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Tor Congratulates Minicon 35 Guest of Honor Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc. MAUREEN F. MCHUGH Welcomes you to Minicon 35 April 21–23, 2000 Author of CHINA MOUNTAIN ZHANG Hilton Minneapolis & Towers, Minneapolis, mn “A first novel this good gives “It’s a rare writer who pro- Writer Guest of Honor: Maureen F. McHugh Fan Guest of Honor: Lenny Bailes Only in Theatres... every reader a chance to share duces a novel this good.... Artist Guest of Honor: John Berkey Mark Time Presenters: Orson & David Ossman in the pleasure of discovery; I can’t think of a book that Summer 2000 from Twentieth Century Fox Animation. to my mind, Ms. McHugh’s offers a more lived-in future. The novels...only from ACE. achievement recalls the best The people are impulsive, Table of Contents work of Delany and Robinson changeable, and very real. John Berkey 2 Greg Ketter without being in the least Lovers of fine fiction, SF and Maureen F. McHugh 3 Eric M. 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Heideman By Greg Ketter Before Sputnik was launched, ushering in an Maureen F. McHugh was born February 12, nation. In Mission Child, culture clash ensues era of space exploration resulting in some of 1959, in Ohio. After receiving a ba from between the low-tech descendants of a plan- the most incredible views imaginable, John Ohio University she moved et’s first Earth colonists and Berkey began his career creating equally to New York City because the high-tech new Earth incredible views at Brown & Bigelow, pro- “I always felt that to write arrivals. Janna, a native, ducing over 500 calendar illustrations, most- required experience,” and goes through many trans- ly landscapes and historical scenes. In the the experience “ought to formations, gaining broad decades following, he has become, arguably, make me re-examine knowledge of her world in the greatest delineator of spaceships and things.” She earned an ma order to survive. Janna’s 2 interstellar travel the science fiction field has in English literature from narrative voice has a beau- 3 ever seen. His paintings have graced hun- New York University, tiful, seemingly artless sim- dreds of book and magazine covers. taught at the College of plicity. Only when charac- John’s style is very recognizable one; a Staten Island, temped as a ters speaking out of their loose painterly style, very impressionistic. His recruiter for a department native tongues display palette tends toward blues, with earth tones store chain and clerk for a awkward diction do we for good measure. His spaceships are not defense contractor, and notice the care the author gleaming monsters but somewhat organic wound up back in Ohio as brings to all her sentences. and sprawling; huge, imposing structures of a technical writer. On the McHugh’s “The Lincoln many levels. They are in motion, not frozen way, she taught English for Train” won the 1996 Hugo in time, but still moving along the page. a year at Hebei Teacher’s Award for Best Novelette. Blurred features, smoke and fire; tiny details College in Shijiazhuang, Several years ago she quit when viewed from afar, small paint blobs China, where she was known her day-job to write fiction when closely scrutinized. as “Ma Xiuling (Sheoling): full-time. Recently she’s John Berkey has been a tremendous inspi- the exquisite sound of tin- taught writing part-time at ration to many of today’s top sf artists. kling jade horse.” the Clarion sf writing Many, such as Vincent Di fate, will acknowl- She began writing sto- workshop, at the Viable edge John as one of the true masters of ries; eventually they started Paradise sf workshop on Science Fiction illustration. In fact, he was selling. Then her splendid Martha’s Vinyard, and at awarded the Grand Master Award from the first novel, China Moun- Cleveland University and prestigious Spectrum series for 1999. tain Zhang, won the John Carroll University. She Many of you will recognize John Berkey John did this self-portrait around 1970 Lambda Award for specu- lives in Twinsburg, Ohio, for his work on Star Wars. He did posters, lative fiction featuring a with her toy-engineer hus- book covers, record album covers, as well as John has done some Santa Claus stamps as gay male protagonist; the band, a son, and two dogs. some of the pre-production designs for well as movie star stamps. He had one book James Tiptree, Jr. Award Her fiction makes us re- George Lucas. He has also done movie collecting his work, Painted Space for (gender) role-expanding examine things. Characters posters for The Towering Inferno, Orca and (Friedlander, 1991), now sadly out-of-print. sf; and the Locus Award arrive and depart in the dozens of others. Most will quickly recognize His book covers include works by Isaac for best first novel. China middle of doing something his King Kong, the only good thing to come Asimov, Ben Bova, Philip K. Dick, Glen Mountain Zhang offers interesting. People experi- out of the 1976 remake. He is a member of Cook and many more. He has done work for casual-seeming episodes in ence violence without the Society of Illustrators and has done their Omni, Science Fiction Age, Discover, the daily lives of people on learning why. We aren’t Call for Entries poster art. He did a painting National Geographic, TV Guide and The a 22nd century Earth and used to such things in sf, for a children’s book on Santa Claus and the Plain Truth. In fact, he has done so many Mars for which China is but they happen all the publishers were so excited by the work, they paintings for publication over the years, he the cultural center. The time in life. As well as any asked for one more. And one more. And still has trouble remembering who he has worked main character, Rafael Luis writer, McHugh satisfies one more, until he had illustrated the whole for. “China Mountain” Zhang, editor John W. Campbell’s book. And then there was Elvis. John is very quiet and unassuming; he is is a gay male Chinese-His- call for “fine contemporary John did the artwork for the stamp that very easy to work with and a pleasure to panic-American engineer fiction, written for a maga- some people call the fat Elvis. Actually, his know. If you see him around the convention, living in Manhattan. zine in the 25th century.” version was a younger, thinner, but definitely take a moment to tell him how much you’ve Two novels followed. This weekend, find out a Las Vegas style Elvis, in white jumpsuit. appreciated his work. This is his first conven- Half the Day is Night is a what a delight Maureen is Ultimately, another artist’s version was cho- tion as a Guest of Honor, so I hope you’ll suspense novel set in in person: warm, funny, sen to be the US Postal Services Elvis tribute.