Summer 2000 ConNotations Volume 10, Issue 2 The Quarterly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society
SF Tube Talk However, it is at 6AM in the morning. 24 Frames In This Issue X-files Finale - How Final Is It? by Lee Whiteside The X-Files finished filming their Movie News & Reviews seventh season not knowing if the series News & Reviews We’ve been treated to some real would continue or not and supposedly Genre Movie News SF Tube Talk cliffhangers to end out the broadcast there were two different endings to the by Lee Whiteside by Lee Whiteside ...... 1 network’s season, we’ve got lots of new episode. In the one that was aired, we 24 Frames...... 1 stuff coming this fall, and a few things saw Mulder taken away with other The big news from the Star Wars front worth watching this summer on cable. Videophile...... 1 abductees and found out that Scully is is that the role of the young Anakin We’ve also got a preview of Gene FYI...... 2 pregnant. Is it Mulder or a mystery Skywalker has been cast, although Roddenberry’s Andromeda, starting this conception? We’ll hopefully find out this Lucasfilm has not said so officially. From CASFS Business Report...... 2 fall starring Kevin Sorbo. fall when the X-Files will be returning various reports, it looks to be 19 year old AZ Pro News As expected, Star Trek: Voyager ended with Gillian Anderson and David actor Hayden Christensen, whose major by Daryl Mallett...... 3 their season with a big Borg cliffhanger. credits include John Carpenter’s In the Musical Notes Since the upcoming seventh season will be Mouth of Madness as well as Fox Family by Tom Tuerff...... 4 the last for Voyager, and they’ve already Channel’s Higher Ground TV series. In promised a big Borg two hour episode for other Episode Two news, George Lucas ConClusion...... 9 November sweeps, don’t expect to see the has finished his draft of the movie and Alfred Bester... Borg totally dealt with in the season has turned it over to Jonathan Hales to by Shane Shellenbarger...... 14 opener. Producers Rick Berman and polish the script. Hales has worked with In Our Book (Book Reviews).....14 Brannon Braga have not said much about Lucas previously on the Young Indiana how they will end the series other than the Jones television series. last third of the season will build towards Over in New Zealand, filming contin- Puzzle the end of the series. ues on the three Lord of the Rings The Words of Isaac Asimov There’s not much news to report on the movies. New Line has screened some by Shane Shellenbarger...... 2 footage from the movie at recent trade next Trek series, other than it will likely events and has made a preview available turn up in Fall of 2001. Braga has said on the official movie website at Convention & Fandom “There will be a new Star Trek series. Duchovny. Duchovny’s participation in www.lordoftherings.net. Reaction has Club Listings...... 17 Rick Berman and I haven’t nailed down a next season will reportedly be only for been very favorable to it. Some recent cast concept yet but we intend to do something Convention Listings...... 19 half the episodes, so don’t expect Mulder additions and changes from last report that captures the essence of Star Trek, but Convention Registration Form.19 to return until February sweeps. There include Marton Csokas in the role of is completely original and new.” From isn’t much info yet as to if Scully will go Celeborn, Galadriel’s husband, Bernard Rick Berman, “I do think it’s instrumen- solo or if Skinner will play a more Hill will play Theoden, Miranda Otto as Art Work tal that the next Star Trek series be fresh prominent role in helping with the Eowyn, Craig Parker as Haldir, Hugo Sherlock...... 11, 13, 18 and that it be different, dramatically search for Mulder. The Lone Gunmen Weaving as Elrond, and Kevin Conway different, and the concept that we have may help out early on, but they will soon in a role yet to be identified. One actor developed is dramatically different. be busy with their own show that will announced previously that will not be Assuming that it goes through and Videophile start airing in January on FOX. appearing is Ethan Hawke, originally assuming that everything gets figured out announced as playing Farmir. New Line Buffy & Angel Wrap-up as to when and where it’s going to appear, has set the release dates to be Christmas On Buffy, now that The Initiative and Bubblevicious and Monkey See, Doggie I’m more excited about it’s possibilities 2001, Christmas 2002, and Christmas Adam has been dealt with, they’ll need Do than I have been probably about any of the 2003 for the three movies. something new for next season. Reports Warner Home Video, $14.95 each series.” Even they differ some on how far The summer movie season has gotten are that one new character, Dawn, will along they are in the development of the underway with the John Travolta join up with the gang. She is a younger With its superb voice characterizations new series. One thing for certain, it will adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard’s Battle- (10-15 years old) girl who has the unique and hilarious dialogue, the Powerpuff not be an Excelsior/Captain Sulu series in field Earth. Critics have not been kind to ability of being able to have dark spirits Girls is a highlight of the Cartoon spite of the fan campaign promoting the it, but they are already at work planning a speak through her. She will look up to Network line-up and the first of their concept. The national demonstration day sequel. The big movie this summer looks Buffy as a big sister and will be infatu- to be The X-Men opening in mid-July. original series of programming to be on April 22nd was pretty much a bust, ated with Xander, worshiping the ground With Patrick Stewart as Professor released on home video. The campy with most turnouts (including the one at he walks on. How Anya will deal with Xavier, Ian McKellan as Magneto, humor and fresh story lines make the Paramount Studios) being no more than this will likely be an area of conflict. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Hale Powerpuff Girls one of the easiest to 30 fans. According to producer David Fury, next Berry as Storm, James Marsden as watch animated series on television On the Babylon 5 front, fans who would season will see a re-bonding of the Cyclops, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, today. like to see it at a more reasonable hour Scooby Gang after the splintering that Ray Park as Toad, and Anna Panquin Each action-packed video contains five will be able to do so in late September has occurred during this season. There as Rogue, if the actors can perform equal previously aired episodes, one containing when the series will start running on SciFi will also be the usual life-changing to the special effects, it looks to be a good the fan favorites of an internet poll, and at 7PM ET / 4PM PT. Look for SciFi to events that we’ve come to expect. Over comic book adaptation. Look for lots of the other, the picks of the Cartoon promote the show heavily and have special on Angel, we’ll likely see more of Faith publicity and tie-ins as it’s premier Network. If you’re already a fan of the airings of the four TV movies. In the as well as more of Angel dealing with approaches. show, you’re sure to find your favorite meantime, TNT has started airing the his ultimate destiny. We’ll likely see We’ve got several animated movies episode. If you’re new to the Powerpuff show Monday through Friday again. likely worth checking out in the CGI ( Cont’d on Page 6 ) ( Cont’d on page 8) ( Cont’d on page 10) Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 1 FYI CASFS Business Report Who’s Who This Issue BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS Dear Faithful Reader, officers will take place at this meeting. Editor: Stephanie L. Bannon Co-Editors: Craig L. 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For more info Call: Stephanie L. Bannon or via email at [email protected]. (602)973-2341 Webpage: www.casfs.org email: [email protected] ISSN: 1082-7765 Page 2 ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 Genre Fission: A New Discourse Practice like Donato, Leo & Diane Dillion, and miniseries for DC with my old artist PRO NOTES for Cultural Studies (University of Iowa Alan Clark, I feel very honored indeed). friend, the amazing Doug Wheatley. by Daryl F. Mallett Pr., May 2000). Although I’ve been entering and placing More interestingly, though, I’m currently John Betancourt reports that he “has in mainstream art shows for several years, a Fellow at The Foresight Institute, a Hello, folks! It’s starting to heat up stopped writing to concentrate on WFC marks a satisfying foray back into think-tank back East for work in again here in Tempe, Arizona...time to publishing books through his company, the SF&F community.” nanotechnology. My work on Shades and hit the road for conventions! World Wildside Press Ever on the go, Alan Dean Foster “will some of the research I had to do for that Horror Convention is going on in Denver (www.wildsidepress.com).” be the guest at a dinner being given by world was developed into an article for as this goes to press, and it should be a David Brin wrote Foundation’s Brazilian SF fandom at The Excelsior CompuServe, and the rest followed up good one. Leprecon occurs here in Triumph, “the final chapter of Isaac Hotel, Rio de Janeiro on May 8.” He has from there. It’s got me interviewed on Tempe, also in mid-May, and I’m looking Asimov’s famous Foundation & Robots also agreed to write Voiding the Mock, a NPR and a couple of other sites. Interest- forward to seeing my friends Lubov, series, written at special request from The Montezuma Strip novel, for Warner. His ing.” He is off to Maui this summer for Larry Vela and John DeChancie again. Asimov Estate. A recent nonfiction book, website, www.alandeanfoster.com, is now vacation with his wife and children, and Then it’s off to Potrero War in Potrero, The Transparent Society: Will Technology online. “For a hidden surprise, hang your “a couple of days for research for my next CA; Highland War in Flagstaff, AZ; The Make Us Choose Between Freedom and cursor over the surface map of Tran-ky- novel, a mystery called Canefire.” War of the Lilies in Smithville Lake, MO; Privacy?, deals with provocative issues of ky. The website was a Yahoo pick-of-the- Philip Kaveny sold an article to to a to Southern California to celebrate my openness and liberty in the new wired- day in April.” newspaper called Bookseller entitled son Jake’s 7th birthday; The Science age.” The Out of Time series of novels Carl Freedman has Critical Theory “William Caxton at Book Expo Fiction Research Association Conference for teenagers, created by Brin, hit the and Science Fiction coming out from America.” I claim it is fantastic realism, in Cleveland; and Westercon in Hono- stands recently, “targeted to weaning kids Wesleyan University Press and University since Caxton died in 1491. However my lulu! Anyplace but south Arizona, where off Animorphs and Star Wars knockoffs Press of New England later this year. He wife tells me it is allegory.” He is also triple-digit weather is setting in. “At toward genuine SF.” They were co- also has the following articles coming signed to write two young adult literature least it’s a dry heat...” Gah. written by Nebula Award-winners Nancy out: “Science Fiction and the Two encyclopedia articles, and he and writer Aaron Allston reports, “I’ve just turned Kress, Sheila Finch and Roger McBride Cultures: Reflections After the Snow- wife Jan Bogstad are to do a session at in Sidhe Devil, the sequel to my urban Allen. Brin will speak at Torrey Pines Leavis Controversy,” in Science Fiction The Leeds International Medieval fantasy novel Doc Sidhe, to Baen Books. High School (Del Mar, CA; May 10); The at the Crossroads of the Two Cultures, ed. Conference on Internet applications to I don’t yet know what its publication Reuben H Fleet Space Center (San Diego; by Gary Westfahl and George Slusser medieval studies. “I continue to review schedule will be. My next novel will be May 27); a Department of Defense (University of Georgia Press); “Science for Internet Book Watch and will be the Mongoose Among Cobras, the start of a meeting at The Pentagon (June 26-27); Fiction and Utopia: A Historico-Philo- featured guest on a video production of new military/SF/adventure series, for give Mesa College’s Commencement sophical Overview,” in Cognition and Midwest Review of Books in early June in Bantam. My tentative convention Address (San Diego; June 3); give the Estrangement in Science Fiction and Madison, Wisconsin.” Kaveny is also a schedule for the rest of 2000 includes: keynote address at Innovation 2000, a Utopian Literature, ed. by Patrick co-chair of Academic Programming for Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show (http:// senior technological and management Parrinder (University of Liverpool the Worldcon in Chicago this year. members.aol.com/toyshow/ conference of Procter & Gamble Corp. Press); “Of Bodies, Of Cities” [a review Fiona Kelleghan has published austinshows.html; May 6-7; Austin, TX); (Cincinnati; June 12-13); keynote the article of Times Square Red, Times “Something Hungry This Way Comes: Dragon*Con 2000 (http:// SAP Conference (Las Vegas; June 20); be Square Blue and Bread & Wine: An Terrestrial and Ex-Terrestrial Feline www.dragoncon.org/; June 29-July 2; on a panel discussion at Universe 2000, Erotic Tale of New York by Samuel R. Feeding Patterns and Behavior” in The Atlanta); ArmadilloCon 22 (http:// the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Delany in Science-Fiction Studies. Journal for the Fantastic in the Arts www.sff.net/armadillocon22/; August 18- meeting (Pasadena, CA; July 15-16); and Recent works include: “A Biology of (10:4, 2000), and essays on Suzy McKee 20; Austin, TX); Chicon 2000, The 58th appear at The International Comic Art?” a review article of (a review article Charnas, Vonda N. McIntyre, Andre World Science Fiction Convention (http:// Convention (San Diego; July 22). He of Biopoetics: Evolutionary Explorations Norton, Kit Reed, Elizabeth Anne www.chicon.org/; August 31-September recently sold the film rights for Startide in the Arts, ed. by Bret Cooke & Scarborough, Sheri S. Tepper and 4; Chicago); Icon 25 (http:// Rising to Paramount Pictures and the Frederick Turner) and “Bold Interdisci- Connie Willis in American Women www.mindbridge.org/icon/; October 13- producer of Hunt for Red October. “They plinary Speculation” (a review article of Writers (St. James Press, 2000). 15; Coralville, IA); World Fantasy want a ‘franchise’ that will strain CGI Gregory Benford’s Deep Time: How “Here’s what’s going on with this Convention 2000 (http:// tech to the limit. I guess talking dolphins Humanity Communicates Across Millen- writer’s life (fit to be printed!),” says Kay www.worldfantasy.org/wfc00.html; would do that! Second draft screenplay nia) both in the March 2000 issue of Kenyon: “I have just turned in my fourth October 26-29; Corpus Christi, TX); now complete. I’m also funding a $1,000 Science-Fiction Studies. novel, Tropic of Creation, to Bantam. Texas Book Festival (http:// prize for a webcontest , spurring creation Artist Reuben Gerard is pleased that Appearances in 2000: VCON (Surrey www.austin360.com/texasbookfestival/; of ready-to-use guides that tie good his book, More Chocolate, Less Stress is BC, May 26-28); Foolscap (Tukwila, WA, November 10-12; Austin, TX); and science fiction to today’s teaching receiving acclaim from The Los Angeles June 9-11); Barnes and Noble SF Book UncommonCon (http:// curricula.” See: http:// Public Library System. Club (Lynnwood, WA, June 16); Write on www.uncommoncon.com/; November 24- www.analogsf.com/wow. “Doing lots of James Gunn reports: “‘The Abyss,’” the Sound Conference (Edmonds, WA, 26; Dallas). My appearance schedule public speaking. People want blather third story in the Gift from the Stars October 7-8); World Fantasy Con (Corpus page at http://www.io.com/~allston/ about the future. But watch. By 2002, series of novelettes, will appear in the Christie, TX, October 26-29); OryCon apprsked.html always has the most up-to- the whole ‘future thing’ will be passe and July/August Analog. I’ll be signing (Portland, OR, November 17-19).” date information on where I’ll appear- everyone will be ‘retro.’ Here’s wishing autographs at the mass signing at Barnes Website:
Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 5 SF Tube Talk ( Cont’d from page 1 ) to a “quirky desert town” where he solves others escaped and are in hiding in a near staff investigates. Also in the wings is a Jheira again, but not as a regular cast a weird crime every week. It stars Brian future America. On Friday nights, FOX “Men in Black” style show, “Special member. McNamara, Vincent Berry and Chad has “Fearsum”, from the creators of the Unit 2”, about a secret group that tracks SciFi Stuff Everett. Blair Witch Project, which is about a down “missing links” such as gargoyles SciFi (Formerly known as The Sci-Fi Over on TNT, the positive response to a computer geek who takes over his and other creatures. One of the team Channel) has a lot of new stuff in the rough cut of the Witchblade pilot movie brother’s paranormal website after he is members is a Leprechaun. works this summer. New episodes of convinced TNT to move the movie’s apparently killed. The website within the Starship Troopers in Order Farscape, Lexx, First Wave, and debut up to August 27th from the show is already active and online at BKN is now running Roughnecks: The Exposure resume in June as well as the originally planned October air date. Look Starship Troopers Chronicles in the premier of the new Invisible Man series. for a big promo push from TNT for it, order the episodes were intended to run. In July, SciFi debuts “Crossing Over especially during their wrestling pro- During the season, new episodes were With John Edward” on July 9th, a talk grams. aired pretty much as they were completed, show that features a psychic medium who The SFTV Scorecard with the result being a big lack of communicates with the dead. Starting Network shows returning are Roswell, continuity from day to day. There will July 16th will be “Sciography”, a Futurama, 3rd Rock From the Sun, likely not be a second season of the series, monthly one-hour documentary program Charmed, Buffy, Angel, The X-Files, although BKN plans to keep it on their that looks at the history of science fiction Voyager and 7 Days, schedule for the fall. A possible TV series and what those series meant to the Surprisingly, most of the syndicated movie or home video may be in the works genre and era. Look for shows on the newcomers have been picked up for a new to complete the story, however. Unfortu- original Star Trek, Quantum Leap, season. Relic Hunter, The Lost World, nately, if you get the series via SciFi, they Lost in Space and Babylon 5. On July Beastmaster, and Back2Back Action do not air the Friday BKN shows, so 31st, SciFi will air the six hour British (Cleopatra 2525 & Jack of All Trades) every fifth episode is skipped. miniseries Ultraviolet, which is about all will be continuing. Ongoing series For other news and episode schedules, contemporary vampires in London and Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1 www.freakylinks.com. Also on Friday check out Lee Whiteside’s Magrathea/ the police officers that try to hunt them (picked up for a fifth season by nights will be “Night Visions”, a horror SFTV web pages at http://www.sftv.org . down. Showtime), Xena (likely it’s last) all will anthology series with two stories in each Debuting June 9th with a two hour pilot be back as well. hour show. FOX promises to have a lot of ======movie will be SciFi’s update of The There’s not so good news for fans of big-name guest stars on the show. Invisible Man. It is created and execu- several genre shows that have been on for Starting in January will be the Lone Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda tive-produced by Matt Greenberg the last several years. NBC has dumped Gunmen X-Files spinoff series on Preview (Halloween: H2O), and stars Vincent their Saturday night Thrillogy lineup, Thursday nights, which will be followed Of the new batch of syndicated series Ventresca as Darien, a small-time thief replacing it with the new WWF Football by a new series created by Michael this fall, the most highly anticipated one who is drafted into secret government league. Gone are Profiler, The Pre- Crichton. For mid-season replacements if is Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda. It experiments on invisibility. Rebecca tender, and The Others. Fans of The any of those shows tank, FOX has the live is based on several Roddenberry Chambers and Joel Bissonnette also Pretender have mounted a campaign to action Tick, starring ???, which looks to concepts, including the Genesis II pilot star. convince TNT to pick the show up for a translate the look and feel of the animated movie, but set in space instead of on On SciFi’s regular series, look for fifth season. TNT does have the rights to cartoon to live action; a drama called Earth. Filming has started on the series Farscape to add some more regular or the first four seasons and will start airing “Killer App” about the high stakes and we now know the main cast. Kevin recurring characters as the season them this fall. CBS has dropped both computer software business and “Ultra- Sorbo stars as Captain Dylan Hunt, the progresses. They aren’t saying much Early Edition and Now and Again. violet”, an Americanized version of the last starship captain of the System’s about who or what they are, however. Another show that has been a mainstay British miniseries that SciFi is running in Commonwealth High Guard. Keith There has been word that SciFi has on the USA Network, La Femme Nikita, July. Hamilton Cobb stars as the genetically picked Farscape up for a third season. will not be returning after the current The WB is pretty full up on genre engineered Nietzschean Tyr Anasazi. On Lexx, SciFi has finally gotten the season is over. One of the syndicated shows so they don’t have any new ones Lisa Ryder will play Beka Valentine, the rights to air the four original TV movies newcomers not returning is Peter on their fall schedule. They do have a sexy but tough commander of the salvage and they will screen them the week of Benchley’s Amazon, although there is a midseason show called “Dead Last” ship Eureka Maru. Lexa Doig will August 7th as the current season of the slight chance it could continue on cable. which is about a Rock group who helps embody the sentient starship’s computer, series ends. The third series, “Fire and Psi Factor is also ending after four out the dead. the beautiful Andromeda. Laura Water”, has already aired in the U.K. and seasons and it will be seen in repeats on UPN is cranking up their genre content, Bertram plays the spirited but mysterious Canada and guest stars Nigel Bennett as TNT this fall as well. The current season slanted towards action that they hope will Trance Gemini. Gordon Michael the leader of the planet Fire. SciFi has of The Outer Limits on Showtime keep the wrestling viewers tuned in to Woolvett will play Harper, Andromeda’s picked it up, although it likely won’t air (season six) will be the last, and it will air UPN. Their movie night is being moved young, wise-cracking tech-expert. Brent until the Fall or early next year. in syndication starting this fall. to Tuesday and will be mostly Paramount Stait will don prosthetics for his role as Farther down the road will see SciFi’s News on the Network Shows For the owned theatrical movies and very few of the alien Rev Bem. Allan Eastman will six hour Dune miniseries in December Fall the genre made-for-TV movies they have be Executive Producer with Robert and early next year the weekly series In Mid-May, all the broadcast networks been running. Fridays will feature Hewitt Wolfe as Co-Executive Producer Matthew Blackheart Monster Smasher, held their “Up Front” presentations, “Freedom” from Joel “Matrix” Silver. and head writer. which was heading towards syndication announcing their fall schedules and new Set in a near future America where the Wolfe and his writing staff had eight before SciFi picked it up. series for the benefit of their prospective military has taken over, a group of elite scripts finished as they started filming in The USA Network will debut two advertisers. As expected, the major soldiers who have been jailed in opposi- May. They have generated an impressive offbeat half hour series in July. “Kill, networks were pretty slim on any genre tion to the military escape and go amount of back story for the series, much Kill, Kill.” has a CIA agent and his shows. ABC has zilch (maybe an occa- undercover to win back America’s of which they are making available on the nemesis trying to murder each other in sional genre question on Millionaire), freedom. They all look to be well trained official website at comically exaggerated ways, with one of NBC has nothing new in the genre area in the martial arts and hand-to-hand www.andromedatv.com. This includes a them actually succeeding at the end of the and CBS has no real genre shows, combat. Following on Fridays will be time line for the Systems Commonwealth, half-hour. But the next episode will begin although their remake of “The Fugitive” Level 9, about a secret group of covert from its beginnings as the Vedran empire with both men alive and dreaming up starring Tim Daly might be worthwhile. agents who fight crime via the internet to the time when the TV series begins. new ways of offing one another. USA FOX is looking to be the genre king and high tech computer systems (with Descriptions of the various races and life describes it as a “Wile E. Coyote/ with a bunch of new sci-fi/thriller/horror lots of explosions and car crashes). forms include the Nietzscheans, a Roadrunner” type show, but it sounds shows on their fall schedule as well as Their backup shows look to be more genetically engineered offshoot of awfully similar to Mad’s “Spy Vs. Spy” mid-season. Starting out on Tuesdays will interesting, however. Aaron Spelling has humans that are bigger, stronger, and to me. Their other new show, “Manhat- be Dark Angel, the James Cameron “All Souls”, a hospital drama with a big faster than humans with enhancements to tan, AZ” is described as an ‘’idiosyn- produced series starring Jessica Alba as difference, the hospital is haunted and make them the ultimate survivors. The cratic, absurdist comedy’’ about a big-city a young escapee from a secret genetic there appears to be other strange things Vedrans, founders of the Commonwealth, cop who moves with his 12-year-old son engineering experiment. She and several going on that a new doctor joining the ( Cont’d on page 7 ) Page 6 ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 SF Tube Talk (Cont’d from page 6 ) WesterCon bid, was selling new books on they moved the towels to the floor for them to do. are somewhat like the Centaurs of Earth one end of the room while Marty & Alice quiet closure. All was well until a shift 4. Award shows and writing mythology. The Than are highly intelli- Massoglia sold used books at the other change occurred and the new guy started contests are inherently boring and gent insectoids, and the Perseids are end. In between were vendors of jewelry, shutting all the parties down. As I incestuous. Usually, the only people humanoids with black featureless eyes art, and massages. The gaming was understand it only LA, Phoenix and who attend are those who are and long bony chins. The Common- poorly attended when I walked by every LosCon survived the purge. But we had nominated for the awards, those who wealth also recognizes artificial life time. The dance in the ballroom Saturday fun. have entered the contests, along with forms and will bestow citizenship on night was well attended although they The con only had 300 or so attendees. their friends and family. To keep the machines and computers that can pass a were playing Strauss’s Blue Danube when But it ran well. San Diego is always fun, audience entertained; the Master of standardized set of intelligence tests. I arrived. The next selection was closer to especially when it’s over 100 in Phoenix. Ceremonies/Toastmaster HAS to be The series will take a different ap- rock and it was quite a mix throughout As it always is when Comic Con occurs someone of quick wit and one who is proach to space travel, communications, the evening. I managed to chat with some (July/August). They do a good job despite knowledge about their audience. See and combat than other series have taken. locals outside the room, which was much the low turnout. Of course, that was after number 3 above. Faster than light travel is accomplished quieter. This same room held Regency their original hotel decided to remodel 5. Start on time. Panels and by slipstream technology, using the Dancing on Friday evening, which I and not give them a definite date. So, presentations need to begin on time. quantum strings that connect bodies missed. I was also offsite when the they did an admirable job with what they If the audience can be there, so together to travel with an organic pilot concert series occurred in filking. had. I hope to go back next year. Maybe should the panelists. Of course, if the making the decisions when a decision Consuite was closed early Friday evening, by then they will have resolved the suite panelist has to travel the length of point is reached. There is no instanta- but open much later on Saturday. It had dilemma. Or be at a new location. Either the convention center and their neous communications available, and all some good cold cuts at times, but they way, I can recommend it as a good con to previous panel didn’t end on time, communication between planets is done used 2 liter bottles for soft drinks so it attend. So, sail over to ConDor next year. late arrivals will happen. Ninety- via the Commonwealth Courier Network, was awkward to walk out with a small minute panels, timekeepers giving 10 which travel from system to system cup of liquid rather than just a can. Neither The Best Of Times, Nor The minute/5 minute/Times up notices on delivering the news and information that Otherwise, it was ok. Worst Of Times: sixty-minute panels, and not unites the Commonwealth. Ship to ship Friday programming was rather light World Horror Convention 2000 programming your starring guests in combat is not done with laser weapons, with films starting at 3p and regular By Shane Shellenbarger back-to-back panels at different relying on fighter ships, smart missiles programming at 5p. Want to be 100? locations can lessen delays. (offensive and defensive), and drones to They discussed it. There was also a Cinco I have attended and worked on many 6. Know your audience and your handle most combat activities. Laser de Mayo Fiesta in consuite for those who conventions in my time: from the cattle guests. Do your best to put your most weapons are used, but only at short enjoy the southwestern celebration. car confinement of CreationCons, the in- popular guests in the largest room distances. Saturday brought Costuming Without timacy of LepreCons, CopperCons, available. Try not to schedule Guests As the series starts, the Commonwealth Money/Skill, a workshop on promoting PhringeCons, and ConDor’s, the fascina- of Honor opposite each other. has been at peace for thousands of years, your web site, Good Animated Films, tion of the many pro’s at World Fantasy 7. Limit the number of panelists. and there has been movement to disband Vinge GoH Talk, Bargain Basement Conventions, to the vast expanse of Six people can be interesting; twelve the Commonwealth’s military organiza- Science (which I was on), Hacking the World Science Fiction Conventions in can be unwieldy, especially if you tion, The High Guard. The appearance of Human Genome, autographs, Comics on both hemispheres. With all of that, WHC have fewer then one microphone for a new alien race, The Magog, that is the Web, When SF Outgrew Fandom 2000 is the first World Horror Con I’ve two people. If a panel is so popular attacking the Commonwealth, puts that (also one of mine), and Masquerade. I attended. My wife, Lauren and I did the that twelve guests want to be on it, movement aside. Shortly before the start understand that one of the Comic Con Programming on the 1994 and 1998 break it up into two panels at two of the series, a treaty is reached with the committee entered and won an award. WHC’s, but this is my first time as an at- different times and days. Magog, although it is protested by the Sunday had the Obligatory Sex Scene, tendee and as such I have a few sugges- 8. Food events should be value Nietzscheans, who threaten to withdraw Cassini Slideshow, Copyright and the tions . . . equal to money paid. If you’ve paid from the Commonwealth but back down Web (another of mine), Frankenfood, 1. Web site information is vital. $28.00 and you’re given a deli after the High Guard gives them security Fans an Endangered Species (my last The web site should no longer be sandwich, a drink, and a side dish, assurances. one), and Con Talkback. My first event viewed as a supplement to the you should expect exclusive access to It is with that setting that the series above was pretty interesting and lots of Progress Report, but as a standalone, the subject of the lunch, so security begins with the Andromeda Ascendent spirited discussion occurred. The middle information hub to update current and position to the dais are being trapped near the event horizon of a two also had David Brin on them, which members and to entice potential important. If the GOH personally black hole for 300 years. When they are meant once he arrived there wasn’t much attendees. List every Pro who has comes by each table and provides you rescued, they discover that the Common- for me to say. He was kind enough to ask indicated that they will attend with a slice of Guava paste and wealth has collapsed and Hunt and his for my input during the second event (subject to availability), publish the Philly cream cheese, you can count surviving crew of the Andromeda while on the third everyone else spoke but current list of topics and schedules that as a bonus. Ascendant set out to help bring order me (except for the usual one-line gre- for the panels with the warning that Things that worked well: back to the universe. nades). I ended that one by saying “And they are subject to change, give 1. Individual signings in a common that’s all I have to say on the subject.” As details on the events that will allow area. Not everyone can attend the I stood up and left at the end. The crowd the members to make an informed gang autograph signings (guests and ConClusion (cont’d from page 4) found it humorous as it was intended. decision. attendees alike.), so having a signing to unfold it and still walk past it. We’re The final event I was on had fans from 2. When members aren’t at panels, area that can be used following a talking cozy here. A number of suites various regions of the country discussing parties, or sleeping, they are drinking panel can be of great value. Dealers were used for parties, such as LosCon 27, if we’ll be around in the near future or and eating. Listing and mapping with boxes of books often have a while others had to make do with regular just part of history. restaurants and taverns as well as sixth sense about when an author is rooms, such as Macarooned in Real Time. All in all the entire con was a lot of fun. tips on available transportation will signing. Limiting the number of Other parties included Los Angeles 2002 The snafu with the party suites was keep attendees happy. books signed for each person each WesterCon, Gaylaxians, and a local entertaining until the hotel party nazis 3. Let the Toastmaster BE the they are in time in line helps to gaming group whose name didn’t stick showed up after a complaint was lodged Toastmaster. If the Chairman/woman insure that fewer people are cut off with me. They were all primarily Satur- by another guest. It seems they also put wants to be a Toastmaster/mistress, before they get SOMETHING signed. day evening, so Friday was kind of dead non-con people next to con people. Good let them wait until they are invited to Three or four books are about right. and Sunday was really dead. All my planning. So, the hotel started off by fill that role at another convention. Harlan Ellison signed at four events were in the day so our evenings asking everyone keep their doors closed. The convention that they are different times and there were STILL were spent with friends offsite. They did tape the locks so the doors Chairing needs a full time person people who didn’t get their books I took a brief look at the art show. It wouldn’t latch, but that caused the doors who is in-charge and available to signed by him, so you still can’t was much smaller than either LepreCon to bang when coming and going. Next, direct the troops and act as a central please all of the people all of the or CopperCon, but still of interest. The they got folks to put towels on the metal clearinghouse of information. Do the time. dealers room was also smaller than our bar you use to prop the door open. But job you signed up for and let the 2. Water, water everywhere and local cons. Bruce Pelz, Chair of LA in ’02 that also caused too much banging. Next, Toastmaster do the job you’ve asked ( Cont’d on page 8 ) Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 7 24 Frames (cont’d from page 1) lots of action, and acres of well-oiled when Dino was tied on the leash and then Dinosaur muscles, what more could one ask? he pulled over the tree and he ran to Rated PG Disney movie Dinosaurs, (reviewed later By now, everyone knows the plot - the Wilma’s house he went on the table and in this column) which has been given a evil Commodus (who really was a world- he slid. I think kids will like it because it Disney has missed the boat with this PG rating due to some of the dino class debauchee) steals empire from our was good and funny: I liked Wilma best one. It is well made, has superior graph- violence in the movie, Fox Animation’s hero, General Maxiumus, (AKA Gladia- because she made funny faces. ics, but lacks originality. It should be Titan A.E., (the A.E. stands for After tor) and kills the hero’s family. Maximus Titled “Land Before Time Revisited. It Earth), the live-action/animation combo vows revenge and ... Gladiator would have been great and wonderful five of the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie So who got the juicy role of Maximus - or so years ago. starring Jason Alexander (Boris), Rene Arnold, Sly, Mel? Nope - Russell Crowe! When I noted the time frame of “Gladi- It is slightly redeemed by its inclusion Russo (Natasha) and Robert DeNiro Crowe’s bio is interesting - his last major ator” I had a horrific vision of “Fall of the of the Lemurs, its only truly original (Fearless Leader), and the one I’m most role was a paunchy tobacco executive in Roman Empire” remade. Fortunately this element. Also using the voice of Della looking forward to, Chicken Run, from THE INSIDER. He also did a stint live on was not the case. Ridley Scott did his own Reese for the old Dinosaur was inspired. Aardman Animation (Wallace and stage in the ROCKY HORROR PIC- thing and did it well. That said though the movie was Gromit), which takes a “Great Escape” TURE SHOW as Dr. Frank N. Furter Rome comes alive on the screen with all watchable and will join the Disney Stable approach to chickens wanting to escape (love them heels, baby!) But if you have its warts and all its vibrant life. The of lightweights as a must see for children from a Chicken Farm. It features the any preconceptions, prepare to shed them. antipathy between the old Roman virtue of all ages. It is a fun “Dinosaur raised by voices of Mel Gibson, Miranda Crowe puts on a convincing performance. represented by General Maximus and the mammals who save the universe story’, Richardson, and Julia Sawahla and Joaquin Phoenix, as Commodus, is on rush of sociopathic and destructive but great cinema it is not. - Gary Swaty looks to have the same humor we’ve seen delightfully slimy. His strutting, schem- elements represented by Commodus play in other Aardman clay animation ing character is a predictable contrast to out realistically before our eyes. The Upcoming Genre Movie Schedules productions. the upright heroism of Maximus. reenactment scene in the arena where the In the sequel area, we’ve got a second GLADIATOR has only a passing forces of Scipio Africanus were defeated June 16 - Titan A.E Mission Impossible movie with Tom familiarity with history - Commodus was and slaughtered by the ill-armed rabble June 23 - Chicken Run Cruise, the latest Japanese take on the disappointing son of Marcus Aurelius, representing Hannibal was priceless. June 30 - The Perfect Storm, The Godzilla in Godzilla: 2000, the next the philosopher-emperor of Rome. But, if Russell Crowe plays the betrayed and Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Crow movie, The Crow: Salvation, still you’re into accuracy, read Julius Caesar; enslaved Maximus with a perfection Patriot doesn’t have a release date and could turn for good entertainment, get a large seldom seen. The final scenes are a bit too July 7 - Scary Movie up on short notice during the summer or popcorn and settle in for a couple hours sweet, but they allow you to leave the July 14 - The X-Men in the fall, and later in the year we’ll have with GLADIATOR. - C.F. Yankovich theater with a better taste in your mouth July 21 - Pokemon - The Movie 2000 the fourth Highlander movie, High- Joaquin Phoenix is a truly and totally July 28 - The Hollow Man lander: Endgame, starring Adrian Paul The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Evil Commodus with no redeeming August 4 - Space Cowboys and Christopher Lambert and set in the Starring: Kristen Johnston, Jane features. You love him and are just August 11 - Bedazzled, Godzilla 2000 Highlander TV series universe. Krakowski, Mark Addy, waiting to see him get his comeuppance. Sept 15 - Urban Legend 2 Other genre movies of note to check out Stephen Baldwin, Joan Collins and His destruction is in good part the Sept 22 - Shadow of the Vampire this summer include: The Hollow Man, Harvey Korman product of his own evil. Sept 29 - Lost Souls starring Kevin Bacon in an update of Directed by: Brian Levant The supporting characters, evil imperial October - Highlander: Endgame, Blair H.G. Well’s The Invisible Man, directed Rated PG functionaries and virtuous old members Witch 2, Dracula 2000 by Paul Verhoeven, Scary Movie, a of Maximus’s Legion provide a tapestry satire of scary movies from the Wayan I’ll admit I was a bit put off by this of support for both characters, creating a brothers, Bedazzled, a remake of the 60’s ConClusion (cont’d from page 7 ) “prequel” to the very entertaining “The beautifully complete view of the events. movie with Brendan Fraser as a Flintstones” of a few years ago. I really Gladiator will stand out as another usually enough to drink. Water computer tech who sells his soul to The enjoyed John Goodman and Elizabeth Ridley Scott triumph. - Gary Swaty setups were easily accessible and Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) in exchange Perkins, Rosie O’Donnell and Rick usually full. In Denver’s higher for seven wishes, and Space Cowboys, in Moranis..and the wonderful turn by Frequency altitude, dehydration can be quite which a group of Air Force Vets go into Elizabeth Taylor as Wilma’s mom. Starring Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, problematic, but the committee and space on the space shuttle to defuse a I figured this would be a soggy, water- Andre Braugher the hotel staff made sure that there Cold War era satellite. It is directed by downed attempt that should have gone few problems. Clint Eastwood who co-stars with James straight to video: but I was wrong. Frequency is essentially the old time- 3. Something old, something new . Garner, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald It’s funny and sweet, with no preten- loop story revisited. Efforts to improve . . Balancing a panel can often be a Sutherland. sions and a good heart. It isn’t mind- the time line have unintended side effects crapshoot. Often it depends on who Other action/adventure movies of note boggling cinema (we are getting SOOO leading to more efforts to change the time wants to be on which panel at what include The Perfect Storm, based on blase‘ about CGI these days!), but still a line etc. time. It would be very easy for panels Sebastion Junger’s real life novel about pleasant time in the theater. This one is well done and the ending to consist of only the Old Guard or the six man crew of the Andrea Gail who This film deals with how Wilma and surprises you. Our hero’s father, a fire only the Newbies, with never the get caught in a very nasty storm off the Fred (Kirsten Johnston and Mark Ady) fighter, had been killed in a fire when he twain meeting. Whether by design or coast of Newfoundland. It stars George and Betty and Barney (Jane Kranowski was a child. As an adult he is playing happy coincidence, this problem Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Mel and Stephen Baldwin) meet, and of with his father’s old ham radio and finds didn’t seem to crop up. Gibson’s latest is The Patriot, set during course, how they end up in Rock Vegas.. himself talking to his father just before All things considered, I enjoyed the last the American Revolution and is produced Well, it has to do with ritzy Chip the accident and warns him. We go on WHC of the 20th Century. Writer Guests by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. Rockefeller who wants to marry Wilma from there. of Honor Harlan Ellison, Peter Straub, because he and she have been an item for There are complications involving a Joe Straczynski, Steve Rasnic Tem, and CURRENT MOVIE REVIEWS sometime, but of course, she’s smitten serial killer, his mother etc. He and his Melanie Tem along with Editor GOH with Fred. Chip invites the foursome out father work to fix things and this leads to Ellen Datlow, Artist GOH Rick Lieder, Gladiator to Rock Vegas for a good time, hoping to an unusual ending for this kind of story. and Toastmaster Dan Simmons were all Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin woo Wilma and make Fred look bad....but In my mind this stands out as a truly interesting, committed people who Phoenix, Derek Jacobi you need to see the movie. You need to excellent example of one of science seemed to be having as much fun as the Directed by: Ridley Scott see Dino too. fictions most fascinating sub-genres. It is audience who gathered to hear them Rated R The early days of the foursome’s well acted. The characters of the hero as speak. The convention committee should romance is charming stuff, loaded with child and adult, his mother (old and be pleased with their successes and aware One of the first entries in the summer pratfalls. The cast, again, much to my young) and his father (old and young) are of their deficiencies so that they can entertainment sweepstakes, this film is a surprise worked very well together, well acted and believable in their devel- improve their next convention. pleasant surprise! And for those of us especially Mark Addy who made a very opment. - Gary Swaty weaned on Heinlein, it offers a plot and a good Fred. - Sue Martin hero. Combined with good acting, lush Johanna Martin sez: “I liked the part cinematography, elaborate costuming, Page 8 ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 WESTERCON AD
Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 9 Videophile (cont’d from page 1 ) contained within at special temples they natural and believable in this than in the ASCENDANT details the growth of come across and adding to their group, or TV show (I can’t remember what channel Bester from boyhood to the adult the phenomena, these videos will introduce coming across a monster on the loose it’s on, or even if it’s current: but they do audience first meets in the B5 episode, you to a silly world of pink, blue and who attacks first and becomes friends a sort of variety act thing which they’re MIND WAR. We learn how Bester was green mini-skirts and a new appreciation after meeting with them. So far we have horrible at). No pretensions or grandiose molded by the Psi Corps, about the first of the word... cute. Moochi a cute pink critter, Golem, a lessons being rammed down our throats time he hunted for Blips, the death of his When Professor Utonium combines giant made of stone, Swayzo a giant in this video, just a straightforward story. mentor, his first love, when he married sugar, spice and everything nice to create eyeball balancing on a single foot , Tiger So, if you have any soccer-mad girls in per the Corps outlines, her betrayal, and three perfect little girls, an accident adds of the Wind, a blue dog like creature with the house, they’ll probably like this. - Sue how he tried to make Byron (NO COM- the mysterious Chemical X to the mix. horns and Hare, a large, well, hare. Martin PROMISES) his protégée. FINAL RECKONING: THE FATE The dialogue is slightly current and I would tell my friends about this video OF BESTER takes place in the time jargon-loaded, this seems to be sweeter in because I thought it was funny when the following the Telepath War and the tone than Pokemon and the anime colors two girls switched places with the boy- Drakh plague, with an aged Bester on the a little less acid than Pokemon, and with friend and got him confused. I like the run from the new Psi Corps, EarthGov, very simple stories. There is a website: whole soccer part and when they both got the Interstellar Alliance, and Michael www.monster-rancher-fan.com for all the the same score. My friend Emily would Garibaldi. Bester hides on Earth and latest on this kid show. - Sue Martin like this because she likes Mary-Kate and finds himself creating a new identity, I like the part when they found all the Ashley and soccer. The third grade boys with new enemies, new friends, and a monsters because then if they find all of like soccer, but probably not Mary-Kate new love in the year 2189. them, they can make all the bad monsters and Ashley—-Johanna Martin J. Gregory Keyes creates a lush and good, even Moo. Because they’re the detailed universe as we follow the travels, good guys. I like Moochi because he’s trials, and tribulations of Alfred Bester as cute. It’s like Pokemon and Digimon In Our Book his life unfolds before the reader. While because they have weird animals and this trilogy fills in the blanks in many trainers. The stories were interesting Alfred Bester, We Finally Know You: areas of the history of the Psi Corps and because they find all these mystery disks BABYLON 5 Trilogy Bester, we are left with many questions and monsters and they raise these baby By Shane Shellenbarger about the Telepath War and the Drakh What he got was three of the cutest monsters. Kids will like this because they Plague, although we are teased with hints animated characters ever drawn, with are like Pokemon and Digimon and a lot If you have been a reader of television about what has transpired during both more bad guy butt-kicking super powers of people like them. - Johanna Martin tie-ins and novelizations of aired epi- periods. Readers will discover many sides than the average comic book super hero. sodes, you know that the history of this to Bester, learn who Lyta Alexander’s In these first two video releases, Switching Goals genre is a mixed bag. For every noveliza- ancestors were and her time as a Psi Cop, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup use their Warner Home Video: $19.95 tion of the quality of THE ABYSS, and the ultimate fate of the most revered and hated man to rise through the ranks powers to save the city of Townsville Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen you’ve got hundred like SPOCK MUST from its many evils, all before bedtime. DIE. The poor writing of most adapta- of the Psi Corps. This trilogy is a must- tions of film and television episodes read for all BABYLON 5 fans and a good The super-villain Mojo Jojo (professor Okay, I was ready to grit my teeth and illuminates in sharp relief those few bet for all science fiction fans. Utonium’s former lab assistant, who is stave off a headache watching this also a monkey) is the most frequent adaptations that are well written. The because I’ll admit the most recent TV novels set in the BABYLON 5 universe Lord Demon threat, while the other Girls’ adversaries show I’ve seen these two in is just plain and the adaptations of the made-for-TV- Roger Zelazny and Jane Lindskold range from the Gang Green Gang to Avon/Eos Books, 303 pp., $6.99 ...awful. Luckily, this direct-to-video movies are widely regarded for their swarms of world domination-minded wasn’t so bad. fidelity to the source material. The reason Here’s a scenario for you: a demon lord cockroaches. Basically the two girls have a competi- for this can be traced back to the creator lives on Earth, but can travel through The Powerpuff Girls have already been tive-sports loving dad who has won the of the B5 worlds, J. Michael Straczynski. hugely successful with their core audi- junior soccer league championship six In the trilogy detailing the birth of the Psi other planes of reality, including the ence, children. Girls enjoy their no- years running, and a psychologist mom. Corp in general and Alfred Bester in demon home and the home of the gods. An unknown enemy keeps trying to kill nonsense attitudes, and boys have been One twin Emma (Mary-Kate) is into particular, JMS has supplied author J. this demon, for unknown reasons. In known to watch the Powerpuffs instead of fashion and boys. The other, Sam (Ash- Gregory Keyes with an original outline solving the identity of the enemy, the other male-oriented cartoons, such as ley) is a tom-girl who excels at sports. for each book. demon lord is drawn into a struggle of Dragonball Z. I watch it because it is so This year, however, the soccer league In DARK GENESIS: THE BIRTH rival factions of demons and gods, in a cute! - Allison Mitchell has gone coed and the mom insists, the OF THE PSI CORPS, Keyes begins the story in 2115, when the first signs of true war for the rule of both realms, or order sports-challenged Emma gets picked by verus chaos. He gathers together a band Monster Rancher 1 & 2 Psi ability are being investigated by dad for his team. He reluctantly does, and of allies and helpers, including a couple ADV Video $14.95, 75 minutes scientists. The book details the explosion Sam gets picked by the coach of the of earthly mortals. And it’s all told in the of fear as telepaths are discovered typical loser team of oddballs. first person narrative voice. throughout the world. The media, I’m still not sure why these Japanese Of course, the girls come up with a Now, what Zelazny story is this? Anime are called Monster Rancher (no solution: they’ll switch places, Sam will scientists, governments, and ordinary people each press for their own agendas Answer: It is not another Amber novel, ranching going on), but basically the play with dad and Emma will gratefully because all of this Amber plot is told as telepaths are hunted, both by those story is this: a boy, Genki, who’s good at hide among the oddballs on the other using Chinese demonology, based in San who wish to kill them and those who electronic gaming via CD Rom, wins an team. (Gee, I wonder if they’ve used this Francisco’s Chinatown. Zelazny wrote want to use them for their own ends. The experimental disk and when he tries it at plot device before??). stories using the mythology of India, home, he is sucked into another world. A Vorlons make several appearances as Well, mom gets wind of this and the their influence on humanity and other Egypt, the Vikings, and finally, the world of monsters and trainers/owners ala girls go back to their original positions, races is brought to light. This book details Chinese. Very finally, because he died Pokemon. And most monsters are good, before he finished it, and Jane Lindskold and mom decides to take up dad’s chal- the birth of the Metasensory Regulation except for the Evil Moo who is making completed the novel. lenge and help coach the oddballs team. Authority and its eventual metamorphosis She has done an excellent job of co- bad monsters out of the nice ones. Genki And of course, the end, well, it’s pretty into the Psi Corps. Telepaths eventually authorship, leaving me guessing which meets up with Holly who is on a mission predictable... but not completely. either join the Psi Corps or are regarded to find the mystery disk containing the Throughout the movie, there’s a as Resistance renegades known as Blips. parts are hers or Zelazny’s. I detect a Phoenix who, once released will change running subplot about the girls switching In 2190, Alfred Bester’s parents are slight shift in tone as the story progresses, which I attribute to her style. Zelazny’s all the bad monsters into good. off with the same boy on dates (they’re 13 killed while trying to escape from a Psi dry narration bordering on sarcasm So each of the episodes, three per tape, years-old now). Corps ambush and he becomes a ward of becomes a neutral tone bordering on nice, have Genki and Holly either finding a Like I said, this wasn’t as bad as I the State. mystery disk and activating the monster thought. The girls were much more DEADLY RELATIONS: BESTER ( Cont’d on page 11) Page 10 ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 recounting of his life before Deep Space In Our Book ( Cont’d from page 10 ) Fortress of Dragons and New Destinies. The style is as by C.J. Cherryh accessible as Isaac Asimov’s science Nine. We learn a lot of the truth about his or is this just my imagination? I could EOS, 320 pages, $25 articles (but no funny stories about his past, his involvement with the Obsidian easily have believed he wrote the whole family life). When I want the current state Order, his relationship to his parents and thing himself. C.J. Cherryh’s “Fortress” series is one of knowledge on one of these topics, this Enabram Tain, his time on Romulus, why This is not just a rehash of the Amber of my favorites, especially because the is the first book I will turn to. - Mike Gul Dukat hates him so much and how he story, previous comments notwithstand- author is one of the few who knows how Griffin ended up exiled onto Terok Nor running ing. The demon lord Kai Wren makes to mix and match the standard elements his tailor shop. The latter day Deep Space magical bottles, full of chi power and of fantastic and mythic literature. Some Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Nine segments are interesting, but not containing pocket worlds to dwell in. His authors just dump the ingredients into the A Stitch in Time near as compelling, mostly dealing with bottles are important for many reasons. waters and forget to turn on the heat, but by Andrew Robinson his reaction to the ongoing war and one Sometimes they function like the trump Cherryh knows how to cook, adding just Pocket Books, $6.50, 396 pages subplot dealing with a friend of Dukat’s cards of Amber because...no wait, that’s the right amount of reality to the stew. late daughter, Zyal. The events taking really beside the point. This is a won- Kingdoms may be in peril, and dark Oh no!, you say. Another Star Trek place currently on Cardassia tie into the drous story, full of demons, little scrub forces may be lurking, but that doesn’t novel written by an actor. Run away! But other events of Garak’s life and give us demons, weird gods, fu dogs, dragons, an necessarily mean that no one has time to wait, this one is different and well worth more insight into the Cardassians and old Chinese kite master and his feng shui feed the pigeons. looking at. It is written by Andrew their society as they try to put some order expert granddaughter. Maybe it’s one of “Fortress of Dragons” begins not long Robinson, who played Garak, the back into their world. Ambers shadow universes, where the after the events that take place in the Cardassian Tailor/Spy on Star Trek: Deep The presence that Robinson brought to earth is a variation on ours, seemingly “Fortress of Owls;” Tristen having been Space Nine. As you may know, Robinson his character onscreen comes through identical in most ways. I like to think that sent to Amefel in semi-disgrace (due to a is an established actor who made the one- quite well in this book. If you were a fan if those demons traversed a few more series of incidents that make the Quinalt shot character from the first season into of Deep Space Nine and especially Garak, planes of reality they would wind up in Church VERY unhappy) to put the an integral part of the supporting cast of you’d do well to pick this up now. Amber. That would be an interesting Duchy back in order. characters on the show. The official Andrew Robinson Fan club event. After various incidents, he ends up The genesis of this novel came from has arranged for autographed copies of How about it, Jane? - Mike Griffin receiving Orien and Tarien Aswegdd, the Robinson taking it upon himself to come the book with all proceeds going to twin sisters of the former ruler of Amefel up with some back story for Garak, so benefit the club’s charity, Save The Rebels and Tyrants who were exiled to a Terathine nunnery that he knew where his character was Children. You should send a check for edited by Margaret Weiss and after Orien tried to kill Cefwym (King of coming from, even if the writers and $15 payable to Gayle Stever, P.O. Box Tracy Hickman Ylesuin and Tristen’s friend). Now the creators of the show didn’t. It started as 11261, Scottsdale, AZ 85271-1261. Wizards of the Coast, 342 pp. $5.99 nunnery has been burnt down by bandits “The Garak Diaries”, with Garak re- Specify if you would like it personalized and only the twins escaped. counting the events of his life prior to his and please get your order in by the first of Reading the various books based on the Then things become complicated, (not exile on Deep Space Nine. Robinson has July. - Lee Whiteside role-playing games is a guilty pleasure. that they weren’t before). been reading from those Diaries at con- They are strictly entertainment, with plots Tarien turns out to be pregnant with vention appearances for several years and Babylon 5: Legions of Fire Book II: that are simplistic and characters without Cefwym’s child, Orien has some nasty the positive response to those read-ings Armies of Light and Dark much personality. They tend to be the plans for the baby. Hasufin, an evil helped him to make the book a reality. by Peter David sitcoms and Beverly Hills 90210s of sorcerer who won’t stay dead turns out to The book’s format is in a series of Del Rey Books, $5.99 256 pages fantasy. be the puppet of some darker force, which letters from Garak to Dr. Bashir set in the Happily, this is NOT the case with a may be linked to the Quinalt Church, and time after the end of the Deep Space Nine This is the second of three Centauri majority of the stories in this anthology. there’s a traitor among Cefwym’s series when Garak is helping with novels in the Legions of Fire Trilogy by Don Pervin’s “Night of Sarga’s Re- advisors. Cardassia’s rebuilding after the Domin- Peter David. It focuses on what happens venge,” for instance, is a surprisingly On top of that, are some truly byzantine ion War. We learn from Garak what is on Centauri Prime and Babylon 5 in the charming story of family reconciliation, plot twists, much court intrigue and happening on Cardassia, especially time after the end of the Babylon 5 series in which a Minotaur family, cursed for strange revelations for all concerned. and into the time of Crusade. Being a eternity to re-enact their own murders, This book went much faster, for its Centauri novel, it focuses on Londo and find a practical reprieve when their god length, than did the previous book, which Vir with most of this book following Vir fails to show up one year. “The Deep, tended to get caught in the folds of its as he learns more and more about what is Deep, Dark, Dark Place by Kevin James own complexity. “Dragon” goes along really happening on his home planet and Kage is a story sure to get an evil chuckle much more smoothly, opening up more what actions he takes to deal with it. from any DM who’s had players who like a Russian stacking doll, each Other characters we meet up with seemed more stupid than gully dwarves, containing the next. include Garibaldi, G’Kar, Galen, and Lou and Richard A. Knaaks “Tactics,” has a This book was a good ending to a Welch (security officer in the first season party of Solomnic Knights learning a terrific series and I recommend it to of Babylon 5). We also see more of very pointed lesson at the hands of a half- anyone who likes fantasy. - Rena McGee Londo’s ex-wife Mariel as well as the ogre chieftain. other Centauri characters introduced in Also good was “Catch of the Day,” by Borderlands of Science the first novel. We also spend a lot of Jean Rabe which featured a very strange by Charles Sheffield time with some other technomages, who succession of fishing trips, and “Sharing Baen Books, 367 pp., $22 take Vir along on a mission to investigate the Luck” a very elven story about a a curious Centauri mining operation that magical bracelet, by Linda P. Baker. This hardback would make an excellent ends up with us learning some of the Other stories try, but don’t quite achieve addition to a public library’s nonfiction background on the planet killer and virus a sort of moody thoughtfulness, as in collection. Sheffield has made a new that the Drakh attack Earth with in the “Lost Causes” by Nancy Varian Berberick niche in popular science writing, as the “A Call to Arms” TV movie. We also Garak’s personal experiences and how which succeeded only in being depressing subtitle indicates: ‘How to Think Like a find out some of what Galen is doing they relate to previous events in Garak’s and “Shard’s Memory” by Chris Pierson Scientist (and Write Science Fiction).’ when he’s not hanging around the life. The narrative shifts between letters which really didn’t pack enough of a pun- His stated goal is to present the frontiers Excalibur in Crusade. about his life before Deep Space Nine, ch, though the ending was quite sweet. of knowledge for possible use in science Above all else, the novel is about Vir’s following Garak from his first leaving for All in all, “Rebels and Tyrants” should fiction stories. Chapters cover physics, growth as he is able to take matters into a Cardassian training institute to his exile be interesting for a DM looking for chemistry, biology, the planets, space- his own hands as he attempts to keep onto Deep Space Nine; the time on Deep material for his/her next campaign, a flight, computers, robots, Centauri Prime from being subjugated to Space Nine mostly during it’s final player waiting for his next game, or non- nanotechnology, war, chaos theory, and hidden rule by The Drakh or have The season; and his life on Cardassia after the gamers looking for some light, though many more new ideas. Some of the Alliance take steps against the Centauri. war has ended. not always mindless, entertainment. - material has appeared in his magazine He has to make some tough choices along Rena McGee The best parts of the novel are Garak’s articles for Analog, Samsung Quarterly, ( Cont’d on page 12 ) Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 11 my favorite. Here we find out that the In Our Book ( Cont’d from page 11 ) this collection of butter bugs (ugly/ Duncan then takes us through several cockroach type insects) that regurgitate a characters view of the events (and their treecats live around twice as long as we the way, some of which he personally wonderful tofu/yoghurt material that the histories) leading up to and including do, they are highly intelligent, and live in doesn’t want to do but does it for the good scientist believes (and Mark and anyone Radgar’s revenge. We get stories from a tight-knit clan structure. I don’t want of the Centauri. Peter David continues his else he can convince) will be sure to Radgar, Wasp, Charlotte (Radgar’s to reveal too much else because there is excellent work in bringing the Babylon 5 please everyone. Everyone, except Miles mother, an abducted Chivial highborn just so much to learn. Two of the stories characters to life and leaves the reader of course, who calls it bug vomit. lady), Aelred (Radgar’s father) and deal with the problems of Mantecoran expectantly awaiting to see the conclusion There is also some interesting examples other’s involved in this novel, which this succession (assassination plots abound!). that will be out later this year. - Lee of Vor politics in this novel, which round time, mostly takes place in the many I just have to say I was delighted to read Whiteside out the story and give it a bit of an edge. island kingdom of Baelmark. The Baelish this book and will give it a 9. - Bob But mostly this is story where there are come off very Viking-esque, as they are LaPierre A Civil Campaign no stellar wars being fought, except those marauders, sea-faring people, mostly by Lois McMaster Bujold, of the heart of course. And it’s nice to blond/redheads and their language looks Beyond The Star Baen Books, $24, 405 pp. visit a planet and indulge in the smaller like Old English/Saxon. by William Shatner issues without a lot of rushing around. King Ambrose, who has been a nominal Harper Prism Press, 223 pages, $24 A wonderfully entertaining book, this is Where the personalities and the environ- good guy in the last two novels comes off Bujold’s eleventh novel dealing with the ment they act in are the most compelling as a conniving monster in this one and This is Shatner’s twenty-first novel but adventures of Miles Vorkosigan. So, if things about the story, with no overshad- the ultimate focus of Radgar’s revenge. it is no secret that he uses a ghost writer you are a reader of these books, I’m owing by Big Issues and Earth-Shaking The novel moves briskly along, the for much of his works. The book under definitely preaching to the converted Events. (Much as I wish we could do with characters are more interesting and more consideration is the fourth in his Quest here. You’ve probably already bought the Naboo, for instance). fleshed out. There are great battles with For Tomorrow series. You don’t need to book or borrowed it from the library. Bujold has crafted an intelligent, fun firedrakes and an active volcano, treach- read the first three tomes to understand For those of you (like me) who have romance. It’s a cliche, but this is a ery, magic and loyalty. I’m hoping that the Universe in which the protagonist only read a few of these books, let me delightful romp, a clever and well-written Duncan’s tales of the Kings Blades finds himself at the opening of the book. elaborate a bit on “A Civil Campaign.” story that pulls you along with great, and continue to get even better. - Sue Martin It’s all explained well. But the initial In the previous Vorkosigan novel dare I say, quirky characters, good conditions of the novel are a bit stilted — “Komar” {reviewed in the last issue of dialogue and interesting events. - Sue Stronghold Rising a highly unusual situation where no ConNotations}, Miles, as Lord Auditor, Martin Lisanne Norman normal person would expect to wake up. gets involved in terrorism and murder on Daw Mass Market 736 pages $6.99 Perhaps this opening tried to emulate the terra formed planet Komar, and in the Lord of the Fire Lands: those novels where the first line is, “A process, meets Ekaterin Vorvoisson. She A Tale of the King’s Blades This book was the second of what seems shot rang out...”. My reaction was, “What is a crucial player in the situation on by Dave Duncan to be a trilogy. I hate coming in in the the H*ll is going on here?” Shatner takes Komar and Miles even stays with her Avon/Eos, $22 middle of a movie. There are plots, sub- at least the first chapter to explain just the family for awhile. plots, and sub-sub-plots within this book. basics. You get the rest of the pieces that In the ensuing events, Ekaterin becomes Of the three ‘King’s Blades’ books by I thought all that intrigue was just a little led up to the unrealistic first scene over a widow and leaves Komar for Barrayar Duncan that I’ve read, this has been the overdone and there was no synopsis at the the next three chapters. At that point it all and its glittering imperial capital, best so far. beginning for newcomers. falls into place. It’s worth the read but if Vorbarr Sultana. Needless to say, the story deals with the The aliens are similar to standard fare I’d been standing in a book store scan- Kings Blades, those mystical defenders of in that they are humans in a different ning the first few pages I’d have left it on the King of Chivial, who currently is shape and I suspect that this comes from the shelf. King Ambrose. not being able to get outside the human This is a tale of a young teenager, still a Once again, the story starts at Ironhall, experience. The book deals with a triad bit wet behind the ears, who is suddenly where the King’s Blades are trained. Two that has been sundered and their ability to thrust into the middle of events not of his incipient Blades, Raider and Wasp are go on and also to deal with the fact that devising and of large consequences. He brought before King Ambrose, along with the race that tortured them is their new doesn’t know it yet but the Fate of a other candidates. But these two are ally. I don’t understand the philosophy significant chunk of the Universe rests in different. Raider refuses the King’s that because one group in a race is evil his uncalloused hands. He gets his first request to be a Blade, an unheard of the whole race is evil. taste of just about everything that is tasty event. Wasp, Raider’s best friend is This book has the potential to be great — of both Good and Evil. This all thrown into turmoil about this. but it doesn’t live up to it’s promise. happens in the rather realistically Of course, Raider must explain himself, There are too many inconsistencies to be portrayed rough-and-tumble atmosphere and herein lies the tale: Raider is actually viable. For example: at one point the of a multi-generation colony starship Radgar, son of the King of Baelmark, ambassador from the humans arrives at gone a bit astray in its mission. who rules the hated sea pirates who have the protagonists home, immediately after He does, however, come upon a moral been at pretty much constant war with this is a chapter break with a locale shift dilemma which is the interesting part of Chivial. And, as it so happens, a cousin but at the same time, here is the ambassa- the book. Our protagonist is squeezed of King Ambrose. Because Raider has an dor speaking at a council session half- between a nebulous moral/legal code and This pleases Miles no end (and enchantment upon him already: that of way around the world. I would hope they his loyalties to his gang — folks who Ekaterin) because they’ve both taken being impervious to fire, he cannot taken could attend to these problems before they have earlier saved his skin from certain quite a shine to each other. Bujold on the enchantment that makes him a release it but. Any way I give this book a extinction. Nobody had ever pounded into chronicles the ups and wild downs of King’s Blade. 6. Nice promise but average execution. - the protagonist’s head the idea of saving their courtship, amidst the hurly burly of Upon hearing Raider/Radgar’s tale of Bob LaPierre Mankind As We Know It but he is faced the impending Imperial Nuptials (Miles’ how he ended up at Ironhall, the King with the challenge. He solves the di- cousin Gregor don’t ya know). decides to make Wasp a Blade to Radgar Worlds of Honor lemma between a short-term easy solution Miles, the ace manipulator, decides to instead of himself. Ed. David Weber with high personal gain (and disaster for help Ekaterin because she is without And this is when all hell breaks loose. Baen Books, 407 pages $6.99 the rest of his colony) or taking the High funds, by hiring her for her landscaping Shortly after Wasp has been made a Road (tough, risky work) by devising a abilities for a garden on a bare patch of Blade, he and Raider leave Ironhall This is a collection of five short stories third alternative and carrying it off. land that’s attached to Vorkosigan House. quickly, in secret, even though Ambrose set in the “Honor Harrington” universe. The characters are believable, if a bit She accepts with delight. has struck a deal of sorts with Radgar. All of the stories involve “treecats” in one odd. You won’t meet them at your In the meantime, Mark, Miles’ clone The two kill a Blade in their escape way or another and give great insight into friendly local convenience store but if you brother, brings to the house basement, a from Chivial, as Radgar decides they what and who they are. I have enjoyed the take those same folks and lock them sure fire scheme for making money. The must go back to Baelmark and avenge Honor books and this one, with only 1 together in a closed colony ship together scheme involves an eccentric scientist Radgar’s father’s murder. And Radgar Honor story, is no exception. I have to for 10 years and throw in some of the Enrique Borgos from Escobar, who has does not trust Ambrose’s good intentions. admit that “The Stray”, the first story, is ( Cont’d on page13 ) Page 12 ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 In Our Book ( Cont’d from page 12 ) Is Miona the one to do it? Can she do it 325-6674.... Member ages for the group and environmental issues. 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Benson Hwy ; Tucson Union, with dates to be announced Email: [email protected] for combat, feel the call to glory. This is AZ 85706. Email:[email protected] after the semester starts. For more the ship for you. Membership in the information, contact Becky Fox at E- THE PHOENIX FANTASY FILM SFCOM is free! To join DSSF or the Sto- STONEHENGE BBS Enjoy over 60 mail [email protected] or phone 863- SOCIETY A Phoenix based club inte- Vo-Kor a nominal fee for the national online games including TradeWars 2002, 1543 To subscribe to our listserve, rested in the entire realm of SF, Fantasy clubs involved and uniforms. For further StarFight, The Pit, Dirty Play, Usurper, send a message to them- and Horror film. PFFS has been in information contact President John LORD, and Battle Grid (new, like [email protected]. existence for 25 years, meeting every 6 Nelson at (602) 409-7169 or on the Battletech). Topical message boards, E- weeks in member’s homes. 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We get together in PHOENIX JAPANIMATION SOCI- fiction, fantasy, and horor as well as table General SF/Fantasy Fan Club, specializ- both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. To ETY Local chapter of Japanimation/ top, live action and internet gaming, ing in International media SF/Fantasy subscribe, send an empty message to z- general animation oriented fans - meets SFACE also serves as a guide through the since 1983. TARDIS meets every two [email protected] monthly. Membership is free, though Internet - both teaching basic use and weeks at different locations around the optional monthly newsletter is $5/year or utilizing as a source of speculative fiction. valley. Activities include watching UNITED FEDERATION OF $.50 per month. Call Tom Perry at (602) For more info contact Dr Ray Bromley at videos, discussions, parties, fund-raisers, PHOENIX A Phoenix area Star Trek 996-2196 or write 3241 E. Altadena, [email protected]. The auctions, games, camping trips and and general SciFi fan club. We are a Phoenix, AZ 85028. SFACE Web site is found at outings. We also maintain an active social club that meets every two weeks http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/departments/ presence at local conventions. TARDIS at various locations around the RAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST studentact/organizations/sface/ publishes a monthly informative newslet- Phoenix area. The UFP has been A Live Action Theatre Troupe based out ter, The Index File, with a national meeting for over 20 years of continu- of the ASU campus in Tempe, AZ. It is SHADOWKEEP BBS Intelligent circulation which is included with ous activity. Dues are $10/per year dedicated to the game Werewolf: The conversation, awesome graphics, stupen- membership. Annual membership is just prorated when you join; no restric- Apocalypse by White Wolf publishing. dous door games, unworldly filebank, $12.50. You can contact us at P.O. Box tions. Membership includes member- Contact Mike McLaughlin at (602)461- RPG forums, QWK message system and 63191, Phoenix, AZ 85082-3191, Voice ship roster and monthly newsletter. 5842 or write 1730 W Emelita Place online RPG BBS-moderated games! Our Mail at (602) 864-0901, E-mail TARDIS- Come to any two meetings at no #2025, Mesa AZ85202-3144 or email to BBS is mainly RPG oriented and we offer [email protected] or visit http:// obligation. For information, write the [email protected] many services to GMs and players. No www.primenet.com/~jgeorge/tardis.html UFP at PO Box 37224, Phoenix, AZ fees necessary for users who post intelli- 85069, or call Jim Strait at (602) 242- RAW GAMES (Role-players & gent messages! $5 in credits to new users. TEKWAR FAN CLUB Sanctioned by 9203. Web page: http://www.U-F- Wargamers, Inc.) Role-players & Over 20 conferences and 10 doors to the series’ production companies and the P.org or Email to [email protected] Wargamers, Inc. is the Valley’s oldest choose from! Shadowkeep BBS - USA Network! It is THE information role-playing and wargaming club. PCBoard 15.2/M - US Robotics 28.8 conduit between the fans and the series! UNITED WHOVIANS OF TUCSON Currently meeting at Carrow’s Restaurant Modem. Phoenix, AZ (602)245-0919; Fan club membership will bring you the A well-informed and very active Dr. at 7th Street & Monte Vista in Phoenix Connect at 2400-28800 following 1) subscription to the info filled Who club. $15 yearly membership every Sunday from 3pm-9pm (except Tek Informer newsletter; 2) official includes four issues of their fanzine - during conventions and other special THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE TekWar Fan Club membership card and TARDIS Time Lore - written by semi- events). Open to new members - call ANACHRONISM The kingdom of kit. Membership is by rgular mail only pros and other dedicated fans. For (602) 849-9515. Atenveldt doth lie in the state of Arizona. and the newsletter nad materials will not more information, contact The United Within the fair kingdom can be found six be reproducd electronicaly. To join the Whovians of Tucson at P. O. Box ROLE PLAYING GAMES CLUB Baronies: Atenveldt, Mons Tonitrus, action and initiate your annual member- 13541, Tucson, AZ 85732-3541. Also, (RPGC) The official gaming club of Az. Twin Moons, SunDragon, Tir Ysgithr ship, make check or moneyorder out for you can contact the president at State University. Activities include: live- and Ered Sul. For more infor-maton on $12.50 to: Official TekWar Fan Club [email protected] or the UWOT action roleplaying games, tabletop any of these or for general information on (Membership section), 2522 N Sparkman webmaster at gaming, conventions, parties, etc. thy past tomorrows thou mayest contact Blvd., Tucson AZ 85716-2417 [email protected] Web page General meetings are open to the public Mistress Myrddina o Dolwyddelan (Terry at: http://www.azstarnet.com/ and are held every Friday at 6pm in Schwartz) PO Box 584, Sonoita AZ ~hgadlng/uwotclub.htm ASU’s Memorial Union. Dues are $5/ 85637 (520)455-5835 Email: semester. For more info, contact Michael [email protected] www.atenveldt.org McLaughlin, 1730 W. Emelita #2025, Mesa, AZ 85202-3144, or call (602)464- THE SOUTHWEST COSTUMER’S 3144; [email protected] GUILD The Southwest Costumers Guild Solution to is a loose organization of persons inter- puzzle on ested in all facets of historical, cultural, SCIENCE FICTION CONTINUUM page 2 The Science Fiction Continuum: An science fiction, fantasy, and humor cos- Independent Star Trek and Sci-Fi club in tume. Members are often seen on stage Phoenix, AZ. The SFCOM is an active and behind the scenes atmost local and club that participates in Local Phoenix, regional Science Fiction Convention and Southwestern Star Trek and Sci-Fi masquerades.They meet on the last Sun- conventions and movies. The SFCOM day of each month at various mmbers’ has three different divisions. The SFCOM homes in the greater phoenix area. For itself, a free group where fun is the name details. Southwest Costumers Guild, PO Box 39504, Phoenix, AZ 85609 or call of the game. The Deep Space SolarFlare Randall Whitlock at (602)995-7514, (DSSF) an active member club in the email: [email protected] or Website: International Federation of Treker’s http://members.aol.com/souwesgld/ (IFT). This group is based on DS9 (a Page 14guilg.html ConNotations Volume 10 Issue 2 Con, PO Box 128458, San Diego, CA GoH: Bob Eggleton, Special Media Convention 92112-8458. Phone: (619) 491-2475, Guest: Harry Knowles, Fan Guests: Craig Email: [email protected] Miller and Genny Dazzo. Info: LosCon c/ o LASFS, 11513 Burbank Blvd, North Listings CHICON 2000/58th WORLDCON Hollywood, CA 91609 Email: (Chicago, Illinois) Aug 31-Sept 4, 2000 [email protected] http://www.lasfs.org/ AgamemCon IV (Burbank, CA) June Hyatt Regency Chicago,. GoH: Ben loscon27 23-25, 2000 Burbank Airport Hilton, Bova; AGoH: Bob Eggleton; EGoH: Jim Babylon 5 and SF Media oriented Baen; FGoHs: Bob and Anne Passovoy; The Twelfth Regeneration of Gallifrey convention. Guests include: Tracey TM: Harry Turtledove. Memb: $150; $40 One (Van Nuys, CA) February 23-25, Scoggins, Alexandra Tydings, David A. supporting. Info: Chicon 2000, PO Box 2001, Airtel Plaza Hotel, Guests: Sarah Brooks, Bear Burge and more! Full 642057, Chicago IL 60664; email: Sutton, Mark Strickson and Bonnie Science programming track Sponsored by [email protected] Webpage: http:// Langford from Doctor Who. Memb: $30 OASIS Memberships $45 until 5/31/99 www.chicon.org to 6/30/00, $35 to 9/30/00, $40 to 11/30/ and $55 at the door. Kids 8-12 half price, 00, $45 to 1/31/01, $50 at the Door. Info: 7 and under are free. Hotel: Rooms $92 S/ Bubonicon 32 (Albuquerque, New Gallifrey Conventions, PO Box 3021, D, $124 Suite. Burbank Airport Hilton Mexico) August 25-27 Howard Johnson North Hollywood, CA 91609 Phone: (818)843-6000 Info: AgamemCon, PMB# East, Author GoH: Walter John Williams, (818) 752-3756, [email protected] 330, 92 Corporate Park, Suite C, Irvine, Artist GoH: Lela Dowling, Mistress of Web: www.gallifreyone.com CA 92606; Email: Toast: Mary Ann Cornett A literary- [email protected]; Phone: (949) oriented SF/Fantasy con with two-track LepreCon 27 (Scottsdale, Arizona) May 643-8352 programming. Events include panels, an 18-20, 2001 Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort art show, gaming, dealer’s room, Filk and Artist GoH: Steve Hickman, Author GoH: HexaCon 10 (Scottsdale, AZ) July 14- more. Memb: $22 until 5/31/00, $25 to 8/ Michael A. Stackpole, Local Artist: 16, 2000 Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. 14/00, $28 at the Door. Discounts for Richard Ross, Music: Echo's Children. Arizona’s Largest Annual Gaming under 16. Hotel: Rooms $50 or $55 (with Memberships $20 until 6/31/00, $25 Convention Guest of Honor: Steve fridge) S/D/T/Q. Howard Johnson East through 8/31/00, $30 through 12/31/00 Jackson of Steve Jackson Games Mem- 15 Hotel Circle NE (I-40 and Eubank), $35 through 5/01/01, $40 at the door. berships: $15 until 5/31/2000, $20 at the Reservations: (505) 296-4852 or (800) Kids 7-12 half price, Children 6 and door. Special Thursday night events for 877-4852 Info: NMSF Conference, PO under are free when accompanied by and pre-registered members only. Info: Box 37257, Albuquerque, NM 87176 adult Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 7601 Hexacon 10, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ Phone: (505) 266-8905 Email: E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85082 Phone: (602) 973-2341; Email: [email protected] Website: http:// (480) 991-2400. Rooms $73 + tax S/D/T/ [email protected] Holiday Inn Sunspree members.aol.com/bubonicon Q, Suites $125 + tax S/D/T/Q Resort, 7601 E Indian Bend Road, Scotts- Info: LepreCon 27, PO Box 26665, dale, AZ (480) 991-2400. Rooms: $65 + COPPERCON 2000 (Scottsdale, AZ) Tempe, AZ 85285 Phone: (480) 945- tax S/D/T/Q. Suites $100 + tax S/D/T/Q September 8-10, 2000 Holiday Inn 6890 Email: [email protected], Sunspree Resort. The 20th Annual WWW: www.leprecon.org/lep27 !!! CANCELED !!! CopperCon Convention Author GoH: Sci-Fi Fan Gathering (Las Vegas, Poul Anderson; Artist GoH: Vincent Di CopperCon 21 (Scottsdale, AZ) Sept 7- Nevada) July 14-16, 2000 Las Vegas Fate; Filk GoH: Cecilia Eng; Local 9, 2001 Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort. Hilton, Sponsored by AOL X-Files Fan Authors Jennifer Roberson and Adam Author GoH: Julian May; Filk GoH: Forum. Guests TBA; Memberships $25 Niswander. Memb: $25 thru 5/31/2000, Heather Alexander. Membership $20 thru until June 1, 2000, $35 to the door. $30 thru 8/26/00, $35 at the door, Kids 7- Oct 1, 2000, $25 thru Dec 1, 2000, $30 12 half price, Kids 6 and under - free Hotel: Las Vegas Hilton, Rooms $99 S/D thru April 1, 2001, $35 thru Aug 1, 2001, when accompanied by an adult. Holiday 1-800-732-7117 Info: Jerry Jones, 263 $40 at the door. Kids 7-12 half price, 6 Dempsey Way, Orlando, FL 32835 Inn Sunspree Resort, 7601 E Indian Bend and under free with paid adult member- Email: [email protected] http:// Road, Scottsdale, AZ (480) 991-2400; www.fungineering.net/SciFi/index.html Room rates are $65 plus tax S/D/T/Q, ship. Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 7601 Suites $125 plus tax. Info: CopperCon E Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, AZ Farscape Convention (Burbank, CA) 20, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082, (480) 991-2400; Room rates are $67 plus Aug 5,6, 2000 Burbank Airport Hilton, Phone (602)973-2341 Email: tax S/D/T/Q, Suites $125 plus tax. Info: Burbank, CA Guests Ben Browder [email protected] or CopperCon 20, PO Box 62613, Phoenix, (Commander John Crichton) Claudia [email protected] AZ 85082, Email: [email protected] Phone Black (Officer Aeryn Sun) Virginia Hey TusCon 27 (Tucson, AZ) Nov 10-12, (602)973-2341 (Zhaan) Anthony Simcoe (D'Argo) Gigi 2000 at The Executive Inn. Author GoH: Edgley (Chiana) plus Kent McCord and Catherine Wells, Artist GoH: Liz members of the production team TBA. Danforth, Fan GoH’s: Craig and General Admission $17 per day advance, Stephanie!, TM: Ed Bryant. Member- $20 at the door, Reserved $45 per day, ships: $25 until 6/1, $30 until 10/1, $35 Generic Convention Regestration Form Gold passes $150 for weekend. Creation thereafter, children (3-12) half price. Entertainment, THE GALLERIA Panels, Readings, Meet the Authors, Art TOWER, 100 W Broadway #1200, Show, Childrens’ Zone, Video Room, Name:______Glendale, CA 91210 (818) 409-0960 “Men in Black” LARP, LAN Computer ext. 225, www.creationent.com Gaming, and Consuite. Artists interested Badge Name:______in panels should contact Rebecca (520) San Diego ComicCon International 293-1455 immediately! Dealers contact Address:______(San Diego, CA) July 20-23, 2000 -. Cristi at (520) 881-3709. The Executive City/State/ZIP:______Guests: Bryan Talbot, Gahan Wilson, J. Inn: 333 W Drachman, Tucson, AZ Michael Straczynski, Phoebe Gleckner, 85705, (520) 791-7551, Rooms $45 Phone:______Email:______single, $50 double, and $65 suite (until Kevin Smith, Harry Knowles, Tim Sale, Enclosed is $______for ______memberships for Jeph Loeb, Ben Katchor, Scott Cloud, Oct 10). More info: TusCon 27, PO Box Christopher Moeller, William Stout, Will 26822, Tucson, AZ 85726 Webpage: ______convention. http://www.azstarnet.com/~basfa Eisner and the 50th Anniversary of E.C. (See calendar for mailing address) Comics featuring Al Williamson, Al More info on __ Masquerade __Art Show __Volunteer __ Other Feldstein, Will Elder, Marie Severin, LosCon 27 (Burbank, CA)November 24- Jack Kamen, George Evans, Angelo 26, 2000 Burbank Airport Hilton Guests: Torres and Adele Kurtzman Info: Comic- Author GoH: Orson Scott Card, Artist Volume 10 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 15
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Legend July 14-16, 2000 Game LARP at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Role playing Board Gaming ‘Bot Bash Maze Video room Sanctioned Magic and Miniatures Miniatures Painting Full Consuite Pokemon CCG Computer Network Contest Panels Tournaments Gaming Dealer’s Room Demos Chess LARP Used Game Auction Surprises
Thursday evening, July 13, gaming, surprises & limited Consuite for Pre-Registered Members ONLY Gaming starts at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 14 and runs NON-STOP until Sunday, July 16 at 3PM Membership Rates: $15 until 06/15/2000 and $20 at the door
Location Information: Contact Information: Registration HexaCon 10 Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Registration will be open 7601 E Indian Bend Rd Thursday evening only for PO Box 62613 pre-registered members. Phoenix AZ 85082 Scottsdale, AZ HOURS (602) 991-2400 Friday: 9AM - 8PM Phone/FAX (602)973-2341 Saturday: 9AM - 8PM Email: [email protected] Room: $65 S/D/T/Q Sunday: 9AM - 2PM Suite: $100 S/D/T/Q Webpage: www.casfs.org
ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ
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