| FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: LETTERS (by author) |
| Author |
Issue Date |
Comments |
| Kline, Henry II |
1983 JUN |
Hollywood, CA; pleased with his lifetime subscription to F&SF |
| Knight, Damon |
1977 JAN |
criticism of Alexei & Cory Panshin br in 1976 JUL, concerning their review of his anthology Science Fiction of the Thirties |
| Kottmeyer, Martin S. |
1978 OCT |
comments on Baird Searles review of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in 1978 MAY; "CE3K avoided the dreary plotboiling ... by not taking the subject overseriously"; brief reply from Searles |
| Kujawa, Betty |
1964 MAY |
South Bend, IN; praise for fringe books in book reviews |
| Laidlaw, Marc |
1977 JAN |
translation of a personal ad in the 1976 SEP Marketplace section of F&SF |
| Lauderdale, Bob |
1980 APR |
Kansas City, MO; criticism of Lisa Tuttle's story in 1979 DEC; "... dismay at uncovering the odious piece of tripe titled 'Wives' ... (which) combines vicious excesses of the worst of the feminist writers ..." |
| Lench, Elinor J. |
1980 APR |
Sepulveda, CA; response to Russ essay "In Defense of Criticism" in her br in 1979 NOV; "Unlike Russ, who disdains the work of backing her critical assertions with any nasty old hard fact, I'll support mine, with two instances: ..." |
| Leonard, Thomas P. |
1964 FEB |
Kinross, MI.; 1963 SEP issue, errors & praise |
| Ley, Willy |
1964 FEB |
correction to note on p.23 of 1963 OCT issue, about his books Watchers of the Skies, & Beyond the Solar System |
| Linaweaver, Brad |
1977 NOV |
praise for Robert Silverberg bio "Harlan" in 1977 JUL; "the high point of one of your finest issues" |
| Lorenz, Mrs. John |
1963 NOV |
Manchester, MA; letters column should more of a forum, rather than comment on the stories |
| Lorenz, Mrs. John L. |
1963 AUG |
Manchester, MA; praise |
| Luoma, Michael |
1983 FEB |
Hudson, MA; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; a 16-year old who reads sf, says don't blame video games; "Perhaps the effects of TV are just now being felt indirectly in the second generation" |
| Mallow, Jeffry V. |
1983 DEC |
cancels subscription because Searles reviews in 1983 JUL & AUG "contain a racial sterotype so offensive ... (his) description of a character as 'a Jewish-American princess'" |
| Malzberg, Barry N. |
1971 AUG |
letter in response to Joanna Russ book review in 1971 APR, says she has gone beyond criticism to "mischief-making" |
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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 |
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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 |
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1978 OCT |
Teaneck, NJ; retracts his negative comments, in his book review column of 1976 SEP, of Samuel R. Delany's books Triton, & Dhalgren; "I would like to apologize for those remarks and withdraw them" |
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1981 MAY |
praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP; says he is enclosing a new novelette, "The Slaves of Saturn," asks Ed Ferman if he is feeling nauseous, getting headaches? |
| Mason, Chandler L. ("Doc Channem") |
1964 NOV |
South River, NJ; Wizard mentioned in R.T. Gould: A Book of Marvels(1937), & 2 earlier books, Oddities, & Enigmas(in regards to Avram Davidson's editorial in 1964 JUN); a note from A.D. |
| Massey, Marshall |
1980 JUL |
comments on Budrys br in 1980 MAR; "in defense of the firm of Alfred A. Knopf ... it is only fair to begin by acquainting one's self with their full scope ..." |
| McClintick, M.K. |
1983 FEB |
Indianapolis, IN; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; "I don't read fiction very often these days. Why? Because it's boring. ... there isn't very much being written that's entertaining & well written" |
| McGarry, Lee |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; what do Ellison & Malzberg want? |
| McMullen, Sean |
1981 MAY |
Melbourne, Australia; praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP |
| Mead, James |
1978 FEB |
on 1977 SEP issue, & praise for Hilbert Schenck's story, "Three Days at the End of the World" |
| Merritt, Jim |
1983 FEB |
Morro Bay, CA; response to Tucker letter in 1982 SEP, concerning the proper use of the archaic English words "thee" & "thou" in George C. Chesbro story "Poems to Play on the Piccolo" in 1982 MAY |
| Mickens, Muffy |
1982 MAY |
Hollywood, CA; slight nitpicking of George Alec Effinger's "Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson" in 1982 JAN, a correction on preppie language usage |
| Miyeh, Michael L. |
1980 JUL |
praise for Robert Silverberg's "Lord Valentine's Castle" in 1979-80 NOV-FEB; "it was masterfully written, exhilarating, and a joy to read" |
| Mosher, Chip |
1977 NOV |
praise for the 1977 JUL Special Harlan Ellison Issue |
| Moskowitz, Sam |
1980 MAR |
praise for the 30th Anniversary Issue; reminiscences of F&SF's 1st issue & of founding editors Boucher & McComas; background to his article "How Science Fiction Got Its Name" in F&SF 1957 FEB |
| 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" |
| 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. |
| Nicholas, Joseph |
1982 JAN |
London, U.K.; response to letters by Paulette Dickersom, Mark Zimmerman, & Ben Smith in 1981 SEP issue concerning the novels The Snow Queen by Joan Vinge, & City of Baraboo by Barry Longyear |
| Ogden, M. |
1979 MAR |
praise for the Algis Budrys book review in 1978 SEP; "It is a pleasure to see a reviewer of Budrys's quality & experience give Fritz Leiber that attention & credit he so richly deserves" |
| Olsen, Robert |
1964 MAY |
Orange, CA; "PLEASE! NO MORE PEOPLE STORIES!" |
| Paladini, Bill |
1978 FEB |
remarks on Baird Searles review, in 1977 NOV, of Star Wars; has encountered phenomena since the movie has been out: SF "Revival", Nitpicking, Cultism, & Appeal |
| Palter, David |
1980 APR |
Hollywood, CA; response to Russ essay "In Defense of Criticism" in her br in 1979 NOV; because of her opinion of fantasy, "perhaps she could be prevailed upon to review only SF (a genre which she does not seem to reject ...)" |
| Panshin, Alexei |
1972 AUG |
in response to Harry Harrison's criticism of his 1972 MAR book review(with his wife Cory Panshin) |
| Parkinson, Terry |
1963 NOV |
Columbus, OH; more comments on stories |
| Paskow, David Charles |
1964 FEB |
Philadelphia, PA; despise the cut versions of serials in F&SF, espec. Heinlein's "Glory Road" in 1963 JUL-SEP; long reply by Davidson about the need for cut versions to fit in magazines |
| 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 |
| Platt, Charles |
1982 JAN |
New York, NY; criticism of Barry N. Malzberg br in 1981 SEP, on his book Dream Makers, & Malzberg's comments that Platt "... doesn't care much for the writing of females" |
| 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 |
| Poynter, W.F. |
1964 NOV |
San Francisco, CA; doesn't like "trend toward sadism & the preoccupation with horror ... wish (Davidson) would restudy the works published during the tenure of Anthony Boucher." |
| Prange, Shari |
1981 JAN |
Boulder Creek, CA; praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP; "I was hooked on 'The Curse' from the first lines for several reasons ... the SF name-dropping & in-jokes ..." |
| Pundurs, Mark |
1979 JUL |
criticism of Joanna Russ's book review in 1979 FEB, using Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as an example |
| Quittner, Joseph E. |
1982 JAN |
Cleveland Heights, OH; criticism of Searles mr/tvr of "Excalibur" in 1981 SEP; I think it's criticism - I don't read Gaelic |
| Raimondo, Dennis |
1968 MAY |
Yorktown, NY; comments on "Teeny-Bopper Science Fiction" in Judith Merril's book review in 1968 FEB |
| Richards, John Thomas |
1990 AUG |
Rolla, MO; response to Isaac Asimov's science essay, "Just Say 'No'?," in 1990 MAY; agrees to a degree with Asimov, but he would not like to live in NYC even if he could afford to, despite Asimov's "defense of life in New York" |
| Richardson, Debbie |
1990 AUG |
Montague, CA; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; says if our tax money wasn't going to the "lazy, able-bodied" on welfare rolls, we could achieve more; we should be able to indulge in vices as long as we don't endanger others |
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