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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1964 JAN |
Reynolds, Mack |
Pacifist |
ss |
has novel Star Trek: Mission to Horatius(1968); Looking Backward, from the Year 2000(1973), After Utopia(1977); Rolltown series, Commune 2000 AD(1975), The Towers of Utopia(1975), Rolltown(na "The Towns Must Roll" in IFS 1969 JUL-SEP; exp. 1976) |
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Zhuraleva, Valentina |
Starlight Rhapsody |
ss |
(1933- ) listed incorrectly in issue as by Zhuraleva Valentina; trans. into English by Donald J. Harlow(1st pub. in Russia, & in Swedish mag. Norda Prismo); Zhuraleva's an engineer & sf writer; has coll. w. Genrikh Altov, Ballad of the Stars(trans. 1982) |
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Brown, Wenzell |
Follower, The |
ss |
(1912-1981) born in Portland, ME; writer mostly of mysteries, has W-1958 EDG for his book, Women Who Died in the Chair; his most notable sf story "Murderer's Chain" in FUN 1960 MAR; has one sf novel Possess and Conquer(1975) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
Kingsley Amis & Robert Conquest(ed): Spectrum II; R.C. Sherriff: The Hopkins Manuscript; Sam Moskowitz: Explorers of the Infinite; Jules Verne: Dr. Ox's Experiment |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
Books |
br |
Jack London: The Star Rover; has Darkover sequence, "set on the fringes of an Earth-dominated galactic empire"(Clute), incl. novels The Sword of Aldones(1962), The Planet Savers(AMZ 1958 NOV; 1962), The Bloody Sun(1964), Star of Danger(1965) |
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Leiber, Fritz |
Books |
br |
H.P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror and Others |
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Knight, Damon |
Tree of Time, The |
no-2/2 |
has anth. The Metal Smile(1968), One Hundred Years of Science Fiction(1968), Toward Infinity(1968), Dimension X(1970), A Pocketful of Stars(1970), First Contact(1971), Perchance to Dream(1972), Science Fiction Argosy(1972), Tomorrow and Tomorrow(1973) |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Allen Kim Lang's "Thaw and Serve" |
in |
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Lang, Allen Kim |
Thaw and Serve |
ss |
has novel Wild and Outside(1966), in which a U.S. baseball shortstop is sent to subdue a planet of alien musclemen(Clute) |
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Clark, Curt |
Nackles |
ss |
(1933- ) ps. for Donald E. Westlake, & in F&SF as such with author Larry M. Harris; W-1967 EDG for novel, God Save the Mark(1967); has sf novel Anarchaos(1967) as by Curt Clark; coll. The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution and Other Fictions(1968) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Round and Round and ... |
sces |
planets; sidereal days of planets & their satellites; addendums to "The Isaac Winners"(1963 JUL) on p.112 corrects one error & lists other scientists readers have nominated, & "T-Formation"(1963 AUG) on p.113 about Fibonacci numbers & Mersenne primes |
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Wellen, Edward |
Book of Elijah, The |
ss |
some of Wellen's Galactic Origin spoofs pub. in GAL were reprinted in Martin Greenberg(ed): All About the Future(1955) |
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Briarton, Grendel |
Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: LXVIII |
vi |
65th story in F&SF in Feghoot series; with thanks to Simon Kahn |
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Lory, Robert |
Appointment at Ten O'Clock |
ss |
(1936- ) Robert Edward Lory, a public relations writer, from upstate NY, this is his 2nd story pub. sf or f; 1st story pub. sf "Rundown" in IFS 1963 MAY; has coll. A Harvest of Hoodwinks(1970) |
| 1964 FEB |
Davidson, Avram |
Editorial |
br |
"moments when the Conquest" of the conquistadores " seems never to have taken place" |
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Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to S.S. Johnson's "The House by the Crab Apple Tree" |
in |
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Johnson, S.S. |
House by the Crab Apple Tree, The |
nv |
(1940- ) working name for Simon Sigvart Johnson; 1st sale was a drawing at age 8; started selling sports stories at age 14 to the Hartford Courant; grad. from Colorado State Univ. majoring in technical journalism |
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Hubbard, P.M. |
Shepherd of Esdon Pen, The |
ss |
has mystery/suspense novel Kill Claudio(1979) |
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Thomas, Theodore L. |
Science Springboard, The: Our Fuzzy Moon |
ar |
possible geometry of the moon's surface - "in preparation for the possibility of man going to the there within ten years" - a fungral lunar reef?; also in F&SF in this column as Ted Thomas |
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Harrison, Harry |
Ms Found in a Bottle Washed Up on the Sands of Time |
pm |
has further novels in Deathworld series, Deathworld 2(1964), Deathworld 3(1968); novels in series Bill, the Galactic Hero(1965), ... on the Planet of the Robot Slaves(1989), ... on the Planet of Bottled Brains(1990) with Robert Sheckley, etc |
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Goulart, Ron |
Nobody Starves |
ss |
has used many ps. from the mid-1970s thru the 80s, incl. Chad Calhoun, R.T. Edwards, Josephine Kains, Jillian Kearny, Con Steffanson, Howard Lee, Zeke Masters, Frank S. Shawn, & Joseph Silva, & house ps. Kenneth Robeson, etc |
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McLaughlin, Dean |
One Hundred Days From Home |
ss |
amateur astronomer, the son of a well-known astronomer; has novels The Fury from Earth(1963); The Man Who Wanted Stars(1965 fixup), which depicts a man's long, driven quest to force & trick Earth governments into attaining interstellar space flight(Clute) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Slowly Moving Finger, The |
sces |
aging, life spans of animals; has 3rd coll. of F&SF science essays Adding a Dimension(1964) |
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Smith, Evelyn E. |
Little Gregory |
nv |
has sf novel The Copy Shop(1985), in which aliens land in NYC, and go unnoticed |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
Graham Greene: A Sense of Reality; T.E. Dikty(ed): Five Tales from Tomorrow; R.E.L. Masters: Eros and Evil; Frank B. Drake: Intelligent Life in Space; Dion Fortune: The Secrets of Dr. Taverner; David Ely: Seconds; Wellman: Who Fears the Devil; etc |
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Breen, Walter |
Books |
br |
(1930-1993) C.G. Jung & C. Kerényi: Essays on a Science of Mythology |
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Denton, Kit |
Burning Spear |
ss |
(1928-1997) from Cremorne, New South Wales; has books A Walk Around My Cluttered Mind(1968), The Breaker: The Novel Behind Breaker Morant(1981; on 1979 movie), Gallipoli Illustrated(1981; 1981 movie), Gallipoli, One Long Grave(1986); obit LOC 1997 JUL |
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Janifer, Laurence M. |
Bag, The |
vi |
(1933-2002 ) ps. for Larry Marks Harris(& in F&SF as such), reverted in 1963 to his old family name; has novel Slave Planet(1963); also in F&SF w. authors Michael Kurland, S.J. Treibich, Michael Goldberg; Janifer Knave ser. incl. novel Survivor(1977), etc |
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Tucker, Wilson |
Fan, The: Myth and Reality |
ar |
1st article of three in ser. about the current sf fan scene, this one on fandom organization; has novels The Year of the Quiet Sun(1970; W-1976 JWC), Resurrection Days(1981); see interviews in Walker(ed): Speaking of Science Fiction(1978), & AMZ 1980 MAY |
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Buck, Doris Pitkin |
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming |
ss |
Mrs. Richard Buck, lives in Washington, DC |
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Davidson, Avram |
Letters |
lttr |
Thomas P. Leonard; James Wade; Mrs. Virginia M. Allen; David Charles Paskow; Willy Ley |
| 1964 MAR |
Davidson, Avram |
Introduction to Kit Reed's "Automatic Tiger" |
in |
has 2 novels as by Ellery Queen, And on the Eighth Day(1964), & The Fourth Side of the Triangle(1965), both written from outlines prepared by Frederick Dannay, & the manuscripts revised by Dannay & Manfred Lee(Wessells) |
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Reed, Kit |
Automatic Tiger |
ss |
has 2nd novel At War As Children(1964), that captures the feel of the generation that grew up during & after WWII |
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Ferman, Edward L. & Avram Davidson |
Introduction to Avram Davidson's "Sacheverell" |
in |
(1937- ; 1923-1993) |
| |
Davidson, Avram |
Sacheverell |
ss |
edited The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 12th Series(1963), 13th Series(1964), 14th Series(1965) |
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Sharkey, Jack |
Survival of the Fittest |
ss |
has two crime novels Murder, Maestro, Please(1960), & Death for Auld Lang Syne(1962); he had many mystery stories in the magazine Manhunt |
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Bridge, Jean |
Prodigals, The |
pm |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Forget It! |
sces |
measurements; old measurement systems |
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Wilde, Oscar |
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime |
nv |
(1854-1900) 1st pub. in Court and Society Review, 1887 MAY & in coll. of same name(1891); Anglo-Irish writer; has poetry Poems(1881), The Sphinx(1894), The Canterville Ghost(1887); wrote plays 1891-5; most famous story The Picture of Dorian Gray(1891) |
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Thomas, Theodore L. |
Science Springboard, The: Pure Water From Salt |
ar |
desalination methods; has two novels with Kate Wilhelm, The Clone(FAN 1959 DEC as by himself; exp. 1965; N-1965 NEB), which was Wilhelm's 1st novel, & The Year of the Cloud(1970) |
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Harrison, Harry |
Incident in the IND |
ss |
an INDependent subway station in Queens, NY; has coll. War with the Robots(1962); novels Plague from Space(1965), Planet of the Damned(1962) & its sequel Planet of No Return(1981), Vendetta for the Saint(1964) as by Leslie Charteris |
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Davidson, Avram |
Books |
br |
Simak: Way Station; Stephen Grendon: Mr. George and Other Odd Persons; M.P. Shiel: The Purple Cloud; Derleth: When Evil Wakes; Rene Thevenin: Animal Migration; Fred Hoyle & Geoffrey Hoyle: Fifth Planet; J.R.R. Tolkien: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil; etc |
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McIntosh, J.T. |
Humanoid Sacrifice |
nv |
has novels The Cosmic Spies(1972), The Space Sorcerers(1972; vt The Suiciders, 1973 US), Galactic Takeover Bid(1973) |
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Renner, Jeffrey |
Shortest Science Fiction Love Story Ever Written, The |
vi |
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Bloch, Robert |
Conventional Approach, The |
ar |
2nd article of three in a series about the current sf fan scene, this one on sf conventions, a phenomenon of sf fandom; has colls. The Skull of the Marquis de Sade(1965; title story made into 1965 movie, The Skull), Tales in a Jugular Vein(1965) |
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Ballard, J.G. |
Lost Leonardo, The |
ss |
"The Voices of Time" in NWS 1960 OCT, is "his most important early story, an apocalyptic view of a terrible new evolution (or devolution) faced by the human race"(Clute); has 1st novel The Wind from Nowhere("Storm-Wind" in NWS 1961 SEP-OCT; exp. 1962) |
| 1964 APR |
Ransom, James |
Fred One |
ss |
(1922- ) from Cleveland, editor at a medical publishing firm; AB in English & in 1952 a PhD in English Philogy from Stanford Univ.; has written fiction for ESQ, PBY, and for TV |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Beware of the Dog |
vi |
(1930- ) 1st story in Moral vignettes series; "Moral: Beware the mighty dog"; cartoonist, illustrator & writer; born in Evanston, IL, his 1st artwork appearing in AMZ, in 1954 |
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Traven, B. |
Sun Creation |
ss |
(1882-1969) ps. for Otto Feige, Mexico's most famous writer, of German-American stock; author of Treasue of the Sierra Madre(1935; made into 1948 movie, with Humphrey Bogart), Death Ship(1962), Bridge in the Jungle, March to Caobaland |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Piece of the Action, A |
sces |
physics; modern & classical physics, Planck's constant |
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