THE WSFA JOURNAL TB , ;,;T HE W S F A J 0 U R N A L (The Official Organ of the Washington S. F. Association) Issue Number 76: April-May '71 1971 DISCLAVE SPECIAL n X Copyright \,c) 1971 by Donald-L. Miller. All rights reserved for contributors. The JOURNAL Staff Managing Editor & Publisher — Don Miller, 12315 Judson Rd., Wheaton, MD, USA, 20 906. Associate Editors — Art Editor: Alexis Gilliland, 2126 Penna. Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20037. Fiction Editors: Doll St Alexis Gilliland (address above). SOTWJ Editor: OPEN (Acting Editor: Don Miller). Overseas Agents — Australia: Michael O'Brien, 15>8 Liverpool St., Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000 Benelux: Michel Feron, Grand-Place 7, B—I4.28O HANNUT, Belgium. Japan:. Takumi Shibano, I-II4-IO, 0-0kayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Scandinavia: Per Insulander, Midsommarv.. 33> 126 35 HMgersten, Sweden. South Africa: A.B. Ackerman, POBox 25U5> Pretoria, Transvaal, Rep. of So.Africa. United Kingdom: Peter Singleton, 60W4, Broadmoor Hospital, Block I4, Crowthorne, Berks. RG11 7EG, England. Still needed for France, Germany, Italy, South Timerica, and Soain. Contributing Editors — Bibliographer: Mark Owings. Film Reviewer: Richard Delap. Book Reviewers: Al Gechter, Alexis Music Columnist: Harry Warner, Jr. Gilliland, Dave Halterman, James News Reporters: ALL OPEN (Club, Con­ R. Newton, Fred Patten, Ted Pauls, vention, Fan, Pro, Publishing). Mike Shoemaker. (More welcome.) Pollster: Mike Shoemaker. Book Review Indexer: Hal Hall. Prozine Reviewers: Richard Delap, Comics Reviewer: Kim Weston. Mike Shoemaker (serials only). Fanzine Reviewers: Doll Gilliland, Pulps: Bob Jones. Mike Shoemaker. Special mention to Jay Kay Klein and Feature Writer: Alexis Gilliland. Thomas Burnett Swann (w/thanks). Translators — French: Steve Lewis, Gay Haldeman (more needed). German: Nick Sizemore, Ron Bounds, Irene Reddick, Steve Lewis (more needed) Italian: Patrick Garabcdian. Latvian: Dainis Biseniecks. ___________________________ Russian: Nick Sizemore. /NOTE: Where address is not/ Spanish: Gay Haldeman (more needed). /given, send correspondence,/ Swedish: Per Insulander. /etc. $ the Managing Editor./ Still needed for Hungarian and Japanese. Consultants — Archaeology: Phyllis Berg. Mathematics: Ron Bounds, Steve Astronomy: Joe Haldeman. Lewis, Burt Randolph. Biology: Jay Haldeman Medicine: Bob Rozman. Chemistry: Alexis Gilliland. Mythology: Thomas Burnett Swann, Computer Science: Nick Sizemore, Dave Halterman. Burt Randolph. Physics: Bob Vardeman. Electronics: Beresford Smith. Psychology: Kim Weston. English Usage: Phil Bridges. More are always welcome. Published approx, bi-monthly. This issue &1.25 (counts as' two issues on subs); other issues 500 ea., Lj/$1.75j 8/$3.25; also avail, as part of bi-monthly Mail­ ings which include SON OF THE WSFA JOURNAL (the TWJ Supplement,.with news, re­ views, etc.) at 75^/Mailing, I4/O2.50, 8/^Li.5O. SOTWJ alone (via lst-class) is 200 ea., 6/$l, 12/01.75. TWJ is free for published contributions; prearranged trades only. Deadline for #77: June 30 (articles, reviews, etc.) or July 8 (LoC's). — DLM TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE................................. Page 1 THE JOURNAL STAFF.;. COLOPHON ...........................................................................Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................... '....................................... Pages 3>U IN BRIEF -- Miso, notes, editor's comments, etc........................ Page h TO THE FANZINES: A LIBATION OF LOVE, by Thomas Burnett Swann ........ Page £ FOSSIL, by James Ellis (Poetry) ......... '........................................................Page 6 , BONSAI IS WHERE YOU FIND IT, by James R. Newton............................... Pages 7-9® THE FUTURE IS UPON US: FRANKENSTEIN DEPT., by Alexis Gilliland ... Page 9 A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ’ (Author Unknown) .......................................Page 9' THE PERILS OF PRETTY POLLY NOMIAL (Author Unknown) ............................ Page 10 . STANISLAW LEM AND SOLARIS (Part 2 of h) — II. THE AUTHOR (Cont.) (incl. "An Interview with Stanislaw Lem", translated from a Latvian Translation by Dainis Bisenieks); III. THE BOOK (re­ visited) (reviewed by James R. Newton) .................... ;......................... Pages. 11-16 1971 NEBULA AWARDS BANQUET — NEW YORK, by Jay Kay Klein (Report) Pages 17-22 PROZINE SERLiLS: Review, by Michael T. Shoemaker (Exiled From Earth, by Ben Bova: GALAXY, 1&2/71) .................................... Page 22 JUVENILE FICTION: Review, by Stephen Miller (Half Magic, by Edward Eager) ............................................................ Page 22 THE ELECTRIC BIBLICGRAPH — XI. ROBERT SILVERBERG, by Mark Owings Pages 23-35. A LETTER FROM TARZAN ................................................ ' Page 36 MORITURI TE SALUTAMUS, STURGEON: Review of the SF/F-anta sy Film Scene for 1970, by Richard Delap........ ................. .'...............................Pages 37-h2 THREE BY CHRISTOPHER: Reviews, by Mark Owings (The White "Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, by John Chris-' topher) ................................. Page h2 THE CONGRESSIONAL MICROREFORM, by Alexis A. Gilliland .................... Pages b3,hh A PAIR OF MINI-REVIEWS, by James R. Newton (Eal1 th jacket, by Jon by Clifford D. Simak) ............ ...................................................................... Page I4I4. : THE SCIENCE FIGTION REVIEW MEMORIAL ART PORTFOLIO (with art by Alicia Austin, Grant Canfield, Steve Fabian, and-Tim Kirk) ..... Pages TALES TO WAG YOUR DOG By — Fiction: Pages 59-78^ "A Caution to be Sincere", by James Ellis .......................................... (Pages Fl-11) "One.Graveyard to Another", by Jan Slavin Evers .............................. (Page Fll) "The Bottle by the Side of the Road", by T.D.C. Kuch .................... (Page F12) "Feghoot", by Alexis Gilliland ..................................:............................ (Page F12) "The Three-Sided Man", by Ken Behrendt ................ ........................... .. (Pages F13-2O) "...And a Wonderful View", by Jan Slavin Evers ................................ (Page F20) DISSECTING THE HEART OF THE MATTER: Prozine Reviews, by Richard A. Delap (AMAZING: 11/70; FANTASTIC: 12/70; ANALOG: 11/70, 12/70’;- F&SF': 11/70, 12/70; GALAXY: 12/70; IF: 11-12/70; WORLDS OF TOMORROW: WINT/70; WORLDS OF FANTASY: WINT/70; ‘ .1970 wrap-up) . Pages 79-90 (Continued on next page)-’ ^Reprinted, with permission, from THE BONSAI JOURNAL, Fall, 1970; Copyright fc ~197O by The American Bonsai Society, Inc., Bedford, N.Y., 10^06. "’'Pages are unnumbered, and are blank on reverse. ■^Pages are numbered Fl through F20. 4- Table of Contents (Continued from preceding page) VIEWS, REyiEWS, X1.ND- ARCHIMEDEAN’ SPIRALS: Book Reviews: (Pages 91-108) James R^. Newton: ■ • The Universe Makers',' by Donald A. Wpllheim (Harper. & Row) .................. ..........................Pages 91-93 Ted Pauls:..Dark Stars;•ed. Robert Silverberg (Ballantine) .... Pages 93-95 William Linden: The Satanic Bible, by Anton Szandor LaVey (Avon) Pages 95,96 James R..Newton: Postmarked the Stars, by Andre Norton (nee) . Pages 96-99 Ted Pauls: Nebula Award Stdries #k, ed. Poul Anderson (Pocket Books) .......................... ;.................'.......................................................... Pages 99-101 Fred Patten: Beyond the Golden Stair, by Hannes Bok (Ballan­ tine) ........ .................................................................................................. Pages 101,102* James R. Newton: • Furthest, by Suzette Haden Elgin (Ace Books) Pages 102-107 Ted Pauls: The Big Ball of Wax, by Shepherd Mead (Ace Books) . Pages 107,10B Miohael T. Shoemaker: Ringworld, by Larry Niven (Ballantine) . Page 108 DOLL'S HOUSE: Fanzine Reviews, by Doll Gilliland (RUNE 21; SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW k3; ' .ASPIDISTRA; ENERGUMEN 5, 6, 7; TRANSPLANT 5; CYNIC 2; DYNATRON k3; OUTWORLD 7; ZEEN 10, 11; MASIFORM D; -THE-PROPER BOSKONIAN 7; CORRELATION 1; TRIBES 1; Jabberwitch; • -SPECULATION 28; HUGO BALLOT; CANTICLES FROM LABGWITZ 7; UP THE PHLOEM 1; HAVERINGS k8; . SCOTTISHE 58; CITADEL 2;.-KOYOTL-1; 'AVESTA'2; ' TOMORROW AND... 6; COVER X-2; GRANFALLOON 12; STARLING 17, 18; LOWDOWN; .SANDWORM 13) ........ Pages 109-llk S. F. PARADE: Book Review, by James R. Newton (The Shattered Ring, by Lois & Stephen Rose) ............................................................. Page Ilk ERRATA TO TWJ #75 .................................................... .'..................................... Page Hk THE INKWORKS: Comics Column,, by Ki'm Weston (CONAN, THE BARBARI­ AN; KULL. THE CONQUEROR; CAPTAIN AMERICA AND TIE FALCON: HOT WHEELS; SPIDERMAN; SUPERMAN; ARMY AT WAR/SGT. ROCK) ________ Pages 115,116 FANSTATIC AND FEEDBACK: Lettercolumn: ” (Pages 117-122) I. RE TWJ #73 -- Dave Piper................. Page 117 II. RE TWJ #7k — Franz Rottensteiner ..................... Pages 117,118 III. RE TWJ #75 —Pat Coyle, Dave'Hulvey, Sandra Miesei, Poul Anderson, Kenneth W. Faig, Jr...............................................................Pages 118-122 IV. WE ALSO HEARD FROM: — Roger Bryant.......... ..................................Page 122 EN PASSANT: .Editor's Page .......................................................................... Pages 123,12k JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1971 BCOK REVIEW INDEX (Supplement) .........................Pages 125-13^ Front cover by-Walt-Simonson. Back cover by Walt Simonson. Interior illustrations all by Alexis Gilliland, except for the following: Alicia