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BoasCad Nonfiction Reriews: Ed McHniahC Science Fiction Research Fiction Reriews: Association Ed Carmien SFIUI Re"ie., The SFRAReview (ISSN 1068-395X) is published four times a year by the Science Fiction Research As­ III THIS ISSUE: sociation (SFRA) and distributed to SFRA members. Individual issues are not for sale; however, starting with issue SFRA Business #256, all issues will be published to SFRA's website no less than 10 weeks Editor's Message 2 after paper publication. For information President's Message 2 about the SFRA and its benefits, see the description at the back of this issue. For a membership application, contact SFRA Approaches to Teaching Treasurer Donald M. Hassler or get one Easterbrook on Plagiarism 3 from the SFRA website: <www.sfra.org>. SFRA would like to thank the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for its as­ Non Fiction Reviews sistance in producing the SFRAReview. Supernatural Literature 7 Companion to SF 8 SUBMISSIONS The SFRAReview encourages all submis­ History of SF I 0 sions, including essays, review essays that Mad, Bad, and Dangerous! 12 cover several related texts, and inter­ views. If you would like to review non­ Fiction Reviews fiction or fiction, please contact the respective editor. Best of the Best 2 12 Keeping It Real 14 Christine Mains, Editor Box 66024 Bllndslght I 5 Calgary,AB TIN I N4 Renegade 17 <[email protected]> Tlptree Anthology 3 18 Janice M. Bogstad, Managing Editor 239 Broadway St. Eau Claire WI 54703-5553 <[email protected]> Ed McKnight, Nonfiction Editor I 13 Cannon Lane Taylors SC 29687 <[email protected]> Ed Carmien, Fiction Editor 29 Sterling Road Princeton NJ 08540 <[email protected]> ) SFRA BUSINESS EdHor's Message Christine Mains News Items: Well, this is the last issue of 2006, so obviously we're still running a wee The nominees for the British Sci­ bit late in the production schedule. We're hoping to get things back on track with ence Fiction Awards have been an­ the next couple of issues, with the intention of producing a Heinlein-themed nounced. The winners will be an­ issue in time for the conference of which President "-\dam Frisch speaks in his nounced at Contemplation, this introductory message below. Fiction Reviews Editor Ed Carmien is hoping to hear year's Eastercon, on April 7. Novel: from anyone with thoughts on producing reviews, either full-length or mini­ Darkland, by Liz Williams; End of the reviews, on fiction by Heinlein, particularly new editions recently produced or World Blues, by Jon Courtenay forthcoming. Nonfiction Reviews Editor Ed r.IcKnight is the guy to contact if Grimwood; Icarus, by Roger levy; The you'd like to review critical examinations of Heinlein's work and his contributions Last Witchfinder, by James Morrow; to SF. .-\nd I would absolutely love to hear from anyone who has ever taught Nova Swing, by M. John Harrison. Heinlein's work in the classroom, to any extent, for an article (or more tllan one) on Short Fiction:"The Djinn's Wife", by .-\pproaches to Teaching Heinlein. Even if you don't feel up to preparing a longer Ian McDonald;"The Highway Men", piece for "-\pproaches, I'd like to hear from you; if enough SFRA members put by Ken Macleod; "The House Be­ together their brief anecdotes and bits and pieces of experience, we could probably yond Your Sky", by Benjamin end up with a substantial addition to tlle Approaches series. Rosenbaum; "The Point of Roses", Speaking of tlle .-\pproaches to Teaching series (nice segue there, huh?), by Margo lanagan;"Signal to Noise", I'm delighted to include Neil Easterbrook's article on combating student plagia­ by Alastair Reynolds;"Sounding", by rism with SF scholarship. It's useful advice for all of us in the classroom, as well as Elizabeth Bear. an entertaining read. I believe that Neil would very much appreciate someone buying him a drink at the next ICE-\ or SFRA conference and explaining to him in The nominations for the Crawford detail what a tm!/; is. "-\nd I will happily buy Neil tllat drink in thanks for writing me Award for best first fantasy novel an email message some time ago offering to share his classroom experience tllls have been announced. The award way. Do you hear that, folks? A contribution to the Approaches to Teaching series will be presented at the International gets you a free drink from tlle Editor. Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, to be held in Fort Lauderdale SFRA BUSINESS the weekend of March 14-18. A Presl1deni's Message Shadow in Summer, by Daniel Adam Frisch Abraham; Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead, by Alan De Niro; The .-\s I begin this message that you'll be reading sometime early in 2007 (the Stolen Child, by Keith Donohue; In The mail carriers willing & the creeks not rising), I recall tlle opening lyrics of Will's song Forest of Forgetting, by Theodora Goss; from the musical Oklahoma: The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott lynch; Temeraire, by Naomi Novik; I got to Kansas City on a Frid'y Map of Dreams, by M. Rickert. By Saturdy I leamt a thing or two For up to tllen I didn't have an idy The short list for the Arthur C. Of whut the modren world was comin' to! Clarke Award, presented to the best science fiction published in the UK, Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City has been announced. The winner, l1ley\"e gone about as fur as tlley c'n go! who will receive a prize of £2007, They went and built a skyscraper seven stories high will be announced on May 2 on the .-\bout as high as a buildin' oughta grow opening night of the Sci-Fi-london EY'rythin's like a dream in Kansas City Film Festival. End of the World Blues, I t's better than a magic lantem show! by Jon Courtenay Grimwood; Nova SWing, by M. John Harrison; Oh Pure SFR. -\'s 38th .-\nnuall\Ieeting begins tlus year on July 5th (note to all Wills: and Radiant Heart, by lydia Millet;Hav, that's on a Thursday, not a Friday), and it will definitely be better than a magic by Jan Morris; Gradisil, by Adam Rob­ lantem show! Our convention this year offers bOtll wonderful opportunities and erts; Streaking, by Brian Stableford. ( ) a hidden challenge. Held in conjunction with the 2-hotel-wide Heinlein Centen­ nial Convention (about as large as a meetin' oughta grow) and the prestigious ( Campbell Conference, SFR.\'s meeting will allow members to interact not only with its own guest authors such as Fred Pohl,James Gunn and .\llen Steele, but also with celebrities invited by the odler conferences, from astronaut Buzz .\ldren The nominees for this year's Philip and NASA administrator Dr.I\1ichael Griffin to authors such as Spider Robinson K. Dick Award, presented for best and Arthur C. Clarke (via video). "\nd wIllie the "modren world" may have changed paperback original. have been an­ a tad since the days of Rogers & Hammerstein (and Robert Heinlein, who grew nounced. The award will be pre­ up in the area), Kansas City remains an exciting place to visit. Close to dle confer­ sented at Norwescon 30 on Friday, ence hotel are world-class art museums (the .\sian displays at the Nelson-"\tkins April 6, 2007. Carnival, by Elizabeth are unrivaled, as are the Modem art collections at the Kemper), charming shop­ Bear; Catalyst, by Nina Kiriki ping districts (such as Country Club Plaza, with oodles of shopping, dining and Hoffman; Idolon, by Mark Budz; Uving entertainnlent just a short cab ride south of the \Vestin), family entertainment Next Door to the God of Love, by sites such as Union Station, connected by skywalks to the \Vestin Crown Center in Justina Robson; Mindscape, by An­ case the dad-blamed weather is overheating the crops (no magic lanterns, but a 3- drea Hairston; Recursion, by Tony D IJ\,~X + lots of interesting historical exhibits), and the best dam pork BBQ Ballantyne; Spin Control, by Chris west of the Carolinas (such as Jack Stack's, nesded in dle heart of Kansas City's Moriarty. art-gallery area, just across dle tracks via an overhead walkway from Union Station. I ate there just dlis past October, and let me tell you ... ). The World FantasyAward winners The challenger- Our SFR..\ meeting could easily get lost amid all this com­ were announced at a banquet at the motion and excitement. So your challenge is: World Fantasy Convention in Aus­ to attend if dut's at all a possibility (I<:C is cheap to get to), tin, Texas on November 4, 2006. to take a few moments right now (or this weekend at dle latest) to send a Novel: Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki short paper or a panel suggestion to Carolyn \Vendell ([email protected]) Murakami; Novella: Voluntary Commit­ or Phil Snyder ([email protected]) - whedler about dlis year's "Golden tal, by Joe Hill; Short Fiction: "-1.ge of SF" theme or not; our 2007 program co-chairs will find an appropriate "CommComm", by George spot for any good proposal, Saunders;Anthology: The Fair Folk, ed.