Volume 16, Issue 5 October/November ConNotations 2006 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society
A Conversation with Featured Inside Jacqueline Lichtenberg & Jean Lorrah Regular Features Special Features By Catherine Book SF Tube Talk A Conversation with All the latest news about Jacqueline Lichtenberg & became After much long-range coordination, I ‘channels’ first ‘channels.’ After Scienc Fiction TV shows Jean Lorrah finally had an opportunity to have several suggestions that Jacqueline by Catherine Book Jacqueline & Jean in the same room at the rejected, Jean finally came up with an 24 Frames same time during WorldCon 64 in idea that she thought would work. Anaheim. Jacqueline responded with ‘that was way All the latest Movie News James Sallis Speaks Out I was most by Shane Shellenbarger curious to know Pro Notes where this long- News about genre authors and fans Shane’s Comic Con Photos time collaboration began. Jacqueline Costume Closet An American in Canada was writing for a Articles Covering Topics of interest Part 1 fanzine called in the constuming field by Jeffrey Lu ‘Spockanalia,’ the very first Star Trek ConClusion fanzine, and read a Convention News & Reviews Plus story by Jean and was very impressed The Puzzle Page CASFS Business Report with its quality. Jean was also FYI ReAnimation aware of News and tidbits of interest to fans Jacqueline’s Reviews of Anime on DVD contributions but it Club Listings wasn’t until Jean read the first Sime-Gen it had to have worked, at some point.’ MangaZone Reviews of Manga and Comics Convention List & story, “House of Zeor,” and wrote a review Jacqueline then proceeded to take the Generic Registration Form in the fanzine that included what she saw story, “First Channel,” to a publisher and as flaws, that Jacqueline decided to contact when it finally hit print the by-line was NonGenre By Genre her. And she did it by mailing the Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg Non SF/F books by SF/F Authors manuscript for “Unto Zeor, Forever” to – since the idea was Jean’s. Since then, Jean for her review. After that book they drive the bookstores to distraction In Our Book published, the Sime-Gen fans were because they keep switching the order of Reviews of New SF/F Books clamoring for a story to explain how ( Continued on page 8 )
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Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ 85082 4537 E. Cactus, Phoenix AZ 85032 (602) 957-4587 ISSUE NUMBER: Volume 16 Issue 5 (602) 923-0733 09/18/2006 SUBSCRIPTION: $20 for 6 ISSUES ( Continued on page 3 ) Page 2 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 the ratings benefited from NBC’s Nicholas Flamel , a young adult series by SF Tube Talk widespread publicity campaign to 24 Frames Michael Scott. Peter Jackson has TV News & Previews promote the show. Besides a well- optioned Naomi Novik’s Temeraire received special screening of the pilot at Movie News series (the first book is known in the US By Lee Whiteside Comic-Con International in San Diego, By Lee Whiteside as His Majesty’s Dragon ) for a film and NBC also made the pilot available online interactive game rights. According to an Fall is in the air and there’s lots of new via iTunes and other outlets in advance of There’s some news on the Marvel interview on Ain’t It Cool News , episodes on the broadcast networks, even its airing. They also have been providing a movie front. The Fantastic Four sequel, Jackson does not have a studio lined up a few new shows on cable, and a lot of online preview material on NBC’s The Rise of the Silver Surfer , will be for the series, but is going to have WETA remastered version of the original Star website as well as other info on the featuring The Silver Surfer (duh!), who start working on some designs to get Trek . There’s also lots of places online to official fan website will be played by Doug Jones. Reports things moving. watch and download episodes, including www.9thwonders.com. As the series are that they will not be using CGI to For the upcoming Batman sequel, special content only available online. continues to air, each weekly episode will enhance the character but will do it all Batman: The Dark Knight , Heath Almost all of the networks are making also be aired on the SciFi Channel the with costuming and live effects, for which Ledger will be playing the Joker and will their shows available to view online in following Friday at 7 pm ET/PT. Each fans are already being skeptical. be playing the role closer to the comics. some manner this season. Apple’s iTunes week will also see an online comic on the Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise As for other villains, rumors are that The has been adding more and more shows official website (www.heroes.nbc.com) of the Machines ) has signed on to direct Penguin will be involved with Bob and Amazon has now joined in with the that will be written by the series writing and rewrite the script for The Sub- Hoskins being mentioned as a good TV download business with Amazon staff (Aron Coleite, Jeph Loeb and Mariner . A script by David Self had possibility. Despite a not-super Unbox. Some networks are also streaming Bryan Fuller) and will feature art by originally been in the works to be directed performance at the box office for free videos on their websites or via AOL, Michael Turner, Koi Turnbull, Tim by Chris Columbus. Since Warner Superman Returns , indications are they Google, Yahoo, YouTube, or Titan TV (to Sale, and Jim Lee. The preview comic Brothers doesn’t appear to be interested in are planning to make another Superman name just a few.) NBC is also planning on made available at Comic-Con doing an Aquaman movie despite the movie. No details yet on how soon or having some live video blogs following International was a big hit and it is likely interest generated by the fictional movie what the subject will be. On the rest of the the airing of episodes for their shows on these will eventually see print. in HBO’s Entourage , maybe Marvel’s DC movie front, David Goyer has their video player. With all of the new Leading the way as executive take on a lost son of Atlantis will make it finished up a script for a Flash movie, ways to watch, it is getting harder to keep producer and head writer is Tim Kring, to the screen this time. Marvel is also which is currently being looked at by the track of all of them. The best bet is to formerly of Crossing Jordan . According working to do an Avengers movie with studio heads. Joss Whedon has also check the official network sites for the to an interview on the Zak Penn, who scripted X-Men 2 and X- turned in his script for Wonder Woman shows and see what they are doing with www.9thwonders.com web site, Kring Men 3 taking a stab at it. No word on and there’s all sorts of names being them. had wanted to start having more ongoing which heroes will be included yet. mentioned for the lead role, none of Following last year’s flop of the three storylines and unanswered questions on There’s been announcements of a lot which are likely. Jackson’s next alien invasion shows and the Night Crossing Jordan , but that approach was of books being optioned. Survivor directorial project is an adaptation of The Stalker remake, the broadcast networks vetoed by the network. Coincidentally, it producer Mark Burnett has optioned Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. He has have stepped back a bit from much in the rights to the The Secrets of the Immortal is the same network, NBC, who is ( Continued on page 6 ) way of new science fiction and fantasy embracing that type of approach with shows. The exception is NBC with Heroes . When asked about what Kring Heroes and CBS to a lesser extent with has planned down the road for the show, Jericho . he indicated “I know where we’re going By the time you read this, Heroes will in great detail for the first half of one have debuted on NBC and we’ll know if season. We have a real sense of where we want these stories to be by the end of CASFS Business Report season one. We have a broad sense of where we’ll go in season two. I have some ( Continued from page 2 ) ideas about farther down the road, but I’m HexaCon 17 is Progressing, no hotel pretty superstitious about that.” Kring has at this time. indicated that even though he is not well HexaCon 18 does not have a Chair- versed in what has already been done in man at this time, Election will be done the comic book world, he is making good after Hex16 is completed. use of producer/writer Geoff Loeb, who CopperCon 26 is on target, program- has been writing comics for many years as ming on the website, 13 dealers still well as writing several feature films in the looking for someone to head up Open 1980’s and a few episodes of Smallville . Gaming. Also on the writing staff is Bryan Fuller, CopperCon 27 has a hotel, has guests former Star Trek writer as well as creator and the website will go live right after of Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls . The Cu26. rest of the writing team includes Jesse CopperCon 28 has filled six commit- Alexander (Alias ) and a bunch of writers tee slots, and is looking at hotels. who have mainly worked with Kring on ConNotations is working on a funding Crossing Jordan proposal with CASFS As the series progresses through the Website has been moved due to better initial batch of episodes, we will be ISP pricing. introduced to all of the main cast as well Logo Contest, RC Craigo’s entry was as some supporting and recurring selected by the membership. characters. The main characters are Claire Two new members have joined the Bennet (Hayden Panettiere), a 17 year ranks, Victor and Karl. old Texas cheerleader who discovers Board Meeting not held for lack of a through trial and error that she is quorum. indestructible; Isaac Mendez (Santiago Cabrera), a junkie artist who discovers
( Continued on page 4 ) Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 3 SF Tube Talk explodes near Denver. The series will deal ( Continued from page 3 ) with how the residents of Jericho deal with the aftermath and the uncertainty of that what he draws comes true; Simone HexaCon 16 the situation. Early episodes will follow Deveaux (Tawny Cypress) is Isaac’s Jake (whose recent past is a mystery) and girlfriend who is convinced that his work October 13-15, 2006 other townspeople as they learn more is brilliant; Peter Petrelli (Milo about what has happened and what other Ventimiglia) is a hospice nurse who has We look forward to offering the finest games including cities have been hit thanks to an Asian dreams of flying; Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Board Games, Collectible Card Games, Chess, Computer/ news program that the satellite dish at the Pasdar ) is Peter’s older brother and a local bar picks up. When the fallout LAN Gaming, LARPS, Minatures, Steve Jackson Games, politician who is afraid Peter’s fantasies shelter in town is filled, people take might cause him problems; Mohinder Minatures, RPGA, White Wolf and more refuge in a mine near the edge of town. In Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) is a order to find out more about what has genetics professor who travels to New Our Location happened, Jake recommends they send York to try to find his father, who had out search parties in four directions to Embassy Suites North been researching something he indicated investigate. The big question is if enough would be a global event that would 2577 West Greenway Room Rates: viewers will want to see what happens to change the world. When his father is Jake and the others or if CBS is willing to $109 S/D plus tax killed, he starts investigating his father’s give the show a chance to build its work (and there are others also interested Each extra person is $10 up to 6 people per room audience. If initial ratings are on the low in it); Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) is a Rooms include made to order breakfast and Happy Hour side and they don’t pick up right away, former Las Vegas casino employee now expect to see repeats of a CSI turning up scratching out a living by being an Membership For memberships or to in the time slot. Internet stripper that begins to see strange On CBS’s Ghost Whisper , Jay Mohr $15 thru January 31, 2006 schedule a game, things in her mirror; D.L. Hawkins joins the cast in a recurring role as $20 thru September 30, 2006 Contact us at: (Leonard Roberts) is Niki’s ex-lover and Professor Rick Payne, an occult expert the father of her son, Micah, who is a $25 at the Door Hexacon 16 who Melinda goes to for help fighting fugitive from justice that has an ability to “Wide Brim” in the battle for Andrea’s Register by mail or PO Box 62613 avoid capture; Matt Parkman (Greg fate. Camryn Manheim also joins the Grunberg) is an LAPD cop who’s career Pay online using PayPal Phoenix, AZ 85082 cast as a local real estate broker interested is dead-ending who begins to hear other in antiques that befriends Melinda. In through September 30, 2006 Email: [email protected] people’s thoughts; Hiro Nakamura (Masi Drowned Lives, Melinda must find out Web: www.hexacon.org Oka) is a Japanese office worker who is a why the spirit of a 6-year-old girl who non-conformist and discovers the ability drowned in the family swimming pool is Special rate for scheduled gamemasters to stop time and teleport, ending up in unwilling to cross over. In The Ghost New York. All of these people start (some restrictions apply) Within, Melinda helps the ghost of an manifesting their powers after a solar autistic man reunite his autistic girlfriend eclipse. They and others just may have a with her mother who had abandoned her. continue to work together against the jealous. Queen also discovers Clark’s destiny that would be the salvation of In Giving up the Ghost, Melinda deals cruel weather and harsh terrain if they secret and asks him to join him in a group mankind. Other recurring and guest with the ghost of a former baseball star want to stay alive. But as they have of superheroes he is putting together. characters introduced in early episodes who haunts a high school pitcher, wanting discovered during their 60-plus days on Rumors are we may see some of the other include Eden McKenzie, a hip and revenge on the coach who was injured in the island, danger and mystery loom superheroes turn up later in the season. In bohemian struggling actress from New the crash that killed the star. behind every corner, and those they specific episodes, the second one of the York and Janice Parkman, Matt’s wife, Over on ABC’s Lost , according to the thought could be trusted may turn against season is Sneeze, in which an unbalanced from Texas. We will meet Jackie, a cruel official ABC press release on the new them. Even heroes have secrets.” commando kidnaps Lex, wanting to learn cheerleader, Brody, the star quarterback, season: “Jack, Kate and Sawyer open the Over on the CW, Smallville and his secrets. In Wither, some strange Lori, a classmate of Claire’s that has a season in captivity as prisoners of “The Supernatural are still where they were happenings are going on in the woods secret, and an Asian New York cop played Others.” Just who these “Others” are and last year on The WB, back-to-back on with a hot young park ranger named by Tadao Tomomatsu. In the third what they want are primary questions Thursday nights. Following the season Gloria leading the investigation. There’s episode, One Giant Leap, Surish will find Season Three will explore. Michael opener of Smallville where Clark escapes also a costume party hosted by Lex where a major clue, Niki will be on the run, and Emerson joins the regular cast in his from the Phantom Zone and Zod has been Oliver shows up in an interesting Claire’s powers get put to the test. In ongoing role as Henry Gale, leader of taken care of (freeing Lex from his costume. In Arrow, Lex has a scientist Come Together, Peter and another Hero ‘The Others.’ Romance looms on the influence,) things get somewhat back to investigating a mysterious black box and meet up, Claire has to choose between horizon as Jack’s interests veer towards a normal (or as normal as they can be) in we likely learn more about Oliver Queen’s justice and revenge, and Isaac makes a mysterious new woman, whose motives Smallville and Metropolis. Joining the hobby. Subterranean finds Clark personal sacrifice. In the episode Hiros, may be questionable. Sun and Jin will show in the season opener is Aaron investigating a nearby farm when an Hiro discovers more about his abilities, continue to celebrate their pregnancy - but Ashmore as a young Jimmy Olsen. immigrant boy escapes and Clark suspects and Niki suffers a time loss (not the first.) is the child really Jin’s? Locke and Sayid Jimmy will play an ongoing role in many of the workers there are slaves. In The Internet buzz about the show has will band together with some of the other plotlines dealing with Chloe and the Daily Reunion, Lex and Oliver meet up at their been strong and the initial response to the survivors and journey across the island in Planet. Showing up in the second episode 10-year high school reunion where we pilot has been good with viewers looking an attempt to free Jack, Kate and Sawyer. of the season as the start of a new arc is learn more about their past history. In forward to see where they go next with it. Charlie will attempt to return into the Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen a.k.a. Fallout, Raya returns apparently having NBC looks to be in for the long haul with good graces of Claire and her baby, The Green Arrow. Hartley starred as escaped from the Phantom Zone. One the series, so even if the initial ratings Aaron, but can he be trusted to stay clean Arthur Curry in the Aquaman pilot that other episode coming up will feature doesn’t make it the top rated show of the and sober? The fates of Locke, Desmond was not picked up by The WB/The CW WWE SmackDown! superstar Batista, in time slot, chances are good that NBC will and Mr. Eko in the aftermath of the (that was made available via iTunes.) In an obvious tie-in to the Friday night give the show a chance to build its implosion of the hatch are answered. Will the Smallville universe, Queen is a wrestling on the new CW network. audience. Penny Widmore find the island and her multimillionaire who qualified for the Rumors are he will play a Phantom Zone Over on CBS on Wednesdays will be long, lost love, Desmond, and can the Olympic Archery team, but has elected to escapee. Jericho , starring Skeet Ulrich as Jake survivors find a way to interact with the use his skills as The Green Arrow. While Supernatural will introduce Ellen Green who returns to his home town of outside world? The band of friends, in Smallville, Queen and Lois Lane find a and Jo, a mother/daughter team of demon Jericho, Kansas, as a nuclear bomb mutual attraction, causing Clark to be family, enemies and strangers must ( Continued on page 5 ) Page 4 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 episodes of Ghost Hunters and the new and around Christmas/New Years. Unlike Pack) is creating a race of Cybermen and SF Tube Talk ( Continued from page 4 ) series SciFi Investigates . Also joining the with the Stargates , fans won’t have to unleashes them in a quest for world hunters that Sam and Dean work with, Friday night lineup is Heroes (a repeat of wait six months in the middle of the domination. In The Idiot’s Lantern, The much to Jo’s resentment. Also part of the the NBC episode that aired earlier in the season for the mid-season cliffhanger to Doctor and Rose end up in 1950’s London team is Max, who is a technological week) and repeats of the acquired CBS be resolved. at the time of the Queen’s coronation. genius who can also see into the future. In series Threshold . SciFi has been Joining Galactica on Friday nights at They discover an evil entity known as The Everybody Loves a Clown, Sam and Dean preparing Galactica fans for the new 8 pm ET/PT is the return of Doctor Who Wire is using the new television sets to meet up with Ellen and Jo in Ellen’s season with online webisodes featuring for the second season of the new series. capture human energy so that it can roadside bar. Ellen shares a history with Tryol and Tigh putting together a Taking over for Christopher Eccleston is reconstitute itself. Rounding out the end the boy’s father and Jo initially resents resistance movement on New Caprica. David Tennant, who continues of November will be The Impossible them taking over her hunt. Jo is being Those should still be available to view on Planet/The Satan Pit which finds The played by Alona Tal, who plays Meg on the www.scifi.com website if you missed Doctor and Rose on a strange planet Veronica Mar s. According to creator them as they were made available over the orbiting a black hole, all of which is Eric Kripke in an interview with TV last month. Galactica will return on impossible. A research team stuck on the Guide’s Michael Ausiello, “She’s wired Friday, Oct 6th at 9 pm ET/PT with a two planet is drilling to reach a power source into the world of hunters and she’s strong hour block featuring the first two episodes ten miles down and when they finally and smart and interacts with the boys and of the season Occupation and Precipice. make it, they find Satan (or a reasonable there are sparks between her and Dean. Picking up several months after the last facsimile...) We take it really slow. The roadhouse and season’s ending, The Galactica is still on Returning to SciFi on Thursday nights her character appear every four or five the run and the colonists are surviving is a new season of Ghost Hunters . In episodes. We’re certainly not interested in under Cylon rule on New Caprica. Some addition to weekly episodes they are also rushing into anything. But the idea is to are cooperating and some are taking part David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor ©BBC planning a live Halloween night special build a relationship over the course of the in the resistance. Lucy Lawless will be a running all night (11 pm until 5 am ET/PT season and do it naturally and organically, regular in the first half of the season, adventuring with Billie Piper’s Rose. according to the schedule). They will be rather than the guys hooking up with a continuing in her role as cylon D’Anna Upcoming episodes in October and broadcasting from the hotel featured in different girl in every port.” In Bloodlust, Biers. In the opening episodes, Tigh is November include Tooth and Claw with a The Shining . Joining Ghost Hunters on Amber Benson stars as a vampire who being held against his will in a cylon werewolf and Queen Victoria in the Thursday nights will be SciFi kidnaps Sam, but also reveals to him detention facility, and Brother Cavil Scottish Highlands in the late 1800s, Investigates , a new series done in information that causes him to rethink (Dean Stockwell) informs him he may be School Reunion where the Doctor and conjunction with NBC news that will be their stand on the supernatural. They also there for a while. Tyrol continues his Rose meet up with Sarah Jane Smith investigating the mysteries and legends work with Gordon Walker, who turns out resistance work, attempting to blow up a (Elisabeth Sladen) and K9 (John that pervade our world. Hosted by cynic not to be what they thought he was. In cylon transport ship. D’Anna Biers visits Leeson) where they are investigating Rob Mariano, the initial run of the series Afterlife, Sam and Dean help Neil Levine, with the oracle Selloi Dedona and is told strange goings on in a school with will investigate Bigfoot, Mothman, a heartbroken college student who brings that the hybrid cylon baby of Sharon Anthony Stewart Head as the mysterious Paranormal Hotspots, Roswell, The his girlfriend back to life via necromancy Valerii and Karl Agathon is alive and well. headmaster. Next up is one of the best Afterlife, and Voodoo. SciFi has also after she is killed in an accident. Things Next up is Exodus, originally planned as a episodes of the new series, The Girl in the extended the run of Extreme backfire when she becomes a nasty single episode, it has grown to become a Fireplace where The Doctor, Rose and Championship Wrestling on Tuesday vengeful spirit and wants to take Neil out two-part episode. There has been little in Mickey try to find out why a spaceship nights until the end of 2007. Saturday for cheating on her. Simon Said sees the the way of specific episode spoilers that from the 51st century is stalking Madame movies coming up in October include boys run into Andy Gillette, a hippie with have leaked, but there’s lots of info on De Pompadour in 18th century Paris. In Haunted Prison on Oct 14th and the ability to control minds, including what will be happening over the run of the the two-parter, Rise of the Cybermen/The Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes on Oct convincing people to commit suicide. In first batch of episodes. Ellen Tigh will be Age of Steel, The Doctor and company 28th. SciFi has not released any details on The Usual Suspects, Linda Blair turns up caught having an affair (big surprise) but end up on a parallel earth, one where these films at press time. as a detective who busts the boys for this time the fallout will not be very good Rose’s dad is alive and a multimillionaire. On the animated front, we’ve got performing an exorcism. for her. Adama and the 2,000 people who He’s still married to Jackie, but the only some new Superhero shows that have just Over on the SciFi Channel, Stargate escaped the cylons on the Battlestars are Rose is a dog. The head of Cybus debuted. Over on Cartoon Network’s industries, John Lumic (Roger Lloyd- fans were shocked to learn that SciFi debating on what they should do to rescue ( Continued on page 6 ) Channel has opted to not renew Stargate the colonists. SG-1 for an 11th season, only picking up Some even Stargate Atlantis for next season (its think they fourth.) SciFi cited the show’s should give up accomplishments in reaching ten seasons on them and but indicated they felt it was time for the continue on in series to end. Speculation has been that their quest. The the increased cost of producing the show occupation will as well as declining ratings caused SciFi be resolved to pull the plug on the show. Executives at mid-way MGM have indicated that they plan to through the first keep Stargate SG-1 going in some form batch of and hope to be able to announce episodes, something specific soon. In the meantime, though. both Stargate series have ten episodes According to left on their current season that reached reports, SciFi the mid-way point in September with the plans to pretty usual mid-season cliffhangers. Both much run the shows are scheduled to return to SciFi in season of March with the Stargate SG-1 series Galactica finale likely airing in May or early June. straight through SciFi’s fall lineup features more new aside from material than in year’s past, with holiday breaks Battlestar Galactica returning, the on second series of Doctor Who , new Thanksgiving Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 5 SF Tube Talk ( Continued from page 5 ) The Doctor Who spinoff, Torchwood and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as her sister (Aubrey) is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s , is scheduled to debut in October on Tish. Laird appeared in the Trial of a (Karen) sister in this sequel to the popular Saturday Toonami block, we’ve got BBC3. No word on if or when it will be Timelord episodes in the 1980’s, Andoh The Grudge. Aubrey is afflicted by the Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes broadcast in the U.S. John Barrowman was one of the cat nuns in New Earth, and same curse her sister had, filling a person . It follows on pretty much from last stars as Jack Harkness, a time traveler Freema appeared in a small role in the with rage before moving on to its next year’s live action movie featuring Reed from the 51st century who is stranded in second season episode Army of Ghosts. victim. This time, it is set in a supposedly Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and the present day and is now in charge of There’s not much news on the new season haunted house being used as the set for a Ben Grim as the Fantastic Four. We’ve the Cardiff office of Torchwood. As seen aside from the second episode will be set TV show and strange things begin to also got Count Von Doom as the main in the second series of Doctor Who , in Tudor England featuring William happen to the cast and crew. villain as well. Initial reaction to the first Torchwood was created by Queen Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. It has Tideland (Oct 13 - Limited, Wide later) few episodes has been lukewarm from Victoria to keep watch over aliens and been confirmed that John Barrowman Terry Gilliam’s latest movie based on the comic fans but Cartoon Network indicates strange happenings, which came to a big will return later in the season as Captain novel by Mitch Cullin. It stars Jodelle that it has done well in the ratings. The climax in the second season finale. Eve Jack Harkness. It is also rumored that Ferland as Jeliza-Rose, a young girl who Kids WB has kept their name despite the Myles plays Gwen Cooper, a Cardiff Katy Manning, who played companion is taken to her grandparent’s farm folding of The WB into The CW and detective who starts investigating Jo Grant in the 1970’s with Jon Pertwee following her mother’s death from a we’ve got more episodes of The Batman Torchwood then becomes a part of it. Also will be making an appearance as a heroin overdose. While there, she tries to as well as the new series, The Legion of on board are Burn Gorman as Owen different character. cope with her new situation and begins a Superheroes . On The Batman , Robin Harper, the team’s medic, Naoko Mori as For more schedule information, news and strange journey that includes talking (a.k.a. Dick Grayson) has now joined up Toshiko Sato, their computer and links, visit the Magrathea/SFTV Pages at Barbie heads, bog men and a neighbor with Batman and upcoming episodes will technology expert, and Indira Varma www.sftv.org Contact Lee Whiteside at woman who always wears a beekeeper’s feature The Penguin, The Joker, The will play regular team member Suzie [email protected] veil. Supposed to be very disturbing and Riddler, Clayface, Black Mask and others. Costello. There’s not much specific info strange. Also stars Jennifer Tilly, Jeff The Legion of Superheroes will feature a about the episodes, but expect to see some Bridges, and Brenden Fletcher. young Clark Kent who has not yet new aliens, maybe some familiar ones, DOA: Dead or Alive (Oct 20) - Pushed become Superman and the Legion will be and since it is being produced to air later 24 Frames ( Continued from page 3 ) back a bit to October, this movie is based helping him to learn to be a superhero. in the evening, more adult-themed stories on the video game and features four hot That’s one way of getting around the and action. girls with different fighting styles taking what he considers a first draft of the script original origin of the Legion where they Just announced by the BBC is a new part in the “Dead or Alive” world fighting done and they hope to film it next year. recruited Superboy (who no longer spinoff series that will air on Children’s tournament on an exotic island. Stars No casting has been done on it at this exists). Characters that are part of the BBC, The Sarah Jane Adventures. Natassia Malthe, Jaime Pressly, Devon point. Legion are Saturn Girl, Braniac 5, Elisabeth Sladen will be reprising her Aoki, Brian J. White, and Holly In other news, Universal reportedly Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Timber role as Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Valance. has signed up Brendan Fraser for a third Wolf and Bouncing Boy. Look to see The Who (seen in the new series’ second Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Mummy film. Smallville creators Alfred Fatal Five as occasional villains as well as season episode School Reunion). The Christmas in 3-D IMAX (Oct 20) - The Gough and Miles Millar have been hired a few other Legionaries like Cosmic Boy series will be set in present day West Tim Burton classic gets a 3-D Imax to write the sequel. MGM is planning a and the Substitute Legion making London and will also star Yasmin Paige adaptation. Species 4 , most likely direct-to-DVD like appearances. One other show Kids WB as Sarah’s 13-year-old neighbour Maria. Saw III (Oct 27) Jigsaw is still alive, but the third movie in the series. Also in the has added in the first hour each week is The two will form an unlikely alliance to just barely. A doctor (Bahar Soomekh) is works is Wargames 2 which will show the adventures of Krypto The Superdog . fight evil alien forces at work in England. kidnapped and forced to keep Jigsaw alive what happens when the government tries If you didn’t catch it on The Cartoon The BBC plans a 60-minute special that while his latest victim, Jeff (Angus to dismantle the computer following the Network, make sure to catch it here, will air early in 2007 followed by a MacFayden) is put through a trial of near nuclear holocaust. especially the episodes featuring Ace the weekly series later in the year. The special vicious tests. Also stars Tobin Bell, Transformer fans are getting excited Bat-Hound. will feature Samantha Bond as the Shawnee Smith, and Dina Meyer. about the live action feature being Over across the pond there’s some scheming Mrs. Wormwood. According to Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror (Nov 3) directed by Michael Bay. As revealed at news on the TV front. Debuting soon on the BBC press release, K9 will make an A hip hop horror anthology of three tales Comic-Con, Peter Cullen, will reprise his the BBC is a new Robin Hood series, appearance in the special but will not be of terror told by the Hound of Hell role as Optimus Prime. As to who will starring Jonas Armstrong in the title role. part of the series. (Snoop Dogg) that revolve around the voice the robots; that has not yet been This will be an action/adventure series If you are waiting to watch the second residents of an inner-city neighborhood decided. with no fantasy elements. It will be series of Doctor Who on SciFi, probably whose actions determine where they will broadcast in the Saturday night 7 pm time best not to read much of the rest of this go in the afterlife. Upcoming Movie Previews slot that has done well for Doctor Who column..... On the Doctor Who front, The Return (Nov 10) Sarah Michelle and the BBC is hopeful this series will be following the end of the second series on Gellar is a traveling business woman who October is here, so time to bring out the able to bring in a family audience. the BBC, there’s a big change in Doctor begins to have nightmares about a murder horror sequels, prequels and remakes. According to initial reports on the Who once again, this time a new 15 years ago. When she is drawn to an old There’s so many this year they’ve spilled commissioning of the series, BBC companion. First off, there is the farmhouse where the murder took place, over into November! America is also involved as a co- Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, strange things begin to happen. Where’s production so it will likely turn up on that which will feature popular comedienne the Scooby Gang when you need them? The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The cable channel in the U.S. The series will Catherine Tate as Donna, the bride, as Stranger Than Fiction (Nov 10) Will Beginning (Oct 4) For those of you who also star Keith Allen as the Sheriff of seen at the very end of Doomsday. The Ferrell is an IRS auditor who begins to really want to know the origins of Nottingham; Lucy Griffiths as Marian, Doctor will have to deal with Donna as hear narration of his life that only he can Leatherface and how he came to be, this is Richard Armitage as Guy of Gisborne, well as a new alien threat on Christmas. hear. As it continues, it begins to affect his the movie you have been waiting for. It Gordon Kennedy as Little John; Sam According to producer Russell T. Davies, work, his love life and even his death. serves as a prequel to the remake that was Troughton [editor’s note - Sam is the they’re planning a lot of action, including Also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin released in 2003. It stars R. Lee Ermey grandson of Patrick Troughton, the a spectacular chase scene, for the Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma as Sheriff Hoyt and Andrew Bryniarski second Doctor Who ] as Robin’s loyal Christmas special. Following that will be Thompson, and Tony Hale. as Leatherface. After a group of Texas manservant Much; Harry Lloyd as Will the start of a new era of Doctor Who with Casino Royale (Nov 17) The latest James teens are ambushed when having a fling Scarlett; Joe Armstrong as Allan-a-Dale; the addition of Freema Agyeman as new Bond adventure, this time with Daniel over the border, Sheriff Hoyt captures the and William Beck as Roy. Contributing companion Martha Jones. Also becoming Craig as the new James Bond, takes the survivors and takes them to the Hewitt scripts for the series is Dominic part of the extended family will be Batman Begins approach to tell us of family home where there will be horrors Minghella and Paul Cornell (writer of Martha’s family. Trevor Laird will play James Bond’s first adventure, before he inflicted upon them. Doctor Who’s “Father’s Day.”) her dad, Clive, Adjoa Andoh as mom had “00” in front of his ID. While The Grudge 2 (Oct 13) Amber Tablyn Francine, Reggie Yates as brother Leo, ( Continued on page 7 ) Page 6 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 24 Frames ( Continued from page 6 ) CASFS Book Discussion Mesa Bookmans Events Hugo Winners 1056 S. 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Her Wickstrom, to differentiate between an e- This unique adaptation of the legendary ( Continued from page 1 ) goal is always just two drafts; three drafts publisher and one who uses paper (you novel by Alexandre Dumas is an intense the by-lines. when it’s a collaboration. She’ll write know: trees!) She and Lois have also been dramatic and visual experience, featuring Are their styles similar? How do they through the story once, then review it learning about screen writing and are direction by Mahiro Maeda (The actually get the words on paper? One of looking for continuity and errors – that’s hopeful that they may have a saleable Animatrix, Blue Submarine N.6), them will write the first draft, the second her ideal. Unfortunately, she bemoans – it concept. They also went to a 10-day costumes by world-renowned Anna Sui, will rewrite, and the first one will finish just seems like she has less creative time workshop about writing humor. Most music by Jean-Jacques Burnel (The the final draft. And the way they than ever. Her creative time keeps getting people might think that humor can’t be Stranglers).” wordsmith is so very similar that with one pushed back in favor of those chores and taught but Jean feels very differently. She Well what makes this worth watching rewrite it comes out in a single voice. errands that just really need to get done recounts that they were amazed at the is the beauty of the fabric clothes and the Jean, as the academic, will write and before she knows it, its 6pm in the results they got from his analytical hair. paragraphs that are a bit longer than evening and she’s tired. Jacqueline tries to approach. Or it’ll make you nauseous and or Jacqueline prefers so she’ll go through be very disciplined and if she has Both Jean and Jacqueline were very dizzy and your eyes may burn some. and break them up. Jean will then do a something to work on, she will just write excited about telling me their latest news. What Maeda has done is a work of art. It rewrite and recombine the paragraphs in a and do nothing else. ‘Course this means, They have begun working with Wildside may take a few minutes to adjust to the different order but it all works well in the that 6pm comes upon her and there’s no Press who has just launched a deal where stunning colors that are done in such end for the reader. dinner ready… I asked her if she ever they can sell mass-market paperbacks. detail. Either you will love it or hate it. I Since Jacqueline lives in Arizona and tries to keep to a daily schedule of writing Jacqueline wasn’t sure if any of hers will love it. Jean lives in Kentucky they used to rely certain hours but she said no – she’ll write go that route. Wildside has also signed a The only thing that is negative about on snail mail to send manuscripts back when she has something to write about deal with Amazon to do reprints of some Gankutsuou is that the English dubbing is and forth. But now they use the internet and continue until she’s “empty.” This is classic novels and non-fiction, which will poorly done. Gankutsuou is fast paced, by leaving the manuscript on their own what Jean is striving for – she really wants be massively promoted on Amazon. Both with a different look at old Count of website for the other to read. This gives to make herself stick to a schedule and Jean and Jacqueline will have a short Monte Christo story. I would buy this one them the flexibility of working on it no only write – before letting her email take story collection published as well as a just for the look of it. - CLD matter where they are geographically and up her time. Sime-Gen collection which will have lots they have a record of who said what and Some writers maintain they can only of never-before-published material. They when. work on a single project at a time. So I also want to reprint Jacqueline’s Dushau ***** Azumanga Daioh: Entrance - Both Jean and Jacqueline were excited asked the ladies – can you work on stories. And, she has her SF/action- Volume1 about telling me of a new project they are multiple projects? Jacqueline: absolutely. adventure stores that she wrote as Daniel ADV, 125 mins, Rated13+ working on. Jacqueline had been In fact, she says, she really has to. R. Kerns. DVD:$39.98 approached by McFarland, an academic Although she might focus on only thing at Jean and Jacqueline often argue about and reference publisher, to write a book a time, there are always other things in concepts, applications, and methods. They Back Cover: “In Miss Yukari’s English on genre. The women thought they may various stages of completion. They are collaborate by arguing; but not fighting, class, every day is an adventure. First off, have identified a new genre that they working together on a non-fiction book. they were quick to explain. They don’t there’s the teacher herself. A bit of an air referred to as ‘intimate adventure.’ But in She has several projects going on in their fight; they just argue until they figure out head, she may have graduated from high the process of proving the theory, they website, and she and Jean are working what they are both arguing about – it’s a school, but she sure hasn’t left. And with came to believe that they had, instead, through a class on screen writing. They problem-solving mechanism. As the arrival of not one, but two transfer identified a new plot archetype. Currently, recently presented a workshop during the Jacqueline explained, they argue until students one ten-year-old prodigy and there is only one well-known plot last Westercon that really garnered a lot of they agree on the problem then they one space cadet it’s going to be an archetype which is the mono-myth or interest. They also hope that Sime-Gen continue until they find the solution. And interesting year. It’s going to be a full hero-myth. This plot archetype is clearly could eventually end up on screen. when they find that solution? year, too. Between handling enormous evident in Star Wars, for example. About Sime-Gen, I wondered: are Well…generally it’s brilliant. assignments, dodging murderous volley- {Character archetypes include the wizard, there more stories? Oh, yes, they Individually, they might be pretty good; balls, and enduring endless rivalries, the sorceress, the temptress, the trickster enthused; in fact, they have three full together, they feel they are brilliant. summer vacation should serve as a and the shaman, among others. Trivia novels ready to go. I asked if they felt welcome break for the weary student tidbit: Jean Lorrah actually first identified authors had a responsibility to end a series unless your teachers come with you! Get the shaman archetype in print.} if they had nothing more to say or if they ReAnimation ready a serious lesson in laughter! Crack Unfortunately, McFarland turned down should continue to write as long as the open those books, and don’t forget to the idea as they couldn’t see a way to fans wanted more. Jacqueline was quick pack your lunch for the first side-splitting market what Jacqueline was proposing. to point out that the Sime-Gen universe *** ½ Gankutsuou: The Count of volume of Azumanga Daioh!” She and Jean admit they still have lots of was not a series. The stories are not Monte Cristo - Chapter 1 Yes, this is fluffy schoolgirl brand of work to do on the idea but have high consecutive, nor have the same characters ***** Azumanga Daioh: Entrance - comedy. Azumanga Daioh is done in true hopes for the project. As an aside: or even occur in the same era. She did Volume1 anime form. Jacqueline has decided that science fiction own that her Dushau trilogy could be In this style of Anime, you either like isn’t really a genre. The proof is, of considered a series. The trilogy was *** ½ Gankutsuou: The Count of it or you don’t. course, is that absolutely every other structured with an end; although, she Monte Cristo - Chapter 1 This DVD comes with a booklet, genre can be written as science fiction. allowed that there could be a fourth book Geneon, 100 mins, Rated 16+ which contains translation notes, staff So, I went back to asking how the two someday. Jacqueline did agree that if a DVD: $29.98 commentary, and character design sheets women what their work styles were like. writer wasn’t adding something new to for Chiyo and minor character Chihiro. Jacqueline much prefers work at home; the series or universe, then they ought to Back Cover Description: “Born into an Very well done, and better than most she just can’t do more than brainstorming end it. But if you can keep advancing the aristocratic family in Paris, Albert sets out ADV’s popular ADVid Notes, which while at a convention. She also explained story with new ideas then you should go on a journey with his best friend, Franz, explain many of the cultural nuances that her style is akin to ‘layering.’ Each as long as you want. to escape his privileged yet dull life. They found in the series. This is the first of six time she goes through the story, she adds Jean collaborates with a writer, Lois travel to Luna, which is on the surface of DVD’s. I bought them all. Yes this is a and expands, over and over again. She Wickstrom, on a children’s series of e- the moon, and meet a very wealthy man hit in Japan and the USA. likens it to pulling taffy. She loves the books. Their books are based on the Loch named The Count of Monte Cristo. Azumanga Daioh is a must have in computer for the incredible flexibility it Ness monster and look to be quite Becoming completely fascinated with any Anime collection. - CLD gives her. But she hasn’t given up on charming. They haven’t been able to The Count’s mysterious charm, Albert paper and pen, which she’ll keep next to interest a tree-publisher in the series yet. I welcomes him into Paris high society. But the bathtub and bed. Jean, on the other was puzzled by the term; I’d not heard it soon Albert will discover the Count’s true hand, told me that she feels she’s gotten before. Jean informed me that it was term motive - revenge... much more organized as she’s gotten coined by her collaborator, Lois Page 8 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 their LIADEN UNIVERSE(R) novel series. The second Harper Connelly, novels. And west to California, “Crystal Dragon” was seen and signed in “Grave Surprise,” will be out this month, Raymond Feist shared that he’s about to Pro Notes hardcover from Meisha Merlin and the and she’s already starting the third one. leave on Oct 13th for a 2-week tour of the Hey, how ya’ll been? It’s been a real “Crystal Soldier” trade paper from Meisha And, because we seem to have a host UK and Ireland to promote the release of busy couple of months. I attended my Merlin was also released then. In June, the of good authors in the southwest, we’ll “Into A Dark Realm,” Book 2 of first WorldCon and had to rush back for Hal Clement Award novel “Balance of stop in New Mexico first. Jane the DARKWAR SAGA. He’s also CopperCon. And then had to gear right Trade” came out in a mass market edition Lindskold shares that her latest release is expecting to hand in “Wrath of a Mad up for this edition. No rest for the from Ace; and in August, Sharon’s mystery “Wolf Hunting,” the fifth novel in the God, Book 3” by the end of the year. wicked, I guess. I have four new faces novel “Gunshy” was issued as an original FIREKEEPER SAGA. It came out to IADR will be released in the US in April this month, can you name them? trade paper. Upcoming in October is the good reviews, and stirred much debate of 2007. And Kevin Andrew Murphy We’re going to start off with Kelly long-awaited Meisha Merlin re-issue of among dedicated readers of the series. is busy with stuff he can’t share yet for Link , way out in Massachusetts. Kelly “Partners in Necessity,” and in November The final FIREKEEPER book, “Wolf’s fear of jinxing it. However, he did tell me is a double Nebula Award winner this SRM Publisher will be issuing “Adventures Blood,” is in production, and is scheduled that my favorite mosaic novel, WILD year. For the last year or so, she’s been in The Liaden Universe(R) #12,” a for release in March 2007. Her new CARDS, is back for a new trilogy from working on two longish novellas, one of chapbook called “Allies.” All of this was BREAKING THE WALL series was sold Tor, the first volume of which, “Inside which is a real mess, and so she’d put it wrapped around work on spring 2007’s to Tor shortly before Christmas and the Straight,” will be out in 2007. If you’re a away for a few months. Probably time “Web of The Trident,” (the sequel to “The first book “Thirteen Orphans” is being comic book freak (like some who I, to take it back out again. And Small Tomorrow Log”) due from Meisha Merlin, written even now. The series has been modestly, won’t mention) you’ll love this Beer Press is publishing three books and some work on other projects including described by her editor as “Charles deLint series. next year -- Laurie Mark’s “Water the follow-on to “Balance of Trade,” which meets Roger Zelazny meets Neil We’ll swing up to Colorado to hear Logic”, Elizabeth Hand’s “Generation is due in 2008. Gaiman.” She says she can’t be that from Kevin J. Anderson, who says his Loss”, and John Crowley’s “Endless Coming down the coast, we stop in New pithy, but she can say it combines Chinese new book with Brian Herbert, “Hunters of Things.” She’s rereading the York for Anne Bishop . Anne, by the way, astrology, mah-jong, and convoluted Dune” (based on Frank Herbert’s last manuscripts right now, and thinking has written some of the most compelling family histories. And she’s squeezed in outline) is now out and they’ve spent about cover art. Also, on that side of the fantasy I’ve ever read – her BLACK some short fiction work, including a weeks promoting it – it debuted at #3 on Mississippi, I heard from Julie JEWELS series. So there’s welcome news BERSERKER story written in the New York Times bestseller list. Czerneda who lives in Connecticut for her fans: she’s currently writing a new collaboration with Fred Saberhagen. (Congrats!) He and Brian are finishing up and has quite a bit to share with us this BLACK JEWELS novel. Yes, Daemon, “Servant of Death” will appear sometime the final polishes to the manuscript of time: Julie is currently “hiding out in Lucivar, Jaenelle and Surreal, among others, in 2007 in Man Vs. Machine edited by “Sandworms of Dune,” which comes out her office” in order to meet upcoming will be back in 2008! In older news, early John Helfers and Martin H. Greenberg. next year. And, Kevin is also doing the deadlines for not one, not two, but three 2006 saw the publication of “Sebastian” in A recent high point was a visit to Wild last edit on SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS #6, books! 2006 saw the release of the final the US and Australia, and it made a US Spirit Wolf Sanctuary where Jane got to “Metal Swarm” (which comes out next book in her SPECIES IMPERATIVE national bestsellers list. The German edition romp with some eighteen- and nineteen- July). There will be one more, volume TRILOGY, “Regeneration,” a Nebula of “Queen of the Darkness” came out in week-old rescues. You can see photos seven, which finishes up that series. preliminary ballot nod to the first in the April, and the German edition of “Dreams and read about the occasion on her And… James Van Pelt offered that his trilogy, “Survival,” being a three-time Made Flesh” and the Portuguese edition of website -- www.janelindskold.com . first novel, “Summer of the Apocalypse,” Prix Aurora Award finalist (for novel “Daughter of the Blood” are scheduled to Moving into Arizona, we heard from will be released in time for World Fantasy “Migration”), short story “She’s Such a come out in October. Adding to the Melanie Rawn who reports that by Fairwood Press. His second Nasty Morsel”, and as editor of international lineup, some of her books are “Spellbinder” is scheduled to be published collection, “The Last of the O-Forms and Fantastic Companions), and the being translated into Japanese and Czech, as in October. During that month, she and Other Stories,” which came out last year, publication of Julie’s first novella, “No well as the German and Portuguese. In Kate Elliott are set to go on a book tour is currently a finalist for the Colorado Place Like Home” in Marvin Kaye’s March 2007, “Belladonna”, the second from Portland OR down the West Coast, Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award special collection for the SFBC, EPHEMERA book, will come out in the US then to Austin TX. At their tour blog site (although none of the stories were written “Forbidden Planets.” Last, but certainly and Australia, along with the US mass (www.kateandmelanie.typepad.com) you specifically for young adults--they are not least, 2006 saw the release of market paperback of “Sebastian.” Then can get information about the itinerary, reprinted from Asimov’s, Analog, Realms “Mythspring,” co-edited with trade paperback editions--with new covers-- read their sporadic rants and ravings, and of Fantasy and other for-adult markets). Genevieve Kierans, next of Julie’s of the BLACK JEWELS Trilogy find links to the first chapters of their new ( Continued on page 10 ) REALMS OF WONDER fantasy (“Daughter of the anthologies. You’d think this would be Blood”, “Heir to the enough, but Julie is presently writing Shadows” and the first prequel to her TRADE PACT “Queen of series, “Reap the Wild Wind,” Darkness”) will (Stratification #1) which will be out July come out later in 2007. On her desk is also the next YA the year. SF Wonder Zone anthology, “Polaris - Swinging In Celebration of Polar Science,” as through the well as “Misspelled,” a hilarious fantasy Midwest, we pick anthology coming from DAW next up on Charlaine year. While she’s not looking too far Harris in ahead yet, there will be more Arkansas. Hooray anthologies and novels coming, for Sookie fans: including her first fantasy. With Jana Charlaine has just Paniccia, Julie edited “Under Cover of finished the seventh Darkness” coming from DAW in Sookie Stackhouse February 07. In it, talents as Larry novel, “All Niven, Esther Friesner, and Together Dead”, Douglas Smith show what secret which will be out in societies can be in the hands of science May 2007. And, fiction and fantasy authors. Be afraid! she’s signing a Sharon Lee and Steve Miller contract with added their voices from way up in Penguin Putnam for Maine. They were at Boskone, where three more in the Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 9 Pro Notes James Sallis Speaks Shane’s 2006 Comic-Con International ( Continued from page 9 ) All photos this page © Shane Shellenbarger “The Last of the O-Forms and Other Out About Writing Stories,” made Locus’s Recommended By Shane Shellenbarger Reading list for this year. Also, his short story that appeared in Analog last year, Local author, James Sallis, will speak “The Inn at Mount Either,” is a finalist for on the Phoenix College campus about the this year’s Theodore Sturgeon Award. art and business of writing. DRIVE and And then a swing up into Washington, CRIPPLE CREEK are the most recent of gives us news from Elizabeth Ann over two dozen published books by Sallis Scarborough who has been diligently which also include the critically-ac- working away on the third book in the claimed series of novels featuring the TWINS OF PETAYBEE series with Anne character, Lew Griffin, a New Orleans Rob Paulson & Maurice LaMarche McCaffrey. “Changelings” came out in private investigator with a past as Andrea Romano & Jess Harnell December. In the ACORNA’S checkered as the city he haunts. In CHILDREN series she and Anne turned addition to novel writing, short story in the last book a month ago. The second writing, and poetry, Sallis writes reviews book in the ACORNA’S CHILDREN for the L.A. Times, the Boston Globe, and series, “Second Wave,” just came out at the beginning of September. The third one is called “Third Watch.” The first in that series, “First Warning,” is now available in paperback. Earlier this year, Elizabeth had the honor of presenting Anne with her induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame award at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. While Anne went to Worldcon in LA to meet and greet her Rob Paulsen Jim Sallis and Harlan Ellison fans and assorted pirates, she stayed home J. Michael Straczynski painting her library/office/ converted The Magazine of Fantasy and Science storage shed getting it ready for the Fiction. winter. For all other news of Elizabeth, Sallis is also an accomplished visit her website at http:// musician who is often found playing ConClusion www.eascarborough.com guitar, banjo, mandolin, and other And finally, Kate Elliott, who stringed instruments around the Phoenix San Diego Comic-Con resides in beautiful Hawaii told me that metro area and across Arizona in such Phoenix ConGames the CROWN OF STARS series really is venues as The Paisley Violin, Fiddler’s Star Trek’s 40th Anniversary Las Vegas finished and published, and says that “in a Dream, and Mama Java’s Coffeehouse. WorldCon: L.A. Con IV strange way after spending so many years Sallis plays Rhythm and Blues solos, CopperCon 26 working on it, I feel it was something I back-up, in groups, and with his band, wrote a hundred years ago.” Meanwhile, Three-Legged Dog. More Than Comics- “Spirit Gate” will be published by Tor Born in Helena, Arkansas in 1944, A Comical Perspective: Books in mid-October 2006. Tor Books Sallis has also lived in New Orleans, San Diego Comic-Con July 20-23, 2006 is sending her on a West Coast tour with Iowa, and London where he worked in by Jeffrey Lu the Sixties with Michael Moorcock as an Melanie Rawn (“Spellbinder”). She is Dean Devlin working on the second book in the editor on the British science fiction Great. I was totally unprepared. CROSSROADS sequence, “Shadow magazine, New Worlds. Other cities and Sure, I had the program. Sure, I knew Gate.” Kate says she is also messing jobs have included New York, Boston, what to expect. Sure, I had friends from about a bit with a couple of other novels, Paris, Pennsylvania, and Texas where all sizes and experiences tell me what to one a 450-years-later story set in the Sallis has worked as a screenwriter, and do. But, I did not expect the one factor: CROWN OF STARS universe and the respiratory therapist. Currently, Sallis Organized Chaos. other a completely unrelated novel set in a teaches creative writing at Phoenix Sounds like an oxymoron? Let me Victorian-era world where magic and College and the graduate writing program explain. technology do not mix, and the at Otis College in Los Angeles. I planned to go to seven panels, inhabitants of the “New World” are more Sallis will be speaking October 20th overall. One day, I wanted to go to two technologically advanced than those of from 7-8:00 p.m. in the Dome Confer- panels, back-to-back. Instead, I had a lady the ‘Old World.’ “ If only I wrote faster, ence Room and Palmcroft Room, located with shirts on her shoulder blocking my and had more time!” Northeast of the main campus, South of path. Looking up, I stopped and saw her That’s it for this month. I hope you Osborn Road, between 11th and 10th “Stan the Man” t-shirt. She smiled and enjoyed yourselves. And, as always - if Avenues, and North of Flower Road. said, “Stan Lee is signing any one item.” anyone wants to contribute or knows Sallis will sign books following his talk. I gasped. Stan Lee, creator of someone who knows someone…please http://jamessallis.com “Spiderman,” “X-Men”, and “Ghost write to ConNotations or email me at http://www.thepaisley.com/ Rider,” was here! I tried to phone a friend [email protected] – Catherine Book. http://www.fiddlersdream.org/ http://www.mamajavascoffeehouse.com/cgi- of mine. He wasn’t there. So, I stayed in bin/scms/home.html the long line and purchased two t-shirts. http://www.three-legged-dog.net/index.html Stan Lee signed. I promptly forgot the two http://bouchercon2007.com/ panels. I’ll see them again, some day... http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/ The next day, I had three panels to see. ?mod=news&newsID=115002 http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/2006/js0607.htm http://www.grasslimb.com/sallis/index.html Robby The Robot ( Continued on page 11 ) Page 10 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 ConClusion uniform and dance with ladies at a James Being at the Hugo Awards Ceremony, Autumn’s Trek: CopperCon 26 ( Continued from page 10 ) Darren concert. I enjoyed the overall program. What I did September 1 to 4, 2006 Not even close. I passed a table and I drink and eat at Quark’s Bar at Star not expect was the next morning. I by Jeffrey Lu backtracked. Doing a double take, I could Trek: The Experience in the Las Vegas actually bumped into Peter S. Beagle and not believe my eyes and told the lady in Hilton. I learn quickly to never drink the his girlfriend at the Super Shuttle stop. Labor Day- end of summer. I was the booth that she looked like Princess “Breaching the Warp Core,” alone. I buy He’s cool. there at Tempe Mission Palms enjoying Leia. She promptly replied, “Well, I’m Romulan Ale (Wine cooler?) and Klingon Had friends surprising me in more the signings of Diane Duane, Peter Carrie Fisher.” Being a fool, I shut up, Blood Wine (actually, it’s Merlot.) ways than one. One named Joe, a Morwood, and Marc Scott Zicree. I also paid up, and followed the long autograph I had four out of five Star Trek seasoned Worldcon fan, thought I came a loved Sarah Clemens’ dragon and cat line. Later, David Prowse, Darth Vader, Captains in photo ops. (One photo ops long way from the 1980s. Another friend paintings. Yet, I did finally meet Adam showed up. What three panels? Darth was a strange half Vulcan, half human. wondered why I came...(Thanks a lot. Niswander. We both wrote a tribute to the Vader and Princess Leia in person Interesting...) I have a picture taken on Maybe to see a Hugo?) passing of Barry Bard, almost a year ago. trumped my three panels. board the Star Trek: TOS bridge with the Broke my glasses... Now, I sit in two Barry Bard Met others- Fred and Sarah Gallagher crew as wax figures. (Poor Scotty and Dr. Sat in the Batmobile for photos...(Way Memorials- At The Movies: Thursday and from “Megatokyo,” Greg Evans from McCoy) I, with the grace of God, walk in cool!) Sunday. Barry did the work of three. Yet, “Luann,” and Eric Shanower from “Age wonder. Lost in convention center. Trying to there are three, today, that do their best to of Bronze.” There were many artists, I have finally lived to see Mike (my figure out which room was for what continue his work. writers, actors, and others to see. good twin?) and Denise Okuda. I can only panel? 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Page 12 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 Non Genre by Genre have my fellow crewmates in the ship guide that the Underground was actually An American in keeping me at a far but safe distance. the life of Montreal. In wintertime, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Canada Part One: Were these folks French? No, they were city keeps going underneath the outside from Australia. Believe it or not, these tons of snow, daily. This is primarily a list of Burroughs’ What Do You Mean - people will win the “French Connection” Must-Go-To-Welcome-Aboard- ventures into the adventure fiction so costume contest. Cocktail-Party...I smiled and looked popular from the late-nineteenth century Montreal? There were other people. But, no one forward to my next stop in Quebec. to the mid-twentieth century. All of these By Jeffrey Lu that I recognized. Yet, we share our love (Next Time- An American in Canada Part are available on the net, some for quite of Star Trek and the adventure of the sea. II: Questioning Quebec) reasonable prices. The Wikipedia lists Montreal. The actor who will always The next day, I was on a bus to our those available on the Net from Project cruise ship. I found out from the tour Gutenberg. I particularly recommend The be known as Star Trek Captain James T. Mucker, The Mad King and The Outlaw Kirk was born there- of Torn. I know nothing of the play or the William Shatner. This last two posthumous publications. Apache city was also the Devil and The War Chief are interesting starting place for for their attempt to portray Territorial CruiseTrek’s “French Arizona and Indians. Burroughs was Connection.” This stationed with the Seventh Cavalry in cruise was made for Arizona just after the turn of the Star Trek fans traveling Twentieth Century. to five places in Canada. 1915. The Man-Eater From a fast but safe 1921. The Mucker taxi ride to downtown 1921. The Return of the Mucker Montreal, I looked at 1925. The Eternal Savage the tall buildings with 1925. The Cave Girl English street signs with 1925. Marcia of the Doorstep French subtitles – to the 1926. The Bandit of Hell’s Bend Underground. Nodding, 1926. The Mad King I had recently been 1927. The Outlaw of Torn [Historical] flown from Detroit with 1927. The War Chief two hours of sleep. With a passport in hand, I knew that I was in a foreign land. Even though we speak the same language, we are different in history and in cultures. I entered the cruise’s hotel and proceed directly to my room for a much needed nap. Later, I explored the Underground. Closed grocery and business shops littered the two- leveled stairs. This Underground was next 1929. The Monster Men to my hotel. Seeing 1932. The Land of Hidden Men nothing special, I went 1933. Apache Devil back for the sold-out 1937. The Rider Star Trek Cruise party. 1938. The Lad and the Lion At the door, Chuck, 1940. The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche the organizer, shook my County hand. Aaron smiled and 1944. The Land of Terror waved. He helped me 1985. I Am a Barbarian [Historical] (or by email for the hotel 1967 listings differ) and airfare. I looked Love Stories around and sat at one of 1916. The Girl from Farris’s (1916) the tables at the farthest 1920. You Lucky Girl! : A Love Story in end from the entrance. Three Acts. A couple with 1923. The Girl from Hollywood (1923) cook’s outfits and black 1965. The Girl from Farris’s mustaches sat across Web sites of Interest are: from me. One had a http://www.scifan.com/writers/bb/ necklace of cloves of BurroughsEdgar.asp garlic. The lady actually http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/edgar- asked me if I wanted rice-burroughs/ them after the party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ This was a nice gesture Edgar_Rice_Burroughs but I didn’t want to Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 13 The Propeller Beanie Through History by Ladnar Lockwhite
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The Mirror Prince by Violette Malan DAW Books; $15; 309 pp
It took me a while to get into this book as it has a rather nasty event in the beginning which put me off on it for awhile. But once I got past it, the tale became more entertaining and engrossing. Malan has a nice, serviceable writing style. And I liked that she gave her “elves” names like Honor of Souls and Peace at Dawn. She also utilizes the idea of the ancient English/Celtic spectral Hunt as one of the bad guy’s creepiest cadre of warriors. Basically, we have a history professor from Toronto who is swept up into wild events in the alternate world known as the Lands of the People. Because, of course, Prof. Max Ravenhill is not who he seems—even to himself. It turns out he is a thousand year old Prince Guardian, who in a misguided attempt at nobility many, many moons ago, got himself Banished to the Shadowlands…this being where you and I and the rest of the mundanes reside. Well, his Exile and Banishment is up, his People need him and its time to take on the machinations of the Basilisk Prince, who has an evil agenda of his own and has been running things for some time… running them right into the ground, of course. And Max, as Prince Guardian and Keeper of the magical Talismans is needed to thwart the Basilisk Prince’s plans. This is a charming combination of the modern world and the fae. Max and his People are Elvish. (At one point a character remarks that they look quite like Tolkien’s elves). And the Lands of the People are also full of trolls and water sprites and tree spirits. Of course, there is a Warden sent into Exile to protect the Prince Guardian while Banished who was a teacher in a dojo when the novel opens. Cassandra, a no- nonsense Warden, works hard to get Max Ravenhill to remember his real life so he can recall where the Talismans are hidden. (As part of his Banishment, his memory but this collection from 2004 complicates writing can tell a complete story in just a A City Equal to My Desire the picture. There is a story from few pages. Ahhh, you say, I’m not was erased.) Cassandra and Max are also by James Sallis sweeties and have been through all of his Asimov’s magazine in 2001. Another is shelling out thirty bucks for half a book of Pointblank/Wildside Press, 167 pp. from F&SF magazine in 2003. There is a weird short-shorts? No problem – I lives. (He has lived several). $29.95 So there are lots of interesting genuine spaceship-inspired story, Pitt’s checked my copy out of the public library. World, appearing here for the first time. While this reaffirms Sallis as an old characters to be met in the Lands and A hardback collection of short stories much derring-do in Max’s journey to not Plus 22 other stories. master of the New Wave, he is more than from one of science fiction’s - what? Only a few are longer than three that, he is truly a Man of Letters. He does only recall his true self and his purpose, Sallis was one of the rising stars of the but the love he has for Cassandra, as well. pages, though. I’d count about 68 pages write detective novels, but he also New Wave of the 1970s, appearing in as snippets of what could be called publishes book reviews, poetry, essays, The book ends with a bit of surprise in Harlan Ellison’s ‘Again Dangerous the final pages and a question, which of arealistic fiction, while the other 100 and musicology. He wrote the biography Visions’ and Damon Knight’s ‘Orbit’ pages are varieties of mundane fiction like of novelist Chester Himes, and he has course will undoubtedly be answered in anthologies. He helped Michael the next novel! - Sue Martin crime stories. Most of the arealistic stories edited an academic collection about Moorcock edit ‘New Worlds’ magazine in have an offbeat twist that makes them Samuel Delany (does that name ring a London, and Moorcock put him onto speculative fiction, perhaps part of that bell?) Yeah, but is he part of the scifi detective novels. Then, Sallis abandoned catchphrase The New Weird. So if you community any more? Well, he IS one of the genre for mystery writing – or did he? like really short stories with a weird twist, the regular book reviewers for F&SF A short sketch may make such a claim, this one’s for you. See how quality ( Continued on page 16 ) Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 15 In Our Book ( Continued from page 15 ) fast. He had one in the person assigned to keep him safe - Cassandra Kennaby magazine. In fact, he teaches a course on [Sword of Truth], but the memories were science fiction writing at Phoenix elusive. Community College. Escaping with difficulty from a single Hmmm, complicated indeed. - Mike Hound, Cassandra realizes that she must Griffin flee into Faerie lest they be killed immediately. This brings Max home Superman Returns before his Exile is up and with no novelization of the film memories of the location of the Talismans. by Marv Wolfman Additionally, evidence emerges that the Warner Books; 332 pp. Basilisk Prince may have gained that knowledge. Who can they trust? The As always, if you like a film, a enemy has had centuries to consolidate his novelization is a big help. It usually fills position. And, throughout Faerie a Blight in the gaps, giving you the characters has grown. Births have stopped and the thinking processes, helping flesh them out Dominions are fading. If the Basilisk and expanding the story seen on the Prince triumphs, Faerie will fade entirely screen a bit. This book is no different. and Max’s beloved Shadowlands will be And Wolfman does a fine job of writing, threatened. carrying the tale along and making it an Max Ravenhill, the historian, proves easy read. surprisingly able to deal with the The beginning of the book though bewildering political complexity he finds. does deal with a recap of the beginning of Cassandra finds herself following his the 1980 Superman film with Christopher lead. Allies are found but can they prevent Reeve. We get a lot of the background the enemy from seizing and enslaving the story on Krypton and how baby Kal-El Talismans of Power? Is there a True High got sent to Earth. And better yet, as the Prince available to displace the False book moves along, we get a view of what Basilisk? The answer to that is a surprise. Superman saw when he spent those five Violette Malan has written a novel that years away from Earth. He was getting uses the traditional Faerie in slightly new back to his roots by exploring the ruined ways and compels attention. Her planet of Krypton. I enjoyed this. It gave characters, even those who appear briefly us a compelling idea why Superman and die, seem real. The relationship would take a five-year hiatus from Earth between Max and Cassandra is complex (and Lois Lane). and believable. The Solitary Messenger, When Superman returns to Earth, the Hearth of the High Wind, The Last Born, novelization pretty much sticks to the is a poignant and impressive character film, which means there were few who contributes much of the emotional Kushner handles the lush details of changes from the time Wolfman got the impact of the story. He personifies all of fencing instructions. this Baroque-flavored world with a sure script to the release of the finished film. the Loyal Riders and Messengers who Wrong. hand. Her descriptions are beautiful. And Save one little detail at the end. Well, to come to help. She finds that her uncle wants her to her characters are totally engrossing. Even be honest one BIG detail at the end, which I recommend the book. – Gary Swaty be trained for the sword so she can be his though the Mad Duke can be effete and is in the film and NOT in the novelization. official swordsman and not only protect arch and a bit of a cold bastard, you still Since it is a spoiler, I won’t mention it The Privilege of the Sword the duke from injury, but to take on any care what happens to him. here. by Ellen Kushner duels that come his way. Katherine also But the heart of this tale is following But I was just a bit disappointed Bantam/Spectra; $14; 378pp. the bright-eyed, curious Katherine on her because I was hoping the author would journeys of discovery among the denizens delve into the background and the A wonderful, rich novel set in the of Riverside and the Hill, the high and the characters thoughts on the film’s world of Kushner’s previous novel of low and the very colorful. And trust me - interesting twist in the tale of Lois and derring-do, Swordspoint. The Privilege of there is plenty of swordplay along the Superman. Maybe that will be in another the Sword is a tale of a young noble lady’s way. Superman film! - Sue Martin coming-of-age in a most unexpected It’s a fabulous excursion. This is a manner. novel not to miss. - Sue Martin The Mirror Prince Lady Katherine Talbert’s family is By Violette Malan barely getting by. Finances are very tight Solstice Wood DAW Books, New York 2006, 320 on their country estate. There is money in by Patricia A McKillip Pages, Trade Paperback, $15.00 the family, but those purse strings are held Ace Hardcover; $22.95; 278 pp. by Katherine’s uncle, the strange and finds her few dresses tossed aside as she For centuries, the Prince Guardian of eccentric David Alexander Tielman is fitted for breeches, vests and boots. She Lynn Hall has ever been an ancient the Talismans of Faerie lived in Exile in Campion, know as the “Mad Duke of then is given into the very expert hands of bulwark against incursions from “the the Shadowlands. He was bespelled with Tremontaine.” Katherine is unexpectedly Venturus, a master swordsman. other:” the Fae, the Wild Hunt, the false memories, new ones every thirty asked to come live in the city with the Not the life she expected at all. Woodland Queen. years or so. Now the long exile is ending Mad Duke at glorious Tremontaine But for us, as readers, it’s a fascinating And for over a hundred years, the and the time is coming when he is to House. She must do his bidding in all world of intrigue and double-dealing. Of Fiber Guild has met at Lynn Hall to stitch, return, but the Basilisk Prince has called things, train as his swordsman and remain political shenanigans and power plays. Of embroider, knit and crochet. But this is the Wild Hunt to destroy him lest he turn incommunicado from her family for six love and romance in all its permutations. not simply a pleasant way for several the Talismans over to a new High Prince. months. If she does this, her family’s (Many of the characters love both males women to pass the time by knitting baby The Prince Guardian, presently Max financial and legal worries will disappear. and females). We are immersed in the booties. No, these stitches bind the Fae to Ravenhill, professor of History at a major Intrigued, Katherine thinks she is Mad Duke’s world, his parties, his loves their otherworldly realm, sealing any bolt university, is not equipped to face this. He going to get a social season and some and his fabulous homes. And he’s quite needed friends and his memories back fancy clothes out of this along with her the dresser too. ( Continued on page 17 ) Page 16 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 In Our Book ( Continued from page 16 ) Blood and Iron knows it. There is a reason Bear was Stamping Butterflies by Elizabeth Bear 2005’s Campbell Award winner. It wasn’t by Jon Courtenay Grimwood holes they might use at Lynn Hall to Roc, 432 pp, $14.00 a fluke. Worth not only a read, but a place Bantam Spectra, 362 pp, $12..00 access the human world. on your shelves. - Pam Allan But, of course, threads break, small For centuries, human mages of the Other books by this author include the cracks appear in otherwise solid defenses Prometheus Club and the forces of Faerie Hounding the Moon Arabesk series. and the Fae enter the world of humans, have battled over the destiny of Earth with by P.R. Frost From Marrakech to Chins’s Forbidden creating havoc and mystery and neither side able to gain the upper hand. Daw, 370 pp, $24.95 City, from a doomed starship to an island occasionally seeking lovers as well. This is subject to change. For a new factor prison camp, the fate of the worlds is Sylvia, granddaughter to the matriarch has entered the field. She is known as the Hounding the Moon is the first Tess being played out in the minds of two of Lynn Hall must come home to upstate Seeker, the spellbound servant of the Noncoire adventure. dreamers. One, the would be assassin of a New York from across the country for the Faerie Queen. She has kidnapped human Tess Noncoire is a fantasy writer. US president, the other a Chinese emperor funeral of her beloved grandfather. For children for her mistress’s pleasure for When her new husband is killed in a ruling thousands of years in the future on Sylvia this is almost a double blow, for ages, unable to free herself and reclaim motel fire, she is rejected by his family, is a world as yet undiscovered. Each grandfather Liam was the closest thing her humanity. infected by imp disease, is saved by The believes he is dreaming the other, one she had to a father. Her deceased mother Her latest prey is a Merlin. He is not a Sisters of the Celestial Blade, trained in must change the future, the other the past.. never said who Sylvia’s father was and so, wielder of magic. He is magic, enough martial arts to find demons and is kicked Caught up in the storm are Moz, the she grew up in Lynn Hall in ignorance. magic to tip the scales of power. The out to go back into the “real” World with Marrakech street punk, Jake Razor, the And happily ignorant as Sylvia always Prometheus Club and the Rivals from her own imp companion, Scrap. And this self-exiled rock star, and Katie Petrov, a distanced herself from anything that Faerie are striving to win the power of the is just in the beginning. She goes back to dying psychiatrist who must pry the secret smacked of the unusual. limitless magic of the Merlin. Seeker must writing fantasy, book signings, and out of her condemned patient, a secret But the Fae are stirring and the persuade the Merlin to her cause or risk conventions while trying to save the with the power to save the future. boundaries unravel and pull apart. Sylvia losing more than just the future of world from a demon invasion, and a Fast-paced, a thriller set in the moment and her family find themselves deep in the Mankind. native American girl who must resume the with characters you care about, fully woods and deep into magic as old truths These are not sweet little fairies that weaving of the world s continuation. realized in their moment, and a tangled are exposed and new ones revealed. dance on flowers. Bear takes everything This is a seamless blending of fantasy, web of interrelationships that come to Again, McKillip’s lovely, lyrical way we thought we knew about Faerie and mystery, and humor that keeps the reader startling conclusion. Are the past and with words is outstanding here. The book twists it into shapes and colors we never in thrall, unable to put it down. It future really dreams? Written with such is told through various characters POVs dreamed. Tightly written, the reader is concludes with the lyrics of a great filk caring, irony and prose, I don’t know if I and is much more interesting for it. drawn into a real world war with song, There’s a Bimbo on the Cover of My wish there were more Grimwoods, or This is a heartfelt tale of old magic characters like Seeker being as real as Book. This is a gotta-have book and your simply treasure the one we have. I look and modern hearts. A great read. - Sue your next-door neighbor [or maybe more reviewer wants every one that comes out. forward to many more books. - Pam Martin so.]. Hang on for an emotional ride as one But get your own, you can’t have mine. - Allan individual tries to change the world as she Pam Allan The Gold Falcon Shadowed by Wings by Katherine Kerr by Janine Cross Daw, 493 pp [plus glossary], $24.95 HELP WANTED Roc, 354 pp, $14.00 The Gold Falcon is the 11TH book in Do you enjoy CopperCon? HexaCon? Any of the other Shadowed by Wings is book two of the the Deverry world, and is called Book local volunteer, fan-run conventions? CopperCon and Dragon Temple Saga. One of the Silver Worm. Zarq has been grudgingly accepted for It is a time of unrest in the kingdom of HexaCon and the others are staffed completely by unpaid apprenticeship at the Dragon Temple. She Deverry. The Horsekin, longtime enemies volunteers, from the chair person to the volunteer that is considered a deviant and both the of Deverry and the Westfolk [Elven Temple and her fellow apprentices want nomads] are raiding all along the borders. helps for only one hour. her dead. Zarq is convinced that the A deadly cholera-type epidemic has doctrine allowing women to become ravaged the city of Trev Hael leaving If you enjoy our events and want them to continue then dragonmasters has been lost or hidden. As many orphans in its wake. 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Against all odds, volunteer to run a game please contact us at she survives – barely - to continue her [email protected] or www.hexacon.org quest in book three. Vividly rendered, full of detail, Zarq’s story is a compelling and harrowing journey that holds your interest till the last Our parent organization, the Central Arizona Speculative page ends. I hope you’re collecting the out the rest. Spurred on by their new series as Cross’s journey through Zarq’s goddess, Alshandra, they plan to wipe out Fiction Society (CASFS) is also looking for new world may well become a classic. - Pam the Westfolk and the Deverrian farmers members. Check our web site at www.casfs.org for Allan Fleeing for their lives, and led by a yellow gnome, a member of the wildfolk, information on meetings and upcoming events or contact the fugitives meet Salamander, a bard who us at [email protected] ( Continued on page 18 ) Volume. 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 17 In Our Book series has continued so long. Great for a lazy beach vacation before medical guard to prevent them from coming back ( Continued from page 17 ) characterization, plotting that intersperses school. They become friends with a They find the dig, and camp, but with no quiet and humor with fast action. I German, and three Greeks (who don’t one left alive, and no way to get help as takes them under his wing bringing them couldn’t put it down. I not only speak English.) Mathias, the German, the jungle claims them. to the haven of Teiryn Cadryc’s dun. Here recommend it, but look forward to the decides to go to see his brother at an To say more would tell the story, but Neb will come face to face with his next one. Read It. - Pam Allan archaeological dig, a day trip away. you may never look at your garden the soulmate, Branna. Brought together by a When they get to the cut-off shown on same way again. It is terrifying, and yet centuries-old pledge and the strength of The Ruins the map, the driver warns them against you can’t put it down. If you like Stephen the dweomer that neither remembers, they by Scott Smith, Borzai going, but does not have the language to King, without the extra verbiage, you’ll will be drawn into the war. Although they Alfred A .Knopf, 319 pp, $ 24.95 tell them why. Even the Mayan village love this one. But you may never take that have powerful allies in the Westfolk, they they reach warns them off as best they Mexican vacation with the same frisson also have powerful enemies from a past The Ruins is Smith’s first novel since can, and has hidden the entrance to the that folks came out of the movie Psycho they cannot remember. A Simple Plan. trail. When they reach a salted clearing on when going to take a shower. - Pam Allan One can truly see why Kerr’s Deverry Two American couples go to Mexico the way, the villagers set up an armed The Virtu by Sarah Monette Ace, 439 pp, $24.95
The Virtu is a sequel to Melusine. Felix Harrowgate was a charismatic and powerful wizard until his former master and lover stole his magic, and used it to destroy the Virtu, the keystone for the magic and protections of the wizards of Melusine. Felix has clawed his way back to sanity, and must restore the Virtu if he is to reclaim his former life. Mildmay, former assassin and crippled by a curse, is bonded to Felix by blood and by magical geas. Neither knows that their quest will bring them to a deadly duel with Felix’s former master. Well written, and with good characters, using intertwined narrative, it holds interest to the last page. Mildmay, however, is the more interesting character, and I sincerely hope that the next book will explore his life and times. Definitely worth a read, but it would help to read Melusine to understand current plotting. However, it does successfully stand alone. - Pam Allan MangaZone Gundam SEED Vol. 1: Mobile Suit Gundam Del Rey, 206 pages, $10.95
Gundam SEED Vol. 1: Mobile Suit Gundam is the manga version of the wildly popular anime. This is the story of a war between Earth Forces and Zaft Forces. But truly it is the story of six students who wind up on board the Prototype Mobile Fortress The Archangel and how their lives change during this war. Of course if you are an old- school Gundum fan, it is everything you have come to love in a Gundum series, all the elements are there. If you are new to Gundum, this is also good for you since it is a remake of the orginal Gundum series with some slight changes. The mechs are cool, the art is great. All- in-all a wonderful read. - ninjakittyofdoom Page 18 ConNotations Volume 16 Issue 5 BASFA Local Tucson science fiction group MIB The Men in Black is the official global SOUTHWEST COSTUMER’S GUILD The Club that puts on TusCon. Contact us at PO Box organization of field operatives for Steve Southwest Costumers Guild is a loose 2528, Tucson AZ 85702-2528 or Jackson Games. We attend local conventions organization of persons interested in all facets [email protected] to demonstrate and promote products of Steve of historical, cultural, science fiction, fantasy, our website at http://home.earthlink.net/ Jackson Games. We also schedule demos in and humor costume. Members are often seen Listings ~basfa/ local gaming stores as well as community service events. If you have a gaming store, on stage and behind the scenes at local and ACROSS PLUS - So you live in North regional Science Fiction Convention masquer- Phoenix and are interested in anime? Well CENTRAL ARIZONA SPECULATIVE convention, or community service that you FICTION SOCIETY, INC. (CASFS) The would like to have official Steve Jackson ades. They meet on the last Sunday of each there is a club out there available for you month at various members’ homes in the people. non-profit corporation that puts on Games representation at, please contact the Across Plus is a social club that discuses CopperCon conventions, SmurfCons, MIB Arizona Cell greater Phoenix area. For details. Southwest anime, video games, manga, other animation, HexaCons, occasional regional cons, and Leader at [email protected]. We are also Costumers Guild, PO Box 39504, Phoenix, AZ and the Japanese culture. We meet at publishes Con-Notations. Best described as recruiting new MIBs in some areas of 85609 or Randall Whitlock at Bookman’s on 19th Ave and Northern On SF/F generalists with a strong bent towards Arizona. If you’re interested, contact us. You [email protected] or Sundays at 7:00pm until 9:00pm. literary SF/F. Guests welcome - meets at 8pm can find additional information about the www.southwestcostumersguild.org In general, we explore anime, manga, and on the last Friday of each month in January Arizona MIB at our website http:// other styles of animation, creative educative thru September and the second Friday in members.cox.net/mib.6361/ SPACE ACCESS SOCIETY Space Access demonstrations, participate in interactive October, November and December at JB’s Society’s sole purpose is to promote radically discussions, attend local Arizona conventions, Restaurant, 2560 W. Indian School in ORANGE COUNTY SCIENCE FICTION cheaper access to space, ASAP. We think it’s and make cosplay. Phoenix, AZ. Write PO Box 62613, Phoenix, CLUB meets last Wednesday of every month possible within ten years, with a little luck We are willing to gain any new members out AZ 85082-2613 or call Stephanie L. Bannon (except Dec.) in Fullerton. The meetings are and a lot of hard work. Join us and help us there who are interested. Dues are only $2 per (602)973-2341 for information. Web built around guest speakers. We’ve had make it happen! SAS membership is $30 for month. Our members are very friendly, www.casfs.org authors such as Octavia Butler and Greg one year, which gets you emailed Space respectful, and fun. We welcome any and all. Benford. Non-members are welcome. For Access Updates the instant they pass final For more information, contact Shane Bryner *****C.R.O.F.T. Celtic Reenactment of details of current events and location see our edit, plus discounts on our annual conference at [email protected] Fellowship and Trades is Phoenix based website www.ocsfc.org or email on the technology, politics, and business of Reenactment group specializing in the [email protected] radically cheaper space transportation, western European renaissance. We research featuring leading players in the field. Email ADRIAN EMPIRE A medieval and renais- lifestyles and trades concurrent with the PAReX is a non-profit, just for fun organiza- us at: [email protected] sance recreationist club. Sword-fighting, arts, Celtic Peoples from 400 BC until 1746 AD. tion dedicated to the proliferation of robotics Web page: www.space-access.org/ banquets, masquerades, dances. meets every We emphasize Scots, Irish or Welsh crafts and as a hobby. Monthly meetings will be held Wednesday night from 7-10pm at Encanto do Celtic re-enactment. We open participation and will be announced under the Meeting SUPERSTITION SPACEMODELING Park. All are welcome. Free. to anyone with an interest in period crafting Information page, http://www.parex.org/ SOCIETY is Arizona’s club for builders of and entertainment. Demonstrations occur at meetinfo.htm. All interest-ed persons are model and high-power rockets and those who AERIAL MIRAGE JUGGLERS. Meets the Highland Games, Scarborough Fair, and invited to participate. We are currently in the love to see them fly. Launches are held on the Wednesday 7-10pm in Encanto Park, 15th the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Web page process of getting organized and becoming an second Saturday morning of each month in Avenue, south of Encanto. No dues, everyone http://www.crofters.org We meet in Tempe at official organization with tax status. Web Rainbow Valley. SSS hosts the annual G. welcome. All levels skill exchange in many the Pyle Adult Center SW corner of Rural and page: http://www.parex.org/ E-mail Contact: Harry Stine Memorial Rocket Launch every areas of object manipulation Dave Davis Southern on the 2nd Saturday of every month, John Kittelsrud, [email protected] October. Visit www.sssrocketry.org for
( Continued on page 20 ) Volume 16 Issue 5 ConNotations Page 19 Club Listings WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION LEPRECON 33 (May 11-13, 2007) ( Continued from page 19 ) What is CASFS? 2006: ROBERT E. HOWARD CEN- Mesa AZ Arizona’s Annual Art Oriented What is really behind putting on a TENNIAL (Nov 2-5 ’06) Renaissance Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention UNITED FEDERATION OF PHOENIX A convention? What are the funds raised by Phoenix area Star Trek and general SciFi fan a convention used for? Why not attend a Hotel, Arboretum, Austin TX. GoHs: featuring the largest SF/F Art Show in the club. We are a social club that meets every meeting and find out? We’re the sponsor Glen Cook, Dave Duncan. TM: Bradley Southwest! Guests: Artist - Jael, Author - two weeks at various locations around the of ConNotations, CopperCons, HexaCons, Denton. Editor GoH: Glenn Lord. AGoH: Karen Traviss Membership: $30 thru 10/ Phoenix area. The UFP has been meeting for SmerfCons and other conventions. We are over 30 years of continuous activity. Dues are John Jude Palencar. Robert E. Howard 31/06, $35 thru 1/31/07, more later Kids $15/per year prorated when you join; no a charitable, non-profit organization that Artist Guest: Gary Gianni. Memb: $125 7-12 half price, Six and under Free with restrictions. Membership includes member- exists to further science fiction, fantasy to 7/31/06. Info: FACT, Inc., Box 27277, Adult Membership Hotel: Phoenix and science fields in Arizona. CASFS ship roster and monthly newsletter. Come to Austin TX 78755; website: Marriott Mesa Contact: LepreCon 33 PO currently meets at the JB’s Restaurant at any two meetings at no obligation. For www.worldfantasy.org Box 26665 Tempe, AZ 85285 Phone(480) information, write the UFP at PO Box 37224, 2560 W Indian School Rd in Phoenix (NW Phoenix, AZ 85069, or call Jim Strait at (602) corner of I-17 and Indian School). The 945-6890 Email: 242-9203. Web page: http://www.U-F-P.org meetings begin at 8PM and are held on the TUCSON 33 (Nov 10-12 ’06) InnSuites [email protected] Web: or Email to [email protected] last Friday of the month Jan. through Sept. Hotel, Tucson AZ. TM: Edward Bryant. www.leprecon.org/lep33/ and on the second Friday of the month Oct GoHs: TBA. Memb: $35 to 5/8/06, $40 to USS STORMBRINGER The Stormbringer is through Dec. Everyone is invited to attend 9/5/06, then $45. Info: TusCon, Box a correspondence Star Trek fan club chapter two meetings as a guest (non-member). 2528, Tucson AZ 85702-2528; fax: (520) of Starfleet, Intl. based out of Tucson AZ. Membership rates are $12/year plus an The chapter was commissioned as the USS initial $3 application fee and rates are pro- 571-7180; email: [email protected]; Stormbringer NCC-74213, attached to rated for the amount of the year remaining. website: http://home.earthlink.net/~basfa Division 31, Starfleet Covert Operations, on 10/31/98. As of 11/29/98 there were 32 For more info: Webpage: www.casfs.org members. There are no dues other than the Email: [email protected] LOSCON 33 (Nov 24-26 ’06) Los $15 for joining Star-fleet Intl.. Members are Angeles Airport Marriott, Los Angeles scattered world wide but the primary clusters CA. Theme: Exploring the Golden Ages are in Tucson, AZ and Plano, TX. They don’t Convention of Science Fiction. GoH: William Tenn. meet on a regular basis since they are a correspondence chapter. Their web site is: FGoH: Fred Patten. Memb: $35. Info: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/9505/ Listings Loscon 33, C/O Los Angeles Science and their contact/CO is Capt. Dave Pitts, Fantasy Society, 11513 Burbank Blvd., SILCON 2006: COMICS ON & OFF [email protected] North Hollywood CA 91601; email: THE PAGE (Oct 6-8 '06) DoubleTree [email protected]; website: Z-PHILES are the ariZona x-PHILES. We Hotel, San Jose CA. GoHs: Mark Bode, www.loscon.org maintain a mailing list for news and get- Steve Englehart. Memb: $35 to 8/31/06, togethers of fans of the X-Files living in then $45. Info: SiliCon 2006, 1009 E. Arizona. We get together in both the Phoenix SMOFCON 24 (Dec 1-3 ’06) Hotel Capitol Expressway #415, San Jose CA and Tucson areas. To subscribe, send an Phillips, Kansas City MO. Convention empty message to z-philes- 95121-2415; email: runners con. Info: www.smofcon.org [email protected] [email protected] website: www.siliconventions.com WESTERN SCIENCE FICTION ASSO- DARKCON 2007 ( January 4th – 7th, CIATION (WesternSFA) A non-profit 2007) Phoenix AZ. Embassy Suites corporation that sponsors the ConRunners HEXACON 16 (October 13-15, 2006) Phoenix North $109 S/D Use Group seminars and sponsored the 2004 Westercon. Phoenix AZ Embassy Suites Phoenix Code: ODC Arizona’s Premier: Fantasy, Dedicated primarily to educational activities North, 2577 W Greenway Rd, Phoenix, relating to literature, music, and visual and Science Fiction and Gaming Convention AZ Gaming starts on Friday and runs 24 performing arts, especially in the genres of Media GoH: Jewel Staite Artist GoH: Kit hours until Sunday 4PM. Planned events science fiction, fantasy, costuming, gaming Rae Artist Guest: Liz Danforth Gaming and science. Applicants for membership include RPGA, LARP, LAN Party, CCG, Guests: John Wick and Ken St Andre in WesternSFA must be sponsored by a Battletech and much more. Also Anime current active WesternSFA member. Dues www.DarkCon.org Mailing/Subscription are $10 yearly plus a $5 non-refundable and a full consuite. *THURSDAY EVENTS for pre-registered members only application fee. General Meetings are WORLD HORROR CONVENTION Information held on the first Friday of February, May, include Movie Previews and Giveaways 2007 (Mar 29-Apr 1 '07) Toronto August and November, at the Bookmans (tentative) Memb: $25 at the door Hotel: Marriott Downtown Eaton Center, located at 19th ave. and Northern in Embassy Suites Phoenix North, 2577 W ConNotations is sent free of charge Phoenix Guests are welcome. For more Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GoHs: Greenway - Rooms $109 S/D. All rooms to those who have attended a CASFS info contact Craig Dyer at WesternSFA, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy include breakfast and happy hour. Info: sponsored convention in the past PO Box 67457, Phoenix AZ 85082, (602) Kilpatrick. AGoH: John Picacio. MC: 973-2341, Email: [email protected] www.hexacon.org calendar year (currently 2005). Webpage: www.westernsfa.org Sephera Giron. Publisher GoH: Peter Attendees of CopperCon 25 or Crowther. Editor GoH: Don Hutchison. HexaCon 15 will receive Info: email: [email protected]; ConNotations Volume 16 Issues 1 website: www.whc2007.org thru 6.
Generic Convention Registration Form ANIZONA 3 (April 5-8,2007) Mesa AZ - ConNotations updates it’s mailing Arizona’s First Anime Convention - list each December. Guests include Kaite Bair, Jodon Name:______Bellafanto, Michael McConnohie, Individual subscriptions are avail- Melodee Spevack and other TBA. able for $20 for 6 issues beginning Badge Name:______Location: Phoenix Marriott Mesa January 1, 2006. Address:______Membership is capped at 1600 and there will be NO memberships sold at the door. Some non-CASFS groups give their City/State/ZIP:______$35 thru December 31, 2006, $40 thru membership lists to CASFS and Phone:______Email:______March 31, 2007. Mail check or money purchase a bulk corporate subscrip- order to AniZona 3, PO Box 67641, tion so their attendees may also Enclosed is $______for ______memberships for Phoenix AZ 85082 Web: receive ConNotations ______convention. www.anizona.org Email: (See individual convention listing for mailing address) [email protected] Currently these groups are: More info on __ Masquerade __Art Show __Volunteer __ Other
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