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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1963 JAN |
Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to P.M. Hubbard's "The Golden Brick" |
in |
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Hubbard, P.M. |
Golden Brick, The |
ss |
has mystery/suspense novels A Thirsty Evil(1974), The Graveyard(1975) |
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Garrett, Randall |
Zap! |
pm |
6th poem in F&SF in his comic verse series, 4th about poor Willie; Garrett has also written a ser. of poems titled "Parodies Tossed" in 1956 in var. mags.(SFS, FUT, SFQ), in which he pokes fun at famous authors' most well-known works(e.g. van Vogt's Slan) |
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Garrett, Randall |
La Difference (with apologies to H.H. Holmes) |
pm |
7th & last poem in F&SF in his comic verse series; H.H. Holmes is a ps. used by Anthony Boucher |
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de Camp, L. Sprague |
Dragon Hunt |
ar |
the making of his novel The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate(1961), including how he did the research for the novel; has novels Solomon's Stone(UNK 1942 JUN; 1956), The Glory That Was(STS 1952 APR; 1960) |
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Leiber, Fritz |
Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me |
ss |
has short story "Cyclops" in WOT 1965 SEP, N-1965 NEB; short story "The Good New Days" in GAL 1965 OCT, N-1965 NEB |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: He's Not My Type! |
sces |
blood types; has 2nd coll. of F&SF science essays View from a Height(1963) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
Judith Merril(ed): The 7th Annual of the Year's Best; H.P. Lovecraft & August Derleth: The Survivors, and Others; J.B. Priestley: The Thirty-First of June |
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Briarton, Grendel |
Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: LVIII |
vi |
55th story in F&SF in Feghoot series |
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Slesar, Henry |
Way-Station |
ss |
Slesar best known for his mysteries, has 1st novel, The Grey Flannel Shroud(1959; W-1959 EDG, Best First Mystery Novel); wrote 30 scripts for TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, from 1955-61; see website www.total.net/~ppoirier/SleasarTribute/index.html |
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Pohl, Frederik |
Punch |
ss |
1st pub. in PBY 1962 JUN; has anth. Beyond the End of Time(1952), Shadow of Tomorrow(1953), Assignment in Tomorrow(1954), Star of Stars(1960); Galaxy SF anth. Time Waits for Winthrop(1962), Seventh-Eleventh Galaxy Reader(1964-69) |
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Stacey, Joseph C. |
Do You Know Your Elements? |
qz |
a matching quiz; answers on p.126; has had similar puzzles or quizes in FUT 1958 OCT, SFS 1958 NOV & 1959 NOV, in VSF 1969 AUG, & in ANA 1976 OCT |
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Reynolds, Mack |
Speakeasy |
na |
a future scientific society, theme being "the concurrent marches of technology and the fear of being 'controversial,' & that eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty"; story exp. into novel The Cosmic Eye(1969); has fixup novel The Space Barbarians(1969) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Editorial |
ed |
a critical letter from a reader |
| 1963 FEB |
Aandahl, Vance |
Riddle Song, The |
ss |
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White, James |
Counter Security |
nv |
chief salesman in tailoring department of the largest department store in Belfast, Northern Ireland; has 1st novel The Secret Visitors(1957); Second Ending(1962; N-1962 HUG), All Judgement Fled(1968), colls. Deadly Litter(1964), Monsters and Medics(1977) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
William Golding: The Inheritors; Akbar Del Piombo: Fuzz Against Junk, ...; Isaac Asimov(ed): The Hugo Winners; Leonard Wibberley: The Mouse on the Moon; Clifford D. Simak: They Walked Like Men; Anatole France: The Revolt of the Angels |
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Wallsten, Robert |
Punk's Progress |
ss |
(1912- ) former Broadway actor, WWII naval officer; N-1961 EDG, for Best Short Story, "Children of Alda Nuova," in EQMM; wrote 43 TV dramas, 6 plays, & many stories in popular mags.; had article "Shakespere on the Jungle Circuit" in COL 1944 DEC 9 |
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West, John Anthony |
Gladys's Gregory |
ss |
has nf nooks Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Egypy(1979), which discusses the work of Egyptologist R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz; The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient Egypt(1985), The Case for Astrology(1991) |
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Silverberg, Robert |
Nature of the Place, The |
vi |
has novels Aliens from Space(1958) & Invisible Barriers(1958) as David Osborne, Starhaven(1958) as Ivar Jorgenson, Stepsons of Terra("Shadow on the Stars," SFA 1958 APR; 1958), Invaders from Earth(1958), Recalled to Life(INF 1958 JUN-AUG; 1962; rev. 1972) |
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Matheson, Richard |
Jazz Machine, The |
pm |
has novel/screenplay What Dreams May Come(1978; 1998 movie), an afterlife fantasy said to be drawn from reports of near-death experiences; has an nf book on the afterlife & psychic phenomenon, The Path: Metaphysics for the 1990s(1993)(Clute) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Lost Generation, The |
sces |
genetics; discovery of the laws of genetics, Mendelian Laws |
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Briarton, Grendel |
Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: LIX |
vi |
56th story in F&SF in Feghoot series; with thanks to John F. Moore |
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Burger, Otis Kidwell |
Pleiades, The |
ss |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Israel Zangwill's "Satan Mekatrig" |
in |
Zangwill was from London; has books The King of the Schnorrers(1894; 1987); book The Works of Israel Zangwill(1969, AMS Press) |
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Zangwill, Israel |
Satan Mekatrig |
nv |
(1864-1926) 1st pub. in his coll. They That Walk in Darkness: Ghetto Tragedies (1899; 1970); born in Bristol, U.K.; has books Children of the Ghetto(1893; 1972; 1977; 1998), Ghetto Trafedies, Ghetto Comedies, Dreamers of the Ghetto(?; 1970; 1990) |
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White, Don |
Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon |
vi |
from London |
| 1963 MAR |
Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Edward Wellen's "Seven Day's Wonder" |
in |
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Wellen, Edward |
Seven Day's Wonder |
ss |
(1919- ) writer almost exclusively of short stories, lives in New Rochelle; 1st story pub. sf was a spoof "Origins of Galactic Slang" in GAL 1952 JUL, followed by a series of Galactic Origins spoofs in GAL thru 1962 |
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Findlay, D.K. |
Day After Saturation, The |
ss |
(1901- ) wn. for David Kilpatrick Findlay; from Ottawa, Canada, a lawyer, WWII correspondent for MacLean's; has had stories in Bluebook, MacLean's, PST, COL, & Ladies Home Journal from 1930s-1959; has novels Search for Amelia(1958), & Third Act(1961) |
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Anderson, Karen |
Sky of Space, The |
pm |
has novel Question and Answer(1978) with Poul Anderson |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to "The Question" by Larry M. Harris & Donald E. Westlake and "The Importance of Being Important" by Calvin W. Demmon |
in |
both of these stories deal with the same theme - that the protagonist of the story believes that the world is centered around him |
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Harris, Larry M. & Donald E. Westlake |
Question, The |
vi |
(1933-2002; 1933- ) Harris reverted in 1963 to his old family name - Laurence M. Janifer(& in F&SF as such); Westlake mystery writer, 1st story pub. sf "Or Give Me Death" in USF 1954 NOV, has N or W several Edgar Awards, also in F&SF as ps. Curt Clark |
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Demmon, Calvin W. |
Importance of Being Important, The |
vi |
(1942- ) born in L.A., has BA in English from Univ. of California |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
Kingsley Amis & Robert Conquest(ed): Spectrum; Ian Stuart: The Satan Bug; Frederik Pohl(ed): The Expert Dreamers |
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Dickson, Gordon R. |
Books |
br |
Randall Garrett: Unwise Child; Dickson has edited anth. Rod Serling's Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves(1963), Rod Serling's Devils and Demons(1967), Combat SF(1975), Nebula Winners Twelve(1978) |
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Garrett, Randall |
Books |
br |
Gordon R. Dickson: Necromancer |
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Briarton, Grendel |
Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: LX |
vi |
57th story in F&SF in Feghoot series; with thanks to Vee Heintzelman |
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Mohler, Will |
Journey of Ten Thousand Miles, The |
ss |
lives in Washington, DC; has novelette "In the Control Tower" in GAL 1963 DEC; also has 5 stories in F&SF under the ps. Will Worthington |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Harry Harrison's "Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N." |
in |
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Harrison, Harry |
Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N. |
ss |
his story "The Stainless Steel Rat" in ASF 1957 AUG began his series of the same name about Jim diGriz, an interstellar criminal turned law enforcer; series coll. in fixup novel The Stainless Steel Rat(1961); has novel Deathworld (1960, N-1960 HUG) |
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Leiber, Fritz |
Game for Motel Room |
ss |
has short story "Answering Service" in IFS 1967 DEC, N-1967 NEB; novelette "Gonna Roll the Bones," in Harlan Ellison(ed): Dangerous Visions(1967), W-1967 NEB; 1968 HUG |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: You, Too, Can Speak Gaelic |
sces |
chemical nomenclature |
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Van Scyoc, Sydney |
Zack With His Scar |
ss |
(1939- ) Sydney Joyce Van Scyoc; born in Mount Vernon, IN; an Air Force wife; 1st story pub. sf "Shatter the Wall" in GAL 1962 FEB; has 1st novel Saltflower(1971), in which aliens seed Earth to produce a new breed of "men"(Clute) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Richard McKenna's "Hunter, Come Home" |
in |
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McKenna, Richard |
Hunter, Come Home |
nv |
has only novel The Sand Pebbles(1962; W-1963 Harper Prize; 1966 movie), about a gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River during revolution-torn China in 1926; McKenna served in the Navy in the Far East for 10 years, two of them aboard a gunboat in 1930s China |
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Davidson, Avram |
Editorial |
ed |
Neanderthal traits that survive to this day |
| 1963 APR |
White, James |
Fast Trip |
nv |
has novels Open Prison(1965; vt The Escape Orbit, US; N-1965 NEB), The Watch Below(1966; basis 1981 movie Goliath Awaits), Tomorrow Is Too Far(1971), Dark Inferno(1972; vt Lifeboat, US), The Dream Millennium(1974), Underkill (1979), Double Contact(1998) |
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Buck, Doris Pitkin |
Still Shall the Lovers |
pm |
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Tilley, Robert J. |
Place of Refuge |
ss |
has an EQMM award-winning story "The Devil and Mr. Wooler," in 1955; has 12 sales so far, mostly to British sf magazines |
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