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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1971 JAN |
Ellison, Harlan & A.E. van Vogt |
Human Operators, The |
ss |
(1934- ; 1912-2000) N-1972 LOC; 4th/last preview in F&SF of coll. of collab. w. Ellison, Partners in Wonder(1971; rvw. in 1971 NOV); title suggested by Ellison, developed by van Vogt, then completed by Ellison; story basis of 1995 The Outer Limits ep. |
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Blish, James |
Books |
br |
Darko Suvin(ed): Other Worlds, Other Seas; James Branch Cabell: Something About Eve; Sam Moskowitz(ed): Under the Moons of Mars; Peter Tate: The Thinking Seat |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Gillgannon, Michael |
Mr. Krisky's Cross |
ss |
(1947?- ) age 23, graduate of Kansas Univ. in journalism |
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Zebrowski, George |
Heathen God |
ss |
(1945- ) N-1971 NEB, short story; working name for Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski; of Polish descent, born in Tyrol, Austria, but grew up in England, NY, & Miami; now living in Binghampton, NY, w. writer Pam Sargent; teaches course in sf at State Univ. of NY |
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Zebrowski, George |
Author's Afterword to "Heathen God" |
aw |
explains his story in religious terms, & how sf can treat the concept of God; a Clarion Writers' Workshop graduate; 1st story pub. sf "The Water Sculptor of Station 233" in Robert Hoskins(ed): Infinity One(1970); editor of SFWA Bulletin, 1970-75 |
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Searles, Baird |
Films |
mr/tvr |
No Blade of Grass(1970), based on John Christopher novel; Taste the Blood of Dracula(1970 UK), stars Christopher Lee; Cry of the Banshee(1970 UK), stars Vincent Price; Trog(1970 UK), stars Joan Crawford |
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Buck, Doris Pitkin |
Spring and the Green-Eyed Girl |
ss |
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Tushnet, Leonard |
Matchmaker, Matchmaker |
ss |
has book The Medicine Men: The Myth of Quality Medical Care in America Today(1971) |
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Eklund, Gordon |
Seeker for Still Life |
nv |
(1945- ) born in Seattle, now lives in San Francisco; 1st story pub. sf "Dear Aunt Annie" in FAN 1970 APR, N-1970 NEB; 1971 LOC, novelette; has 1st novel The Eclipse of Dawn(1971), deals with aliens & the U.S. political landscape(Clute) |
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Dorman, Sonya |
Winter City |
pm |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Hot Water |
sces |
water, the uniqueness of it, Part 2 of 3; liquid seas possibilities other than water; Part 1 in 1970 DEC(#2985), Part 3 in 1971 FEB(#3011); has 8th coll. of F&SF science essays The Stars in Their Courses(1971) |
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Jennings, Gary |
Specialization |
ss |
born in Virginia, now lives in Mexico, freelance writer |
| 1971 FEB |
Vance, Jack |
Faceless Man, The |
no-1/2 |
1st story in his planet Durdane, or Gastel Etzwane series, a trilogy; "... about a land called Shant, which is under the rule of Anome, aka the mysterious Faceless Man, whose justice adheres to one simple principle: He who breaks the law, dies" |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
has cartoon coll. I Paint What I See(1971) |
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Russ, Joanna |
Books |
br |
Ira Levin: This Perfect Day; Ralph Blum: The Simultaneous Man; Dean R. Koontz: The Dark Symphony; Edmund Cooper: Sea Horse in the Sky |
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Raab, Lawrence |
Vampires |
pm |
has poetry colls. What We Don't Know About Each Other(1993), Probable World(2000); English Prof. at Williams College(Williamstown, MA) since 1976; also taught at The American Univ. & Univ. of Michigan; see poets website at www.newtrix.com/poems/poets.htm |
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Shaw, Bob |
Repeat Performance |
ss |
(1931-1996) working name for Robert Shaw, from Ireland, fulltime writer since 1975; involved in sf fandom, 1st sf book The Enchanted Duplicator(1954 chap; AMZ 1972-73 NOV-JUN) with Walter A. Willis; 1st story pub. sf "Aspect" in NEB #9 1954 |
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Disch, Thomas M. |
Beginning of April or the End of March, The |
ss |
has colls. Under Compulsion(1968 UK; vt Fun With Your New Head, 1971 US), White Fang Goes Dingo(1971), Getting Into Death(1973 UK; 1976 US); edited anth. The Ruins of Earth(1973), Bad Moon Rising(1973; N-1974 LOC), The New Improved Sun(1975) |
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Searles, Baird |
Films |
mr/tvr |
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime(1968), the only entry at the New York Film Festival that can be classified as sf; Searles has 1st nf book Stranger in a Strange Land & Other Works(1975 chap); with Martin Last, The Science Fiction Quizbook(1976) |
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Moore, Raylyn |
Different Drummer, A |
ss |
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Russell, Ray |
Fortunes of Popowcer |
ss |
edited 47 anth. for Playboy Press in 1960s-70s; has novels The Case Against Satan(1962), Incubus(1976), Princess Pamela(1979), The Bishop's Daughter(1981), Absolute Power(1992), has 7 colls. incl. Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Tales(1985) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Cold Water |
sces |
water, the uniqueness of it, Part 3 of 3; the strange behavior & properties of frozen water, ice; Part 1 in 1970 DEC(#2985), Part 2 in 1971 JAN(#3000) |
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Kelley, Leo P. |
Sam |
ss |
has a series of juveniles, Time Trap(1977 chap), Star Gold(1978 chap; vt Alien Gold, 1983), Backward in Time(1979 chap), Death Sentence(1979 chap) |
| 1971 MAR |
Thomas, Ted |
Tour, The |
ss |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Blish, James |
Books |
br |
Poul Anderson: Tau Zero; James Cooke Brown: The Troika Incident; L.P. Davies: Genesis Two; L. Sprague de Camp(ed): Warlocks and Warriors; Robert A. Heinlein: I Will Fear No Evil |
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Chesbro, George C. |
Sun Pond, The |
ss |
(1940- ) special education teacher; has Dr. Robert "Mongo" Frederickson mystery novel ser., about a dwarf circus gymnast & black belt karate expert turned criminologist, Shadow of a Broken Man(1977), City of Whispering Stone(1978) |
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Goulart, Ron |
Way Things Work, The |
ss |
4th story in F&SF in Jose Silvera series |
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Searles, Baird |
Films |
mr/tvr |
Brewster McCloud(1970), dir. Robert Altman, stars Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman; Searles has nf books A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction(1979), with Martin Last, Michael Franklin & Beth Meacham; A Reader's Guide to Fantasy(1982), with Franklin & Meacham |
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Davidson, Avram |
Tenant, The |
ss |
1st pub. in Shock Magazine, 1960 MAY; Davidson lived in British Honduras(Belize)in 1965 DEC-1966 JAN, & for about a year in the late 1960s, the experiences served as inspiration for his expatriate Jack Limekiller series of stories(pub. betw. 1976-93) |
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Vance, Jack |
Faceless Man, The |
no-2/2 |
has Demon Princes ser. The Star King(1964), The Killing Machine(1964), The Palace of Love(1967), The Face(1979), The Book of Dreams(1981); Planet of Adventure ser. City of the Chasch(1968), Servants of the Wankh(1969), The Dirdir(1969), The Pnume(1970) |
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Barr, Stephen |
Art Machine, The |
vi |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Euclid's Fifth |
sces |
mathematics; Euclid's fifth postulate, Part 1 of 2; his axiomatic system & axioms in details; Part 2 in 1971 APR(#3035) |
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Keller, B.L. |
Birdlime |
ss |
(1930?- ) wn. for Beverly Lou (Harwick) Keller, former newspaper columnist & feature writer, now a freelance writer; born in San Francisco, CA; has 1950 BA from Univ. of California(Berkeley); has had short fiction & articles pub. in Cosmopolitan, ATL |
| 1971 APR |
Anderson, Poul |
Introduction to Poul Anderson's "The Queen of Air and Darkness" |
in |
title figure is "of unknown antiquity who continues to haunt the present day. ... title ... is borne by the demonic female (as) ... Lilith of rabbinical lore ... she-jinni of the Arabs ... Japanese kami ... her weapon is (her) beauty and charm" |
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Anderson, Poul |
Queen of Air and Darkness, The |
na |
W-1971 NEB, novelette; W-1972 LOC, short fiction; W-1972 HUG, novella; story about a detective in pursuit of a legend from ancient Earth that shows up on a planet 75 light years away |
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Dickson, Gordon R. |
Profile: Poul Anderson |
bio |
"a warm and personal portrait of Poul Anderson"; Anderson & Dickson have been friends since both were students at the Univ. of Minnesota in the late 1940s & belonged to the Minneapolis Fantasy Society |
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Blish, James |
Poul Anderson: Enduring Explosion, The |
ar |
a critical look at the works of Poul Anderson |
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Anderson, Poul |
Poul Anderson: Bibliography |
bib |
a chronological listing of his novels, collections, articles & stories |
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Anderson, Karen |
Unicorn Trade, The |
pm |
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Russ, Joanna |
Books |
br |
reviews the movie The Bed Sitting Room(1969 UK); & books Harry Harrison(ed): SF: Author's Choice 2, & coll. One Step from Earth; Robert Silverberg: The Cube Root of Uncertainty; Leo P. Kelley: Time Rogue; Gene Wolfe: Operation Ares |
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Locke, David M. |
Power of the Sentence, The |
ss |
(1929- ) has a PhD in chemistry; has nf book Enzymes: The Agents of Life(1969); an editor with a major encyclopedia |
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Walling, William |
Unsigned, The |
ss |
Walling is an aerospace engineer |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Bishop, Michael |
Darktree, Darktide |
ss |
(1945- ) born in Lincoln, NE; has MA in English from Univ. of Georgia; did thesis on Dylan Thomas(Clute); 1st story pub. sf "Piņon Fall" in GAL 1970 OCT; has 1st novel A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire(1975; N-1975 NEB; rev. vt Eyes of Fire, 1980) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Plane Truth, The |
sces |
mathematics; Euclid's fifth postulate, Part 2 of 2; Euclidean & non-Euclidean geometry; Part 1 in 1971 MAR(#3022) |
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Koontz, Dean R. |
Bruno |
nv |
1st story in hard-boiled detective Jake Ash ser.; has novels The Bad Place(1990), sf/horror novel about a pair of PI's & a strange family(B&C); Cold Fire(1991), about a journalist who finds a man who has performed 12 last minute rescues across the country |
| 1971 MAY |
Tall, Stephen |
Bear With the Knot on His Tail, The |
nv |
N-1972 HUG, short story; 1972 LOC, short fiction; 1st story in F&SF in his research starship Stardust series; other stories in series in WOT 1966 NOV, GAL 1971 NOV, IFS 1972 SEP/OCT, & 1973 JUL/AUG |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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