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The Alien Critic 7 1973-11 ” THE an informal science fiction & fantasy journal THE SHAPE OF SCIENCE FICTIQN TO QQME BY FREDERIK POHL NOISE LEVEL AIEN BY JOHN BRUNNER UP AGAINST THE WALL, ROGER ZELAZNY AN INTERVIEW CRITIC Number Seven THE /4LIEN CRITIC ADVERTISING Full page print area: 5-3/8"x8-3/4" ONE PAGE—120. BACK COVER—125. Also, any ad of approxiaate page size or shape can be used. For in­ stance, an 81J" x 11" is acceptable. Less than full page: Any size or shape ad less than 5-3/8" x 8—3/4" Is acceptable. Cost eay be judged as percentage-of-page used • |20. per page rate. Unclassified ads—5< per word. 11. ainiaua. PRINT RUN FOR NEXT ISSUE At Least 3000 Copies JAXUART 1, 197* THE ALIEN CRITIC is published quarterly for science fiction & fantasy professionals and aficionados. Published—February, May, August, Noveaber. Printed in the United States of Aaerica by Perri Press, Portland, Oregon HE /1LIEN CRITIC NOVEMBER, 1973-Whole NunberSeven-Vol.2. No.6 Letters BOX 11AO8 PORTLAND, OR 97211 MALCOLM EDWARDS...................................................................15 Richard E. Geis DON PFEIL...................................................................................15 Editor & Publisher JOHN BRUNNER...........................................................................20 HARLAN ELLISON.....................................................................22 COVER BY STEPHEN FABIAN JMS TIPTREE, JR............................................................25 ROSS ROCKLYNNE.....................................................................27 ROBERT BLOCH...........................................................................29 POUL ANDERSON........................................................................29 ALIEN THOUGHTS........................................................................ h JERRY POURNELLE...................................................................32 THE SHAPE OF SCIENCE FICTION TO CONI JERRY POURNELLE...................................................................32 A Speech by Frederik Pohl............................................7 BOB TOOMEY................................................................................33 ROGER ZELAZNY........................................................................63 NOISE LEVEL AVRAM DAVIDSON..................................................................... 66 A Colunn by John Brunner............................................17 STAN BURNS................................................................................66 ALEXEI PANSHIN..................................................................... 66 UP AGAINST THE WALL, ROGER ZELAZNY VONDA N. McINTYRE..............................................................67 An Interview by Phantasnicon and Geis....35 MARJORIE AAB...........................................................................67 ROBERT MOORE WILLIAMS...................................................68 AUTHOR'S CHOICE MIRIAM ALLEN DEFORD........................................................52 By Roger Zelazny................................................................ 60 DAMON KNIGHT...........................................................................52 MICHAEL K. SMITH................................................................57 HOW THEODORE STURGEON LEARNED TO LOVE ALBERT DYTCH...........................................................................58 LON JONES...................................................................................60 RELEVANCE AND RUINED HIS SCIENCE FICTION DAVID HARRIS...........................................................................61 An Article by Cy Chauvin..........................................53 ARTHUR D. HLAVATY..............................................................62 THE ALIEN'S ARCHIVES.................................................... 63 INTERIOR ART------------------------------------------------------------------ MAGAZINE NOTES (COMIC).................................................61 Tin Kirk: 2, 3, 6, 17, 63 Mike Gilbert: 5, 7, 33, 53 UNCLASSIFIED ADS................................................................ 62 Bill Rotsler: 6, 35 Richard Flinchbaugh: 60 Doug Lovenstein: 67 Books Reviewed Jin McLeod: 76 ON WHEELS...................................................................................16 TRANSIT TO SCORPIO Contents Copyrighted © 1973 by Richard E. THE SUNS OF SCORPIO.........................................................20 THE GOLD OF THE GOOS......................................................26 ueis. All rights to their naterial are as­ FRIENDS COME IN BOXES....................................................26 signed to the writers and artists who con­ tributed to this issue. HEROVIT'S WORLD...................................................................28 TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES...................................................63 MYTHMASTER................................................................................65 THE INVINCIBLE......................................................................69 MEMOIRS FOUND IN A BATHTUB...................................... 69 HARD TO BE A GOO................................................................50 THE TEMPLE OF THE PAST.................................................51 VIEW FROM ANOTHER SHORE..............................................52 All uncredited writing in this issue can be blaned on the editor. The publisher accepts no responsibility. SUBSCRIPTIONS----------------------- In the United States: $4. One Year IT. Two Years Froa Canada: US$4.50 One Year US$8.00 Two Years Froe Australia: A$3.15 One Year A$5.60 Two Years To Agent—John Foyster 6 Clowes St., South Yarra, ALIEN THOUGHTS Victoria, Several loyal, sadistic readers have gratuitously AUSTRALIA 3141 pointed out to ae how, when I folded SCIENCE FICTION RE­ VIEW several years ago, I aade some big talk about having Froe the United Kingdoa: books in ne fighting to get out, how I wanted to switch 41.98 One Year froa porno to s-f, and how a large circulation fan naga- 43.43 Two Years zine was too nuch work.... To Agent- Mi. Dawson & Sons, Ltd. Now (these torturers go on) here I m back in the big— Cannon House, tiae fanzine business even after recently swearing up and Folkstone, Kent, down in RICHARD E. GEIS, ay short-lived Personal Journal, UNITED KINGDOM that I was content with a diary-zine and could stick with it the rest of ay natural life while writing inaortal s-f -f*'. All other Foreign: novels, too. Howcua, they ask. US$4.50 One Year That's too good a question. (Hang thea!) US$8.00 Two Years The answer is that I'a twisting slowly, slowly in the All Foreign subscriptions wind froe ay hyper-active subconscious, which does all the must be paid in U.S. serious deciding in ay life. The surface ae siaply sits dollar cheques or and watches, aaazed on occasion, at what transpires. aoney orders, except to agents . I could say that I know how to make a big-time zine work this tiae around (true, true), and that what iaport- back ISSUES-------------------------- ant aessages I have to iapart to the world (heavy Truth I Deep Insights) are as easily said.in the body of a review Numbers 1, 2, 3 were a or in a coament on a letter than in a novel. personal journal titled RICHARD E. GEIS. Miaeo- I could say that after approxiaately 85 published books graphed. and 100 odd stories (and believe ne, some of thea were #1 is SOLD OUT. pretty odd!), I ae siaply sick of writing fiction. I #2 and #3 are in short could say... But I'd probably be jiving. supply. I seen to have Something in ae that insists on edit­ THE ALIEN CRITIC #4 was a ing and publishing. It has existed in me ever since ay transition issue. It is kiddie days. And writing, too. But, apparently, now, ed­ SOLD OUT. iting and publishing aore than fiction writing. So I obey. THE ALIEN CRITIC #5 i 6 Go fight inner city hall. Adequate Supply. It's a conspiracy against ae, of course: the interna­ tional bankers in league with the Mafia and the Nixon ad­ ministration and the deros in the caves have joined forces with the Devil to lake ne do it. (Of course So, if this issue is late...blaae it on I'n that important!) the Christaas nail glut; a bulk-rate third- class aailing will get precious little at­ I an increasingly syapathetic to people tention and low priority. I nevertheless who say they are coapelled to write or paint hope to nake up several weeks and get #8 or crochet or whatnot. This being a puppet nailed in early February. on a string has inspired in ae a great in­ terest in psychology and related subjects. I also hope to live to be 10A. I think I understand a lot about other people, but I can nake it...I think I can nake it...I... I'a too close to ae, so I don't see clearly think...1...can...nake...it....... what it is that twangs ay strings in this +++ orchestra of life. (Ghod!) I aean, is it I intended to get a lot of reading done talent that's deaanding expression, or a in the nagazines for this issue, but... See, strange Script given ae by ay parents? Both? ay dad went into the hospital with a collaps­ ed lung and eephysena and chronic bronchitis. So, here I aa (and there you are), be- That's what cones froa two packs of cigs a aused, enjoying ayself, working ay ass off. day for forty years, so be warned. It could be worse. ■H+ What else? Oh, yes, we fixed up the hot­ Speaking of ay writing novels... My house behind the garage, I caulked the crev­ last sale was to Brandon, as you early sub­ ices in the driveway next to the house against
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