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SERVING FANDOM Fortnightly Price 6d. ETHERLINE THE LATEST IN SCIENCE FICTION -/-------------------------- ISSUE N 0 37. + + + + + + + + HEADLINES DON TUCK'S NEW CHECKLIST STARTS INSIDE. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM AMERICAN PUBLISHERS. REPORT ON 12th AMERICAN CON. SCIENCE (?) FICTION MAGAZINE & BOOK REVIEWS 7/10/54.... AN AFPA PUBLICATION ETHERLINE 3 ETHERLINE 3 FANDOM'S WAITING FOR IT nmm( tin WHAT ? ? ? ? The 12th Annual Science Fiction convention was held on September 3,4,5 & 6 at the St. Francis Drake Hotel, San THE FOURTH AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION TO BE Francisco, California. The convention committee was Les(ter)and Es(ter) Cole, Gary Nelson and Ben Stark. They were ably assisted HELD IN SYDNEY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY by Anthony Boucher, Reg Brctnor and Poul and Karen Anderson,with MARCH 18th AND 19th 1955 many other people giving a helping hand. TALKS, ORIGINAL DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS, DISPLAYS , Ken Slater of England was primarily raseonsOate for the success of the World Book Show. The program was filled FANCY DRESS BALL, SHORT STORY CONTEST. with talks by such noted authors as Jolin W. Campbel 1 Willy Ley, Jack Williamson, E.E. (Doc) Smith, Anthony Boucher, Poul Anderson, REGISTRATION FEE: 10/- Aust., 8/- Stg., 0 1.00 TO : Reg Bretnor, Dr. J. R. Pierce, who is J.J,Coupling. Jack’ David Cohen, Box 4940 ,. G. P. 0. j Sydney. Aust. Williamson and John W. Campbell were guests of honor. Robert Other particulars from: A. Haddon, Box 56 Redfern, N.S.W. Bloch was Master of Ceremonies at the banquest. Some of the highlights at the four day event were the Science Fiction Opera, which was a premiere showieg, it is SYDNEY FANS ! f ! ! ! called "A Scent of Sarsaparilla", and is from a story of the same name by Ray Bradbury. This was not a strict amateur performance. The Science Fiction costume ball was a highlight of the event For the Lest night of your life, attend the weekly meetings and three oil paintings by George Faraco were given to the best costumes. of the Sydney Science Fiction Group, held on the 3rd Floor of the Sydney Bridge Club, Post Office Chambers, 333 George St, Sydney . An art display was held at one of the local art museums, with paintings by Bonestell, Hunter and many others. It Every reader of science fiction and fantasy is invited to was the largest collection of science fiction art ever assembled under one roof. •join the discerning .Sydney fan on any Thursday evening after 7.30 There is plenty to interest all. Probably one of the most interesting discussion panels was Is science being restricted?" or "Orthodoxy in Scie Chess, talk - in abundance - a large library, supper. nce moderated by Dr. Nello Pace, an associate professor of Phy- siolbgy at the University of California, who, by the way, took Of Course, part in a recent expedition to Mt. Makala in the Hima~l ayart The You buy your Science Fiction at members of the panel were Poul Anderson, young Berekely science McKay’s ! I 1 " fiction writer with a degree in physics, John W. Campbell of AST? with a degree in nuclear physics, Willy Ley, rocket researcher ’ THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL 1 4 ETHERLINE 4 " the of * y , oratories and Dr. Mlton^^^6?1-011 at TelepAnf ° neWP»?eh> "th a doctorate in f“' * Bran- thoraushly enJoyea^S^?/^ “° P-l°a, and m members being John W fn pane1^ moderated by pnnl 11 (pubdX’-o?^: SCIENCE FICTION HANDBOOK compiled by Sprague Tollr ’ a 3™ "ootowltz (ex S.p J de Camp is to be published by London publishers, Peter Nevill an WUy Ley, Eeg A‘ R Van Vogt, B. B. s^’ the early part of 1955. eanel was held on SB movies and Pman’ James Gunn and others ’a Published or to be published on the American v<ath Mike Roscoe, aeteotSI’sSra “ I°rSUS ^tectlve Xt front are: GOING INTO SPACE by Arthur C. Clarke, a juvenile at battling for tlM £ • Bet-’ $ 2.50 by Harper Bros in October; THE WORLD AT BAI by Paul Capon which has already seen a British edition, from Winstons, at i 2, wts 01 tun was h^d on September 6th; STEP TO THE STARS by Lester del Rey, . juvenile, from Winstons at X 2.00 on September 6th; another edition of the °f Bans to tO° tO "*«• Btlll they "semi-factual" MEN OF OTHER PLANETS by Kenneth Heuer from Viking at 0 3.00 in September. If the recent Fantasy & Science Fiction ser ■ =~-~____ ___ __ J. Ben Stark ial, TJWQK is the same as Scribners recent. STAR BEAST LUMMOX in September at X 2,50, then we’ve been done. Why ? Scribners have issued it as a JUVENILE. Other juveniles are SPEEDING THROUGH SPACE by Marie Neurath, from Lothrop Lee and Shepard in September, at 0 2.10; THE STARS ARE OURS by Andre Norton from World at X 2.75, in September. On the pocket book front, ADVENTURES IN THE FAR FUTURE edited by Donald Wollheim was a recent Ace original at a cheap 35c; WHIT MAD UNIVERSE by Fredric Brown has been given a .new lease of life from Bantam Books at 25c, and THE EXPLORERS by C, I.I. Kombluth is a Ballantine original at 35c. Of interest to some sf fans may well be the latest Asimov offering, CHEMICALS OF LIFE, published by Abelard Schuman at X 2.50. The latest Ace Double PB is BEYOND EARTH’S GATES by Lewis Padgett andC.L. Moore, and DAYBREAK 2250 by Indre Norton/ at the usual 35c on August 28th. I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson was a Gold Medal original at 35c; while Signet issued ^J£Agmg_SCI>JCE FICTION JQIWAT, THE TIME MASTERS by Wilson Tucker at 25c on July 27th. THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL ETHERLINE ETIIERIiINE 7 X 2.75 on July 24th; bJ Andre Norton came from World at mh SX11 TOS issued by StJiM by G. H< Williamson f c'|° 1 24th’ and THE SAUCERS at X 2. CO on July 24th. ' ’ lcy lrom Wew Age Publishing , ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION BRE August 1954. LU® TO TOMORROW by Lewis Padgett No, it’s not ASTOUNDING’s best ever cover , 25c, and THE LONE LOUD SILENCE W wn'^ --------“ ~ but it’s a very good one by Kelly Freas illustrating the lead are two more MB's. 'ilson Tucker from Dell at 25 G story, IMMIGRANT by Clifford D. Simak. The more you learn , the more you learn how much more there is to learn. ett was published by MuseS^L^at^ by Leigh Brack~ I MADE YOU by Walter M Miller. Wat happens i.IAD UNIVERSE by Fredrin SS at 8/6 stS °n ^Auugguussut .1w8ethn;: YW/HAT August 30th at 2/- st^ t pn > OD1 T-V.Boardman in PB foJo* when a thinking weapon.decides its operators are the enemy ? C. Clarke on August 13thfe 1/2 ^^ H?ELUDE TO SPACE by 7^ FINAL EXAM by Arthur Zirul. Aliens shipwre AT WORLDS END by Edmond Hamilton CW cked on Eai’th. SUCKER BAIT by Isaac Asimov ends very tamely after a promising start. The usual articles and departments at 12/6 stg on 6th S^t^or^ST-^^Tn^® Stur8eon fo® Golfecz round of a very good, issue. Sidgewick & jackson aF?/ X JnT/T by Robert HeirdX fem A. A. Santos S PatriGk fromXS 29th’' BOT'S ^F SeFF" ? SFEL by Isaac- Asimov from T 4 \§ °? SePtemfce^ 1st; THE FANTASTIC BRE 5. September 9th; CHILDREN OF THE ?w /Boar*^ at 9/6 stg on Cover by Schroeder illustrates DEATH:S BRI on September 15th at 9/6 s> S^TX ^5 Shiras " V. B? GHT AT^GET., and captures the atmosphere of the story well. fern I^re & Spottiswoode . * " E 1 by Jeffry Lloyd Castle THE CANDLES by R.K.White, music by candle - light, not bad. THE HUNGRY by Robert Sheckley is a good, well’ We have been informed that the W Nova Novela to sustained tension story. Both THE VICAR AND THE DEVILKIN by M. be published before the end nf +i^ Maclean and THE CURIOUS CHILD by Richard Matheson are not bad. PB publishing, in that they will hawf departure in DEATH'S BRIGHT ANGEL by L. Chandler is only will sell at 2/- stg 3/- Aust ■rh + 1- . ^aisbed board cover, and fair, while WOMEN DRIVERS by R. Garrett and THE WASP by Michael in ETHERLINE, are WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHFR^/v’ announced earlier Shaara are not bad. The other two are fair only. SEA by Tucker; THE WOG JE’XJs“bFt+by V°gt; CITY LI THE An article, TARGET TIME by W. L. Gresham is by Blish, followed by amount - b“ SturSeon and JACK OF EAGLES interesting, presenting a new interpretation on part of the Book and THE TIME MASTERS * °Lners> RENAISSANCE, COSMIC ENGINEER of Hzckial in the old Testament. With the short THE HUNGRY, it is the best in the issue. Most of the cartoons were very good, stray, HttSCt® IN THE SKULL ‘AH '™3!0 Jp1 be the famous rye and inside artists, although not listed, were very good. publication in the StatZAh TO” th® befoA On the whole, not a bad issue, but I have so it is doubtful whether’many bStSTr TT®3 “ “^ine fL.a not had much experience of this magazine, so cannot judge pro - the pleasure of reading it? °r Auste>Han fans have had gress, if any. Jack Keating. IJC —-WvDINGJCIEICE FICTION JOURNAL THE LFADWG SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL 9 ETHERLINE 9 ETHERLINE NV' FQRLDS 26. Cover by Quinn again illustrates +h« n story very well.