^science FICt IS PROUD TO WELCOME FRED SABERHAGEN LUNACON 25 GUEST OF HONOR We are also proud to be the publishers of: The Berserker Series The Dracula Series BERSERKER THE HOLMES/DRACULA FILE BERSERKER MAN AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY THE ULTIMATE ENEMY THE DRACULA TAPES BROTHER ASSASSIN THORN and more... LOVE CONQUERS ALL EMPIRE OF THE EAST THE VEILS OF AZLAROC SPECIMENS OCTAGON THE MASK OF THE SUN A SPADE FULL OF SPACE TIME AND COMING SOON... PAWN TO INFINITY Table of Contents Committee Fred Sabcrhabcn: An Appreciation Chairman...................................................... Stuart C. Kellinger byJim Eaen.................................................................................7 Upon Hairy Beasts Vice Chairman.......................................................... Louise Sachter byJack Gaughan.........................................................................10 Steve Stiles: linage of An Artist Art Show Director..................................................Wilma Fisher by led White............................................................................. 15 Assistant, Art Programming.....................................Jane Schweppe The Stock Company: Or: The Good/Bad Guys In The White/Black Hats Book Exhibit..........................................................Elan Jane Litt byPred Saberhagm........................................................................ IS Assistant................................................................ Sherlock Hoka lied Saberhagen Biography........................................................ 23 Titles by Fred Saberhagen.......................................................... 25 Gon Suite Hostess...........................................Deirdre Boardman Case Study iy Hal Clemanl.................................................................29 Genesis: Lunacon Dealers’ Room Sales...................................Stephen T Whitmore in Stuart C. Hettinger..................................................................34 Assistant......................................................... Jackie Whitmore Three by Schocnherr................................................................... 37 Dealers’ Room Operations...................................Michael Walsh Film Program Director....................................... Larry Carmody Acknowledgements Assistant...............................................................Wendy Linboc LUNACON 25 would like to thank the following people and Gaming &. Computers.............................. William R. Morrison organizations without whose assistance this convent ion would not be possible: The Sheraton Heights, Sam Clark, Margaret Hotel Liaison..................................................StuartG. Hollinger Kearns, our Honored Guests. Jim Baen. Susan Allison, Jack Assistant...............................................................Louise .Sachter Gaughan, 'led White. Hal Clement, LUKA Publications. Dean Franklin. Richard Weinstein. Donald Recchia, Frank Fiordalisi. Programming Director..........................................Lise Eisenberg Ron Ontell. linn Pocldnurk, certain office machines who have Assistant.................................................................Kim Carson insisted upon their anonymity in order to maintain I heir Assistant, Fan Exhibit and Mtmeo Room......................Charles Scclig usefulness to the cause, Ruth 1.. Gottesman, Smudge, David Sorcll. His Excellency, Linda Dcneroff. Josephine Sachter, Tmpi, Publications Director.....................................Stuart G. Hollinger Cassandra, Sheeba. Osira, and of course, The New ¥.irk Science Progress Report......................................Jill Wilkins-O’Ncill Fiction Society The Lunarians. Inc. Program Book Editor............................Regina L. Gottesman Program Book 1xtyout.....................................Andrew Porter Advertising Sales.............................. .. Stuart G. Hollinger We would also like to thank the following publishers for (he donation of books, records, and subscriptions to the Book Exhibit Pu bl iciI y...............................................................Michael Brau n and raffle: Algol Press (Science. Fiction Chronicle ); ARCO Publishing, Inc.: Avon Books; Bantam Books, Inc.; Berkley Publishing Corp.; Radio Room...........................................................Larry Carmody The Borgo Press; R. R. Bowker; Burning Bush Publical ions: A distant................................................................................. Jim 1 round Caedmon Records: Cinefantashgue; Davis Publications (Science Fic­ tion Digest. Analog Magazine, Isaac A simas s’ Science Fiction Magazine); De Registration................................................Stephen G. 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Rod Sellings I he licilight Zone Magazine; The Space Gamer: S.PL; Schocken Books; Space and Time; Troubador Press, Inc.; Thom­ as Doherty Associates (TOR Books); Workman Publishing Com­ pany. Inc.; Ultimate Publishing Company. Inc. {Awning Sltnirxi LUNACON 25 Program Book is published by LLNAGON 25, Fantastic SF}; (List Incomplete). Post Office Box 338, New York, NY 10150-0338. Regina E. Gottesman—Editor Special (hanks to our assistants and staff. Stuart C. Kellinger Design. Advertising Sales Andrew Porter Layout LUNACON 25 logo designed by Mike Braun. Copyright « 1982 LUNACON 25 and The New York Science Fiction Society—The Lunarians. Inc. on behalf of (lie contribu­ Painting on page 1 ©John Schocnherr. tors. All rights reserved including right of reproduction in whole or in part. Typesetting by LUNA Publications, Oradell, NJ and Cardinal Type Service, NYC. Our cover is dedicated to the late Wally Wood. His interpretation of the Lunarians emblem is used as our cover illustration. Printing by Science Press, Ephrata, PA. 4 Lunacon 25 Program Book IVEL MAGAZINE OF FAN IASY & SCIENCE-FIG I ION / JUNE 1982 / $2.50 -1£ UK ILLUSTRATED A VISUAL ODYSSEY. NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR. Twelfth Issue on sale early April featuring: MARADA THESHE-WOLF by Chris Claremont & John Bolton plus more stunning stories & art by Ron Goulart John Buscema Doug Moench Marie Severin & many many others Cover by Frank Brunner A Nebula-award winner- back in print! SECOND NATURE Cherry Wilder RITE OF PASSAGE Stranded generations ago, the people of Rhomary think Alexei Panshin Lhe Vail, sentient sea Everyone did it, but that creatures who helped them didn't make it any easier survive in the beginning, for Mia Havcro. At her are extinct. But a dream, age, every child of Lhe a meteor and a legend com­ starships left the com­ bine Lo bring the two forts of their home in races together again in deep space Lo descend this haunting novel by the alone to the surface of author of The Luck of a hostile planet... there nr in’s Five. to earn adulthood—or die. A TIMES CAPE 3RICIMAI Zilexei Panshin’s finest 83482-7/$2.7f> novel takes its place NOW IN PAPERBACK alongside the most pop­ ular works of Robert THE PROMETHEUS FROM TIMESCAPE Heinlein, Pool Anderson 4^068-3/52.50 and Andre Norton. DESIGN Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath An extraordinary collection by The voyage continues, in the Pulitzer Prize winner! a new Star Trek™ novel by the authors of The Price SOLDIER BOY o£ Lhe Phoenix and The Fate of the Phoenix. An Michael Shaara ur. imaginahl e power threat­ From the author of The ens to destroy net just Killer Zsngels come these one planet, or the ?:nter- striking characters: a prise, but the entire hunter who specialized in galaxy! aliens, now hunted him­ self; an aging boxer fac­ A IIMLSCAPC OR 6 NAL/STAR F:EKW KOVEL ing his last match; the 83398-7/S2 50 harried explorers of the Mapping Command on their interstellar cartographic RETIEFS WAR missions; and many more, including t'ne never­ Keith Laumer bs forc-published "Starface." A complete novel in Lhe fan­ tastically popular series about the emissary of the Corps Diplomatique Terres- Lrienne. This time, our able interstellar diplomat is pitted against the aggressive hostile Voions, his old adversary Hish, and—needless to say—the •jumbling ignorance of his own superiors, as he plays both ends against the mid­ TIMESCAPE BOOKS dle to win RETIEF'S WAR. Published by Pocket Books A IIMLSCAPL REISSUE David G. Hartwell, Director, Science Fiction 44881-1/S2 25 6 Lunacon 25 Program Book FRED SABERHAGEN: An Appreciation Sabcrhage Frf'l <f cowUsy Jim Baen Ph',i->i>Tuph ‘7 had always maintained that Fred Saber- better part of the last, decade I have been closely hagen was one of the most undervalued associated with Fred and in large part I have Fred writers in science fiction. Fortunately, no­ to thank for getting me off to such a fast start at body listened to me; when I was put