Faces of Fantasy. (Sullivan) ............... 60 Umland, Rebecca A. and Samuel j. Umland. The Use ofArthurian Legend in Hollywood Film: From Connecticut Yankees to Fisher Kings. (Blackwood) ..................................................................... 60 Fiction: Cave, Hugh B. Bitter/Sweet. (Kelleghan) ........................ 63 Choyce, Lesley. Trapdoor to Heaven. (Lehman) ........... 63 Gannett, Lewis. Magazine Beach. (Dziemianowicz) ....... 65 Knight, Damon. Humpty Dumpty: An Oval. (Brigg) .............................................................................. 66 Kress, Nancy. Beggars Ride. (Allen) ................................ 67 Lethem, Jonathan. The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye. (Stevens) ............................................. 70 I'-Ioore, Ward. Lot & Lot's Daughter. (McKnight) ........... 70 SF CAPSULES .................................................................... 73 SFRA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION & APPLICATION .......................................................... 75 SFR.\ Rc\·iclI" #228, page 2 ~~ Editor - Amy Sisson Assistant Editor - Paul Abell SFRA Review (ISSN 1068-39 5X) is published 6 times per year by the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) and dis­ tributed to SFRA members. Individual issues are not for sale. For information about the SFRA, see the description and appli­ cation at the back of this issue. Please submit reviews, news items, letters, etc. to Amy Sisson, SFRA Review, 304 Fairfax Row, Waterford NY 12188; telephone (518) 237-4669; e-mail "[email protected]". E-mail or disk submissions are preferred although typed hardcopy is acceptable. E-mail submissions can be included in the body of the e-mail message, or attached as a text-only or ASCII­ stripped file. Disk submissions must be saved as text-only or ASCII-stripped files. DEADLINES: Submissions must be re­ ceived by the 1st of the month preceding cover date, i.e. by April 1 for the May/June issue. Typeset by Amy Sisson on a Macintosh Performa 6205CO. Cover graphic by Alex Eisenstein. Printed by Century Cre­ ations, Grand Forks, North Dakota. PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Joan Gordon Elizabeth Cummins 1 Tulip Lane Dept. of English Commack NY 11725 Univ. of l'vlissouri-Rolla Rolla 1'>10 65401 SECRETARY TREASURER Carolyn Wendell Robert J. Ewald English Dept. 552 W. Lincoln St. Monroe Comm. College findlay OH 45840 Rochester NY 14623 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Joe Sanders 6354 Brooks Blvd. 1'>Ientor OIl 44060 SFRA Review #228, page 3 f997~/~~ The good ship Queen /lIaIY remains on course for a rendezvous with members of the SFRA/friends of the Eaton Collection, June 23-26, 1997, Long Beach, CA. Here is the complete guest list as it stands, with re­ cent new additions Peter Nicholls and Melinda Snodgrass: GWEN ALLEY, artist specializing in erotic fantasy art GREGORY BENfORD, science fiction author of Timescape and Sailing Bright Eternity DAVID BRIN, science fiction author of Startide Rising and Brightness Reef 1\IICHAEL CASSUTT, science fiction screenwriter, former producer of The Ower Limits KATHRYN CRAIvIER, co-editor of The Ascent of Wonder DON DAVIS, space artist and science fiction artist SHEILA FINO-I, science fiction author of Intlni[y's Web and The Garden of lhe Shaped JMdES GUNN, science fiction author of The Immortals and The LiSleners DAVID G. HARTWELL, science fiction editor, author of /\ge of Wonders HOWARD V. HENDRIX, science fiction author of two nov­ els scheduled for 1997 publication PETER NICHOLLS, co-editor of The fnqclopedia of Sci­ ence riction, traveling all the way from Australia TI1\1 POWERS, fantasy author of The Stress of Her Re­ gani and The Anubis Gales D,,\ VID PRINGLE, editor of Interzone and S't. james Guide £0 Fanlasy IVrileni KI1\1 STANLEY ROBINSON, science fiction author of Blue Mars and PaciJjc ELige JO,\N SLONCZEWSKI, science fiction author of A Door inlO Ocean i\IELINDA SNODGRASS, author of the Circuil trilogy and scriptwriter for ,'-;wr Trek: The Next Generation ("The 1\leasure of a i\lan") and The OUler Limits ("Sand­ kings") (C()Il1iIlued OIl page 16) ,\fR.\ Re\'je\\' ;'228, page -+ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE I'm sure all of you reading this will breathe easier knowing that power was transferred this January without bloodshed. Joe Sanders stepped down with grace and a highly suspicious sigh of relief. I assumed the mantle a few days early, by representing SFRA at the 1996 MLA Conference last December in Washing­ ton, D.C. Two sessions of the conference were devoted to a drive to return SF to the ivlLA by establishing an MLA Discus­ sion Group in "Science Fiction, Utopian, and Fantastic Litera­ ture." The movement was spearheaded by Tom I\loylan, who organized the planning sessions I attended; Ken Roemer, who is drafting the petition for the Discussion Group; and Peter Fitting, who is organizing a special session for the 1997 MLA meeting in Toronto on "Science Fiction/Utopia from a Cana­ dian Perspective." Not only would science fiction sessions at MLA acknowledge the literature's legitimacy in the academy, but such a legitimization would be especially valuable for graduate students and newer faculty members. Elsewhere in this issue of the Review should be a call for papers. Speaking of calls for papers, I hope you're all thinking about papers to deliver at this year's SFRA conference. The theme is "Space" and we'll be occupying some pretty luxurious space aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Gary Westfahl has been working his fingers to nubbins and his guest list is outstanding: Gregory Benford, David Brin, Sheila Finch, Tim Powers, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Joan Sloczewski are just a few of the expected guests/participants. Remember, you can register by sending your check to Gary, even before you re­ ceive the official registration materials. Having given you some good news, no\\' it's time for the unpleasant. At our board meeting in January, we wrestled with the budget and it looks very much as if we'll have to raise next year's membership dues hy $20 just to hreak even. Rates for Science-Fiction S'wdics and for printing our own Review have gone up, so even with royalties and any excess conference funds, we are in danger of going into the red with­ out a rise. Rising paper costs have hurt our overseas col- 5;FRA Review #228, page 5 leagues as well. Edward james of Foundation tells us that next year's discount subscription to Foundation will be sub­ stantially higher also. All this discussion of rising rates leads me to suggest that you might want to contribute a bit to our "Support a Scholar" fund as you renew your membership this year. If it's hard for us, it will be even more difficult for scholars in less afflu­ ent countries. We've always been a close-knit group. Let me just draw your attention to our new SFRA listserve address, explained elsewhere in the Review. Thanks to Len Hatfield, that has already become a lively forum for our membership. 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    Renovation A con report by Evelyn C. Leeper Copyright 2013 by Evelyn C. Leeper Table of Contents: l Getting There l Hotels l Registration l The Green Room l The Dealers Room l Exhibits l Art Show l Publications l Programming l A Trip to the Creation Museum l Designing Believable Physics l Done to Death: Program Topics That Have Out-Stayed Their Welcome l Before the Boom: Classic SF, Fantasy & Horror Movies Before 2001 & Star Trek l Short Films l The 1960s, 50 Years On l And the Debate Rages On: The Fanzine and Semi-Prozine Hugo Categories l Short but Containing the World: A Look at Novellas l Collaborative Fan Editing l Understanding Casino Gambling l The Autumn of the Modern Ages l Earth Abides: After We're Gone l Sidewise Awards l The Hidden Monkey Wrench in Cloning l The Solar System and SF: Setting SF on the Planets We Know l The Rode of the Science Adviser l The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Q&A Session with the Editor l The Future of Cities l Masquerade l SF Physics Myths l Historical Figures in Action! l From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne l SF: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow l Still Fresh: Why Philip K. Dick is Still Relevant l The Future in Physics: How Close Are We to Time Travel or Breaking the Light Barrier? l Hugo Awards Ceremony l Radio Free Albemuth l Miscellaneous Getting There Renovation was held Wednesday, August 17, through Sunday, August 21, 2011, in Reno, Nevada.