FABER To Publish VANE GLORY GEORGE TURNER'S Second SF Novel GEORGE TURNER'S eagerly-awaited second science fiction novel , VANE GLORY , will be published by Faber publishers in Spring U.K. 1981. He has received an advance for the book which to our knowledge , far exceeds any made to an Australian author for an sf novel. Contrary to some earlier reports the book is not a direct sequel to BELOVED SON , although it shares the same 'future history'. George is presently hard at work on a third sf novel which he expects will turn out to be 'somewhat shorter than his first two sf novels'. It would seem most likely that VANE GLORY will be even more successful on the internat­ ional science fiction scene than his BELOVED SON. Congratulations .George! NEBULA NOMINATIONS The final ballot for the Nebula Awards George Turner. has been released. Eligible voters must return them by April 26th.The ON WINGS OF SONG .Thomas Disch nominations are as follows: (Gollancz UK St Martins USA) JEM , Frederick Pohl (Gollancz UK and NOVEL: St Martins USA ) TITAN, John Varley (Berkley/Putnam USA THE ROAD TO CORLAY , Richard Cowper (Gollancz UK Pocket USA) An A.BERTRAM CHANDLER and Futura UK) THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE , Arthur C. JUNIPER TREE , Kate Wilhelm UPDATE Clarke (Gollancz UK Harcourt US) (Harper and Row) (Con page 2) Captain Chandler's latest 'Grimes* novel published by Robert Hale is MATILDA'S STEP CHILDREN , which was JOE HALDEMAN G.O.H. UNICON 6 received here last month . He advised us some time back that Allison and Busby publishers have decided to pub­ THE SIXTH UNIVERSITY SF CLUB ORGANISED COWENTION 'UNICON VI' WILL BE HELD lish the Grimes titles not so far done in the U.K., and they have now OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND - APRIL FOURTH .announced two titles for publication; TO SEVENTH. THE RIM OF SPACE and WHEN THE DREAM American author and 'Hugo' winner for DIES , both in bound edition at 5.SO THE FOREVER WAR will be the Guest of pounds . We believe they will also do Honour at UNICON VI and at TREKCON 2 trade paperback editions. the weekend after ,12th and 13th of April. American fans can look forward to meeting him again in a few weeks , as JOE HALDEMAN will be accompanied by his he is off on a trip over there and wife GAY . Joe was bom in 1943 and he will be attending probably three con­ first broke into the sf field with his ventions. story "Out of Phase" which was publis­ hed in Galaxy in 1969 . After studying physics, astronomy,mathematics and com­ SFARTOF RON COBB puter science he was drafted into the WILD AND WOOLLEY Australian publishers army . He was sent to Vietman as a have announced a new book by science combat engineer and was wounded.This fiction artist and cartoonist RON COBB. background has obviously had a strong The book is titled COLORVISION and is influence on his writing. credited to Pat Woolley and Ron Cobb. Both of his most successful novels are It will contain 84 pages in color future war stories; THE FOREVER WAR covering a whole range of Cobb's work and MINDBRIDGE , both of which tend to including sections on the movies take the opposite view to that which ALIEN,STAR WARS and CONAN . Publication seems to be popular with Robert Heinlein is expected mid 1980 in both Australia JAY KAY RLE IA and other writers .about warfare in and the U.S.A . simultaneously. HAMLYN - STRANGERS by Gardner Dozois which the role of the future soldier is. WYNDHAM - DR WHO & somewhat glorified. He wrote a non- NEW RELEASES TUI 'T \T ROBOT By T.Dicks, DR WHOLTHE sf novel based on his war experiences FROM AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTORS R1BOS 'DERATION By Ian Marter.DR WHO & in 1972 called WAR YEAR. 1HL UNDERWORLD By T.Dicks, DR WHO ST HE WILLIAM COLLINS have released for GENLSlc OF THE DALEKS By T.Dicks, DR Besides two borderline sf novels in the March the following titles from NEL, WHO 6 THE HAND OF FEAR By T.Dicks,and 'Attar Series' he has PLANET OF JUDGE­ PAN,FONTANA, NAL/SIGNET-MENTOR, and DR WHO S ROBOWORLD By T.Dicks. MENT a Star Trek novel ,the two major SAVOY BOOKS(Distributed by NEL):- novels THE FOREVER WAR and MINDBRIDGE - THOMAS NELSON have released for March BLOODHYPE By Alan Dean Foster, THE the following titles from SPHERE:- both of which have some very original BLACK HOLE By Alan Dean Foster, UP THE ideas about matter transmission and THE BIG X By H.Searls, THE WONDERFUL WALLS OF THE WORLD By James Tiptree Jr, WORLD OF ROBERT Sheckley By R.Sheckley, communication - ALL MY SINS REMEMBERED- THE INVISIBLE MAN By H.G.Wells, which is a collection of his stories, PRINCE OF DARKNESS By R.Russell, FUTURE BIBBLINGS By Barbara Paul, THE ROAD TO WORLDS By J.Gribbin,FLESH By P.J.Farmer, and he has edited two anthologies; SF Vol 3:From Heinlein To Here By COSMIC LAUGHTER and STUDY WAR NO MORE. TOMORROW AND TOMORROW By Ed McBain and James Gunn and GOLDEN BARGE By Michael CASTLE OF IRON By L.S.DeCamp. He won a second Hugo for his short story Moorcock.Missed on the last list were: TRICENTENNIAL in 1976. THE SCREAMING SKULL By Peter Haining, TUDOR DISTRIBUTORS have released for TRUE GHOSTS By C.Bernard, 5TH ARMADA We look forward to much more science March the following titles from AVONS fiction from Joe Haldeman in the future, MONSTER BOOK By R.Chetwynd-Hayes and FUTURA;- EARTHMANS BURDEN By Anderson 11TH ARMADA GHOST BOOK By Mary Danby. and we hope that both he and his wife and Dickson,and KINSMAN By Ben Bova. Gay will enjoy their visit to Australia. GORDON S GOTCH have released for March At the time of typing up many of the A new novel , WORLDS, has been sold to the following title from BANTAM, titles due for March release had not Viking for $20,000.It is the first in a LEGRANGE FIVE By Mack Reynolds. been seen ,but we expect they will all trilogy. Joe and his brother Jay (Jack HODDERSSTOUGHTON have released for be available by the time you read this. C.Haldeman III) recently completed a March the following title from Some additional releases already out novel called STARSCHOOL . CORONET: EARTHBLOOD By Edmund Cooper. or due include: PENGUIN AUSTRALIA have released for NEBULA AWARD NOMINATIONS Continued MACMILLAN Australia published THE BLACK March:- ROADSIDE PICNIC By A.B.Strug­ HOLE POSTER BOOK in February and in NOVELLA: atsky, THE FIFTH PLANET By F§G Hoyle, March another OCTOPUS title .SCIENCE SEARCH THE SKY By F.Pohl and C.M. ENEMY MINE , Barry Longyear (IASFM Sep) FICTION STORIES,which is a collection Kornbluth, PULSAR 2 Ed.G.Hay, THE of stories by leading authors selected FIRESHIP, Joan D.Vinge (Analog -Dec) INFERNO By F5G.Hoyle, APEMAN,SPACEMAN for young readers. THE TALE OF GORGIK Samuel R.Delany Ed. L.Stover & H.Harrison, SIRIUS By (IASFM -Summer ) Olaf Stapledon, CONSIDER HER WAYS By In the PAN series William Collins will MARS MASKED , Frederik Pohl (lASFM-Mar) John Wyndham, MIDWICH CUCKOOS By John have ANTICIPATIONS edited by Christopher THE STORY WRITER , Richard Wilson Wyndham, THE INCANDESCENT ONES By Priest in April,FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE by (Destinies 3) Ff,G Hoyle, THE STATUS CIVILIZATION By Arthur C.Clarke in June along with Bob THE BATTLE OF ABACO REEFS , Hilbert Robert Sheckley, MORE WOMEN OF WONDER Shaw's VERTIGO. In FONTANA two more Schenck (F§SF - Jun) Ed.Pamela Sargent, ALTERNATING CURRENTS Algis Budrys, ROGUE MOON and IRON THORN. NOVELETTE : By Frederick Pohl, XANTHE AND THE In PICCOLO Children's series new edit­ ROBOTS By Sheila McLeod, TIGER TIGER ions of Captain W.E.(Biggies ) John's SANDKINGS , George R.R.Martin (Omni-Aug) By Alfred Bester, IN SOLITARY By Garry KINGS OF SPACE , RETURN TO MARS , NOW TO OPTIONS , John Varley (Universe-9) Kilworth, WOLFBANE By PohILKornbluth MARS plus AND TO OUTER SPACE . CAMPS , Jack Dann (F&SF - May ) and THE KRAKEN WAKES By John Wyndham. THE PATHWAYS OF DESIRE, Ursula LeGuin (New Dimensions -9) REVIEW have released for March from THE WAYS OF LOVE , Poul Anderson ARROW the following:- JACK OF SWORDS (Destinies -2) By E.C.Tubb, EYE IN THE SKY By Phillip CORRECTIONS: THE ANGEL OF DEATH , Michael Shea K.Dick, THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE By M.Z. Robert Heinlein's new novel , THE NUMBER (FfiSF - Aug ) Bradley, VOR By James Blish and OF THE BEAST has been published already FORBIDDEN TOWER By M.Z.Bradley. SHORT STORY: by New English Library .Space Age are ARROW BOOKS will be distributed by expecting copies early April. So the UNACCOMPANIED SONATA , Orson Scott Card RICAL/KENNARD from now on and the above N.E.L. edition is out before the U.S. ( Omni- March ) , mentioned titles are included.The edition . As noted above THE BLACK HOLE THE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE OF AMELIE QUATERMASS series in Arrow have been POSTER BOOK is now on sale . An American BERTRAND , Joanna Russ (F&SF-Sep) delayed for release here when the film list we received noted it as cancelled, THE WAY OF THE CROSS AND THE DRAGON, is released. but we are sure this is incorrect and George R.R.Martin (Omni- Jun) no doubt is on sale in the U.S.A now. giANTS , Edward Bryant (Analog -Aug) KENNARD INTERNATIONAL have released for March the following titles from RED AS BLOOD , Tanith Lee (F&SF - Jul) VERNALFLEST MORNING , Michael Bishop (Chrysalis 3) AUSTRALIAN SF NEWS ISSN 0155-8870 is edited and published by MERVYN R.BINNS under the sponsorship of The AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION EDITORIAL COMMENT FOUNDATION Late additconat neiM has just about ASFN is registered for posting under Australia Post regulations category 'B'.