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COSMOPOLIS Number 54 October, 2004 Paul outlines his findings on The Star King. To his left: Alun Hughes, Tim Stretton, Thomas Rydbeck, Bob Lacovara, Steve Sherman and Rob Friefeld. ANOTHER STEP CLOSER—GM3.2 REPORT By Tim Stretton n late September, twelve volunteers gathered once again at Paul Rhoads’ home in France to consider the final eleven Ivolumes which make the up the second half of VIE Wave 2. This was Golden Master 3.2, and it boasted an all-star multi-national cast: Rob Friefeld, America Bob Luckin, England Marcel van Genderen, The Netherlands Paul Rhoads, America Alun Hughes, Wales Thomas Rydbeck, Sweden Andreas Irle, Germany Steve Sherman, America Chuck King, America Tim Stretton, England Bob Lacovara, America Koen Vyverman, Belgium In addition some of us brought along wives, girlfriends and children for the first time, so thanks are due to Sue, Danielle, Sandy, Pia, Marie-Therese and Kris for exerting a civilising influence and making the week even more enjoy- able than usual. Paul’s and Genevieve’s hospitality was, as ever, matchless. Amidst the conviviality, there were many important VIE achievements. The Blue World, The Magnificent Showboats, Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight and Rhialto the Marvellous were all signed off as ‘blues-ready’, meaning that only the final stage of the review process, GM4.2, remains before the books are ready for printing. The World Thinker and Son of the Tree await only verification of the credits, while Space Opera needs only credit verification and the incorporation of the findings from Post-Proofing. The Killing Machine is now ready subject to the incorporation of a few minor changes. Volume 43, which comprises Ports of Call and Lurulu, has yet to be finished pending the finalisation of Lurulu’s 1T2 text, while the Addenda in Volume 44 is still being put together. The week saw much progress here, with my ‘story of the project’ essay being typeset, along with Win 1 of 3 Original VIE ‘Introductions, Forewords and Afterwords’. Alun Hughes produced a first draft of the ‘Chronological List’, destined Frontispiece Etchings! to be an invaluable bibliographical source for many years to come. a D a Special attention was lavished on The Star King, which — see pages 5, 14 and 29 — searching analysis by Paul revealed to have a more com- plex and chequered textual history than was previously realised. Alun came up with a convincing theory for the 2T1 problematic relationship between the magazine and book texts, but much hard work lies ahead in determining which reading best represents Jack’s artistic intentions. Impassioned debates studded the course of the week, with Contents levels of insight achieved in a way which would have been impossible using email alone. GM3.2 Report . 1 During the week we were able to take advantage of the number of experienced volunteers on hand to incorporate Tim Stretton the corrections arising from GM4.1. As a result, the eleven volumes making up the first half of Wave 2 are now ready Work Tsar Report . .2 for the printers: an exciting achievement which brings Joel Riedesel completion of the VIE palpably closer! GM3.2 can be characterised as a resounding success. VIE Work Credits . .3 The participants all enjoyed themselves hugely, and set Compiled by Hans van der Veeke off on their varied routes home buoyed by the knowledge of a job well done. Lurulu is Published! . .8 ciawaic VIE Subscription Deadline . 8 Work Tsar Status Report 38’s Crucible . .8 as of September 26, 2004 Paul Rhoads There is one text remaining in TI: The Star King. There is one text in composition review. Letters . 28 There are two texts in Post Proof and two texts in Post Jonathon Clarke, Axel Roschinski Proof composition updating and review. Seven volumes of the last 11 have been completed at GM End Note . 30 3.2. The first 11 volumes (GM 3.1) are being finalized with VIE Contacts . 30 frontispiece work and will be ready for final printing in the next couple of weeks. cosmopolis 54 • 2 cosmopolis 54 • 3 Last month: Technoproofer Technoproofer + In-TI: 2 texts (2.44%) Ron Chernich Fred Zoetemeyer + Post-TI: 14 texts (17.07%) TI TI + Volume Ready: 66 texts (80.49%) Richard Chandler Rob Friefeld + Volumes Ready: 0 (0%) Rob Friefeld Steve Sherman Steve Sherman Tim Stretton + Volumes Completed: 11 (50%) This month: Implementation Implementation + In-TI: 1 text (1.2%) Donna Adams Donna Adams Mike Dennison Hans van der Veeke + Post-TI: 5 texts (6.1%) + Volume Ready: 76 texts (92.68%) Composition Composition + Volumes Ready: 7 (31.82%) Joel Anderson Joel Anderson + Volumes Completed: 11 (50%) RTF-diffing RTF-diffing Joel Riedesel Patrick Dusoulier Patrick Dusoulier Bill Schaub Bill Schaub ciawaic Composition Review Composition Review Christian J. Corley Marcel van Genderen You have done it! Marcel van Genderen Brian Gharst VIE work Credits Bob Luckin Charles King Compiled by Hans van der Veeke Correction Validation Correction Validation Bob Luckin Bob Luckin Good news, this article has never been as big as this one! Post-proofing Post-proofing As much as 10 texts and 7 volumes were finished last “Sandestins” “Clam Muffins” month. I think that GM 3.2 has been a big boost to this, so Jeffrey Ruszczyk (team manager) Karl Kellar (team manager) I would like to thank all the volunteers who did their best Charles Ashford Patrick Dusoulier Patrick Dusoulier Ed Gooding that week. I am sure we will read about it in Cosmopolis. Ruth Hunter David A. Kennedy Anyway, I will keep this part short because there is Michael Nolan Joe Keyser enough text as it is… Eric Petersen Bob Luckin Glenn Raye Robert Melson Please check the credits below. If your name is mis- Mark Straka Jim Pattison spelled or missing; let me know at [email protected]. Joel Riedesel The credits of all finished (Wave 2) texts can also be Cugel : The Skybreak Spatterlight The Killing Machine found on the VIE site: a. go to www.vanceintegral.com Finished 10 September 2004 Finished 10 September 2004 b. click on Editors only c. click on Volunteer Credits (second link from top) Digitizer Digitizer Ian Davies Gan Uesli Starling d. O.r go to the page directly: www.vie-tracking.com/ Christopher Taylor-Davies www/credits/ Pre-proofers Special reformatting Lee Lewis John A. Schwab Steve Sherman The Blue World Tim Stretton DD-Scanners Pre-proofer Finished 10 September 2003 Richard Chandler Steve Sherman DD-Scanners Joel Hedlund Richard Chandler Digitizer Charles King DD-Scanners Chris Reid Bill Schmaltz Steve Sherman Richard Chandler Richard White Hervé Goubin DD-Jockey Special reformatting Joel Hedlund David Reitsema John A. Schwab DD-Jockey Hans van der Veeke DD-Jockey DD-Monkey Pre-proofers Joel Hedlund Charles King Patrick Dusoulier DD-Monkey David Mead David A. Kennedy DD-Monkey Technoproofer Steve Sherman Charles King Ron Chernich cosmopolis 54 • 2 cosmopolis 54 • 3 TI DD-Monkey TI DD-Monkey Kristine Anstrats Suan Hsi Yong Alun Hughes Charles King Rob Friefeld Steve Sherman Charles King Technoproofer Tim Stretton Technoproofer Steve Sherman Peter Ikin Fred Zoetemeyer Implementation Implementation TI Joel Hedlund TI Mike Dennison Rob Friefeld Damien G. Jones Rob Friefeld Donna Adams Alun Hughes Jesse Polhemus Tim Stretton Composition Steve Sherman Composition Joel Anderson Tim Stretton Andreas Irle Implementation David Reitsema RTF-diffing Implementation RTF-diffing Hans van der Veeke Mark Bradford Donna Adams Patrick Dusoulier Charles King David Reitsema Charles King Composition Andreas Irle Composition Review Composition Composition Review Marcel van Genderen Joel Anderson Marcel van Genderen RTF-diffing Charles King Karl Kellar Deborah Cohen Bob Luckin RTF-diffing Bob Luckin Bill Schaub Deborah Cohen Correction Validation Charles King Correction Validation Composition Review Bob Luckin Bob Luckin Christian J. Corley Composition Review Marcel van Genderen Post-proofing Marcel van Genderen Post-proofing Bob Luckin “Dragon Masters” Brian Gharst “Penwipers” Erik Arendse (team manager) Charles King Rob Friefeld (team manager) Correction Validation Scott Benenati Robert Collins Bob Luckin Patrick Dusoulier Correction Validation Patrick Dusoulier Marcel van Genderen Bob Luckin Andrew Edlin Post-proofing Yannick Gour Tony Graham “Dragon Masters” Erec Grim Post-proofing Rob Knight Erik Arendse (team manager) Chris laHatte “King Kragen’s Exemplary Corps” Frans Langelaan Scott Benenati Jurriaan Kalkman Robert Melson (team manager) Betty Mayfield Patrick Dusoulier Gabriel Landon Kjel Anderson Chris Prior Marcel van Genderen Michael Rathbun Karl Barrus Errico Rescigno Evert Jan de Groot Willem Timmer Michel Bazin Mike Schilling Chris LaHatte Hans van der Veeke Mark Bradford Steve Smith John Hawes Dirk Jan Verlinde Ursula Brandt Jurriaan Kalkman Patrick Dusoulier The Magnificent Chris LaHatte Rhialto the Marvellous Erec Grim Showboats of the Upper Gabriel Landon Lucie Jones Vissel River, Lune XXIII Michael Rathbun Finished 25 September 2004 Jason Kauffeld South, Big Planet Willem Timmer Mike Myers Digitizer Eric Newsom Finished 10 September 2004 The Magnificent Red-hot Ian Davies Jazzing Seven The Absent Minded Digitizer Special reformatting Professor Joel Hedlund Finished 14 September 2004 John A. Schwab Finished 25 September 2004 Pre-proofers Digitizer Pre-proofer Christian J. Corley Connie Brown Steve Sherman Digitizer Richard Linton Gan Uesli Starling Till Noever Special reformatting DD-Scanner Evert Jan de Groot Erik Arendse Pre-proofers DD-Scanners Joel Hedlund Carl Goldman Denis Bekaert Pre-proofers Andreas Irle Stéphane Leibovitsch Thomas Rydbeck Evert Jan de Groot Thomas Rydbeck Thomas Rydbeck Peter Strickland Suan Hsi Yong DD-Jockey DD-Scanners DD-Jockey Technoproofer David Reitsema Joel Hedlund Hans van der Veeke Joel Riedesel Charles King Dave Worden cosmopolis 54 • 4 cosmopolis 54 • 5 DD-Jockey DD-Scanners Christian J. Corley Digitizer David Reitsema Joel Hedlund Andrew Edlin Richard Chandler Charles King Pre-proofers DD-Monkey Dave Worden DD-Scanners Joe Bergeron Charles King Richard Chandler Arjan Bokx DD-Jockey Joel Hedlund Carl Goldman Technoproofer David Reitsema Hans van der Veeke DD-Jockey DD-Scanners DD-Monkey Damien G.
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    The following article appeared in Science Fiction #11, Vol.4, No.2 as part of a special program issue to honour Jack Vance’s appearance as Guest of Honour at Tschaicon, the national science fiction convention held in MelBourne in April 1982. It won Terry the 1983 William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism. Terry thanks Nik Frame for his help in preparing the article for presenting here. Kirth Gersen: The Other Demon Prince By Terry Dowling "When I was small, my home was destroyed, and all my kin – except for my grandfather. Even then I knew the course of my life was arranged. I knew that I would one By one kill the five men who had conducted the raid. This has been my life, I have no other. I am not evil; I'm beyond good and evil." – Kirth Gersen, The Killing Machine (p.116) He was no more "wrong" than a shark approaching a school of cod. Life's nature is to live, and he had been nurtured to live as he had to live – by seeking prey. – Cordwainer Smith, “Mother Hitton’s Littul Kittons” "I am often descriBed as an evil man, and while I do not dispute the label, I have not taken the stricture to heart. Evil is a vector quality, operative only in the direction of the vector, and often acts which incur the most censure do singularly small harm, and often benefit, to the people concerned" – Viole Falushe, The Palace of Love (p.67) "Do you know how you caught me, Will?" "GoodBye, Dr Lecter, you can leave messages for me at the numBer on the file." Graham walked away.