| No. |
Author |
Issue Date |
Comments |
| 51 |
Inksetter, Bruce G. |
1975 JAN |
criticizes Alexei & Cory Panshin's book review, in 1974 MAR |
| 52 |
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr |
1975 APR |
tongue-in-cheek criticism of "Venus on the Half-Shell" by Kilgore Trout, in 1974-75 DEC-JAN |
| 53 |
Trout, Kilgore |
1975 APR |
tongue-in-cheek reply to Vonnegut letter on his story "Venus on the Half-Shell" in 1974-75 DEC-JAN; Trout is a ps. for Philip José Farmer |
| 54 |
Hassler, Donald M. |
1975 APR |
support for a letters column, discussion of Aldiss's book Billion Year Spree, & Alexei & Cory Panshin's book review of it in 1974 MAR, & Aldiss's letter in 1975 JAN |
| 55 |
Malzberg, Barry N. |
1975 APR |
criticizes book review critics Alexei & Cory Panshin, in 1974 MAR, & Joanna Russ, in 1975 JAN; see Joanna Russ reply to Malzberg's statements in her book review in this issue, 1975 APR |
| 56 |
Ellis, Phoebe W. |
1975 APR |
protest of Philip K. Dick's story "The Pre-Persons", in 1974 OCT, & his "vitriolic anti-feminism" |
| 57 |
Friedman, Stanton T. |
1975 MAY |
a nuclear physicist, "since 1970 ... the only space scientist .. devoting full time to Ufology"; complaint about Isaac Asimov's science essay "The Rocketing Dutchman" in 1975 FEB & his views on UFOs |
| 58 |
Asimov, Isaac |
1975 MAY |
response to Friedman's letter concerning his science essay "The Flying Dutchman" in 1975 FEB |
| 59 |
Anderson, Poul |
1975 MAY |
response to Avram Davidson's book review, in 1974 NOV, of his novel A Midsummer Tempest; a discussion of the historical Prince Rupert of the Rhine |
| 60 |
Dyer-Bennet, David |
1975 MAY |
his views of the stories in the 1975 JAN issue |
| 61 |
Boutillier, Lester |
1975 MAY |
negative views of the stories in the 1975 JAN issue |
| 62 |
Dodson, Stephen H. |
1975 MAY |
positive views on John Varley's stories in F&SF, "Picnic on Nearside" in 1974 AUG & "Retrograde Summer" in 1975 FEB; "This is what science fiction should be ..." |
| 63 |
Runyon, Charles W. |
1975 SEP |
his views on Joanna Russ's book review, in 1975 APR, concerning Cliffs Notes |
| 64 |
Schenck, Roy J. |
1975 SEP |
finds Joanna Russ's book review, in 1975 MAR, of Ursula K. Le Guin's novel The Dispossessed, to be "extremely obnoxious" |
| 65 |
Somers, Jonathan Swift III |
1975 SEP |
concerning his story "A Scarletin Study" in 1975 MAR, F&SF's "printer seems to be out of umlauts"; Somers is a ps. for Philip José Farmer; editor replies briefly |
| 66 |
Bates, Roderick G. |
1975 SEP |
complaint about Manly Wade Wellman & Wade Wellmam's story "Sherlock Holmes Versus Mars", in 1975 MAY; expresses outrage at the display of affection their Holmes character shows toward Mrs. Hudson |
| 67 |
Holmes, Mycroft |
1975 SEP |
London; tongue-in-cheek(?) letter from Sherlock's brother on the Wellmans' story "Sherlock Holmes Versus Mars", in 1975 MAY; "at no time ... has Sherlock been in love ..." |
| 68 |
Sussman, H.G. |
1976 JAN |
criticism of the book reviewers, in particular of John Clute in 1975 OCT; critiques "should be from the point of view of a reader, not an academic grading a student's submittal" |
| 69 |
Brandshaft, Richard |
1976 JAN |
criticism of book reviewer Joanna Russ, in her review of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed in 1975 MAR; prefers what P. Schuyler Miller calls "book reports" to Russ's literary criticism |
| 70 |
Ferman, Edward L. |
1976 JAN |
reply to criticisms of F&SF's book reviewers, asking readers to see Algis Budrys's comments on this issue in 1975 NOV; gives 3 arguments against "book reports" |
| 71 |
Wellman, Manly W. |
1976 JAN |
reply by Manly & his son/collaborator Wade to letters in 1975 SEP which challenged the argument that Sherlock Holmes and his landlady Martha Hudson were lovers |
| 72 |
Petras, David M. |
1976 JAN |
letter from a priest to Isaac Asimov about his sceience essay "The Judo Argument" in 1974 APR; Asimov's essay "avoids the real question of (God's) existence |
| 73 |
Asimov, Isaac |
1976 JAN |
reply to Petras letter(#71) - "If I were to receive a direct experience of the existence of God, even if it were not explainable ... then I would accept Him." |
| 74 |
Chauvin, Cy |
1976 JAN |
"A number of sf writers – Silverberg, Malzberg, Ellison – ... said they have become disenchanted with sf ... readers prefer bad sf to good ... Who is to blame ...? ... what can we do about it?" |
| 75 |
Ellison, Harlan |
1976 APR |
a 3-page reply to Chauvin letter(#74) in 1976 JAN, about why Ellison "(doesn't) care to be called a 'science fiction' writer ... Why don't I have the right to reject a label?" |
| 76 |
Mumner, Mark |
1976 APR |
praise for book reviewer Algis Budrys, in 1975 NOV, who "puts more care & effort into his (reviews/criticisms) than most readers are willing to deal with" |
| 77 |
Emmons, Ms. Paula |
1976 APR |
inaccuracy of Algis Budrys's br remarks in 1975 NOV on Pamela Sargent's book, Women of Wonder; "science fiction needs to be written from female as well as male points of view" |
| 78 |
Johnston, Melanie B. |
1976 APR |
disappointment with Brian Lumley's story "Born of the Winds" in 1975 DEC; complaints on its plot, its narrator, etc; "... this is not the Master!(Lovecraft)" |
| 79 |
Crapanzano, Patricia |
1976 APR |
praise for Charles W. Runyon's story "In Case of Danger, Prsp the Ntxivbw" in 1975 DEC; "Reading the story had turned (her husband's) virility dial way up" |
| 80 |
Bear, Greg |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article "about getting out of sf" in 1976 APR; believes their disenchantment with sf could be because they & Silverberg "share an acerbic view of the world" |
| 81 |
Warren, George |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article; praise for Budrys review in 1976 MAY, perhaps Ellison & Malzberg(from 1976 APR), "might read Budrys's piece & think on it a bit" |
| 82 |
McGarry, Lee |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; what do Ellison & Malzberg want? |
| 83 |
Hlavaty, Arthur D. |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; propose that sf be renamed to something other than speculative fiction, "sounds like something the teacher makes you read" |
| 84 |
Wehrle, John |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; "F&SF is the only viable medium left for creative short fiction ... you are in the mainstream" |
| 85 |
Taylor, Richard |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; "Malzberg desires to be a member of the literary elite ... being a member ... will not cause (his) work to improve" |
| 86 |
Knight, Damon |
1977 JAN |
criticism of Alexei & Cory Panshin br in 1976 JUL, concerning their review of his anthology Science Fiction of the Thirties |
| 87 |
de Camp, L. Sprague |
1977 JAN |
inaccuracies of Alexei & Cory Panshin br in 1976 JUL, in their review of his book Science -Fiction Handbook |
| 88 |
Nance, Ron |
1977 JAN |
criticism of Barry Malzberg br in 1976 SEP, concerning his statement that Samuel R. Delany's works are glamorized at his(Malzbergs) expense, complaints of the "sf ghetto," etc. |
| 89 |
Wolf, Eric C. |
1977 JAN |
complaints on female lead characterizations in stories, "A Stillness at Sordera" by Thayer Waldo in 1976 MAR, & "He" by Alan Dean Foster in 1976 JUN |
| 90 |
Bates, Russell L. |
1977 JAN |
complaints of Baird Searles mr/tvr in 1976 SEP, of his review of movie "A Boy and His Dog" |
| 91 |
Laidlaw, Marc |
1977 JAN |
translation of a personal ad in the 1976 SEP Marketplace section of F&SF |
| 92 |
Malzberg, Barry N. |
1977 JUL |
criticism of John Clute br in 1977 FEB, concerning his reviews of Alfred Bester's "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To", & Gordon R. Dickson & Harry Harrison's Lifeboat |
| 93 |
Glover, Carl |
1977 JUL |
criticism of John Clute br's, "... I am completely unable to extract a shred of sense or understanding from (his) reviews" |
| 94 |
Clute, John |
1977 JUL |
reply to Barry N. Malzberg(#92) & Carl Glover letters(#93) of criticism to his reviews of Bester's novelette & Dickson"s & Harrison's novel, Lifeboat; latter letter "presented no case" |
| 95 |
Foster, Linda |
1977 JUL |
praise for the work of John Varley, especially for his stories "In the Hall of the Martian Kings" in 1977 FEB, & "The Funhouse Effect" in 1976 DEC; his stories are "refreshing, exciting, fantastic ..." |
| 96 |
Post, J.B. |
1977 JUL |
librarian at The Free Library of Philadelphia, a mock protest of Fritz Leiber's novel The Pale Brown Thing in 1977 JAN-FEB, in which a character steals a library book |
| 97 |
Hamlin, Robert |
1977 JUL |
praise for Algis Budrys br in 1976 DEC; his br's are better than those in F&SF's competitors |
| 98 |
Zebrowski, George |
1977 JUL |
criticism of Algis Budrys br in 1977 MAR, concerning his review of John W. Campbell Jr's book The Space Beyond, & the afterword in the book by Zebrowski |
| 99 |
Budrys, Algis |
1977 JUL |
response to George Zebrowski letter(#98) of criticism to his review of Campbell's book The Space Beyond & Zebrowski's afterword in that book |
| 100 |
Schweitzer, Darrell |
1977 NOV |
criticism of Harlan Ellison article "You Don't Know Me, I Don't Know You" in 1977 JUL; "anybody who's going to be an elitist must accept both the rewards & the tribulations of being one" |
